The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 145

Episode 145

“Best of 5 wins. By not using power armor. The winner is decided when one side is completely unable to fight or has expressed its intention to lose. Do you agree?”

“good night.”

After the two sides reached an agreement, they returned to each other’s camp.

The confrontation will take place 30 minutes later on the plain where the negotiations took place a little while ago.

Kkirilik boom.

As soon as the castle gate closed and we arrived at the command post near the gate, the eyes of those surrounding Raoul suddenly changed.

“Of course, you will leave the vanguard to our Golden Bear Knights, right?”

“This time, give the Silver Bear Knights a chance! “I want to restore the honor of the Knights that fell in this incident.”

“I may not be ashamed, but how about giving the Knights of Chains a chance? Even considering the morale of the prospective knights who will become the pillars of the count family in the future….”

“You certainly don’t want to entrust such an important battle to blood clots, do you? “Isn’t this position best suited for experienced and seasoned veterans like us?”

There was an uproar with each other saying they would step forward.

Since they were knights who valued honor more than anyone else, it was natural that they wanted to play an active part in such an important battle.

“How about leaving the position of Master Vanguard to me? “I am very confident that I will crush these arrogant traitors!”

Jake made a subtle appeal to Raoul, who seemed to be slightly worried.

But that wasn’t possible.

Strictly speaking, the First Knights were Raoul’s personal knightly order.

Even for Raoul, it was burdensome to put a personal order of knights, rather than the order of knights directly under the count, at the forefront of such an important position that could decide the future of the count family.

‘If that’s the case, we won’t be able to handle the dissatisfaction of not only the Golden Bear Knights but also the blood relatives of the knights directly under their direct control.’

The reason why more than half of the members of the First Knights were hidden again after suppressing the internal rebellion was because of such political problems.

Since Raoul had already declared independence, excessive involvement of Raoul’s personal forces in the affairs of the count could cause opposition from other blood relatives.

And even if the First Knights did not step forward, there were enough talented people to take part in the battle.

“The vanguard who will take part in this confrontation is….”

* * *

Meanwhile, Viscount Jayden’s camp.

Inside the command barracks, Viscount Jayden, the lords who joined him, the knight commander, and several knights wearing cloaks were gathered.

“Things were a little messy, but it worked out well. I never thought I would accept a knight battle so easily. “Is it because of youthful energy?”

Baron Tate spoke with a slightly relaxed expression.

“Isn’t that because those from the main family mistakenly believe that they are always the best? “You don’t realize how big the world is because you’re catching inferior monsters in the corners of the continent.”

“you’re right. Look at that guy Raoul earlier. They meet their parents well and go on a rampage without knowing how scary the world is! “How dare you say that to an adult?”

The lords found fault with Raoul and the main family and watched Viscount Jayden’s thoughts.

In the first place, some people joined because they were dissatisfied with their original family, so everyone was excited and talking.

“But of course we will win the battle, right?”

At that moment, someone said something and the barracks suddenly became quiet.

“Why are you asking such an obvious question?”

“Isn’t it true that all the knights left at Cornford Castle are shaking now? And even if the central army and knights remained, do you think they could defeat Viscount Jayden’s ‘Black Bear Knights’?”

“Of course! “How can an order of knights stuck in a corner of the countryside, unaware of the world, defeat our order of knights who have traveled the world and trained repeatedly for 15 years?”

They said so, but in reality, the lords were not sure.

I hadn’t actually seen the knights fight, and they weren’t skilled enough to judge the knights’ skills just by their appearance.

However, when looking at their military skills, equipment, etc., I could tell that they were not easy people.

‘You can really win, right?’

‘I have to win no matter what.’

‘Of course he proposed first because he had a chance of winning.’

They just believed it.

“ha ha ha. Everyone doesn’t care that much. Because we can definitely win this match. “Isn’t that right?”

Hearing Viscount Jayden’s words, the knight commander who was standing behind took a step forward and said.

“of course. There is no reason to lose to old-fashioned guys who hold on to the same swordsmanship for their entire lives out of pride in being a prestigious swordsman. “After all, we all know that sword technique.”

The name of the knight commander, who is as big as Viscount Jayden, is Luciano.

He was the closest knight who followed Viscount Jayden even before he left the county 16 years ago.

At the time, at the young age of 35, he was so talented that he was appointed as a senior knight of the Golden Bear Knights (a leader-level knight with four knights as subordinates).

Although he was now over 50 years old, he still took excellent care of his body to the point where wrinkles were barely visible on his skin.

“Besides, we know them well, but they don’t know us, so it doesn’t matter who steps forward.”

He already had in his hands a list of all the Count’s Knights and a report on their skills.

Thanks to this, I almost knew who the remaining knights in the castle were and their level of skill, so this battle was no different from winning.

“By now, they must be having a hard time deciding who to represent. Well, it doesn’t matter who steps up, hahaha.”

The confidence of Knight Commander Luciano showed composure again on the faces of the lords.

At that time, one of the knights wearing a cloak approached Viscount Jayden.

“I hope it’s my turn this time.”

“Oh, if you’d like to come forward, I’d welcome it too. But will you be okay? “Didn’t you want to hide your identity?”

“Why are you here now? I’m starting to get tired of following you around, so I just want to finish the job quickly. “I also want to experience the swordsmanship that is said to be the best in the Kingdom of Ruben.”

At that moment, Viscount Jayden’s eyebrows twitched.

The fact that he was interested in the main swordsmanship of his family after already sparring with his subordinates to a great extent touched his nerves.

‘Hmph, you cheeky bastard. You’ll know when you experience it. Now, my family’s swordsmanship is beneath me.’

However, Viscount Jayden did not try to hide his smile and patted him on the shoulder.

“Please, Sir Graham.”

“Well, let’s deal with it properly and then come back.”

In this way, Viscount Jaden’s camp also completed preparations for the battle, and a full-scale confrontation was now approaching.

* * *

Boom! Quagwang!

“Wow!”

“Kill it!”

The first match was close.

The two knights facing off on the plain were swinging their large two-handed greatswords like toys, creating a large shock wave.

“What happened, Luciano? It doesn’t seem like much has changed since then. Clue.”

bang!

“That’s funny. Are you saying that the Count’s family doesn’t have this much talent? “It’s hot enough to send a dying old man as the representative!”

Quang!

Black Bear Knight Commander Luciano’s great sword spewed out a rough saw-like mana blade that seemed to cut the opponent’s body in half.

But what was actually cut was only an afterimage.

Lord Zeon, who was the vanguard of the Ashton family, was dodging Luciano’s sword with quick movements like a flying squirrel, despite his age of 58.

“I told you over and over again that if you don’t get rid of that angry temper, you won’t succeed. “It’s still the same, Lucy.”

“Shut up old man! I tried to treat him gently out of consideration for his old feelings, but he couldn’t even understand the topic. From now on, I will destroy the swordsmanship of that proud count family!”

In an instant, Luciano’s sword skills changed.

Until now, it had been a slightly modified version of the Ashton family’s sword technique, ‘Bear Crush’, but now it was a sword technique with a completely different texture.

Shuuuung. Awesome!

“Tsk.”

Lord Zeon, who was unable to avoid the sharp sword’s thrust, blocked the attack with his blade, but was pushed back and slipped backwards.

Shoo shoo shoo!

A series of stabs with the great sword flew toward Zeon like a giant drill blade.

‘This…?’

Lord Zeon, who had not taken his eyes off his sword even while being pushed back, seemed to realize something and suddenly plunged his great sword into the ground, spinning his body around and sending out mana blades in the form of drills as if dancing.

Clang.

The ground was torn up as if a whirlpool had scratched through it, and there were scratches on Lord Zeon’s armor, but that was all.

“You did a lot of research. Combining spearmanship with swordsmanship. “It appears to be a spear trick from the Brennan Republic. Am I wrong?”

“The old man is quick to notice. But even if you do that, it’s no use. Just because you know doesn’t mean you can stop it!”

“Well, is that really the case?”

And then the fight began again, and contrary to Luciano’s confident words, Zeon responded appropriately and continued the fight even though it looked close.

There was a reason why Raoul chose Lord Zeon as the vanguard.

‘They clearly know the count’s swordsmanship well, so they must have prepared something similar to a destruction method.’

Of course, since it is a sword technique that has been improved over a thousand years, there is no such thing as a perfect destruction method, but it will be enough to embarrass this side.

To deal with such a situation, an experienced and skilled driver was needed.

So the one I chose was Lord Zeon. He was the vice-captain of the former Golden Bear Knights.

He was well-versed in swordsmanship, to the point where he reached the top level of Expert, and had a lot of experience participating in small-scale local battles and inter-nation knight competition tournaments, so he was a trustworthy knight who could respond to unexpected situations.

However, it had been several years since he retired, and his mana and physical abilities were declining due to his age, so there were some concerns.

But looking at him now, I couldn’t feel that anxiety at all. As if it had been rejuvenated.

‘Hehe, that’s really amazing. It feels like I’m back in my prime.’

Lord Zeon was smiling even though the battle was in full swing.

I couldn’t tell how many years it had been since my body started moving the way I thought it would.

It was thanks to Raoul that he was able to move so freely.

Raoul, who came to visit him before competing, told him a few stories, put his hands together and gave him a ‘blessing’.

Like a messenger from God, a godly energy came from him, and Zeon felt all the pain and fatigue that had been bothering him completely disappear.

Is that all? My muscles gained strength, my mind became clearer, and my body even felt faster.

‘As expected, there was a rumor going around that the youngest Confucius had awakened after receiving God’s blessing, and it turned out to be true.’

In reality, it was thanks to the application of Ravel’s buff magic set such as ‘Strength’ and ‘Haste’ to Raoul’s ‘Aura of Radiance’, but from Zeon’s perspective, it was enough to create the illusion that it was truly a blessing from God.

And the result.

bang! Kwakwang!!

“This is ridiculous! “Has the old man really been rejuvenated?”

The confrontation was already tilting toward Zeon’s advantage.

The irregular swordsmanship was soon discovered and had little effect, and when it came to a pure swordsmanship battle, Luciano was unable to withstand Zeon’s skill and experience.

“You seem to have done quite a bit of research and developed your skills by following Viscount Jayden, but it’s not enough.”

visor!

“What nonsense are you talking about, old man!”

“Put your hand on your heart and think. 16 years since leaving the count’s family. Can you really be confident that you have lived as fiercely as you have lived here?”

Zeon asked, looking with pitiful eyes at the younger member of the knights who was now as old as him.

bang!

“Don’t look at me like that! “Yes, it was a much more rewarding time than being stuck in the countryside dealing with monsters!”

But for some reason, Luciano’s voice seemed unsure.

All of a sudden, the past years flashed through his mind.

Viscount Jayden was a confident and generous man. And above all, there was a lot of money.

As he sold the count’s important territory to a rival family, there was no financial shortage, and the knights who followed him out of the count were treated satisfactorily.

Although I lived a wandering life for a while, I always stayed in luxury hotels and was treated well wherever I went.

Once they finally settled in the city of the Brennan Republic, a more luxurious life awaited them.

He was treated like a true knight, enjoying daily banquets in a splendid and magnificent mansion with beautiful women.

Of course, the training did not stop. In order not to be ignored in other countries, you had to have skills.

And after winning several duels and finally being recognized as an official knight, I was confident.

‘Yes, my choice was right.’

The life of training with sweaty knights all day and taking turns being dispatched to a fortress near Geumyeok and fighting monsters while not being able to sleep properly was something he did not want.

Rather than being treated poorly in such a harsh environment and wasting your energy on useless things like subjugating monsters, developing your swordsmanship through constructive conversations with knights from various countries is more helpful in improving your skills.

He sincerely thought so.

But what does this situation mean now? An old man in his sixties who can’t even defeat one?

This was something wrong.

“I am not wrong!”

Earthworm-like tattoos began to spread all over Luciano’s body under the armor.

(Continued in the next part)