Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

Blah, blah!

With a strange sound, Dunbane's two feet fall off the ground. My body rises up without enduring the shock too strongly.

“What the hell...! ”

Dunbane's second fist flies as he protests, yet unconscious.

Dunbane was also forced to stop the sword with his hands because of the shock he just missed.

The duel quickly turned into a bust. They tangle with each other, rolling the floor and tipping over, and stretching their fists without rest.

But the result was obvious. Dunbane, who is not used to fighting like this, could not defeat the Wolf.

“Huff, huff! You coward!"

In the end, Dunbane, long stretched out to the ground, cries out in an unfair voice, under the Wolf. He had no idea that he would do this in a legitimate duel.

However, Wolf ignores Dunbane's remarks with a vague voice.

“Shit, if you win, you're in! ”

“The moment you lost the sword, you lost! ”

“That's funny. I didn't get hit by nothing! ”

“Profit! Get out of my way! ”

Dunbane, who had never been in such a humiliating posture in all his life, shouted his puffy face even more blushing.

Wolf, holding Dunbane's collar with his right hand raised, smiles deeply.

“Tsk! If you lose, you lose. ”

Wolf leans forward and smiles. You look very proud of something. It reminded me of a puppy who wanted to be praised. But coming back is like the Blue Sky Wall.

“Tsk, I wish I had left my sword... I can't. You're gonna have to roll a little harder. ”

“Huff! The ship, Earl! ”

“Shut up!"

“Ahhh! You're doing too much!”

In the meantime, Dunbane stands in front of Caith. Caith nods faintly at Dunbane, standing in a somewhat displeasing expression.

“Well done.”

“Yes, Lord. I could have won it perfectly if he hadn't done something weird… but I showed him the ugly look. ”

It seems very unfair to be humiliated when it spreads so rarely.

However, unlike Dunbane, who had a keen mind set by an authentic knight, Caith had a similar tendency to Lika 'ien. That's why it was hard for me to nod happily to Dunbane's words. But even now it's ambiguous to say that.

As Caith ponders for a moment, he taps Dunbane on the shoulder.

“Maybe the next time this happens, you can win with a sword. ”

Suddenly, a grim look on Dunbane's face passes by. He felt he did not acknowledge his victory.

Joel, who was watching the garden, said in a loud voice.

“Stop it and come in! ”

* * *

“No matter how much you think about it, isn't it weird? ”

“Of course it's weird. ”

In Caith's words, Lycaen said in a loud voice. The Grand Hall is now held four times a year by the two of you. The council, which was postponed as a result of the King-Sea incident at the Hunting Games, began ten days later.

And the strange thing that Caith is talking about right now is the impending king's Sea of Kings event at the Hunting Games.

After annihilating the nobles, the incident became inconclusive, and suddenly it was concluded that it was a simple accident.

At that time, the Grand Hall's front door opens and the architect, Duke Jeron, comes in screaming loudly.

“The King is coming! ”

At the same time, all the nobles in the Grand Hall rise together.

“Ugh! Hey, look at that! ”

Caith, who was waiting for the king's position, opened his eyes and said in a puzzling voice.

It is because there was Earl Eigen beside the coming king of the Grand Hole. I thought it was strange that I did not enter the Grand Hall, but I was surprised when I came in with the king.

But when she saw it, she only smiled coldly.

“Hmph, Earl Eisen kneels before the king... Hmm?! ”

Lycaen mutters as if he had already anticipated it. Suddenly, he opens his eyes and looks at Earl Eigen.

‘That...! ’

That's odd. Earl Eigen was definitely the one who came in with the king. But Lycaen was able to see at once that he was not Earl Eigen.

Nevertheless, I feel familiar.

‘No way...! ’

I must have encountered it a few times.

Dobell!

It was clear how Dobell felt at the banquet hall. And then I realized why I had a strange feeling from Dobell.

"Him!"

At the time of the Battle of the Territories with Prince Leon, Byron Mage turned to Feron and tried to assassinate himself. He was the magician who could change his appearance at will. That's why I felt like I had seen it somewhere for the first time, and now I feel like Earl Eigen.

‘So I see. That means the king must be working with them... ’

It is natural to think that it was Liquenne who did not know that Bermurk and the secret society he was chasing were different groups.

Do we have to keep an eye on him? The Brents won't last long, by the way. ’

Meanwhile, the State Conference began.

Discussions began with increasing the power of the Minister of Mounted Troops, the leader of the enemy. However, Lycaen's interest was elsewhere.

‘It's strange... …. ’

Lycaen, who has been thinking for a long time, asks for Caith beside him.

“Hey, isn't that a little weird? ”

“Huh? What? Earl Eisen?"

“No, not that. King.”

Caith tilts his head and asks, "I don't know."

“What's weird? ”

“I felt like I couldn't concentrate at the beginning of the meeting... Didn't you feel it? ”

“Hmm? Then, it seems like it's important to keep looking at the door without saying anything else.... ”

“You feel like you're waiting for something? ”

Caith nods.

“Apparently, it is. But what are they waiting for? ”

Lycaen answered without hesitation, as if he had already noticed.

“What would that be? Obviously. We're waiting for war. ”

“War? But there was no sign of it in the Kingdom of Luo. ”

“That's the thing. Now that I think about it, if you're planning a surprise attack, you're right not to be seen. ”

“Oh, really? Why didn't I think of that? ”

“It's funny, though, that the king knows that. ”

It was then.

Kuaang!

The entrance to the Grand Hall cracks open, and the Chamberlain leaps inside.

As soon as everyone's gaze shifts toward you, you smile as if Lycaen was waiting.

“Here comes something. ”

The Deacons shouted in a loud voice.

“Your Majesty! We're in trouble. ”

And the king seemed to be waiting, but he woke up surprised.

“What's going on?! ”

“I am war! We have crossed the western border from the Kingdom of Delos! ”

At that moment, Lycaen's eyes grew like a flashlight. Then, in a puzzling voice, he asked for Caith.

“Hey, where did you say you were? ”

Incredibly, so is Caith.

“They say it's the Kingdom of Delos. ”

The Kingdom of Delos was a country to the west of Bren Kingdom. Up until a few years ago, it was a country that constantly invaded the Kingdom of Stanen in the north of Bren Kingdom.

But there was no reason to invade Bren Kingdom. Because the Norson River waterway is available, it is much easier to defeat the Kingdom of Stanen. Whereas the Kingdom of Bren has struggled to wage war because half of its borders are blocked by the Invald Mountains.

And yet you've invaded Bren Kingdom.

Lycaen, who was quite stunned for a moment, said with a smile that I didn't even know existed.

“Huh, I feel like I took a real shot at this. ”

The war the king was waiting for was not with the Kingdom of Luo, but with the Kingdom of Delos. It makes sense that Joel's Art Room Guild did not learn anything about the Kingdom of Luo.

Of course, the Kingdom of Delos must have prepared in great confidence, so you couldn't have figured it out.

Caith looks anxious.

“Hey, what the hell is going on? ”

Lycaen clearly regained his composure and said with a cold smile.

“Oh no, we can fight. Remember what I told you before? ”

“Huh?"

“About what I said to the king before. Knives don't think. As far as the king is concerned, we're just knives. ”

And Caith nodded his head to see if he had the same idea.

“Well, we weren't knives, were we? ”

“Well, I guess we better get ready, right? ”

“Am I right?"

“You'll have to be very prepared. Let's talk quietly later. ”

“Heh heh, good. ”

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