Chapter 313
The second place the three princes guided us to was the gymnasium. However, it was not an ordinary gymnasium, but a training ground for the silver knights, the strongest raiders who annihilated the enemies of Owen’s kingdom.
Raon looked at the silver knights with his eyes narrowed.
‘It’s sharp enough to be creepy.’
If the royal guards guarding the royal family were solid pillars or shields, the silver knights looked like swords that had been polished endlessly.
A force that was distinctly different from the knights I saw on the way to the royal road. It was to the point that chicken meat rose from the anticipation of the silver knights.
‘Good.’
The swordsmanship performed by the silver knights was herbivorous, maximizing the pre-sword and straight sword unique to Owen’s kingdom. Perhaps thanks to their high level of swordsmanship, the flow of their swordsmanship could be seen at a glance.
‘This will help quite a bit.’
I didn’t reveal all my skills, but I studied because I was so good at swordsmanship.
‘Among them… .’
On the right, I saw a young man swinging his sword more slowly than anyone else. Blue hair resembling the sea and brown eyes. He looks young, but the energy he possesses is different from other knights.
However, his aura was not the first to be felt. He had a sense of memory, although it was quite a while ago.
“As expected, your eyes are good.”
Rimer stepped aside and grinned.
“That guy, you see, is Kitten.”
“Borini Keaton?”
“Bornini Kitten of the Continental Twelve. Those who were called geniuses before you.”
He pointed at the blue-haired young man who exuded a lofty spirit like a sword just by standing there.
“You knew!”
The three princes smiled broadly and nodded their heads.
“you’re right. That’s Sir Borini Keaton, the lancepoint sword. I didn’t know that even the lightsaber would know.”
He smiled broadly, as if he was glad that Rimmer knew Borini Keaton.
“I know about the 12 continents. Because the story that always comes out in bars and gambling houses is who is the strongest among the 12 continental stars.”
Rimmer muttered that even if he didn’t want to know, he would know everything if he went to a gambling house.
“Would you like to visit the prince? The adult world… .”
“Close that mouth.”
Cheryl frowned and hit Rimmer on the back with her elbow.
“Gagging!”
Rimer grabbed his waist and pulled away from behind.
“hmm.”
Borini Kitten sensed the people’s gaze and approached with his sword lowered.
“Degrade the prince.”
He bowed politely to the three princes first.
“As you may know, these are Sieghart’s guests.”
“My name is Borini Kitten of the Silver Knights.”
Borini Keaton hunched his back, neither too much nor too lightly.
“I’m Cheryl, Lord of the Heavenly Swords of Sieghart.”
Cheryl, who can be said to be the representative of the party, nodded as she received his greeting.
“It is an honor to meet the Heavenly Sword Master!”
Seeing as if these were not empty words, Keaton’s voice rose a tone.
“And that one… .”
“Oh, never mind.”
He looked at Rimmer, who was still clutching at his waist, but Cheryl covered his eyes.
“My name is Raon Sieghart, Lord of Storms.”
Raon, who could be said to be next, approached Cheryl’s side and bowed her head to Keaton.
‘Now I think I know where I saw it.’
Seeing it up close reminded me of the time I felt the presence of Keaton.
When fighting the White Blood Church in the hills near Cameloon, the presence that appeared in the distance was the same as Borini Kidn in front of him.
“Raon Sieghart… .”
Borini Kitten’s eyes widened.
‘I can’t believe I’ve grown this much.’
There was a time when he secretly escorted the three princes and observed Raon from afar. Even at that time, he had strength and elegance that surpassed his age, but now he seemed to be a completely different person.
‘That’s ridiculous.’
At the time, there were several huge mountains between Raon and himself, but now all of them were pierced. The young prosecutor, not yet 20 years old, had already chased himself down to his chin.
‘Is this possible?’
I heard that he was playing a big role after receiving the nickname of the Seolhwa Swordsman, but it is also true that he was somewhat neglected because he was kidnapped by Eden.
However, the Raon he saw now was not an unmanned level that could be ignored by anyone. He had powers unimaginable at his age.
‘Other people would have overlooked it.’
If he hadn’t mastered Owen’s unique sensory ability to grasp the opponent’s strength, or had his own strength been a little low, he wouldn’t have been able to grasp Raon’s skills. My head was dizzy.
“Sir Borini?”
“Ah, yes.”
At the call of the three princes, Bonnie Kitten barely came to his senses and nodded.
“Welcome to the Silver Knights. Unfortunately, the captain is currently absent. It’s not enough, but I’ll guide you instead.”
Borini Keaton politely bowed his head and told me to follow him.
“Hmm.”
Raon did not look at the gym facility or the article that Borini introduced, but only looked at his back.
‘How about… .’
Before going to Habun Castle, the difference was so great that I couldn’t even feel the presence of Borini Kitten, but not now.
The realm was still high there, but they caught up to the point where they could win if they fought with all their might.
‘It’s good that you came.’
Raon touched the sword bottle and smiled.
‘I can get a lot of things.’
* * *
Derus Robert took a sip of his tea and smiled.
“It definitely tastes and smells good. It is bitter at first, but sweet at the end, so it seems that the velvet coral has been properly dried.”
He put down the teacup and smacked his lips briefly.
“It’s amazing that it’s a high-end velvet coral tea that’s hard to find even for me living in Robert.”
“I hope you find out.”
King Lecross smiled. He nodded in delight at Ruth, who, unlike Glenn, recognized the taste of the tea.
“Ah, I met the Seolhwa Swordsman on the way here.”
Therus raised the teacup again and looked at Glenn.
“There was a reason why the head of the household brightened. He was outstanding among the young prosecutors I’ve ever seen.”
“I guess the Celestial Swordsman thinks so too.”
King Lecross smiled, saying that they had similar thoughts.
“A master intermediate at the age of 19, anyone would think that. I already understood the difference between the two of them.”
“A conclusion?”
“yes. Seeing that you felt nervous and felt Your Highness’ sharp yet upright energy, I think you saw it correctly.”
“Huh… .”
King Lecross shook his head in vain.
“What a terrible talent.”
“yes. It is a test that I look forward to more in the future.”
Derus praised Raon and looked at Glenn.
‘ Expressionless. No, I’m a little happy.’
Glenn’s expression looks as cold as when we first met, but the corners of his mouth are raised slightly. She pretended not to, but she seemed to care for Raon.
“The bottom 4 members of the Continental Twelve are likely to be defeated and equal to the 4 middle ranks.”
Derus gave a slightly stronger compliment and watched Glenn’s reaction.
‘Um, isn’t it?’
They are grouped together under the name of the Continental Twelve Stars, but of course they are not all on the same level.
Due to the difference in age, talent, and education, the ranks are divided into 4 in the bottom, 4 in the middle, and 4 in the top.
Among them, the 4 lieutenants were mid-level soldiers who had already made their name and military power known throughout the continent, but Glenn’s expression did not change even when compared to them.
“I think the same way.”
King Lecross nodded slowly.
“Borini is just a lieutenant, and I think I can make a good match with him.”
“yes. I think we can have a fun fight with our Cadiz guy.”
Derus looked at Glenn’s expression again as he spoke about Cadiz. His eyes grew colder.
‘Hmm, I guess it was my mistake.’
Borini Keaton and Cadiz Robert are warriors whose reputation and achievements are incomparable to those of Raon.
Seeing that there was no change in his expression despite being compared to them, it seemed that Glenn did not value Raon very much.
‘Well, it doesn’t make sense for that cold-blooded person to take care of someone.’
The Glenn he knows is not a person who takes care of his own children, let alone his grandchildren. This time, she was only angry at hitting Eden and ignoring Sieghart, but it was obvious that she had no intention of saving Raon.
‘I guess I can start planning.’
Derus put down the teacup with a faint smile.
“Then, since gathering like this is meant to be, why don’t we hold a fun competition?”
“Competition?”
“What contest are you talking about?”
Glenn and Lecross simultaneously turned to Derus.
“It’s not common for young warriors to gather like this, so we’re holding a friendly tournament. It would be interesting to divide it into an expert level and a master level.”
Derus lightly tapped the table with his finger and smiled.
“I’m really curious about what will happen if the Seolhwa Swordsman fights with the Continental Twelve Stars, so I’ll have my child participate.”
“Blue sword Cadiz? Isn’t he the highest rank among lieutenants?”
Blue Sword Cadiz Robert was ranked 5th in the Continental Twelve Stars and was a tough opponent for Raon to face right now.
“It’s a friendly tournament after all. There will be nothing dangerous.”
“Hmm, I guess it will be fun. Then we will send spearheads as well.”
“The lord… .”
“Good.”
Glenn also nodded expressionlessly.
“I look forward to it. Who among the younger peers will stand at the top?”
Derus put his hands together with a faint smile.
“Derus-sama?”
Loen narrowed her eyes and called out to Derus.
“Blood is oozing from the glove.”
Just as he said, a few drops of blood flowed from the inside of the black glove.
Derus smiled without being embarrassed at all.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
He ran his hands down, and the blood drained cleanly.
“We will tell this story at the banquet. You should also collect presents for the children.”
“Hmm, good.”
“Then I will go. See you again at the banquet.”
Derus bowed to Glenn and King Lecross and left the drawing room.
“I’ll try to go too.”
Glenn put down the empty teacup and stood up.
“May you rest in peace.”
He nodded to Lecross and left the drawing room.
“hmm… .”
Rowen narrowed his eyes as he followed Glenn down the hallway.
‘Looks like you’re in a bad mood all of a sudden.’
Glenn’s eyes, which had been happy to hear Raon’s praise just a moment ago, were cold.
‘I don’t know why.’
I thought I knew everything about Glenn, but I couldn’t catch his intentions about Raon.
“My lord. Did something happen?”
Loen couldn’t hold back his curiosity and stuck to Glenn’s side with a gasp.
“How can you not be angry when you hear ‘such words’?”
“If that’s the case… .”
“Raon… .”
“Raon?”
“Didn’t you compare it to something like the Twelve Stars of the Continent! Talent and negotiations are different! As for the personality, Raon’s is a bit better!”
Glenn furrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. It meant that he was genuinely angry.
‘her… .’
To be unsatisfied with the comparison with the zodiac, the future transcendent, must have underestimated the grandfather who was full of love for his grandchildren.
However, he was not wrong. I don’t know if it’s now, but in the future, the twelve stars will be under Raon’s feet.
Rowen smiled and nodded.
“That’s right. We will be able to show it this time.”
* * *
Derus Robert immediately returned to his inn and called the two butlers into his room.
“Mattio.”
“yes.”
At his call, the butler on the left bowed his head. He was a shadowy butler who always wore a mask.
“Can you recognize the assassins you raised?”
“of course.”
Matio nodded without hesitation.
“Assassins have their own unique gestures and aura. It cannot be erased by time. Especially if it’s a guy I raised, I can recognize him unconditionally.”
“Even if it was 20 years ago and you learned other martial arts?”
“The education I taught uses the imprinting effect of birds, so even if you are born again, you cannot escape.”
As if it were natural, his confident eyes shone.
Derus smiled lightly and took off his gloves. Dried blood dripped from the sword scars on the back of his hand.
“hmm?”
He held on to his gloves and turned his gaze toward the window.
“What are you doing?”
“… no.”
Derus turned his head again with his eyes narrowed.
“Do you remember Raon?”
“… Are you talking about that Raon?”
“okay.”
“Of course I remember.”
Matio closed his eyes and nodded. He had raised it himself since he was a child, and he couldn’t help but remember the one who carved indelible scars on the back of his owner’s hand as a hunting dog.
“From now on, keep an eye on Raon Sieghart.”
Derus smiled coldly as he removed the bloody scab on the back of his hand.
“Look for traces of the assassin you raised in him.”
“… All right.”
Even though it was a very absurd order that Raon Sieghart and Shadow Raon believed to be related, Matio did not question it. He reacted like a dog who follows his master’s instructions.
Derus smiled eerily as he put on his new gloves.
“Because I created an opportunity.”
* * *
Raon returned to the dorm and changed into a formal dress.
-Are you not taking a break?
Lars tilted his head, asking why he was changing his clothes.
‘There’s a welcome ceremony.’
-joy. Humans do such troublesome events every time. incomprehensible… .
‘Since it’s a banquet, various dishes will be served.’
-What are you doing!
Lars, who had snorted, was standing in front of the door, frowning.
-How much the king likes banquets! Let’s go right now! The food is all cold!
‘It’s not yet time.’
Raon shook his head. He didn’t know that he would come up with such a thought, but he was a demon lord who never had time to get bored.
“Whoa.”
He sighed deeply and lay down on the bed.
‘Las.’
-Is it meal time?
‘Not even a minute has passed… .’
To say that a minute after I said I was running out of time, he was fooled by the last stew earlier, and he was completely crazy about food.
‘That’s not it, do you remember the king and my enemy I saw today?’
-of course.
‘Which of them is stronger?’
Based on Lars’ words, it was Derus, but I asked again just in case.
-I can tell you that for sure. The thief who stole your last bowl is stronger.
‘… Is that so?’
Raon frowned.
‘In the meantime, I’ve surpassed the realm.’
Twenty years ago, Derus was evaluated as the weakest leader in the Six Emperors. He was the youngest, so it was natural, but now he seems to have jumped the gap.
I knew that unlike my damn personality, I was talented, but I didn’t know that I would be able to catch up with other heads of the six emperors beyond the wall of time.
-do not worry.
‘huh?’
-I will open up an opportunity for the king to take revenge on him.
Lars tapped his shoulder with a frowning, cotton candy look.
-It must be because of that demon that you are fine even after eating Nadin bread, and that you have become a crazy person who trains even after seeing delicious food.
‘uh… .’
It’s honestly not wrong. Thanks to my assassin training, I stopped caring about the taste of food.
-The anger of food is the anger of the king! I’ll help you punch him in the face!
‘her.’
Every time I open my mouth, a story about food comes out. Even now, I couldn’t believe this guy was the Lord of Wrath.
‘Is that why they give me stats or characteristics?’
-No, it’s not… .
‘That’s right.’
Raon laughed. There was no way Lars, who was a cheap person in terms of abilities and characteristics, would spread them out.
‘Then what the hell… .’
It was time to ask Lars again. A small movement was felt under the window. When I turned my head, a young squirrel had climbed up in front of the window.
“squirrel?”
I saw small animals such as squirrels in the sword cemetery and in the garden, but it was strange to see a squirrel afraid of people approaching the window.
Tuk-tuk.
The squirrel knocked on the window with his hand as if to ask him to open it.
‘Who was raising the squirrel?’
Just in case, I tried to spread my spirits, but I didn’t feel any special energy from the squirrel.
‘Does that squirrel have a strange aura?’
-It looks like an ordinary squirrel, but it has very, very subtle traces of mana. It seems to have been tamed over a long period of time.
Lars also frowned, saying he didn’t know exactly.
“hmm… .”
Raon approached the window with his hand on the blade of the Requiem Sword. He opened the window, vigilantly, so that if he did anything dangerous, he would cut him right away.
Took.
The squirrel pushed himself through the small open window and came inside. With a familiar look, I came down to the chest of drawers directly below.
“What are you… .”
“Why don’t you open it sooner?”
Human words flowed from the squirrel’s mouth. It was awkward but clear, and it was a tone that reminded me of someone.
Raon widened his eyes as he saw the squirrel smiling like a human.
“Merlin… ?”
