‘Mysterious veins.’
Bruno has never met anyone other than his own bloodline. But my father told me about it before he was alive.
-Bruno, we are not the only ones carrying on the ancient lineage. As you roam the world, there will be times when you run into other clans.
– Another clan?
-okay. Those descended from dragons, blessed by spirits, or those with demonic blood. It’s hard to see, but it’s not nonexistent.
My father, who was usually playful, was so serious back then. To the extent that my father’s clear eyes remain in my memory even now.
-If you face those guys, you have to fight to the death. If you trust only your strength and pay attention, you will go to the goal.
-Have you met your father?
-I met a half-mad devil mongrel. I did win, but the price was a bit high.
As he said that, Bruno’s father fiddled with his left eye. It was an eye that had been torn by something sharp and lost its light.
The scars were so great that if the wounds were a little deeper, he would have lost his life.
– Bear in mind. It’s easy to lose your senses because it’s full of weaklings, but if you’re not careful in front of those guys, you can get hooked.
He laughed, saying that if he was unlucky, he would not end up with one eye like his father. Even in front of his father, who returned to his usual attitude, Bruno couldn’t help but smile.
My father was the strongest man in the world. Even now, with matured skills and a body in its prime, I don’t know if I can fight and defeat my father.
It was another ancient lineage that brought such a father to the brink of death.
“…Should I use a spear?”
said Bruno, swallowing nervously. It’s not that he doesn’t have confidence in his sword, but the essence of the Baston family lies in spearmanship.
If it’s a difficult opponent to win, you’ll have to use all your moves. Luke smiled at Bruno’s tense appearance and said,
“That’s all right. Even if you use a sword, you have a good chance of winning.”
“yes? You just said to do your best.”
“I’m telling you not to belittle it and be serious. Who wants to fight a lion to death in a friendly match?”
Luke’s words made Bruno embarrassed. Come to think of it, this wasn’t like fighting for my life like my father did.
A friendly sparring to see your skills. If someone dies, that’s the problem.
“Perhaps you applied for friendly sparring based on the time before the curse was lifted. Under the calculation that that much is enough to win.”
“I can’t believe that Master Jullich nominated me…”
“Of course, it was to show off the mighty strongest knight in a splendid way. As a bonus, show off your discernment and benevolence for recognizing such articles.”
Bruno’s face crumpled. Wasn’t it meant to be used as a stepping stone to highlight the newly introduced articles?
“I must win.”
“But don’t put down the muk bowl at all. Unlike the lord, the knights don’t like things like this very much.”
“yes? What kind of small grain is that? Aren’t they salty?”
“Sir Ray doesn’t serve Julich because he wants to.”
There are three of Julich’s henchmen in total. One bookkeeper, one undercover agent, and one armed officer.
Among them, armed forces officer Ray Winslow is an exception among the three.
Unlike two people who are truly loyal, a subordinate due to unavoidable circumstances.
If you give an order, you will obey it, but that doesn’t mean that you understand and understand the order.
“Actually, you probably don’t even know the meaning of this sparring. I just do it because I am told to.”
“…Where the hell do you get that information from?”
“There is a way to know everything.”
Luke shrugged lightly and evaded. It is impossible to say that the source of information is regression.
“Just don’t think about the backstory and focus on fighting. Is this your first time fighting someone of a different bloodline?”
“Well, it is.”
“Then it will be the day we have our first proper confrontation.”
“…”
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Come to think of it, that was also true. The duel with the knights so far was trivial.
Even without strength, it’s at the level of playing with it, and if you start fighting properly, you won’t last long.
However, for the first time, an opponent who could have a real ‘confrontation’ appeared.
‘Good.’
Bruno’s eyes twinkled and his hands tightened. The fire that had been hiding until now was ignited.
****
The duel between Ray and Bruno drew many onlookers within the family before it even started.
Among them, many of the servants were still on duty, but the Count gave special permission to observe them.
It’s still a world with little entertainment. All of these small entertainments lead to an improvement in efficiency.
– Is it a duel again? How long has it been since Master Michael’s knight became an eight-armed warrior?
-I heard that the one coming out this time is a knight brought by Master Jullich.
-I wonder how long you’ll last. By the way, why pitch in a friendly match?
Oscar, a young man standing next to Julich, frowned as he watched the servants whispering around him.
“The servants are too indulgent.”
“hahahaha, it’s our family tradition. Isn’t it nice to look lively?”
“It seems that His Excellency the Count is overly merciful. If it had happened to other families in the capital, I wouldn’t have been able to take it.”
In the fiercely contested capital, behind-the-scenes fighting is always active. If there is enough distance to bite, it will bite without mercy.
Of course, he is also thorough in controlling the mouths of his servants. If the servants misuse their mouths, the static may find a weakness.
“Those guys will be begging you to kill them later. I want to show them myself.”
“Seriously. It may seem arrogant, but this atmosphere has its own advantages.”
“Is that so?”
“First of all, rumors spread quickly.”
Julich said while sipping a fruit drink from a glass.
“Rumors are easily inflated, either bad or good. Among them, I used the latter a lot.”
“This confrontation will also fall into the latter for the lord.”
“yes. It must be the former for my poor brother.”
Julich’s gaze turned to the other side. When I met my eyes with my half-brother far away, I smiled.
A perfect friendly smile. Luke also responded with a smile and slightly lowered his head.
Scary to look away, Julich’s smile changed to a wry one.
“He’s a tough guy to deal with.”
“It doesn’t look particularly great.”
“That must be a good camouflage. I know how to decorate myself. He was like me in that respect.”
I heard about Luke’s talent enough to have a scab on his ear. He heard that he was a genius in many fields, and that he had great talent in swordsmanship.
But in Julich’s eyes, Luke’s real talent wasn’t like that.
‘In just a few months I had my father hooked, and the whole knight and servant were mesmerized. Because of that, my mother and Michael couldn’t even touch it properly.’
The magic of winning people’s hearts. The most coveted ability of all monarchs in this world. That was Luke’s real talent.
Julihi was also confident in the Yongin technique. He was also confident that he would have the upper hand if he competed directly with Yongin.
But the important thing was not the superiority or inferiority of talent.
‘Having the talent of a monarch is itself a problem.’
Those with Yonginjutsu gather talented people, talented people have power, and the gathered power leads to the seat of power.
For Julich, who dreams of becoming an absolute monarch in a turbulent world, the mere possibility of having a new competitor made him uncomfortable.
Even more so if he is a guy who has the potential to suck up the talent he needs to recruit.
“That’s why I had to break it. I can’t let you ride the momentum forever.”
“Didn’t you build up a good reputation for the young master? Now that I have a younger brother who sticks out his head so that my older brother can step on it, it is indeed a slope.”
“Shhh. I’m afraid others will hear me, so I’ll lower my voice.”
Even as he spoke, a smile formed on Julich’s face. The reputation that Luke has built so far within the family is considerable.
Among them, there are many parts related to Bruno’s armed forces.
If a person with a lot of fame is defeated, a lot of that reputation is dedicated to the victor.
In that sense, Luke was also a younger brother to whom he was truly grateful. Didn’t he increase the reputation he would occupy?
“May it be a confrontation without shame in front of the goddess. Draw your sword!”
At the same time as Werner’s declaration on the gymnasium, the two knights took their positions. Julich slowly tilted his glass in anticipation of the soon-to-be cheers.
“Now then, let’s take a look at Sir Ray’s skills after a long time.”
“It would be difficult if a man named Bruno left too soon.”
“Don’t worry. Even if you look like that, you have skills. Well, what can I compare to Sir Ray…”
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Julich’s face stiffened as he smiled and talked. And as time passed, the fruit drink in my mouth flowed down.
After a while, the stunned Julihi suddenly stood up and shouted.
“What the hell is this…!?”
No one answered. Because Oscar was also stunned. A storm was blowing in the gymnasium.
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“…?”
The moment the swords collided, Ray flinched in surprise. It wasn’t a full-on attack.
However, quite a few knights stumbled and contained the power to fall out.
However, Bruno did not budge from Ray’s attack from the front and received it.
“Hey, how are you doing? I heard about it, but I was a bit surprised.”
“…quite?”
The eyebrows inside the helmet twitched at the first sound he heard. They were knights who had spat out astonishment while fighting against themselves.
But how is it? Determined to surprise Bruno, Ray swung his sword again.
Kwaaang
“…!?”
But it was Ray who was surprised. My feet groaned and my body pushed backwards. It was an incredible strength.
Bruno smiled and said, as if he could guess the expression inside the helmet.
“Hey, Sir Ray. use some strength Why are the descendents of the spirits so corrupt?”
Ray opened his eyes and looked at Bruno. The lineage is a secret that only a few know, so how is this man?
“My lord is curious. Who is stronger, the descendant of spirits or the lineage of giants?”
“…!”
“I think it’s the latter, how about you?”
Ray, who looked at Bruno with trembling eyes for a moment, calmed down. I heard that there are people similar to you.
It’s the first time they’ve met in person, but if they’re of the same type, they won’t be able to conserve their strength and win.
Ray said as he braced himself to do his best.
“You will know when you fight.”
“That’s a good answer!”
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Bruno burst into laughter and lunged again, mixing his swords. Dozens of sword strikes collided and sparks roared.
I couldn’t even see how fast it was.
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The wind pressure created by the clash of the swords brushed through his cheeks and hair. One of the knights who were watching muttered blankly.
“Is this really a human fight…?”
The knight next to him casually nodded. Doesn’t it look like the demigods in mythology are protruding out and fighting?
Most of them have already given up even following the movement. Only a few knights are stubbornly rolling their eyes to see things they can’t even see properly.
“Who, who is winning?”
“I don’t know. I know what to show…”
“Sir Bruno.”
People’s eyes were focused on someone’s words. The knight who spoke was Roderick. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her nosebleeds from concentrating too much.
Even so, her eyes were rolling in all directions as if she would not miss anything.
“Bo, can you see?”
“You can hardly see it, but there are rare things that catch your eye. If you look closely, it looks like Sir Ray is on the defensive, and Sir Bruno is completely overwhelmed.”
“…”
The knights were at a loss for words. I can’t see anything, but how can I know if I have to try it?
As time passed and the battle between the two slowed down, only then did the others see properly.
“Gee, it’s real! Sir Ray is on the defensive!”
“Sir Bruno is attacking one-sidedly!”
“Huh, if you don’t pay attention even now, you’re about to miss it.”
The people threw a little admiration at Roderick and turned their eyes back to the battle. Finally, the aspect of the fight started to show, so from now on it was a real spectacle.
“Oh, this nonsense…!”
Julich’s hands trembled. I knew Bruno was strong. Still, it wasn’t like that, was it?
what happened in between? Or have I been wrong all this time?
‘The original plan wasn’t like this!’
Unlike Jullich, whose plans were distorted, Luke watched the battle with a comfortable attitude. Luke grinned at Julich’s expression, which he couldn’t control.
‘If a person with a lot of reputation is defeated, a lot of that reputation is dedicated to the winner.’
Luke, too, has built quite a reputation in the family so far. But not as much as Julich, the heir of the family.
Yulihi is famous for her eye for people and the perfect successor. Among them, the former part will drop and be added to Luke.
‘You’ve come to be a stepping stone for your younger brother, older brother.’