Chapter 98 – 98. An Unstable Alliance (2)
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When the ladies-in-waiting of Maherit’s palace were busily preparing for the celebration,
Yushin was teaching his two disciples.
And there was a pair of eyes watching them carefully.
It was Ardena. With Ardena observing, swordsmanship training continued. Unlike Alone, who showed her normal appearance, Leticia desperately swung her sword, wondering if Ardena would give herself more attention.
“What, why are you suddenly overdoing it….”
“It’s noisy and you get beaten by me!”
“Why do I suffer!”
Swordsmanship sparring using wooden swords intensified more intensely.
Alone with her blonde hair,
And Leticia, her red hair down to her waist tied into a ponytail, swung her sword at each other and showed Yushin what she had accomplished so far.
Both showed great skills.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they had already surpassed the standard for graduation exams. However, as if they couldn’t be satisfied with just that, they were focusing on their swordsmanship training. This is because passing the graduation exam is only an intermediate goal, and the dream to achieve lies beyond that.
“They want to be like you.”
Yushin said.
At those words, Ardena nodded her head.
“Her will to advance towards her dream through bone-breaking efforts is a noble mind. To think that the lady of Santander considers me an object of admiration… , It’s a pleasure.”
There was no one among the knights of the Liberia Elves who did not respect Ardena.
Including Leticia, even at this moment, countless sprouts must be trying to cut her bones while taking Ardena as a yardstick.
“Let me help too.”
“Yes?”
Ardena, who was watching Alone and Leticia fight, moved her steps while holding her wooden sword.
Am I admiring their passion?
She may have wanted to teach swordsmanship directly to the young people who will grow into talented people who will build the foundation of the Liberia elven country.
Alone’s face turned blue at the sight of Ardena walking towards her. She said that when she sparred with Ardena one day, she was tormented almost to a half-dead state. As if her memories of that time came to mind, Alone quietly stepped back from her.
“Woah, it’s an honor! Please take good care of me!”
Leticia, her face hot, bent her waist 90 degrees while putting on a puzzled expression.
I never thought I would fight swords against Ardena and Valencia! It’s unexpected luck. She was honored to have her sword contested with Ardena, whom she had admired since childhood.
“I-I’m not feeling well…. I must have caught a cold because it suddenly looked chilly and cold!”
Alone tactfully yielded her player to Leticia and fell behind her.
She clung to Yushin’s side.
It was a nuance that she didn’t want to wear.
Before long, Ardena swung her sword and attacked Leticia. At first, it seemed to block well, but Leticia, who was caught up in Ardena’s continuous attacks, was quickly put on the defensive as she eventually allowed her loopholes.
“Hold your posture! Stare at the sword and move your body! Even if an attack comes right in front of you, never avert your eyes!”
Ardena had a single-minded personality that made her feel self-righteous.
So I don’t know what to watch.
He pushed Leticia to the limit while unleashing attacks close to real combat.
Rather than teaching the students of the academy, it was as if they were dealing with apprentice knights who were practicing mock battles to practice real battles. Ardena had actually taught the knights, and she was famous for her harsh teachings, to the point that she was evaluated as a ‘devil instructor’ by the knights at the time.
“Great!”
Leticia, hit hard by her wooden sword, was not in pain, but rather was delighted.
Her face turned red.
As if she wanted to be treated more harshly, she even ran towards Ardena.
The faces of Yushin and Alone, who witnessed the scene, quickly hardened. Could it be that the daughter of the Santander family had such a strange temper? She seemed to feel even a strange fantasy about being harshly rolled by the object of her longing.
“Stronger please!”
“Fortitude that never backs down, good attitude.”
Leticia shouted.
Ardena admired Lesitia’s refusal to give up despite her fierce attacks.
She took her offensive to the point that even apprentice knights who had been through her bone-breaking training for many years gave up. Nevertheless, Leticia steadfastly persevered. Ardenna praised her greatly, saying that if she were Leticia, she would someday be able to ascend to her battlefield.
“Ah, the Ardena warrior commander…. I will engrave it as a family honor!”
Even though her whole body was covered in dirt, it was worth it.
At Ardena’s rave reviews, she didn’t know what to do with her body.
She asked if she could ask for sparring next time. In response to her question, Ardena nodded her head, saying, “It’s always good.” She really didn’t think that Ardena would accept it, and Leticia rolled her legs with joy at her permission.
* * *
The imperial chamberlain, Tanya Mainz, who visited Maherit to deliver the dragon’s armor to Yushin, was still residing in the palace.
I want to forget myself
On Tanya’s side, she asked Yushin to meet first.
Yushin arranged to meet Tanya with Allen, who had pre-dressed her in a robe to wear at the celebration. After renting the most luxurious living room in the palace, Yushin and Tanya started talking over a table with refreshments.
“Damn it, come early.”
“It’s your fault for your poor presence. Having weak breasts means not having a presence.”
“Shall I arrest you right here and now with the authority of the Imperial Chamberlain? Even if I’m the demon lord slayer of the Holy Empire, it won’t do me any good to touch me. I will report to the emperor that I was humiliated by you.”
At Tanya’s bloody remark, the imperial knights waiting behind her swallowed dry saliva.
It was like greeting Yushin and Tanya.
However, it looked like a very bloody atmosphere from the perspective of a third person watching it from behind.
What would happen if Tanya Mainz gave the order to arrest the Demon King Slayer? It’s obvious. Consumables like themselves will not be able to withstand even a second of notice and will collapse like straw dolls. Knowing that, the imperial knights sincerely prayed that no blushing with the demon king slayer would happen.
‘There’s no way that the Chief Chamberlain’s personality won’t cause fights.’
‘What can I do with that reckless personality…. Of course I like that too.’
Imperial knights sent a lot of concern.
But it was a futile excuse.
It could be said that comradeship was born while dealing with a common enemy. Not only do they know each other well, they tend to speak harshly, but they have the minimum amount of consideration to respect each other.
“You don’t know what state the continent is in right now?”
Tanya opened her mouth.
After clearing her mind by squeezing her throbbing temples, Tanya, who had gathered her thoughts, spoke again.
“All countries speak of your name. It’s like hitting a wasp’s nest so damn hard. The emperor wants to meet you right away, Seonghwa.”
“His Majesty the Emperor?”
“Of course. Because an unprecedented monster that defeated two demon lords appeared in this Liberia elven country. Demon king slayers were occasionally born once every 100 years, but you are the only one who subdued two demon kings among those demon king slayers. Of course, aren’t they going crazy because they want to connect with you? I’m sure many countries sent ambassadors and diplomatic corps to contact you.”
I’m going to be in trouble.
To Tanya’s words, Yushin scratched the back of her head and answered.
The subjugation of the demon lord was a very accidental event.
It wasn’t that he had a sense of justice to defeat the Demon King’s army and save the continent, nor was he greedy to seize wealth and power. It was just an accidental, result that happened for no apparent reason.
“Wouldn’t it be better to hide?”
Yushin asked.
Tanya gave him a puzzled look.
“What did you hear earlier, you idiot. Did the emperor ask you to come? I have to take you to the Holy Empire somehow, even in order to carry out the emperor.”
“I hear what you say to me is just do it the way you like it.”
“I do not know. Anyway, I delivered the Hwangmyeong.”
Tanya acted like she was hungry and leaned back on the sofa.
I have to take you according to the imperial order.
Tanya said that, but deep down she hoped that Yushin would not be swayed by the interests of the human nations.
“You’re sure to call me and ask me to deal with the next demon king, right?”
“… Nine out of ten.”
“What does that sound like? Do you know that picking the devil’s neck is as easy as picking some kind of fruit? Even in this battle alone, I passed the risk of death several times. It was the same when I fought Agares. Tell me that Yushin Gilead, a small man who values his life the most in this world, has a chronic illness that makes it difficult to follow the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.”
Even His Majesty the Emperor will understand.
Because he was Yushin, who had built a relationship with the emperor of the Holy Empire in the past, he was able to act in a way that he was hungry for the emperor.
Of course, even if they didn’t understand, he had no intention of going to the Holy Empire. As if the Holy Empire was on the verge of extinction, he had only been engaged in small-scale local wars with the demon king’s army since he subdued the tyrannical demon king, so he didn’t feel the need to go there.
“Then, where are you stuck? Tell me honestly! Pretending to be a nuisance or being indifferent, but actually wanting attention? There’s no way you can turn the continent upside down like this unless you’re a servant.”
“I can’t deny it.”
Among the people of the 21st century who are tired of the Internet culture, is there anyone who is not a gwanjong?
He was certain of the coffin.
If he had planned to live as a petit bourgeois who did not receive attention from anyone, he would not have started subjugating the demon king in the first place.
* * *
Ardena was a thoroughly self-managing personality.
So he always went around in a uniform that was easy to move around.
I couldn’t even dare to imagine Ardena wearing a fancy dress like ordinary aristocratic ladies. She became a 12 warrior because since she was 20 she has worn a dress on one hand.
“You mean the dress?!”
“I will prepare it right away! Even if it means bringing all the skilled tailors from Maherit, I’ll have something I like!”
The ladies-in-waiting were asked by Ardena, “Can you get me a dress to wear at this celebration?”, And walked around busily with lights in their eyes.
Undefeated warrior,
Ardena Balenciaga is looking for a dress to wear to her party.
Since Ardena always wore simple uniforms with modest designs, her attendants quickly moved around even if she changed her mind. The court ladies boasted to Ardena that they would prepare a perfect dress that would captivate the hearts of all the men in the world.
“So you’re trying to buy a new dress. After all, everything in the house must be old.”
“I would like to pick out new clothes if possible.”
“Are you trying to show it to Master?”
“Oh no!”
At her sister’s joke, Ardena immediately retorted, blushing.
It was a very strong objection.
Hearing Ardena’s rebuttal, Alone and her maids muttered, “It’s just right when you look at it.”
“Do you need rouge too?”
A maid came up to Ardena and held out her cosmetics.
It was meant to be applied to the lips.
She introduced the lady-in-waiting as a demonic rouge that invites men to kiss.
‘Key, kiss… !!’
At her maid’s bold remark, Ardena bowed her face and pursed her lips.
Kiss.
It is an act of affection called kissing, folding, and lip smacking, in which a man and a woman overlap each other’s lips for the purpose of confirming their affection.
Ardena, who imagined her restoration and kissing her on a dark terrace, was blushing as if it would explode if touched casually. She was so hot that even her long ears turned red.
“Required….”
Confirming that Alone had left her seat for a while, Ardena opened her mouth in a low voice and carefully accepted her red rouge from her maid.
If this rouge really has the magical power of inviting men to kiss,
She must have been an item Ardena never wanted to miss.
