episode_0148
by fnovelpia
Under the dim light illuminating the darkness, the two people’s blond hair fluttered.
The slightly darker colored side was the women’s side.
Guardian Knight Tress was catching her breath, brushing back her curly blonde hair.
Her eyes looked at the man with equally blond hair.
I tried to subdue and capture him, but the man in front of me was much stronger than I expected.
The man’s black basics were good and solid.
Above all, he tenaciously defended himself against the cunning sword of Tress.
It is a classic sword that is honest and straightforward.
It was like seeing the knight Louis of the Empire.
Then the man said.
“Are you tired already?”
“Ha!”
Even the way they carelessly play with their beaks resembles that of a monkey.
Tress burst out laughing.
“You keep reminding me of that annoying guy-!”
As he finished speaking, a pitch-black aura emerged from the sword of Guardian Knight Tres.
It was the power of the retinue granted by the princess.
Paaat-
He aimed his sword, covered in darkness, at the man. The man’s golden eyes showed no sign of any disturbance.
“Alana, please.”
He simply spoke to the group he came with in a gentle voice.
The woman nodded after hearing the man’s words and extended her hand.
“!?”
Her hands flashed.
A brilliant light enveloped the underground.
Tress immediately realized that the light was all divine power. So she glared at the woman and shouted.
“Alana… Saint Alana! Have you come to disturb His Majesty’s land!”
I felt an unbearable anger, but at the same time, I realized that the pitch black that had colored the sword was fading away.
The saint’s power began to purify the magic.
However, Tress did not care about the magic disappearing and tried to swing the sword aimed at the man.
Even without the power of her followers, she was already one of the strongest swordsmen in the world. So I didn’t care.
“Don’t show off with such tricks-!”
visor-!
Carl blocked Tres’s blows with two swords.
The shock that sent tingles through my entire body was transmitted intact.
‘Ugh…’
I wanted to take it easy, but the Guardian’s attacks were by no means easy.
Carl barely withstood the shock that felt like his shoulder was being crushed. He also tried to hold back his uneven breathing.
If you let your guard down, you’ll get cut down with the sword.
The Guardian Knight’s sword, which was only aimed at vital points, changed into a simple, ignorant strike.
It was a rough sword that would cut down the opponent along with the sword if blocked.
The sword’s strategy, which changed from moment to moment, was extremely cunning.
But the sword was familiar to him.
I have already experienced it.
Of course, the woman who wielded a sword similar to that of the Guardian Knight was far from this level…
widely-!
The sword finally took the ignorant blow completely and kept its distance.
I felt a tingling sensation through my arm.
It was truly a colossal blow.
Before the sword could parry the next attack, it spoke to the Guardian Knight.
“You… You were the one who taught Beatrice how to use the sword.”
“……”
Beatrice’s name came up again.
The Guardian Knight was visibly shaken.
From that sight, Karl was certain.
“Blair de Dahlia, are you the third Guardian, Tressie?”
The Guardian paused for a moment, then answered with a complicated smile.
“Half is right.”
“?”
“The person called Blair de Dahlia is an illusion. I, a member of the royal family and a guardian knight, am just a name borrowed for a while.”
“You’re talking difficult words.”
Blair laughed softly.
“I’ll admit it. It’s hard to say. I don’t even know if I’m Blair, Tress, or what defines me anymore.”
“Is that really a person?”
“……”
The words that Carl blurted out without much thought felt heavy to Blair.
“Sorry. Did I hit the nail on the head? Well, it doesn’t matter. I know you’ve been her adoptive parent. So, as Beatrice’s mother, you can say things like that.”
“?”
“I came to see Beatrice. I want to meet her.”
“How dare a knight of the church attack His Majesty?”
“I’m not a religious person.”
After speaking, Karl put the two swords back into their scabbards.
Blair questioned the unexpected behavior.
“Knife… What are you doing all of a sudden-”
Alana said in a worried voice.
At that moment, a dimensional rift opened in front of the sword.
A huge sword fell through the gap and stuck itself in.
Blair could not help but stare at the greatsword with wide eyes.
This was because I felt a power as strong as the saint’s divine power that I had felt just before.
Holy sword.
It was a sword that defeated darkness.
It was only then that Blair discovered the man’s identity.
“You……”
“Karl Mayner. Also known as the Master of the Holy Sword. But that doesn’t matter. I just came to see Beatrice. As a friend… ”
“……”
Alana’s heart raced as she watched the sword being more reckless than expected.
At the same time, the word ‘friend’ that Karl used made me feel even more anxious.
As real friends?
Do you just think of me as a friend?
That woman?
……if it’s a lie.
If you think of us as friends, that’s a lie, and if you think of us as more than that.
……
Alana agonized deeply over what she should do as a saint.
*
“Carl Mayner…”
Blair muttered as she looked at the man who had drawn his greatsword and slung it over his shoulder.
Depending on your answer, you will probably end up facing that fearsome sword.
“I’ll give you some time to think about it. Since I came to see your daughter, I can wait that long.”
But for someone who came to see his daughter, his attitude was quite unpleasant.
Blair didn’t really care anyway.
Instead, I thought of the princess who had mentioned that man.
-The sword, never harm the master of the holy sword.
Before I barged into that man and Chloe Deminus’ engagement ceremony, I thought of the princess who had been insisting on it.
Some even said that the man might end up on the royal side.
The appearance of the princess speaking those words felt very unfamiliar.
‘The Princess has an inexplicable obsession with the owner of the Holy Sword.’
That was Blair’s conclusion.
So now the question is…
What should I do as a Guardian Knight?
I just told you not to harm me, I never said to bring me.
So, even if we just block it like this, it doesn’t really mean we’re going against the princess.
Above all, as a Guardian Knight, I couldn’t allow someone wielding such a dangerous sword to be by the princess’ side.
It seemed like if I sent that man to the princess like this, something irreversible would happen.
The power of the clan was warning.
But that doesn’t mean you should kill them.
If I kill that man, I will surely incur the princess’s wrath.
So the answer is…
“?”
Swish-
As Blair silently aimed her sword again, Carl looked disappointed.
“I asked politely, but you coldly refused… I guess I’ll have to go find Beatrice myself.”
“Go back.”
“?”
“If you return to the empire quietly, I won’t bother to chase you. So just pretend this never happened and use the teleportation device to return.”
“That’s difficult…”
“Then I’ll send it back-!”
Blair jumped out of her seat and rushed over.
Her sword was no longer enveloped in darkness.
Now that you know that your opponent is the saint and the owner of the holy sword, you cannot use the power that the princess has bestowed upon you.
So now, Blair, as a knight, stood against the master of the Holy Sword through the ‘nothingness’ of his clan that he had built up through succession after succession.
“!”
As Blair rushed at him at incredible speed, Carl quickly swung his holy sword.
Kang-
There was no magic to be purified. The sword I received contained only pure mana and power squeezed from technique.
But the problem was that the power was so incredibly strong.
The sword was pushed back.
Even as I was pushed back, I didn’t miss Blair’s mad, relentless attacks.
I pulled out the power of the holy sword to its limit.
The power of the Holy Sword has brought the swordsman to several higher levels as an inspector.
But it was still overwhelming.
Guardian Knight Tress was truly a formidable foe.
visor-
But he didn’t back down.
Quite the opposite. Rather than widening the gap between the swords, the sword dug in.
I squeezed my way in between the ignorant sword strikes Blair was swinging.
“This kid…!”
Distance. The line of fire where life is at stake as an inspector. The sword never retreated from Blair’s sword area. He somehow maintained the dangerous distance.
The one who was really embarrassed was Blair.
At this distance, at this sword radius, there is no such thing as moderate.
It is a distance that is impossible to moderately subdue and moderately deal with.
To deal with it properly, to attack it properly from this distance, you have to risk your life.
If the owner of the holy sword fails to receive it properly, he will die immediately.
It was about that distance.
At this point, the two people were in a situation where their lives could be lost in one fell swoop.
‘As expected, Beatrice must have given some orders!’
Carl’s gamble paid off.
After revealing his identity, he was convinced that he could not take her to Beatrice, but that he urged her to return quietly.
Beatrice must have told her subordinates about Karl himself.
Don’t kill, or capture them alive…
Blair tried to put some distance between them.
If we continue to exchange blows within the confines of the sword, we will have no choice but to kill this man.
But if that happened, I was also certain that I would not be forgiven by the princess.
Carl shouted, knocking Blair’s sword away.
“Alana! Now.”
“!”
I let my guard down.
Blair looked belatedly at where the saint was.
I was so focused on the master of the Holy Sword that I forgot that there were two opponents.
A ring of light appeared above the saint’s head, shining so clear and transparently.
Halo.
The signs of the saint spreading divine energy in all directions were clearly visible.
The saint who appeared after a hundred years finally reached the level where she could create a halo.
“The light is coming.”
A flash of light poured into the saint’s chant.
A beam of light stretched out in an instant, trying to engulf Blair.
That light is the essence of divine power.
So, even if the owner of the Holy Sword escapes, the retinue imbued with the aura of the royal family will not be safe.
Had to avoid it.
But how?
A situation where one’s actions are restricted due to the owner of the holy sword guarding the sword’s boundaries.
There is no way to avoid this.
“Tsk-!”
To avoid this, we must first get rid of this man.
That means, soon, the man’s life could be taken away.
In a desperate situation, Blair showed his wit.
He used his incredible strength to block the opponent’s two-handed sword with one hand, and tried to push the opponent away with the other hand.
Then, Carl pulled his sword away and changed the trajectory of his sword again so as not to give him an opening. Blair aimed for the moment and struck his head with all his might.
butt.
It was just a physical fight, but it was the best move at the time, and it was effective.
“Ha! Don’t make fun of me! I know because I competed with your daughter.”
Facing a powerful strike aimed at the chin, Carl slightly turned his body and offered his shoulder instead of his chin.
Bam-!
Their broad shoulders and foreheads collided.
While I was dizzy from the shock, the light of the saint came right up to my nose.
But then there was a flash – a sound and the light dispersed.
bang-
The scattered light absorbed the shock and missed Blair and Karl.
The two people were surprised and looked at where the light had been.
Instead of light, all that remained was a man wearing royal attire.
Carl was shocked, holding her shoulder.
Before she knew it, Blair was distancing herself from the knife.
“Alex!”
Mercenary. Leader of Silver Terdeni. And a powerful swordsman who joined the imperial army.
The reddish-brown haired man smiled sheepishly as he brushed off the white uniform that betrayed his new identity.
“Nice to meet you too. Lover of the Holy Sword.”
Alex smiled and looked back and forth between Carl and Blair.
“Looks pretty tough, huh? Tress. The Guardian Knights are really out of their element.”
“……”
Blair staggered toward Alex.
She was rubbing her forehead, perhaps from the shock of the headbutt.
“I came here because it was strange that it was taking so long to eliminate the intruders… I didn’t know that the saintess would have a set of holy swords.”
“These guys must be captured.”
“Capturing… is harder than killing.”
“Do you think I’m saying this without knowing it? Especially this guy. The owner of the holy sword should never be harmed. That’s why I’m suffering like this.”
Alex laughed lightly and looked at the knife.
“It certainly seems stronger than last time. But, Tress, there’s a problem.”
“?”
“I can’t even aim my sword at that holy sword’s cub right now.”
“What does that mean?”
“I guess that guy got stronger and now he can’t fight with a straight face. So the moment he points his sword at me, I guess he takes it as ‘harm’.”
“…!?”
Blair’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Seo, no way!”
“That’s right. The darkness engraved in my heart is accepting it that way. Even now, if I just let out a little bit of murderous intent toward that guy, I can feel the darkness aiming for my heart sharply. It’s such a tricky contract, the oath of darkness.”
“Why on earth did Your Majesty engrave such a condition-”
“Huh? What, you didn’t make that condition? Oh. You said you didn’t make the Dark Oath itself, right? ”
Emotions of shock, horror and anguish flooded into Blair’s eyes.
“Well, anyway, this is the situation. I can’t deal with that man due to my restrictions. So do what you want. I’ll take care of the saint’s side instead.”
“……”
“In my opinion, I think it would be better to get rid of that man. I can’t understand Her Highness’s actions toward that man. He will definitely be a major source of anxiety in the future war with the Empire. I can’t do it, but you, who have no restrictions, can do it if you put your mind to it.”
“If Her Majesty the Crown Princess finds out-”
Alex put a finger to his lips and made a shushing sound.
“There’s only the two of us here, right? Those two are going to die soon. If we don’t tell anyone, no one will know.”
“……”
“Isn’t that okay?”
With those words, Alex slowly approached the saintess.
At the same time, Karl stopped Alex from approaching Alana.
Blair still stood with her head down.
“Decide quickly~”
Alex trembled as if he was embarrassed.
As if to ask for help quickly.
It’s no different from the devil’s temptation.
Blair de Dahlia had never been more troubled in her life.
And it was as painful as the moment when I lost the prince.
I have never once disobeyed the princess’s words.
I never even imagined going against it.
Blair had to grit her teeth.
As a guardian knight, it would be right to eliminate anything that could threaten the princess.
She knew it was the right thing to do, but it pained Blair to have to go against the princess’s orders to do it.
The clan. Those who were previously called Tres did not even have to go through such agony.
Because they were completely subservient beings.
Blair didn’t know.
This very moment, where I feel so much pain and anxiety, is the princess’s arrangement.
That this was possible because the princess allowed Blair and her retinue a certain degree of freedom.
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