CH 49

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 49

12. Hobbies with the Duke (3)

When I came out to the gym, for some reason, Hugh Manus was also with me.

Seeing Count Pgnuto smiling awkwardly next to him, information must have been leaked from the other side.

Serpens, who found him, tried to prepare himself first, but Humanus waved his hand and refused.

Rather than that, if something like this happened, I should have told you in advance!

Seeing that they were called 'something like that', it seems that they put greater significance on watching a fight than on politeness.

Your Majesty, what are you doing without contact?

What kind of communication between friends? You can just come and play!

Humanus puts his arm around Serpens' shoulder and smiles happily as if he doesn't care about all of that.

By his standards, we've been friends since childhood, so it's not that we don't understand.

I, too, wouldn't have been very concerned if my best friend of ten years suddenly broke into my room.

They didn't just attack, but even if they had boiled ramen in a cupboard, they would have smashed a few backs of their heads and finished it.

' The back of my head is tingling for nothing.'

It's not like he was beaten with Shion's body, but even thinking about that time, my head hurts for nothing.

'But Humanus, who has developed a friendship alone for over 10 years, is a little:'

No, I had to reflect a lot.

It was temporarily pushed back by the unexpected appearance of Humanus, but today's main purpose was to fight to the end.

Serpens received his sword from Hans, and was able to remove Humanus' shoulder naturally.

Serpence's sword, which can only now be seen in detail, was in the form of a universally used heavy sword.

Count Pgnuto unleashed a large sword as tall as a human being on his back.

Two people with their own weapons

moved to the center of the gymnasium.

With their swords pointed at each other, Serpence nodded lightly. It's a sign that it's okay to go far.

Ha-!

Count Pgnuto slammed the ground with a powerful cheer, and at the same time immediately swung his sword.

Although there was a certain distance between the two, it was a great surprise that was possible because the distance was greatly narrowed with the cloud of feet and the length of the sword was long.

However, as expected, Serpens simply clasped his sword and pushed him away.

'It's like a fantasy world.'

It's not even a water muscle, it must have been a real muscle, but Serpence, who looks slender, has more power than Count Pgnuto.

It must be the effect of divine power, but the Count must also be in a state of strengthening his body with an aura, so that's it.

Furthermore, according to the description of [Master of the Holy Sword], Serpens wasn't a force-push-style swordsmanship.

His strengths and specialties are his graceful and flexible movements and fast and sharp swordsmanship.

Again the Count swung his sword,

Lepence only moved his upper body slightly, avoiding it so much that it looked almost breathtaking.

After taking a light evasive action, Serpens lowered his body as it was and dug into the opponent's gap. Following the movement of Count Pgnuto as he was about to retreat, he swung the pommel of his sword towards him.

100 million - !

With such a strong blow, Count Pgnuto's upper body was bent forward. But he persevered, and rolled back to widen the distance again.

Instead of catching up again, Serpens straightened his stance.

It's actually round two.

I just hit him with a pommel part, but if this had been a real battle, Count Pgnuto's waist could have been cut in two.

This time, Serpens rushed in first and swung his sword.

Count Pgnuto brought the sword to the expected path of the sword's arrival, but the sword of Serpens naturally changed its trajectory as if the river was flowing,

He stopped the tip of the sword at the corner of his neck.

Serpens clenched his sword and opened the distance again, and Count Pgnuto attacked him again with all his might.

Each time, Serpence dealt with him in a variety of ways, such as spilling his sword, dodging it, or deflecting it.

"Now huh, huh it's done."

Good job, Count Pgnuto.

thank you !

Count Pgnuto, exhausted and out of breath, barely stood still, supported by his sword.

On the other hand, Serpens returned his sword to its scabbard, still in perfect shape, without a single breath being disturbed.

Hans naturally accepted Serpens's sword.

Then, facing me, the duke entrusted me with this as well. Heh, how are you? Let's pretend we didn't see

Come to think of it .

'I've never met anyone before, but aren't I just putting my weapons away?'

Serpence in the original is after the day of choice.

As if everyone in the world was criticizing him1, he always carried a sword with him.

It was not mentioned directly, but it must have been because the description of the handle of the sword continued to follow.

'Even when I read that, I'll kill the opponent or not. I thought it was just a matter of judging which one would be more advantageous... .'

Now that I think about it, I just feel threatened.

It felt like I was wearing it and putting my toenails up.

Another thing that bothers me is .'

The point was that the sword he was carrying was thinner than that one and was about 10 centimeters longer.

I said three swords, but should I call it an early form of rapier without lupus?

In any case, it is like reading the article in [Master of the Holy Sword] that it has blades on both sides, so it can be cut.

There the author annotated the side sword blah blah blah blah, but nothing

I didn't care, so I just read it.

Anyway, considering that the handle of the sword that I glanced at when I went out on an expedition to the Volta Mountains is the same, it must be that that sword is the current Serpence's main weapon.

'Then you're talking about suddenly changing weapons... . why?'

Of course, the weight is the same, and although it is the same double-edged straightness, there is no sense of difference.

And yet, for almost a lifetime, changing a weapon that was familiar to me means:

, I'm guessing that's a much better fit. Maybe the achievement of Serpence stopped... .'

The achievement of the sword may be something I skipped over.

Still, there's no way I'd suddenly change my armament just because I wanted to try a new challenge one day.

Maybe he's already feeling that there's a weapon that's right for him, or maybe he'll figure it out in the future?

So, how did it look to Sir Zion?

It was Humanus who was watching from the side.

Aside from me, Count Pgnuto's aide stood next to me like air.

you]? What do you mean?"

He had a serious expression on his face and stayed still, so I thought maybe he was thinking of something.

"What do I know, a novice?"

I just want to know that the serpens are incredibly strong.

At first, I managed to follow it with my eyes

could However, the speed gradually increased and the movements became more complex, so I could barely see the preparation and finishing movements from the middle.

That's why I refused to comment, but even Count Pgnuto, who returned to breath, encouraged me by my side.

This was the reason that sometimes a new perspective presented from a blank slate could be helpful.

Uh, that's...

He glanced at Serpens with a glance.

He is as generous as ever

He nodded his head lightly.

According to my very subjective interpretation, it seems to be saying, 'Tell me a moment, I'll listen.'

'Hey, I don't know!'

I want everyone to say something, so I'll have to tell a story that seems as good as possible.

As a bonus, it would be even better if it was helpful to Serpens.

"The Duke thought that it would be better to wield the three swords. The weak swordsman grows with divine power anyway.

It can be used up, and the power of the sword cannot be overstated considering the appearance I saw earlier.

And?

Especially, the Duke seems to have the greatest strength in his attack, which is aimed at precisely opening gaps with light and agile movements. He seems to be good at using spears and spears, but if he uses a three sword, he will be able to move more freely than he is now. .

Oh hey...!

"And what if I increase the number of blades a little more? It may be a little confusing right now,

Once you get used to it, you can set the distance, but it seems like it will be lower... .

I fumbled over the descriptions of Serpens' swordsmanship that appeared in [Master of the Holy Sword?

By the way, Humanus had a really good reaction. It was definitely a good conversation partner.

In response to a proper strike, I roared with laughter without realizing it.

"Hmm I saw that. Are you really a beginner?"

Lord Rivelon, aren't you talented with swords?

It wasn't the reaction I was expecting.

Somehow, both Count Pgnuto and Humanus admired me, and said nothing about it.

I thought it would be a question of where Serpence's perfect swordsmanship was lacking, but the reaction was that he knew something.

That's correct. I've been thinking that if I change the weapon before, it'll be a little more efficient.

But the duke's change of weapons is...

It's a bit like that, too.

Suddenly, they started talking among themselves about me.

Why is everyone so skeptical of Serpens changing weapons?'

In particular, Serpens felt that way, so I don't know why he still insists on using a heavy sword.

When he looked at Serpens with an expression asking for an explanation in the newly created question, he opened his mouth as he put on his glasses.

That's because the holy sword has the same weight and shape as the sword I use.

Ah...! That's right, it was.

I glanced at Humanus' waist.

A sword similar to that worn by Serpens was seen hanging from his waist.

'The holy sword of that killer!'

How much Serpens suffered because of the fact that he was the nominee to become the master of the holy sword!

Even that wasn't enough, Serpens should have picked up a weapon that didn't suit him well, but that was the basic weapon for Humanus.

If that's the case, why did I delay my choice by 25 years to make this 4 months, I really want to just throw it in two.

'It's not a holy sword, it's a very magical sword, demon sword!'

It is something to apologize to the Demon Sword as well.

In the sense of the sword that is the starting point of the problem, let's call it the starting sword for short.

Your eyes are as good as knights! So, what do you think of my sword?

Count Pgnuto's gaze, who looked at me as just a bridesmaid, was quite

changed favorably.

But even if I asked that question, there was nothing I could answer.

'The defeats of the various repertoires were very impressive!'

You can't say ...

Oh?

Even if it was Humanus, what would I know about him who wasn't even mentioned in [Master of the Holy Sword]?

I could feel Count Pgnuto's gaze looking at me with anticipation. It's incredibly burdensome.

That, that...

Yeah, it's fine, so let's talk about it!

I, I only see the Duke, so I don't know!

Hmm... Duke Prasidus-sama has a charm that catches the eye of a black man.

He seemed a little disappointed, but he seemed to understand for some reason. Count Pgnuto agreed and nodded.

Sir Zion hasn't learned any weapons yet, has he?

Humanus, who seemed to have been quietly immersed in his thoughts before, suddenly asked a question.

A weapon means:

He had experience with marksmanship and bayonet skills learned in the military, but there was no such thing as a gun here.

"Aren't you thinking of learning a sword?"

Yes? No, that's fine. What's the point of starting at this age?

No, from my point of view, there is definitely a possibility.

Possibility is bullshit. Sleep like that to Zion

If he had the wealth, he would have wanted to be a knight, not an assistant.