Master Knight was the dream state that all knights were aiming for.
obviously.
Even in Night Ray, a gathering of aspiring knights of the Empire, the story of the master knight and the sword was one of the main interests that popped up whenever it was forgotten.
And when the story about master knights started, the development after that was usually the question of who was the strongest when the master knights met.
“Simgeom has different effects for each person. For this reason, fights between master knights are generally known as match fights.”
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Anis let go of her luck as she watched Regina come back after slashing her enemies.
“Even if you are superior in terms of swordsmanship or martial arts, you will be at a disadvantage if you lose the strongest skill in mind swordsmanship.”
If the mind sword cancels each other out, it becomes a fight between swordsmanship and martial arts, just like ordinary knights.
But what if that’s not the case?
Most of the cases of actual battles between Master Knights were resolved in an instant.
In the first place, Master Knight is the country’s final weapon.
When a war breaks out between nations, Master Knights avoid direct conflict.
Avoid the winning country because things will get messed up if you lose for no reason, and avoid the losing country because your last hope may fly away.
The reason why they faced each other was because they really couldn’t back down any longer.
And in that case, the empire that could send out a master knight with an advantage to the opponent had an overwhelming advantage.
The world actually consisted of an empire and a handful of countries that the empire did not necessarily occupy.
“The principal is the youngest among the Master Knights, but he has a powerful mind and sword that is one of the best in history.”
An absolute mind sword that has an advantage over all known mind swords.
That was Regina’s space-time insulation.
“Cutting time and space… … .”
Noah realized the potential of that simple explanation.
If necessary, an existence that can cross the border area and erase the opponent’s capital from the map.
If the opposing country had no Master Knight, Regina could have destroyed the country alone.
In the empire, all you had to do was dispatch soldiers to occupy empty lands.
A war terminator beyond a one-man army.
That was why Regina was called the Queen of Swords.
‘Then, how strong is His Majesty, who is said to be stronger than that?’
However, the expression of Regina who cut down the enemy was not so good.
“Don’t say such embarrassing things in front of me. It is not a situation worthy of praise.”
“Although intrusion was allowed, it was unavoidable due to the special nature of the superpower. You subdued the enemy without taking any damage, isn’t it a good thing?”
“no. I didn’t feel Ben.”
At the same time, the body of the fallen Emperor of Extinction turned to ashes and disappeared.
“What is that… … ?”
It wasn’t just the extermination agent.
Shadow Fencer, Arachne, and all the people he had caught turned to ashes and flew away.
The students couldn’t help but be surprised by the strange appearance.
“When a person’s life is cut off, the person’s aura gets out of control and shows a specific movement. But I didn’t feel that way to the one called the Emperor of Extinction.”
“Are you still alive? This is also great… … ?”
“Then prepare for battle… … !”
Linaria and Rogelia also tried to readjust their posture at those words, but Regina shook her head.
“The aura is completely gone. They left.”
At the time of demonization, the opponent had to be regarded as a new type of creature, not a human.
“Aiming for the neck was a mistake. From now on, I will have to erase it entirely.”
A human who uses demonization.
It was the moment when the doctrine of battle against demons was established for the first time.
* * *
somewhere within the empire.
The annihilator and intruders who had disappeared as ashes awoke in the darkness.
“uh? uh huh here is… … .”
“Ajit. I transferred with my ability, so check your body first. When moving in a group, it is common for people to leave parts of their bodies behind.”
Arachne hurriedly groped her body at the words of the shadow fencer who stood up next to her.
Fortunately, her body was fine.
Meanwhile, nearby, the decapitated Extermination Emperor was raising his body.
“Hee!”
“Surely worthy of being named the Queen of Swords. Without you, I would have died on the spot.”
The Extermination Emperor picked up the severed head and placed it on his neck.
Then, the neck regenerated in an instant, and the head and body were reconnected.
Super regenerative ability.
Dismemberment was not such a big deal to the Emperor of Extinction.
“Is the transfer just the three of us?”
“Because I didn’t need the rest. It was turned to ash and discarded in the process of metastasis.”
As he said, the surroundings were full of ashes.
Things that were turned to ashes and could not be put back together.
The Shadow Fencer had killed Arachne, himself, and all intruders except for the annihilator with his own hands.
Arachne stiffened at the fact.
It was a completely different meaning to simply use it as a throwaway card and deal with it directly.
“What the hell are you… … .”
“What. Didn’t you tell that b*tch?”
“If the shadow world hadn’t been eaten by Master Knight, she was going to be abandoned too.”
Shadow Fencer said so and brushed off the ash from his clothes.
The thing I was most looking forward to was Ganymede’s aura freeze, but the limit was clear.
Still, it was definitely a benefit to rescue even one powerful person.
“I also succeeded in ‘eating’ Siwon-seok enough, so I won’t be so easily beaten next time.”
“yes. Of course you should. Otherwise, the Precursor will be disappointed.”
After answering that, Shadow Fencer looked back at Arachne with a smile.
“Then let me introduce myself again, Miss Arachne. I’m a homebody. You will be working with me in the future.”
One of the Four Noble Truths, such as the Noble Truth.
The identity of the Shadow Fencer was Zipseongje, who disguised himself as an ordinary member of the organization and collected information about the battle with Master Knight.
“Your ability must have been a shadow ability, but how could this… … .”
“Oh, that’s simple.”
Recruitment in the organization depended solely on how useful and powerful abilities were acquired.
“In the future, those with more powerful abilities than us may appear, but they will not be able to replace our Four Noble Truths.”
“Why?”
“That’s right, the reason we were given the name of the Four Noble Truths is not because of the strength of our abilities.”
As Zitsheng wiped his face away, his face turned into Regina’s.
Ability to change shape.
It was a third ability, not the transfer ability to turn into ashes and not the ability of the Shadow Fencer to move around in the shadows.
“The Four Noble Truths are those who can digest multiple abilities, not just one. It’s because they were evaluated for their infinite potential, not their current strength.”
Although he is no match for Master Knight right now, he is an existence that can become stronger in the future.
That was the Four Noble Truths.
“Arachne, your abilities have been clearly verified. Let’s try to do well in the future.”
She had no choice but to take her outstretched hand.
* * *
The commotion caused by the intruders quieted down faster than expected.
It was not known to the outside world in the first place, and all the battles took place in the shadow world.
Thanks to that, even though there was a lot going on, the 1st place match was scheduled to go on without any problems.
“hmm… … I was even attacked, but right after that, the event is still being held, so it feels strange.”
“I can’t even say anything since I just saw the principal. I thought I could block it all by myself no matter who came.”
Noah and Yunia sat in the audience with a slightly bewildered mood.
The battle against the intruders was entirely done in the shadows.
Most of the people were excitedly waiting for the game without even knowing what had happened.
“Ambu knights, is this a daily life?”
“It’s not even everyday. Most of them are.”
Kuina was eating dumplings she bought from the food court next to Noah and Yuna.
The case seems to have been closed, but in preparation for the unexpected, I decided to continue to accompany Noah today.
Kuina, an ambu knight from the intelligence department, was familiar with this kind of work, and when she had time to spare, she filled her stomach first.
“There was something like that just a while ago, but you’re eating well.”
“As an ambu knight, you never know when things will break out, so you have to take care of rest and meals when you get the chance. It’s become a habit now.”
“Huh.”
An article’s performance is usually reported extensively.
The incident in the Crescent Islands was still to the extent that related articles were published, so even the general public could not be unaware of it.
On the other hand, there was nothing disclosed about what the Ambu Knight did in detail.
It’s just known for spying or doing things that require confidentiality.
‘Maybe it was something like this.’
Even if the ball is made, only the officials know.
The Ambu Knight was working hard in the shadows, out of sight of others.
‘Of course there must be many strong ones among the dark knights, right?’
There must be more strong people in the world than is known.
“It’s still a long way to go.”
In that sense, Noah was also curious about how the match for first place would turn out.
A match to determine the strongest of the same generation as him.
It wasn’t something in the distant future like Master Night, it was something happening right now from the same student’s point of view.
This match will be a realistic goal.
‘I’m curious about senior Allen’s skills, but it’s great to finally be able to see senior Aslan’s real skills.’
Noah had never seen Aslan’s true abilities since he entered Nightray.
It wasn’t just Noah.
In fact, very few people have seen Aslan’s real skills in the current Nightray.
This is because the previous 1st place match between Allen and Aslan was held behind closed doors.
Because Aslan won lightly without showing off the skills he had seen before.
Yunia waited for the game and asked Noah.
“During the Black Moon, there was a tradition of midnight sparring, right? Then, you must have been with Aslan-senpai, right?”
“huh. But that alone didn’t show my real skills.”
Aslan’s match win rate is only around 60%.
Then you might say it’s not a big deal, but the way I paid that 60% was amazing.
“Senior Aslan fights by copying the swordsmanship of his opponent in Dalian.”
“yes? Even if you can imitate them on the outside, you will not be able to properly perform swordsmanship because you lack understanding.”
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“that’s right. While using unfamiliar swordsmanship on opponents who are familiar with it, they just hit and suppress it with their prowess.”
It was possible because the basic weight class itself was different.
At least 60% was 60% because Noah was in the 70s and dragged it down.
Because Noah was originally good at fighting opponents who used the same swordsmanship as himself through sparring with his grandfather.
In other words, Aslan was a monster who maintained a win rate close to 70% while playing around with restrictions.
This win rate was a figure that included Ophelia and the twins, who were 15 of the same immovables.
It is certain that Aslan’s skill is unrivaled among the immovable 15 people.
Noah had been curious about the truth from before.
“Noah!”
“Felix, Tiu. From the look on your face, it looks like the promotion match went well, right?”
After the promotion match, the two who took a shower joined.
Unaware of the intruders, they looked at Kuina by their side and raised question marks, but Noah gave an appropriate reason.
Fortunately, their interest quickly went elsewhere due to the ensuing cheers.
“Enter.”
The battle to determine the strongest of this generation was about to begin.