23 – 6. Banquet (5)
“… sorry.”
Geon barely managed to finish first aid and save his life.
Although not dead, he lost an arm.
It was as if his life as a knight had already ended.
His face was still pale from blood loss.
He knelt down and bowed his head.
“I will repay this disgrace and dishonor with death.”
“… .”
“I’m sorry, Lord Etria Soga.”
At Geon’s words, Etria let out a sigh.
Then, holding onto his remaining arm, he slowly raised him up.
“Sir Geon.”
“Yes, Lord Soga.”
“I do not abandon my people. Even if he lost his arm, which was like his life as a knight. Even if it brought shame on me and my family. If there are sins, you can wash them away, and if there are mistakes, you can erase them.”
“Haona… .”
“So, don’t say anything about dying. Do you understand?”
Since he lost his arm, he can no longer act as a knight.
But I think I can play the role of an instructor to some extent.
Even so, I had to take responsibility for this man’s back.
‘This is my fault. It’s not because Lord Geon is weak, it’s not because he’s careless.’
From the time when the young people were put forward.
From the time I accepted even though it was said that I would fight a duel with a real sword.
I had to notice something odd.
Like a secretly raised Lichtenauer.
Like an unidentified strong man secretly brought in from the outside.
There were plenty of possibilities.
I didn’t know that, so I said it was good to have a duel.
The poor knight lost his arm, and Fiore was left in disgrace.
The important power of the family disappeared in an instant.
“Sir Geon. How was it?”
“… .”
“Tell me honestly. It was really fleeting, but you will still feel it.”
“… I’m ashamed to tell you… .”
Geon barely opened his mouth.
“At first I wasn’t even aware of what had happened.”
“I did too. I completely missed the movements of that Adele.”
Geondo, and Etria herself.
It can be said that it belongs to the axis of strength in Fiore.
In Fiore, which is full of talented people.
But, of course, the herbivore they used to attack.
I didn’t even notice the movement before that.
This means that the level of the opponent is higher than expected.
‘It’s disgraceful to lose to Lichtenauer, but… It’s not just about losing.’
Rather, I got very important information.
That they used worst case numbers.
It is highly likely that the identity is a young man named ‘Adele’.
I’m not sure how I prepared it.
One thing is for sure, its effectiveness has been proven.
Even Fiore’s two talented players were no match.
If that person named Adele starts moving in earnest.
There is a good chance that Lichtenauer will gain public attention in some way.
“It is strong. That Adele.”
“It’s still that much, but if we grow further, it will be quite difficult for us.”
“I agree. We need to act quickly.”
Either cut off the buds in advance or pacify them.
One of these two must be executed.
Only then can the rival family of Lichtenauer be pushed out.
Fiore can shine forever as the only swordsman in the Empire.
‘That half-blood b*tch isn’t doing her job yet.’
It is said that he is the only heir to the family, but he is said to have a beautiful appearance.
In the end, the owner of the master swordsmanship must prove his position as a swordsman.
You have to be strong so that the knights under you follow naturally.
However, no matter how well you look at it, Shien is similar to a regular knight.
Although now it doesn’t seem to have much of an impact.
The moment of desperation when the demonic realm appears and demonic beasts pour in.
The family’s armed force becomes a place you can absolutely rely on.
It is true that Fiore feels uncomfortable with Lichtenauer.
However, he hadn’t sharpened his blade to this extent until the time of his previous reign.
Because the previous head of Lichtenau was strong and a great knight.
Even if I competed and checked, I did not ‘contempt’.
On the contrary, the current head of the family, Sien Lichtenau, is weak.
He is not a knight, and his level of swordsmanship is not high.
He is even a half-blood whose mother was a demon that many people hate.
‘That’s why, all the more, that woman and that family have to disappear now.’
Biting her lip, Etria thought so.
“Me and Lord Soga.”
“tell.”
“To be honest, I’m a little embarrassed… .”
Why are you hesitating so much?
Etria quietly waited for Geon’s next words.
“That young man was a little strange.”
“Was it weird? Excuse me?”
“Soga Lord, how old do you think the young man is?”
It’s a sudden question.
What is the purpose of that question Geon asks?
After thinking for a while, Etria gave an answer.
“… Most of them are in their mid-twenties.”
“yes. mid twenties. I think so too. That would be the limit.”
“Why are you suddenly asking how old you are?”
“I, momentarily, met the eyes of that young man… . It wasn’t something of his age.”
“Excuse me?”
“I felt fear.”
“… yes?”
What did this mean again? Etria was taken aback.
Who is your escort knight, Geon?
Even though I was defeated now.
He is a senior engineer in Fiore and has plenty of practical experience.
He is a warrior of reversal who has crossed countless borders of death and life.
Even if the Witchbeast opened its mouth wide in front of it, it would remain aloof.
However, I was afraid that Geon had met his eyes just once.
If you don’t panic when you hear this, that’s odd.
“What do you mean. Sir Geon. that you were afraid.”
“Simply beat me, cut off my arm. It wasn’t the fear of anything like that. instinctive fear. struggling to live. It’s like, like… .”
Geon, who bit his lip and was unable to speak.
I barely speak as if my mouth won’t let go.
“It was like facing something that wasn’t human.”
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Meanwhile, Adele was in a very difficult situation.
“It is impossible.”
“why. Why not?”
“… Impossible.”
“So that’s why. Why not?”
Adele keeps saying no.
And Shien who is asking why.
The reason these two are doing this is this.
“help. I want to use a sword like you.”
“What I use is not standardized swordsmanship.”
“But just a moment ago, that was definitely Lichtenauer’s swordsmanship.”
It was a very basic part and a simple attack movement.
It was Lichtenauer’s sword that completely defeated the knight of Fiore, Geon.
There was no way that Shien, who was of Lichtenauer lineage, would not know that.
“Adele, you were using our family’s swordsmanship without difficulty. Yes?”
“I just copied the things I saw briefly.”
“That means that your original skills are outstanding. Don’t worry. I don’t want to learn swordsmanship, but how to swing a sword. What kind of mind should be used. I just want to know. Anything else is fine, so please help me with that.”
“Aren’t there other good knights from Lichtenau?”
Adele’s question was quite reasonable.
Why leave loyal and trustworthy knights?
Do you ask him, an outsider, to help you use a sword?
“… If I had just ended up as the daughter of a family, I would have done that. But not now.”
The master of swordsmanship, the head of Lichtenau.
Such a woman asks the knights below for instruction?
Nothing could be more absurd than that.
Plus, I think Adele is stronger than those knights.
An instinctive intuition was knocking on Shien’s heart.
“I only have you.”
“… .”
Sien’s words with multiple meanings.
Still, Adele continued to look embarrassed.
‘I’m not the one to teach anyone.’
Just to avoid suspicion.
Lichtenauer’s swordsmanship, which he had seen not too long ago.
It’s all just imitating a very small part.
In fact, his sword is a heinous killing technique.
It is correct to see that it is neither more nor less than that.
Compare it to Lichtenauer’s sword, which has the will of protection as its main axis.
I could say there was a very stark difference.
It doesn’t suit him, teaching himself swordsmanship in the first place is a contradiction in itself.
They are the ones who have to fight to protect themselves, but they just fight… .
“Help me, Adele.”
“… .”
However, it was Xian who begged for help so earnestly.
The family knights could only be asked about swordsmanship.
Other than that, I can’t ask them.
At her words, Adele felt her heart shake again and again.
“… All right.”
In the end, I couldn’t refuse Shien’s request.
I’ve never even thought about teaching someone.
Is this also part of the journey?
He let out a sigh of relief, smiled and said thank you.
Recalling Shien’s face, Adele scratched her cheek.
Suddenly, what the emperor had said came to mind.
‘Really, don’t you have any romantic feelings?’
… swish-.
I shake my head and brush off my thoughts.
You have to worry about the swordsmanship instruction that will start tomorrow.
tall-.
Adele stops walking back to her room.
Then, looking at one pillar of the upper building.
I carefully fiddled with the sword at my waist.
“Today was great.”
At that time, a woman’s voice comes from behind the pillar.
Adele confirmed the voice and removed her hand from the handle.
The identity of the woman was Karina, the owner of the Legram Merchant Merchant.
“Honestly, I was very surprised. I thought you would lose unconditionally.”
“Is that so.”
“It’s an escort next to the person who has been confirmed as the next head of household. Of course, you can’t be weak, and you can’t lack experience. But he is not just an arrogant knight.”
“… .”
“You beat that article. It’s not just a win level, it’s made it impossible to wear a knight’s name again.”
Adele stared at Karina blankly.
It’s not like he was hiding his presence just to talk about that.
Tell me what you wanted and why you showed up like this.
If you don’t answer quickly, I will reach for the sword again.
It was as if his eyes were saying that.
“Be afraid. don’t look at me like that It looks like it will be cut.”
“… .”
Seruk-.
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Meanwhile, Adele was also a good listener.
With her wary gaze removed, Karina muttered to herself.
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More than I thought, there is a corner that is subtly gentle.
“Did you say Adele?”
“you’re right.”
“Just once. I will ask you one sincere question.”
“yes?”
“So, please answer me sincerely just once.”
“… .”
Whoa, holding her breath, Karina pointed at Adele with her fingertips.
“Who are you?”
“… What are you talking about?”
“Nothing. nothing really. Like a ghost, as if it never existed in this world in the first place. there’s nothing about you Adele.”