The Regressor Sells Giyeon 258

Chapter 258 – Gratitude

#258.

The next morning, Gaon and Viscount Kielun rode a wagon under the escort of knights under his command and moved to the mountain where the ore vein was discovered.

It was decided that the duel would take place in an empty lot located slightly away from there.

Gaon’s turn was last, and the previous two battles were decided between Rijeni, the escort knight of Aris, and Vandain, the leader of the Viscount’s knights.

Rizeni’s expression, as she rode a horse and chased right next to the carriage, was very tense.

‘It’s not good…’

A certain amount of tension has the effect of increasing concentration in a fight, but if it exceeds a certain level, it becomes a hindrance.

In such a state, he would not be able to show off even half of his usual inaction, and would end up losing without a reason.

Even her opponent is a 7 star knight who is one level higher than her. It was the moment when the odds of winning, which were already slim, fell completely to the floor.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

In any case, killing is prohibited in this duel, so there is nothing to be angry about.

Above all, his pride as a knight may be hurt, but in the end, if Gaon is there, victory will go to Kielune’s side.

I just hope that Rijenny will show improvement rather than be frustrated by the loss.

After talking with the lovers sitting next to each other, the carriage stopped after a while.

Looking outside through the window, I saw the people of the count’s family who had arrived in the center of the wide open space.

At the same time, Lijenny announced her arrival.

“Miss. Im here.”
“Ah! Lijenny. Thank you. Brother has arrived Get off!”
“Yes. I will escort you.”

Gaon, who stopped Aris and got off the carriage first, looked around lightly and held out his hand in courtesy.

Then, Aris smiled at what was so good about her and came down holding her hand.

After that, Chorin and Hayeon were dropped off, and soon all the knights got off their horses and stood around them.

Viscount Kielun, who stood at the forefront, looked at Gaon after checking all the people, nodded his head heavily, and slowly moved toward the center of the clearing.

Soon, the two groups confronted each other.

The first to speak was Count Milio Laprien, who had been waiting for him beforehand.

“Come on. Viscount Kielune. Fortunately, it’s not too late.”
“Of course not. Orichalcum lode is stuck. Rather, make sure you keep the contract. I decided to surrender to the duel.”
“Of course. Didn’t you make a mana contract in the first place? It’s not a very high level, but I’m also a knight who uses an aura.”

In the aristocratic world, the relationship between parents and children is nothing more than a facade. If Count Laprien broke the contract and lost his mana, his son might be forced to inherit the title.

Count Laprien, who didn’t want to become an old man in the backroom at a young age, had no intention of breaking the contract.

The viscount nodded his head at his confident answer.

“… Got it. Then, let’s start the duel right away after preparing for a while.”
“I finished this beforehand, so take your time.”

The count’s attitude was very relaxed. This is because the option of losing did not exist in his mind from the beginning.

Even now, the knight standing behind him plays a large part in making the count so confident of his victory.

Bastide of the Iron Wall.

As a nickname for the leader of the knights of Count Laprien, it shows his characteristics.

This knight, Gundar Bastide, uses two medium-sized shields, and in combination with the Aura technique he has learned, boasts terrifyingly great defensive power.

Even at the level of 9 stars, it is possible to endure somehow, so it hurts to say it for a long time.

In return, it is somewhat behind in terms of aggressiveness, but even that is far below that compared to the level of the same class.

The stability wasn’t easy enough to try to do something with a fluke.

‘Now the Orichalcum Mine is mine!’

It was a godsend that a monster came down from the mountains and scouted it just in case. Thanks to him, he was able to intervene in time.

This allowed him to secure a huge amount of money.

While Count Laprien was drinking kimchi soup, letting his imagination run wild, Viscount Kielune was encouraging Rijenny, the first runner of the duel.

“I know it’s a tough fight. But do your best so that there are no regrets left. It’s good not to think about the future. Got it?”
“Yes. Dear Count. We will do our best not to be ashamed of.”
“You are trustworthy. Then let’s go.”

Leaning slightly at the viscount tapping him on the shoulder, Jenny Li turned around and headed toward the center of the clearing with confident steps.

There, one of her imposing knights was waiting for her to come.

For reference, the referee selected a free knight with a proper connection to the two families. There was no possibility of what-ifs happening because the confidentiality oath was also signed to give only fair judgments.

Soon, Rizeni and the opposing knights confronted each other, and the referee stood in the middle.

“The duel is 1:1. It consists of three matches, and the duel stops when one side wins. Killing is prohibited. In case of casualties, we will immediately disqualify and consider the opponent to be victorious. Do you agree?”

The count and the viscount nodded at the same time at the referee’s question.

“I agree.”
“I agree.”
“Then, let’s start the duel between Sir Rizeni and Sir Arcus right now!!”

The referee’s raised hand crossed the air, and the moment he stepped back, the opposing knights from both sides collided.

Kaaang!

Swords collided, sparks flew, and a clear roar rang out.

Of course, it was Rijenny who withdrew. No matter how much mana power there is, there is bound to be a difference in physical strength between a woman and a man, and it is impossible to deal with it head-on because it is pushed even in the realm.

Recognizing it clearly by exchanging his first move, Jenny Lee chose an evasion-oriented tactic.

Against knights who press hard with swordsmanship using the difference in weight class, they aim for gaps by receiving them in a way that flows as much as possible.

Of course, the other side knew that, so they kept a thorough distance and continued the offensive.

Even though he was familiar with dueling, he sometimes used taijutsu in addition to swordsmanship to cut his veins.

Whoo!

A long, horizontally swung sword passed by, and Rizeni pierced in an instant in the meantime.

“Haap!”

Like an arrow protruding from a bowstring that has been pulled hard, a new type shot like a spring becomes a dagger and delivers a fatal blow.

The opponent had not yet shaken off all the power of the sword and was unbalanced.

At the moment when he wanted to win so easily, Arcus displayed a rapid acceleration that made him wonder if this could be the case and turned around and raised his sword in a strange trajectory.

At the same time, the light aura on the sword quickly thickened and took the shape of a blade.

It is the boundary that divides the realm of 6 stars and 7 stars, an absolute area that cannot be invaded.

It was strong.

Li Jenny stabbed him under his chin in an instant and flung herself backwards in fright at the swordplay that came up.

I’m sorry-!

A terrifying anticipation passed through the helmet. A few strands of his hair, which had been cut off belatedly, fluttered. Had he been even 0.1 second late, he would have been mortally wounded.

Jenny Lee quickly raised her body, feeling cold sweat running down her spine.

Looking at the front, I saw Arcus, who raised the tail of his mouth and laughed. The sword had already lost its strength.

The fight, which has been tight so far, makes it known that he did not do his best to play tricks on purpose.

Li Jenny took a deep breath and took his heart.

‘I was expecting it. Let’s be cool.’

He thought that fighting was easier than he thought.

Even though he knew that Arcus had learned the quicksword from what he had researched in advance, he didn’t even notice the slightest bit of wariness, seeing that he didn’t lose much in speed.

The unseemly appearance he is showing now is no different from paying attention to the subject of the weak.

When Rijeni quietly raised her sword without getting caught in the provocation, Arcus shuddered! He clicked his tongue and quickly ran away.

Her swift movement left an afterimage of her, causing her to widen her eyes and raise her concentration.

Kaaang!

The blow that came up as she scraped the ground flowed through Li Jenny’s blade and tore through the air.

But this wasn’t the end. The reason why she dug up her ground even while slowing down was to prepare for her follow-up.

As the dust rose, the view was temporarily blocked.

The new type of her that had been hard to chase had completely disappeared, and in the next moment, Jenny Lee hurriedly threw her body and rolled in front of her in the cool energy she felt.

Kwajik!

Immediately after that, Arcus’s sword cut down the floor where Rizeni was standing.

As she looked at her ground, which had been cut neatly without the slightest blemish, even though she hadn’t touched it, her back tingled like a cut.

As Jenny repositioned herself, the laid-back Arcus teased, as if she had now fully grasped her.

“I was too careless. Lord Lijenny. I don’t know her swordsmanship, but she’s good at rolling. If she keeps rolling around and looking for an opportunity, maybe she’ll get her winning streak. Isn’t it?”
“…”
“Oh, I have been talking too long. Then I will go again.”

Fain!

As if he was angry at being ignored as he remained silent, Arcus twisted his brow and charged with all his might.

Before the sound of exploding air could reach his ears, his sword swung in all directions, drawing numerous trajectories.

Kang! Cagan! Kwajik! Cranky!

As Lijenny, she couldn’t keep up. He attacks from the left when blocking the right side, and from behind when blocking the front.

The aura on the sword fades a little with each repeated collision, and the armor often becomes tattered, allowing unblocked attacks.

Through the cracks, Lijenny’s white skin began to show through little by little.

‘Don’t mind. Just think about how to win!’

But Jenny Lee had so much to herself that she didn’t shrink in the slightest.

From the time she decided to become a knight, she abandoned her gender as a woman. She is satisfied as long as she doesn’t lose, even if it means being naked.

Just as she was controlling herself, her low-pitched voice penetrated her head.

-Keep an eye on the attack that follows after the horizontal slash. If you do well, you will be able to seize the victory.

It was Gaon.

He, who had been watching her without saying anything until now, left her advice as he saw her fighting without giving up.

Li Jenny did not doubt Gaon’s words and raised her eyes to see Aruks’s sword.

A sword that strikes down vertically.

Jenny dodged it and backed away, and she stammered herself once more.

And the next moment

‘Uh… ?’

She began to notice that there was a certain pattern between the shedding of a long horizontally swung sword and the next attack.

If you aim for that time, the opponent will surely reveal a gap. Perhaps we can set the stage for a reversal.

Having made that decision, Lijenny immediately looked for an opportunity.

She pays no attention to the scars on her three white skin and focuses all her attention on her opponent’s sword.

And finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived.

After the flat slash, it seemed to reveal a gap, but Rijenny moved in the gap of that movement, using tremendous rotational force to continue the follow-up.

The trajectory of that follow-up hit was always different, so it was half a gamble, but fortunately, the opponent moved as Lijenny thought.

Sliding to dodge the middle slash that was aiming at the waist, then bouncing up and throwing a sword.

The opponent failed to properly respond to the unexpected counterattack and belatedly retreated.

Contrary to how he laughed at Jenny from before, in a hurry, Jini throws his body and rolls on the ground.

Lijeni didn’t give her time and continued to dig in and landed a series of attacks. The balance is broken again and again, and the clean armor of the bastard is soiled.

However, her counterattack ended in failure.

Although her armor absorbed most of her damage, her accumulated shock accumulated over the years, and in the end, Jenny Lee was unable to finish her by a single margin.

Finally, the sword she swung slid across his cheek, leaving a long scar on her.

At the end of that, her Li Jenny’s knee bends.

She lifted her head with difficulty, exhaling her ragged breath, leaving Arcus with her sneer.

“Ha… Ha! Do you have the knack for rolling too?”
“… This, this year! Aaaaa!!”

Whoa-!

And, as if his reason was enraged by the humiliation, Arcus raised his sword and lowered it with eyes stained red with blood vessels bursting.

The appearance of the air being distorted by the sword pressure is strangely clear.

‘Did I provoke you for nothing?’

Even in the face of her death, Jennie Lee laughed involuntarily. That’s because he really fought a fight with no regrets.

The satisfaction that comes from delivering a threatening, albeit bruised, counterattack in a battle that no one could see a win was truly amazing.

If there is one regret, it is that I will no longer be able to see the cute lady whom I have cared for since I was a child.

Who will take the tomboy?

As Lijenny stared at the sword while pondering, a wide, solid back suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

Quaang!

At the same time, the sword that had been thrust down came to a halt, caught in his outstretched hand.

Arcus’ arm trembled as if he was struggling, but his hand didn’t budge.

The man turned his head and looked at Jenny Li.

“Are you okay?”
“Ah… , Gaonkyung?”

The identity of the man standing in front of Jenny Lee was Hyugaon, who had left her advice.

The wind blows and the black hair flutters.