episode_0064

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The tip of the sword was pointed at me.

Chloe, trapped inside the barrier, calmly prepares to face it.

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What was heard at that moment was the sword’s scream. It was Chloe’s name being called from outside the barrier.

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He was the one screaming, but I was the one hurting.

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I felt uneasy.

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The reason is…

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I don’t know.

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Do I look that bad?

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Is it because it looks like he’s going to take Chloe away and do something bad that he’s crying so pitifully?

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Again, just like that time, when we met in the magic potion lecture hall, I was misunderstood… .

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Oh, that’s so unfair.

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I was just trying to save Chloe from the cult. Things got messed up because you announced the engagement… .

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I didn’t mean to bother you, really.

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“There, there.”

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Chloe was seen holding a sword.

There was a mixture of confusion and calmness.

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He looked calm as he was pointing his sword at me with an upright posture, but he also looked flustered as his body was shaking slightly.

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“……”

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I had prepared a lot of things to say, but I couldn’t remember a single one.

It was because of the sword’s scream that I just heard.

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-Beatrice!!!

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And it was also because of another cry I had heard a while ago.

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baddie.

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If that’s the case, then why did you call my name so desperately?

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You’re going to do the same to Chloe…

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Because of that, my head became a mess. In a word, I became upset. Even though I had a lot of work to do.

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What were you going to say to Chloe?

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Chloe, who was pointing her sword at me, was wearing a dress.

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It was a design that exposed her legs, an outfit with such daring exposure that anyone who knew her would not have expected.

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Suddenly, I got annoyed.

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A vixen girl.

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I guess you gave me some strength because it was a special day… .

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“I won’t say much. Leave the Academy, leave the Empire, and return to the Duchy.”

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Chloe listened to me and blinked blankly.

He had an expression of not understanding.

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“If you want, I can take you to the principality myself. Safely.”

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I didn’t want to hurt her.

Even though she’s annoying, she’s my friend, she’s my distant relative, she’s the heroine…

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The knife… .

Because you’ll be sad.

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“Why, why? Why did I go to the academy-”

“Just a little!”

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When I saw Chloe questioning, I found myself reacting nervously without realizing it.

Chloe’s mouth was instantly covered.

I didn’t want to hear any more, so I used the power of the royal family.

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Why the Academy?

I didn’t like the sight of him being stuck in the academy, let alone the empire.

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The reason he didn’t want to leave the academy was obvious, because you could clearly see that he was acting that way because he didn’t want to be away from Karl…

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I think it’s an overreaction.

I relaxed again.

Chloe regained her freedom to speak, but for a moment she stared at me as if in a daze due to the shock.

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“…Can you please listen to me?”

“……”

“You may or may not know, but you’re in serious danger, right? So go back to the principality. The religious order won’t be able to come out there.”

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First, we need to get Chloe away from the Empire.

So that the religious order cannot be easily targeted.

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Even though he has the blood of the Green Emperor mixed in, he is a descendant of the warrior.

Suspicion alone will not be enough to turn the Balkan Principality upside down.

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Above all, unlike Chloe, who is still at the Academy level, Duke Deminus’s power is said to be as strong as the reincarnation of a warrior.

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So, it would be best to send Chloe to the Duchy of Balkan. I can’t deal with the cult while protecting her and worrying about her.

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I too am busy rebuilding the imperial family in my own way… .

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If Chloe stays in the Empire and makes you nervous, she’ll mess around with Karl and-

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If it bothers you… it won’t work.

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“Are you really royalty?”

“…Right.”

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I answered Chloe’s question, who was asking nervously.

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“I was locked up in the Vatican and I kept wondering, why am I being treated this way, what is the Church misunderstanding?”

“……”

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I feel a little sorry.

If you think about it, it’s because of me.

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“On my way here, the Duke told me who the church was looking for.”

“The Duke of Minor… .”

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It will be as excellent and wise as the original.

I think maybe the reason they rushed the engagement was to get Chloe out. It didn’t really matter. The only thing that mattered was that Carl and Chloe were getting married.

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“It was you. The person the church is looking for.”

“Yeah, that’s right too.”

“Well, then…! Since you showed up here, won’t the misunderstandings in the church be resolved…?”

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Bam-

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My teeth are grinding.

Chloe has an expression of ignorance, a face that seems to hold untainted innocence… and she speaks such cleverly.

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It’s ridiculous.

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Who are you?

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Who are you to decide that?

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“I don’t want to leave the academy… .”

“You… .”

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I felt like I should tell you about the obsession with religion.

I feel like I should tell you what I’ve experienced and what I’ve heard through Matthias.

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He seemed to know nothing about the cult’s behavior, which was so blatant that it would stir up trouble if anything had anything to do with the royal family, especially the Green Emperor.

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If it weren’t for your father, Duke Deminus, the Duchy of Balkan would not have been safe…

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“You can’t understand it with words.”

“…!?”

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I tried to take it easy, but I can’t help it.

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“Yeah, I guess my appearance just as you said might clear up your doubts.”

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Chloe’s sea-green eyes sparkle.

There was a look of rising anticipation.

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“But it won’t be that easy. I, I… .”

“……”

“If you don’t make it clear that I am your enemy-!”

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Woohoo-

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I gathered mana at my fingertips.

It disintegrates and reassembles according to my will, according to the formula I have drawn.

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The gathered mana soon became magic.

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Fire lance.

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A magical spear engulfed in flames appears.

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One, two, three… .

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I created five windows appropriately.

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Swish-

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At my gesture, I was pushed in to shoot at Chloe at any moment.

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I think I’ll have to scold him appropriately.

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Because she doesn’t understand.

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I don’t know the severity of the situation.

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I wish you had just left the Academy like I said, then you’d be free from the threats of the school and I’d have less to worry about!

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Now that it’s come to this, I have to prove to the church that Chloe Deminus is an enemy of the royal family.

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Long ago, the blood of the Green Emperor was mixed in, but now it has faded away…

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While you’re at it, you should definitely do it.

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If you do it half-heartedly, the church won’t believe you.

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therefore….

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One arm.

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No, that’s too extreme.

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One eye?

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Yeah, I guess it’s okay to lose one of your pretty eyes.

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There’s no problem living there, right?

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I will lose one eye that can see the sword, but I will miss the sword because I can only see one beautiful eye that seems to contain the sea, but it’s okay, right?

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If it is the price of clearing one’s name… .

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I hesitated for a long time.

Chloe looked at me with a face full of tension.

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The helmet that responded to my mana was spitting out darkness.

In the darkness, a spear of flame burns brightly.

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It’s time to make a decision.

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To this extent, Chloe does not die.

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He is a descendant of a warrior and a first class, but this is all he can do…

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Look, Chloe is also wrapping her sword in mana and preparing to face me-

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uh?

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For a moment, I doubted my eyes.

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“What, what are you doing?”

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Chloe, who had been thrusting her sword at me, Chloe, who had been ready to fight at any moment, put her sword away.

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In the worst case scenario, she could have awakened the power of the warrior and fought, but she took a stance as if she had no intention of fighting.

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“Those eyes… Just looking at those eyes makes me feel sad.”

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He lowers his sword, raises his other hand, and points at my face.

My face, hidden by my helmet, only emitting light.

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“This feeling, this vague feeling. It’s not the first time.”

“……”

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And Chloe, who was smiling bitterly, looked so lovely.

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Oh, shit.

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I love that fox bitch who is so different on the outside and inside.

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Damn, damn.

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I hate you so much I could die.

Why are you making such a bitter face?!

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“I’m familiar with it. The shining eyes beyond the helmet, this alien mana… .”

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The tension is mounting.

Chloe’s lips open, afraid of what will come out next.

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“-s.”

“!?”

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I couldn’t believe it.

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“Beatrice… right?”

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My heart felt like it was going to stop.

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Thump thump – the sound of my heart pounding reverberated throughout my body.

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Got caught.

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My identity, the me hidden inside the helmet, the identity of the royal family hidden behind the mask of Beatrice.

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I was caught by the heroine who knows me, who is close to me.

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He stood there as if he was frozen solid.

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So I just stood there as if time had stopped. I was so embarrassed, scared, nervous, and angry… but I just stood there and looked at her.

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“Believe.”

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The sword raised its hand.

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A dimensional rift opened in the air, and a holy sword appeared.

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The summoning was already over before the starter word was shouted. It was to the point where I couldn’t see anything.

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The holy sword in his hand was already emitting strong light in all directions.

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It was power from the beginning.

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The best Carl can do, he should have done this a long time ago.

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I messed up the work by being a guest for no reason. I forgot something more important than training. It was also the main character’s mission that even the test could not stop.

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Heroine.

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What good is it if you can’t protect the heroine?

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Whether he is a holy swordsman, a loyal subject of the empire, or the son of a duke… they are all useless.

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From the time he was a reader of novels, to now after becoming possessed, the most important thing to him was the heroine. He wanted to become the protagonist he admired, the Carl Mayner in the novel who protected and saved the heroine.

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It’s no use if it’s taken away.

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Because of the twisted development, Beatrice is already… .

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This time even Chloe… .

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It was unacceptable.

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I was about to swing my holy sword towards the pitch-black barrier. The white light unique to the holy sword was about to pour out.

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“!?”

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At that moment, a black aura flew in from afar.

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Swoosh-

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It was as precise, huge, and fast as the swordsmanship that Lewis had shown him while training.

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Carl quickly raised his holy sword vertically and took a defensive stance.

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A figure befitting the grandeur of the greatsword appeared in front of the sword, and a curtain of light tightly protected the front of the sword.

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bang-!

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The black energy was destroyed when it collided with the light, but the impact was entirely the sword’s fault.

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Even though he used the Holy Sword, the gap in his skill could not be filled, and even though he was surrounded by sword energy due to the state of nothingness, the recoil was unavoidable.

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“Huh-!”

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The count rushed towards the swinging sword.

It seemed as if he was determined not to send it to the princess.

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visor-

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Carl swung his holy sword and barely managed to block the Count’s attack.

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But the Count’s attacks did not stop. He was only anxious to block them before the Holy Sword’s power could be activated or before it could emit light.

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Didn’t give me any space.

Just as the sword could not exert its full power without the Holy Sword, the Count was only now beginning to demonstrate his true abilities.

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widely-!

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It was a split second.

Clearly, I couldn’t take my eyes off him, but the masked servant’s vicious hand aimed for the nape of his neck. The sword was already struggling to block the sword, and its center of gravity was lost.

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It was a pure difference in skill.

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Before the sword could even react, the hand of the Count Dahlia grabbed the sword by the collar. He immediately lifted it into the air and slammed the sword into the ground. It was an unbelievable strength. He didn’t even have mana.

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Phew-

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The sword, thrown violently to the ground, groaned in pain.

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However, I somehow managed to create some distance by rolling around on the ground. Fortunately, I didn’t end up lying on the ground waiting for the next attack from my followers.

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“!?”

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However, he lost the holy sword and it fell to the ground.

He quickly distanced himself from his followers and averted the crisis, but he lost his only advantage, the Holy Sword.

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I felt dizzy when I saw the holy sword lying far away on the ground.

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“Tsk!”

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In a hurry, he pulled out Nathan’s sword, which he had put back into his waistband.

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As Nathan had asked, it was a precious sword, so I kept it on my waist to return it. However, even though it was a holy relic, it was far from being a holy sword.

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Now that the distance has widened, something had to be done.

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Carl automatically injected mana into Nathan’s sword. Since it was a holy relic, he thought that the principle would be similar to that of the holy sword.

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I felt divine power as if I was handling a holy sword.

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Please, grant me some power. Give me the strength to deal with that monstrous Guardian!

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A light flashed.

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Nathan’s sword began to hum.

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“Well done.”

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A friendly voice was heard.

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chin-

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Nathan appeared beside Carl, tapping him on the shoulder. Then he held out his hand.

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Carl stared blankly and then returned his sword to Nathan’s outstretched hand, with an expression that seemed to indicate that he had no idea what was going on.

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“Thanks to you, I was able to escape easily. I was wondering when you would use my sword.”

“Hey, what happened?”

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Nathan smiled faintly and said.

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“Divine power is amazing. I used the divine power engraved on my sword. By responding to the power of the holy relic, I was able to escape from the underground labyrinth.”

“…spatial movement?”

“Similar, but much more mysterious. The powers given by God are incomparable to magic.”

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It roughly means that he teleported by communicating with the sword, a sacred relic he was carrying.

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The knife tingled slightly.

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He lent me the relic with a determined expression, but it turned out that he was actually planning to use the sword in case of an emergency.

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But such feelings had to be put aside, because there were far more important matters at hand.

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I’ll argue later, but right now I need Nathan’s help.

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“Go ahead. I will deal with the author.”

“Nathan Sir… .”

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Nathan readjusted his sword and said.

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“Be careful. This is the Imperial Guardian. He’s strong.”

“…I thought so.”

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He didn’t look that surprised.

He just shook his head in disgust.

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“Then, the ones inside the barrier are the royal family.”

“Unknown. Took Chloe.”

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“… Lord Maynor, retrieve the Holy Sword and enter the barrier. You are the only one who can save the Archduke.”

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Carl nodded quietly.

You are given a chance to correct your mistakes.

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This time I won’t lose.

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