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Episode 31. The duel
Count Junta visited the county of Wickers with more than fifteen people.
It was to notify the reduction of the potion and magic tool businesses, which were the main businesses of the County of Hunta.
Of course, these two were the main goals, but he also wanted to show off his son.
At one time, the Counts of Wickus were far superior to the Counts of Junta, but over time the gap narrowed, and by his own time the tables had completely turned.
Moreover, even the raising of children was comparable.
While the second son, Nathan Wickes, showed promising skills and entered a famous academy, the first son was ignored and called the sickly prince.
Ethan Wickers was once known as a swordsmanship genius who could not even be compared to the noble children of the surrounding territories, but now his name was shabby.
Letra Junta, the eldest son of the Counts of Junta, glanced at Ethan.
‘You were my target back then, Ethan Wickers.’
There was once a small competition held for noble children of the same age.
It was a kind of harmonious space created to facilitate exchanges between each territory and to help each territory develop.
Letra faced Ethan in that duel and was defeated by an overwhelming difference in skill.
In the end, Ethan won the duel.
Ethan Wickers still lingered in Letra’s mind.
Although he was said to be sickly now, to Letra, Ethan was still the same as when they had sparred, radiating a powerful aura.
That’s why I wanted to shake off that afterimage.
“You seem nervous?”
“Nervous? That’s what I’m saying. If you want to give up now, then give up. You can never beat me in that state. And I won’t let you off easy. This is a duel in the name of the Junta.”
He was the pride of the Counts of the Junta.
He was brimming with confidence, having mastered the hunta swordsmanship that his father had never achieved. If he could defeat Ethan here, he would have nothing to fear anymore.
“There’s no point in defeating you when you’re sick.”
This was an obvious provocation. Letra thought that Ethan would not give up the duel even more because of this provocation.
“It’s definitely not normal.”
For Ethan, a normal body did not mean a state free of curses.
Only when the specs of the character you raised are similar to those of the character you raised can you be considered normal.
Compared to those specs, it was by no means normal.
“But you’re not planning to kill each other, are you?”
“I intend to kill you here today.”
Letra said.
“The festival couplet, I still can’t forget that day.”
As we entered the small training ground, we saw those brought by Count Junta and the Knights of Wickus.
The knights of the Wickers Order murmured with worried expressions.
“You’re sparring with your just-recovered master.”
“Why did your Majesty accept this challenge?”
“The Master will be humiliated. No, more than humiliated, he may be seriously injured.”
The knights were all worried about Ethan.
Ethan’s condition was not good, even to the point of lying. Of course, he was quite healthy now, but the Knights didn’t know that.
It may look good on the outside, but that doesn’t mean it’s ready for a fight.
“Schudlen.”
“yes.”
“You go and tell Confucius again. Since you went out together, shouldn’t you know the most about his condition?”
Shudlen, who had been having a deep conversation with the general, was quite tired, but his eyes lit up when he saw Ethan entering the training ground.
“Are you telling me to come and cheer them on?”
“No, that’s not it. Shouldn’t we stop him? This duel was unfair from the start. Lord Letra Junta, the eldest son of Count Junta, has been training without resting until now, but our prince has only just recovered. He is not in a condition to fight!”
“Did Prince Ethan get into any fights on this outing, Shudlen?”
Shudlen shook his head at the Knight Commander’s words.
“You’ve never fought before… … .”
“Then you should stop him. He could really get hurt. He has just recovered, so if he gets hurt, His Majesty will be very sad.”
The Knights didn’t even think that Ethan would win in the first place. No, they didn’t think he was even a match for them.
It was obvious. Ethan’s swordsmanship skills were certain, but that was in the past.
I’ve recovered some of my health, but I still don’t have the stamina to keep up.
On the other hand, what about Letra Junta?
You can tell just by looking at that muscular body.
“I trained properly.”
“They say he mastered the art of hunta swordsmanship, and it doesn’t seem like he’s lying.”
Letra’s condition seemed so good that even the Knight Commander felt a tingling sensation.
But Schudlen had no intention of listening to the Knight Commander.
Rather, I thought this was an opportunity.
This is an opportunity to show that the master you serve can make another leap forward!
Even though he lied about never having fought, didn’t Schudlen actually see Ethan fighting with his own eyes?
“I’ll go and go first.”
Schudlen said that and moved to the back.
There was a place in the back where you could sit and watch the match.
“Huh.”
There were already passengers there.
“You really look like a noble when you change your clothes, Ethan.”
Since the sparring session was suddenly held, Yeerika had not yet been introduced to anyone.
That’s why Yeerika has been in an ambiguous state ever since she came to the Countdom of Wickers.
“You are truly noble.”
“But what about that guy? From what I heard, it seemed like he was trying to spar.”
“He is the eldest son of the neighboring territory, the County of Hunta… … .”
Schudlen explained briefly.
“Oh, I see you like things that are right.”
In this place, only Shudlen and Yeerika thought that Ethan would win.
The two princes came up onto the platform, followed by the two counts.
As Count Wickers entered, the knights’ eyes were fixed on him. They kept mouthing the words to him to stop the duel.
Of course, Count Wickers wanted to do that too.
But I couldn’t do that because I had confirmed Ethan’s will.
He called Ethan over briefly before the match began.
“Yes, father.”
“Ethan, are you okay? If you accepted this offer because of your pride, I can just go and turn it down. Besides… … .”
Count Wickers let out a short sigh.
“If they withdraw, our county’s finances will suffer. The county already has no major projects to pursue, so we will have to raise taxes even more. But we will have to raise those taxes with the money earned by the people of the county.”
“It’s okay, Father. It’s actually the situation where they should withdraw.”
“Should we rather withdraw?”
“Yes, I have a new business. I think it can solve your financial problems.”
Ethan said with a smile.
“So please watch over me.”
* * *
While everyone was worried, the sparring finally began.
The general who had been opposing this sparring continued to look at Ethan with a worried expression.
“Your Majesty, are you really okay?”
“Don’t worry, General. I would appreciate it if you could trust me and watch over me.”
The General wanted to stop this duel right away. Looking at the expression on Letra Junta’s face on the other side, he could tell that he was ready to strike Ethan down at any moment.
The knights and the count felt the same way, but no one tried to stop the duel.
It was because Ethan stepped forward confidently.
And the vassals of Count Junta, who read this atmosphere, snickered.
“It seems that the sickly prince has not yet properly assessed the situation.”
“Well, back in my day, I was called a swordsmanship genius.”
“Now that your physical condition has improved a bit, you must be feeling like you want to fight.”
Of course, the vassals of the Count of Junta had no intention of letting Letra Junta lose.
I know because I trained with him directly.
Letra Junta was the strongest swordsman in the Junta clan this time.
The hunta swordsmanship he mastered was a brutal swordsmanship.
As you can see from the size, it was a swordsmanship that aimed to destroy the opponent based on great strength.
Because of this, the sword also used a huge greatsword.
“This is a duel for mutual exchanges… … so I would like you to refrain from using real swords.”
As soon as Count Wickers finished speaking, Ethan drew the sword at his waist.
“I’m fine.”
“They say it’s okay, Count Wickus. Don’t worry. Our Letra will be able to handle it well. Letra’s swordsmanship is not bad enough to hurt the weak, so please watch over us with peace of mind.”
Count Hunt smiled happily.
Count Wickers nodded with a complicated expression.
The general raised his hand, and the two stood facing each other.
“This is a duel for the exchange of ideas between the two territories. Fair and square.”
start-!
As soon as he put his hand down, the first one to move was Letra. He used the hunta sword technique to completely erase all his previous memories.
A huge sword was swung from top to bottom, like an axe.
It was a quick and fierce attack, even in my opinion.
Above all, there would be no way to avoid it. If you retreated, you would be hit by a series of attacks, and if you fought back and swung your sword, it would surely break.
The moment the general raised his hand and was about to shout to stop.
Ethan’s sword flowed like water, flowing through Letra’s sword.
Boom-!
A powerful blow struck the ground.
Ethan deflected the opponent’s attack with Whicus’s first style of swordsmanship and continued with the second style.
A quick strike was fired, aiming for Letra’s chest. Letra quickly raised her sword and blocked Ethan’s attack.
Kyaang-!
Letra’s body was pushed back with a loud noise.
Ethan didn’t miss the moment. He moved forward lightly and performed the Whicus sword technique.
From 2nd to 3rd, from 3rd to 4th.
The speed was so fast that it was unmanageable, so Letra was busy blocking the attack instead of holding out her sword.
And number 5.
Kyaang-!
This was not the sickly Ethan of before.
There was no way Letra could block Ethan’s attacks, which had grown stronger and had increased stamina through traits and level-ups.
Bam-! Kwak-!
Letra was busy blocking Ethan’s attacks. He didn’t even have time to show off his vaunted hunta sword skills.
I wanted to swing my sword hard to push away Ethan’s attack and seize the opportunity to use the hunta sword technique, but it wasn’t easy.
“Ugh.”
Because Ethan’s attacks weren’t just fast.
Each attack was heavy and struck Letra’s wrist every time he defended.
Since I got hit in the wrist, I couldn’t even figure out the timing to counterattack.
Kwak-!
Letra couldn’t come to her senses as Ethan’s attacks continued to pour in.
In the end, Letra missed Ethan’s attack.
“Ugh… … !”
Before he knew it, Ethan’s sword was touching Letra’s neck.
For a moment, the surroundings became quiet.
fantasy,
