Chapter 953 – Your Value

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This is the story of when, as soon as Cleon was told the story of the fairy king’s training, he went away with his companions to make preparations.

In the quiet room, Vivian looked down at Buvre, who was sitting under the council table, groaning.

When a bubre gets close to water, its body becomes weak.

This is because most of the magic power that makes up the body is made up of flame magic power, and the power of the ruby ​​that replaces the eyeballs has a strong effect.

And, Vivian is a lake fairy – so to speak, a being who is the water itself in nature.

Even when she was still Ninian, the essence within her would have continued to torment Vuvre, and now that she has regained her original strength, what was in the ‘pool’ is now no different from being next to the ‘lake’ or the ‘sea’. It was felt by Buvre to the extent that it was impossible.

That’s probably why I have no energy.

“My poor little brother… I’ll return it to its original state now.”

As Vivian spoke like that, she raised her magic power.

“Chopper. Her… Melusine’s magical power is stored in that machine, right?”

[Yes.]

When Chopper, who had become one with the execution platform, answered Vivian’s question, Vivian nodded as if she understood.

Her raised magic soon flows out to both sides.

On one side, to control the execution platform.

And, the other side was towards Buvre.

Eventually, the witch’s curse on Vuvre’s body was purified by Vivian’s magic, and at the same time, the execution platform began to glow and move to return Melusine’s memories, magic, and appearance contained within her to her. It was done.

Then, the entire body of the demonic beast, which had the appearance of a pink weasel, was surrounded by warm light and slowly inflated like a balloon blowing air.

No, it did not simply increase in size, but a female figure appeared inside the demon beast, as if shedding an old shell or chrysalis.

What appeared in place of her cherry blossom-colored fur was like a wide expanse of water under a blue sky-

It was a blue color similar to the Fairy King Vivian.

Her hair, like flowing water, flows beautifully and falls under her gravity.

At the same time, covering her body was a black men’s tailcoat that she often wore in everyday life.

Because it was a costume that was in Vivian’s memory, it was made by Vivian at the same time that her body returned to its original state, unlike when she was born.

A knight who protects her and is like a butler who guards the king.

The fairy king’s shield and sword.

She is the younger sister of Vivian, the lake fairy, and she is also a fairy born from the concept of a flowing river.

It was the moment Melusine returned to Fairy Village.

＂…＂

When her appearance fully returns and the light of her magic begins to subside, there is silence in the room.

Melusine kneeling on one knee and bowing her head in front of Vivian.

What will she do at first when she returns to her original form?

Vivian was a little excited and excited.

At that time-

Sigh!

When he thought he heard her, the frozen sword in Melusine’s hand swung out, trying to cut off her own head.

＂Sleep!＂

As Vivian, startled, let out a scream and used her own magic to cast her spell to freeze her body, Melusin’s sword came to rest right next to her neck.

＂What, what are you doing! Are you surprised!? He killed himself as soon as he got back!? No, that would be suicide!”

Vivian is truly embarrassed.

Then Melusine’s body stiffened, and she muttered, unable to raise her head.

＂… Failed to protect her majesty. ＂

＂Um, commit suicide with something like that!? Are you stupid!? Was my little sister this stupid!?”

At her Melusine’s reply, Vivian raised her voice at her, even stuttering in her embarrassment and bewilderment.

But what she saw was tears streaming down her face and falling to the floor.

＂Wait a minute, Lu…＂

For the first time in nearly 200 years, Vivian calls her own sister by her nickname.

＂I promised that I would sacrifice everything to protect… But I couldn’t… Your Majesty…! This fairy scent…! What value does a knight like that have anymore…!?”

As her knight continued speaking in a hoarse voice, Vivian closed her mouth for a moment.

Unlike Vivian, who at least maintained her appearance, Melusine… Her time stopped 200 years ago.

Being attacked by witches and having everything taken away will feel like it just happened right before.

The sight of the fairy king he was supposed to protect being cursed and having his powers taken away before his eyes, and him falling as he tried to stop it, came to his mind clearly.

But even so.

Vivian carefully brought his hand towards the frozen sword.

Then, as Vivian’s fingertips froze slightly, he felt pain that was close to frostbite.

Soon, the sword was melted by her magic, and only then was Melusine’s body able to move.

＂Lu… Really you…＂

And, in a voice as if there was nothing she could do, she closed her mouth for a moment and then-

Ha, she sighed.

Just like that, she was hugging her own Melusin.

“Even if you are no longer a knight and cannot protect me. You are my sister What if you get hurt and fall… Or lose your life? Who will be the saddest?”

＂Tght…!＂

The moment she heard from her significant other that she did not want to lose her, Melusine felt something in her heart swell.

Vivian is stroking Melusine’s back.

“… And you know that I can’t wake up on my own, right? Laundry… It’s easy to do with magic, but I feel uneasy about how clean it really is… Ah, cleaning my room, taking care of my beloved garden… It’s really difficult without Melusine…”

＂…＂

However, as Vivian continued, Melusine felt the emotions that had filled her heart slowly subside.

＂… Your Majesty…＂

And, Melusine was talking while being held by Vivian.

＂Please do that yourself…!＂

After 200 years, she was able to nag her older sister once again.

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＂Ugh…＂

For a moment, she lost consciousness.

In terms of time, about 2 to 3 seconds.

The rain of countless swords created by Cleon rained down on her, and Cleon’s aim was to pull her frozen sword and delay her escape for a moment, so she chose to defend herself instead of dodging.

The method is to use the ice that poured everything into her hardness to freeze her entire body.

However, she is a river spirit, not an ice spirit.

Since her ice magic falls under the same category, she has a high affinity for it, so she uses it, but if she remains frozen for a long time, she will self-destruct.

So, it really freezes her body for a moment and then thaws it right away.

Only for the moment when the enemy’s attack starts and stops.

‘Azul Freejeon [Blue Prison]’

She let go of the ice sword she was holding in her hand and clenched her hands tightly.

Even Cleon had no choice but to let go of her hand and fall as the cold suddenly exploded from her entire body.

And the next moment, Melusine lost her mind as she was trapped in the ice.

And while Melusine lost her mind for a short time, she remembered something that had happened right before, not that long ago, as if it were her dream.

After shedding tears, Vivian immediately told Melusine that she wanted him to do one thing for her, and that was to deal with Cleon at the fairy king’s training ground.

Just like when Hero and his party visited Fairy Village 300 years ago and sparred with Lesia.

I remembered to some extent her memories from when she was a vivre.

It feels a bit like a memory from when he was someone else in a dream, but Cleon and his group helped him-

A hateful memory of being captured by a crazy researcher in the human world and subjected to various experiments.

Although it was a shame that made his teeth tremble, the researcher also remembered hearing that Cleon personally killed him.

Thinking about that, I was able to ease my anger a little.

More than anything else, I have to thank Cleon for many things.

Not only did he kill that researcher, but he also brought him to his hometown and saved Fairy Hyang from the witches.

Just expressing my gratitude in words wasn’t enough, and I needed to repay him in kind.

However, before that, the first thing to do was to fulfill His Majesty’s orders.

Do your best to deal with Cleon, check his capabilities, and raise them.

In a way, it is a very, very simple training method that is trained in actual combat.

It was said that Lecia also honed her swordsmanship in this way, and that she seemed to have risen several levels, so she was one of the few boasts of Meluzin who learned swordsmanship on her own.

This means that he is a swordsman who taught the sword to the hero who saved the human world.

However, this man named Cleon-

At that time, he was several levels higher than the person he fought with.

In terms of pure swordsmanship, it may be on the same level as Lesia or slightly inferior.

However, he had a holy sword and a magic sword attached to him to support his strength, and the will and power of the two swords also served as Cleon’s prowess.

Indeed, being a magic swordsman is not just about sword skills.

Now, after repeated attacks and retreats, the situation has returned to an equal level.

Cleon blocked his own attack, Melusine blocked Cleon’s attack.

The more great technology was used, the greater the loopholes that came afterward. This was a story that applied not only to swordsmanship but also to magic.

Both the bombardment using the ice sword and the siege using fragments of the sword, he used a considerable amount of magical energy, so he needed to take a breather.

If Melusine is concerned right now, it would be the sword hanging at his waist that has never been pulled out.

There’s something a little unusual about that sword, but the fact that he doesn’t show any signs of pulling it out under any circumstances does that mean he’s also measuring the timing to use it?

‘… Maybe that sword is his secret weapon?’

Melusine thought so and took Cleon’s third sword.

It was looking at the ‘slash’.

Of course, he wasn’t at his best, but did he mean Cleon wasn’t at his strength yet?

＇Interesting… It’s really the first time since Resia that I don’t have to control my strength like this…!’

She boils over her fighting spirit, thinking that Cleon is still hiding her secret.

Of course, she decided to wield her sword, but it was also because she wanted to become both a sword and a shield to protect Vivian.

Behind that choice was Melusine’s own hidden desire.

Magic, which tends to be a battle of wits with the opponent, reads the moves and overwhelms the opponent with more means, but there are times when the final outcome of the game is decided in an instant.

Unlike the duels of wizards, the fight where swords clash with each other is more sticky, like mud, and you can feel the opponent up close.

I want to cross swords with stronger people and learn from them.

I think that’s probably because Melusine was born with the nature of a river that sometimes swells and becomes strong, unlike her older sister who is as calm as a lake.

Thinking like that, before the fight with another strong man, Melusine raised the corners of her mouth very slightly, barely noticeable to others.

[Cleon. Is he smiling?]

＂… What?＂

And the one who noticed such a small and subtle change was Galatea, who was held in Cleon’s hand.

In this situation, are you smiling?

Cleon thought about the meaning for a moment and then raised his eyebrows.

＇…! … Laughed?

And, Melusine was a little surprised when she saw Cleon’s smile, and felt her heart pounding.

Maybe… Cleon feels the same way.

If you think about it that way, it is the instinct of someone who enjoys fighting to naturally want to get more out of him.

‘Come, Cleon… Make me feel you more!’

[Cleon laughed too…?]

[Yes, Cleon. Why are you laughing? Did you think of any way to win?]

Galatea and Caliburn reacting to Cleon’s laughter.

When you ask Cleon that question, Cleon answers the two swords with a smile on his face.

“No. It’s not like that, but because that person laughed, this person laughed too. I don’t know why I’m smiling, but in something like this, if you lose momentum, you lose.”

[…

At Cleon’s answer, Caliburn was speechless.

[Sometimes… I wonder if Cleon is really a kid of about 10 years old, not 20…]

Galatea also responded as if she couldn’t protect her like this.

However, no matter what Cleon’s intention was, the other party accepted it as Cleon’s favor.

And the price was something he had to pay.

Melusine took her hand to her own face.

Then, he removed the invisible visor that was covering her eyes from her face and threw it on the ground.

“This visor… Is a restraint that narrows my field of vision. If the difference in skill with the opponent is too large, it will not be considered a ‘trial’. After taking this off, I will be a little different from before.”

And, when she opened her closed eyes, her pupils hidden underneath were shining and sparkling in the dark.

Like her older sister Vivian, the pattern floating in her eyes.

Even Cleon could tell that that pattern made her eyes special.

[A story that it wasn’t at its best until now!?]

[This is a big deal~]

And, looking at her like that, Galatea is nervous and Caliburn is somewhat relaxed.

Cleon then smiled and said, ‘Heh,’ and in response, he placed Caliburn and Galatea’s scabbards, which were on his belt, on the ground.

When Melusine sees the sword sheath falling to the ground while hearing a clattering sound, Melusine looks at it with interest.

“… Me too, this special sheath is a bit heavy. With this, my movements have become a little lighter.”

Melusine takes a stance, aiming her frozen sword at Cleon as if she likes Cleon’s curious answer.

[… Cleon…]

And Galatea calls Cleon’s name.

[Our scabbard does not have such a function…]

＂…＂

It was Cleon who knew, but wanted to be allowed to say so.

A level 100 young man who hated losing couldn’t fall behind the cliche of throwing a restraint ball in the middle of such an important fight.