Chapter 569 – Ep.567 Tullius Empire
“Cough!!”
There was a strong smell of perfume coming from the entrance, and as I entered, the concentration became even stronger and I naturally coughed.
Damn it, did I come out of the shower with some kind of perfume?
‘… Just by looking at it, it looks like it’s over there.’
After coughing a couple more times, I walked over to the guys who were obviously very intimidated.
‘But why do these bastards look like this?’
The guys lined up like new recruits were staring at my face as if they saw something they shouldn’t have, and the guys across from me in childish blue capes and hats were glaring at me with very grumpy eyes.
‘… ‘It’s not glaring at you to scare you, is it?’
I blinked my eyes as they stared at me in silence for a long time.
That’s right, there’s no way I would be intimidated by a group of guys smaller than Siron glaring at me.
‘… But if I join, do I have to wear that cape and hat?’
The design itself wasn’t bad, except for the cloak’s color being a bit dull, but the wide-brimmed hat decorated with blue roses was a truly terrible design, even for me who was ignorant of fashion.
How much more time has passed?
“… Fifteen. “It seems like everyone is here.”
The man who was alone with two roses on his head lowered his voice and said that. Maybe those two roses are the boss or the leader.
“Then, let’s start sparring.”
Tadadak-!!
The guys who were standing side by side next to the two roses took two steps forward.
“Let’s proceed in the order in which we arrived here. The first one, please come forward.”
Then, in the line where I was standing, a boy who looked like a boy with the usual golden haircut walked out with a stern expression on his face.
“Nominate the person you want among those in front of you.”
“I am…”
Although they look different, the boy looks with a stern look at the faces of the guys who all have dirty-looking eyes.
‘It’s okay.’
I was planning on feeding honey chestnuts to the top of anyone’s head, but it is true that my heart weakened a little when I saw the frozen chicks.
On the other hand, I was thinking about instilling proper etiquette into the guys who were staring at me with dissatisfied eyes.
But then I was given the opportunity to legally catch a guy and instill some manners in him.
“I’ll take that one…” …”
“Aman. “He’s a guy with mid-level skills.”
After the short explanation of Two Roses, a man named Aman stood on stage with two wooden swords. And with a very haughty step he approached the young man who had pointed him out, held it out, and said:
“I will only defend, so don’t worry and attack with all your might.”
“Oh, I understand… !!”
So the two held wooden swords and distanced themselves from each other.
‘I’m looking forward to something… ?’
I experienced a truly bloody and life-threatening mission to a territory.
Is that all?
I watched countless battles between Siron and Kernax, who clashed at every opportunity, and in the Kingdom of Goldias, I even witnessed with my own eyes the scene where the three sisters were unilaterally overpowered by Siran.
But am I interested in the sparring between the two, which is no different from childish pranks?
‘Is it true that fighting is the most fun?’
In fact, the fights so far have been of the type that progress at a speed that is difficult to follow with the eye and are so high-level that it is difficult for me to properly understand them.
But the sparring that will take place now is different.
Dalian is a place where you can explore Dalian comfortably and with peace of mind without having to be nervous at all.
Well, I don’t know if it’s at a level where it can be called sparring.
Anyway, I watched the stage with some anticipation.
“Come in whenever it’s convenient.”
“… “I’m going!!”
The boy raised the sword he held tightly in both hands and jumped straight at the man named Aman.
Widely! Percussion! Tak!!
A very honest attack aimed at the head, shoulders, and waist.
And Aman took the attack without the slightest hesitation.
‘Isn’t it too slow…? … ?’
The sword that was first aimed at the head had some power and speed.
“Heo, heo, heo, heo… !!”
Did he swing it twenty times?
The boy was sweating and breathing heavily.
‘Still, it’s worth taking a look over there.’
Although he only played defense, the man named Aman stood in the same spot without breaking a sweat, with the same face as before.
“I lost, I lost…”
“It wasn’t a bad sword.”
The boy swings his sword a few more times before admitting defeat, and Aman pats the boy on the shoulder and offers formal consolation.
“You can go back to your seat and sit back and relax.”
“… Yes.”
The boy, who didn’t even have a chance to reveal his name, trudged back to his seat and sat down, leaning his back against the wall and pulling his knees up.
‘I’m dizzy…’
Still, perhaps because they came for the sake of being a knight, they all looked a little distant from the gisaeng brother, but it was a little difficult to look at her dejected face, wearing so much perfume and hugging her knees like that.
“Next.”
And then the sparring that follows.
The blunt sound made by the wooden sword colliding with the wooden sword continued to be heard for a while.
After watching the first sparring, I was briefly disappointed by the fact that there was a lot more to see than I expected.
“Until there.”
“Tsk…”
“Whoa…”
Surprisingly, there were also chicks who competed in their own way.
One thing I learned there is that even the guys with roses on their heads have vastly different skills.
“Haaap!!”
“Ugh…”
And then the guy with the rose on his head got down on one knee, holding the wooden sword that the guy who was standing next to me a little while ago was swinging.
‘Definitely a fucking fight is fun.’
I guess it’s fun to watch because there’s plenty of time to spare.
“Until there.”
“… Thank you.”
“… Okay.”
The guy with the rose on his head barely managed to control his expression and returned to his original position, and the guy next to me, whose name was bright and bright as he wiped the beads of sweat from the tip of his chin, confidently walked towards us.
“… Hehe.”
‘… ?’
He stopped in front of me for a moment, gave me a smile that made me want to hit him, then returned to his seat and sat down.
“Last. “Come out.”
I was thinking about straightening out all the curly hair of an unknown guy, but at the sound of two roses, I raised my head and went on stage.
‘But who should I choose?’
When you are wondering who looks a little more stubborn.
“You will be evaluated by Christian Vivalo himself.”
“… ?”
Suddenly, a guy with two roses walked onto the stage.
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‘Count Vivalo himself evaluates it… ?’
Jiang was so shocked by the sudden situation that he even forgot about the tingling sensation in his palms and the muscle pain throughout his body.
Who is Christian Vivalo?
He was the youngest man to reach the position of leader, and he was a truly capable man who overpowered the ‘female thief.’
‘Shit… ‘I can’t believe I’m already receiving preferential treatment!!’
Is it because I warmed up with sparring?
Jiang gritted his teeth at the black-haired man, completely forgetting that just a moment ago he had been intimidated by his opponent’s mountain-like size.
“I will just play defense like everyone else.”
Christian drew his wooden sword.
‘As expected, Count Vivalo…’
Even the posture in which he stood holding the sword seemed full of elegance.
“Also, if you make me take even one step back, I promise to accept you as a member.”
“”… !!””
The eyes of Jiang and the other applicants widened at Christian’s sudden declaration.
Although they had heard Christian’s skills well, the mountain-like physique of the unknown black-haired man was also very intimidating, so Jiang and the applicants had small expectations that Christian might be humiliated here.
“It looks like the guys who will be my members this time don’t trust me very much.”
“”… ?!””
Hearing Christian’s remarks, Jiang and the volunteers quickly lowered their eyes.
I laid down flat on my face to avoid being eliminated if I got a bad photo here.
“Everyone, lift your head up. “Today I will show you what kind of man the Commander of the Blue Rose is.”
Jiang and the applicants raised their heads again at the arrogant yet confident statement.
‘Me too, I too will end up in that position someday…’
Before he knew it, Jiang was looking with envy at Christian, who was standing there holding a wooden sword and wearing a hat that was a piece of art itself.
Right at that moment.
“I…”
The black-haired man who had been standing quietly until now opened his mouth.
“Can we just start?”
The rude behavior of scratching one’s head and asking while holding a long wooden sword.
‘But why does it look classy…? … ?’
It was clearly an act of disrespect to the other person, but for some reason, the act seemed very dignified.
“… I spoke a long time. “Let’s get started when you’re ready.”
“Oh, yes.”
The black-haired man grabbed the wooden sword that was hanging down.
Togak─ Togak─
He slowly walked forward and stopped exactly in front of Christian.
And arms raised high.
“… Under.”
Christian immediately grabbed his wooden sword and raised it upward as he made a bold move to aim for his head.
“Let’s hit it somewhere… “
Paaaaang──!!
Pieces of wood and green rose leaves fly onto the stage with a deafening roar.
Dump.
And the blond man who slowly falls apart one beat at a time.
“Uh… ?”
It doesn’t matter who made the sound.
Because everyone sounded the same.
The black-haired man knelt down on one knee toward Christian, who was lying on the floor like a corpse, and laid him down on his back.
Then, he placed his finger on his nose, whose forehead was stained bright red, and muttered softly.
“I’m not breathing… ?”
The imperial palace was turned upside down.
