2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 280

280 – Two One-4

Alex Dragonic

As the older brother of Regulus Dragonic, he is the first prince and heir to the current throne.

[More important than the current emperor?]

Although he was old, the current emperor had not experienced a single war like Reinhardt’s senate.

Even though it was a successful war, not only the sense of war but also the degree of crisis was different.

I couldn’t meet them in person, but I heard the stories from Eileen, Lumine, and Princess Anya.

Although he possessed a certain degree of combat ability, he also had outstanding commanding abilities that allowed him to command countless soldiers.

His ability was worthy of recognition in that he captured a high-level demon with only 10 ordinary soldiers.

Even though he was not as good as Marken and Reinhardt, the imperial armory contained high-grade weapons that ordinary knights could not even imagine.

As the prince himself personally invites top-class blacksmiths from each region and personally requests weapons, there are probably quite a few weapons that are at least the same level as those of the Senate.

In the first round, I benefited from the weapons in the arsenal, but at the same time, I also received a great threat from the demon.

[Oh, then you should seduce me.]

The reason the first kingdom was able to grow into an empire was because the corpses of extinct dragons were discovered on the ground and technology for processing them was developed.

The elite unit created from this is the Dragon Knights.

The knights, divided into various colors such as the Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, and Magic Tower, use equipment forged from by-products of the Minimal Dragon.

If you look at the quantity alone, it is obvious that it exceeds Reinhardt.

[I don’t think it will be of any help in dealing with the Demon King himself.]

It may seem like a joke, but it’s actually true.

We can know this because Leo has felt the power of the Demon King himself, more than just being a wise man who has seen the Demon King in person.

Even if thousands of armies were to come with a real Dragon Knight, not a fake one like the Dragon Blood Knight, he could be wiped out within a second by the imperfect incarnation of the Demon King.

Quantity has always been important in battles so far.

Moreover, considering the information obtained so far, it was clear that the most important tool he was looking for was within the imperial family.

Not long after I sent this message to all my colleagues.

***

“Please don’t touch my wife. “Prince Alex.”

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Leonardo said so.

At the moment when the conversation with Prince Alex continued exquisitely in the heat of the banquet, he so resolutely slapped his hand away.

“…Leo…Leo?”

Aria couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

If it had been any other time, she would have been so struck by the force that she would have been unable to react properly and would have been making fun of her.

She could not understand or agree with it at this point.

“…Is…That’s how it happens?”

Even Prince Alex, who boasts a generous personality, suddenly had to ask in a dumbfounded voice.

As much as he was uncomfortable with his younger brother Regulus’ relationships with women, he couldn’t help but be even more dumbfounded because he had a safer approach when it came to women.

That’s right.

[No, is touching the hilt of a sword considered s*xual harassment?]

Prince Alex, as a collector and lover of weapons, simply said that he wanted to see the hero’s holy sword, which is said to be a sacred item.

Even Aria planned to show the holy sword as a reason to talk about it without any discomfort.

Leo knew that too.

‘…I made a mistake…!’

Even though I knew it, I unconsciously, more than instinctively, became jealous of the contact of the ‘outcast man’.

After she found out that Black Aria was inside her holy sword, she somehow felt like the naked body of the holy sword’s body.

‘…Such a pathetic mistake…’

It was probably such an ugly sight that even Black Arya inside the Holy Sword could not laugh at it.

This cannot be passed off as an excuse like the devil’s curse like in the case of Raynald, so her face naturally becomes filled with shame.

＜…hehehehe…You say that…What should I do…＞

In fact, the black Aria inside the holy sword was dyed redder than Leo’s face, not to mention being attacked.

Her usual icy cold attitude melted away like a female.

‘…Ugh…’

Baek Aria couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, as if she was pathetic.

In the end, she proudly preached that she was sacrificing for the greater good, but she showed off her passion for Leo, so she couldn’t help but be shocked.

However, it was not an outright insult in the sense that Leo’s embarrassed appearance, which showed jealousy as an impulse, was sufficiently provocative.

‘…While adding more.’

Only contempt.

＜…Huh…Hmm…＞

Black Aria also cleared her throat in her mental world, as if she was slightly embarrassed.

As expected, the more severe the resonance, the more difficult it is to control emotions.

As the day comes to select the Holy Sword again, the resonance becomes stronger.

＜’…Everything back then…’＞

“hahahaha!! I understand! Rather, I saw it again! A true warrior thinks of Mugu as a demi-god!”

At the moment when Black Aria was lost in thought again, Leonardo had apologized and made up for his rudeness to Prince Alex.

Although it was a spark that could have turned into a big problem, Leo’s speaking skills in resolving misunderstandings without any problems were worthy of being called excellent.

“It’s a little surprising that you think of your wife’s armor as her wife’s half body, but it’s also not incomprehensible.”

Prince Alex let out a grinning smile that was reminiscent of a dwarf. It could be assumed that his commanding ability would probably come from this interpersonal personality.

“As expected, the rumor that he was carrying a holy sword doesn’t seem to be false.”

At the same time, he has keen information and intuition.

Before he was a warrior, he was the king’s heir.

I easily noticed how Reinhardt solved the problem of the Demon King’s vessel.

Because he was such a threat, he was quickly killed by the Demon King.

“I sometimes feel like the imperial weapon is my lover. “Even though it is not as pure as a holy sword, when a metal of high purity shines pure white, I cannot envy the whiteness of any beautiful woman.”

[…He’s a formidable swordsman too, isn’t he?]

When the wise man heard Alex’s theory, he frowned and clicked his tongue.

As much as he is a true magician, he is a man with little romantic interest.

Aside from understanding his mistake, Leo himself also agreed with Alex’s theory.

There are not many people who know the romance of the reflected light that comes out when sharpening a sword blade from a hard whetstone to a soft whetstone.

If we had met him in the first round, I thought he might have been friendly like Rios.

“Then can you show me the armory?”

Even if it wasn’t the main topic, it was important content.

It is still just a guess, but based on his experience and intuition, he decided that the most important material to him would be in the arsenal.

‘And if it’s a unique magic right now, just looking through the arsenal can be helpful enough.’

After combining the unique magic I received from Black Tower Master Bernan with the unique magic I created, I feel like testing it out in real life.

If you can use it perfectly in actual combat, you will be able to completely solve one of your biggest shortcomings, beyond lack of mana.

“That must be difficult right now. We have strengthened security at strategic locations as there have been many unfortunate incidents recently. “As this is a request from a knight I trust, I cannot make the decision alone.”

I tried it just in case, but it was rejected as it was just me.

However, he was able to obtain information about the person he was interested in, so he was not disappointed yet.

“If that driver is…”

“He’s coming now. The introduction was late. “I said I would really like to meet you sometime.”

Following Alex’s words, he turned his head and saw a young knight heading this way.

Like Prince Alex, a hero who was not seen in the first episode, but is active in the current era.

“It is an honor to meet you. “My name is Lewis Edmond, the imperial knight under Alex’s direct command.”

Lewis Edmond was a genius knight known to the public as being of the same type as himself.

Although he comes from a family of fallen knights, Louis joined the Imperial Knights at the age of seventeen and soon caught the eye of Alex and quickly rose to prominence.

And at the same time.

“…I see. We are also honored. “Chief Louis Edmond.”

He was a person of interest, with Leo and even Ariasviel on guard.

‘…I said he was someone who didn’t appear at all in the first episode…’

Ariasviel looked at Louis’ appearance and remembered Leo’s warning. Now that his memory has been strengthened, the imperial knight named ‘Lewis Edmond’ does not exist in Leonardo’s memories.

Even though he is close to the age of a boy, his physical training has grown to its limit. Although he was weaker than himself, Leo, and other Reinhardts, his skills were shown to be sufficiently superior.

Not just Black Aria, but even White Aria was an expert who was trained to the point where she could tell with her sixth sense.

“Is archery your specialty?”

While carefully observing the person of interest, Leo slowly made observations about Lewis.

You can check whether demonic energy is in your body just by looking at your stride, breathing rate, hand posture and habits, and muscle distribution.

“Yes, that’s right. Although my skills are lacking compared to Leonardo.”

Finding out that archery is a specialty is part of that.

Because of his age, he was able to find out more details, but observation was originally Leo’s specialty.

‘…It’s not a mine. ‘But not.’

Because there was also a major exception called Jeoktapju, we still could not feel at ease.

Even though she was human, she took care of her own safety and carried out her black magic cloning research behind her back.

In some cases, the demon king could immediately obtain demonic energy through a contract, making such a double life possible.

‘…I can’t be at ease at all.’

“It’s not good to be too humble. “Your sniping skills are so predictable that they hit the target.”

Because of that, she had no choice but to look even more intently.

“…”

“…Sir Lewis? Are you okay? “You haven’t said anything since a while ago.”

Because we had to keep in mind when and where the devil would not appear.

After looking intently at Aria and Leo’s faces for a moment, Louis briefly opened his mouth.

“Once again, I think you two are a good pair. “When I saw it in person, I felt even more trust and emotion, and I was in a daze without realizing it.”

Aria and Leonardo simultaneously conveyed it to Aurors.

Really, coincidentally, it was just a time when I was praising the couple’s beauty.

Leo resolved his suspicions about betrayal by giving permission to the armory, and Aria only resolved her suspicions about demonic energy with the improved mana sensitivity of elemental magic.

“I see. If you admit it that way, then of course I can allow you to show me the arsenal. But.”

Alex could not refuse without one condition. Seeing the black armor on Leo’s arm stimulated Prince Alex’s curiosity as a collector.

“I’m talking about that bracelet. It seems to be a variable weapon that I’ve only heard about through rumors. Can you possibly touch it? “It is my personal wish.”

In exchange for seeing and copying all the weapons in the armory.

The test involves having the wise man touch the black stone once or twice.

There is nothing to hesitate or think about.

“Yes, of course.”

“Ha… Thank you. “To transform and expand so quickly into the shape of a long sword… Wow…”

Alex touched the black stone as if possessed by something. He had been moving his fingertips for over five minutes, forgetting to ask his father, the emperor, to congratulate him on the banquet announcing the new warrior, wise man, and saint.

It may seem a little unpleasant, but as a weapons expert and enthusiast, it is a feeling I can fully understand.

A vested weapon that can instantly change into the desired form, it was truly a dream weapon for a martial arts master like myself.

“It’s so beautiful… I can’t ignore the holy sword, but it’s so strong yet soft… I can feel the pulse like a life…”

Slap…!

At that hand gesture, Aria suddenly slapped the prince’s hand away.

“…Don’t touch my husband like that.”

＜…Such obscenity…＞

Black Aria could feel more shame in her heart than White Aria’s mistake.

‘…I can’t believe you had such dirty imaginations in Leo’s armor…’

No matter how much you use a weapon for contraception…

No matter how strong Leo’s longsword is, it…

＜…I am devastated…!＞

Fortunately, Black Aria, who is experiencing the side effects of resonance, criticizes him as if looking in a mirror.

Alex laughed off this situation as well.

That was partly because Alex had very generous ideas about weapons.

More than that, there was a big reason why I wanted to make a good impression as much as possible on a genius of two centuries who freely used such a powerful weapon.

Leo was sure that if such a leader had been alive, the empire would not have collapsed like that.