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A man with a tall face and a healthy body.

The man’s name was Dylan.

He was rumored to be a promising talent as a knight, and he had always admired Athena’s strong will and overwhelming power.

As soon as she was promoted to Expert level, she joined the Knights of Dawn who served her.

Dylan has had a lot of different things happen since he came under her command.

I thought this had never happened before.

‘Did I hear that wrong..?’

“Is there anyone who would like to spar with me..?”

While the knights were training together, a woman suddenly appeared.

It was the rumored girl that the lord had brought.

The entire knight order stopped moving for a moment at the appearance of the young lady.

Maybe it was because of her looks.

Skin so white it’s almost pale.

Blood-red eyes, a creepy yet beautiful color.

She was a woman with a beauty that seemed impossible to escape from.

If he didn’t have a loving wife, he might have just stared blankly at her for a while.

‘By the way, it’s a duel.’

A young lady who looks so thin?

Let’s just be dumbfounded by her absurd request.

The captain approached the young lady.

“You are the lady of the rumors. Nice to meet you. My name is Braum, and I lead the Knights of the Dawn.”

A master who greets a young lady politely.

“My name is Hera.”

When the young lady held out her hand, the captain bent down and lightly kissed the back of her hand.

Then the girl was startled and pulled her hand away.

She didn’t seem to be in a very good mood. Her expression was slightly frowned.

I wonder what mistake the captain made.

A look of embarrassment crossed his face, but he quickly smiled and hid it.

“Hehe. Is there anything you need for our knights?”

At the captain’s words, the young lady’s eyes sparkled and she made a request.

“I want to spar with a knight.”

“Are you… talking about Dae-ryeon?”

“Yes! Please, even if it’s just for a moment…”

The captain’s eyes wavered at her words.

If it were me, I would be very embarrassed.

Putting aside her delicate body, she is someone whom the lord cherishes and cherishes. She is not someone we can mess with carelessly.

“Oh, miss. Sparring is no joke. You could get hurt.”

The captain tried his best to persuade the young lady, but she provoked us instead.

“You’re stronger than I look. Maybe I can win?”

The captain frowns at her bold words.

His smile began to crack.

“Hehehe… I guess you’re pretty confident, young lady.”

“That’s why I asked you to do it. Sparring. Are you scared by any chance..?”

Ppachik-

Something in the captain’s head seemed to break at her insulting words.

He thought about it for a moment.

“….All Knights of the Dawn, listen carefully.”

“”Yes!!””

It caught the attention of the Knights Templar.

At the captain’s words, everyone stopped sparring and focused on what he was saying.

“The lady wants to spar. Is there anyone who wants to volunteer?”

The atmosphere becomes quiet at his words.

When no one came forward, the captain looked at the young lady and said.

“I guess everyone is afraid of getting hurt and can’t come forward. Hehe.”

“…Are you all scared? Of a girl like me?”

No one dared to react to her rude behavior, which seemed to be belittling the Knights Templar.

It is against the character of a knight to harm a lady just because you are in a bad mood.

The knights who valued honor seemed to prefer to ignore it, thinking it was just the words and actions of a young lady.

I’m different though.

“Chief, if you allow me, I will do it.”

The captain opened his eyes wide at my words.

“Dylan. Are you talking?”

“Yes. Isn’t that the person you brought? I’d like to have a fight with you.”

How foolish it is to judge by appearances.

I could tell just by thinking about him.

Overwhelming power hidden behind a beautiful appearance.

I had a feeling this woman could do that too.

He looked so thin that he couldn’t even lift a rock. There must be a reason why he stands up so confidently.

‘Are you a significant mana user?’

If so, that’s good.

A fight with the strong is always welcome.

All those experiences will become nutrients and help you grow.

“Hmm..okay. Got it.”

The manager tapped my shoulder

“He is someone the lord cherishes. Do as you please.”

He spoke quietly and then left the seat.

The duel with the girl that came to fruition like that.

The girl looked at me with a moved expression.

“Thank you.. I really wanted to try it.”

“Haha. No. I know it’s not really a thank you, but can I ask you something?”

“Yes, of course”

“Do you know how to use mana, Miss?”

She pondered my words for a moment.

“No. I’m a unique ability user. Me.”

He dropped a bombshell.

Her words caused a commotion in the surroundings.

“Oh…a unique ability user?!”

“..It wasn’t for nothing that the lord brought me here.”

“Damn. Dylan, that kid’s totally fucked up.”

It’s just like my colleagues said.

If it were normal, I would have just dismissed it as nonsense.

She is the first person brought to the mansion by the lord who is called the strongest human in the empire.

It was convincing enough.

A person with unique abilities.

I couldn’t even imagine it.

I thought he was someone who knew how to use mana, but he wasn’t.

The third unique ability holder in the empire, following the Saintess and the Crown Prince.

And the person who had the luck to end up with such a person was none other than himself.

‘I never thought the day would come when I would be able to show off my unique abilities.’

My heart started pounding.

I wondered how effective my sword would be against the blessings bestowed by the gods.

“Thank you for your answer, Miss. Then shall we get started right away?”

Since I knew that they were not easy opponents, there was no need to do as the captain said.

He bowed his head to the young lady and showed his respect, then lifted his wooden sword and aimed it at her.

“Okay. I can’t stand it anymore.”

After speaking, she approached me step by step.

She had already reached his point.

Her face was flushed as if she was suppressing something.

Her slightly disheveled appearance, breathing heavily, was overly captivating.

I stared blankly at her for a moment, then turned my head sharply.

‘Wake up. I have her.’

After closing my eyes and meditating, I looked at her again with a calm mind.

Her small mouth was moving, as if she wanted to say something.

Amidst a strange tension, she opened her mouth.

“Then…”

“Can you please slap me on the cheek?”

…..huh?

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Talk-

“This isn’t enough! Harder!!”

“Ah..No!!”

It’s difficult.

She suddenly asked me to slap her cheek.

At first I thought it was a joke, but she asked me seriously.

To slap a lady on the cheek.

How could that be?

But due to her stubborn request, I had no choice but to secretly touch her cheek.

“Why are men so scared!!!! I told you to hit him harder?”

As if this was out of the question, the young lady got angry instead.

She keeps asking me to hit her.

I wonder if that’s what you like.

“How can I hit a lady’s cheek..!”

“Just hit it, just like that! Clap clap!”

As she spoke, she slapped my shoulder with her hand.

You want me to hit you this hard?

There will definitely be handprints left.

There was absolutely no way I could do it.

“….How can you be this timid? Can you call yourself a knight? Just cut off the pepper.”

Ugh-

‘What…what just now…’

I almost reached out to her without realizing it.

It feels like something has been touched without me knowing it.

I felt a deep sense of shame at myself for not being able to get past such a provocation.

“If you live like a coward like that, will women like you?”

“….”

“You’ve never had a girlfriend, sir? Well, that’s because you’re so unmanly.”

“…ha.”

You’ve never had a girlfriend?

I wanted to scream at that moment.

I have a one-of-a-kind, lovely woman.

Looking at her.

Before my eyes, the goddess-like figure from before was nowhere to be seen. There was only an irritating woman.

“If you can’t hit me, just call someone else. I can’t fight someone who’s scared like this.”

“..The young lady asked for it.”

I can’t stand it anymore.

Haven’t you been insulted enough already?

I wanted to show her the bitter taste of trampling on a man’s pride.

But she seems rather okay.

She offered me her white cheeks.

“Yes! Hit me quickly. Here.”

I don’t know anymore.

I raised my hands high

match-

“Hi!”

I slapped her hard on the cheek.

Her head turned sharply along with her own hands.

“Are you okay?”

Her cheeks were still red from my handprints, and her eyes were slightly filled with tears.

But her mouth.

“Then I’ll counterattack right away.”

He was smiling, as if he was happy.

“….!”

Her feet flew in front of Mingchi in an instant.

Instinctively, I raised my arm.

“Ugh!”

A huge shock hit my body along with a loud thud.

For a moment, I felt as if I was floating in the sky.

As I rolled down my sleeves, I could see that there was quite a bit of distance between me and her.

‘I flew this far?’

I don’t know about the average person, but he was an expert. He was a knight who had reached the intermediate level, not the lower level.

Since he was always surrounded by mana, he could block normal attacks at any time.

But her kick blew through it and sent him flying.

“Is this really a unique ability?”

She kicked the wooden sword on the floor and hurled it in my direction.

“Pick it up. It’s no fun if you beat it up unilaterally.”

Her provocation made me laugh out loud.

But I wasn’t angry.

No, rather, it seemed exciting.

In the Knights Templar, the same people always stick together.

So familiar that it’s almost boring.

But what was before my eyes was a new strongman I had never fought before.

I suppressed my trembling heart and looked at her while tightly gripping the wooden sword in my hand.

“It won’t be easy, miss.”

Then he kicked the ground and ran towards her.

“Ugh!”

How many battles have there been?

Her attacks were more powerful than expected.

That’s why the strategy I chose was evasion, not defense.

But she not only had strength, she also had great speed.

If you miss her even for a moment, you will soon find yourself lying on the floor.

‘left..!’

As he twisted his body to the right, her fist landed on his left side.

Without hesitation, he swung his sword at her side, but it was easily blocked by her foot.

First, I kicked the ground to get some air and put some distance between me and her.

Unlike me, who was breathing heavily, her expression was filled with joy.

“Huh..hehe..You’re rougher than I thought, Miss.”

“Ugh.. I don’t know why I’m like this. I can’t calm down.”

It seemed like the young lady had the spirit of a warrior.

But he also gets excited in the midst of the fierce battle.

‘I have to see the outcome.’

His physical strength has already reached its limit.

If we continue like this, we will eventually run out of strength and be defeated.

He squeezed all the remaining mana in his body and put it into the sword.

Just one shot.

This last room will be the deciding factor.

“I’ll go back.”

After she finished speaking, she immediately put her feet on the ground and-

In an instant, it disappeared from sight.

But I was able to react right away.

I dodged the fist flying towards my back, cutting through the wind, and then kicked her right foot.

She lifted her leg to avoid my foot.

I created a posture where I could apply force by placing my flying foot on the ground.

Then, hold the sword tightly with both hands.

“You can’t stop this..!”

He swung his wooden sword with all his might towards her upper body.

“…!”

While she opened her eyes wide and was startled for a moment, my sword was getting closer and closer to her.

‘It works..!’

I smiled as I thought to myself.

But, I was wrong.

It was only a fleeting moment, but I could see it.

Her eyes lit up for a moment and then-.

Kwaaang!!

It was as if a bomb had exploded, and an unbearable shock hit my body.

It was only for a brief moment, but it seemed like I lost consciousness.

When I came to my senses, I felt an emptiness somewhere in my upper body.

When he lowered his gaze, he could find a hole gaping in his chest.

“Cough..”

Blood started to spurt out of my mouth and I started to lose consciousness.

I saw the captain and his colleagues running towards me through my fading vision.

And she, who was looking at him with trembling eyes.

“….cool”

In a split second, I saw it clearly.

When she launched her final attack.

It was only for a moment, but in her eyes.

Just like him.

It was imbued with a brilliant golden color.