episode_0174

visor!

“What are you!”

“Protects the target from intruders.”

For a moment, Edric was taken aback by the actions of the unidentified woman who was reaching out for the sword he was swinging.

‘What is going on?’

It was a blow that was struck so vigorously and without any letdown against the one who had sneaked into Somerset that Edric thought the opponent’s arm would be cut off.

But, rather than being cut, the unbelievable situation is that his own sword bounces off.

Swish!

“Tsk!”

Edric was impressed by his opponent who easily withstood his fierce attacks as if it were nothing.

“As expected, you’re quite skilled.”

“The intruder’s fighting power is strong. We recommend that you quickly escape.”

The machine doll also realized that Edric’s mana was too much to handle as it judged him to be an intruder, so it switched to protection mode instead of elimination mode, and aimed to completely block him.

The two recognized each other as intruders, and as soon as they took a moment to catch their breath, Edric unfolded his marionette sword technique to try to limit his opponent’s movements.

But soon, Edric had no choice but to put his sword away and take up a defensive stance.

‘What? I can’t feel anything.’

Originally, Edric’s Marionette was a sword technique that restricted the actions of the opponent by using their physical reactions, but the machine doll he was dealing with now did not feel any reactions, so he could not use it.

visor!

Of course, even if he wasn’t a marionette, Edric’s attacks were powerful enough to render even a skilled sword expert knight incapable of fighting if hit.

However, the opponent was easily able to withstand such attacks, and for some reason, did not counterattack, which made it even more difficult to create an opening.

‘How can you take my sword with your bare body?’

It was common sense that a black sword imbued with mana could only be blocked by a weapon imbued with mana.

Even if it’s steel, it’s possible for a skilled mana user to cut through it.

What if the opponent’s body was made of fantasy metals like Mithril or Orichalcum? It was incomprehensible that he could take Edric’s attacks with his bare body like he was doing now.

“You can’t do it in moderation.”

“Invader combat power is assumed to be the highest level. Weapon restrictions are lifted.”

Up until now, Edric had been controlling his power to some extent in order to subdue his opponents, but when he realized that it was impossible, he prepared a sincere attack.

The machine doll was also permitted to use its internal weapons, which had been restricted until then, when it was discovered that the intruder’s fighting power was at the highest level that Xenia had expected.

A breathtaking standoff where the momentum of the two people colliding to finish off their opponent with the next blow makes it look like sparks are flying in the air.

fault!

The two of them, who had been glaring at each other for a moment, finally ran towards each other.

“What are you doing!”

Ada suddenly came between the two.

“Ada! What are you doing!!”

“Identify the protected object!”

Because of Ada who had dug in the middle, Edric had to hastily twist his movements to reduce the power loaded into his sword.

The machine doll also stopped its movements and stopped pulling out its weapon, fearing that Ada, who was under its protection, would be harmed.

and,

“Somerset whirlwind!”

Ada, who was caught between the two, used a kicking technique called ‘Whirlwind’ among the Somerset-style techniques she learned from Alain.

The upper kick was so sharp that it was hard to believe it was a child’s kick, and it directly hit Edric’s sword, and the lower kick that followed based on the rotational force struck the automaton’s ankle.

chin.

Edric, who had lost consciousness after being hit in the forehead by the sword that bounced off Ada’s kick, and the mechanical doll, whose power supply had been pressed and stopped working after being hit by the kick, were lying side by side on the floor of the workshop.

“We won!”

Ada, who had subdued the two in one breath, raised her arms and struck a victory pose as usual.

“That’s right! I need to call the church man!!!”

Ada remembered what Rupert had taught her: when someone collapses, instead of taking a victory pose, you should call a doctor or a priest, and she quickly got on her ratchet and headed to the church.

***

“Don’t worry about it, Marquis Bradley.”

“Please forgive me, Your Majesty!”

The Marquis of Bradley was kneeling and pleading with Edric, who was lying in Somerset Manor, especially in the Marquis’ bedroom.

Although Edric said that it was okay, as if the Marquis’ attitude was burdensome, the Marquis’ expression was still pale.

“Well written!”

The Marquis looked even more miserable in contrast to the sight of Ada raising both her hands and shouting bravely next to her.

“Marquis, if you keep doing this, I won’t have the face to face my master.”

“But… .”

“Why don’t you just say I slipped and fell?”

The Marquis’ face finally regained its color after Edric’s repeated persuasion.

‘Haa… It really feels like my lifespan has been shortened by ten years.’

The Marquis recalled hearing shocking news while handling affairs of the estate in his office.

‘No! Why did the prince faint?!’

When Father Mikhail suddenly came to the mansion, I went out to meet him wondering what was going on, and what I saw was something I will probably never forget for the rest of my life.

‘That’s… The two of them were fighting, so Ada tried to stop them!’

Edric and an unidentified woman are found collapsed in Krun’s secret workshop, which even Marquis Bradley has not yet entered.

‘Should I call that a woman?’

It hadn’t crossed my mind until now, because of the shocking fact that Edric had been knocked unconscious by Ada’s sword kick, but it was clearly not a ‘person’.

However, even though it was unintentional, he had no time to care about the terrible accident that could have led to the destruction of the royal family, because his youngest daughter had no idea what he had caused.

Fortunately, it passed without any problems thanks to Edric following his son Rupert and calling him master. If it had been another member of the royal family…

‘Wouldn’t it be okay if they were from another royal family?’

Marquis Bradley thought of Crown Prince Alex, Ada’s godfather, and Prince William, who had been visiting occasionally for some time.

Alex’s fondness for Ada was now well known even in Imperial social circles.

It was so bad that there were even rumors that the crown prince was the illegitimate child of an accident when he was young.

In addition, Prince William also loved Ada very much, so whenever he visited, he would play card games with her and give her lots of gifts.

Lastly, Princess Iolin is engaged to Rupert, but is not engaged.

‘hmm….’

The Marquis thought for a moment that although something seemed very strange, even if Ada had struck Edric and knocked him unconscious, it might have passed without much trouble.

chuck.

“No, Your Majesty, if you move already… .”

“It’s okay. In fact, I’m so fine that I feel bad about calling the priest.”

The Marquis, who had been lost in thought for a moment, was startled when he saw Edric getting up from his bed and tried to stop him.

Edric sat up as if nothing had happened.

“Ada, what the hell was that just now?”

“That? That’s not it! It’s Ada’s subordinate!”

“Load?”

“Yeah!”

Edric was momentarily confused because Ada was used to referring to her friends as subordinates, but he soon tried to recall his memories from before he lost consciousness.

‘That wasn’t a person.’

At the time, I was so caught up in the thought of having to protect Ada from the person who had sneaked into Somerset that I didn’t even notice.

Clearly it was something other than a person.

“Can you show me that load?”

“Yeah! But… .”

When Edric, who wants to confirm its identity, asks to see the thing that fought him, Ada immediately replies that it is possible.

But soon his expression became strange for a moment, and he scratched his head and looked away.

“What’s going on?”

“Krun is angry… .”

Krun was hesitant because he was angry that Ada had been secretly going into his workshop to play.

“I guess I should go see Krun myself.”

Edric quickly left the Marquis’ bedroom and headed to Krun’s workshop.

***

“So this was made in secret… .”

“Okay, I understand. I will never tell the teacher.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

Krun, who had finally sighed in relief at Edric’s answer, immediately began grumbling.

“How on earth did that Ada guy sneak in here! There are so many delicate things in here!”

Krun was furious that the dwarven lock he boasted about as being as secure as it was ironclad had been breached.

but,

‘Wow. This is the new golem?’

Edric didn’t even listen to Krun’s complaints.

Edric is currently busy examining the new golem, which is now turned off and lying there like a doll.

“This looks like a normal person’s skin, but how can it withstand my attacks?”

“Ah. That’s a bit of a complicated process, but let me explain. Among slimes, the mucus of a special type has the property of bonding with other objects. ”

Krun explained that it was a new material made by synthesizing rare and expensive ingredients in a specific ratio using the characteristics of that special slime.

‘It’s amazing. When shocked, it becomes so strong that even steel looks ridiculous, but normally, it just feels like human skin.’

No matter how many times he saw it, Edric couldn’t help but be amazed by the quality of the new golem, so much so that it was no coincidence that he initially mistook it for a human.

“Starting with the eyes, I worked hard to model them after the human body organs.”

Krundo explained in detail even the details that were not asked, perhaps because he wanted to show off his masterpiece to people.

“But I clearly remember this new golem talking, so how did it…?”

“That part was done by Miss Xenia, not me. I don’t know much about it, but it’s really amazing that it was made so that it can learn like a human.”

“Learning?”

As he listened to Krun, a thought suddenly crossed Edric’s mind.

He began to examine the new golem closely again.

Looking at the new golem that looked exactly like a person, even if it wasn’t modeled after a specific woman, Edric was reminded of a woman.