Chapter 241 (1/2)

There was a reason why Luke chose to fight Gregory, despite Reina’s warning.

He had two enemies that he had to deal with.

The Lich, Arsene, an enemy of the past, and Emperor Rudolf of the Baroque Empire, the descendant of the other enemy.

Among them, Rudolf was a known Sword Sage.

So, he decided to use his head and calculate the amount he had to grow.

But before he could even see what was happening, things had escalated fast.

So, he thought he could test against the best knight of another continent, the Sword Sage.

“Is it fine to say I was testing you? Huh, just as I said, I act very loyal when it comes to a test.”

At the words of Luke, Gregory frowned not being able to understand.

“Then, shouldn’t one be more obsessed with winning? If you would have taken the initiative of my sword, you would understand what I thought.” Responded Gregory.

“Of course, I understand your emotions. But I have no intention of complying with your feelings. You just want to cut me off, don’t you?”

Gregory decided to not say anything.

The silence was the answer, not negative.

He did want to get rid of Luke, who had downgraded the Pope, who was sent by the Great Lord into just another woman in love.

“I too have a lot of experience, so I know how to see inside the people. Especially for those who are like you, who obey God’s will… those emotions are clearly reflected in your expression and eyes.” Stated Luke.

“What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I am very faithful when it comes to tests. Of course, the subject of the test wasn’t me, it was you.”

Luke shrugged and answered.

“Which is why I don’t think that I have to win against you.”

“Why so?” Gregory asked.

“I don’t think of you as an enemy.”

Even though it was a troublesome situation, Luke hadn’t thought of Arch Duke Gregory as an opponent he had to win over.

If he did, Luke would have managed to use all his abilities to get rid of him.

His goal was to indirectly assess Rudolf’s abilities through Arch Duke Gregory.

Therefore, it wasn’t necessary to make any extreme decisions like using his dark magic or demon abilities.

In addition, the actions of the Arch Duke when he took down the assassin a while back, or the words and the way he acts in front of Reina proved that he was very loyal to her.

“I know what bothers you so much. Reina, no, the Holy Pope’s abilities, you think they will be flawed by me, right?” Asked Luke.

“…”

“I know that heart. However, that is up to one’s heart to decide, don’t you think you are too greedy to think otherwise?”

“What did you just say?”