Chapter 372 – 106. Final Exam Preparation (3)
And in the underground temple, two women appeared.
The woman with long white hair reaching down to her waist is, of course, Erti. And, likewise, a red-eyed woman with long black hair. The woman was Leicester.
“Ha!! I feel like I’m going to live when I come out like this after being confined to the sword every day!!”
Erti let out her cheers. Like she said Previously in the ring. After Siertia’s resurrection, she, who was confined only to her sword, came out of the temple.
‘Well, it’s probably not much different from Siertia’s.’
The reason why the two people in the sword came out to Roia’s temple like this.
Because this place, the space behind Roia, is where Erti stayed for a long time. This is because a kind of spatial synchronization was possible.
However, the important thing is not how the two came out of the sword.
Erti and Leicester. Because the two of them were separate sparring opponents for me and Lucia. But the excited Erti didn’t stop her.
“So, are all four of you having an orgy? With the pink-haired girl, Lucia?”
Saying that, Erti grabbed Lucia’s hands tightly. At that moment, Lucia’s expression turned pale.
It was the first time I had seen Lucia with such a flustered appearance.
“Hey, who is this? And an orgy… Yulian-sama, what the hell happened to this…”
I grabbed Erti’s shoulder tightly.
“Erti. Please stop talking nonsense. Isn’t Lucia embarrassed?”
“Yeah? What’s there to be upset about? I’ve already seen all the scenes where he and Yulian and you were excitedly mixing their lower legs!”
“Well, what do you mean! How do you…”
Lucia blushed all over her face. I hurriedly spoke to Lucia.
“This woman has been locked up for a while, so she’s crazy… No, because she’s a sword. Lucia, you understand.”
“Knife? The word “Sword”, No way?”
At those words, Erti proudly placed her hands on her waist.
“Of course. I am Zedin’s holy sword! Siertia is a famous sword that will go down in history! Lucia-san has already heard my voice, right?”
“Is that Siertia?”
Lucia’s pink eyes widened. However, Lucia soon came to understand.
“Come to think of it, Siertia-sama… I’ve heard Erti-sama’s voice before. I think you’ve said dirty things before… No, embarrassing things.”
And Lucia put on an expression that didn’t know what to do at Erti’s obscene talk. Even if you have already shared sexual love with me. Lucia was quite naive like this.
I wonder if that reaction was fun for Erti too. She said to Lucia.
“Dirty talk! I’m just explaining with my mouth the daily life of the dragon whose cock dominated the brain. So to speak, a clerk? Even so, I have this man’s habit of swinging his cock all the time in my head!”
“That… Until that… No… How could you… Continue to say obscene words like that…”
Lucia’s expression became more and more confused.
If things go on like this, Erti’s chatter will never end, so I cut her off.
“I’ll give you time to chat to your heart’s content later. For now, the business that came here comes first.”
“Anything? Even though you asked me to have sex with you. Did you have any other purpose?”
“I never said anything like that. Don’t make up nonsensical words. Erti than that. Please raise the sword again after a long time.”
At the word sword, Erti’s expression suddenly changed.
“A sword? Of course you know who I am, right?”
“Can you not know?”
Before I owned her. Erti and Siertia were the swords of Atlin after the sword.
A genius of swordsmanship that would appear in this century.
She is my ancestor. The Lion Heart Sword, handed down from the first Reinhardt, was reestablished in a more practical and efficient form.
Not only the Lion Heart Sword that my grandfather Wilhelm learned, but also the Lion Heart Sword that the Knights of the White Night Knights learn. All of them were based on Atlin’s reestablished swordsmanship.
And Erti, the sword of Atlin. She was able to perfectly reproduce that swordsmanship.
‘Even though it’s just a will without substance. I can’t even create an aura in reality with that will.’
However, it is different if it is the space behind the present. Just as I attained the realm of the polar night through the sparring with Erti in the ordeal of Roia.
Even Ertira, who was a little out of his mind. Swordsmanship itself can be a perfect master.
‘So it couldn’t be better for Lucia’s sparring opponent.’
Then, I looked at Lester, who was staring blankly at the conversation between the three.
The sparring opponent for me was that Leicester.
“Then I’ll borrow the Leyster.”
I ignored Erti, who tried to open her mouth again, and moved to fight with her racer.
***
Roia’s Temple. There, in a gymnasium, Leicester and I stood side by side.
A member of the Pursuit Corps, a doll that was controlled by Chris during the Battle of the Demons. And Lucia’s childhood friend, she looked at me.
“Julian… Von Reinhardt.”
She said to me I am her benefactor who saved her from becoming her witch. That’s why Leicester now didn’t seem hostile to me.
‘To what extent did he regain his self?’
When she was taken out of her Demonic Beast, her Leicester’s self was as if she had no self due to her mental interference caused by her magical spirit power.
And even when he had an ego, Leicester, who was raised as an assassin in the pursuit squad, was no better than a slaughter puppet.
I remembered the dance Leister, dressed as a dancer, danced at Grius’s banquet.
It was a very beautiful dance. On the other hand, the dance was also a very sharp swordsmanship.
‘That sword dance. There didn’t seem to be any room to dig in.’
Leicester’s strength was proven from the fact that he was a member of the pursuit team in the first place. So I chose Leicester as my sparring opponent.
‘It’s perfect for maintaining the real sense of the Lion Heart Sword.’
I could use Erti as my sparring opponent. For Erti, dealing with Lucia is to my advantage.
Although Lucia has been sparring with me all along, she has become accustomed to the lion mind sword. When it comes to sparring with how to guide people, Erti is far superior to me.
‘The period of existence in the first place is different.’
The knowledge as a holy sword passed down from the ancient empire. It was to the point where I couldn’t compare to myself who had opened my eyes to the sword less than a year ago.
So, if Erti raised Lucia’s ability to deal with her Lion Heart Sword even higher.
The difficulty of the match against Lucia at the end of the lecture is also much higher.
‘And if we win a 4-person sparring involving Lucia like that. There’s nothing short of becoming the best cadet.’
So I chose Leicester as my opponent. And Leicester too. It is suitable for my Dalian opponent who has to deal with Lucia.
‘I heard Leister’s sword resembled that person.’
Lucia’s undersword. The shape of the shortsword is quite different from those of Duke Pedro and Centiac.
Lucia’s swordsmanship teacher is an unknown swordsman who protected Lucia and her mother in the slums. And I heard that Leicester also learned the sword from that unknown swordsman.
And I was aware of the swordsman’s true identity to some extent.
A member of the 10th House of the Empire. And, along with my maternal grandparents Wilhelm and Duke Pedro, he is another Grand Master who is called the 3 stars.
‘Lucia’s sword. He’s the same man who delivered Akierin.’
So, along with Lucia, if that man’s disciple was Leicester, he would be a good opponent for my sparring match.
I headed for Leicester.
“I don’t have much time, so hurry up and ask for sparring. Leicester.”
Leicester responded to my words.
“Da… Lotus…?”
Leicester was wearing the same dance uniform he had seen at the banquet hall. The clothes are made of silk and mesh, so you can see through the bare skin.
And dark black hair that reveals that he is from the Western Kingdoms Union. Her face was beautiful with ruby-like red eyes, but her eyes were devoid of life, giving her a real doll-like feel.
However, I know very well that the hem of that sky-like mantle and long sleeves are very dangerous weapons.
‘That sleeve turned into a sword.’
As a former mercenary, he must be a more difficult opponent for me because he is a swordsman with no rules.
I took out the imperial sword Cecilia had made for me. The moment he saw the sword, Leicester’s eyes suddenly changed.
“Sword… Whoever draws a sword from me is an enemy…?”
“It’s not an enemy, but it’s an opponent who should point their swords at each other. Because that’s sparring.”
“Dalian…? Anyhow… Just swing the sword?”
I nodded.
And without the slightest movement, the sleeve of Leister’s clothes, the sleeve that suddenly turned into a sword, came close to my neck.
Kakakang-
I managed to get the sword away.
‘It’s just as I thought. Leicester is the best sparring opponent.’
Reinhardt’s blood began to boil.
***
“Ha… Ha… Ha…”
Lucia squeezed the archie Erin, which she had barely missed, in her hand.
A wandering swordsman who protected her mother and daughter, who had been abandoned by Duke Pedro, in her slums. And in her heart she always thought that she was her mentor and that special sword she received from him.
However, the sword that had previously been unable to be used because just holding the sword would cause mana exhaustion.
‘Until Julian taught me the Fusion Ceremony…The Lucia Ceremony.’
A special mana acceleration method fusion ceremony passed down from Yulian. And Julian even put his own name on the mana acceleration method for her Lucia.
‘So don’t break it yet!’
Mana was rapidly gathering mana into the heart. 5th tier mana heart. It was her mana heart that was only 4th tier until she learned the fusion ceremony.
After learning Lucia’s style, it’s become more natural to handle the 5th tier now that time has passed.
The resonant sound of Akierin with an aura echoed. Lucia thrust her sword at Erti.
A quicksword that can’t even chase afterimages.
It was the sword type, the brain wire, that Lucia had inherited from her teacher. Just like that brief moment when lightning strikes the ground. 1 attack captured in the shape of a sword.
“This is too slow.”
However, before the lines drawn by the brain were all completed, Erti threw the sword away.
“Still, since you followed Yulian all the way to the White House, I expected a little more. After all, can’t I get out of the cadet level?”
Even though it was a sparring battle, it was a life-or-death blow for Lucia. But this time, she couldn’t even brush a single edge of Erti’s clothes.
“In this case, there is no need to use the Lion Heart Sword. I just need to put a counter on your clumsy undersword.”
Lucia pursed her lips.
“Then one more time… Huh?”
The moment you try to strike again. Lucia’s body collapsed backwards. The ceiling of the temple was visible.
“You are so fake. It’s proof that her stamina is already exhausted. She says take a break.”
Lucia was furious. But she couldn’t respond to that. The sparring just before was a complete defeat for her.
‘I was conceited. Just because she received a medal from the imperial palace… It was my arrogance to think that she could approach Yulian-sama.’
And Lucia’s heart became restless. The first semester of Pantheon comes to an end with the couplets at the closing ceremony. Most of the 2nd year cadets of the Combat Order are aspiring knights. I will apply for any knight corps and be commissioned early.
‘If it’s like this. Even if I apply for Midnight… I can’t surpass that Sir Uriel.’
An escort knight who guarded Yulian’s side. And the female swordsman, who was called the genius of Essenmund, filled her Lucia’s head.
Against her, her fierce jealousy rose up. The person standing by Yulian’s side. She wanted to become a knight who swore allegiance to him.
‘No… If it’s really like this. It can’t be of any help to Julian-sama.’
Like that, lying on the floor of the gymnasium. While chewing on her nervous heart. Gray hair spilled over her face.
Erti, who opened her eyes wide, was facing her Lucia face.
“Hey. Miss Lucia. She has something to ask.”
“Yeah? If you want to ask… Are you talking about Yulian-nim?”
Erti shook her head.
“No, about you.”
