054. Thousand Sword Ceremony (3)
For some reason, the three academy girls were called by the Countess to hold a tea party.
Thanks to that, Veris gained unexpected freedom and was enjoying freedom at the training ground she hadn’t found in a long time.
“Hmm.”
The reward I got after a battle with a lich the other day was pretty sweet. First of all, the fact that he only got two passive skills without an active skill was encouraging, but perhaps thanks to the strength of the group of Death Knights led by Lich, their value was also unusual.
＜ Skill List ＞
{ Passive Mastery (UR) (Unique) (Bind) (Mythic) }
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{ Weapon Mastery (New!) (SSR) (Unique) (Bind) (Legendary) }
{ Sword Mastery (New!) (SSR) (Bind) (Legend) }
If you have good eyesight, you will know that the momentum felt from the name is unusual. In addition, the abilities they have are two skills that are far from normal.
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[ Weapon Mastery ]
– Manryu Gwijong. When will it start and when will it end?
Type: Passive skill
Effect: All weapon usage efficiency is increased by 200%. Basic attacks ignore enemy defense.
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Weapon Mastery is a skill with a unique ability to increase weapon usage efficiency. But the most important thing is that the basic attack ignores the enemy’s defense…… In other words, the effect of entering the room modem.
The enemies I faced so far didn’t have great defense. But to the point where I wondered if there was any better preparation than this for the tough guys I would encounter at any time.
In this world, there are many powerful enemies Veris has yet to meet. The best example is that dragons live in the magnificent mountains across the border.
And.
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[ Sword Mastery ]
– King of Black Panacea. The end is not a weapon, but close to the height of beauty.
Type: Passive skill
Effect: Increases the final attack power of the sword by 50%. In the future, you can register and use swordsmanship in slots. (Registered swordsmanship is classified as a passive skill.)
Currently registered swordsmanship
─ None.
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I felt like I was about to burst into tears.
What was the reason that made Veris in the past give up the swordsmanship of the Heavenly Sword?
It was thanks to that bloody swordsmanship being an on-off type active skill. Of course, now Veris had deleted the Sky Sword Ceremony herself, but it wasn’t impossible to acquire it again.
The only regret is that the message that the difficulty of obtaining it is higher than before came to mind from the other side of my memory.
“Where is that?”
The timing of obtaining the skill called Sword Mastery was a bit unfortunate, but now Veris was very happy with this luck.
If I hadn’t acquired the above skill anyway, I wouldn’t have been able to use the Wittelsbach’s symbol of the family’s secret swordsmanship, the Sky Sword Ceremony, for the rest of my life.
─Wheeik!
When I took out the sword in the training room and swung it, a refreshing sound pierced the wind.
It is an excellent training sword that brings tears to your eyes compared to the crappy academy’s steel sword. It was a scene that showed Count Verden’s blunt but warm affection for his son.
“I need to get the Heavenly Sword again, how can I do it faster?”
Verys muttered that while performing the memorable Heavenly Swordsmanship.
She still remembered her father’s bitter, sorrowful face when he announced that he had given up her family’s arcane swordsmanship.
By his nature, he was so blunt and clumsy in expressing affection, but even he expressed great regret. Of course, as a son, Veris’ stomach was burned.
“I’m going to meet you now.”
After playfully talking to himself, Veris soon fell into a trance and began to swing his sword.
Thousand Swords. It is time for him to regain the swordsmanship, the symbol of the family.
It was obvious that it would be difficult to reacquire in a short period of time. Even so, Veris had no intention of simply giving up the celestial sword ceremony. Because that is the fate of Berris, who bears the name Wittelsbach on his back.
─ Wow!
The power of the sky began to fill the sword Veris wielded before she knew it.
As the power of Veris began to blend into the swordsmanship that the first sword master of the empire that started the history of Wittelsbach had created, an even stronger wind was flowing in the training ground.
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“Listen at your leisure. It’s lacking, but it’s a car I bought at my own expense.”
“Yes, yes!”
The three girls swallowed dry saliva at the sudden request of the Countess.
They know it too. All that mild-mannered middle-aged woman wants is not just to sip her tea in peace and chatter, but that she is testing three girls.
Arwen is a girl who has worked as a servant for an aristocratic family. So, mastering her aristocratic etiquette over her shoulder, she took a sip of her tea with her graceful gestures.
Of course…… Arwen in the past was a maid in the mansion, so her face was burning with the fact that she was doing this now.
And Cecilia was a girl who had lived a life far removed from the manners of an aristocrat.
She comes from a holy country that doesn’t particularly care about etiquette. Besides, since she was very young, she wandered the continent to walk the path of a saint, so she must have had time to learn proper etiquette.
Fortunately, she received formal etiquette training before entering the academy, but she couldn’t handle it perfectly.
And Maria……. Even if she wasn’t in front of the Countess, she had the appearance of a perfectly noble lady.
She is not otherwise called the princess. All people…… And the sight of her simply drinking tea as the golden jade leaf of the imperial family, who reigns over all nobles, looked like a painting.
“You guys…… You like my sweet son, Berris, right?”
“Pooh!”
The girls couldn’t help but be taken aback by the Countess’ straightforward question.
It is true. But she just couldn’t have imagined that she would face that fact so suddenly.
What’s more, the funny fact is that Maria, who had the appearance of a noble young lady, spewed her tea out of her mouth.
“Don’t be too surprised. Because both I and the Count already expected it.”
It is the warm smile of the gentle Countess. But the three girls sitting in front of him were extremely nervous.
The very fact of bringing that up…… It was thanks to the suggestion that the test may have already begun.
However, the Countess had a softer personality than they thought. The Countess, who did not even think it was a test, took another sip of her tea and continued her words.
“I like all three of them.”
Pounding.
The eyes of the three girls shone extremely earnestly at the countess’s voice, which resembled a declaration of acceptance.
“I know that it is not my decision whether you and Veris will continue. But as a mother, I just wonder what kind of person my future half will be.”
“You are right.”
At Arwen’s answer, the countess smiled again.
“More than that…… Do you know that Veris has a child with whom she was betrothed in the womb?”
The three girls exchanged glances at the voice of the countess.
I don’t know. She is the one who came to the academy not too long ago. Everyone heard her confession the moment she tried to return to the Mage Tower.
In a way, it was safe to say that she was at the forefront of the three girls sitting in this seat. Even if they are the ones who actively circulate around Veris…… Because she never directly attacked her for confessing to him.
Of course, Cecilia did something like a confession, but didn’t she get help from the Stone of Truth? No, to put it that way, I guess Beatrice is the same.
“Of course I know. But…… I don’t care if it’s a second wife!”
The Countess made a surprised face at Cecilia’s bold voice.
No matter how…… The saintess who represents the Church of Light, and who is loved by the Holy Kingdom and the entire Empire, is the second wife.
If that happened, I couldn’t even imagine what those who accept the fact would say.
“Me too.”
At Maria’s declaration that soon followed, the Countess couldn’t help but let out her pained voice.
If Cecilia is the saint, then she is the princess.
She is a princess famous for the fact that not only the emperor and the crown prince, but also the entire imperial family are cheap. Isn’t that why she was promised a free marriage, not an arranged marriage?
And that…… It also meant that if she accepted the princess as her second wife, she would not know what kind of adversity would come in the future.
A saint in the front, a princess in the back. Besides, what about Arwen, who was sitting to the right of them?
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She is a cute child who has been following Berris since she was very young.
…… To be honest, the countess thought these two cute girls were attractive enough, but…….
With her arms bent inwards, the Countess wanted to quietly cheer Arwen.
“I…… I have nothing else to say.”
In the end, the Countess had no choice but to declare surrender, not her surrender.
“And, I have a question.”
“…… Which one?”
The Countess turned her eyes and caught Arwen and Cecilia in her gaze.
Not to mention Arwen, but Cecilia also had the experience of meeting the countess a long time ago. Didn’t her cardinal come running in a month for her, who was sheltered in her Wittelsbach church?
However, the princess, Maria Theresia, was definitely the first to meet Veris at her academy.
The Countess was curious about how she had fallen for a man named Veris.