Chapter 204 – #203 a Little Revenge

Sabagsabag.

Empress Scarlet approaches me thoughtfully. Every time she moves, her tight breasts bounce up and down.
Although she was small compared to Empress Victoria, the breasts of a married woman who gave birth to two children were sufficiently voluptuous and attractive.

Suddenly, I could see between her crotches.

Wow… It’s an axe.

“What do you think of the count? What are the skills of me and the knights under the emperor’s direct command?”

“Hmm. Very outstanding. It deserves to be called the best knight in the empire. In particular, Scarlett’s movements were truly impressive. Those fluid yet sharp movements!”

“Really? Thank you for saying that. But I want a more sober assessment than lip service.”

“What would you say is a cold-hearted evaluation?”

4 The Empress revealed her deep smile.

“Tanya Buckland of the Emperor’s Order of Knights. The Violet family’s swordmaster and its matriarch. Even the magic swordsman Bella Hadrence and the elf who fought in Florian.”

“…”

“I heard that you had the opportunity to work with many experts this summer. I would like to hear how they compare to us.”

For a moment, silence fell on the training ground.

I felt prickly gazes on me and looked around, everyone’s eyes were focused on me.

“Of course Scarlett and the people here…”

“I’ll say it again, Count… I want a cool-headed evaluation. It hurts to be evaluated harshly, but it makes us grow. That day, other imperial knights were also present in the battle that took place under the sea. So, there is nothing to hide. “

If you set the stage like this, I can’t help but tell the truth.

– What. You arranged it all so that it would be like this.

Okay. This situation is something I made up.

The 4th Empress Scarlet’s personality is typical of a warrior and stubborn. She is very interested in martial arts and does not pay attention to anything else.

In order to attack her, she had to stimulate those children and her interest in martial arts.
So I made a plan.

– Aria. The Fourth Empress will probably try to find out about me soon. Then secretly pass on the information here.

– Yes. Okay, master.

Then a few days later.

Soon after Fellhound’s recommendation, the 4th Empress began to look into me.

It was only then that she began to check whether she was worthy of teaching her children.

– I have filled in all the information as you said.

– Okay. Thank you for your hard work.

And at this moment, I have confirmation with these two ears that Aria has succeeded in her mission.
This is because the people mentioned by the 4th Empress a moment ago were all information I had passed on.

In particular, the fact that she visited the Violet family and met the head of the family was confirmed by the information I provided, as she had previously told Tanya to keep quiet.

With this, everything was going according to plan, and now there was only one thing left.

I cleared her throat and spoke with a serious face.

“Then I will tell you the truth. Compared to them, the people here now are much lacking.”

“Ho. Really?”

“Yes. Right now, no one here except Scarlet will be able to win against the Violet matriarch.”

My words caused an uproar from my son-in-law.

It soon led to criticism towards me.

“You’re talking bullshit. The head of the family whose face you can’t even see once is that strong?”

“To be honest, the bitch called Sword Demon is excellent, but that’s all!”

Well, it was a very expected reaction.

The Order of Knights under the direct command of the Emperor is the most coveted place among all knights in this empire. Since we compared them, who pride themselves on being in the top 1%, with commoner families in the countryside, it would be only natural for them to come out that way.

I raised both hands towards them, telling them to calm down.

“Of course, the Sword Demon is excellent, but the strongest person in the Violet family is not the Sword Demon. The Sword Demon is just a kind of mascot, and there are incredibly powerful people within that family. The matriarch is the strongest among them.”

“Ha. What nonsense!”

“That’s a commoner family. How great would it be to have a talented person in a place where there are only women!”

The commotion gradually grows.

At that time, the 4th Empress, who had been listening to the story, raised her hand.

“Calm down. I, too, have been to the Violet family in the past. Although it was more than 15 years ago, what the Count said is true. Past sword demons are merely publicity ambassadors. The truly powerful are holding their breath there.”

“Well, that can’t be possible.”

“There are sword master-level people in a place where there are only women?”

You won’t believe it. Being a sword master is not a child’s joke.

This will be even more true as they are actually walking the path of the sword.

Of course, it is true that there was a bit of falsehood added. The current head of the family has only just stepped into the ranks of Sword Masters.

However, when the 4th Empress, who was crazy about the sword, stood up for her, the knights quickly agreed.

After seeing the fire die down, I quietly put in the next piece of firewood.

“And Princess Hadrence is stronger than the matriarch.”

The knights started talking again at my words.

“What? That crazy bitch of the empire?”

“That bitch is that strong?”

In fact, Bella was more famous for the accidents she caused than for her skills.

For nobles, honor is life itself.

Her enemies, who were looking for an opportunity like Seungnyang, would not let the accident that she caused go unnoticed, and they started spreading rumors about her in order to tarnish her reputation.

Perhaps that’s why her imperial knights tended to view her as lower than herself. But her uproar was only temporary, and it soon subsided.

“Yekki. Be careful what you say, you people. Do you want to see the scenery?”

“Huh? Why are you doing that, old man?”

“Don’t you know that the princess has become the vice-dean of the academy this time? Hadren’s has accepted her again. In a situation like that… If you keep fluttering your lips like you always do, you might suddenly be blown away one day here in the imperial palace.”

People who suddenly become less talkative.

The son-in-law quickly became quiet. They just looked at each other, and they didn’t move their mouths or show any emotions.

It seems that the First Empress holds half of the imperial family here, and the Second Empress holds the other half, so they seem to be careful about what they say.

– Huh? What does this have to do with the Second Empress?

‘The Second Empress is also from the Hadrence family. For her to criticize someone who has decided to accept her back into the family is like criticizing the Second Empress and her family.

Anyway, there was a strange atmosphere in the training hall.

It wasn’t the atmosphere I wanted yet.

I picked up the last piece of firewood. I opened my mouth, hoping that the fire would start well this time.

“And that elf.”

Everyone’s attention was focused on me when I heard the elf story.

Seeing an elf in itself is something you may only encounter once in your life, and it may also be because you need a change of topic at the right time.

After scanning the audience, I finally looked at the 4th Empress and spoke.

“The elf had the skills of an intermediate sword master.”

“Sword Master Intermediate…?”

“Yes. In addition, I thought she could use a mixture of ancient elven magic and elemental magic. You’ve probably heard the stories. Princess Hadrens and the imperial knights joined forces to attack, but they were all suppressed by one woman…”

Cleverly mixing lies.

Battle under the sea. The person in the story is Audrey, but I listed her characteristics while remembering the battle with Serendiya.

“She ran 100 meters in a split second, and just standing in front of her gave me goosebumps. She was like nature itself. With a wave of her hand, she cut through dozens of magic spells pouring at her.”〈 Br〉

“It’s nature itself…”

“It was pure luck that we were able to achieve victory at that time. Even if everyone here tries to attack us, we will not be able to compete with him.”

Then, I looked around the 4th Empress and her surroundings again.

‘How is it? Do you think it was successful?’

– Uh. Correctly. It’s really boiling?

Okay. It was like that.

All the knights in the training hall had grim faces.

That’s because all I could hear from them a little while ago was that their skills were poor.

‘Being a knight is about pride. It’s pride.’

Since their hearts were so badly scratched, it was only natural that an unpleasant atmosphere was created.

‘The provocation was also successful. Now it’s time to ask.’

As soon as I could think of such a thing, the Fourth Empress placed her hand on my shoulder. She looked down at me with her face showing she was satisfied.

“Thank you, Count. Thanks to you, I want to focus more on training. Haha. You are an intermediate sword master…! It’s such a shame. If it weren’t for my status as the empress, I would have rushed out and chased after them.”〈 Br〉

It has now been concluded that the elves have escaped.

Empress Scarlet regained her appetite and helped me up.

“By the way, since you’re here, what do you think? Why don’t you just look around and share the sword?”

“You mean me?”

“I don’t think it’s a bad idea for a man to hold a sword at least once in his life. It feels different from a book and a pen.”

You’re finally asking.

According to the information that Aria learned, all the guests invited to the training hall by the 4th Empress were forced to spar with swords.

Perhaps, on my own, it meant becoming friends.

However, from the other party’s point of view, it is a proposal made by the royal family. In terms of ranking in the empire, he is one of the top five people.

I also had no reason to refuse, so I obediently followed the offer.

So in my hand is a practice sword… However, a dull iron sword was held that had the same weight as a regular sword.

“Good. Is it because you have muscles? It looks good on you. Right, kids?”

“Yes! Master, you’re so cool!”

“Wow. Something suits you!”

Empress Scarlet looked at me with satisfaction. It was like a mother-in-law’s smile full of love for her son-in-law.

The Empress, who had armed me, looked around.

“Let’s see. Who wants to be reasonable?”

Then she raised her hands everywhere. Judging by the fact that half the number raised their hands, it seemed like my strategy earlier worked well.

“You guys are strange today. You’ve never been like this before, right?”

Hehe. He’s Florian’s hero, isn’t he? It’s rare to get an opportunity like this.”

“Oh, is that so?”

The 4th Empress immediately agrees.

It seems like he has absolutely no interest in anything other than his children and his sword. Just by looking at the knights’ eyes and facial expressions, you can probably guess their bad intentions towards me.

The knights looked at each other and began to lower their hands one by one. One person left like that.

“Hmm! It’s good to have a unified opinion, Jerome.”

“Yes, Scarlett.”

“Then, I want you to spar with this friend.”

A man called Jerome came out holding a practice sword. People stood at a distance, and he came out from the center and faced each other.

The driver is glaring at me with a face that says he doesn’t like it.

“This is Count Cale Cranberry. Please take care of me.”

“I am Jerome Malcony, 15th rank in the 5th Knights under the Emperor. Do you know how to use a sword?”

“Well, I just know how to handle it a little bit.”

“Ha…”

Jerome laughed as if he was dumbfounded.

“Is that how you evaluated us just a moment ago?”

“Evaluation? What kind of misleading words are you talking about? I just want Scarlett to tell me the truth…”

“If you’re a wizard who doesn’t know anything about swords, you’ll just keep your mouth shut. Are you talking nonsense just because you’re doing well these days? I guess there’s nothing to see since you went from a baron to a count?”

Swish. Pain arose in my hands along with the sound of the wind.

As I looked down, I saw a practice sword shaking on the floor. The back of the hand that was hit was swollen red.

“…”

“Has everyone seen it? They said he was Florian’s hero, but it’s nothing special. Haha!”

“Yes.”

“Fuhahahaha.”

The sound of laughter echoed through the son-in-law. When I glanced at it, I saw that the two princesses and the empress were not smiling. And only the maids who follow them.

– Aslan. You look happy.

‘Ah. Of course. I didn’t know that my opponent was from the Malcony family.’

The Malconi family is one of the noble families that requested my death from Kaeltas Crares during the Aslan era.

Someone who needs revenge at any time.

In fact, as the person who planned all of this today, I felt a little guilty.

In order to achieve my goal, I had to provoke and rob innocent people.

But the opponent is the Malcolm family.

‘Kkekekekeke. It’s impossible not to be happy!’

“S-Master! Are you okay?!”

“Oh, it’s okay. It’s okay. When you fight, injuries like this are nothing.”

“Wow. Pretending to be strong. You really did become a hero.”

The sarcasm continued, but it sounded more like an indulgence, which made it even more enjoyable. The garbage from the time of our ancestors has not changed even in later generations.

‘Recovery.’

The wound on the back of my hand disappeared as I chanted the healing magic inside.

The training ground is a space where magic can be used. This is because knights also train and use magical power.

I clasped my hands and cast strengthening magic on my entire body.

“You said Jerome Malcolm? I want to make three things clear here today.”

“What is it?”

He was full of ridicule, but changed his expression when he saw the 4th Empress’s face frozen.

Either that or not, I said.

“First, you haven’t given the signal to start the sparring yet. And yet you hit my body. In other words, your behavior is very rude now.”

“It is…”

I tried to make an excuse, but he closed his mouth as if he had nothing to say. I put my hand into my bosom.

“Second, I was insulted by your rudeness. Not only that, you made fun of my reputation. At this time, I challenge you to a life-or-death struggle.”

I threw the handkerchief I had taken out of my pocket at him. The guy who knew me as a dickhead accepted my offer.

The two of us looked back at the 4th Empress.

“I understand. I, Scarlett Kshanberg, and everyone gathered here will be the witnesses of this confrontation. Speak up when you are ready.”

“I’m ready.”

“Me too.”

“S, Master!”

Two princesses looking at me with worried faces.

I smiled brightly at them and then looked at my opponent. Jerome was swinging his practice sword in the air from a distance of about 5 meters, as if he didn’t need a real sword in the fight with me.

“Now that I think about it, our hero said he was a wizard. So, how many meters would you like to give up?”

“There’s no need for that. Just start right now.”

“Ha. You’re bluffing. Think of it as the biggest mistake of your life.”

“Well, that remains to be seen.”

It is a fight between a wizard and a knight that takes place at a distance of 5 meters. In fact, it was clear to anyone that Jerome was winning.

Maybe that’s why skeptical or pitiful eyes began to flow towards me, and opinions began to flow among people whether I should be stopped.

Among them, I quietly took out a hidden card.

‘Naiad.’

Naiad, who had been aligned in advance, immediately took possession of my body as soon as she was summoned without saying anything. Then the blood in my body began to circulate at a rapid pace.

“Both of you, get ready. It starts in 3 seconds. 3, 2, 1…”

The blood heats up all over my body. Suddenly the world starts moving slowly.

Start. I could see the other person’s hand moving along with the sound. I lowered my body and picked up the practice sword that was lying on the floor.

Then he held it horizontally and swung it 360 degrees.

Puck.

Until that moment, the opponent could not even swing his sword. When my sword struck his leg, his sword had only moved about 30 degrees and was passing over my head.

“Huh…?”

Because he was hit by a bladeless sword, his body floated in the air and tilted. The sound of something hard breaking was heard from the two legs that were hit sequentially.

Tsupot-

Either way, I moved the sword again after it had stopped for a moment.

My sword skimmed the sand on the floor and shot up.

A wave like a wave in the wind arose, and the tip of my sword struck the enemy’s chin before the grains of sand on the blade fell.

Peook-

Whisk.

It was a clean two-hit attack. The opponent who fell to the floor flinched and trembled, and blood poured into the air.

The son-in-law was quiet. Before I knew it, I felt that my blood, which had been heating up, had calmed down.

I put the practice knife vertically on the floor and shook my hands.

“And the last third. It is a misunderstanding that I don’t know about swords. It’s just that I didn’t learn it formally, so I didn’t brag about it.”

In terms of the number of years he had been using the sword, he could confidently say that he had more time than anyone else here. Of course, the blow from earlier had nothing to do with knowing how to use a sword.

As a result of the fight, people left their mouths open and could not say anything.