Price of Management

As the slash moves, Patrick quickly stops charging and pulls back.

Quick Body Mop!

But Duke Britain didn't swing the Long Sword like he thought he would.

Instead, I took a step forward.

“Hehe!”

Patrick takes a few steps back, just one step closer. He seemed to already be mentally overwhelmed.

I have to.

He will, too, when the Master sees the opponent's bitterness at a glance!

We know exactly how Patrick will attack and defend himself. So we have to push. It's like negotiating on the inside.

Pa!

Patrick grips and stabs him again, making sure he doesn't want to.

However, the stab changed course during the stabbing. Then he turns into a new slash and aims for Duke Britain's right shoulder. It was a really nice surprise attack.

Ka 'ang!

Duke Brighton, for the first time, caused an error and prevented it. Patrick's repentant attack is blocked. Duke Brighton grabs Patrick's sleeve with his left hand at the same time.

“What?! ”

Duke Brighton beats Patrick to the ground in a daze.

Kuang!

“Grrrgh!"

Patrick groans.

Oh, my God. It's Patrick on Expert. He treats me like a child.

I even felt the thrill of the master's inexhaustible strength.

“One more time. ”

“Yes……! ”

Patrick grunts and wakes up. Tsk, tsk, my back's going to break.

“I'll go first this time. ”

Duke Britain took the first offensive position. Patrick is nervous and defensive.

Then Duke Brighton suddenly glanced at me. Then he smiled faintly.

I couldn't hide my curiosity.

Why are you smiling at me? What's that supposed to mean?

Immediately, a terrifying life erupted from the Duke of Britain.

“Huff!”

Patrick's complexion is pale. Life was pouring on Patrick!

“Now, hold on! ”

I panicked and screamed.

You're not going to kill Patrick!

Why?!

By any chance, did you know that Patrick was going to be the Master someday? Are you trying to take down a future enemy?

Immediately, I thought of all the arrogance.

Duke Britain swings a long sword at Patrick.

Long Sword was suddenly engulfed in a fearsome error blade.

There's no way Patrick could have stopped that.

I can't!

I didn't know what he was going to do to Patrick, so I couldn't stand by and do nothing.

Noum!

- Yeah!

When I called in my mind, I saw a wrath. The gnome and senses were shared.

I made two Earth hands in the blink of an eye. One stops Duke Britain's attack, and the other picks up Patrick and throws him back.

Krrrrrrr!

The Earth Hand and the Auror Blade clashed and thundered.

It was a hard Earth hand that could not be broken by ordinary error, but the master's error blade was shattered into pieces.

But Duke Britain frowns to see if he feels the heavy resistance.

“Kick!”

Duke Brighton lunges at Patrick, who is still not me.

What's wrong with him?!

Suddenly he slipped?

I cast the Earth Wall five times in a row. The soil barrier protects Patrick in five layers.

Boom! Boom, boom!

Duke Brighton reaches out to Patrick, smashing Earth Wall to pieces.

Patrick is out of his mind because of a sudden setback.

I don't think so.

“Noum, let's keep Patrick somewhere safe. ”

- Yeah!

Noonum read my thoughts and immediately took action.

Papa Papa Pot!

Noonum quickly dug the ground to a depth of 100 meters.

In less than 3 seconds, there is a deep hole.

You make room for one person to lie down in the 100-meter depth and throw Patrick into the pit.

“Ahhhh!”

Patrick screams as he falls into the 100-meter pit. Don't worry. You're not gonna let me crash you?

I made the Earth Hand and landed Patrick safely.

And last but not least, I filled the hole.

Of course, I made enough room to hide Patrick, so I didn't have to drown or suffocate. Hold on. I'll get you out of there in a minute.

The duc Britain, who destroyed the fifth Earth Wall, was embarrassed when Patrick disappeared to the depths of the ground.

Huh. What do you think?

Why don't you dig deep with the blade to find Patrick that day?

Mwahaha!

Anyway, I couldn't leave Duke Britain alone.

I don't know why this guy suddenly went crazy and tried to kill Patrick, but I'm going to have to put him down by force.

This was the first time I had ever fought a master, but I got rid of the tension that was rushing in.

I made 50 Earth Sphere rounds.

Suddenly, 50 earthly spears protrude out of the ground and point a sharp spear at Duke Britain.

At this rate, even Master Britain's errand master would be nervous!

“Go!”

50 sacks were shot out in a heartbeat. Duke Britain swung his blade like crazy to come.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

There were dozens of persistent images of the sword.

In fact, he was the Duke of Britain, who used to swing a blade at an unimaginable speed to stop the Earth spheres.

Every time Earth's spheres are smashed, the dust blows with a thundering sound.

“Tsk.”

Are you sure you're the Master of Orleans?

“Then take this, too. ”

I made 50 Earth Spheres again.

I did not finish with it, but I adjusted the fine particles of dirt one by one to create the dust of the clouds.

It was a highly feasible skill because it reached the height of advanced animosity and shared senses with the gnomes.

“Take it!”

I sent 50 Earth Spheres in unison, and I sent them to Dust of Britain at the same time.

Just obscuring your vision with dirt cannot be a fatal blow to the master.

But when the dust particles are dug into the snow, it gets pretty crazy, right?

I'll see if I can stop the attack from spreading out in the dirt.

Kwack, Kwack, Kwack, Kwack! Kwaaah!

Once again, my blindness is upon us, and Duke Britain is busy moving to stop the attack.

It was a fierce battle.

Soon all the Earth's spheres were destroyed, and the Duke of Britain appeared in the dust of the clouds.

The Duke of Britain was covered in dirt, but no other wounds were seen.

It also seemed that this was not enough.

I called Woundee and the Salamanders and thought about launching a gunfight.

However, Duke Britain put Long Sword in the sword as if he didn't intend to fight anymore.

“That's enough. ”

What would that be? You heard you were gonna kill Patrick, didn't you?

“I'd like to know what that meant. ”

I still asked, wary of Duke Britain.

He replied.

“There were two intentions. I swear on my honor that I never meant to kill him in the first place. ”

“Then why did you reveal your life? ”

“I wanted to check. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“You.”

“Yes?”

I felt embarrassed for a moment.

By the way, I showed all my skills in slumber.

If the spirit can drive him away as an error master, it is natural that he is a superior skill.

“Does this mean you knew my skills? How……. ”

Duke Britain smiled and said:

“Your attitude towards me is subtly different from others. ”

“I don't understand, Duke. ”

“I can hardly describe it myself. Do I have to say that there is an equal atmosphere behind my back that is not afraid of me? That's why I wondered if he was a stronger spirit than the unknown. ”

“Me? ”

Duke Brighton nods.

“When you become an error master, you can understand your opponent's bitterness. I can even understand the wizard's mana with extreme emotions. But the Spirits alone have no way of knowing. That's why this is happening. Forgive me. ”

The nobles of the Orient Kingdom's oysters simply apologized, but there was no way they wouldn't accept it.

“If you don't tell anyone about this, I accept your apology. ”

“I'm not going to gossip. I should warn the Emperor or Earl Raymond. ”

“… OK. ”

Damn it.

I tried to hide it with my spleen card when I was a senior spirit, but I can't believe I got busted like this.

The taste is bitter.

“So what's the other point? ”

“Let's get him out of here first. ”

Duke Britain struck the ground with his bare feet.

Patrick!

I forgot to bury you in the ground!

I hurriedly pulled Patrick out of the ground 100 meters deep. The Underworld for a while (?), Patrick's expression was palpable.

“Me, Baron? What brings you here...? Did he die, too? ”

“Stay with me, Patrick. ”

“Huh? Was I alive? I thought I died and came to the afterlife.... ”

“It's not the Underworld, it's just underground. Of course, this is where you go when you die, but not now. ”

The Duke of Britain laughed at my words.

Patrick regains consciousness only after he breathed while trying to break through.

“I don't know what happened in English. ”

According to Patrick, Duke Brighton approaches.

As he approaches, Patrick is nervous and swallows his saliva.

Patrick's right hand grips the handle of Bastard Sword without my knowledge.

Duke Britain smiles.

“I still have the courage to stand up to me. Indeed.”

“ ……. ”

“A talented young friend. Remember how scary I am. ”

“…… Yes? ”

Patrick doesn't know the language.

“The road to the Master is far, far away. If you don't know the way, you won't reach it. So I will be your path. Impress me today. It's so scary and overwhelming that you won't even dare to stand up to it. But over time, when you have the confidence to stand up to me one day, that's when you become a master. ”

Patrick lowers his right hand, holding the handle of the Bastard Sword, and gazes at Duke Britain dazed.

Soon after realizing how precious the gift was, I bowed my head.

“Go, thank you! ”

For Duke Britain, who became the direction to come to the Master, Patrick deeply thanked me.

Duke Britain looked at me again and said,

“I hope this will serve as a sign of forgiveness. Goodbye.”

The Duke of Britain leaves the training ground with a loud commune on his way.

Despite his dirt staining, his majesty doesn't seem to have been sliced off.

I scratched my head.

“Patrick, let's go back to ours. I'm so tired, I have to take a nap. ”

“Oh, yes! ”

We took a step back to our homes.

It's only been about an hour, but I already felt tired as if I had spent the whole day.

* * *

A strange creature with a golden glow protrudes from the ground in front of the swirling Duke Britain.

The image of a 14-year-old girl.

He looked like he had a helmet on his head and a big shovel in his hand.

Norm speaks to Duke Britain.

- Hey, gangster.

“... A gangster? ”

- Dad says when he hits someone, he's a thug.

“I see.”

Duke Brighton smiles.

- Dad wants to know why you're so interested in Patrick.

Duke Britain looks up at the sky. The sky was still bright and sunny.

Norum also looked up at the sky, but when there was nothing, his head tilted.

Soon, he said in a slightly lonely tone.

“Twenty years ago, I fought the Rebellion with His Majesty, the late King of Thailand. Then I had to see the blood of the innocent. It's an order... ”

Noonum looks at him with a big look in his eyes.

Duke Britain joins the conversation with a self-indulgent smile.

“You said Patrick Condol. You look a lot like my father. Can't say I don't recognize it. I'll never forget it. ”