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Episode 56

“If you can’t stop it, you die?”

-Booow!

A lump of mana in the shape of a giant sword fell down on my head.

“Crazy…!”

Instinctively, I felt that an ordinary sword auror would never be able to stop that giant sword.

-Tsuzuzut…!

I squeezed my mana to the limit and forcibly blew it into my sword, increasing its size, and swung it towards the sword of Countess Riana von Carstein that was falling over my head.

-Kwaaang!

-Kugugugu….

The moment her black sword aura and my red sword aura met, a huge explosion occurred and shook the coliseum.

“You should’ve increased not only the size of the aura but also its density. You still lack experience. ”

“Coolook!Coolook!”

-Thud!

The mana circuits in his entire body were overloaded and heated up, and hot blood gushed out from his throat, spitting out sticky clumps of gore on the dirt floor.

At that moment, when I felt like I was going to collapse at any moment, I tried to prop myself up by fixing the sword to the ground…

“Huh?”

-dump!

My body, which had lost its way due to the sword being torn to pieces and flying away, flailed around and fell to the ground as if it was lying face down.

-Thump…thump…

I could hear Countess Riana von Carstein’s footsteps approaching me, but I didn’t have the strength to turn my head.

Is this the end that you are coming to finish me off?

-Clang!

Countess Riana von Carstein came closer, crouched down in front of me, and opened her mouth.

“What’s your relationship with Normandy?”

-Shudder…!

“…I don’t know anyone like that.”

“Don’t lie, do you think I don’t know that man’s sword?”

She spoke quietly, with a confident voice, so as not to be overheard by those around her.

“…”

“Are you not going to say anything until the end? Okay, then I’ll try to guess? ”

In the worst case scenario, Riana von Carstein and my father could be enemies, so I couldn’t just tell her about my relationship with my father.

Moreover, the fact that I killed my father with my own hands has spread, and this is one of the reasons why I cannot proudly say that I am his son.

“…”

“The adopted son of Leon de Normand, the scoundrel who killed his father. Leon de Normand, is that you? ”

-Thud…!

Although I had no strength left in my body due to the clash just a moment ago, when I saw Clement de Baston’s face, strength naturally entered my grip.

I forced my head up and met Riana von Carstein’s eyes.

“…So what are you trying to say?”

“I don’t like the fact that it’s so revealing to women…”

Countess Riana von Carstein looked down at me and smiled.

“Do you want to be my son?”

“…Huh?”

I was speechless at Countess Riana von Carstein’s shocking proposal.

You suddenly knead a person and call him your son?

Even she had a youthful appearance that made it seem like there wasn’t much of an age difference between us.

“What is that…?”

“Think about it slowly.”

-Clang!

Countess Liana von Carstein sheathed her flamberge in her scabbard and slowly walked out of the arena, then stopped.

“Oh, by the way, just know that it’s impossible to get the Wooden Sword of Freedom in the Colosseum. The only way you can gain freedom is if someone buys your freedom. ”

“…”

“Hehe… If you change your mind later, come see me.”

Countess Riana von Carstein winked at me with one eye awkwardly open, then turned around and left again.

#

Liana von Carstein, a sword master who appeared in the Holy Ram Empire like a comet about 15 years ago.

Of unknown origin and age, Riana proved herself on the battlefield with only her sword and was granted the title of Count of the Empire.

Although she had always been on the rise on the battlefield, she was defeated for the first time by Lyon-de-Normand of the Frankish Kingdom.

She has challenged herself in the Lyon-de-Normand competition several times since then, but the results have always been humiliating defeats for her, and she has been looking for a chance to get revenge…

After the last war between the Empire and the Kingdom, her revenge became impossible when the unbelievable story of Lyon-de-Normand being murdered by his own son was heard.

Until I saw a gladiator named Leon in the Caracalla Colosseum…

“I’ve never heard that Lyon-de-Normand had a disciple?”

She was someone who enjoyed training more than playing, but she had devoted herself to training to defeat Lyon-de-Normand, but after his death, she lost interest in training.

While wandering around like that, he started watching a game at the Colosseum at the recommendation of those around him, and by chance he saw a gladiator named Leon using a sword technique he was familiar with, and he became interested in him.

-Kaang!

-Phew!

-Lion! Leon! Leon!

The gladiator, who used the sword of Lyon-de-Normand to cleanly finish off his opponent, was standing in the center of the arena like a noble lion, receiving cheers from the audience.

“Hmm…”

While others saw in him the appearance of a noble lion, in her eyes, Leon looked like a wounded lion with broken wings.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a guy who only feels sadness and anger in his eyes since the war ended.”

This is a common sight among those who have lost someone precious and are looking for a place to die in order to seek revenge.

“I’m going to die soon…?”

If you keep pushing yourself like that, with revenge as your only goal in life, you will soon drown in the desire for revenge that has welled up to the tip of your throat.

“What a shame.”

When he dies, the swordsmanship of Lyon-de-Normand, which she has never yet defeated, will disappear from the world forever and gradually be forgotten.

Rihanna von Carstein was so saddened by that fact.

“If I’m going to die and disappear anyway…”

Perhaps the gladiator named Jerion was Leon de Normand, the adopted son of Lyon de Normand.

The rumor that Leon Normand had committed a crime against nature, lost his noble status, and become a slave was openly circulating in the social circles of the Empire, lending weight to the belief that her suspicions were true.

Then why is Leon, who killed his father, slowly killing himself in revenge?

It’s interesting.

“I should have it.”

She should have the swordsmanship of Lyon-de-Normand and his son.

Liana von Carstein even felt that it was the best revenge she could take on the dead Lyon-de-Normand, and even a tribute to him.

“It turned out well since there was no successor.”

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After that, she became interested in Leon and spent some time gathering information about him inside and outside the Caracalla Colosseum.

Then one day, while meeting with the noble ladies who frequented the Colosseum, Anna von Carstein heard some disappointing rumors.

It was an open secret that Barorion received money from the noble ladies who visited the Colosseum and met with them like a prostitute and had sex with them…

When I heard the names of the young ladies who had spent the night with Leon, I was dumbfounded.

“No, at this point, haven’t you tried all the nobility’s daughters in the empire?”

Countess Riana von Carstein frowned and muttered.

The chastity of noble ladies was important, so it may not have been done to the full extent, but that does not mean that Leon’s actions with other ladies were not indecent.

Rather, it is possible that he did something more extreme and bizarre than can be said because it was not broadcast live.

Of course, I didn’t intend to judge him just by listening to what other people said, but I still couldn’t hide my disappointment.

“Ha…! It didn’t look lewd from what I saw at the Colosseum… I guess I’ll have to go see it in person and check.”

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“Sister…! Move your legs!”

“Eri…!”

-Kkuuk…!

Eri’s stiff legs began to move slowly, although still a little awkwardly.

“Is there anything you find uncomfortable?”

“I’m fine, except that my lower body feels a little numb.”

“Thank goodness…really thank goodness…!”

The two twin sisters hugged each other for a while, shedding tears of joy, and after a while, Eri regained her usual mischievous expression.

“Hehehe, now that I’m feeling better, should I go meet my sister’s man?”

“Wh,what are you talking about…! Leon and I aren’t that close yet.”

“Huh? You said you and Leon kissed and saw each other naked, so what are you saying that we’re not like that all of a sudden? ”

“That, that…only when Leon lost consciousness and fell asleep because of the incense…”

-widely!

Eri heard Erin’s words and hit her forehead with her palm as if she was shocked.

“No…so all the high-level actions you’ve told me about so far were actions that Burion did while he was sleeping?”

“When Leon is in his right mind, he is embarrassed…”

“Huh… Then how far did you go while Leon was awake? You didn’t do anything while Leon was awake, did you? ”

-Shudder…!

Erin smiled awkwardly and avoided Eri’s eyes.

“Hehehe… When Leon is awake, hugs and light touches…? ”

“Then you were just flirting with him all this time! You should have just slowly developed his body while Leon was asleep and started seducing him in earnest while he was awake!”

Eri pounded her chest with her fist as if she was frustrated with Erin’s behavior.

“That, that looks like Leon’s body development is going well. Even if I touch Leon’s body just a little bit, he reacts well? ”

“Developing a man’s body must be the hardest part, but you made it so easy? Rather, seduction must be much easier…? ”

“I guess I have talent as a teaching assistant!”

“Oh my… So that means the body has already come over, now all you have to do is get your courage up and push through.”

“Yeah…!”

“Sis, I’m worried about being alone, so I’ll go with you after rehabilitation is over.”

“Eh, Eri…? Do you really have to do that?”

“Why? Are you worried that I’ll fall in love with you if I see Leon?”

“…”

“If I see your face and like you, should I just steal it? We both look similar, so if I do well, I might be able to steal your spot…? ”

“Eh, Eri!”

“Hehehe, I’m joking, I’m joking. There’s no way I could steal my sister’s man, right? ”

“That’s right…?”

“Don’t worry, sister.”