Chapter 72
The final match was held in the late afternoon after lunch.
Each contestant had only one match in the morning, so rest was sufficient.
In fact, I didn’t even need to rest.
“From now on, there will be the final match for the student council president selection. Contestants, please come up to the stadium.”
The referee gave a brief guide as if watching the moderator.
Apparently, the VIPs had just been seated, and since it was the final, it seemed like they were trying to be more formal.
Of course, Franz and I were not very interested in the situation around us.
We just stare at each other quietly.
“I thought we’d meet someday, but I never thought this would come so soon.”
The 2nd Prince moved his fingers slowly and spoke in a relaxed voice.
I was curious about the guy’s intentions, but I didn’t open my mouth.
He deliberately looked toward the VIP seat and showed a careless attitude toward Franz.
Then, a word from the other person followed right away.
“You seem arrogant about beating Ellington.”
“no way.”
Only then did I look back at the second prince and snort.
“Otherwise, have you already accepted Ellington’s offer?”
“Didn’t you see me get smashed? You have to say something that makes sense.”
“Then you can say that he leaned more towards me than he did. Didn’t he?”
“Yeah. I’m not. I still don’t like either of them very much.”
“Why?”
“It’s filthy weak.”
“…”
In an instant, Franz’s brow twisted.
He seemed to think my answer was absurd.
Of course, the current 2nd prince’s confidence was soaring, not knowing how high it was.
‘How do you know that? He has a style that can be seen at a glance.’
Didn’t the shoulder pads come in like you’ve already won?
It was a common sight for talented people of this age.
It looked as if he would attack at any moment, but Franz endured the tantrum that surged up inside him to the end.
Then he shrugged his shoulders with a pretentious smile.
“Well, if you have that level of skill, it’s not bad to be a little arrogant. I like people with high self-esteem.”
“Oh, is that why you take Bizolt with you? Are you overly self-conscious?”
“Keuheum! That’s…”
From my point of view, Bizolt Railton was a mirror that reflected the image of the 2nd Prince, and was the biggest weakness.
Obviously, the prestige of the Marquis of Railton in the northern region was great.
But it wasn’t strong enough to turn a blind eye to everything.
At least for the prince who had grown enough to pass the position of the next crown prince.
Allowing such a bastard to set things up at will could be viewed as a lack of leadership.
As if he knew what I was pinching, Franz couldn’t hide his embarrassment for a moment.
‘Emotion control, expression management is worse than Ellington.’
Inwardly, I evaluated the second prince that way and nodded slightly.
“If you don’t quickly decide which flag to stand under, you’ll be the only one suffering. There can’t be a third force in Benderford.”
“There is no reason to create forces?”
“I’ll correct it. There’s no place for gray molecules to stand.”
“Are you going to go with a black-and-white logic? All right. For the princes, your grades at Benderford will be important, so you can understand.”
“Are you making a decision?”
“I’m going to watch more. I’m not the only gray molecule, am I?”
I nodded slightly to the stands lined with students.
There were countless numbers of people who had not yet been properly recruited.
I didn’t have to decide which side to take first.
Besides, in fact, these princes have never shown a great performance.
Still, you have to have a heart to be pretty before I can make you a prince.
“Whoa! He’s not an easy guy. That’s why he’s more attractive.”
“What are you saying? I’m not interested in men, so don’t say gruff things.”
“…”
Now that we have confirmed each other’s positions, the search battle is over.
From now on, it was my turn to look at my skills, not my personality.
Of course, I had seen enough of this guy’s swordsmanship until now.
But experiencing it for yourself is another story.
Pulling out my sword, I cast my gaze at the referee who was standing there.
Then, after confirming that the preparations were complete, the assistant instructor tried to announce the start of the finals.
The referee’s voice reverberated through the arena with a red flag raised high in the sky.
“The final match…. Start!”
Unlike Solberg, Franz didn’t run straight ahead.
It seemed that he would enter the first attack, but it was quite unexpected.
‘Are you careful? Do you want to show that you are different when you go into battle?’
Seeing no movement, the second prince drew his sword all the way back and slightly lowered his stance.
Then, the opponent’s sword was completely hidden from my field of vision.
After a moment of time passed, Franz suddenly reversed his steps and threw a sword into the air.
Suhuaang-!
‘Five!’
In an instant, the blue energy that came right in front of me.
Reflexively, I raised my sword and struck hard.
Perhaps feeling a small crisis, the demon spirit hidden inside the body wriggled and supplemented the aura.
Thanks to that, my swordsmanship became absolutely perfect.
Fukang-!
“Huh! It was a move I saved, but to strike it off…”
When the aura that had flown close by was split, the 2nd prince put on a dejected expression.
It was a technique he had never shown before, so he seemed to think it would work for anyone.
But not for me.
‘Shooting an aura like an arrow, isn’t it amazing?’
Generally, the aura on the sword holds the spirit, but it was very difficult to separate it.
Unlike the Aura Blade, the energy was not condensed and scattered like a haze.
However, Franz succeeded in such a high-level technique at once.
Of course, it took quite a while to prepare in advance, so I can’t use it again.
In any case, there was no doubt that he was a person with considerable talent in swordsmanship and aura.
To be honest, it’s not easy to reach that level in your early 20s.
‘He’s a good guy to sway as I please.’
Ellington is quick-witted and quick-witted, so it seemed difficult to use him.
On the other hand, this guy’s thinking was a bit simple because he didn’t use his talent for swordsmanship.
He wasn’t stupid, but he was honest in his desires and had excessive confidence in his greetings.
It was as if he was intoxicated with the illusion that he could control people’s minds.
Besides, I didn’t like the guys who clung to me.
If you choose Franz, you will have to go through the garbage disposal process.
‘Let’s wait and see for now.’
Damn! Quaching-!
After the 2nd Prince’s sensible advance, we started sword-to-sword in earnest.
Certainly, Franz was superior to Ellington in terms of physical abilities and sword skills.
Right now, the level of the two is similar, but as time goes on, the gap seemed to widen little by little.
‘From the Jeeumswaegeom to the Manhanpokryongsword (慢悍暴龍劍), and even the golden lead half-curse technique… … . They mix and use everything naturally.’
Manhanpokryongsword is an imperial sword with a history similar to that of Jeeumswaesom.
With a heavy heavy sword style, it was a swordsmanship quite suitable for the 2nd prince.
None of them were out of season, so even just brushing them was a fatal blow.
Most of the students would have been on their knees before even competing.
Naturally, I was parrying all of Franz’s attacks.
The Kaga Gaga River!
It was similar to what Solberg Cayenne showed in the second game of the semifinals.
But I wasn’t in a position to look after the second prince like that guy.
Fukang! Jjoong!
“Keugh!”
When the middle of the blade was hit hard, the second prince who grabbed his right arm let out a short moan.
It was because the wrist that couldn’t overcome the shock almost bent back.
The force was so strong that even though I was holding the handle with both hands, I felt a tingling pain.
‘There should have been a gold-and-half trick. Tsk tsk!’
If it had been the half-bait trick, a technique that uses the opponent’s power, it would have been able to relieve the shock to some extent.
Although he could mix and match swordsmanship freely, it seemed that he had not been able to use it in the right place yet.
On the other hand, I was dealing with Franz only with the antiseptic sword.
And that was only until the extreme cold, the second half of the second half.
Officially, I only learned five herb foods, so it was an inevitable choice.
But for those watching the finals, it was an amazing sight.
“Wait a minute, Ray Carter, that bastard… Are you deliberately using only extreme cold?”
“I can’t help but do it? I haven’t learned the middle part of the basic class yet. He’s probably the fastest at least.”
“No, is this possible right now?
“Wait a little longer. The bottom fabric has already been robbed. His Highness Franz will soon apply it.”
Most of the students were astonished.
But at the same time, I firmly believed that the second prince would defeat me.
‘What’s up? I’m going to break your expectations today.’
Of course, I was going to get the student council president seat.
The strict guy is an executive, and I don’t think I’ll see him install it even if he dies.
Besides, in order to suck honey, you must take the position of an executive.
Now Franz’s strength was grasped to some extent.
There were several sandbags attached to my body, including Chiljeokyongsul, but it was not an opponent I couldn’t win.
Maybe it could be easier than Ellington, I thought.
This time, there won’t be a blue sword or something out of nowhere.
Caang! chuck!
“It’s not fun. I need to finish it.”
After gaining some time by tilting the opponent’s sword to the side, I muttered a word with a dry expression.
Then Franz’s face turned red.
I tried to pretend to be resolute, but I couldn’t completely erase the tee caught in the provocation.
“Hoo-wook!”
His breathing was already disrupted, so it was as if the decision had already been made.
I subtly added Mahon and added power to the offensive.
Perhaps the 2nd prince would not be able to withstand the gradually growing power and at some point collapsed.
However, the momentum of Franz, who was gradually losing his composure, suddenly changed in an instant.
Damn it!
Four sword strikes at once shattered the tangled sword like a dense net.
Shiiik-! Kwakwang!
A bluish-white, mysterious aura that flashes and shoots.
A dark blue aura wrapped in a white glow.
‘One thousand and one island?’
The true identity of the beam of light, which contained mighty power, was Riverrun’s secret weapon, the Dancheonghwasword.