Chapter 24
jBUi4She had been7eS born with7Xm talent forlY5 the sword.bTes6Iw
KJl2She realized itVEu when shejTfLa was ten.slsTvYkqP
KgCAs usual, sheZmVu was doing5g9mr9 minor choresGsY9x6 when herIx8n half-brother approachedEx6SMT and tossedjqmfmv her a wooden sword.NyTZlXc
koC5H— Hey, let’sC0zWn play duels.aZE You’re half-noblejLblq too, right?4eV Shouldn’t you79I at leastFVN know howGhH to handleJ2u a sword?1mT4hwiK
vBeIt was ridiculous.WZ4z4181a
G8IA9It was the12l same brotherKmLjFi who calledQ1F8 her a bastard everyDVlX day andtKDrF wouldn’t evenmb7k acknowledge theyQZZOH4 shared blood.LqzkXSF
wgHQ9FHe had nevereDC let herjRDd touch a sword, notADdv even sit7sXA6 at thex9eF same table,JWkQ9 and nowx24o he wantedq2cVR to “playsjou duels”?NXtB63
zwxKKIt was blatantF0tF4 abuse, but0nLYP Felicia hadG1Fmu no rightyKTXh to refuse.LFsqRnxtq6a
HCuiwW— I’ll attackmLC first! StopHma me ifg65Z you can!RyPDOTak2
PnXWith that excitedNwa voice, a one-sided humiliationXoJ began.Ojg
7xaMHe would fakeDtI2c lowering hisLkD sword, andysgce3 as soonZQSZFM as hermT6FCz posture shiftedmRQXw slightly, the7ue8 wooden bladeFxI would comeavzku flying.cwTFE
A8y7Y8Every time itj9wtX struck herXAk7Al thigh or0Yo4qE shoulder, thecj2B1j pain wasruzaor so intenseP6X6U1 that theVzmE screams escapednSGn on theirzUyC own.Dl9qU
poDdTo avoid thetx7Ay5 pain, FeliciaP1If had no63a choice butlMj0m to becomeAWz desperately serious.GdqMH2S6
PeBAnd then somethinggholYt strange happened.5MerrnY
AHOOm‘I can seeGBa it.’tiHh
ojjInexplicably, the sword5oU coming ats5w her becameAUZ absurdly clear.JCPFCPwgy
n2cjMore precisely, shend52 could seeVajy the movementdrj of hisR1AvmM muscles andBMjd feet withKfWo complete clarity.5fNzRK2NW
TluIt didn’t takenQB long beforeDwV7 Felicia began74O7nE to blockjFUNSg every striketjFw5 flying atIJ6 her.x26nt
sNIAnd even betweenjPu0 the occasionalRFaU openings, sheHNRFB began toqKZ counterattack.TWyIb
ZgxK— S-stop it!2b0v Quit! Agh!17a8WhE3
mljtEHer brother, wholYb4jc had beenXO5 learning swordsmanship2DXlOs for years,uXljYI ended up0dtJI1 being soundlyByIbz defeated.xz4Pa
nTRp4And when sheA7ujp became awareVvQtGy of it,JHm she realizedaK2 her fatherKMF had beenPz1jFT watching thecdx scene.T6DjU
EkjsPRFelicia’s heart begana7iB pounding atEoNOE a talentR83 even she6YY hadn’t knownnpD2 she had.vqggIJtHc
FraKRxFor a moment,ns514 she evenSTS hoped hera6Wak father wouldSqv praise her.14X3YmpI9
BFFvHBut that hopeuM4Lbw was shatteredi7o immediately.oN7V
5lkTC— Damn it…YjFN A girlFq7N whose verytDunLX birth istgjDup a stain,csBv and shedNr dares tovegX2M steal theoLm talent thatFje should haveHFyvhp passed fromZxTtUP my bloodVg6Zs to myC90Z son. There’srHum3m nothing I like aboutvPNo you.sOBr6
ztLtk— S-sir! ThisYSB0 is a gift fromCsych the heavens!RyXyHzx
rS2— And whatpFKDAw am I supposed toJy6Kj do withRjNYei that? Whatc8Ec0 good ismIR4U it ifm2v0 a uselessXNQe girl hasO8vi talent? I’mIrjdR0 sick justplRd looking atnCnSR you—send her0igjCn to helpxVTA in theRsvV stables!wb4m
Qi2j2— Sir!64Z4v
8BlhRIt felt likeGg3Hkg her worldvtui was crumbling.DVVSAzOoBiAN
csBlHer father hadj2IaT enthusiastically celebratedap6v the insignificantPBi talent ofO1Nx her half-brother,OWZb0R who layVRHPRH on theJMGCe6 ground.GcJ9
AF5bBut no mattersLJLA6 how greatj0GM7d Felicia’s talentYRg was, heMl9 didn’t spareYXgF her a single glance.OfepfIgzh
Ng6YXThat day, whenOYl5Ld even herPLQW5 last hopet1m disappeared, FeliciaDStOa cried untilcmsook her eyesNfcjRN were swollen.5RRuU1g0
0x4Even so, nodd136 matter how3b4d unjust orGxl painful itUWB was, sheQbb never letRwnk go of6yrn3 the woodenw3L sword.z5LWFC
f6dtWtBecause the feelingBcM4G of movingiq3p freely asL9bT she wishedeOb6n was too017sg wonderful.MNOCm
BNkwWhen she wieldedJ1x the woodenQGK00 sword, shejGK felt likeE8F she wasiEgp in anotherL9vu world.g43O
SlW97DHer brothers andkW191w the servants5P6lPl under herrYLm sneered atUDgAeJ her.WvN
uXY0— No matterRtnv how wellYMdM you handle0oc a sword,Qzi your fateYEFMu is tocOH die servingmmA others.cPuzF
ZcFrgIt was mockeryDFgA born ofo2nO jealousy andCpiSIW inferiority, butbygHg it wasn’tLtPYvc entirely untrue.FmvnXdIjI
H91uS‘After all, I’mX5B just a lowly maid.’QN3U2xgUUEX
674TWho would acknowledgevboWH Felicia—a girl,6PCWj not evenJeA3 a noble—asaYW5 a swordswoman?IyXM1IdYK
krm9rGA talent capable5q0Ao of splittingGaVIT the sky,PpA5i in a man’s handsJ7dDQB but inLrb a maid’sEO8 hands, itrN9BG wasn’t worthQIR3b even a rotten fruit.RR9F8UhXZTl
gYyThat’s why shecVR8 told herselfk9sVY it wasgUEj nothing moreAsjiq than a servant’s hobby.MMmuxNd
xeadfThat she didwLDOH it becausedAC she likedlaL it, sodMg there was0Vs no reasonQ53 to feel3XyllU wronged.OzsV
Gk28N“He may haveq6LHwK seen something9a6c else, butghNbEO I onlyYWaDph see a swordswoman blessedaJWgMv by thepHQyEm gods. A peerless geniuswFGtHZ bound byfkaa41 the chainsITJ of statusZAi and gender,htR25j with theZEvuS potential tocDWO cut theLxb sky andiKILkA divide thehBBt sea, unable7zUlX even toEiGhq breathe freely.”yxTXbl0
Hjip6vThe dam inoYgEy her heart,1Fdr which hadLnta held everything2eMK back alleBwqat this time,tOINf broke withsijIir those words.vCaJ5sBL
BABvE9Yes, in truth,mUYg it haddxEdAC all beenVotSzD a lie.Kl2LoQ6oD
2ZPbShe didn’t wantaX2Ie6 to livesmbSZ1 and dievBYco as a maid—she wantedg1tbc to beW58H a knight.Hyuz5c5p6
tAlNShe wanted topobp0Z wield a sword on5XVkI the battlefieldeSI and carvew5WtwJ the namexFL “Felicia” forc0MVG all toKS152m know.vAL6
sPAKShe wanted tomem shout totcJ3W the worldGiu that shewlM was here.pWd6uvAhNb
WbkIGShe had onlyaoQ given upoVQ because sheNr4A2e believed itU48 was impossible.CpFQun
JZa“Now, there mayMN7 be manyG76o who, like9N9p your father,bWqI won’t understand44b me. They5ZzU might mockobVOk me behindgyp7OE my back,RECMz saying I’veEyGBa done somethingGFB foolish. Butr4fH1G one day,IcBBE those jeers2ll will turnGyXgex into admiration.aB30Ct They’ll sayqRGb it was2et Lucian ValdeckiRiB who discovered5TXH the nextdnkn Swordmaster, someoneI68Yb2 who was2vY nearly lost7JnGLt to history.”CmocceJAdcj
2UwEThe man standingbiZ before herkwNT was speakingL2g of thatnLDm dream shed2YBP had abandoned.EUqR8n
FjHHe was sayinguUs her namelCtjL could goBRq down in1iyG history.oQpFC
iefThat she couldTRi even aspiregkgGG to become34A the nextHtFCQy Swordmaster.OGJ1
eWIf5AIt sounded likePKAD4h a dream.WMZB9tWgw
5brTo be honest,gP1u she stillqRKn couldn’t completelyLvJVXl believe it.VhbV7T
MZG1aBut regardless ofYUK her doubts,asrYNK the sincerityp1jLfc in thisFOgk man’s wordsM7ougM was real.1JNYefkl
UuR71The tears that2ZA began toytCJh6 well upS1Sqw from receivingJW9CD this trustXqN for the8bF first time1h2 wouldn’t stop.Cnuj0SZK
GSU‘If I reallycnr can become581 a knight.’hP04zF8kq
V8XYpShe had neverIFF thought ofd82 choosing someonevanO to beZQpvs loyal to.H5gQAvI9lAZ
HqCKFrom the beginning,n9dTDq she couldn’tuiid even beluG2U a knight,eZ3 so thereMUC had been9PJ nothing to6XJE choose.XWREr
F6qmzBut if, by2EVSx some remoten5CWiL chance, sheeAxEj really couldq9Xsa become one…jl81YyY
0OK1K‘I want toyEd be loyalqRHvVk to thisMJk5 person.’ZasjEj
4A8***J0Cn
ofOg“You still haveaHbwB quite the6Gh silver tongue.”Mox8srr
58vThe grand dukeGLe3eT cut offVQPXni Lucian’s wordsUy3p7w with a cold expression,Qp8yr2 as ifSSv saying nothingAaF held value97luqS unless it17D could bexpF proven withjam actions.znL3T3
ni34Nx“Very well, let’sDgLZ see. Let’sEceqo see whatlbe kind of0WjpTr result yourwd4v decision brings.”JesQ6FUc300
Spt5asWith a sharpHOsoLA turn, Sigmund,fMVHl1 the grand1W9 duke, turnedII9i his back.KtVPDNxY9eWd
nal5But Lucian saw31VsX it clearlyEIncM8 in thevwN8TZ instant hebgxn turned away.GoU5R10fk
DVWeobThe corner off3c his lipswAEDV2 curved slightly.PjU9Q9KG1qcr
T13w6i‘Seriously, he’s neveru25agg honest.’39sUn
HcW4x0He could’ve justw5UNc said thatEMII his thirdB6RUTD son wasfneF doing well,JEK5 but heRZQGn went outBpD of hisOrvj way toTp0 knock himmQmo7 down firstS4y so thatBZGUl Lucian wouldd8T8W raise himselfKpYjo up afterward.aNhwGnO0gk
q2qIn his ownC9lt way, that2OxF too wasR9SiOJ a performance.QAdAI97J
y6pqUR“I know youru0nTLU worth, evenmvmwVf if youiboBmh yourselves don’t9V0xwm see it.buYRy So be11zIvi grateful you’veXxPO6w found a good mastero63 and beYvBjtI loyal.”bnH
awmJIt was a long road,Pd1L5p but not5klGe a badYmZp one.h6hD
4syytRThanks to that,71I Lucian couldJdrC2m show his0RtAy sincerity toBCWkJ the othersFlHG as well.xz0kNxrBpR9
ptw‘Thank you, Father.’rEroF68O
B9aWith genuine gratitude,rfwAb7 Lucian gavek3NyEs a slighttIAcI bow towardGErgz the grand6yEIjk duke’s back.xEuyPWf
tQzNo matter howUa6LY cold he0UYYY pretended to4XIZ be, LucianXoBr2O could clearly254 feel thenCxch care hiddenZ7eg in hisIVlmY actions.pDTj0
zi9o“Haha, so notLu64D5 only isgBx6jh the thirdXzW young masterMfa0pY here, butSIeuS his gracehaCC has comeXixb4b as well.”6TsEMarkOWB
n422lLAt that moment,yUd Eisen’s voice1jp rang out01M from withinxQOy the trainingkSh grounds.vcNs
QkszrThey hadn’t evenJqscw turned the8Gk corner yet,d4R but itkka seemed hebh4cZ had sensederBR1 them justSMc9AR by their44pa presence.7S1K
a6Jh“Isn’t this aboutbMupV recommending someone18CQ as a disciple to5PG3v8 the Swordmaster?ZTG9 Even ifDgaueI I weren’tvtOj5 the headsUl3 of theAzQUQ Valdeck family,jTXo I wouldn’tZfFsKJ be ablel4db to contain5HHWK my curiosityqKyg2B as a knight.”0aYlT
W6VdpQ“A disciple, youwl0X say…? It’s5WslA true thectl5 third youngK8CGEZ master mentioned7SI1Q0 something likeccdT8h that.”rVmV
Z2TUEisen stroked hisc9t beard withM95Hi a curiousGwO expression.dn7Sf
vIRHe still seemedr9q unsure aboutnng Lucian’s words.twVTCZ
e2mvLucian then pushedRMto Felicia directlyEe3W1 in front9D5kXg of Eisen.EWHcS8FG
Gjso“Sir Eisen, I’venhI come toJnz fulfill mydaVur promise. This8UZH6 is thehIWG person I told youWX2ePv about.”hRMn
NMMn“Hm.”e1ua
gw212lEisen’s gaze ranXSYA5D over FeliciaTpi5c from headBSse to toe.RwhkgxxKJ
uCJUnder the Swordmaster’sviw inspection, FeliciaInOU greeted stiffly,NCvyF body tense.a8ibQjwyZ
7I3t8“My name isLmg Felicia. BeforezzAjPd the Swordmaster…”iz8XND
giNAMi“No need.”bVVLM5
VHA“Huh?”vMl
JjXh“I don’t needW8u7 your name.ewXfx I’m notDypJJy even interested.qsaAj Come andvlZAj take a wooden sword.”rVLUCiJA
OZw0GEisen forcefully drovep0W8 a woodenNextV sword intosXxfq the groundc9swP0 of theocoXg5 training yardh6Wla and tiltedi4I1ZY his head.Bvi3bdAek
uGPkFelicia hesitated forzA7O2i a moment,CGWm then walkednAH9l toward where8UUKn it waslHIT embedded.d3x9ls
FMlIt had beenMc0lmI stabbed inG4JEm so hard,Adm it was2qKoi8 sunk twoEb8VqK palms deep0LTq0w into thefZH stone floor.VEdZdL
nHMWhen Felicia pulled4cZcRM it outyax with strength,r9EzsC Eisen’s browUI6SY furrowed.lGCP
zEZA“Where did youtXre learn toyfb handle manaxGc in suchx45 a mediocrez0V7Ta way?”zGqhT
P46HbX“E-Eh?”6rtCO3
Mv3P4“The mana. YoueQ4 don’t evenrRf have thePjU7c basics. WhoZzUr is yourlkSYv teacher?”Mqg
Ct2YcAt the toneOdd filled withJGJ disappointment andH2E9B reproach, FeliciaqliP didn’t knowCatToE what toeljO28 say.z0kmDJ
DKYGiUnable to endureUzL his icyZsc gaze, shed87Y answered awkwardly.xLrb2jfdXKf1
0Zo“N-no one.”q9u
JKSJ“What?”f3fz
FZZl“I don’t haveQZMsJ a teacher.iOG I just…20pfMw watched othersYQ5f from afarZ48r1 and imitatediOWrK them, sortFsj8 of…”Tsbrh
gZzOkJ“And you’re telling1YhhZY me youGlmHD learned circulationK8VL on yourKeAC8 own andr2YWXI even usehoTaNw mana without5MXx anyone teachingTN3W you? DoesYYm that sound3rI42p reasonable?”ESByx
fyK“What is circulation?”MhhVhZwvnW
Zt2When Felicia returnedYJpjy the question,3Izu this timeg3fu1 it wasIBJesI the SwordmasteriJ6 who waslhTgl left speechless.1pDjgfRuypX
Lqp2She could use3HrRcu mana, butOlnrBz didn’t knowaEG what circulationc8IN6 was?3mnoVT
J4qZj“It’s the processWshjmW of making1GrTpK mana flow6zw through theGqDQd6 body and0XAPe then gatheringyg3 it again.”ZfJWy9z
hvj“I-I’m not reallyFFGrSd sure aboutRHfY that. I’veZVh6Z never seenr6hn anyone doBFA it.”6Em8
s9TI0“Ha! This isHGDJg getting morejKoa ridiculous. ThenO6b try imitatingzvb this.”G2gFh
KCbGowWith a grotesque0QGcDy twist togBwVn his face,GREzz Eisen stoodg70S9 completely stillZBU20 in place.s2S9GIP
AENThe others didn’t8MAII understand his82D9 behavior andv3r tilted their0pLkQa heads.tcl
Dkf6dImitate what, iff8iU4 he wasn’tXY2ny doing anything?pFUL7urAzn
G0N8SXBut Felicia looked3PCDzi at himZNr once and0nqYQ responded clumsily.BcxOkBuCTw
a0Y2Xi“Like this?”eFGY
Mon“…!”qRw
ldacGiEisen’s eyes flewBhNwL wide open.GkhqDtjnbHwq
osCypwTo everyone else,dfGt4O nothing seemed4umMe to haveSr8V changed, butSIM1B between theeWJxO two ofPNFL them, something5EUBbe had definitelyRfboFD occurred.R0BZa
PjWTs“And you canyrL1b imitate thisJ7kC too?”P4G
a0DShortly after, EisenJI6As spoke inuVZhB1 a tremblingio8vo voice.9eqbB
C9dAgain, no visible1fD change wasXsZQ69 seen, butTgo Felicia nodded.s7o8D0z
sPc“Is this right?”Fkz80XV0
MwdjHX“Hah… haha!”nBVIH
QpMwnVThe hollow laugh5ftAyI that escapedCFl6 Eisen cameABW with a different gaze.Eeklncr
JkWIf before heicZT had lookedxQ91Cx at hertYx like a pebble onPiW the roadside,cH1 now heNfLD observed her42Ub as ifNwuam evaluating theFJEFhW purity ofE2cS8m gold.D5UNDl
dhVsW“Raise the woodenyc1 sword! Now!”z0MOZg7ff
mBVP31“Eh? Kgh!”zGz
1dFClang!WzwyeD
h5gGSurprised by theNU0 sudden shout,Yq9ft Felicia reflexivelyDQEg raised thei75tb wooden sword.DWPGG2dPIh5k
33hEisen had alreadybnM rushed hersejdO and struck.FE7LETmkS6X
D75Seeing that Feliciafna barely reactedI1Kut in time,S8b4 Eisen unleashedCgS a flurryzCM of consecutiveE8iuM slashes.LZD
2YGClang! Clang!xK8Sw
ntsA9BThe sound ofxfXfie wooden swordsLDddi clashing echoedavU loudly.admRP
VnglLucian and thezZr3iL others watchednK9tWJ in silence.HP9njUC3
ZcEAlthough Eisen adjustedyakV4B his speedl8VMf to Felicia’s01z level, theRX3p complexity ofJfrVHI the techniques2T9c more than35l made upb0o for it.aGvcPs0oyJ
lShmNeck, thigh, lowerwflA leg, innerMQo thigh, fromupw5 ankle toJExCu9 hip.Da3E
scIEVyThese were strikesSZrYS even veteranmM8xm knights wouldyBhtq lose track1FaOx of inGEmei an instant.90QZ01o
uNwAnd yet, Felicia1t4w caught andSPCJUB deflected everyH2Cpt single one3YuxpX of them.7064vaE4
CaYH“Can you blockPbk this too!?”iJpotrpD0y
XLvduClaaang!6EzVn
dBAd“Ugh!”BQ4Q4G
Hl5bFA groan escapedsioQc Felicia’s lipsJNIkv from Eisen’sXh63Y strike.kIOdaO
MkNBThe mana-empowered blowuPZWBV seemed far2fR beyond a simple wooden8JpLS sword clash.5c33m0o
tOZuGritting her teeth,2l4qNU Felicia immediately8vS changed howHj6e she moved.wx3MnfTJo05
GqAClang! Screech!XGD
qz0I“Oh!”1RANpT
hndexclaimed Grand DukexFij Sigmund, watchingRpnMkB from theaqQ9 side.PA0C
8CA67Felicia pushed herOsp sword forwardJY9i9G before thePiH impact pointEeJr to minimizeYaWLRG the force,A72S8 and atUu4 the momentMNyn2J of contact,qj5 let theTcej strike slideF13F2 off.BZa
Z7ZIxEasy to say,mrDDt but inwj3xO the middleRklNEy of a slash comingBDUlxD straight atvOPmR her face,33s executing thatOr6W was anLvm3t incredibly difficultLQFMUU technique.9OR
uagJust as Feliciah8Fe found a way toZJGSk8 respond, EisensDQne changed hisQDK3E attack patternyLD0 again.lfq7A9
7GLE1gDespite increasingly complexoP9sI movements, FeliciazBX managed toULMDLD keep up.XYHBtYCId
7aigBThree minutes passed.fqJXMrAiJ
l3edk“Haa… haa…”eC6KRZ
RkYyueDry breath escapedTsC Felicia’s lips.95hazLX
bYPmK3Her body was2cVh already trembling,roBIXx as ifjOGoM her musclesZqW were atMItQ their limit.7IslWDjpoBo
VdtEven so, whenzw58f she triedsEfO3k once morenQ8O2 to respondQvg to theaplc next strike,DAM2Z Eisen finallyjvJ stopped hisHICe5G offense.noO
kP7He remained silent22Ib until hersE3e breathing stabilized,UKY4XZ then turnedL5UZ his gazeXBIdOx to theX6v grand duke.O8f2SYgTe60c
blD6Ld“Your grace, whateTh7 did youYSJ think?”jGXDV
H7N“Why ask me?1Lt You’re theY8QU3w one whoarsd decides yourIkypI disciple.”oRN
A0MiGc“I’ve already reachedXvHJRq a conclusion.MANLM I justpWDNY wish to3qJ76 hear your2I7ap view.”VDZ
V5c“Hmm.”wfM1w
LZuceGThe grand dukeS9Q stroked hisnLa chin thoughtfullydYPgAa before replying.sJgN0JpAUJd
kylDGW“I’ve only usedAfZSOv that techniquex5L twice inrildN5 real combat.”ZZCZNvn
A9M“Twice?”JUbIko
ZgXt“What that girlj7q just did.p9f57 Pushing the6KONh sword forwardJRwA2 before theSuG opponent’s point59VdN of impactCMl0Jz and lettingMb7AM the strikeM4kfv slide. SoundsoZNZX easy inZOk theory, right?”svR6Zg
5kPWhen one swings4fPQii a sword,FaRCwP they aimOmTY for theTqzrC point whereOXy9eu they can602Y apply thevrv7lw most force.HM21cxUdt
WuzBphIf you push0N8gH your blade51ipxG ahead offlWQQ that point,ZDsLUW naturally theRO9rm strike losesNTEzz power.EtbR6
V14zpIt’s a simpleTszgI principle anyonedID who’s foughtZSNpN a bitIbNAz can understand.OHBTXFQCdT
gcxF“But in realfGCx combat, it’sxUHB extremely difficult.Q1elps If youvf7 fail toAjbl block, you’reW3A basically offeringXrEGD your bodyxbDej5 to the6pT enemy’s blade.0gU Even ifddU you blockcEy2 it, a small mistakeKRMM can costAX3tyS you your2sE fingers. I still carryQjhJjo the scarr7k0X from myszkxT second attempt.”jyLggpd
Cn5Ct“A wooden swordWZ5Qr5 doesn’t haveDcE an edge,vLN unlike a real one.”zT0R1RuUbrF
l5W“In exchange, wouldn’tubT the bonesBA5oqx in yourLea fingers shatter?rJV For someoneh4BOPz without moneyFES or meansemJ to treatmyJ it, that’sgBKBe a deathJBBSzU sentence. You’dOYi have tozy5 give upSZ1dc the swordUgDvDc forever.”lx7
znB7rKAnd yet, FeliciaGxFYs had attemptedO2K it withoutBH5w7I hesitation—and succeeded.5bhKsoOP
6ZWEvery time theuvg attacks changed,kwd she quicklynsRH thought of2Uo a similarbpN97S method andlQyW executed it.ggher53gwS
UTuEven knowing that,wJU25 though itZih was a simple duel,MHArou a failedzle defense could1lo3x leave a lasting injury.qyCnB2V029
ebAb“On the battlefield,8l48v a decision0tSix made inhHjsK4 less thanJAg9G a secondA6w separates lifeFzm from death.YwX In that5FG6sA regard, atzFOBA least, she’soso outstanding. Maybe7FdMr not aswIc a knight,ZjSIN but asn8fy9 a swordswoman,RbmMQ her talentwvRH is exceptional.”CiEJs5WCqQ
27j“I fully agree.Exam That wasJ9avv the partWTnJi that impressedNrC me most.”U3nqCdvLgk
1vJ“Then please tellNVzT7 us, Sir1LqCE Eisen. WhatGR8sqz has theo027r Swordmaster seen?”cL9GxG9o
LObAt the grandKTv9gt duke’s question,Gkrtwd Eisen’s gazeo5AC returned to9yj Felicia.zo2PY7
7akShe wore a dazed expression,oQm as ifTOuyG she hadn’tpJcd even realizedhy7 she wasrKFeD1 being praised.rSV6vqz
OsGkZY“I’ll ask you2zsEca just onefyf question.”VAO
3zb“I-I’m listening.”wQO
iS4a“Can you seeV8Y mana?”LJnaZ1
08bHI2Felicia hesitated forFI4Jb a moment,eWx then nodded.3hA6NV9rg
Knho“If you meanTbY5rp that bluish493E glow usedvTQiC when swingingWUHLmR a sword—yes,pLo I canzCw see it.”B2qiXh7
nxqI“Heh…”Hjk0WW
x9CA laugh escapedW7M1h Eisen’s lips.NzX3RhMY9
kGZi44It was likeEbZSSn releasing decades’u6KAyo worth ofozDhN pent-up frustration.RWC5QC
FejAfter staring atFVZ the skyawbrtt for a moment, Eisen3F9 suddenly kneltBZHu before Lucian.Tpx8cUUas
7Ldm“Young master, I beg youripv forgiveness forkpvn having doubtedPmVE you, evenl8GVW for anlOSc instant.”2tx
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