Chapter 57 – Two Champions – 5

It feels familiar. The moment I took a deep breath in and exhaled again, the noise around me died down in an instant, and heat rose up all over my body. A haze emanates from his own breath, his vision blurs, and only that man is clearly visible through the focus.
Suddenly, I wonder about his choice. Will you run away Shall I ignore Or, will he come running to face it right away? I do not know. The last time I saw him was 5 years ago, and then I realized that everything I knew about him was a lie. Now, it occurred to me that I wouldn’t be surprised if he made any choice.

But, if you ask me to make a prediction. I want to say this.

He will come running, unable to bear the arrogant barking of the worms.

Thud!

At that moment, a vibration sounded and a man landed on the ground. The ground was never smashed, and dust did not rise violently, but rather, his anger was transmitted intact.

“…Luka.”

Finally he called my name. At that moment, the corner of his mouth went up without my knowledge. That voice. Expression. And eyes on me. You are the same as before Leo.

Instead of saying hello, I approached him. Then dozens of knights ran towards me from the other side, and guards and brave citizens ran behind me and surrounded us. In the midst of such a divided empire, the two of us finally faced each other.

“The seal… Is broken… Luca.”

The first greeting was the same as always. Leo looked at my body with slightly shaking eyes and spat out.

“How the hell… Yes. Looks like you managed to get it out somehow. Nice to see you alive.”

“Okay?”

I asked simply. Leo replied with a small smile.

“Of course. No matter how awkward we were, we were colleagues who fought together to defeat the demon king. Isn’t it?”

“Do you really think so?”

“Of course. If you had just come empty-handed, I would have welcomed you. If it hadn’t been for all the bullshit you’ve done, I might have given you the title of baron.”

His voice, which had been warm for a moment, gradually cooled down. Leo was already looking at me with hostile eyes.

“But you screwed up so many things, Luka. Yes, it all makes sense now. No matter how much Rick is a bobster, he’s not going to die so easily. There aren’t many people in Myler who can mess around like that. You ruined everything, Luka. You… Brought down all of this.”

“Well. Even if I wasn’t there, it seems to have already collapsed.”

“Why are you doing this, Luca?”

He glared at me before I finished speaking. There was no pretended kindness in his voice anymore.

“Why on earth are you doing this? If you just survived, you’ll live a quiet life, thanking God for saving that insignificant life. Why are you shaking this damn bottle? Why the hell. Could it be because of Ellie?”

I didn’t answer. Then, Leo gave a sneer.

“Is she doing this because of that one girl? That’s really ridiculous. Is she doing this because she ate that bitch, Luca?”

“…”

“Ha…I don’t understand. I really don’t understand.”

It was like talking to a child in anger. He shook his head and looked at me.

“I really don’t understand, Luca. Was that bitch worth that much to you? There are a lot of women in the world. Of course, Ellie is the greatest wizard of the century, but that has nothing to do with you, right? You don’t even know about it anyway. You did. Then why are you so obsessed with being just an ordinary country girl?”

“…”

“This is why I did it, Luca. I’m a woman you deserve. If Ellie was with you, wouldn’t she just end up as an ordinary country girl? But for me, there were so many ways to use Ellie. It was so limitless. The core of my power. Protecting the empire. The best wizard. And well… It’s a bit hard to say with my mouth, but honestly, there aren’t that many piles of shit.”

He smiled a little, then suddenly took a step closer to me. And he held his pants in his hand.

“Come to think of it, you don’t know. How chewy the taste of Ellie’s hole is.

“…”

“Yes…Yeah fuck. I’m sure you came here because you’re curious about where Ellie is. You don’t know. Right Luka? Shall I pull down my pants and show you? Then I can show you the bed of Ellie on my cock. You’ve been sucking my cunt until just now, Ellie. I thought I was sucking on the other side so much that I thought I was getting my cock pulled out.”

“Leo.”

I quietly opened my mouth. Then he looked straight into Leo’s eyes.

“I don’t think it was originally like that. You’ve become very talkative.”

“No, I just thought you might be curious…”

“Are you nervous?”

“What… What?”

“Are you nervous?”

Leo’s face hardened. Watching the change in his expression, I put my hand on his waist.

“Don’t worry.”

The sword was pulled out with a chilling sound. I gripped my sword tightly and said.

“It will be over soon.”

“Such a fucking cheeky bastard…”

At the end of the short conversation, it was he who eventually burst into emotion first. Leo violently plunged into the ornate scabbard and drew out his sword. Soon, the sunlight glared cruelly at the tip of the sharp sword and aimed at each other.

I calmly took a breath. But even though it was the moment I had been waiting for so long, my heart was surprisingly still. Why? I thought it would beat like crazy. Instead of touching the dead heart, I wrapped my hand around the handle of the sword.

Okay.

Now. It’s really last.

Just then, a gust of wind blew in front of my eyes. But I knew that it wasn’t just a wish, so I immediately raised my sword and stood on tiptoe. Only then did tension flow through his body, and heat permeated the veins.

And the next moment, Leo’s sword flew over my head like lightning.

Bang!!!

The moment the swords intertwined, there was a heavy sound of rocks colliding rather than the sound of metal colliding. Although not as strong as the time of the Minotaur, the strong impact was transmitted to the elbow, causing mild convulsions.

But there was no time to feel anything like that. As soon as I felt the swords collide, I raised my elbow and pushed Leo’s sword upwards, then pointed the tip at his empty neck and stabbed it straight through. It was a sword attack so fast that the wind blew at the moment, but Leo, as if he had already expected it, twisted his body to avoid it, and once again aimed at my neck.

Bang!!!

Swords collided again, and a strong impact rang out. Obviously, it was a sharp move, but I reacted to his attack with uncanny speed. And Leo, too, responded very quickly to my next attack and continued to counterattack. And the counterattack, too, quickly collapsed before it could unfold its sharpness.

Bang!!!

Bang!!!

Bang!!!

Swordsman and swordsman bit each other with their sharp teeth. But their teeth never touched each other. Each one was fatal, and even though one person’s heart or neck should have been ripped out, it was normal, but we shed and blocked the attack so easily as if we had anticipated each other’s movements.

No. In fact, every move was anticipated before it even happened.

It didn’t matter even if I closed my eyes. Every movement, slashing, swinging, stabbing, was as natural as a flowing wave. As if it had already been decided that it would happen, we struck down the sword at the designated location and then counterattacked naturally, and the counterattack flowed naturally and the swords collided again at the designated location. It was so natural that it made me feel uncomfortable.

“Whoa… Ugh…!”

Leo looked at me a little puzzled as if he felt that too. I couldn’t open my mouth for fear of disturbing his breathing, but he seemed to be talking to me with his eyes. Weird. You shouldn’t block this. You learned this from me This is what I see and follow. I couldn’t deny it and clashed my swords.

“Ughhhhh…!”

As if he was angry, he continued his sword attack more quickly, but it was still within the expected range. He struck the sword in an obvious place and made an obvious move. But even though I was expecting it, it moved just as obvious. It was a strange feeling. I didn’t feel like fighting a living opponent.

Okay. To put it bluntly.

It felt like I was fighting with my past self.

“Aaaaa!!!”

At that moment, Leo jumped at me in a rage. The first time the rhythm was broken and there was an unexpected movement, I stepped back, a little taken aback. However, he pushed me against me and violently mixed sword and sword, and I clenched my teeth and bumped into him. At that moment, both lost their balance and lost their swords.

“What the fuck…!”

“Ugh…!”

The moment he let go of his sword, he kicked me violently. Even though I expected that movement and blocked it, I hesitated and stepped back a bit. That’s how we stopped the workshop and looked at each other out of breath.

“Uuuuu…!”

“Haha…”

We looked at each other and gasped. Leo radiated emotions through his body as if he couldn’t shake off the anger that filled his body, and I just looked at him with a cold breath. I don’t know what he’s thinking, but in my head I was thinking about why the balance was broken earlier.

“Oh… Such a bastard…”

“Haa…Huh…”

I looked at him without speaking. Why? The reason why I couldn’t destroy the opponent’s swordsmanship even though I knew it perfectly. No matter how much I learned Leo’s movements as a habit in my body, what is the reason I’m in the same yoke? Even though I know everything why.

“Fuck… Mr…”

Suddenly, Leo’s eyes turned to his sword, which was slammed far behind. It was a solid sword that was adorned with jewels, but at the same time well-balanced. He kept looking back and preparing to draw his sword.

However, if you think about it rationally, it would be better for Leo to pull out my sword stuck in the side rather than his own. It was lodged a little closer, and it should be able to check my movements. But he stubbornly insisted on his sword and looked that way. Why The quality of weapons doesn’t matter much between us anyway.

…

…

No.

Could it be because of this?

I suddenly remembered the time I fought the Minotaur. Did I use Leo’s swordsmanship back then? Obviously not. I stopped breathing and just followed the flow of my body, and even ended it with a spear, not a sword, at the last moment. What I used then wasn’t Leo’s swordsmanship.

“…Hah…Ha…”

Come to think of it, the first thing I learned was Nadia’s swordsmanship. In fact, it was difficult to see it as Nadia’s skill, and it should be seen as the official swordsmanship of the imperial knights. However, it was a swordsmanship for ordinary people, so it rather hindered my ability to develop. Because of that, I followed Leo’s swordsmanship and grew rapidly accordingly.

But now that I think about it, I wonder if even Leo’s swordsmanship is a hindrance to me now. I’ve always thought that Leo and I were on the same level, so I thought there was nothing to lose by copying his movements. But now, my thoughts have changed a bit.

If not.

If even Leo’s swordsmanship was something that held me back.

“Haaa…”

I caught my breath and looked at him. He had already seized his chance and was ready to leap to his sword. But I looked to the side instead. A knight stared at Leo endlessly, then hesitantly met my eyes.

…

Is it.

Like Nadia, are you just a shackle that binds me?

“Lucca!!!”

With a harsh shout, Leo drew his sword and charged at me. Instead of going to my sword, I pulled the sword from the waist of the knight who was looking at me.

Awesome.

A sharp sword pierced the air and charged. It was powerful even though it came along the set trajectory, and there was still only one way to stop it. But instead of following my thoughts, I just grabbed my sword and charged him. And I just surrendered to my instincts.

“…!”

The sword that could not be blocked left a deep scar as it scratched my cheek. Flesh scraped and blood splattered and scattered into the air. Through the splattering red liquid, Leo’s expression of confidence in victory was visible.

But the next moment, he let out a futile noise as he saw the sword stuck in his ear.

“Uh…?”

And before that word could even come to an end, I grabbed the blade and twisted it to rip off his ear.

“Aaaaa!!!”

Even though it felt like a minor wound to me, Leo screamed madly and struck me with his sword. The swordsmanship, which was swung so violently that I thought I was ignorant, scratched the top of my thigh this time. But the wound was minor, and I grabbed the blade and hit Leo’s face with the tip of the handle.

Eujik

“Oooh!!!”

The sensation of breaking the nose was clearly transmitted. Leo stumbled and when I kicked his hand holding the sword, he let go of the sword again and stretched out his arm in vain. I grabbed his arm and quickly lifted him up, then turned his grip on him and trampled his elbow with my foot.

“Aaaaa!!!”

Leo eventually collapsed on the floor and howled, and I pressed my knee on his neck and briefly gripped my sword before I could resist again. And, it stabbed me right in the middle of the forehead.

Hooked

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…

“Haha…”

“Ah… Ugh…”

At the tip of the sword, I felt the texture of the hard scraping of the skull. I stopped my sword and met his eyes. But there was no fear in his eyes. Rather, it was filled with anger.

“Fuck… Fuck you…”

“Ha…”

I let out a long breath. Leo was still staring at me with bloodshot eyes, but a moan of pain escaped his lips. And when even that died down with my deep breath, only silence filled the air.

“Oh my god…”

“Unbelievable…”

“Leo-sama…”

It was only then that the people surrounding them spat out a single word in front of the scene of shock. The knights who had once mistakenly believed that they were following the hero under Leo, the guards who believed in me and followed me, and the citizens who had not yet accepted this sight. Everyone was speechless and cast their eyes at us.

I looked at them and bowed my head back to Leo. He wiggled his broken arm and gnashed his teeth. For the people around us, it might be a scene that will go down in history, and it was a moment I had been waiting for too long.

However, the question I posed in the midst of it was so simple and personal.

“Leo.”

“…”

“Where is Ellie?”

“…”

He didn’t answer right away. He just shut his mouth and stared at me.

And then, he started laughing like crazy.

“It’s so…Keuhuh…Ahahahaha…”

“…”

“Fuck…Where’s Ellie? Ahahaha…Fuck you…”

“…”

“I don’t even know how far the demons have advanced right now. Are you curious about that? Are you curious about that, Luca?”

“Answer me, Leo.”

“Fuck…Fuck…Fuck the dog…”

He continued to swear and threw his arms to the ground as if liberated.

“Yes. I’ll let you know.”

He responded with his eyes wide open as if in a fit of rage.

“I told you earlier. He was sucking my dick in the castle over there.”

“…”

“Why. I don’t believe it? Shall I show you? Alright. Follow me. I’ll show you Luca. I’ll show you that bitch.”

“…”

“Shall we go now? It’s been a while since we said hello. Right? You have to see it with your own eyes to believe it, Luka.”

“Luka.”

Suddenly, a weak but clear voice caught my attention. When she turned her head, Rachel was looking at me. But when she called me, she didn’t say anything.

“…”

“Who is that Luca? Is this a new fuck house? Why, does that bitch suck better than Ellie? Shall we go and compare?”

“That’s not worth hearing.”

Rachel looked at Leo with contempt. And once again she said to me

“Luca…Isn’t there more to do than listen to that guy’s bullshit?”

“To me.”

I quietly opened my mouth. Then he said with his gaze fixed on Leo.

“Is there anything more important to me than this?”

“That…”

“Luke-sama!”

Then Chris ran towards me. He got down on one knee in front of me and bowed his head.

“A reconnaissance report came in from the troops in front of the wall. It seems that the Demon King’s army will arrive within a few hours. It seems that they moved faster than we expected. We must go and prepare to stop them.”

“I have to go, Luca. Go ahead. You’ve become a hero, aren’t you?”

I heard Leo’s sarcastic voice. At that moment, I didn’t know why, but I looked at Rachel. She was looking at me with her mouth shut. It seemed like a voice was heard.

I told you.

You can’t choose everything.

…

Am I saying something stupid?

…

No.

I am stupid

The fool… Is me.

“Chris.”

“Yes!”

When I called his name, Chris answered with a strong voice. I got up and told him.

“Drag the knights and build formations on the walls.”

“All right.”

“I am…”

…

“I’ll follow you soon.”

“That word…”

I couldn’t hear anything from him anymore. My heart has already tilted. I stretched out my hand toward my destiny and gripped it tightly.

“Because I have a story to tell you. Right Leo?”

“That…That’s right, Luca.”

When I glared at him, Leo stared at me like he couldn’t lose. But there was a clear fear in it.

“But Luca-sama…”

“There’s no time. Go ahead and get ready.”

“But…”

“Go ahead, Chris.”

Rachel opened her mouth on behalf of me who no longer answered. She turned to Chris as well as the rest of the group.

“Come on guys. Now it’s your turn to save the world.”

It’s not like she’s wearing the name of a saint anymore. Her words strangely moved people’s hearts. Chris, who was still looking at her, threw a word at her.

“Then I’ll be waiting for you. Warrior.”

Then he shouted at the knights and guards.

“What are you doing! Move quickly! The demons are right in front of you!”

“You dare to order…”

“Damn it, that’s okay, so move! I’ll listen to your orders in front of the castle wall!”

He shouted that and immediately ran toward the wall. The hesitant knights eventually ran after him, raising sand dust.

…

Soon, the front of the imperial palace became so empty that it was hard to believe that there were so many people. Between the noise people left behind and the fluttering dust, all that was left was Rachel, me, and Leo. I quietly turned to Rachel and she nodded her head.

“Is this the end?”

“…Okay.”

“I’ll make sure not to follow you this time, Mr. Luka.”

She was still glaring at Leo with hostile eyes. But then she closed her eyes and smiled a little.

“Just, I’ll be waiting for you in a suitable place this time.”

“You’d better run away.”

“No. You promised. I’ll stay with you until the job is done.”

Rachel said and slowly backed away from us. The lonely-looking smile gradually faded, and she looked at me with one eye until she was a little sad.

“I’ll wait. Finish quickly and come, Mr. Luca.”

“Okay.”

I can’t say for sure, but I mean.

I looked at Leo again. He was still looking at me with a mischievous smile. I let go of his grip and grabbed the sword.

“You might be able to walk.”

“Of course.”

“Then, lead the way.”

“Good.”

He laughed And he said

“Let’s go see Ellie.”

The sound of two footsteps echoed in the huge castle. That buck that buck The sound of the two footsteps, which seemed to resemble and dissimilar somewhere, were sometimes in time, and sometimes out of sync and followed each other.

Jerk jerk jerk

“Hey Luca.”

I said to Luca who was following me. He didn’t answer, but I opened my mouth again.

“Are you sure you won’t be shocked? You might pass out.”

“Walk. Leo.”

“…Okay.”

Fucking cheeky asshole.

I walked, holding onto the arm that was still in pain. Why did it happen like this Why did the country boy who crawled under me until a few years ago become like that?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure it out. Why. Why. Why. Originally, he had talent, but he was definitely a kid who developed his skills by copying my swordsmanship over his shoulder. Of course, his skills grew frighteningly fast, but he didn’t go crazy with me.

But in the 5 years I didn’t hold the sword, he got stronger. While I passed my time ruling the Empire, Luca ignorantly wielded his sword and improved his skills. I hope you feel comfortable, Luca. Fuck. I’ve been doing everything in my power to keep this country going.

Okay. It must be because of that. He hadn’t held a sword properly in five years, so his body wasn’t used to it yet. If we fight again, we can definitely win. Obviously it is. You just need to somehow drag the time to catch him off guard, and in the meantime regain his senses and take revenge. That’s it. Then, you can stand on that worm again.

Or, completely destroy your mind.

Widely.

…

Before we knew it, we were in front of my room on the top floor of the imperial castle. I held my trembling breath and gathered my heart. He’s the guy who came all the way here just for that bitch Ellie. You have to use it somehow. He’s been around wielding a sword for the past few years, so it’s no big deal to break his mind like this. Okay. Then it will work. Then…

“Leo.”

“Uh?’

Then suddenly he put his arm around my shoulder and wrapped around his neck. In the presence that came in an instant, I felt a sense of suffocation.

“There is something I want to ask you.”

“What… What is it?”

“Do you really believe Ellie is behind this?”

“What?”

I was a little taken aback by the sudden question and kept my mouth shut. However, he quickly regained his composure.

“What are you talking about? Isn’t that something I should ask you? Do you believe Ellie isn’t behind this?”

“Well.”

The arms gradually tightened toward my neck. I grabbed that arm with one hand, but my exhausted body didn’t have enough strength.

“Hey, Leo. I heard that when the Four Heavenly Kings invaded the capital the other day, you defeated them by yourself.”

“Yes. But why…”

“Why didn’t you get Ellie’s help?”

“That… That’s because there are complicated circumstances…”

“And you seem very surprised to see that my seal has been lifted. Why are you so surprised?”

I was more out of breath. Now, even the strangling sound came out.

“It’s amazing that he broke the seal by himself…”

“Rather than that, I think I was surprised that the seal could be broken.”

Between the soft voices, a clear force tightened his entire body. It’s just a little bit, but the fear creeps in. Luca showed me like that and whispered in my ear.

“I’ll give you a choice, Leo. Just like you did with Ellie. Tell me the truth now, or let me open that door. What do you want to do?”

“I am…”

“Answer quickly. There is no time.”

Suddenly, the chilly voice seemed to grab his heart. I responded with a forced smile to shake off those feelings.

“Fuck…If you don’t believe me, you idiot. Why are you talking so much?”

“Okay.”

At that moment, the arm that had been strangling her neck suddenly became stronger and her breath stopped.

I struggled, but to no avail. Soon, his vision blurred and Luca’s last words rang in his ears.

“You choose.”