46. Probably can one-shot it.

I’m feeling a bit scattered due to some “concerns” on my end, but my opponent in this “duel,” the flamboyant silver knight before me, couldn’t care less. After all, the anger simmering in his heart has been thoroughly ignited by me, and he practically wishes to dismember me on the spot!

Naturally, he just unleashed some kind of “ultimate move,” and the magical energy from his sword came slicing toward me like an EX curry stick, without needing my permission at all!

The massive surge of light magic sent me flying! Although I had the light fairy Ikusis with me, protecting me from any substantial harm, and the wind fairy Magnus was quick to cushion and shield me, the silver knight was no mere lightweight. His “ultimate move” could pierce through the entire duel arena, and I couldn’t escape the outcome of tumbling several times on the ground after using the fairy’s protection.

In the next moment, I flipped over and sat up, wiping the scratches on my shoulder and knee, brushing off the dirt. However, some fairies were not pleased with my distraction.

“Hey! What’s wrong with you!?”

Magnus, Nilu’s fairy, immediately revealed its true form in annoyance, no longer calling me “king” in that greasy tone.

“If you’re going senile, don’t drag me into it! It wasn’t you who fell; it was me taking the hit for you, okay!?”

Stop whining! If you shout any louder, Nilu will definitely hear you, and you won’t have a good time afterward. As for what just happened, I do owe an apology; the script did inform me that my opponent was preparing to unleash an “ultimate move,” but the reason I didn’t dodge was that I was still preoccupied, waiting for something else.

That’s how I saw it, but for the silver knight, it was a different story. From his perspective, it looked like he had effortlessly sent me flying with his flashy move.

So, thinking he had already won, he arrogantly approached me, looking down with a smug expression.

“Hmph, I knew you were this kind of person, daring to show off in front of the saintess with only this level of skill!”

He probably thought he had won. At that moment, the death script he had for me vanished, replaced by his display of bravado, as if he were showcasing his strength to everyone in the duel arena, proving that only he was worthy of winning the fair maiden’s heart.

“If you don’t want to end up in pieces, get lost! The Rodland Kingdom has no place for you anymore. Don’t even think about continuing to be your fairy white knight, you worthless fool!”

Accompanied by the silver knight’s arrogant words, the script appeared.

[The silver knight thinks he has won…]

Win my foot! I know without even looking at the script what trivial concerns are swirling in your mind right now! So…

I slowly stood up, dusting off my backside. If it weren’t for the fact that we were technically in the “duel,” I would have even considered giving this background character a little extra “finger gesture.”

“I haven’t surrendered yet, so why are you in such a hurry? You just knocked me away, right? Falling down is nothing to me. Look at you, so full of yourself, no ambition at all. No wonder the fairy saintess doesn’t look at you~”

“What…”

At the sight of me, the silver knight’s once-proud face turned to shock, and then… it nearly turned green with rage! Accompanied by the death script reappearing, he drew his sword once more.

“Looking for death!”

With this stance paired with the script of death, his furious intent was unmistakable.

Should I delay a little longer? Just as I was pondering this, some “changes” occurred in that fleeting moment!

In our duel arena, it was originally bright daylight, but suddenly the clear sky darkened, and a shroud of night descended! The full moon above emitted a strange aura, making the moon itself appear odd and out of place!

If it were merely a “solar eclipse,” that would be one thing; even if the elves of this era couldn’t explain it, they must have seen it to some extent. But the abrupt shift from day to night brought panic, even leaving the Silver Knight stunned in place!

And I… remained silent.

The night, the bright moon, a perfect and obvious “signal,” it seemed… the time had come.

I immediately looked at the script, and at that moment, more content emerged with the bizarre night!

[Kephir found Izalis.]

As I discovered this line, I finally let out a heartfelt sigh of relief because… this was exactly what I had been worried about! My concern was that… the Elf Saintess Izalis would undoubtedly face a “death threat” today!

This was not a baseless guess, but rather a thrilling and fortunate premonition before danger struck: the death script of the Elf Saintess Izalis appeared before the outcome of my duel with the Silver Knight, indicating that… the death threat Izalis faced was unrelated to this duel; it was caused by someone or something else!

Thus, my so-called “duel” with the Silver Knight was merely a facade. From this point, questions like why the Saintess didn’t arrive on the scene, why Izalis still couldn’t escape the death script, and so on, all became understandable.

And my initial distraction had been waiting for this moment; at least for now, it seemed my “preparation” was quite good!

I turned around to look at Nilu, who was waiting for me outside the arena, and that “Kephir”—no, I should say the “Kephir” with a pair of fox ears and a fox tail. This “Kephir,” observing and supervising from the sidelines, was actually my fairy Zelus in disguise, merely to appear here, allowing the real Kephir time and opportunity to act alone!

“Nilu, the signal from Kephir has arrived.”

As the situation grew increasingly complex and dangerous, while feeling the multitude of scripts swirling in my mind, I commanded, “It’s time; let’s go to Kephir.”

As I spoke, I took a step forward.

As for the outcome of this duel, I had known from the very beginning: regardless of win or lose, it didn’t matter. Not to mention, I had no time to play house with this Silver Knight, vying for a woman.

However, he was thinking differently.

Coming back to his senses, he once again directed his hostility toward me!

“What do you want to do!? Run away at the last moment!? I don’t care what’s happening around us; in this duel, you must admit defeat and roll over like a coward…”

“……”

The scripts are piling up, becoming more and more troublesome. Hah… So, at a time like this…

What kind of courage does a mere background character in a script have to keep shouting at me!?

“Waste, you stand—”

“[Don’t get in the way!]”

As soon as the words left my mouth, for some reason, the background silver knight who was about to grab my shoulder and kick me instead seemed to “explode,” his clothes shredding into pieces, and then he flew backward!

The bizarre scene silenced the “judges” around us, who had just been shouting, “Why did the sky suddenly turn dark?” The silver knight not far away, looking dazed, still wanted to get up and settle the score with me, but I couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to his script!

“[Go play in the mud!]”

[Thud]

This time, his head hit the ground directly, as if a pair of hands were pressing down on him, making it impossible for him to even lift his head.

This scene, strange as it was, was interrupted by Nilu’s reminder.

“Mr. O’Keefe, he has already flown out of the duel arena, so I don’t think I need to ask further. We have urgent matters to attend to…”

“Ah, yes, that’s right.”

Perhaps Nilu had quietly made her move just now? Whatever, it’s not important; this isn’t the time for me to be lost in thought.

“We’ve confirmed Kfeir’s location; let’s hurry over!”

To prevent the impending death script threatening Izalis, and to stop that long princess’s actions, eradicating her future “death script” against me.

The opportunity has come!