Chapter 163. Mabel VS Aidan2021.08.24.
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“…!”
visor-! Reflexively slashing the approaching blade, Oscar retreated. However, the unexpected attack made the center shaken. Oscar is caught off guard by Enrique’s stealth and raid using sand dust. Ku-goo-goo-! The thick black air collided and Oscar’s feet dug into the ground and pushed back. Oscar was pushed to the edge of the arena where the dust cleared. Enrique’s sword attack rushed in before he could even regain his composure.
“Kuh…!”
Oscar’s arm was cut long. At that moment, the tip of Enrique’s sword stopped shaking. Oscar didn’t miss the chance. Taking a step back, Oscar quickly regained his balance and thrust his sword at Enrique. Enrique, who had regained his senses, tried to defend himself in a hurry. Kwaaang-!! While parrying Oscar’s strong sword strike, he flew to the other side of the arena.
“Wow!”
The crowd’s cheers grew even louder as the two boys couldn’t take their eyes off the showdown.
“Ugh…”
Fortunately, Enrique, who did not fall out of the arena, stood up from his seat. At that moment, something hot flowed from his lips. It was my injury. There was too little energy in the body to completely block the attack just now. It was fortunate that it ended with such an internal injury. Oscar walked towards Enrique, who was roughly wiping off the flowing blood with the back of his hand. Enrique straightened up again and spoke to Oscar again.
“Master said so. Oscar, your left side is weak.”
“He said that a good personality is a problem for you.”
The two remembered that time well. Because it was the moment when they accurately recognized each other’s weaknesses. Facing each other, friends and rivals recalled the same past. Ten years ago, when only swordsmanship was their refuge, Oscar and Enrique felt burdened by the duties that had been placed on their shoulders since their birth. Lisandro, observing the boys practicing mock sparring with wooden swords, stopped the sparring and asked,
“Oscar and Enrique. Do you know what your weaknesses are?”
“I don’t know…”
“I think my strength is lacking.”
Enrique and Oscar answered in turn. Hmm, thinking for a moment, Lisandro first looked at Oscar.
“Muscle strength is a matter of gradually increasing it, so that’s not the case. Oscar, your left defense is particularly weak. The sight is biased to the right.”
“…I didn’t know.”
“Enrique, your weak disposition is the problem. Don’t hesitate to poke. The moment you hesitate, you will die.”
“But…”
“Don’t be weak, Enrique Javier. Do you want to live a life dominated by others? At the decisive moment, there is no time to worry about the opponent. stab Don’t worry. If you’re going to spend the rest of your life doing mock sparring, it doesn’t matter if you live as it is.”
How much effort did you make to overcome the weaknesses you realized then? But weakness was not weakness for nothing. Enrique gripped his sword tightly. The hand was already torn and tattered by the combination that followed several times. Maybe Oscar is in the same situation. can i win this match? At the same time as he had such doubts, Enrique looked straight at Oscar.
‘Attack. don’t hesitate If you can’t harm others for your sake, swing your sword for others.’
Repeatedly repeating to himself, Enrique leaped again. Oscar blocked the attack with a warlike smile. Kwang Kwa Gwa Kwang-!! The attack with full power collided. A blinding light flashed. At the same time, the shockwave caused an earthquake-like shaking throughout the arena. Kwagwagwa-! As the aftermath of the shock reached the audience, a large-scale barrier was activated to protect the audience. Beyond the magical circle of brilliant barriers embroidered in the air, the bleak sight of the destroyed arena harmonized incongruously, drawing admiration from the viewers. Incomparably thicker than before, the dust rose up and completely blocked the view. No matter how much time passed, the dust did not clear. There was no sound of what the hell was going on inside. The audience held their breath as if they had promised. After a while, the wind from the west enveloped the rising dust and disappeared. Finally, the appearance of the stadium was revealed to the spectators. On top of the stadium, which has been destroyed to such an extent that the original appearance cannot be found. The two of them were standing still. while facing each other.
“…Wow!”
The crowd went wild. and. … flop. Both fell down at the same time. After a fierce battle, there was no winner. Of course, there were no losers. So, the result of the confrontation between Oscar and Enrique.
“Inability to fight. tie!”
***
The downed Oscar and Enrique were immediately carried out of the arena. There was no danger to his life, but he was seriously injured, so the priest who was in charge of the emperor’s education came forward and healed him with divine power and passed the crisis. Since there was no winner in the second game, Zeke, who was the next opponent, automatically went up to the finals. So the next match started. The heat of the third game was a somewhat languid response compared to the previous game that changed the pitch.
“It’s not that I don’t have any skills, but…”
“Compared to His Highness the Prince and Prince Javier, he’s young.”
“hmm. It’s more boring than the game the commoners played in.”
Amid criticism from everyone, the winner of the third game came out. Next was the long-awaited match between Count Aidan Aserad and the courageous young knight who pointed him out.
“Isn’t there a misfortune in the family?”
“Huh. Are you contemplating suicide like that?”
The main character, Sir Hermos, climbed onto the arena with a resolute expression. On top of the stadium, where traces of the previous game remained, small stone debris was lined up around it, giving off a rather gloomy atmosphere.
‘Maybe I can win like last year’s winner!’
It was. Sir Hermos had gambled on slim odds. Didn’t Aidan, who was a strong candidate for the championship, lose out in the field due to an accident in last year’s final? Such an attack may happen again this year. If that happens…
‘If only he wins, the championship will be mine…’
There is a mountain in front of me that I have to climb right now, but it was okay. Even if the attack didn’t take place, maybe we could defeat Count Aserad. I felt such unfounded confidence. Originally, the main character of life is not oneself. It’s information no one wants to know, but Sir Hermos was also the cutie of the family. Sir Hermos and Aidan Aserad each entered the arena. When Aidan appeared, the people’s shouts grew stronger, and Sir Hermos’s eyebrows went up.
‘Earl Aidan Aserad. It’s the first time I’ve seen it up close like this.’
They were the same article, but they belonged to different affiliations, so we never met. Moreover, their duties were also different. In reality, it looked smaller. Unlike himself, who is 190 cm tall, Aidan, who was still young, had to slightly bow his head.
“I hope you enjoy this match, Count Aserad.”
nod Consistent with the rumor that he doesn’t talk well except for the emperor, Aidan nodded his head instead of answering.
‘It’s cheap.’
Sir Hermos, who clenched his tongue indistinctly, looked back at the referee.
“It starts quickly without any measure.”
Sir Hermos quickly shook his head. First of all, I will prolong the game as much as possible and aim for gaps. And then…
“The game begins!”
“Ouch!”
Sir Hermos widened his eyes.
‘What just happened?’
Before the referee’s ‘jap’ was over, something came close to him and grabbed his neck. Sir Hermos rolled his eyes to grasp the situation, lowered his gaze slightly, and met his eerie red eyes. I didn’t even feel a sign. When I came to my senses, I was already out of breath.
“answer.”
Aidan groaned softly. Sir Hermos intuited the outcome. There was no change.
“Ha ha surrender!”
4th match result.
“Earl Aserad wins!”
It was a 1 second cut.
***
Nature of Ermano. Larimar and Xavier were waiting outside the emperor’s bedroom in place of the nanny who was away for a while. I was fully prepared to go in whenever Mabel called, but I had never called because I was deeply asleep. Larimar, who was crouching down in the hallway, glanced at Xavier, who was leaning against the wall, and grumbled in a volmening voice.
“it’s a shame. I wanted to see a swordsmanship competition too!”
“The swordsmanship tournament will be held next year, so you can go then. … with me.”
Xavier mustered up the courage to add a word, but Larimar shook his head coldly.
“Why am I going with you? I’ll stick right next to Your Majesty.”
“…ha. yes yes yes.”
Xavier was coldly beaten by his unrequited love today. But the shock was less as the rival was the lovable Imperial Majesty. Then I suddenly noticed that the bedroom was very quiet.
“Larima. Go in for a while and check on His Majesty.”
“Didn’t you sleep deeply because you took the medicine?”
“It’s about time you wake up.”
In order not to wake Mabel, Larimar cautiously entered the bedroom with her blonde hair awake. As expected, I must have fallen asleep deeply, and the thick blanket on the bed was moving up and down. Larima, who was just going to go away because she couldn’t see her face because of the blanket, was startled.
“tail…?”
The tail was sticking out of the blanket. Suddenly feeling anxious, Larimar mustered up courage and quietly pulled up the blanket.
“How are you?”
I had clearly confirmed with my own two eyes that Mabel had taken the medicine and fallen asleep earlier. However, under the blanket on the bed, only the Shinsoo curled up was asleep.
“Mercy to mercy!”
Nature was in an uproar.
***
Meanwhile, the arena where the visual swordsmanship competition is in full swing. The next match was between the winner of the third match, Youngsik and Aidan.
“Abstain Abstention!”
Thanks to Young-shik who shouted for abstention, it ended quickly. Zeke, who was scheduled to face the winner between Oscar and Enrique, made it to the final without a semi-final. Those who watched the long-awaited final match were amazed. This year’s first contest, a showdown between commoner contestant Zeke and Count Aidan Asherad! It was a confrontation with obvious results.
“I bet all my property to Count Aserad!”
“me too!”
You and I bet on Count Aserad. In the meantime, a man with dark green hair secretly smiled and bet.
“I bet everything on Zeke.”
At those words, the people around him whispered and looked at the man as if he were a strange person. In the meantime, the main character of the finals slowly climbed onto the stadium. It was Zeke, who was still wearing a helmet that covered his face, and Count Aserad, who was bored as if he had no interest in world affairs. Aidan’s eyes stared at the other person. In fact, Zeke’s true identity was Mabel. Aidan already knew that. It was Aidan who had been with Mabel from the early stages of his plan, so he couldn’t help but notice. Upon learning of Mabel’s will, Aidan immediately expressed his will to give up the contest.
“I will abstain.”
“Eh? why?”
“Your Majesty wants us to win. I don’t want to go against that.”
‘You’re making me repeat what you said…’ Mabel murmured, sighing and putting her chin on Aidan’s shoulder.
“that’s right. i want to win And Aidan, you also applied for the competition because you have something you want, right?”
“…there is.”
“Then do your best. Regardless of whether the opponent is me or not.”
“Do you think I can attack Your Majesty?”
Aidan and Mabel’s eyes met. Mabel read the emotion in Aidan’s eyes. The will to never attack. But I didn’t like Aidan’s abstention from this plan either. Because all Mabel wanted was a legitimate victory. Mabel, who was worried, got lucky.
“Hmm… There was such a culture in the books I read.”
It’s not a book, but I heard it while talking to a friend who became a freshman in college.
“I pour a drink for the other person at a drinking party, and the amount of pouring is-.”
Mabel grinned and poured Aidan’s teacup full of tea. Because of the surface tension, the tea water almost overflowed, but not a single drop flowed.
“As much as I love you!”
After saying that, Mabel tilted her head for a moment before adding.
“Then, it’s as much as we trust each other, right?”
As a result, Aidan gave up his abstention. In addition, he engraved Mabel’s words into his heart.
‘…As much as I love you.’
What he said afterwards did not leave an impression on me.
“Start the game!”
At the same time, dark aura slowly rose from Aidan’s body. Screams of terror were heard simultaneously from the crowd. In addition, the face of Zeke or Mabel, who was looking at Aidan, also turned white. Hey there.
“Isn’t it too much of a belief…?”
