“This is the sword of Tenes… … .”
I stretch out my trembling hand and grab the magic sword Eldran.
Slurp.
Eldran was chosen. Eusus muttered again.
“I am the sword of Tenes… … .”
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Russ was looking at the sunset above the cliff overlooking the Yaham River.
Everyone was busy cleaning up after themselves, but Russ wasn’t asked to do anything. Well, he was having a hard time moving. Even though he received healing liquor, his broken ribs were not repaired, and his legs were also so bad that he could not walk without a cane.
But the injury wasn’t the only reason Russ was sidelined from work. The reason was that the knights’ attitude towards him who manifested Aurors completely changed.
Contempt turned to awe.
Ignorance turned into praise.
He simply awakened his Auror, but the whole world around him changed.
“Ha ha ha ha ha… … .”
Actually, I knew it. Even though Russ has become an Auror user, the use of force itself is still higher.
Eldrad’s power overwhelms most Auror users. And Yussus has already reached the level of maturity in his skills in handling Eldrad. No matter how much he awakened the Aurors, Russ would still have to go through an arduous journey to catch up with Yussus’s power.
But people were already acting as if Russ was the new Tenness sword. She was funny and cheerful.
And, inwardly, Russ was also accepting that fact.
“It may still not be enough, but… … .”
He smiled while clenching his fist.
“It’ll be soon. “You can catch up quickly.”
It was just the beginning. It’s coming soon. Soon he would be able to become the true sword of Tenness.
Russ burst out in joy, feeling his heart explode.
“Hahaha!”
It was then.
“Why do you feel so good when you lose together?”
Startled, Russ looked back. Before I knew it, Yusus was on the cliff. Normally he would have been a little puzzled. About the fact that Yusus was not detected in his senses as an Auror user.
But Russ was so shocked for a bigger reason that he didn’t realize it.
“Tongue, brother?”
It was amazing. Yussus, who always treated him like he didn’t exist, spoke to him first! Besides, hearing him say that made him feel a little embarrassed. He is so preoccupied with becoming an Auror user that he has tasted defeat and doesn’t even reflect on it.
But Russ quickly put that thought out of his mind. To begin with, he wasn’t the type to reflect on defeat. If that were the case, he wouldn’t have ignored the command and attacked me in the first place and then blown away.
Yusus approached and opened his mouth.
“I heard that you have awakened your Auror.”
It was a friendly voice. Russ nodded awkwardly at her, feeling awkward because it was something he had never imagined.
“Ah yes. yes… … .”
“Can you show me?”
After swallowing, Russ pulled out the sword from his belt.
Buzz buzz!
Making a small noise, the blue Blade Aura gently climbed onto the blade of the long sword. Yusus muttered in a dreamy voice while looking at the brilliant light.
“So beautiful… … .”
Russ’s expression brightened.
Finally, finally, I was recognized. His sword was recognized by his brothers and his family.
‘I too was recognized as the sword of Tenes!’
At that moment, I felt a dull pain in my stomach.
“uh?”
Blood is seeping out. Red blood flows down the golden sword body. And that blade is penetrating deep into his stomach… … .
“Cough!”
Russ’ eyes widened as he coughed up blood.
Wasn’t alert at all. He couldn’t have imagined that Eusus, someone who was so deeply immersed in chivalry, would harm himself out of jealousy.
“Uh, why?”
The corners of Yusus’s mouth were torn from side to side as he looked at his half-brother in shock. It was a smile that seemed dark and even ugly.
“It will dwell in my sword and make it resound!”
With his sword sheathed, Yusus spoke. A terrible energy spreads out from Eldran and upsets the internal organs. If you are an Auror user, you may not die even if you are penetrated through the abdomen, so the kill was confirmed with certainty.
It is certainly! Yusus is trying to kill him now!
“Ugh!”
With a groan and a burst of energy, Russ slashed his sword horizontally. The Blade Auror stretched out, aiming for Yusus. However, Yussus had already taken Eldran and was retreating. The sword light cut through the air in vain and exploded over the cliff.
Quaaaang!
The explosion causes the cliff to vibrate. Clutching her stomach, Russ cracked her eyes open. The blood vessels burst and red tears flowed.
“Why, why me… … older brother… … why… … .”
Yusus scolded coldly.
“The sword of Tenness alone is enough for me.”
Lift Eldran sideways and aim at Russ’ neck.
“I cannot accept as the Sword of Tenes a bastard born from the belly of a dirty wild dog!”
At that time, I felt a noise stirring behind me. Tennis players were coming in due to the heavy drinking earlier.
“What?”
“What happened again!”
For a moment, Yusus’s mind wanders to the back. Russ took advantage of that opportunity and unleashed his final strength.
“Ugh!”
With all his might, Russ threw himself into the river. Yussus turned around with a sigh.
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“shit!”
late. Russ’ body was already falling towards the Yaham River. With a splashing sound, the dark blue river water swallowed Russ.
“Tsk… … .”
Eusus clicked his tongue. Well, I didn’t think it was possible to survive with such injuries, but you don’t know what’s going on in the world.
Doesn’t it appear in countless heroic stories? A story about a guy who falls off a cliff into a river and later comes back to life and takes revenge on the guy who stabbed him. A scene so common that it doesn’t even appear often these days.
‘Just in case, I should prepare for it.’
Yussus quickly raised his sword and cut himself. After cutting and bleeding here and there, Sir Lot and several other knights came up to the cliff.
Sir Lot looked at Eusus and shouted.
“What’s going on, Yusus!”
“It’s Russ!”
Yussus shouted, putting on a painful expression.
“Russ attacked me for the position of head of the family!”
“Well, that…” … .”
Everyone was surprised, but then they started blaming Russ. No matter how much I admired Russ when he awakened his Aura, they were still faithful knights of Yussus.
Moreover, what Yusus said was quite plausible. He was Russ, who always spoke of himself as the sword of Tenes. Now that you have become an Auror user, you would have thought that the position of head of the household would be up for grabs, as long as you didn’t have Yusus!
“Ugh! After all, there’s nothing I can do about dirty blood!”
“Why did a guy like that have such talent… … .”
It was as planned. He did not doubt Yushu’s words. This is why people seem to say that their daily behavior is important.
“Then what about Russ?”
In response to Lord Lott’s question, Eussus stuttered and answered as if he was having a hard time.
“Fortunately, we were able to counterattack in time. “It would be difficult for him to survive as he fell into the river with an abdominal injury.”
Even if Russ survives, there is no big problem now. Because she became an enemy of the family at the point where she tried to kill Yusuth. Well, she might come for revenge like in a typical heroic story, but she was confident enough to handle that much.
‘No matter how much of an Auror you are, you will not be able to withstand Eldrad’s power.’
The important thing is not to lose your position as successor. I didn’t think it was a mean act. Even if someone who couldn’t win the hearts of the people became the successor, there was no way it would help the family. He made the right choice.
Eusus walked down the cliff, supported by Sir Lot. A cold smile appeared on the lips of Yusus, who lowered his head.
‘Couldn’t you have been more generous, little brother?’
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Leffenhardt and his party continued walking along the Yaham River. I planned to follow the river downstream like this and leave the Viscounty of Kelbern. The sun was already dark and setting, but no one stopped moving. Normally, I would have prepared to sleep out on the street, but now it was important to get out of the home territory as quickly as possible. So, the plan was to get out of here even if it meant staying up all night.
Reppenhardt walked ahead, cautiously observing his surroundings. It was out of concern that Viscount Kelbern might have sent a tracking party. Well, Reppenhardt himself was confident that he could deal with as many pursuers as he wanted, but Siris, Silan, and Teela might get hurt in the process, so he had no choice but to be cautious.
Looking at Reppenhardt like that, Siris asked quietly.
“By the way, Mr. Leffenhardt.”
These days, Siris often started talking to me to see if she was opening up to him. This is truly a desirable phenomenon. Repenhardt responded with a smile on his face.
“huh? why?”
“Hey, how on earth did you get to know Miss Tila?”
It has finally come. Repenhardt had already been thinking about how to explain it.
And he didn’t want to lie to Siris anymore. So he told the truth.
“After being attacked by the Golden Knight, he fell into the river and drifted away, but the dwarves saved him.”
“… … “Dwarves saved humans?”
Of course I thought you would have that question. Reppenhardt nodded his head.
“There was an oracle from Al Port. “I am the one who will save the dwarves.”
“… … yes?”
Siris looked at Reppenhardt for a moment with an expression like, ‘Is this bastard playing with me?’ No, you lied to me so obviously, with Tila standing proudly next to you?
But isn’t Tila nodding her head in the affirmative?
“that’s right. Reppenhardt is the savior of the clan given by an oracle. That’s why I’m following him now.”
Cilan, who was listening next to her, also looked at Tila in bewilderment. Tila slowly began to explain.
A trust given to them about 6 years ago. That one day a savior will float down the river. So he even decided to save Leffenhardt and follow his will.
Silan stopped listening to the story and looked back at Reppenhardt in bewilderment.
“Do dwarves also believe in God?”
“There is also a priest? I did not know?”
Cilan shook his head. He thought he knew a lot about the world, but this was the first time he heard of a dwarven priest.
Then Tila spoke in a brusque voice.
“Well, humans would never think that a slave race would be capable of such a high level of mental activity as faith.”
“No, it’s not like that… … .”
Cilan had already accompanied Reppenhardt, and his thoughts had changed a lot, especially after seeing Siris. However, even though we understand that individuals of different races have emotions and reason like humans, we have not even thought about the fact that the entire race of people would have faith. According to the teachings he learned, all of these races were slaves for humans, possessed by human gods.
