Chapter 24
24 Ch. 8. The Emperor’s Party (4)
Ooooooooo!
Sword resonance!
And glowing blue light!
Damos stares at Loan with a dark face, as if possessed by that light.
I certainly thought you were a few better opponents than yourself, but was that enough?
Headaches!
My chest is racing hard.
Oh, my God!
On the back of the canopy, I grabbed the full rate.
It is the ultimate hope for all those who carry swords!
“Sword Master……. ”
And when Damon threw that word out of my mouth without even knowing it.
“How dare you!”
Mahjong roars more and more and jumps toward Roan.
“How dare you! ”
He also seemed to have been similarly shocked by Damos.
No, I didn’t know that perhaps the ‘human part’ that still remained was what made the demon even more distressing.
With the love of Ariman, you can’t defeat him with this power?
“You’re the only one who’s going to kill him! ”
It was similar to inferiority.
He was aiming for the knight with the sword before the Horseman.
Towards Loan too easily on a level you will never reach!
“Kwaaaah!”
But, uh…
“Don’t overdo it. You just gave me one arm. ”
Loan didn’t change his face.
Huung!
To avoid attacking the Demon,
Spatula!
I swung the sword with my left hand and cut the front of the Demon’s neck clean.
Just like we did in the alley in front of Hwang Seong!
It was so perfect and clean that I could only admire the slicing movement.
“Kehek!”
Due to the high completeness of the movement, the attack became a critical hit.
Furry.
At that moment, with the groaning as if the whole body had been released, the Horseman knelt on his knees.
Glug!
Hot blood rises along a very deep vane sword.
“…… I understand your feelings. ”
And soon he put his sword back in front of him.
He must be the boy who tried to assassinate Pete.
He became a monster with no trace of a human being, but he was definitely right.
“But the method is wrong. ”
Then there was a strange light in the eyes of the demon, whose humanity had not yet disappeared.
“…… Keglup. ”
I didn’t get a voice because of the wound.
‘What did I do wrong! ’
I was talking instead with the eyes that seemed to be picking.
“….. you didn’t change anything and only ruined yourself. ”
Loan seems to have seen himself from him.
The previous self that was messed up by the wrong choice.
That’s why I don’t think I got rid of the demon with a dagger.
“Keheheheh!”
Soon.
‘I wasn’t wrong! ’
To the outrageous cry of the Demon,
Choke.
Loan twists his sword and shines his face on the screen.
“ ……! ”
After seeing the figure, the demon hardened as if it had been greatly shocked.
Are you saying you’ve become like this?
You’ve become such a monster!
“Khh……. ”
I felt like I wasn’t even aware of my own changes, seeing tears after a long stiffening with a shocked face.
Despite the horrendous monsters, the figure had a pitiful corner.
Swallowing grief, Loan said.
“One last thing at a time without pain. ”
Then the Horseman bowed his head.
Now it seems like you’ve decided to accept your destiny.
The words of a drunkard are generally miserable, but in this case there was a slightly different feeling.
It seems that this guy in front of his eyes became a monster because of despair that could not cross the ‘identity barrier’.
So the bitter side of his chest immediately lifted the sword again.
“… go to a good place. ”
And he swung his blue-shining sword.
Spatula!
With a beautiful trajectory of blue light,
Kung.
The giant demon’s body collapses completely.
“After.”
And then, after a short breath,
“Ah.”
The weariness caused by the use of the sword seemed to have been pushed away.
“Loan!”
Then Emilia rushed and grabbed him.
I went back four times, but I saw her full of confusion about how unexpected this was.
“… not that much. ”
Loan smiles lightly.
And let’s get it right.
“Are you okay, Loan? ”
Damon also came forward and asked the question.
Looking at him, who is still not surprised, he puts down the sword that was in his left hand.
“It’s a lot to use, but it’s okay. ”
He’s got a big hole in his right arm, and he’s laughing!
“What a fool! Then what if I can’t use my arm? ”
“Yeah, that can’t be okay! ”
“That’s right, you idiot! ”
As Damos and Emilia cried out, Alicia stood beside him with a worried face.
“What the hell is going on! ”
Later, the Imperial Knights revealed themselves.
Because of the crisis, Brad must have sent knights to take refuge.
“This monster suddenly appeared and raided your Majesty, and Roman Pilstein here stopped it. ”
Soon, Damos explained the situation as if he was going to take care of the annoyance.
“Oh, really? ”
And Clyde, the leader of the Imperial Knights, glances at Loan.
“You’re injured. ”
“I’ll heal Loan’s injuries. ”
Immediately, Emilia stepped in with him.
“Just a moment, Emilia. ”
Clyde soon blocked her front.
“… why are you doing that? ”
“According to the reporters, this monster said the sword didn’t work at all, but how did he deal with it? ”
The Imperial Knights are already on their way, and I have heard that there are monsters that are not working with the barracks.
After arriving at the end of the day, it looks like the monster lost his life in the attack.
It would have been natural to be suspicious.
“Loan is the Sword Master. ”
And what Emilia said,
“…… A Sword Master? ”
Clyde opens her eyes wide and looks at Loan.
He also knows who Loan is.
You defeated Damos and Capelini, and you were the heir to the Assassin family who entered the Linguini Academy as a civilian?
But that ordinary man who hasn’t even taken off his tee yet is a Sword Master!
“… You’re joking too much. Maybe he dragged this monster to build the ball. ”
And when Clyde tells us that this could be a situation that was manipulated by Loan,
“You sound ignorant. Are you saying that I, Princess Emilia, and the nobles here are all wrong? ”
Damon raises his voice with a full day.
“…… that. ”
And let Clyde take a look around.
“Really! I’ve never seen such a beautiful light before! ”
“The Sword Master is right! ”
Especially the nobles, who seem to have abandoned Roman, raised their voices with a light from their eyes.
And so did the other male nobles.
“What a feat, Lord Clyde! ”
“I never thought I’d see the Sword Master myself! ”
Everyone on that scene was a witness.
It will be undeniable.
The glorious trajectory of the sword that Loan showed was creepy enough, and the people who were impressed couldn’t hide their excitement.
Although not formally accredited, it would be informally accredited as a Sword Master.
“… Ugh, hmm. ”
Then Clyde couldn’t help but nod.
But the Sword Master!
Is that possible at that young age?
“…… really? ”
Loan smiled at Clyde’s unreliable appearance.
“First of all, I’d like to show you after healing the wounds before this arm dies, Lord Clyde. ”
And Loan shows a right arm with a big hole that says it’s not a manipulation.
“Are you going to kill the Silver Man? ”
Emilia screams with her face full of days, and Clyde bends her head and walks.
“…… I’m sorry. ”
And you are.
“Let’s go, Loan! ”
Emilia, who leads Loan with a crying face.
“I, I….. ”
Then Alicia called out to them with an unavoidable face.
Lorelai, next to him, continues to cry with a worried face.
Ron seems to think it’s because of him.
“It’s okay, I’ll be right back. ”
He smiled softly at the two men and went out to the banquet hall with Emilia.
“…… do you have a new coronation? ”
As soon as he came out, Loan asked.
“No!”
Immediately, Emilia pushes Roman against the wall next to the banquet hall, and overlaps her hands over her wounded right arm.
“… No way? ”
Noticing what she was going to do, seeing Loan as her eyes widened,
“…… I’m sorry I didn’t help you properly. ”
Lightning!
Emilia using Recovery Magic!
As the bright light that began from her hand began to wrap around the wound, a warm aura began to spread through her right arm.
“….. could you even use recovery magic? ”
Loan asks with a frowny face.
This is clearly a different magic than the one that drowned the guards in Egbert Sager.
The fact that he could use all sorts of different kinds of magic, when he looked dumb in the eye,
“You handled the sword, too. ”
Emilia responds with a tired face thanks to her magic.
“Ah……. ”
Loan nods at her answer to understand why.
“…… but it was the fourth time. ”
Loan acquired the sword so easily because he still holds the realization that he was on Sword Master’s land in the past.
Of course, it wasn’t as mature as it was at the peak of the year, so even though there was a lot of fatigue, the growth rate was inevitably fast.
Because of this, Loan adjusted a little bit more, and I was going to look dramatic around the time of Linguini Academy graduation, but I showed her earlier, unlike the original plan.
Of course, I wrote it on a much larger scale than that, so it didn’t hurt.
He will be formally sworn in as soon as the witnesses are happy, and then he will be recorded as the youngest swordsman in history.
Within the Empire, there may even be vested groups trying to disrupt it, but that would be a great plus factor to give or take away in a country other than the Empire.
In any case, Emilia has experienced more than just Roman, and if she had mastered magic in her previous life, it wouldn’t be strange to deal with all sorts of magic.
“… I don’t know how much stronger I am. ”
In all sincere words,
“…… I don’t think so. My magic has its limits. But you’re the best assassin on the continent and the Sword Master. ”
Emilia looks at his biting wound and says with a relieved face.
“I’m so glad I didn’t get hurt so bad……. ”
And yet, rejoicing at the sight of her with her hands untied from his right arm, Loan felt really peculiar.
Is it because you think you’re on the same side?
I didn’t think Emilia would be so worried about tears.
Somehow, I felt more affectionate than I did when I was a previous lover.
“… Anyway, why did you do that? If it were you, it wouldn’t hurt. ”
And why did she buy it and get hurt?
For her, Ron would be more important than anyone right now.
“I don’t know what kind of person you think I am, but….. ”
Ironically, however, Loan felt that Emilia in the past and Emilia in the present were different people.
“I am now. ”
So I just did.
Emilia lowers her head.
“… I’m sorry. That’s for sure. ”
I think she felt it, too.
He felt his own distraction.
“But this is the first thing I’ve ever been through! I’ve never done anything like this before! ”
But it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand either.
Emilia had already anticipated everything that had been repeated several times, but nothing unexpected was happening.
“… I think they know. That I’m back in time. ”
The boy who was a horse.
– You are the source of all evil! It’s gonna cost you to ruin everything!
If you think of his nuances that still don’t know his name, they must know it too.
“…… yes, I think I can recognize the change by receiving the revelation of Ariman. But the response has never been so different. ”
And Emilia, who was already aware of that, replied with a nicer face.
I would have been more embarrassed because I exceeded the expected radius.
“You know, when you get stuck in the gutter, rats can crush cats. ”
Soon, Loan takes out his horse with a calm face.
“The fact that the guys who were working in secret raised this much is a twist. ”
Loan’s abilities were in fact not only physical.
He was also a member of the House of Philstein who rarely lost judgement and coldness.
He was a reasonable reasonably inferred person.
to him.
– Where did Emilia’s necklace go? You had it.
At the last moment, Egbert’s words hit his head.
That may be what Egbert said because he knew Emilia’s necklace because Egbert’s memory was so distressing.
“Was Egbert aware of this necklace? Egbert and the other brothers. ”
But it’s been 30 years since you recognized your sister’s necklace?
Emilia replies with a serious face as if she had grasped something.
“No. I never showed it to anyone. ”
Loan smiled at the words.
“They already knew you were using the necklace to regress. I was looking for a necklace in the future without you. ”
That’s why Egbert said that.
And he didn’t take the necklace because he thought it was over.
That’s what I didn’t know would send Roan back here!
“A future without me? ”
Then Emilia laughs at her head as if she heard a word that bothers her a little.
“…… No, nothing. ”
After shaking her head, Emilia nods her head.
“Anyway, that’s why the corrupters changed the way Egbert did, Pete did, Brad did. I was able to respond adequately to your move. Because you are a princess, your movement is constrained, and you cannot enter the early evolution. ”
Maybe Emilia gave the necklace to Loan as a number of gods.
Unlike her, Loan has no restrictions on her activities.
Among other things, it is easy to learn information about the forces of darkness called the Ariman Church, and the Philistine family will not be easily pushed into a power battle.
What if we get Emilia and Imperial support here?
Perhaps the Ariman Church is the ‘worst opponent’.
“After all, you gave me the necklace…. for them. ”
Clever Emilia nods as if she now understands why this is happening.
“It’s a critical hit! That’s why I sent the Horseman, but I didn’t even know you were on Sword Master’s radar! ”
Demons are powerful creatures.
It has an envelope that doesn’t work, and is powerful enough to kill dozens of armed guards.
So of course you thought you could get rid of Loan.
Of course, there was a variable that Roan was much stronger than they expected.
“So there’s no need to panic. It means that the unexpected movement itself has become more urgent. Now we just have to break their necklaces. ”
Emilia nods at Loan’s words, looking very coldly at the situation.
“Yes!”
The situation was too different and embarrassing, but Loan was right about the other side.
As soon as they are exposed to the surface, Imperial Rosesta will be at the front!
And unlike having to deal with everything by myself, I wanted to feel very comfortable when there was a strong reinforcement called Loan.
“… but I feel much stronger than I know. What the hell happened to you? ”
Within minutes, Emilia asks with a slightly flattered face.
Clearly, what she remembered was the powerful Assassin Master who led the Assassins.
There were no opponents on the front lines, and many were tough opponents.
But I didn’t think he was strong enough to overpower the Demon.
Her personality was quite different from what she knew.
And…….
“…… something like that happened. ”
Looking at the mysterious Emilia again, it is a complex and subtle heart attack.
Those days won’t come back.
But now that it’s being refilled again, you won’t have to hang anymore.
He raises his right arm with a pale smile.
“I think it’s all better this time. ”
In his words,
“…… Ah, yes. ”
Emilia looks awkward and takes her hand off.
And the first thing Loan turned around,
“Wow.”
I look back at Emilia as if I have something to say.
“Thank you.”
“No, I didn’t help him in time, so I hurt him….. ”
Emilia was shaking her head because of the eyes she saw in Loan’s greeting.
“No, that’s not what I wanted to say to you. ”
Now Loan, who laid down the burden of his heart, looks like he’s laughing.
“Thank you so much for giving me another chance. ”
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Pete’s assassination was an accident, and even Brad’s party was a mess.
The nobles suffered no major damage, with the exception of some of them, but more than a dozen of the guards were killed. It must be a big problem within the Rosesta Empire.
So all the nobles had already escaped the Emperor, and the banquet hall was busy and filled with only the guards carrying the corpse of the Demon.
And you are.
The man watching the scene in Monvalchi bites his lips so hard that blood flows.
“… Sword Master! ”
It seems that he was a ‘blacksmith’ who planned this.
An unexpected failure.
The fact that it was not a regrettable failure, but a perfect failure, furthered him even more.
Within hours he took a deep breath and grabbed his fist.
“I’ll get rid of it somehow, Ron Pilstein! ”