Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With

3 – 3. First sparring (1)

The second candidate knighthood that has been stuck at the bottom so far.

The voice of one of them filled the lofty villa.

“This is Bale Mikhail.”

Is it because no one has come forward so far?

The princesses focused their attention on me as if they were interested.

Especially Leah.

She raised her monocle as if she was amused by me confronting the man she had chosen.

“great. “It’s nice to see them stepping forward regardless of their opponent.”

When the sparring was concluded, Richard slowly approached me.

As if he was bothered, he relaxed his sore shoulders as he walked.

“Why are you staying quiet and now coming forward?”

The guy frowned as if things didn’t go according to plan.

Now and then, the unlucky face is still the same.

“You are clearly number one in the rankings, so wouldn’t it be appropriate for us to be in the same weight class?”

He snorted as if my words were funny.

Soon Balderian approaches to explain the sparring rules.

His bloody eyes flashed under the dark eye shadows.

“Richard, please refrain from taking drastic actions during this sparring.”

“All right. “We will ‘control’ it as much as possible.”

Richard responded with a leisurely smile to the general’s serious face.

It’s only an official article, so what about the adjustments?

Even if you are number one here, once you join the knights, you will be the youngest again.

Balderian followed and looked at me.

His face seemed somewhat softened to me, unlike when I saw Richard.

“Mikhail, I commend you for stepping forward bravely.”

Even after seeing Richard’s overwhelming popularity, the general seemed to like me for coming forward.

However, you shouldn’t just be happy that it caught his eye.

This means that the general is well aware of how strong Richard is.

“However, don’t overdo it. “If you get injured in Dalian, it’s only you who loses.”

His words were both advice and warning.

I nodded calmly, saying I would keep that in mind.

“Let the sparring begin! Do your best in front of the great man!”

Afterwards, only Richard and I remained in the spacious hall.

The pouring sunlight reflects on his hair.

Thanks to this, a dark shadow appeared under the eyebrows.

The expression on his face when he looks at me seems very angry.

Commoner candidates who usually show a dominant performance are easily discouraged.

However, very occasionally, there is a guy who climbs to the end without even knowing the subject.

And now Richard seems to think I’m one of those guys.

His main weapon is a two-handed sword like mine.

However, Richard easily held that huge sword with one hand.

Ignorant power remains the same as before.

“It happened sometimes. “People like you who tried to get attention by sticking around like bugs.”

I calmly rolled my eyes and observed Richard’s condition.

He was not much different from how he was five years after the bloody purge began.

Even before becoming an official knight, I had already taken numerous elixirs and received advanced training.

“Do you think the world is yours just because you practice swordsmanship in the commoners’ group?”

Commoners… ?

Are you really talking about our second group of knight candidates?

I am appalled at the way they blatantly ignore us.

Are you trying to induce the striker to go first by gently scratching?

If you attack first, the opponent’s method changes dynamically.

This is a strategy often used by noble prosecutors who have learned a lot.

‘But, how could I not know that?’

“It’s not the plebeian corps, it’s the 2nd knight corps. “A person who has learned enough to learn doesn’t even know that?”

I put the sword I was supposed to aim at back on my shoulder.

And with his eyes narrowed, he laughed at him.

Richard’s eyes twitch at the unexpected provocation.

However, he soon gritted his teeth and maintained his composure.

“You don’t know if they’re being sarcastic because they’re from the lower class. There is only one official candidate group: our first candidate group. Your second candidate group was created by you lowly commoners by begging the Emperor… .”

“It starts loud and fast. “Can’t you see that the princesses are bored?”

I yawned and looked towards the princess.

The third princess, Lydia, made eye contact first.

She smiled heartily, as if she was amused by my firm attitude even toward Richard.

“Did you say veil? “Gang is good.”

Lydia munched the candy on her cheek.

Thanks to this, her cheeks became round and puffy.

She rested her chin and looked at me as I appeared.

Then Irina, who had been quietly watching until now, glances at her.

I pursed my lips, as if the sound of the candy slurping was annoying.

“good night… . “Because fighting commoners is boring for me too.”

Richard didn’t make any more trivial provocations.

Instead, I firmly gripped the sword with one hand to test my skills for myself.

The atmosphere of the villa changes.

Richard took a step forward and assumed a standard sparring stance.

and… .

It rushed towards me at an incredibly fast speed that did not match its size.

When confronted, he swung the long sword with only one hand.

The thick blade bends like a snake due to his overwhelming strength.

A curved blade rushed into my shoulder.

‘It’s pretty fast, isn’t it?’

A speed and trajectory that other candidates would never experience.

This is a speed that is fully filled with elixirs and elixirs.

But it’s not that clunky.

Because it was not created through effort, but artificially absorbed.

Grasp the sword firmly with both hands.

And then he catches his blow with the side closest to the handle.

Red sparks flew out intensely from the clashing swords.

I bravely withstood his sword with a stern expression.

Obviously he was much bigger than me.

However, everyone’s eyes widen at the sight of me easily holding on despite my overwhelming strength.

Especially Richard.

The corners of his once relaxed mouth twitch.

“why. Are you surprised that it held up better than you thought?”

He grinned proudly.

That relaxed smile made a nerve pop out between his eyebrows.

The sword is not handled only with force.

The force exerted varies greatly depending on the location of contact.

The swords that struck each other were twisted diagonally.

Thanks to this, its incredible power is distributed sideways.

“… !”

The two swords slip at the same time.

A loud friction sound shook the glass windows of the villa.

Richard was the first to untie the swords.

He stabbed me in the side the moment our swords fell.

The skills of standard nobles.

I hurriedly met my sword against the rush of swords.

Then, I pushed my body with all my might and knocked away the guy’s stab.

Richard’s surprise attack was clearly fast and sharp considering his size.

However, it’s not like I just hang out while the nobles get tutoring.

Because I trained countless times in the past.

“This bastard… !”

Richard’s thick eyebrows furrow.

After all his attacks were defeated, he once again widened his distance from me.

And he glared at me like he was going to kill me if I interfered with his nomination.

“Where do you think you learned some tricks?”

“Yeah, I didn’t just play around either.”

Before he knew it, his bangs, which had been tightly covered with pomade, were falling down.

He clenched his molars and grabbed the sword again.

This time with both hands.

‘The swordsmanship form has changed again.’

He realized that he couldn’t defeat me with simple swordsmanship alone.

Richard, who has run out of patience, is now thinking of putting me in a weight class.

And that weight class… It means mana.

I also gripped the handle a little harder.

And then I stared into Richard’s blue eyes.

Because blue mana began to flow from his eyes.

‘It’s so overflowing from my body… .’

That’s a lot of mana to the point of ignorance.

Soon the mana flowing out spreads throughout Richard’s entire body, including his sword.

‘Sword Expert.’

A technique that strengthens the body and weapons by spewing out the mana flowing through the body.

After strengthening, you can gain strength and speed strong enough to deflect arrows.

‘Of course, I can use it too.’

However, not all knights have the same amount of mana.

Anyone can increase it by using elixirs and elixirs.

And unfortunately, I couldn’t afford to be extravagant at this time.

Even a single low-level elixir is close to half a year’s living expenses for a commoner.

This is the weight class.

The amount of mana varies depending on who eats better food and is given better magic.

That amount of mana is what made today’s upper-class knights.

If there is one thing that is comforting… .

The person I am now is a lot different from the past.

I also concentrate.

And the radiating mana surrounded his entire body.

However, compared to Richard, the airflow was dull.

Full blue and dull sky blue.

Richard laughed at the obvious difference.

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“If you can’t stop it, avoid it. Because it might split along with the sword.”

Those were his serious last words.

The guy rushed towards me at a faster speed than before.

He swings the two-handed sword without hesitation as if he were using a rapier.

Thanks to this, the thick blade wobbled like a skewer.

Know.

Currently, if you get hit by that skewer, you die instantly.

However, having more mana does not guarantee victory.

The important thing is how to handle even small amounts.

In an instant, I focus my mana on both arms and repel the guy’s attack!

Continued slashing.

Every time the bastard’s ignorant sword strikes, the sound of the air being torn asunder hits my ears.

‘If this continues, we’ll both suffer internal injuries.’

I plunged the sword into the broken floor.

And the moment when he rushes at me without stopping.

I pulled up the stone dust from the ground and sprinkled it on the guy’s face.

“You vile commoner!”

He quickly retreated from the unexpected attack.

Richard took a deep breath and rubbed his face where the stone dust was splattered.

His white face suddenly became no different from that of our commoners.

“Because you don’t have the skills, are you using low-level tactics…?” ?”

He huffed and glared at me.

Before he knew it, his blue eyes were bursting with veins and turning red.

It became increasingly difficult to control the surging mana.

“Is there anything base in fighting?”

“what… ?”

“Aren’t you making such a fuss because you’re not good at it?”

Richard seemed to not want to endure my words any longer and raised his sword into the air.

And he focused the mana all over his body solely on the sword.

“You vulgar bastard… . “Today, I will firmly correct your habits.”

That moment.

Red air begins to sprout from his sword.

Thanks to this, my relaxed eyebrows soon furrowed.

Because Richard’s actions crossed the line.

Condensing red mana into the sword.

It means to cut down the opponent with a sword.

In other words, it is a salcho.

“You guys are still the same as before.”

Thanks to you, I realized.

Now, this situation is not just a flash in the pan.

This is reality, not fantasy.