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87 – Thirteen Chances

Inside the mansion. The Northern Grand Duke’s study where there is not a single light.

Talk. Talk. Talk.

In that dark space, there was only the sound of tapping on the table.

That will be the case for a while.

“What are you going to do?”

A figure standing in the darkness moved.

Grand Duke of the North’s limb, Han Sen.

He knelt before the Grand Duke of the North.

“All preparations have been completed. Most of the nobles are gathered in the training hall. Since there are many awakened people, it will be enough to gather enough blood power for 30 years.”

“30 Years…”

“If you absorb it well, you will be able to eat it within five fingers in one go.”

Haleam Bridge The top of the pyramid of the fittest, the thirteen noble beings.

Among them, being in the top five has a special meaning.

It was finally possible to face the Shale Bridge leader, which was also the reason why Richard Pierce, Grand Duke of the North, committed himself to the Shale Bridge.

The Northern Grand Duke’s eyes suddenly turned red.

He closes his eyes.

A cool energy spread around him.

When he opened his eyes again, they had returned to their original blue eyes.

“Have you looked at the training ground?”

“There is that child.”

“Are you talking about Prince Hermann? Shall I give him a word and get him out so that he won’t be sacrificed?”

The Grand Duke of the North shook his head very easily.

“No. They are children raised to do this from the beginning.”

The Grand Duke of the North, who referred to his own flesh and blood as ‘it’, was infinitely cold. It was a familiar experience for Hansen. Rather, I was curious about what the Northern Grand Duke was reluctant to do.

“… Then you’re talking about Black Angus blood.”

“……”

The silence now may be affirmation.

I originally knew that I was very interested in a boy named Ian Black Angus. He didn’t know it was more than blood relatives.

The Grand Duke of Northern asked.

“Can we reach the Blood Demon?”

“It seems difficult.”

“Then there is no need to go against the Seven Noble Ones.”

Is it because Ian is receiving the attention of the Seven Noble Ones? Han Sen asked cautiously.

“Child Honor… Why do you treat that child like that?”

“There is nothing to know.”

The Northern Grand Duke’s answer was cold.

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“Wow!”

Semi-finals.

The spectators erupted in loud cheers at Ian’s brilliant victory.

“What is that! It’s so flashy!”

“I’ve never seen basic magic used like that!”

Not only the participants of the sparring meeting, but even those watching have some basic background knowledge.

And Ian was far different from the ‘wizard’ they thought of.

Usually, wizards arrogantly pursue extreme damage from afar.

But Ian’s fighting style was completely new.

He is an earth attribute wizard who fights up close, and his main form of damage is physical damage.

I couldn’t help but be excited by the appearance of a promising talent that I had never heard of or seen before.

Furthermore, the magic that Ian actively used this time was the most basic skill of earth element magic, ‘Earth Swamp.’

The guardian knight of a family was devoured with a magic that only children around 10 years old with magical talent would use, so it was impossible not to get cheers.

— Snap.

Schwab grinned as he captured Ian’s appearance through the magic lens.

‘Look, he said the buds were different.’

The high-ranking nobles sitting in the top row who looked down on him and Ian. I could tell without looking back that they were extremely quiet.

‘It looks good.’

Schwab suppressed the cheers that kept coming out at Ian’s performance.

In the future, Ian Black Angus will be in the spotlight as one of Empire’s leading prospects. However, Schwab has no intention of writing about Ian’s performance right now.

If you have that level of ability, rumors will spread through word of mouth even if you don’t have to write about it.

And the moment when Ian became famous and people’s attention was focused.

‘Let’s say these things happened and solve them one by one.’

Only in that way will his genius shine even brighter.

Of course, Schwab himself recognized the genius and covered it from the beginning.

‘In times like this, I wonder if God is really helping me.’

I happened to sit next to Ian on the cross-mountain train and became close friends with him. There was no luck like this.

.

Meanwhile.

“Um…Uh…Ha, you pathetic bastard…!”

Count Lim Ksh was gritting his teeth with a red face as his blood pressure rose to its peak.

Even though I knew that Prince Herman Pierce was sitting next to me, I couldn’t hold back the swear words that came out.

He is nothing else but the guardian knight of the family.

I went through a lot of trouble to find a young and capable guy to win this sparring!

The money spent on that guy alone was hundreds of gold.

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But in the semifinals, you lose to a magician?

“Queuuu!”

Count Limkshu was on the verge of a stroke due to high blood pressure.

“……”

Herman Pierce was quietly looking down.

‘Ian Black Angus.’

Hermann felt something inexplicably uneasy with Ian, who attended as a proxy for the Third Princess.

It had the kind of smell you get from people who are hiding something.

I put aside such questions for a while after seeing the dancing at the banquet.

— The next massage is…

“It’s my turn.”

Herman slowly walked down towards the training ground.

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While watching Hermann’s semifinal, Ian bit her lip slightly.

‘It’s ruined.’

Herman’s appearance was unexpected.

The sparring is a story that only features high-ranking knights belonging to the Pierce family or Sharon Pierce.

Hermann’s level is too high to fight him in sparring.

The status of ‘Pantaaka’ is a level system that increases exponentially as you progress towards the latter half.

Even if you just look at the article, it is true.

A sword expert who can use mana with a sword from mid-4 stars. A person between the late 4th and 5th stars who can freely use sword techniques is called a sword master.

Therefore, when you reach 4 stars, there is a huge gap between the mid and late stages.

The worst situation that befell the plan to appeal to Yergina by winning the sparring competition.

Ian quietly watched the sparring between Herman Pierce and a certain knight.

— Suddenly

With just an ordinary crosscut, Hermann easily cut his opponent’s wooden sword into pieces.

No. It would be more accurate to say that it was made from powder.

The pieces of the wooden sword that fell didn’t even make a sound when they hit the floor.

The opponent also had mana wrapped around his wooden sword, but there was an unavoidable gap in power.

Hermann opened his mouth before the audience could even cheer.

“I think you can come up right away. I don’t think there’s any need to rest. You’ll get sick of it if you wait too long.”

At the end of that gaze was Ian.

‘As expected, it’s unlucky.’

Ian didn’t like that fake kindness. Even when we first met and shook hands, pretending to have a fight, we secretly used magic. And like now, even when I pretend to be considerate of the other person and give them credit.

The thing’s slipperiness, like melted ice, evoked instinctive discomfort.

That’s what they say. Doesn’t the true meaning mean that you can win even without resting?

‘It’s true because there is a difference in class.’

I just don’t like the personality of someone who acts like a good person on the outside, but on the inside abuses and gaslights those who are weaker than him.

Anyway.

It was a situation where I made a boast that I would win in order to seduce Yergina… But it was a bit difficult.

“I never imagined that Lord Hermann would personally appear at the sparring meeting.”

“The purpose of the sparring meeting in the first place was to have a conversation with various experts about the Pierce family’s swordsmanship. There were many great people at this sparring meeting, so I had no choice but to come out in person.”

“Ah, yes.”

Also pretending to be nice.

Ian barely suppressed the urge to pierce his ears.

And then he picked up a wooden sword.

It meant that we should stop talking and start fighting.

“hahahahaha.”

Herman raises his sword with a faint smile.

However, contrary to his expression, considerable energy radiated from him.

‘Life.’

Have you ever faced a late 4-star level?

Lina, who was blackened, was probably close to the late 4-star level.

The difference in rank is vividly felt.

Of course, if you fight with the determination to die, it doesn’t mean you don’t have confidence.

However.

‘Sparring is not a matter of life and death.’

Above all, we cannot pour everything out here.

Hermann is a middle boss after all.

We must leave room to deal with the Northern Grand Duke.

Ian’s head began to spin rapidly.

And the moment he came up with a plan that seemed possible and was about to use [Leap].

— Saaa

Suddenly, his spine became cold.

“…?”

Ian stopped his steps in a daze.

It’s a feeling too creepy to ignore.

A feeling of being denied existence by something.

It was as if my instincts were screaming.

— Ssaaa

Once again, that creepy feeling went through my body.

‘… A wave?’

Yes. This is a kind of wave.

And the center of the wave is in the center of the training ground.

Ian quietly stared at that place.

Blood drops are falling.

I thought it was just a result of the previous meeting.

‘… Thirteen.’

Thirteen drops of blood.

Ian knows the meaning.

Ian took a step back without realizing it.

“Are you afraid now?”

Hermann opened his mouth.

Ian was taken aback by that calm and confident face.

‘Even though he reached that level, he didn’t feel this?’

He has reached the very late stages of 4 stars.

It was difficult to understand that such a person could not feel this horrifying wave.

Then… Is it acting?

No. Ian had a hunch.

This is ‘something’ being unfolded by a more evil and high-ranking person who can call Herman ‘something like that.’

— Ssaaa

Once again. It’s that wave.

This time, it skims the skin like a snake crawling.

Ian hurriedly looked around.

The audience looks at themselves in confusion.

Not everyone knows.

Not everyone is feeling this feeling.

‘Why is it only me…?’

Is that an illusion?

Wave of accelerated cycle.

This time, it penetrates the skin and enters the mana circuit.

That moment.

— Tsuzz!

The power of washing dishes is activated automatically.

A clear sign that something is wrong.

“Damn.”

Ian turned around and ran.

There was no need to pay attention to the noise around.

Where is Danya?

I noticed ears twitching.

“Danya!”

I held her hand.

“Why, why are you like that?”

“We have to get out of here. As quickly as possible… Ugh!”

— Tsuzzzzzzzz!

Once again the wave collides with power.

A turbulence that feels as if the body is turning inside out.

“Hey, there’s Lina over there too!”

“Rina! Run now!”

“Yes!”

Ian’s vision showed people who were embarrassed.

If they remain still, they will become sacrifices.

“Everyone, get out of here as quickly as possible!”

At the same time as he shouted like that, Ian grabbed Danya and Lina’s hands.

I plan to use ‘leap’ like this..

I don’t know if it’s possible for a group of people to move around or if it’s safe, but it’s a situation where such things cannot be considered.

“Hold on tight.”

Ian’s body floats lightly.

The moment when I was about to shoot forward with a light static electricity.

— Tsuzzzzzzzz!

The twelfth wave pierced Ian’s body.

The balance of her magical power collapsed, and she failed to jump and stumbled.

“Damn.”

A wave that can no longer be felt.

Instead.

Thump, thump, thump.

Her heart is beating wildly.

— Crash!

A creepy sound is getting louder behind me.

Ian just looked back.

— Kkuddeukdeuk!

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The space was being swallowed by darkness and crumpling.

“…Richard, you old, crazy bastard.”

It took a while for harsh words to come out of my mouth.

Visibility was completely dark.