Book 2: Chapter 38 (2/2)

Regret overwhelmed her.

「El! What does this mean?!!」

「Eh, Your Majesty… the Duke’s family wasn’t strong enough to accept that skill orb.」

「But you didn’t say this would happen!!」

「Ha…. All the Holy Kings in the past gave the skill orb to a “pure person” who has the Holy Blue…」

Holy Blue.

Pure person.

Those two are the key.

Louis didn’t have the Holy Blue—but why did this happen just by taking in the skill orb?

「…Brat… Kakakakakakakaka…!!」

A dry, hoarse voice echoed.

It was the darkness that laughed. It was the darkness, not Louis—Eva tried to believe that.

Cold chills ran down Eva’s spine.

「LOUISSSSS!!」

Duke Rozier’s scream echoed. The other nobles who had come to spectate, were trying to run away.

「W-What is this? It’s like a wall!」

「Knights! Attack it with your sword!」

It seems that they couldn’t escape. Eva saw the knights hitting it with their swords, but it was bounced off with a small spark.

(The Holy King’s 1st Knights Order is here, so it’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay…)

Eva put her hand on her chest and tried to reassure herself.

「Pitiful. You Can Never Escape.」

A voice devoid of all emotions came from the darkness.

「Shut up! You’re going to die–Knight Commander!!」

「Yes, sir!」

「Cut it down!!」

「Yes!」

Three lights appeared out of nowhere in the darkness. The person responsible for it was the 1st Captain of the Knights Order and also the Knight Commander.

The color of the sword he unsheathed was gold.

The blade of the sword reflected light like scales.

「That is the【Holy Sword Technique】!!」

Someone shouted excitedly.

With 6 stars, it was the highest military power of this country.

The light illuminated the muscular warrior. The Knight Commander does not go to the front line and is sometimes referred to as an “honorary position” because he cannot afford to lose the skill orb of【Holy Sword Technique】, but the Knight Commander is not weak by any means.

A person who trained as a soldier and was approved by the former knight commander and the Holy King will become the successor.

Donning metal armor, and his cloak fluttering in the wind, the knight commander swung down the sword of light.

「Ah–」

At that moment, blinding light cut through the darkness. Eva was knocked off her feet by the shockwave and fell on her backside. She heard someone scream.

When the impact subsided—it took a short time for her vision to return to normal.

The darkness was still there.

And–

The knight commander was pierced by a sword.

The sword was a treasured sword.

The treasured sword given by Duke Rozier to his son, Louis.

(After all, that is…)

Eva could no longer deny it. That dark mass in the shape of a person, was Louis.

The knight commander collapsed on the spot, and no longer moved.