An auror rips through the air and thunders. But Reppenhardt was no longer there. Before he knew it, he had turned to Russ’s left and was raising his fist.
“Huh!”
With a short burst of energy, Reppenhardt landed a magnificent uppercut into Russ’ side. Apply the elasticity of your entire body, explode the aura, and focus the destructive power on one point to strike!
“Wow!”
Russ’ body flew into the air, vomiting blood.
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The winter wind blows inside Kelbern Castle.
A young knight is groaning on the cold ground.
“Uh, uh… … . Ugh… … .”
Even though his feet were full of vomited blood and he was staggering around because he couldn’t even stand, the young knight didn’t fall. He barely holds on using his long sword as a cane and mutters continuously.
“I, I am the sword of Tenness… … The sword of Tenes does not break… … .”
Even though the game was already decided, Repenhardt was looking with cold eyes at Russ, a young knight who did not kneel, holding on only with his mental strength to support his body that seemed ready to collapse at any moment.
‘Cyrus… … .’
In fact, it was a fist thrown with the intention of killing. Unlike when dealing with Yusus or others, it was a blow delivered with a clear killing intent.
But Russ didn’t die. He didn’t even fall down. He still stood before him, although he had exhausted all his strength and was little more than a standing corpse.
Repenhardt was conflicted at that sight.
‘… … Should I even use my hands?’
I want to kill the author like this. But I also think it shouldn’t be that way.
It wasn’t specifically because Russ was still guilty. If not now, then as long as there is a possibility that he may harm his precious one someday, wouldn’t it be better to eliminate the root of the problem in advance?
‘but… … .’
The Tashid he knew, the orc with the soul of a great warrior, would never wish for this outcome. He may be angry at Reppenhardt for his own defeat, saying it is his responsibility to take revenge.
‘Tashid would be seriously angry, I’m sure.’
Suddenly, Repenhardt smiled bitterly. If you think about it, it hasn’t even happened yet. Is there anything you can do about it other than revenge?
Moreover, even if it wasn’t a specific revenge, there was still something to worry about. Tashid faced the sword saint Cyrus several times in his past life. And each time, these two competed with each other’s skills and reached even higher levels. This means that it may have been thanks to Cyrus that Tashid gained the power of the Great Orc Warrior. That’s what rivals are like.
In that case, harming the interest here may be messing with Tashid’s future.
In the end, Leffenhardt lost his life.
‘Yes, the interest is Tashid’s share.’
The Orc warrior he knows is by no means weak. He only lost because the circumstances were unfavorable, but if it were a fair match, he would never have lost to the Sword Saint Cyrus.
‘And my duty will be to give Tashid a fair playing field.’
Leffenhardt slowly approached Russ. Russ’ complexion hardened as he saw the cold eyes glaring at him.
He was already on the verge of collapsing. If the author even lightly hits him, his life will be taken away. That was when Russ closed his eyes, sensing her death.
A cold voice sounded in my ear.
“I’ll save you.”
Russ opened his eyes in surprise. The other person was still talking with a cold, even creepy look in his eyes.
“Survive. And become stronger. For my friend Tashid.”
“W-what?”
Leppenhardt kicked the ground, leaving behind Russ, who was embarrassed. His large body soared into the air and flew toward the outer castle. Leaving a golden trail, Reppenhardt leapt over his inner castle and crossed the collapsed outer castle walls. Russ and the Tenness Knights could only stare blankly as he disappeared out of Kelbern Castle in an instant.
No one opened their mouths. There was silence.
The enemy has disappeared. And all that remains is a shattered castle, the destroyed Knights of Tenes, and their leader who has fallen miserably and has not yet come to his senses.
“Aaaah!”
Russ cried out and struck down his sword. The Blade Auror let out a magnificent roar as it dug into her earth.
Kwaaaaang!
Amid the flying debris and thick dust, Russ let out a long cry like a wounded animal.
“Aaaah!”
5
After leaving Kelbern Castle, Reppenhardt immediately crossed the forest and headed to the pre-arranged location. The riverside, about 3 kilometers away, upstream of the Yaham River, which flows around Kelbern Castle, was the place where it was supposed to join Thyla.
After running for a while, I soon saw the shadows of three people through a small forest by the river. It was Siris, Silan, and Tila.
“Ah, Leffenhardt! “I came back safely!”
Tila sees him and waves happily. Reppenhardt immediately jumped up and went to their side. Once I got closer, I noticed that both Siris and Cilan had sad expressions.
If you think about it, it was a natural reaction. He tried to force them to steal something, but even that failed, causing the two people to go through hardships.
Reppenhardt scratched his head in embarrassment.
“I’m glad everyone is safe… … .”
Suddenly Cilan smiled brightly. She sighs and shrugs her shoulders.
“Iknow, right. “Thanks to Mr. Leffen, I had a very rare experience.”
The voice is very clear, but the content is not at all. Silan continued talking in a whisper.
“I heard many times that if I went out as a pilgrim, I would go through all sorts of things, but I never imagined that, as a priest, I would be treated like a thief and spend time in prison. ah! This is why they say the world is full of surprises!”
From Leffenhardt’s point of view, even if he had ten mouths, he would have nothing to say.
“I’m sorry.”
Still, he didn’t seem that angry. Because both of their expressions immediately relaxed. Rather than being really angry, it seemed like he simply wanted to say something.
“Anyway, I’m glad everyone is safe.”
Silan clicked his tongue.
“It should have been uneventful, but it was actually quite dangerous. “It’s just me, but Siris is an elf, and a girl at that. Didn’t you think that if she did something wrong, she would have been in trouble?”
Then Reppenhardt’s complexion changed dramatically. When I thought about it, it was like that. Even if she were a human, if a young woman was imprisoned, she wouldn’t know what would happen to her, much less if she were a beautiful elf slave. She could have suffered an unspeakable tragedy.
Reppenhardt grabbed Siris’ shoulder and made a fuss.
“Are you okay, Siris? “They didn’t do anything, right?”
Siris frowned slightly as if her shoulder was sore. Cilan waved his hand towards Reppenhardt, who was startled and took his hand away.
“You said nothing special happened. Still, since the Knights of Tenness were renowned, they were all gentlemanly. “I didn’t suffer such dirty things.”
In fact, not all knights with a reputation are gentlemanly. The reputation of the knights comes from their dance, not their personality. Fortunately, in the Knights of Tenness, Eusus hated women so much that this atmosphere influenced the members, so they did not covet Siris.
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‘I was really lucky.’
Leffenhardt sighed. I got goosebumps again. What would he have done if something had happened to Siris?
‘I’ll have to be more careful from now on.’
There is also a case in the Principality of Chatan. It was the car that Reppenhardt had promised to drive more carefully. Siris glanced at him and asked.
“So, did you get what you wanted, Mr. Reppenhardt?”
“huh? Yes.”
Reppenhardt took out Eleusion’s voice from his pocket. Everyone looked at them with curious eyes. On the outside, it was just a square black box. Cilan tilted her head and asked.
“Where on earth are you using this? “It doesn’t look like an object used to practice martial arts.”
‘Of course. It’s a relic from the Silver Age that has nothing to do with martial arts.’
However, if you make a fuss and say it’s actually a lie, you don’t know what you’ll hear. Leffenhardt was appropriately vague.
“I don’t know either. “I just took it because my master told me to bring it.”
It was an acceptable answer. So I assumed it was like that for everyone and moved on. Putting Eleusion’s voice back in his pocket, Repenhardt urged the group.
“Okay, let’s get out of this territory first.”
After causing such a mess, I can’t stay in the Viscounty of Kelbern any longer. He all started to move after Reppenhardt.
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A red sunset casts a shadow over the castle walls. As evening approached, Kelbern Castle was busy with people. It looked like servants picking up the injured and simply cleaning up the traces of destruction scattered everywhere.
And in the crowd, there were also the Knights of Tenes helping with the work, all wrapped in bandages here and there. Although they were defeated quite miserably, surprisingly, no one lost their lives to the ‘Auror thief’. There were very few people seriously injured. Thanks to the priests of Area who used healing techniques, most of them woke up in about half a day and recovered enough to move their bodies. Of course, the wizards were all holding on to their broken legs and whimpering.
The knights’ faces should have been filled with sorrow after suffering a miserable defeat, but surprisingly, not all of them had such dark faces. Of course, everyone was worried about the honor of the fallen Knights of Tenness, but even more than that, they had hopeful eyes.
“… … Is that true, Ebron?”
“I saw it with my own eyes, Lord Baras.”
Everyone forgot the humiliation caused by the Golden Knight’s defeat in the face of new glory. Everyone was talking about the new Sword of Tenness, the true state of the sword, and Cyrus who had awakened his Auror.
No matter how loyal they were to following Yusus, they also had ears. I also knew how other families evaluated their leader, who rose to power with the power of magic tools.
Everyone agreed with Yusus’ claim that the skill of using magic tools was also his own, but even so, they were also inevitable swordsmen. I couldn’t help but be sensitive to the dishonorable assessment that he was a half-hearted knight, merely acting with the power of tools rather than his own skills.
But now it’s different!
Those with Auror abilities can be treated well no matter where they go on the continent. There is no warrior anywhere who does not show awe before the sword imbued with the brilliant light of the ultimate state.
“at las… … There is a true Auror in the Knights of Tenness… … .”
Baras muttered in a voice filled with emotion.
Yusus was looking out through the balcony window of the third-floor bedroom overlooking the inner courtyard.
I could tell without looking.
I was able to understand even without listening.
What all the knights’ eyes were focused on was not his presence right now.
“… … “Does everyone say Russ’ name?”
After waking up, I was briefed on the situation by Sir Lot. We all heard what happened. The fact that he had already lost Eleusion’s voice in his head and the worry that he had not been able to fulfill the mission given by the Silver Sage did not exist.
“Auror… … I’ve obtained the power of an Auror… … .”
He, too, was the power he once dreamed of. There were times when I had the delusion that if I worked hard, I would one day be granted the edge of that great light.
But I realized the reality and gave up without any regrets. She acknowledged that there was no path to becoming an Auror in her family, and chose the path of a magic swordsman wielding the magic sword Eldran. And she didn’t regret that choice. At least so far… … .
‘How could that filthy whore’s son have such power…? … .’
I couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe his ears at first.
Didn’t you say that the path to becoming an Auror was definitely lost? Didn’t they say there was no other way, so you should wield Eldran!
But now, his loyal followers, all who followed him without a doubt, are all calling Russ’ name. Those who despised and ignored them so much changed their attitude just because the light appeared on their swords, and now they are acting as if the savior of their family has appeared!
“Ugh!”
My grip tightened. A faint trace of blood seeped from the fingertips that were clutching the window frame. Her fingernails were broken.
My mind was confused. She didn’t know what to do next.
I felt like my path, my entire future, which I believed was so bright, was wrapped in darkness.
The damn father who openly loved Russ.
All the elders of the family praised Yusus on the outside, but behind the scenes they were still disappointed that there was no one with Auror abilities.
Now the Count of Tenes has an Auror user. A supreme warrior was created who could raise the family’s status several levels with just one person.
‘Then what about me?’
What will happen to him who has sacrificed himself for his family? What will happen to the person who has always been careful about his appearance for fear of who will become a member of his family, who has exalted the name of the Golden Knight, and who has been swinging the sword all this time, believing that he can become a great knight even if he is not an Auror user?
“Ugh!”
Yussus’s expression became distorted. Suddenly he turned his head. I saw a shattered piece of golden armor neatly placed in a corner of the bedroom. Barding Eldrad, who managed to collect the fragments and begin self-repair, seems to be looking at his current self.
The magic sword, Eldran, stuck in the middle, and Eussus walked toward it like a man in a daze.
