“Yuren.”
Irea had a hard expression on her face as she headed for the forest exit.
“yes.”
“There are people coming this way from the front. There are about 30 of them, they appear to be well-trained knights.”
“I felt it too. I think the other side will notice us too and we will meet sooner or later.”
Not only Irea, but Cryde also glared forward.
I knew they were coming this way a long time ago, but I stayed still because I knew who they were.
“Do you want to avoid it?”
“damage? There’s nothing wrong with it, so why avoid it? just go.”
“All right.”
We went straight to the exit and soon ran into about 30 knights.
He raised his hand towards the one in the middle of them.
“Long time no see.”
Paes Scion
More than 30 knights were sending us wary glances, and the orange-haired man in the front had his eyes wide open in surprise.
“Yu, Yuren Rocks?”
“Zeke Scion. Long time no see.”
The knights were from the Marquis of Scion, and the man leading the party was Zeke Scion, whom they had met in the Stone Statue Dungeon.
As if he hadn’t imagined meeting me, Zeke opened his mouth so wide that he didn’t know even if a bug got in.
“Uh, how are you here…”
Unlike Zeke, I was expecting to meet the knights of House Sion.
The territory closest to the Forest of Silence is the Marquis of Scion. They couldn’t be unaware of the uproar here.
In particular, thanks to Greed’s wind breath, a huge amount of magic exploded, so I thought that the investigation team of the Psion family would come here unconditionally.
“Viscount Yuren. No, Marquis. why are you here Could it be that you were the one who started this mess?”
Unlike before, Zeke was using an honorific title for me. It might be because I ascended to the rank of Marquis, or it might be because I saved him.
“It can’t be.”
I took a step forward to talk to Zeke.
Chaaang!
As I approached, the knights behind Sieg drew their swords at the same time. There were 30 knights, but the sound of drawing a sword was heard only once. All of them are outstanding people who cannot be taken lightly.
Chaang!
“How dare you!”
Cryde drew his sword and stood in front of me as if to protect me. Irea also raised both fists towards the knights.
“This treat is mint.”
“Everyone put your sword in!”
“Captain! You never know what will happen!”
“He is the man who saved my life. You can believe it.”
“Mmm…”
The knights inserted their swords at Zeke’s command, but they continued to look wary.
“You go in too. Cryde.”
“yes!”
Unlike Zeke’s knights, Cryde inserted his sword at my command. Seeing this, Zeke’s eyes shone quietly.
“It’s okay, Irene. I am not an enemy.”
“All right.”
Irea also relaxed and stepped back.
“hmm?”
Zeke, who was looking at her, became a startled face once more. It seems that he found out Irea’s identity. Zeke, who was managing his expression for a while, approached me.
“Marquis Yuren. Can you tell me what happened here? This forest is in our Psion sphere, so we need to know what happened.”
“I heard that there are dryads and nymphs here, so I came here out of curiosity because I wanted to see them. I was attacked just as I was about to return from visiting the forest. they…”
I was told what happened here. Of course, he lied about being attacked by powerful wizards and knights on behalf of Grid and Breather.
Zeke had a slightly questionable expression on his face, but he didn’t ask. I would have thought it wasn’t something to decide here anyway.
“It’s hard to believe, to be honest, but I can’t just say it’s a lie because the evidence is in front of me.”
Zeke looked at the forest that had become a mess and frowned.
I couldn’t even think of the breath, but it seemed that several 8th and 9th circle magics were about to burn.
“In the case of the swordsmen, they showed similar movements to the one who attacked you in the dungeon before.”
I added one more lie to give Zeke stronger faith. The Black Sword and Breeder that attacked him belonged to the same Sephiroth, so it wasn’t a complete lie.
“that!”
Zeke clenched his fists until they were bleeding. The momentum coming out of him is different from before. It seems that he has been training with all his might.
“Since Marquis Yuren saved me, they might be targeting the Marquis now. sorry.”
“You don’t have to be sorry. It was just my choice.”
“But, when things turn out like this…”
Zeke couldn’t let go of his hard expression despite my answer. I was apologetic, thinking that it was my fault that I was attacked.
“Captain. You must not blindly trust him.”
“Only high-ranking wizards can dig through the forest to this extent. There are traces of aura, but these huge traces belong to wizards. Besides, Marquis Yuren is someone you can trust.”
Zeke thought the wind breath traces were magic.
As I heard from the rumors, Zeke had a great crush on me, and unlike the other knights behind him, he completely trusted my words.
“It’s not that I don’t believe Yuren-sama’s words. We have to take him to the family first.”
“hmm…”
Zeke nodded as if he agreed with the statement that he had to take me to the family.
“Yuren. I’m really sorry, but work is work, so to our Marquis of Psion…”
“let’s go.”
“huh?”
Zeke, who was about to tell me to accompany him to the Marquis of Scion, stopped talking in embarrassment.
I have to go anyway, but if you call me, of course you have to go.
There is Cabol’s swordsmanship book in House Sion, so going there is what I wanted.
Since Zeke has a crush on me, I won’t be interrogated there, and getting the book won’t be too difficult.
In order to learn the second emperor’s sword, you have to get it somehow when you can get a swordsmanship.
“Are you sure?”
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“exactly. As a lord myself, I know how things are supposed to go. I will go to the Marquis of Psion so that you will not be inconvenienced.”
“Thank you! I will put my name on it, and I will not do any damage to Yuren!”
Zig looked at the knights behind him with a moved face. The knights also looked surprised, as if my answer was unexpected.
“We’re going anyway, so let’s go quickly.”
I passed Zeke and the knights and headed forward first.
“Rapel. Take five knights and investigate the forest some more before returning.”
“All right.”
Zeke, who gave instructions to his subordinates, followed me.
“Yuren-sama, I have a question for you.”
“Tell me.”
“The woman over there. Aren’t you Irea, the saintess of Iokal?”
“Right.”
“Then you two…”
“Irea-sama also said she wanted to visit this forest once, so she came along. I want her to be returned from the Marquis Territory first.”
“All right.”
Zeke nodded as if he understood. You might be a bit skeptical, but when I say it, I believe it unconditionally. It’s embarrassing.
“Even though I was in the family, I kept hearing about Yuren-sama. Congratulations on reaching the Master’s level.”
“thank you.”
Zeke’s congratulatory expression was not his competitor’s. I was sincerely congratulating myself on becoming a master.
“I heard that you saved Eluna and formed an alliance with Krasis. It was something that would go down in history.”
“I am embarrassed. Not to that extent.”
Zeke knew most of my events and achievements. It seemed like I had commissioned Reckard to do my research. There is no end to the words.
“Again, Yuren-sama was active in Gairin…”
**
He stopped by the Magic Tower in the Marquis of Scion, sent Irea back to the Holy Land, and delivered the news to Gairin before heading to the Marquess.
“I think it’s much bigger than The Rocks?”
“It really is. It’s a bit big.”
Perhaps because they were the marquis of the empire, the marquess of Scion looked 1.5 times larger than Rocks.
Although they were large, the soldiers and knights had a more heavy atmosphere compared to the free and leisurely atmosphere of Rocks.
“Marquis Yuren. We sincerely welcome you to the Marquis of Scion.”
Zeke opened the front door and bowed. Upon hearing his words, the faces of the soldiers and knights of the House of Sion, who learned my identity, hardened. It sends eyes looking at a nonsensical existence.
“The situation is a little ambiguous, but thank you.”
“You can think of it as a guest in Sion. As I said before, I will put my name on it and make sure it is never avoided.”
Zeke showed a soft smile as if telling him to believe in himself. It feels much softer than before.
“Of course I trust you.”
“I will definitely repay that trust.”
To be honest, I didn’t expect that I would receive this much trust from him just because he saved Zeke once.
In the original work, Zeke became a rival with Rashid and competed, but Zeke here seemed to see me as an object of admiration.
I think it’s because Zeke and I are showing a much bigger difference in skill than the original.
“The Marquis of Scion…”
In a way, this place could be seen as an enemy camp, but I wasn’t too nervous.
The Marquis of Scion family is famous for their swords in the Empire, but they have an upright personality, so they don’t appear as villains even if they get in the way in the story. Even if we fight, we fight fair and square.
“This is where the Lord of Sion resides.”
Zeke led me to the mansion where the Marquis was. He took us right up to the Marquis’s office on the top floor of the mansion.
“Is the lord here?”
“yes. You are waiting.”
The butlers in front of the office door slightly bowed their heads and knocked on the door to let them know that we had arrived.
“Come in.”
A deep voice came from inside the door. The butler took one look at us and then opened the door.
“Please go in.”
Zeke led the way and entered after him.
Unlike the fancy exterior, Marquis Scion’s office consisted of a bookshelf, a desk, and a few swords hanging on the walls.
“Here you are.”
A middle-aged man with the same orange hair color as Zeke and sharp eyes as if holding a sword in his eyes rose from his chair.
That man is Paes Sion, the sword master of the explosive sword and the owner of the Marquis Scion family.
“Uren Rocks of Krasis Kingdom welcomes Marquis Phaes Scion.”
I bowed my head to him first. I am also a marquis, but the difference between the empire and the kingdom was courtesy towards the elders.
“I heard that you became a marquis. congratulations so much It is called Paes Sion.”
Paes spoke and walked forward. His mood was sharp, like a wild beast staring at him.
“I was lucky.”
“It’s luck… You can’t become a Master by luck.”
Paes held out his hand to me as if to shake hands.
good.
As soon as I held his hand, a huge pressure suddenly came upon me. Thinking it was a light war of nerves, I accepted his pressure lightly.
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“Mmm…”
Zeke felt our mood and was fidgeting.
“Kuh! Ha ha ha! I’m sorry.”
“it’s okay.”
Paes laughed coolly and relaxed first. I also relaxed and let go of my hand. The sharp atmosphere and pressure that filled the office disappeared in an instant.
“I’m still not paying my age. As soon as I saw you, a sense of pride flared up. I’m so sorry. Anyway, it’s amazing to see you again.”
The emotions Paes showed were great surprise and bewilderment.
“The momentum that is tightly squeezed into a near-perfect body. If you weren’t in front of me, I wouldn’t have believed in the existence of Uren Rocks.”
Paes shook his head as if tired. It is still an expression of seeing something unbelievable.
“Actually, when I heard that a Master in his 20s appeared in Krasis, I thought it was nonsense. No matter how talented you are, I thought the training period was too short. I thought you were crazy because Zeke said that you really must have become a Master, but it seems I was the one with a stiff head.”
No wonder. No matter how genius you are, becoming a Master in your early 20s is something that has never happened before. It wouldn’t have been possible if I didn’t get a lot of opportunities.
“Marquis. The reason Marquis Yuren brought me…”
“okay. I’ll do the editorial later. Marquis of Yuren. Tell me what happened in the Forest of Silence. I heard about it, but I need to hear it from the person concerned.”
“All right.”
He told Paes exactly what he had told Zeke. He just listened without answering, then looked up after I finished speaking.
“I have a few questions. Why did you go to the Forest of Silence? It’s hard to believe that you went to see a dryad or a nymph.”
“There is one more reason.”
“Can you tell me what the reason is?”
“I heard rumors and went.”
“rumor?”
“I heard that there is a powerful guardian protecting the Forest of Silence, so I went because I wanted to compete.”
Paes tilted his head and looked at Zeke. Upon receiving his gaze, Zeke immediately opened his mouth.
“It has been said for a long time. Dragons live there, or there are strong guardians. Are there monsters It all turned out to be nonsense.”
“Hmm, I didn’t know because I wasn’t interested.”
Paes smiled and gave me a look.
“So you couldn’t find the Guardian, and instead were attacked?”
“That’s right.”
“Hmm…”
“According to the knights who investigated the background, there were traces of huge wind magic and lightning magic there, and nothing special was found other than traces of strong auras colliding.”
“Come to Wind Magic. As you said. I guess it wasn’t a lie.”
Hearing Zeke’s words, Paes nodded.
“It’s really amazing to come all the way to this place for training.”
“I thought that the reason for my improvement was that there were many real battles, so I just went around looking for strong players.”
“That’s the answer I like.”
There was great admiration and pride in his smile. It was an expression of pride that a senior would show to a junior following after leaving the country and power.
“Marquis Yuren.”
Paes, who rolled his eyes for a moment, opened his mouth.
“yes.”
“If there aren’t enough opponents for sparring, that is. How about playing with me? I think you’ll be a good opponent since you’re in the same master’s position?”
“ah…”
“hahahaha! It’s a joke. There is a country problem, and the situation is the situation, so it must be difficult to engage in sparring. Just think it’s bullsh*t.”
Paes offered to play sparring with a sly smile, but changed his words to say it was a joke. I really wanted to do it, but it would have taken many things.
“great.”
“uh?”
At my words, Paes turned to me with a bewildered expression.