Episode 215
To put it bluntly.
If the opponent wasn’t an imperial knight, he would have started by hitting the back of the head while he was eating.
However, as Charles and Hector said, this is an imperial castle, and the opponents are the Royal Knights.
This means that no matter how crazy I am, I can’t start a fight without a cause.
It’s like this guy broke Hector’s arm under some pretext… … .
For me, too, it’s best to lead this guy to a situation where he can’t win and challenges him to a duel.
“under… … .”
Molvius made a bewildered expression and shook his head.
Strangely, he didn’t seem very angry.
Is my cultivation surprisingly deep? Thinking back on the way this guy spoke from Charles, it doesn’t seem like that.
‘Is it because of my appearance?’
I thought that might be the case.
Since he is a young boy whose head has not even dried yet, the opponent shows patience once more despite blatant provocation.
Of course there is a way.
All you have to do is scratch the other person’s insides until their eyes roll over. The moment I tried to remove the spout again… … .
“wait for a sec! ha ha ha.”
The driver sitting next to me joined in with a friendly smile.
“I don’t know which family you are from, but you seem too excited. Please calm down first.”
It was a middle-aged man. He is about forty years old.
The impressive face and expression are impressive. Although he is dressed like a knight, his atmosphere seems far from authority.
I looked at this simple-looking man and spoke in a kind tone.
“You should leave.”
“Well, don’t be so harsh.”
A good laugh.
To put it in a good way, it gives off an easy-going look, but to put it in a bad way, it gives off an old-fashioned look.
It’s hard to be born into a noble family with a face like that.
‘Are you from a commoner background?’
This means that someone has the personality to laugh off most insults.
The problem was that, perhaps because he was a senior, Molvius took his eyes off me and started to focus on eating again.
‘Hmm.’
I heard that the Royal Knights are a group that falls outside the rules of the Knights Templar.
Perhaps there were rules of their own there.
In that case, I have no choice but to change my strategy.
“good. Come to think of it, Tongseongmyeong is still there. “Where are you?”
“My name is Fabian. I am a member of the Royal Knights with this friend. “What about you?”
“Luan Badnicker.”
“ah… “Golden Fairy.”
Fabian nodded as if he understood, and a slight sneer appeared on Molvius’ face.
“Badniker? I heard that the youngest child of Iron Blood Lord has a somewhat unique appearance, so it’s just like the rumor. He doesn’t look like his brother at all. is it. “Did you come to avenge my brother?”
“What is revenge? We’re not a very close-knit family. “There is an agreement that each other will clean up each other’s poop.”
At my sudden analogy, the drivers eating around me simultaneously put down their utensils.
‘I’m sorry.’
Since I was here to start a fight, I couldn’t apologize out loud, so I just bowed my head inwardly.
Molvius said, still with a sneer on his face.
“Then why did you come here?”
“I heard people were saying that Badniker’s swordsmanship was shabby, so I came to see for myself how great he was. In the end, it was a waste of time.”
“Even Badniker’s provocation method is shabby.”
Molvius smiled and said while holding up a glass of water.
“Originally, yes. “I would have put a lot of effort into correcting a spoiled child like you, but as it happens, I have already been nagged by the captain once due to yesterday’s incident.”
Leader?
Are you referring to the head of the Royal Knights?
“It looks like you are participating in the awarding ceremony in place of the injured Hector Badniker, but you can’t have two people attending His Majesty’s Majesty lying in the hospital.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that I have no intention of falling for trivial provocations. From your perspective, it would be a fortune. “You have escaped the fate of having both your arms broken.”
“My manners and manners are not that weak.”
“What good are those manners in the face of pain?”
Molvius, who did not understand my hidden language, chatted like that and then focused on his meal again.
The sound of dishes and utensils clashing rang slightly.
Did he think I would leave?
I felt the gaze from all directions disappearing one by one.
Instead of making a fuss, I leaned against the backrest for a moment and observed the situation.
‘I didn’t force it.’
Now Molvius’s attention has actually left me.
Since he looks young, I thought he would get over it with a little bit of cajoling, but surprisingly, it wasn’t that easy.
So what should we do?
For some reason, I thought it would be difficult to fight here even if I threw the plate I was eating at this guy’s face.
‘Of course, it’s something that people who are good at insulting and provoking should do.’
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For someone like me who has a gentle personality and doesn’t pick fights with others, it might have been difficult from the beginning.
… Should we change direction a bit?
For a moment, I thought about Molvius’ words and actions.
It wasn’t a long conversation… … .
Basically, he is not a man who hides his emotional expressions, so there must have been a clue in the short conversation.
Tap, tap, tap. When I habitually knocked on the table about three times, something suddenly occurred to me.
This self-indulgent, arrogant guy only cares about himself, but he was at least polite to this guy called the captain.
Do you respect it?
‘Let me try it.’
I organized my thoughts and opened my mouth.
“I also quite admired knights when I was young. “But most knights I see in fairy tales don’t tolerate insults, but you are different.”
“The knight’s scabbard is heavy. “I know when to pick it and when not to.”
“Are you saying it’s the latter now? I see. “Now I see that the Royal Knights were a group of pure cowards.”
The moment I intentionally burst out laughing, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Guys who looked like Royal Knights were staring at me.
Molvius’s expression also changed slightly. Even though he finished chewing his food, he doesn’t move the utensil again and is glaring at me.
“Luan Badnicker.”
Molvius said in a somber tone.
“If you want to live long, you’d better watch your mouth. “Our honor is not so light that people like you can talk about it carelessly.”
“I’m so damn tired.”
Of course, I am not the kind of person who is intimidated by a murderous voice or a pressure-filled atmosphere.
On the contrary, as I watched these guys’ confrontational attitude, my head slowly started to heat up.
“Does the guy who did a good job, started a fight with someone who came to receive an award, and smashed his healthy arm talk about honor? Even a street bastard won’t be more shameless than you. If they get caught stealing food, they will run away. “You know shame.”
“you… … .”
“Hector was in a position where he had to endure insults.”
I continued speaking in a calm tone.
“More than you who are in front of me right now. But that idiot ended up pulling out his sword. “Why did you do that?”
There was no one to answer.
Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet, and even the sound of rattling dishes stopped.
First of all, there wasn’t a single person left who was just calmly eating.
I had no choice but to ask myself this question.
“Only because you toe the line.”
“What a line.”
“There’s me, there’s you, there’s a line engraved in each person’s heart. It’s not that people are stupid and don’t walk that line. Anyone can make a sarcastic comment about their dead parents, but no one in their right mind would do that. This is because each person unconsciously recognizes the parts that should not be touched. You guys even touched it on purpose. So Hector was very angry.”
“haha.”
A good-natured laugh broke in.
It was Fabian.
“I understand what Confucius wants to say. “But it’s a bit emotional.”
Although he was polite, he was somehow strangely rude.
This was because the tone was close to admonishment.
“How many people live their lives freely expressing their emotions in the first place? Each person becomes an adult by chewing on humiliation, getting used to being insulted. It is also the difference between humans and beasts. Confucius, too, will naturally come to this realization after going through the ups and downs of the world a few times.”
“Should I put up with it even if the other person insults and humiliates my family, a close friend, or my fiancé?”
“If you must. “Because although you may feel refreshed for a while thanks to the emotional punch, it eventually comes back as a boomerang that you can’t handle.”
A cynicism crossed Fabian’s face.
“It must be hard for you to understand. But most common people already live like that. How can they not know anger? “Sometimes, we have no choice but to endure even though the grains we harvested through hard work are exploited.”
“that’s right.”
“what?”
“It’s okay for the grassroots. Otherwise you will die. But, a driver can’t do that.”
I spoke in a calm tone in what appeared to be a knight’s restaurant.
“You are the anger of the grassroots. The group that should be angry instead of the weak, their angry voices should be represented. For that purpose, you buy weapons, take elixirs, and train with expensive money provided by the government. But what is this? “The best you can do is pretend not to hear Youngdo’s provocation.”
“The story suddenly becomes strange. “What you say is sophistry.”
I grinned.
Actually, Fabian was right.
What I am saying is sophistry. It doesn’t really matter. To begin with, this type of war of words is not my main focus.
What is important is that the original purpose was fully achieved.
It’s about scratching the insides of these guys.
I even clapped and continued speaking.
“The people will be disappointed if they find out that the prestigious Royal Knights of the Imperial Family are such cowards.”
Did these words become a catalyst?
Keyee-!
A strange metallic sound rang out.
The dining knife held by Molvius was filled with mana.
Looking at this guy’s expression, it seemed like he didn’t intend it, but rather it appeared unconsciously due to anger.
I shifted my gaze to the bowl of Molvius beyond the knife.
“You don’t like beans? “The driver is a picky eater.”
He grinned and twirled the fork in his hand once in his palm.
“fork?”
“When on earth…” … .”
Fabian and Molvius narrowed their eyes at the same time.
“Hands are naturally faster than eyes. If you don’t like dueling, do this. From now on, I will take the beans from your table. “If you take all the beans in one minute, you win, and if you keep even one, you win.”
“under. “What a strange thing-.”
“I accept it.”
“Molvius!”
Fabian looked at him reproachfully, but Molvius spoke with a cold face.
“do you have a problem? It’s not a duel, it’s a bet at most. “No one will get hurt.”
“… … .”
“You saw it. This guy is persistent. The quickest solution is to trample it like this.”
“… Phew. Damn it.”
Fabian let out an inappropriate swear word and pressed his eyes.
“I can’t help it. “Then I will judge this bet.”
“That’s right.”
I shrugged my shoulders, aimed my fork at Molvius, and spoke.
“Starting?”
The moment he finished saying that, Molvius swung his knife.
Seeing the bluish mana fluctuating around the blade of the knife, it looked as if it was planning to cut down my fork.
‘Do you want to come out like that?’
I, too, welcome this kind of head-to-head competition.
I grinned and stretched out my fork.
Kaang… … !
The moment the two utensils collided, Molvius’ expression hardened. The knife got stuck in the crack of the fork.
Molvius tried to quickly retrieve the knife, but his response was slow.
Grumbling… … !
I immediately used the first chloride ball to transfer the heat to the fork.
Perhaps because it is made of metal, the conduction speed was quite fast, and it instantly flowed into the knife that was in contact with it.
“Ugh… … !”
Due to the sudden heat, Molvius lost his grip on the knife and immediately made an expression of regret.
Kaang!
I threw the knife down. With a whimper, a knife bent in a straight line was stuck in the center of the table.
The moment Molvius reached for the knife, I threw the fork.
Sigh!
A fork was stuck in the back of my hand, and drops of blood came out. Molveers clasped his hands. It was only for a moment, but this guy was full of loopholes, and that was enough.
Without much interruption, I grabbed the plate with my hand and popped the beans into my mouth.
gulp.
Although I like meat more than vegetables or grains, the beans were also delicious, perhaps because it was imperial food.
“With your bare hands… … .”
Molvius glared at me, holding the back of his hand where the fork was stuck.
“why. “There was no rule that said you had to only use a fork.”
“ah… … .”
Fabian belatedly looked like he had been punched.
I said, giggling.
“Are your hands okay? sorry. I made a mistake. So you shouldn’t swing your knife like that on the table.”
Okay, I said.
The sound of teeth grinding could be clearly heard.
Molvius, who was looking at me with wide eyes, slowly took a deep breath and spit out the words as if chewing.
“… good night. “If you want to be like Hector Badniker, then I will do it.”
The moment I saw his blushing face, I had a rough idea of what this guy was going to say.
“It’s a duel.”
* * *
Of course, there were many training grounds inside the imperial castle.
It was even in front of the restaurant, which may have been the architect’s consideration in encouraging people to exercise after eating.
There were quite a few people gathered in the training hall.
There is nothing more fun than watching a fight, so I understand.
“What are you…?” … !”
There was also an onlooker I knew.
Charles Rubietta.
This guy didn’t follow me to the driver’s restaurant, and because of that, he figured out the situation somewhat late and started nagging me hotly.
“What are you doing?! “There’s less than an hour left until the ceremony!”
“One hour.”
At first glance, it seemed like there was plenty of time, but of course, since it was an audience with the emperor, it would take at least several dozen minutes just to dress up… … .
Considering travel time, the actual free time will be less than 10 minutes.
in other words.
“that’s enough.”
“yes?! Now, wait a minute-.”
I passed Charles, who was very talkative today, and went out to the training ground.
In the center of the training hall stood Molvius, who had already finished preparing.
“Are you okay after dinner? “If you eat and move, your sides will feel hungry.”
“You talk so well even in this situation. Even now… … .”
“If I kneel down and apologize for the insult, will you let me go?”
“… … .”
“How come guys like you all say the same thing?”
I said with a smile and Molvius sighed.
And after looking at my outfit as a whole, he says:
“… “I heard that your main strength is martial arts, but that alone is not enough.”
“hmm?”
“It means take up arms. “Your fists won’t be able to handle my sword.”
“Hmm. surely… … .”
I nodded with a different meaning.
For some reason, I felt that manners and manners alone were not enough to meet Molvius.
“good. “I’ll bring out a new weapon this time, too.”
“New weapon?”
“okay.”
I said, pointing to my right leg.
“Rejoice. “It is the launching ceremony of the ‘concept.’”
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