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Ilya swung his sword at the duke’s head. However, it was blocked. The Duke’s defenses were solid.

This time the duke fights back. The peacock’s sword, moving like a snake, flew towards Illya’s neck.

Ilya read it but did not back down. This was because stepping back from here would lead to a fatal gap. We have already entered too deeply into each other’s territory. The enemy in front of me was not one to miss such a gap. Of course, you too.

But that didn’t mean it couldn’t be stopped.

To be precise, it could be prevented, but it shouldn’t have been prevented. If I tried to block that dark red energy head-on, it was obvious that my already small mana would quickly run out. Mana consumption was severe. A normal sword attack couldn’t stop that.

Either way, it was a path closer to defeat for her.

In the end, she chose to gamble with her life.

Ilya throws herself towards the Duke’s slash.

The duke did not stop his sword, as if he had no regard for his daughter’s life.

Sssshhhh!!

The moment the duke’s sword was about to touch Ilya’s neck.

Illya narrowly avoided it by tilting her head. A dark red energy passed over my cheek, and blood splattered.

“!”

Ilya’s eyes flashed.

It was an opportunity. As he narrowly avoided it, the Duke’s gap seemed wide. He thrust his sword with all his might into the duke’s heart.

Easy profit!!

However, her thrust was blocked by the dark red energy of the peacock moving uncontrollably.

Kwaaaa!!

Ilya was disappointed.

My posture was unstable, so I wasn’t able to apply enough force.

Although it was disappointing, she continued her offensive. Even that thought was a luxury. Empty your thoughts. All he thought about was avoiding the Duke’s attacks and hitting his own attacks.

We should never have given the initiative to the duke. It was obvious that if they gave up the initiative even for a moment, they would just block and lose.

Ilya is going crazy.

Surprisingly, she narrowly avoided all attacks and plunged her sword into the duke’s vital spot.

It felt like dancing.

No, it was closer to acrobatics than dancing.

This was because each step she took was close to death.

If she took even one wrong step, the peacock’s dark red energy would tear her down.

It’s literally a stunt of death.

She was standing in the firing line.

***

The duke was feeling supremely happy.

If you look away even for a moment, a transparent blade full of life will fly straight towards your vital area.

If you let your guard down, you will die. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this kind of tension.

Something hot kept surging inside my body. My head is screaming.

I felt alive.

The fight for one’s life is so thrilling. It was so long ago that I forgot about it.

‘Now, what should I do now…’

The situation is not easy.

She was in a situation where she couldn’t attack easily.

If my daughter made a defensive choice even once, I planned to hit her back, but surprisingly, she didn’t make a single defensive choice.

attack. attack. attack.

Despite the difference in power, the daughter constantly attacks without regard for her life. Thanks to this, there was no time to attack.

It must have been a difficult choice, but my daughter managed it.

But I dare say that if it weren’t for that choice, this fight would have ended a long time ago. If ‘Honey’ attacks, there will be no way for the daughter to stop it…

My daughter figured it out instinctively. The only way to deal with yourself.

It was great.

Only then did the duke realize. You can’t win this game unless you take risks yourself.

His daughter was already a prosecutor equal to him.

‘Hehe… okay… let’s see who wins…’

Damn it!!

“!!”

The Duke’s sword, filled with dark red energy, swung towards Illia.

A number closer to Donggwijin, different from before.

It was an attack that came in while ignoring Ilia’s attack.

Two people extending their swords towards each other’s vital points.

Ilya’s thinking becomes faster. At the same time, the world slowed down.

A fleeting world where only the peacock and himself move.

In it, two prosecutors crossed paths.

Faaah!!

A red solid line appears on Ilya’s neck,

Blood spurted from the duke’s shoulder.

Ilya felt it. The duke changed his attitude. The duke also began to take risks.

Now leadership has become meaningless. It’s a fight to see who can kill the other person first…

The other person must have felt it too, as he smiled an eerie smile. With a face that resembles your own.

I felt a little bad. Because it was like looking in a mirror. It seemed as if he was saying, ‘This is your nature, too.’ But he doesn’t laugh like that. I mean, smile a little prettier. Theo also liked his smile.

I was annoyed.

Ilya threw a sword strike at the duke’s face. The Duke swings his sword in a similar trajectory.

Quaaa!!

The energy of the two people collided in the air.

There was no strategy in it. The only thought was to kill each other before they died.

***

gulp!

Theo, who was watching the battle between the two, swallowed his saliva.

It was a fight of an unbelievable level. Even though I was watching, my eyes couldn’t follow their movements.

It just looked like two clusters of lights colliding.

Theo wouldn’t know. What this means is that we are now witnessing the highest level of attack and defense that has occurred since the creation of the sword.

A swordsman who puts his will into his sword, a sword that is difficult to find even once in a century.

Luckily, two people were born this time. Moreover, without any interference, the two men clashed purely with their swords. It was a probability close to a miracle.

It was beautiful. If there were a prosecutor here who could understand this high-level attack and defense, he would have shed tears.

The tip of the sword was here.

But Theo, who knew nothing, was just annoyed.

‘Oh, it’s dazzling!’

It was okay, Theo just hoped that Ilya would win and go home quickly.

***

However, contrary to his wishes, Ilya was pushed back.

She has more and more wounds on her body.

The wounds on the duke’s body were increasing, but not to the extent of hers.

Because of all the blood I lost, I felt dizzy.

Even bigger problems were troubling her.

Manatong was now truly at its lowest point.

It became difficult to maintain the sword.

Kwaaaa!!

‘If we don’t win soon…’

Ilya became anxious.

There is not much time left. Before that, we have to win.

But it wasn’t easy. To be honest, it was difficult to endure.

at last···

“!!!”

simplicity and honesty!!

With an ominous sound, Illya’s rapier was broken in two.

This was because she lacked mana and could not spread energy evenly on the sword.

The blade of the rapier, cut in half, flies into the air.

The duke smiled deeply.

Ilya’s thoughts spun quickly.

If things continue like this, we will lose. We have to find a way.

We can’t lose Theo.

never···

Cover!

Ilya caught the blade of the flying rapier with her bare hand.

“?!”

And then Ilya thrust it straight into the duke’s throat.

The duke hurriedly raised his sword to block the irregular movement.

But that wasn’t the end. She stabbed the duke’s gap with the remaining rapier held in her other hand.

The duke quickly struck away one blade and tried to block the half rapier stabbing through the gap.

visor!

Push away the blade that was threatening your neck and raise your sword to protect your torso.

“?”

However, Illya’s half rapier did not behave as the duke expected.

Ilya’s half rapier suddenly stopped while swinging.

Oh no. It was a mistake.

The rapier, which I thought would naturally be surrounded by a transparent energy, did not contain any energy. It was just an ordinary rapier.

A trick you can’t tell unless you look closely.

At that time, Ilya’s real attack came from the other hand.

The duke quickly turned around to try to avoid it, but it was too late.

Squeak!

A long stab wound was carved on the duke’s face.

The biggest wound I suffered today.

The peacock’s blood is sprinkled.

‘It was dangerous’

The attack just now was truly dangerous. If it had been a full-length rapier rather than a blade, the duke’s face would have been divided into a face and a cave.

Ilya didn’t seem to feel any regret, and rushed into the duke’s arms like a crazy person.

And then the real attack begins and a wild dance mixed with foolishness begins.

If you thought it was real, it was a mistake. If you thought it was a mistake, it was a real attack.

The Duke was truly impressed.

Even in that unfavorable situation, it was his daughter who managed to find the optimal fighting form. I even felt a sense of respect for him as a prosecutor.

A crazy improvisation that saves the mana that is lacking and at the same time utilizes a rapier that has been broken in two.

Although the duke had never had a high opinion of other people’s talents, he had no choice but to acknowledge this.

His daughter was a genius. It also surpasses itself.

I’m not talking about the ability to manipulate mana or wield a sword. Those skills were probably good.

Of all the enemies she’s faced so far, don’t you think there was anyone stronger than her?

They all died by her hands.

Those skills were nothing. What was important was the other part.

And the daughter was an incomprehensible monster in that regard. Of course, his skills were excellent, but…

Honestly, if the positions had just been reversed, I don’t think the duke would have been able to do as well as his daughter.

Well, if you give it a little time, you will probably come up with a solution. But my daughter finished the whole process in one moment.

It was instinct. Instinct guided my daughter.

Easy profit!!

Even at this moment, the duke felt both joy and regret as he endured his daughter’s relentless attacks.

It was because I had a feeling that this match would end soon.

My daughter’s attack was very good.

But it wasn’t complete yet…

The Duke gathered all of his mana into the sword. Then, a frighteningly dark red energy oozed from above her sword.

And released it in an instant.

-Keee!!!

“!!”

A dark red energy spreading in all directions along with the ears. It spread with tremendous force, as if it was going to engulf everything.

‘shit···’

Ilya also had no choice but to avoid it. The duke’s attack was that threatening.

Ilya throws herself backwards and receives energy.

Eventually, the distance widened again to more than twenty steps.

Ilya hurriedly looked towards Theo.

And she breathed a sigh of relief.

This was because I was able to see Theo hiding safely behind the chair.

I don’t know if the Duke was paying attention or if the chair was ridiculously sturdy, but either way, her fiancé was fine.

The Duke looked at Ilya and smiled.

‘Well, what do you do now, daughter?’

The attack just now had widened the distance to an extent that nothing could be done.

The daughter’s dual swords were very threatening, but they had one weakness. It was the street.

A rapier cut in half its original length may not have revealed its weaknesses in close combat, but at a distance like this, its weaknesses were clearly revealed.

The daughter probably knew that too, so she used her courage and dug into her arms.

From now on, the duke will control his distance and play with his daughter.

It might have been different if I had brought two rapiers with me from the beginning and fought. But reality turned out like this. If it had come out that way in the first place, the initial development would have been different, so the assumption is meaningless.

The world of competition is cruel. The duke wondered what his daughter would do now.

‘······.’

In fact, just as the Duke thought, Illya felt that her chances of winning had fallen sharply.

At least one arm should have been cut off. If I had cut off at least one arm when I was stuck, I would have had a good chance of winning.

But now it was difficult.

The Duke was no fool. There was no way I would allow the distance again.

I couldn’t think of any way to win.

To make matters worse, the transparent aura from Illya’s sword also disappeared.

Now I really didn’t have the mana to maintain it.

It was over.

Blood leaked from Illya’s right hand, which was gripping the blade tightly.

As I felt the end coming, I remembered my memories with Theo.

The first meeting with Theo, the day of the first kiss with Theo (he was sleeping), the shy first experience with Theo (he was sleeping), and even the first reverse penetration moment that Theo was completely unaware of… (also sleeping) there was)

Ilya, who had been reflecting on her memories, woke up from her thoughts.

And smiled.

I also can’t see it falling into someone else’s hands.

I should die like the duke.

···

In fact, before coming here, she had asked Renee for a favor. If he doesn’t come back, take care of Theo.

Even if he dies here, Theo will be able to live well. That’s enough.

Ilya, prepared to die, raised the sword for the last time. There was no need for transparency. I’m planning on cutting my mother’s head while she’s dying anyway…

‘Remember me, Theo…’

Ilya started walking towards the duke.

The Duke looked at his daughter’s decision to die and smiled.

‘Is that how it comes out…’

She respected her daughter’s choice.

and···

He said, putting the sword in his waistband.

“I lost, daughter.”

“···???”

“????”

At the sight of the Duke suddenly declaring defeat, even Illya and Theo, who was watching, were dumbfounded.

For Ilya, it was even worse.

I was prepared to die just now, but in an instant, heaven and earth turned upside down.

“??”

I didn’t understand the situation.

The Duke explained in a playful tone to his daughter who kept asking question marks.

“You can’t kill your daughter, right? Hehehe… Moreover…”

The Duke pauses for a moment.

“You can’t cut a pregnant woman. Take care of yourself.”

The duke left the hall with a bombshell.

We who were left behind couldn’t say anything for a while.

The situation was absurd, but

I didn’t really understand the duke’s last words.

pregnancy···?

pregnancy···?!

Ilya and Theo made eye contact.

“Ehh?!!!”