silence.
For a moment, I wondered if I had heard it wrong.
‘Raise your sword?’
Knight Commander Alberto’s expression cooled down.
The prince who had been confined to the palace for over half a year.
Rumors spread that he was forcibly confined because his mania was getting worse.
Taking this as an opportunity, voices were growing within the palace that the crown prince should be installed again.
It’s a natural story.
If it weren’t for the dead empress, if it weren’t for the emperor’s sincere love for the empress, that crazy prince would have been guillotined instead of being crowned.
An incompetent person with no talent.
There is not a single thing that fits the virtues that a monarch should have.
If the crown prince governs the empire, the empire will surely perish.
To put it bluntly, only three of the 30 ‘Hwangryong Knights’, who had been directly appointed by the emperor to follow the crown prince, now remained.
Even the knights under his direct command were disappointed in the quality of the crown prince and most of them left, so what should he say about his skills?
‘It’s because I grew up too much.’
Knight Commander Alberto took a deep breath.
A body that was poisoned with drugs and covered with skin and bones.
He looked so weak that it was doubtful whether he could wield a sword properly.
Although he was not qualified as a crown prince, he was still a crown prince.
If you come out strong, you have no choice but to lose, so you know that you are really strong.
If not, would you think of aiming a sword at a knight without going crazy?
‘I guess I’ll have to play around.’
Even though Alberto is the leader of the Golden Knights, this is the imperial palace.
I had eyes to see, so I needed to adjust properly.
“······ good. However, I will not attack.”
“Is it because Jim is the crown prince?”
“Yes that’s right. And I will not move even one step until Your Highness’s ‘swordsmanship demonstration’ is over.”
Swordsmanship demonstration, not sparring.
He said that he would just stop and watch the prince dance.
It is revenge for treating them as ‘clowns’.
“Can you keep that word with the honor of a knight?”
The most dishonorable person talks about the honor of a knight.
I forced myself to hold back the laughter.
“I’ll bet.”
Where can you find such a safe haven?
look at that sloppy posture
It was not even properly formalized, it was just a posture of holding a sword relying on strength.
It was like someone who knew nothing about swordsmanship.
‘Basic prayers haven’t been polished. I can’t even reach the tip of the 3rd prince.’
On the other hand, what about the third prince he serves?
Except for his young age, he was a genius among geniuses.
A skill enough to defeat a knight candidate at the age of only eight.
Having inherited the rich blood of the royal family, he has already reached the 2nd circle in magic. Even with the affinity for the ‘light’ attribute that only one person in ten thousand has.
‘It’s worse than rumors.’
I’m going to hit it moderately and then I’ll have to back off.
The moment I thought so.
Huung.
Seed cutting from top to bottom.
see. It seemed that even the slow black child could stop it.
As I raised my sword to block it, the prince’s sword fell like flowing water.
Did he not even have the strength to hold the sword in his hand?
Tuak!
In an instant, Alberto’s body was pushed back.
It’s an unexpected blow to the body.
exactly two steps away.
“Did you move?”
Alberto’s face turned red.
“Didn’t you say swordsmanship sparring?”
“I told you to pick up a sword, but you never said that you fight with a sword?”
“This goes against chivalry…”
“Does Jim look like a knight?”
Chivalry is etiquette and courtesy.
It was like morality that even non-knights had to abide by.
For example, an implicit promise to use only a sword in a sword showdown.
Crown Prince Reinhardt. No matter how you think about it, it wasn’t the quality of an emperor.
It seemed necessary to let them know what true chivalry was.
Alberto, whose face was reddened, opened his mouth.
“… pick up your sword.”
“You insist on a sword fight? What a knightly kindness.”
As if openly teasing, he picked up the sword that had fallen on the floor with an extremely slow motion.
Adding to his characteristic arrogance, it was difficult to contain his anger.
However, once in a while is enough.
Dalian started soon after.
The attacking side was still the prince’s side, and Alberto insisted on defending.
Chaeng!
horizontal weaving. block
The sword that comes after that also cuts it obliquely.
Blocking itself wasn’t difficult.
However, the prejudice that ‘the crown prince is ignorant of swordsmanship’ was breaking every moment.
A sword that relentlessly only aims for fatal wounds.
Once allowed, it only aims for parts that will inevitably die.
Seriously too.
‘It’s not the swordsmanship of the empire.’
No kingdom, let alone an empire, teaches such a lifelike sword.
If such a swordsmanship exists, that is.
‘mercenary. It’s a mercenary’s swordsmanship.’
It was clear that low-quality mercenaries and learners had such swordsmanship.
Where the hell did you learn that swordsmanship?
No mercenaries entered the imperial palace.
In addition, there were even fewer mercenaries who could contact the prince.
What’s more, the bigger problem was that the prince’s sword was getting faster and more sophisticated.
‘It has changed.’
Momentum.
eyes.
It is the face of a lion who preys on prey, the face of an emperor who tramples enemies without emotion.
“Huh…!”
Unknowingly, Alberto swung his sword in that atmosphere.
towards the approaching prince.
Even forgetting the purpose of teaching chivalry.
Chaeng!
The colliding sword flew away.
whose sword flew
“Everything, Captain…!”
The knights shouted in amazement.
A thin stream of blood formed on the prince’s face.
No matter how unqualified the crown prince may be, this is the imperial palace.
Since the crown prince’s face was damaged, it wouldn’t be easy to beat him to death.
However, Captain Alberto’s mind wasn’t so perfect.
‘The sword…’
Because the sword flew.
It escaped from his hand and landed in the middle of the flower bed.
It is impossible.
Even though he has superior physical superiority and understanding of swordsmanship, he is superior.
why did you lose?
No, why did you attack me?
The face of a predator that was seen momentarily.
I still can’t tell if it was a hallucination or if it was real.
“Not a single word of not moving a single step or saying that you will only defend has not been kept. Did the knight even let go of his sword?”
Dried lips.
it will be teasing
However, Alberto was not qualified to speak even with two mouths.
It’s because I didn’t keep any of the words I said.
He even let go of his sword against the prince, who acted like a rookie.
There was no disgrace like this.
Even that wasn’t enough, so he even had a small biometric device on his face.
No matter how unqualified he may be, being teased in moderation and directly hurting him is the difference between heaven and earth.
Even within the imperial palace.
Depending on how he decides, it can be difficult to even save his life, let alone get fired.
Fast!
“······ Please forgive me. Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
Eventually, Alberto knelt down on his own.
***
What should I do?
In the past, I would have killed him in anger.
But now my mind is surprisingly cold.
‘The body is light.’
It wasn’t just a feeling.
Due to the healing power of nanomachines, my body was regaining health.
A knight is a knight, even if it is a knights’ corps formed by the tastes of the third prince and Empress Josephine.
It was propaganda against such articles while not being cured.
‘It was good to see the mercenary king’s swordsmanship.’
I was weak in everything, but instead, other senses developed.
it’s snow
With these uniquely developed eyes, I watched countless people on the battlefield.
Among them were famous swordsmen, even sword masters and mercenary kings.
The swordsmanship of today, which emphasizes etiquette, cannot match the swordsmanship of Karbal, the mercenary king, who specializes in actual combat.
No matter how much they were treated with disrespect, what was eaten on the battlefield was the informal swordsmanship of mercenaries rather than the old-fashioned knight’s sword.
Besides.
‘The world looked slow for a moment.’
Something that cannot be explained simply by having good eyes.
Because of that, I was able to overwhelm Alberto for a moment.
The thrill and excitement still lingered.
[Instantaneous brain concurrent area activity 12.2%]
[The active function of the brain has been expanded.]
Active functions of the brain?
Even when I first woke up, I mentioned brain activity.
What is it that makes it expand?
As if understanding my curiosity, the nanomachines continued their explanation.
[The average human brain is only 10% utilized. However, the nanomachine Zero was developed to expand and utilize the functions of the brain.]
[When the function of the brain is expanded, the self-healing power increases and the body’s ability breaks through. This gives you ultimate immunity to all sorts of contaminants, including radiation.]
Was it because of this that he became more energetic apart from the lightness of his body?
Suddenly, I was curious.
12.2% of the brain is activated momentarily, so if it is this much, how about more than that?
What kind of world awaits when you pass 20 and 30?
‘There is no explanation for the slowing down of time. ‘
However, the nanomachines had no explanation for the phenomenon I had just experienced.
Whether it is an omission or a phenomenon that even nanomachines are unaware of is something that needs to be found out later.
“Wake up.”
Rather, he had to decide on Alberto’s wife.
“Ha, haona…”
Knight Commander Alberto was sweating profusely.
Of course, I couldn’t just send it back.
A character who can’t live without suffering even if he doesn’t have madness.
Moreover, the third prince and Empress Josephine are watching.
I can’t tell you that my madness is completely cured.
I bent my knees and met the eyes of Knight Commander Alberto.
“Hmm, good. If you don’t feel comfortable, I’ll punish you.”
Fear flickered in Alberto’s eyes.
crazy prince. He probably thought he could die here.
And I had no choice but to pretend I was still moderately ‘crazy’.
“Find out for yourself where. What should be the punishment for a knight who lost his honor?”
“That, that’s…”
It is up to you to decide what punishment to give yourself.
There was no way it could be.
If you set it small, it will be a problem if you set it small, and if you set it big, it will be a big problem.
Alberto bit his lip.
It was to the point of doubting whether the incompetent crown prince of the past was really the right one.
especially those eyes. It’s not just the eyes of a crazy person.
Eyes that can be glimpsed only in a veteran of the hundred battles. However, the prince, who had never even left the palace, couldn’t do that.
It will be an illusion.
“I’m going to die of frustration from one to ten.”
He sighed and raised his sword.
The peace-stricken empire at this time was stuffy even to me now.
This idiot who doesn’t even know the cost of what he’s done is one of the knight commanders of the imperial family.
Kwadeuk!
“Sigh…!”
He stabbed it straight down and cut off the pinky finger of his right hand.
Alberto frowned at the pain, but endured it through a moan.
“Take it.”
When I handed him the pinky finger dripping with blood, Alberto clenched his teeth and stood up.
Then he lowered his head.
“thank you.”
“go away.”
Alberto, holding a severed finger, left with the knights.
The show was like this.
Let’s click our tongues, shake our heads, and look away.
“…”
The daughter of the Countess of Versailles.
Isabella was looking at me with eyes colder than Frostmourne.
A voice in your ear for a moment.
―Even if I die, I will resent you, Reinhardt.
＜ Frostmourne ＞ End
Kinda annoying to see the 10% brain bs . We use 100% of our brains, all creatures do. There would be no need for all that extra mass and nutrients otherwise .