Chapter 84 (1/2)
In the arena, atop the round, circular ring, the man and woman faced one another
One was Izu an iai stance, while the other was Rudel, his wood sword held low, and his left hand held out up front While it looked like he was taking a low stance with his sword, Rudel had siht arm to concentrate on his left
The white knight Rudel's weapon was the shi+eld Letting off light, the shi+eld that could protect from all manners of attack… he prepared to use his trump card from the start
The spectators who knew of his fight with Aleist the year before grew interested to see if Izuht
Izuiving one laugh, Rudel's expression turned gried as well
Izu her eyes wide open as she unleashed her most powerful strake yet Immediately afterwards, a horizontal line was cut into the arena wall
Rudel couldn't defend against it Everyone present ih, but Rudel had evaded into the sky Seeing hie thought the battle was settled
Rudel in the air, and Izuan to believe in Izumi's victory In the air, Rudel directed his readied left hand towards the ring, his head facing to the floor in an upside-down state
”That was a bit of a failure Tuning it is difficult”
Recalling his prior action, Rudel found his next area to work on When he evaded Izue means of travel
It was so Marty devised, and a battle style later officially taken up by the dragoons But there were feho could use it to its fullest, and at this point, it was only an e
Seeing so points in Rudel's ate In the spectators' seats, Luecke was te out orders, desperate to make sure the barrier could withstand them
At that moment, an unbelievable spectacle entered the spectators' eyes
It was one thing for Rudel to change his posture in the air, but his trajectory also took a violent change When they thought he had evaded the slashes, he had landed on the ring in the next instant, al from the spot
Izuh the path he had taken, but none of them were able to capture him
”This is…!”
As Izumi tried to read ahead of histowards her She intended to parry, but on those movements she had never anticipated, she ended up forced to catch the blow
Rudel's heavy strike cru her stance, Izumi leapt back for a ained a general grasp of things
”This is ic?”
What she felt on her skin was an unnatural floind The wind swirling with Rudel at the center pushed him into the air once more
On those er even be called human, the spectators couldn't even raise their voices
Izu her sword at the center of her body She felt that a stance like iai- which ae when it came to swift reaction Now she pointed the tip of her blade at Rudel standing on the ring
”That's quite a rash way you're using it”
Receiving thewas in order, Rudel showed an even greater acceleration in his movements To those unaccustomed, perhaps it seemed as if Rudel had appeared behind Izumi in an instant,
Izumi turned around, but where she turned, Rudel's wood sas gently touching her cheek Izu to her knees as the ref gave a grand declaration of Rudel's victory
After watching Rudel and Izumi's match, Luecke had noticed the secret behind Rudel's movements
”He's crazy Purposely having his ic explode on him, I would never do it by choice”
Having successfully maintained the special field Lena nah of relief as he watched Rudel extend Izumi a hand
Lena was to his side, seeking an explanation towards her brother's movements
”Hey, hey, Luecke-san Could I move like that too?”
”Those movements? No, I'm sure you could do it, but I wouldn't recoht look like he's brute forcing it, but actualizing that would need a precise control ofstep and the explosion should send his body spiraling out of control”
After hearing Luecke's explanation, Lena smiled
”Oh, so I can learn it too!”
”No, I'erous…”
”Alright, I'll do ht? Teach it to me”
When Lena grabbed Luecke's white robe in her fingertips, Luecke spoke with a straight face…
”Leave it to us of you”
Nearby, Vargas who had co an inexplicable face before his employer
While Luecke was usually expressionless, giving those around a cold ier than his age It seems he was bad with personal relations fro
But the one he was in love as the problehter it would be another thing, but the other party was Rudel's sister and a tomboy What's more, from her status, it didn't look like his love would bear fruit
Lena was tall in stature, just a little to go before she reached Luecke's height Her appearance was beautiful enough, but because she wore , then perhaps she could be taken as a peerless pretty boy
(Rudel's sister is also quite so… she's thirteen, was she? Two more years then)
Seeing Lena ould coas recalled the teacher ca that the academy surely had hard times ahead of them, he wanted his employer to notice him already
It was just around that ti the royal family company in the noble visitors' room- felt a chill
The next reater enthusiasm than before
It was a match between Eunius and a fifth year, but Eunius easily pinned down his victory In a separate visitor room from the one for royalty, Eunius and Luecke's parents had come to see their own sons' hours of triumph
But as there was an abnor like cats and dogs were placed in the same room The other rooms were all filled with marquises and counts, and this was the only room left adequately furnished to accept an archduke
They did seek confirmation from both houses, and the academy decided there wouldn't be a problees
Once Eunius' h
”He should fire up the crowd some s a bit…”
As truth would have it, Eunius had foughtThe reason was siht Rudel as soon as possible, then the ring's repairs would get in the way
”Hfor a while now”
Luecke's father, Archduke Halbades, put the drink he'd been offered to his lared back… the Archduke rooly tense atmosphere
But there was some distance between the two houses, and they wouldn't break into anything The einally supposed to be occupied by the members of the arses House ere supposed to come But no one had made their way to the competition
The two archdukes found it strange They thought thea son too talented, but they couldn't think of a reason he'd show such contempt in a public space
If he actually came, the other two archdukes may have actually had to concede defeat and kneel to that ill-natured Archduke arses It was strange that such a conceited man wouldn't come to see a son he could boast about
They had heard of Rudel fro swept up by his proficiency would be troublesoood thing They truly lae
”Hmm, that man is a vindictive one Is it really so hard to accept him? He looked like a son to be proud of to me”
”You should watch your words Youhim Your Majesty soon”
Archduke Halbades cautioned Archduke Diade on his words, but he had already heard of Rudel's nature from Luecke Fro how his son had ood person The archduke concluded so
The probability of Rudel becoht that Luecke being his friend would becoe contribution to the Halbades House in times to come
(If his bearing as a king is enough to pull people to his support him up)