The Devil Priest and the Brave Beautiful Girl

Ulysses did not tell anyone other than Arcelia and Noah about the challenge book. In order to prevent other companions from worrying about it, he even specifically told Arcelia and Noah not to talk about it. Speak out.

Both Arcelia and Noah are knights who strictly abide by the way of knights, and they have agreed to Ulysses' request together. In fact, he came to ask them for advice precisely because of their knighthood. After all, when it comes to a duel, it is usually directly associated with a knight.

The fighters Ulysses had contacted before were mostly mercenaries with outrageous nature, and they wouldn't do things like sending out a challenge book first and then dueling. Those who do this are basically nobles. As for the mercenaries, when they are flushed with noisy faces, just pick up their weapons and hit them. How can there be so many troublesome procedures.

And those who deserve to be challenged by the nobles by issuing a special challenge book are, in general, absolutely impossible to be civilians. Not everyone can receive such things as challenge books.

After having dinner with the companions of the Apostles in the hall, Ulysses returned to his room alone and began to prepare for the duel tonight.

It's impossible to say that I don't care about the duel tonight. Although I had a duel with Kira of the Fairy Clan, that battle was actually more of a friendly battle. Both sides consciously controlled the battle to a certain extent under the premise of going all out. In the end, no one was injured. It was a normal contest between the seven-level strong.

However, tonight's duel was different. The other party was so solemnly sending the challenge book to his door (though I don't know who sent it here for help), indicating that the other party values ​​this duel very seriously.

It's twelve o'clock tonight. In the ancient arena of Sofia, under the witness of the ancient oath, I will pierce your heart with the spear that represents my glory and pride. Please be prepared to accept my greatest enthusiasm-in just a few words, I will pierce your heart His determination and beliefs are clearly expressed, it will definitely not be an ordinary contest.

"Huh!" Ulysses slowly adjusted his breathing, but he couldn't feel it when he first received the challenge. However, after Arseria and Noah made it clear that they would definitely agree to a duel, the pressure suddenly increased a lot.

The sound of a beating heart became clearly audible in this silent room. Before that, Ulysses had never thought that he would actually care about this thing so much. With the passage of time, the feeling of tension has not diminished. Instead, it became stronger and stronger.

"Boom! Boom!" A crisp knock on the door sounded outside Ulysses's room, causing his nervous heart to jump suddenly.

"Ulysses, it's me, can you open the door?" Different from the girls who often kick Ulysses' door open (Mihalu is the most active). As a knight, Arseria is always so polite, even if the door is not closed, she will never open the door suddenly.

"Arseria, please come in." For some reason, Ulysses' nervousness suddenly eased a lot when he heard Arseria's voice.

This knight girl who always stood firm on his side seemed to possess an incredible power. Although she would never specifically say any nice comforting words, as long as she is by her side, she can feel the firm belief and will embedded in the knight's armor, and people will have courage and strength without knowing it.

Arcelia, wearing a silver-white armor, opened the door and walked naturally in front of Ulysses. Looking at him with those crystal-like green eyes at the bottom of the lake, it seemed to see through his current uneasy heart.

"Ulysses, are you ready?" Without extra greetings and dialogue, Arseria went directly to this question. She would not do unnecessary things, and came to Ulysses specifically to observe his state.

"Does it mean preparations for the evening duel? It should be no problem, the strength has been fully restored." Ulysses shook his hand, and then let go. But compared to usual, this movement seemed a little harder.

Arcelia, who had noticed Ulysses' movements, nodded. Judging from the physical state, there is indeed no problem. However, on the other hand, it also proved her inference that Ulysses, who had never accepted the challenge, was still a little nervous. This is a natural thing, and it is abnormal if someone doesn't care about it after receiving the challenge.

"Ulysses, do you know what the knight's duel represents?" Arseria did not comfort Ulysses, but turned the topic to the duel itself.

"Significance? It seems to represent the will of the ancient gods. Through the result of the duel, to prove who is correct..." Ulysses knew a little about this knowledge, thanks to the books on the priesthood he studied. Mention the origin of the duel of the nobles.

"Yes, at the very beginning, duels were seen as a way of judgment by the gods. The so-called judgment by the gods means that the gods determine which party is guilty. The method is to test the parties. However, this The method quickly proved to be meaningless. So, it quickly disappeared and replaced by the current dueling method."

"There is such a saying in the law of knights-I am a knight, riding a horse, looking for a man, armed like me, willing to fight with me. If he can defeat me, he will improve his reputation; if I can If you defeat him, you will be regarded as a hero, and I will be respected like never before."

"But, Ulysses, you are not a knight. Therefore, for you, a duel is not a way to enhance your honor. The most important thing is how you feel about this duel. If it's just for glory. Yes, with all due respect, you don't seem to be facing a duel for that." Looking at Ulysses who was a little nervous, Arseria asked calmly.

"I..." Ulysses couldn't answer Alseria's question right away.

Yes, he doesn't care about glory, nor is it to improve his status. So, what was he for agreeing to this duel? Just want to prove how strong you are?

"If you don’t understand why you go to a duel, you shouldn’t go in the beginning. Ulysses, you are not a knight. So, I’ll ask you again, Ulysses, why did you decide Accept this challenge." Alzeria asked seriously.

"I..." Ulysses looked at the challenge book he placed on the table, and began to vaguely understand something. What Arcelia wanted to ask was actually what he wanted to understand the most. If he can't figure out the answer to this question, he will only get more and more nervous and don't know what to do.

If he is still a pure light wizard, then this is not a problem. Those who challenge the light-type wizards and priests who have no offensive power are despised by everyone, and the duel itself will not be recognized.

However, now he is no longer a small light wizard. After experiencing many, many things, he has grown a lot. Therefore, when he received the challenge letter, it seemed that he never planned to refuse directly.

The difference between this is...

In my mind, scene after scene of familiar scene flashed.

In Taji City, the first time he accepted the power of the Demon King.

On the Titan Poseidon, it was the first time to fight side by side with two seventh-level powerhouses.

In the sky, it was time to face the earth-shattering thunder and lightning of Kana’s master for the first time, enough to tear the sky and the earth.

In the Temple of Despair in Wintertown surrounded by fantasy barriers, the first time I used the abyss to convict and point to the dark holy grail that seemed to swallow everything...

"I am capable of accepting the challenge; I want to know who came to challenge me; I also want to know what the final result is. I will not lose!" Ulysses held his hand tightly . However, this time it was not because of nervousness, but because of excitement.

From the moment he returned to his room, his face was a little uneasy, with a confident smile on his face.

Seeing Ulysses' current expression, Arcelia smiled slightly. Ulysses’ problem is actually very simple-lack of confidence in himself.

This is actually a very strange thing, because even when facing the powerful black warrior Anakin, he never backed up, and showed extraordinary strength and the black warrior Anakin has been fighting to it. At last.

However, it may be that even he himself has not adapted to the growth rate of his strength, so in normal times, he is rather shy away from his feet, and he doesn't have the strong confidence that a top-level seventh-level powerhouse should have.

"Yes, Ulysses, this is your answer. Lift your head, you are already an excellent warrior." Arcelia raised her steel gloved fist and touched it. Touched Ulysses' fist. A long time ago, she also encouraged the heroic knights under her command.

"Thank you, Arcelia, I will be victorious." Ulysses stood up, full of courage and strength like a soldier about to go on the expedition.