22 – 6. Banquet (4)
From nob le mt l. co m
Many nobles predicted Fiore’s victory.
Against the unheard of the name Adele.
Because Geon was one of Fiore’s rumored strongmen.
It wasn’t because he was lucky that he overcame prominent knights and became an escort.
visor-.
So I thought that the hand bell would ring and Geon’s waves would continue.
Whoops!-
Toutuk!-
“… uh huh?”
That is until Geon’s right arm rolled on the ground.
“aaagh!!”
Geon, standing in the gymnasium, collapses as it is.
While screaming like a beast, he grabbed my shoulder.
Red blood is pouring from the cut end.
“Keep it off! Turn it off!!”
I couldn’t see anything, I couldn’t feel anything.
What just happened, why is my arm rolling on the floor.
Geon couldn’t understand any part.
Sabak, Sabak-.
Footsteps are heard from the side.
Geon, whose face was white from blood loss, raises his head.
“… .”
Adele was standing there with an expressionless face.
Geon looked into Adele’s eyes looking down at him.
‘… !’
It’s not a kid, it’s not the look those guys will give.
Eyes like that can only be produced by one class.
Worn out in battle, completely weathered.
A specter that should never be left as an enemy.
sereung-.
Even though the arm was cut off, there was not a single drop of blood on the sword.
Adele raised the sword high and tried to cut Geon’s throat.
“Adele!!”
Ugh!-
With an eerie sound, the sword stopped right next to Geon’s neck.
A stream of red blood dripped from his neck.
It was clear that if he was even a little late, he would have been cut up to his neck.
“… .”
still without a sword.
Adele looked at Shien, who restrained her.
“stop. stop it. Adele.”
“but.”
“Enough. No more, no more.”
At her restraint, Adele turned her head.
Surprise, horror, fear, and many other emotions.
A knight looking at himself with a pale face.
I can’t say I’m weak, but I can say I’m strong.
It was an opponent that was only a standard among ‘people’.
By his standards, this man is nothing.
Adele silently drew the sword.
Then, approaching Shien, he spoke in a small voice.
“It’s done. Shien.”
As he said, the duel between the two families.
It ended with Fiore’s crushing defeat in just 5 seconds.
* * *
‘what. What the hell! damn it! What the hell!!’
Etria sighed and bit her lip.
An unexpected result emerged.
Geon, to think that his escort knight was defeated.
It was not an ordinary defeat, but an embarrassing defeat.
He even suffered the shame of losing his arm, the life of a knight.
‘Does this make sense?! Didn’t see anything. Until Lord Geon’s arm is cut off, nothing!’
Just legitimacy isn’t his only weapon.
Befitting his status as the heir of Fiore, a renowned swordsman.
Swordsmanship is also one of the most powerful weapons you have.
Even he himself couldn’t see what had happened.
Something moved along with the sound of starting.
Right after that, all he saw was red blood spurting from Geon’s arm.
How he attacked, and how he swung his sword.
Etria couldn’t confirm a single thing.
“Congratulations, Lichtenauer.”
“Congratulations on the win. Lord.”
“Thank you, everyone. thank you.”
“… .”
Seeing that scene, Etria became even more angry.
From nob le mt l. co m
My knight had his arm cut off and was rushed to the evacuated.
I became a body that could never hold a sword again.
without anyone worrying about him.
In an instant, they rushed to Sien’s side and congratulated them.
Originally, they were supposed to be mocking Shien along with him.
Normally, this is the year you should tremble with shame and hold back your anger!
‘That child! That bastard named Adele!’
Etria turned her gaze to Adele.
I hadn’t heard of an article with that level.
Could it be a secret weapon that was raised in preparation for a day like this?
A little while ago, right before the duel started.
It seemed like he was using Lichtenau’s herbivorous diet.
If you try to predict all situations through that part.
Either it was a skill that was really secretly raised, or a talent that was brought in from the outside.
I was able to narrow it down to one of the two.
‘Whatever it was, it was pretty good. I underestimated it too much.’
Awesome-.
Grinding his teeth, chewing on his anger.
Etria decided to endure the current situation.
Rather than being forced or saying strange things.
It was better to accept defeat calmly.
That way, he could get at least some level of honor.
“… Lord Lichtenau.”
To that disgusting woman, to that low-class half-breed.
Although he, being of Fiore’s noble lineage, does not want to bow his head.
Now, he had to do it for the sake of his family and himself.
“Congratulations on your victory.”
“Thank you, Etria Sogaju.”
“In addition, we also convey the meaning of our apology. There was no other meaning. I just want to see how much Lichtenauer’s capabilities are… .”
“I must have seen enough of that ability. Have you stopped worrying about Liechtenau now?”
The blade stands in the voice of Shien.
Even the eyes that always had a warm energy.
As of now, he harbored obvious hostility.
“… yes. That’s right.”
“thank god. Etria Sogaju.”
At that appearance, Etria is filled with anger again.
But what can I do, I lost the duel.
If I open my mouth more for no reason here, it will only get ugly.
“… .”
Instead, Etria gave attention to the nobles she was close with.
Victory is victory and defeat is defeat.
Completely burying an article is a bit of a problem.
It would have been possible to slash moderately, but didn’t he cut off his arm?
Other nobles mentioned that part, not Etria herself.
If not, I don’t want to hear that this side has no self-respect.
The noble who spoke could become another center.
“Please, Your Majesty the Emperor!”
But even that part was buried in the roaring voice.
“Your Majesty? Suddenly, for some reason… .”
“Shh. He is coming.”
Truly as he said, the emperor appeared at the entrance of the gymnasium.
Everyone bows their heads as the absolute supreme of the empire reveals itself.
All nobles are just imperial subjects before the emperor.
Siendo, Etria, everyone was like that.
“… I came down once because there was a duel.”
The emperor glanced over the gymnasium.
Then, he finds blood on the floor that he couldn’t remove.
“Hey guys. Didn’t you say it was a light duel?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“But what does that blood on the floor mean?”
At the Emperor’s words, Etria said, ‘It’s an opportunity.’ said, eyes twinkling.
The imperial family allowed it to be a duel within the proper line.
I wouldn’t have considered the level of cutting my arm, not the level of injury.
Even to sprinkle blood on the holy place where the emperor stays.
Even if the absolute supreme of the empire was displeased, there was no problem.
‘good. If only this could be used. If you do it well… .’
If done well, you might be able to turn things around.
It was the moment when Etria thought so and tried to sneak out.
“Tsk tsk. I’ll pass on today’s work. It was a duel between the Lichtenau and Fiore families, right? For those two families, it would be rather dishonorable to be told to do it lightly. Isn’t that so, Fiore’s Sogaju?”
“to? Ah yes! That’s right. your majesty!”
“Don’t say anything, just talk about winning or losing. You’re going to be forgiving about seeing blood. And give unsparing praise to the winners and honorable applause to the losers. Got it?”
“Is there any way, Your Majesty?”
Hearing the emperor’s words, Etria broke into sweat.
‘This isn’t it?’
Even if something is going wrong, it is going wrong very firmly.
What he was aiming for, what he expected, was not a picture like this.
No way the emperor stepped forward and said, ‘Don’t talk about the duel any more.’ I’m going to give you a command called
However, that was not the end of the ordeal left to Etria.
“Oh, and. Where is Lichtenau?”
“Here I am. your majesty.”
Shien cautiously steps forward.
Then the Emperor looked at her blankly and nodded.
“Looks like you. He looks a lot like the former head of state. I knew the news long ago. A tragic thing happened. He’s the one who fought for the Empire for over twenty years, so it’s a pity.”
“… .”
“Even though it’s too late, I’ll send you words of comfort. What a pity.”
“No. your majesty. The word alone is disheartening.”
Conversations between the Emperor and Shien.
There, the nobles felt almost bewildered.
It was enough for the princess to be interested.
Now the emperor is stepping up to comfort them.
You could send a person instead and convey the meaning!
“Sooner or later, the consolation of the imperial family will reach Lichtenau as well.”
“your majesty?”
Cien’s reaction that he couldn’t understand.
At that moment, the emperor turned his gaze toward Adele.
It was just a benevolent smile.
* * *
“… .”
“… .”
After the imperial banquet, the way back to the top.
Ciendo and Karina too.
Both women were staring blankly out the window.
‘What do you mean? It’s passed down through the family.’
It is true that Lichtenauer has dedicated himself to the Empire.
However, it was a bit strange for the imperial family to step forward like this.
Other families have also suffered many tragedies.
What the imperial family cares about is ordinary people, not nobles.
I couldn’t figure out why it was doing this all of a sudden.
While Shien tilted her head at the emperor’s unexplained favor.
‘What the hell is that man.’
Karina was further confused by Adele.
‘To ruthlessly defeat the powerful of Fiore. Is that possible?’
I don’t know if it was a victory after a fierce battle.
No such battle ever took place.
It really happened in the blink of an eye.
The famous knight’s right arm was cut off and torn apart.
At this level, it would be embarrassing to even discuss the gap.
‘I thought he was from Fiore.’
If it’s a skill that even the people of Lichtenau will admire.
And if you try to infiltrate it and decorate something.
I thought it was most likely someone from Fiore.
But looking at today’s duel, the odds were too low.
Also making one of the best knights in the family impossible to beat.
Planting such a talented person as a spy isn’t profitable either.
‘what? What is it? What!!’
Still, I was confident that I had excellent resources and information.
Karina felt like her confidence was about to collapse today.