Episode 121
The new sword Reverence.
Although it was a sword that had nothing to do with divine power, it was given the title of divine sword because it was the sword chosen by the swordsman Breyo.
Reverence absorbed the Duke of Braio’s aura.
‘They say there are no limits, and it really is.’
Reverence continued to swallow Duke Brayo’s aura endlessly. All of that energy was infused into Reverence, and if Duke Brayo were to use all his might, he would be able to produce a blow that would surpass even a lightsaber.
Duke Breyo adjusted his grip on his reverence. He drew the hilt of his sword to his right shoulder and assumed the standard stance.
It was the most aggressive stance in Brayo fencing.
The Duke added with a smile. His smile was unfamiliar. It was burdensome and irritating.
And… …I missed you so much.
‘shit!’
I couldn’t admit it, but I had a disturbing thought that maybe I had loved the Duke of Breyo, and that my feelings might have continued to this day.
“I really mean it.”
My heart was pounding like crazy. I had imagined meeting Braio countless times, but reality was different from my imagination.
“I won’t destroy this space. Feel free to show off your skills.”
I was swept away by the Duke of Breio’s words. No, I wanted to surpass the Duke of Breio at any cost. Even if it meant revealing the dark existence forbidden in the Zenon royal family.
He summoned the spirit of darkness, Dimes, and the spirit of death, Iredem. Thick darkness fell, obscuring Duke Breio’s vision and causing disturbances in his condition. Only then did Iredem rise from the darkness and move stealthily like an assassin.
I borrowed the power of blood cells to push my physical abilities to the limit. But even so, my hands were sweaty.
“Hahahahahaha!”
The Duke of Breyo burst into laughter. I had never seen him laugh so loudly before. He laughed for so long that tears welled up in his eyes, then he exhaled deeply and regained his composure.
“What a pity. If you were my son, I would have gladly given you everything I have.”
‘… … I was your son.’
I had something to say, but I kept my mouth shut. Instead of words, I tried to answer with my sword.
Louis Kensul tried to prepare a 3-second light sword.
“I did have a son who made me feel that way.”
I was momentarily dumbfounded by the unexpected words that came out of Duke Breyo’s mouth.
I had been silent all along, but I ended up asking a question without realizing it.
“Is he by any chance Luis de Breyot?”
Duke Breyo’s face darkened. He glared at me with sharp eyes. It seemed as if he had returned to his usual dukedom.
“… … Let’s stop joking here.”
Duke Breyo’s posture remained unchanged. Nevertheless, his prayers changed. Even if it was the same swordsmanship, it varied greatly depending on who performed it.
‘Hey, is this the Brayo swordsmanship?’
I studied the solutions to the Braio swordsmanship and achieved meaningful results, but I realized that they meant nothing to the Duke of Braio.
Louis Fencing 2 second fantasy sword.
Instead of a light sword, he unleashed a fantasy sword. After absorbing Brecha’s power and expanding his danjeon, he was able to create seven fantasy swords with Serenade.
Six black Braios aimed at Braios’s square. It was a swordsmanship that was more than enough to take the soul out of a knight, but Braios did not loosen his stance. He simply waited for me to approach and swung his Reverence.
Kagagagagaga river!
Even one sword hidden behind six swords was detected. It was not that I could not strike at all, but if I could not continue this kind of attack indefinitely, it was meaningless.
“You’re still not quite mature. Well, at your age, this is quite something. Even I couldn’t reach this level when I was your age.”
Duke Breyo stared into my eyes. He had seen through not only the truth of my illusions, but also my abilities.
“Isn’t there still a hidden number? That’s why you went through the trouble of creating such an illusion.”
The only thing left for me was a light sword. That could be a surprise gift to Duke Braio. If I combined my power with the spirits, I could probably tear off one of Duke Braio’s arms. After all, this was a fantasy space, so injuries wouldn’t be transferred to reality.
He raised his power. He scraped away not only his danjeon but also his veins’ aura and injected it into Serenade.
Woof woof woof!
Serenade wasn’t Stormtail. Sadly, Serenade couldn’t handle the lightsaber.
In an instant, Serenade transformed into Stormtail. At the same time, the sword’s cries stopped.
Pakang!
At that moment, a sound like glass breaking was heard, and a bright light shot into my eyes. The illusory space I had created was shattered.
“I think you’d better save your last move. When this expedition is over, can you come visit the Duke of Braio? I’d like to have a proper duel then.”
“I’ll be looking forward to it, Commander-in-Chief.”
Duke Breyot looked at me with a satisfied expression. It was a warm gaze that I had never received before. It seemed that the eldest son, Adolf, also felt the same, for his face turned bright red.
I sheathed my sword and straightened my posture. If it were before, I would have been embarrassed and delighted by the expression on Duke Breyot’s face, but now I was Count Louis de Hebron.
I bowed and looked up at Duke Breyo. I faced Duke Breyo with my unadorned, complete appearance.
Then this time, the Duke of Breyot’s eyes wavered. His face looked as if he had seen a ghost. The Duke’s lips trembled, and the beard that hung neatly above them twitched.
‘Have you found any trace of my dead son? Even if so, would that be a reason to shake your heart? Weren’t you the one who killed me?’
I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
If that continued, the expedition would have been broken up.
The Duke of Breyot came to me. He took my hand and whispered softly.
“You must come to me, you must.”
Duke Breyot stepped back. Adolf, who was following his father, turned his head and glanced at me. His gaze was full of murder.
It was a look of mixed emotions such as resentment, anger, and jealousy.
‘If you live like that, you’ll only ruin yourself, brother.’
There was no such thing as old ties. Although he had once been my older brother, Adolf and I were on worse terms than anyone else.
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As soon as I returned to the main camp, I locked myself in my quarters. Even when the 100,000-strong army crossed the border and entered the Kingdom of Kyle, I sat in the carriage instead of the Wulff and spent some time in silence.
‘I can’t surpass Duke Breyo right now. Repeating sparring with him will only lower my confidence. I’ll start with what I can do. One step at a time.’
The Duke of Breyo was erased from the fantasy space. Instead, someone else was installed.
Louis de Breyot.
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In the fantasy space, any imagination was possible. For example, it was allowed to grant the genius of theory, Louis, the talent of Aura.
Swoosh!
Luis de Breyot’s sword cut into my side. We didn’t even exchange a signal to begin the duel, but he cut me in two without hesitation.
‘This kid… …!’
I fought with my past self for two days. No, he was an imaginary being that far surpassed my past self.
‘I will overcome it first.’
The training effect was clear. As the number of matches increased, the winning rate increased. Each time, I improved Luis de Breyo’s skills little by little. It was a super-fast training method that only I could do.
* * *
Phew oh oh oh oh!
My eyes shot open. The sound of the horn signaling an emergency came rushing in from the front line. The soldiers in the rear followed the horn, not knowing what was going on.
“Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!”
The soldiers stopped to rest and check their weapons. The Hebron army’s role was to guard the supply supplies.
They drove their wagons into the center and formed a defensive formation of ten thousand soldiers in layers. Shield bearers stood at the front, and soldiers armed with rapid-fire crossbows were positioned on top of the wagons.
‘vibration?’
I felt a slight vibration from somewhere. I opened the tricycle as soon as I left the barracks.
As my eyes flashed open, the bird of wisdom, Machia, emerged from my forehead and flew high into the sky. Machia and I shared a view. It wasn’t just a matter of looking at the same thing, but it was like opening the three-wheeled eye from the sky and the ground and looking down on the whole area.
“Ambrod, lead the cavalry to support Brayo’s army on the east.”
“insect!”
The situation of our forces was precarious.
The Black Horde and the Knights of Braio clashed, but so far the Allies had the upper hand. However, the enemies were not only on the ground.
A group of people also surged in from the sky and below the ground.
‘There are only about 30,000 of them. We have the upper hand in numbers, but the terrain is not good. They are completely familiar with the terrain here.’
“The rest of you guard the supplies here.”
Srrrrrr
He drew his swords from his waist. Not one, but two. In his left hand he held Serenade, and in the other he held the longsword of Uruz, bestowed upon him by the Duke of Breio.
The number ‘#3’ is engraved on the surface of the blade, which is shiny as new.
Lightning Chamber.
It was a famous sword that I only heard about through rumors. I was surprised by the fact that Duke Braio could give away a treasure that could not be obtained even for a billion dollars just because he liked the person.
‘I’m sorry, but I will not submit to you. In the name of Hebron, I will go beyond the Duke of Breyo.’
Contrary to my expectations, I was thrilled. The Lightning Chamber felt so comfortable in my hand that I felt like it was a custom-made weapon for me.
Parts, parts, parts!
A sharp current formed in the lightning chamber.
He muttered softly, lowering the tip of his sword diagonally.
“If this is a scheme to cut off supply, it would be better to give up.”
Paaaaang!
The blue current shot straight out. As the lightning struck the ground covered with bushes, a loud noise and black smoke rose. The bushes died and the ground turned black.
The ground shook slightly.
The monster that was trying to approach the wagon by digging a tunnel was knocked unconscious.
‘They’re not ordinary guys. They’re guys who know how to use their heads.’
The enemy was not a human. At least those targeting our unit were definitely monsters.
“Inferno.”
Inferno soared high into the sky and then crashed into the ground. It was a fire spirit that was close to the highest level. It sucked in my overflowing magic power without reserve and heated up the ground.
As the sweltering heat filled the area, a monster that couldn’t stand it anymore hurriedly jumped out. Its entire body was blackened with soot.
“firing!”
Shushu shushushut!
The soldiers stationed on the carriage pulled the triggers of their crossbows. As hundreds of bolts rained down at once, the monsters, who were suffering from burns, were unable to put up much of a fight and fell down like ripe fruits.
Those who emerged late were in relatively good condition. There were no particularly strong ones. There were no marked monsters. They were completely different in appearance and species, but they joined forces to attack Zeno’s army.
There was one thing that the monsters had in common.
‘Red eyes… …? Is there a vampire behind it?’
It was extremely rare for various monsters and wild beasts to move together for the same purpose. There were no experts among humans who could tame monsters to that extent, and the only realistic alternatives were charm magic or divine power.
-True vampires are born with the power of charm. They can charm and hypnotize not only the opposite s*x but also the same s*x, and those who are hypnotized fall into a state of ecstasy and desire to enter a deeper state of hypnosis.
