Episode 69
Whoa! Quaang! bang!
The battles that were briefly exchanged earlier were aimed at weak points with restrained movements.
However, Camille’s movement, which exploded, was like a gust of wind.
The power of the swordsman who rushed forward like crazy, even I was somewhat taken aback.
‘Five! The reaction is intense?’
Camille was practicing her family swordsmanship in earnest.
Originally, Chukseongeombeop was a secret technique learned by Felton’s top masters, a skill that could not be easily dealt with.
I was putting the rhythm to the guy’s runaway.
It responded with the same strength to the opponent’s sword attack that pushed hard.
Then, in the center of the arena, blue debris was bursting out with a roar.
Kwaaang! bang!
Each time they clashed, each other’s auras were greatly weakened.
The energy that had been concentrated in such an intense shock was disintegrated in an instant.
But the recovery was incredibly quick, and we went head-to-head again.
“M-I’m crazy…”
“I never thought I would see such a thrilling confrontation.”
“Huh! It feels like my heart is getting stronger.”
The reaction of the students who were watching the game was astonishment itself.
It wasn’t even the finals, so I didn’t expect to feel such excitement.
The professors and assistants nodded their heads broadly and glanced at each other.
It felt like they were quickly exchanging opinions with their eyes.
Whatever the external reaction, Camille and I were highly focused on the battle.
“It’s funnier than I thought, right? You shouldn’t have done this before.”
“stop…….”
“What?”
“Stop talking!”
Kwagwagwang!
Having brought out the true face of the opponent, I was in a state of excitement inside.
So I spoke lightly, but a harsher reaction than before came out.
It seemed that the explosion of emotion was stronger than I expected.
‘Ah, I didn’t mean to wake up like this.’
How are you?
As long as the results are good
The bloody confrontation, pouring water like crazy, was now heading towards the end.
Camille’s teeth, which only tried to bite with a single attack, were slightly blunt.
Anger is an emotion that brings out human potential, but it couldn’t go far beyond its limits.
When the aura and stamina were depleted, the power of the attack would not be loaded and the sword path would be disturbed.
If it dragged on like this for a while longer, it would self-destruct.
‘I have to finish it before that and give it a chance to exit in a cool way.’
I decided to give Camille Felton the utmost respect as a teammate and adversary.
Quaching-!
As I pulled the aura inward and generated gravity, the opponent’s sword stopped standing tall.
Since I was pushing hard, Camille naturally applied the force in the opposite direction.
He probably doesn’t know, but this situation was intentionally created by me.
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Just for a brief conversation.
“Even those who deserve to win the competition are equally anxious. But that’s it.”
“……What do you want to say?”
“They feel insecure, but they never run away. They fight fear.”
“You mean I got scared and ran away?”
“Then why not? Why did you come to Benderford and not be at home?”
“…!”
That was the moment.
The blue naturalization bloomed in Camille’s eyes.
The guy was emitting an aura to a level that exceeded the limit.
As a result, intense eye light came out through the eyes.
Bun – jump!
In an instant, a blue light burst out and covered the entire arena.
A feast of transcendent aura. At the center, Camille and I stood sword to sword.
Even though the ground was eroded and cracked, the clash did not stop.
I whispered in a low voice as I stared into the eyes of the person who became the personification of anger.
“Don’t you want to feel true strength?”
“What?”
“Someone’s aura is pure, or someone’s swordsmanship is more sophisticated, but the real thing.”
“…”
“I’ll show you.”
I didn’t have to listen to Camille Felton’s answer.
Because I felt like I knew how he felt even if I didn’t say anything.
Instead of Belgard’s technique, I started using Mahon.
Then, a different level of pressure spread towards the opponent.
Woo woo woo!
Camille was overwhelmed just by using the technique of practice.
It was because an incomprehensibly gigantic air wave took hold of the body.
I suddenly changed the direction of the pulling aura and pushed it away with explosive power.
Whoa!
Despite the apparent inaction, Camille was devastated.
It was because he had to bear the pressure from Mahon from the front.
It bounced back strongly, and tumbled through the blue light and tumbled to the floor.
Udang-tang-tang!
“Keugh!”
It seemed that there were no fatal injuries that left him unable to control his body.
Camille Felton struggled to her feet and gazed up the field.
I made my way through the crumbling blue light and looked down at him.
“If you can’t do this much, don’t be ambitious.”
cooong!
The surroundings were truly serene.
Only Camille could hear the heavy sound that had just occurred.
Because it was an echo that started in his heart.
He didn’t move for a while, as if he was nailed to the spot.
Until the referee’s voice is heard.
“Su, the match is decided! Ray Carter, win!”
Only then did Camille react.
chuck!
The guy who turned around without strength left the gymnasium with slow steps.
He seemed to want to be alone for a while.
After all, the arena would be an inappropriate place to organize complicated thoughts.
‘yes. wake up I’m going crazy and burning your house down from the inside out.’
* * *
The day after all the Round of 16 matches were over, the number of players to advance to the Round of 8 was selected.
Of the 15 groups, all but me and Mac T.S. were eliminated.
“Except for the two princes and Isabelle, the other three are just kids.”
Frickson was looking intently at the brackets even though he wasn’t going to play.
It was like being a power analyst.
Since Mack and I were participating, it seemed like he wanted to be of some help.
Of course, I had no interest in the brackets.
“By the way, the game is getting late? There are no injuries, so can’t we just do it?”
The exhausted aura should have been more than enough time to recover by now.
However, the faculty members only held meetings on the podium in front of the gymnasium.
Soon Jerome Klevitz came out and called the scattered students together.
“Attention! There will be a brief notice.”
Perhaps they were curious about the situation, even the guys who were standing far away rushed under the podium.
Then, something rather embarrassing came out of Dean Klevitz’s mouth.
“Currently, the president of the school, the head of the imperial guard knights, and the acting head of the 4th family have visited. You will be watching the match from the quarterfinals, so you can line up around the gymnasium. More than that.”
“…”
As soon as the notice was delivered, the teaching assistants rushed to the gymnasium.
It was a movement to correct the order of the students who had been stretched out.
“No, since when did they have such a ceremony to show off!”
“That’s right. It’s not like that high-ranking person is coming, is it?”
“Hey, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Commander of the Imperial Guard Knights and Acting Head of the 4th Family are titles that can get in the way.”
“Who is the president?”
“Who is that?”
“Well, I never showed my face.”
The students, who suddenly had to do something similar to ritual training, secretly expressed their dissatisfaction.
Still, since people of high rank were coming, they had no choice but to line up.
Of course, the princes had to compete in the quarterfinals, so they sat quietly in the waiting room.
Before long, a group of people appeared from the back of the podium.
They took their seats under the awning and looked out over the field.
It felt like I was looking for someone.
But, that was just then.
‘uh? That woman… … .’
A familiar silhouette rose from the inside of the VIP seat.
It looked like that because he had just walked up to the podium.
That person was Kairam, acting head of the Landsvalger family.
Why did that human come here?
Could it be that Isabel has come as an excuse to personally check the progress of my mission?
I couldn’t help but think so.
A person who should have been on the island of Black Lin suddenly came to the capital of the empire.
Because honestly, it was hard to understand.
She looked at the waiting room with her usual nonchalant eyes.
‘Are you looking at me?’
It was a fleeting moment, but Kairam’s eyes met exactly.
But she soon turned her head away.
Isabelle was in the waiting room, but she didn’t even look at her.
It seemed that it was on an assignment that he had just glanced at me.
‘I’m here to see how I’m doing with the princes.’
Isabel had a rather bearish personality, so she received the love of the family and Kairam.
But that was just mother-daughter affection.
It’s a public position now, so it seems that he intentionally didn’t pretend to know.
It was an action that clearly revealed the cool temper of the acting head of household.
Suddenly, a mysterious voice erupted from both ends of the waiting room.
“uh?”
“Uh, Mama?”
The voices heard in turn belonged to the second and third princes.
They’re the kind of people who don’t change their expressions no matter how surprised they are because they’re trying to save face.
I followed the gaze of the princes with a puzzled expression.
Looking closely at the podium, I was able to figure out the identity of the high-ranking people who visited Benderford.
‘That person must be… … . empress?’
Gorgeous blonde hair, red eyes, and a beauty that shines despite her age.
Empress Marie Méliès, who raised the status of the main family by giving birth to three sons with Emperor Reynolds.
It was normal for most of the imperial people to live without knowing the faces of the imperial family.
However, there was no way that I, who belonged to the continent’s best assassination team, would not recognize the empress.
“For the empress to visit in person, this is a great honor.”
“It looks like you came to see the princes’ game.”
“If you stand out here, will you be able to catch the eye of the imperial family?”
“Of course. The empress is there, and there’s even a knight commander of the Royal Guard.”
The students simply inferred the purpose of the empress’ visit.
But my thoughts were a bit different.
‘If my guess is correct, the identity of that woman is… … .’