Chapter 35 - 35 : Friends (1/2)

Lisa was quite happy right now, she received a good weapon which will greatly help her.

Even her father, the emperor, can't get her a weapon like this spear, after all, it was a weapon of legends.

In fact, every weapon or piece of equipment that was created by that ancient blacksmith is extremely strong and priceless.

That blacksmith was named 'Juda', not much was known about him except that he created incredible weapons, and he would engrave his mark on them, which was a flame symbol, it had some unique mana fluctuation that cannot be imitated, so basically, no one can easily copy his weapon or just put a flame symbol then claim that it's a weapon of Juda.

Though she felt happy, that didn't mean Lisa had totally gotten over her fears of Arthur, after all, it needs some time, nonetheless, her view of him slightly changed.

She knew it was her fault when she got her arm ripped off, but thankfully, her father bought a miraculous medicine that healed her, however, it cost him a tremendous amount of gold and treasures to do so.

As for Alexander, hearing what his daughter said and seeing her wave the spear left and right while flames were coming out of spear, all of this really made him stunned and he no longer had any suspicions.

Originally, he doubted Arthur, after all, he feared him but that did not mean he trusted him.

But seeing this turn of events, he couldn't help but believe his daughter, it was really a genuine legendary weapon and it was handed to his daughter just like that.

To be honest, he was still perplexed about Arthur's sudden change of behavior, but since it turned out for the better then he could only smile and just accept it, after all, it was a joyous event, with this spear, if his daughter keeps improving then she can become a strong individual.

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Syth, who was sitting next to his father, was looking intensely at the spear, I mean, of course, he would.

Even though he wasn't skilled in spears, he was still slightly jealous of his sister.

He, who was more talented than her and even good at magic, didn't get any awesome weapon like her which seemed a bit unfair to him but he still remained silent.

After all, he can't just straight out complain to Arthur and blame him for not giving him a cool weapon too, only children do that and he was an adult, but he still envied his sister.

”hahaha, Mr. Arthur is sure generous, Thank you for giving her such a strong weapon, it means really a lot to us”

After saying that, the emperor personally poured some tea to Arthur and Lucy, then he passed it to them.

As for Arthur, he sipped from the cup then said

”It's nothing, hahaha, I hope his majesty can consider me his friend, that's all”

Actually, Arthur quite liked the his change of behavior, now that he interacted more freely with others and became more open, it made him feel a bit of delight.

His previous way of doing things was way reckless and idiotic, he only killed or injured without trying to solve things peacefully, he guessed that back then, maybe he was still overwhelmed by his past and he didn't overcome it.

Fortunately, Lucy was here for him and she did what he thought was impossible, she changed him for the better and supported him, he saw her past just as he saw his and neither was disgusted by the other.

Arthur really couldn't think of a life without her, actually, he can't live without her as she was his only purpose of living.

...

Alexander was surprised to hear that Arthur wanted to befriend him, he didn't know if it was some trick or he was just honest, nevertheless, he smiled back at Arthur and said

”Of course! I would be happy to have a friend such as yourself”

Arthur didn't dislike the emperor that much, quite the opposite, this man seemed up-right and was even very respectful towards him, but that must've been because of his visit last time, nonetheless, for an emperor to lower himself this much, it was indeed rare.

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Time slowly passed and none of them talked, Arthur enjoyed his tea while Lucy also drank the cup of tea and gazed at Celcy, as if thinking about something.

As for Alexander, he calmed down a little but he still felt awkward when silence ruled over the place.

Lisa was not far away, still excited, she practiced moves and skills with the spear to get used to it.

From time to time, the emperor or Celcy would compliment Lisa to break the silence and lighten up the mood a little.

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Syth, who was silent from the very beginning, was a little angry, for his father, the emperor to be this modest and respectful towards this man, just who was he?

Finally, he couldn't hold back himself anymore and spoke with a cold yet unyielding voice

”Mr. Arthur, I see that you have a sword with you, do you mind exchanging some pointers with me?”

He was quite intrigued by this guy's strength and skills, for his father to treat him this good, he must surely be strong.

But even like that, he had quite the confidence, with advanced sword mastery and advanced lightning magic, there is few people who were his match, he was practically a prodigy, even his LVL was a whopping 230, even higher than his father, only Cylmar was his match.

So that's why he invited Arthur for a spar, he wanted to see his strength with his own eyes, and if he ended up being weak, he would be extremely disappointed.

...

Arthur heard that so he turned his head to look at Syth, the latter was also looking at him with a cold yet piercing gaze, as for Arthur, he only laughed in his heart.

He obviously knew the intentions of Syth, but he wasn't worried or angered, quite the opposite, a bit of action to lighten up the mood is not bad.

The emperor suddenly stood up from his chair and angrily shouted at his son

”Syth! How could you say that. Mr. Arthur is a guest, not a fighting partner!”

His actions may seem stupid to others, but he knew how strong Arthur was, he can even teleport freely, so his son's provocation might anger him(Arthur) and even if it doesn't, he didn't believe his son had a chance.

”hahah, no need to be angry your majesty, your son only wanted to spar, and I would be happy to oblige, plus, some action is not bad once in a while, don't you think so”

Arthur said that while still looking at Syth, as if he was talking to him.

”Indeed, just as Mr. Arthur, we are only exchanging pointers, so no need to fret about it”

Hearing this, the emperor could only sigh and sit back, he only hoped that Arthur would be merciful.

As for Lucy, once she heard that Arthur was going to fight, her interest was immediately picked, and she eagerly stared after Arthur who walking to an open space with Syth.

She loved watching him fight, so her eyes never left his figure.

Soon, both of them arrived at where Celcy and Syth were previously sparring, it was an open space approximately 30 meters from Lucy and the others

Both of them were standing while facing each other with a 10meters distance separating them.

Syth didn't waste any time and took his sword right away, it was a green sword with a bit of whiteness in it, it had some gems on one of its edges and it looked like a decent sword.

Actually, it was one of the best swords, but compared to the spear, it was still lacking.

”Mr. Arthur, why aren't you drawing your sword? I don't want to seem like a bully who attacks unarmed men”

”hahaha, Prince Syth, no need to worry about that, I'm not going to use it”

Actually, Arthur was not purposely acting arrogant, he just truly didn't need his katana to deal with Syth

To be honest, Syth was quite angry when he saw his opponent underestimating him, nonetheless, he didn't speak any further and rushed at Arthur with fast speed.

Arthur stood there, observing the incoming prince while gazing at him, interested in what this prince can do as he appraised him and saw his LvL.

In reality, Syth's speed was quite decent, it was on par with Arnold, the deceased bishop, if not slightly faster.

He firmly held his sword and already started hacking at Arthur with precision.

As for Arthur, seeing this, he only smirked and easily side-stepped, successfully dodging the attack.

Though Syth was shocked, he didn't dare daze off, he rotated his body and slashed at Arthur, this time, his sword contained some lightning in it.

But just like a second ago, Arthur perfectly dodged the slash and the sword could only hit the air.

Syth gritted his teeth and backed away some meters, then he charged at Arthur again, but soon enough,3 lightning balls appeared out of nowhere and headed for Arthur.

This time, Syth had more confidence, first, he wanted to only use sword skills but after only 2 exchanges, he decided against that and immediately use his magic.

He was an experienced fighter and just seeing Arthur easily dodge his attacks like that made him become more serious and cautious, it seems this man is really not ordinary after all.

To be honest, it was only Syth who was surprised when he saw Arthur dodge, as for the others, they could only sigh.

Even Celcy and Cylmar combined could not win against Arthur, much less Syth alone.

...

Seeing the incoming lightning balls, Arthur just waved his hand and they disappeared, just like that.

Actually, his control of the lightning was incredible, these types of attacks won't even hurt him, quite the opposite, being struck by lightning would only make him feel comfortable.

He got all the talent and skills Yamak had, so his control over lightning is as if he used it for ages.

The incoming slash was also evaded by Arthur.

This time, Syth was stunned, he saw Arthur simply wave his hand and his 3 lightning balls suddenly disappeared.

He was sure it was Arthur's doing, so he began to feel more excited and fearful, excited because he met a strong opponent, and fearful because he began to feel hopeless against him after only a few attacks.

He continued attacking using everything he got, lightning bolts, sword skills but the lightning would always disappear and Arthur would dodge every single time.

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After 3 minutes of this scenario, Syth could only feel depressed, but he didn't give up and relentlessly attacked.

It's the first time he encountered such an opponent, he felt admiration for Arthur even though he somewhat disliked him just earlier.

After an exchange which of course resulted in the same outcome, Syth backed away, he was softly smiling while tightly holding his sword

”Mr. Arthur is indeed strong, to think, I, with my advanced lightning magic and sword mastery, could not even hit you once, that's incredible”

Even Arthur quite liked this brat, Syth wasn't that old, to begin with but he is still skilled.

Even though earlier he was quite provocative and acted cold, that was only because he regarded Arthur as a stranger, and for some reason, his father, the emperor, had to treat this stranger respectfully, so he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Arthur observed Syth's fighting and judged him to be a genius, because, how else would he be able to be this good, his sword mastery were top of the notch, but to say the truth, Arthur's peak sword mastery was way better.

He grasped all secrets to the sword, and wielded it as if it was part of his body, his control over his katana is beyond perfect.

Since this prince seemed like a good person and didn't even give up even after understanding that he cannot win, Arthur decided to truly teach him some things and maybe give some advice, after all, he liked the kid's behavior so it wouldn't hurt him to help a little.

It's quite ironic though, who would have thought that him, who never trusted anyone, killed in cold blood and interacted coldly with people, would decide to give a little help to someone except Lucy.

Maybe he matured? Or his heart softened? That didn't matter, what really mattered is that he changed and learned how to forgive, and here he is now deciding to help.

”I see you are an interesting fellow, so I'll teach you a few things.”

Arthur then retrieved a simple steel sword from his storage then he held it with his right hand.

His stance changed and he excluded some pressure, him holding the sword appeared elegant and refined and that's exactly what Lucy adored.

Even Syth was surprised by what happened, he was overwhelmed by the pressure but he didn't back off and instead mustered his strength and fought this invisible pressure.