The Blood Knight’s Villains

Episode 4 of My Villains

66. Prince Silver (26)

“Hahaha! What a spirit! Did everyone hear?”

Ruilix II clapped his hands like an excited child. The nobles of the empire glanced at one side while arguing with awkward expressions. The person they noticed was Fabio, the ‘Aurora’s Spear’.

Recognizing the flow of his gaze, Emperor Ji quickly turned his head and looked at the guardian.

“Yes, my guardian. What do you think, General?”

Fabio, who kept his blackened face expressionless, gave a calm answer.

“As Your Majesty said, it is a great spirit.”

“no no. My question isn’t that. I was asking if you had the confidence to defeat the red knight.”

“There is, Your Majesty.”

It was an immediate, concise, calm reply. Since there is no superfluity, it should be said that it is a reaction that suits his prestige.

“Interesting. Very interesting. Both Mencius, who are unknown on the continent, are confident of my victory.”

Judging from the bird’s hips shaking as he said that, it seemed that King Ruilix II was already eager to start a fight. I can see my inner thoughts so clearly that I’m about to laugh out loud.

There was no way that the nobles of the empire would not know what I noticed.

However, there was no one here who could ask Fabio, the pinnacle of the imperial knights, and me, who had become a count, to be eye candy at the dinner party.

“Then, Your Majesty.”

…no. There wasn’t even one.

“Why don’t you try your hand at competing here and now?”

It was Viscount Agnanel who spoke his mind on behalf of King Ruilix II. She was the Emperor’s confidant, also known as ‘Eulpo Bao’s talented woman’, and was even rumored to be the Emperor’s favorite concubine.

“Are you competing here?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Suho-gyeong and Prince are warriors who have reached the peak of their skills, so if they share swords with each other, they will surely learn something from each other. In addition, many priests with powerful authority, including Bishop Hongui, are present, so even if there are injuries, it will not be difficult to deal with them.”

The viscount, who continued to explain clearly, looked alternately at Suho-kyung and me before adding a comment.

“Of course, it should be a prerequisite not to use magic tools or magical powers.” “This logo is a tempting proposal. Fun. What do the parties think?”

King Ruilix II’s gaze turned this way.

I quickly nodded, ignoring Prince Ulkar who shook his head slightly narrowing his brows.

“I am good. That would be fun.”

I don’t know what the prince made, but it’s an offer that I have no reason to refuse. Suho-kyung, the military representative of the empire, when will there be another opportunity to face the active duty?

If you win, it’s good to be able to show off your power, and it’s unlikely, but even if you lose, you can accumulate that much experience. No matter the win or loss, it is not a business that loses money.

When I readily accepted the offer, the emperor, who was swollen with anticipation,

said, “The Guardian is the one who protects the throne.”

At Fabio’s determined words, I let out a sigh like a deflated balloon.

“So you can’t take up arms for things like sparring.”

“There is no need to attach too much meaning to it, General. It’s just a simple sparring.”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. There are no exceptions to the rule. However, if it is Hwang Myung, I will gladly step forward.”

“…it’s been a while.”

Facing the serious face of the Guardian King, Louis Elix II sat down on the gilded oak throne as if steam had leaked.

The moment the situation was about to end like that. A middle-aged nobleman sitting across from me abruptly rose from his seat.

“Then, Your Majesty. Can I fight the sword against the red knight in place of the guardian?”

“…the tuacelo marvel?”

Looking at Geombaek, who said he would compete with me, the emperor’s eyes twinkled enough to make the veil useless.

“As someone who trains the swordsmanship of knights belonging to the imperial family, my main job is to sharpen my skills. The bandit is a divinity who has defeated four masters of the empire despite his low birth and young age, so if you clash swords with him, you will surely get something.”

“indeed. You are right.”

Ruilix II nodded and looked back at me again.

He said he was a chicken instead of a pheasant, and even if he couldn’t be as good as the guardian, Geombaek was also a sword master with a reputation in the empire, so it was worth competing.

I accepted the offer, and the emperor immediately ordered a sparring ground to be set up under the podium.

Although it was called a training ground, it was not a very grandiose facility. It was just that some of the heavy soldiers who were standing guard retreated and cleaned up the clutter in the vicinity to prepare an empty space.

Well, it’s a sword fight, but this is enough, what more do you need?

However, one of the emperor’s court wizards stepped forward and installed an anti-magic field. Fighting swords with an opponent and suppressing one’s mana is not an easy task, so it is to use an anti-magic field to suppress one’s mana and magic tools.

Of course, as it was installed for Dalian, it was not made with much effort, so the effect was not great. It can’t completely freeze the magic element, so if you decide to raise your magic power, the anti-magic field will break first.

It’s definitely a flaw if it’s a flaw, but considering it’s for sparring, it could be said to be an advantage. The moment someone raises magic and breaks the anti-magic field, there will be a loud noise and you will immediately know who broke the anti-magic field.

Whoops.

Under the influence of the anti-magic field that was heavily laid, the coldness emitted by the ‘black ice’ was weaker than before. However, the sharpness resembling broken glass was still there.

Although relatively low-level magic tools such as Lightning Amulet and Aeropos, as well as the dragon slayer’s seal and Death King’s gloves and belt lost their power, they did not feel helpless.

I fixed the hilt of the long sword to calm my excitement.

“I beg you again.”

Prince Ulkar warned me with a very stern face.

“You must never lose.”

“Nothing like that.”

“Keep in mind that Eisbobalt’s life may be at stake.”

“Ah really. Don’t worry.”

“You can’t even kill Geombaek. Try not to injure yourself too much.”

“Yes yes, Your Highness. I will be careful not to splash cold water on a good mood.”

‘Right?’ Shrugging his shoulders, Prince Ulkar quietly cupped his forehead.

“under. Fighting with Geombaek in front of the emperor? I’ve felt it before, but Kyung-eun is a person who can’t be finally caught.”

“I don’t think that’s what Your Highness is going to say.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you look at doing something out of the blue, it means that Your Highness is not easy.”

I chinned Baron Luyan—or, after the Empire—Ruyan, who was sitting on the podium and sipping wine leisurely.

“I was told to stick by that bastard and act as my enemy until I die.”

“Is that an ordinary enemy? It is an unofficial position in charge of military affairs in a territory so vast that three small kingdoms with a total population of 400,000 once prospered. If you are a knight, it is an honorable position that should be considered an honor.”

“As you know, I have no desire for that. Please back down now and use gold coins instead-”

“Enough. Go when you are ready.”

At the prince’s determined words, only the youngest goalkeeper, who had tightened the straps on the side of the breastplate, quickly threw out his helmet.

“it’s okay. Suddenly, what is a helmet?”

The plate armor alone was cumbersome enough, so I shook my hand and bit only the goal. Then, with the longsword slung over his shoulder, he stepped forward.

Around that time, the swordback tuaselo also walked forward after being prepared and being served by the servants and servants. He had thrown off his coat, revealing plain but luxurious plate armor, and instead of a fancy chaperone, he was wearing an old-fashioned helmet.

The plate armor that Tuacelo and I were wearing resembled at first glance, but the joints of the shoulders, elbows, and knees were sharp and angular.

It wasn’t anything strange. The armor I was wearing was taken from the vanguard of Duke Abillambus.

Since that man was also a high-ranking person who was supposed to be a count somewhere or something, it was only natural that his armor was similar in quality and appearance to that of Geombaek.

Regardless of the armor, Geombaek raised his copper-decorated face armor and bowed to the emperor.

“For the glory of the Lord of Light and His Majesty.”

Louis Rix II, who moved his throne to the edge of the dais to observe Dalian up close, raised his hand in response to his vassal’s sword bow. The nobles who surrounded the emperor cheered with gentle applause.

clap.

Geombaek closed his face shield tightly and looked back at me. Instead of adjusting his posture, seeing him staring at me with his sword hanging down, it seemed as if he was saying, ‘Now it’s your turn to say hello.’

“hmm.”

I tapped my shoulder blades with the black ice and turned to the emperor.

Then, suddenly, he spurred the ground sideways and swung his sword.

Creepy –

“Hmm”

Geombaek, frightened by the ferocious attack, quickly raised his longsword.

Kagak!

Even though I was in a defensive stance in the middle of the situation, the angle of the blade was so exquisite that the black ice I swung smoothly slid down and got caught in the crosshair.

“You bastard—”

Tuaselo growled and drew the hilt like a whirlwind. They were poised to take away my longsword using the 10-year-old as a lever.

Instead of resisting, I threw myself as if I was being dragged.

bang! When his feet got stuck in the middle of the

breastplate,

Geombaek took a backward step to balance himself. In the meantime, I pulled out the black ice that was being dragged by his crosshair, and at the same time, Geombaek swung his longsword horizontally and aimed at my eyes.

“Surp”

I slightly tilted my head and easily avoided the counterattack, and Geombaek stopped and glared at me with a sword strike.

“A coward. Can you still be called a knight who knows honor?”

“Oh sorry. It’s because I’m originally the type to practice like a real match and practice like a real match.”

“…what?”

I smiled brightly at Geombaek, who seemed to be out of breath as if he was dumbfounded. While pretending to open his mouth like that, he threw his body again and swung his sword.