Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1490



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Episode 1490. Count Rade’s swordsmanship is so excellent?

Elio said to Count Larva Omar’s uncertain attitude.

“The tiger of Bailem has become much weaker?”

“It’s all old news. It’s been a long time since I became a toothless tiger.”

“Hey, why are you saying such humble things, Sword Master?”

“… … .”

Count Omar looked away with a complicated expression.

When Elio saw that, he became worried about Count Omar.

It is often said of someone who is discouraged that they are “lost before the fight.”

In Elio’s view, Count Omar was like that.

It is obvious how the fight with Count Jurgen Rade will end.

“What happened?”

When Elio asked seriously, Count Omar opened his mouth with difficulty.

“I’ve told you before. If I was the sword of the First Prince, then Count Nebula Aximus was the sword of the Second Prince.”

“Yes, I remember.”

“Unlike me, who only uses force, Count Aximus is a person who excels at propaganda.”

“Propaganda… … .”

Elio felt uncomfortable with those words.

This is because I thought of propaganda as ‘hiding behind people’s backs and playing with them.’

“Do you remember Viscount Milo Walker? The man who tried to assassinate me… .”

“yes.”

Elio nodded.

Count Walker was a man who served under Count Omar and then betrayed him.

It seemed like only yesterday that I had saved Count Omar from being killed by Viscount Walker.

“But now it has been changed to the fact that I betrayed Viscount Walker. The betrayed Viscount Walker has taken refuge with Count Aximus.”

“omg.”

“There are even rumors going around that I am planning to eliminate Count Gerald Logan and absorb the Count Logan faction. As a result, I have lost contact with Count Logan.”

“You think that kind of nonsense will work?”

“It’s been years since the nobles on Earl Logan’s side distanced themselves from me. Now, they’re allies and enemies alike, and they can’t help but feel impatient to catch me. Hehe.”

Count Omar laughed heartily.

Completely isolated from the electoral agitation that lasted for five whole years.

―Count Omar betrayed his subordinate and tried to kill him.

―After becoming the Swordmaster, he returned to Balem to seize power.

―Count Omar began to win over the nobles on Count Logan’s side.

―Count Omar criticized Count Logan as an incompetent and stubborn old mule.

―When Count Omar failed to rape Count Logan’s concubine, he killed her and made it look like an accident.

―The nobles on Earl Logan’s side secretly swore allegiance to Earl Omar.

―There can’t be two tigers on the same mountain. In the end, only one of the two, Count Logan or Count Omar, will survive.

―Count Omar even tries to kill Count Logan, who took him in when he was cornered.

Count Omar was once called the Tiger of Balem, but now he is nothing more than a greedy monster.

Unlike before, the Sword Master is not an absolute being.

If you get hit by Thanatos properly, you die before you can even draw your sword, so your power is not what it used to be.

Still, his honor as a knight remained.

That pride in having reached the ultimate position with a sword.

However, Count Aximus trampled on the knight’s pride with false propaganda.

After five long years of false propaganda, Count Omar was left feeling discouraged.

There is a saying, “Three people make a tiger.”

The saying goes, “When three people gather, they can create a tiger out of nothing,” meaning, “If you repeat a lie enough times, it will be believed to be true.”

Count Omar was helpless against Count Aximus’ false propaganda.

Elio suddenly remembered what had happened in the stagecoach.

“Count Jurgen Rade is a great knight who started out as a mercenary and rose to become a great nobleman.”

“Oh, you must be a great sword master?”

“They say he is the best in practical swordsmanship on the continent. How great is his swordsmanship, which he acquired while living as a mercenary? He also became a sword master over ten years ago. They say that Count Omar is an opponent that cannot be defeated.”

“Is that it?”

“If they were to compete purely with swordsmanship, wouldn’t even Count Lagoa be his match?”

A merchant named Michael clearly said so.

It is said that the upper management who frequented Count Aximus’ house said such a thing.

At first, I was just annoyed by the nonsense, but when I saw Count Omar, it didn’t seem like a simple problem.

“I told you that I was talking to a merchant on the stagecoach.”

“yes.”

“The merchant said this. If they fought purely with swordsmanship, even Count Lagoa would be no match for Count Lade. When I looked into the source of those words, I found out it was Count Aximus.”

“I heard that too. It seems that Count Aximus was trying to promote Count Lade. Are you offended?”

“I just thought that maybe it wasn’t all.”

“Are you saying there is another intention?”

“I wonder if they are after me as well. If they thought I could get involved because I am close to Sir Omar… …. Isn’t this a provocation to try and stick with them without relying on the spirit? What do you think?”

“Hmm! Now that I hear you say it, it doesn’t seem completely impossible.”

“Right?”

“Considering Lord Lagoa’s age… … I would think that Count Lade’s combat experience is overwhelmingly greater.”

The source of power for both the Sword Master and the Grand Master is spirit or mana.

Excluding spirits and mana, victory or defeat is determined by physical ability and swordsmanship proficiency.

Given Count Rade’s combat experience, it would not have been surprising if he had won against the young Grand Master.

Of course, Count Lagoa is an exception.

Count Omar looked at Count Lagoa with ambiguous eyes.

Even though five years have passed, he still has a youthful face that makes him look like he’s in his mid to late twenties.

He has aged noticeably over the past five years, yet he looks the same as before.

‘I wonder if Sir Lagoa never ages?’

But soon he shook his head.

Because it is entirely possible for someone in their thirties to look like they are in their twenties.

Elio asked him,

“Why? Do you think Sir Omar would lose if I didn’t use my spirit?”

“No. Sir Lagoa’s face is the same as it was five years ago… … I briefly had the absurd thought, ‘Has Sir Lagoa aged?’ Then and now, Sir Lagoa still looks young.”

If Count Omar had dug deeper, he might have discovered Elio’s secret.

However, Count Omar did not ask any further questions because he thought Count Lagoa looked young.

“I think it’s because I changed my body a bit too much when I became a Grand Master. But you still haven’t answered my question.”

“Oh, you asked if Sir Lagoa, who doesn’t use his spirit, would lose to Count Lade?”

“yes.”

“How humble. Sir Lagoa’s swordsmanship is beyond the realm of actual combat. If they had seen Sir Lagoa use a sword, Count Aximus’ camp would not have said such things.”

Count Omar received swordsmanship instruction directly or indirectly from Elio in the past.

That’s why he knew Elio’s swordsmanship better than anyone else.

Even if Count Lade trains his whole life, he will never be able to reach Count Lagoa.

“Then, Sir Omar? Are you not confident that you can defeat Count Rade?”

“Ha! Rather than saying I have no confidence… … it would be more accurate to say that I have lost even the will to fight.”

“If you fight Count Lade with that kind of frame of mind… … even Sir Omar will have a hard time winning.”

“… … .”

Count Omar did not refute Elio’s cool criticism.

The outcome of the duel was actually somewhat anticipated.

Because Count Rade is not an opponent you can defeat when your mind is broken.

As the mood grew heavy, Elio changed the subject.

The rest was up to Count Omar to decide.

The two reminisced about events from five years ago and talked about things they had not been able to talk about before.

Even though quite some time had passed, the story of the two people showed no sign of ending.

Elio, who had experienced both the bitter and sweet of life, and Count Omar, who was approaching seventy, talked well like friends.

A twisted life story of losing loved ones and being betrayed by acquaintances.

The two had so much in common.

If five years ago he was an ‘adventure companion’, now he is like a ‘friend who shares my heart’.

Their conversation continued until dinner.

The next day.

After noon, the nobles of Balem began to flock to the castle.

The meeting between Count Lagoa, the Grand Master, and Count Omar was leaked out.

Not only Count Gerald Logan, who had not visited for a while, but also his political enemies Count Paul Hermann, Count Nebula Aximus, and Count Jurgen Rade came to visit.

Central hall.

The atmosphere in the central hall where the great nobles of Balem gathered was strangely chilly.

This is because the two major political powers of the Kingdom of Balem have gathered in one place.

Since they were political forces with murderous intent toward their opponents, their gazes were not kind.

Still, no one had a fit because they were in front of Count Lagoa.

It was natural, considering the eccentricity of Count Lagoa, which was well known to the world.

The time for the words of wisdom passed in the blink of an eye, and silence fell over the room.

Elio, sitting at the head table, turned his gaze toward Count Logan.

Judging by the anxious look on his face and the way he rolled his eyes, it seemed like he thought of this place as a tiger’s den.

Just by looking at it, you could tell how much he distrusted Count Omar.

‘Tch! How pathetic.’

I was shocked that he had gotten caught up in such a false operation and distanced himself from Count Omar.

Then he turned his head to the other side.

The faces of Count Paul Hermann, Count Nebula Aximus, and Count Jürgen Rade were visible.

Count Aximus resembles the cold-hearted and stern-looking Jegal Seung-un, the commander of the Cheonjimaeng.

‘Do all smart people look like that?’

I didn’t like it anyway, but I hate it even more now.

Elio, who was looking back and forth between Count Aximus and Count Rade, suddenly said.

“Count Aximus.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Count Aximus, despite being of the same rank, treated himself as a subordinate.

“I heard a strange rumor while I was riding in a carriage.”

“What kind of rumor are you talking about?”

Count Aximus’ face hardened slightly with tension.

“Is Count Lade’s swordsmanship that great? What did he say? That even Count Lagoa couldn’t match Count Lade in pure swordsmanship? I heard the merchants say that from Count Aximus’s house… … Is that right?”

For a moment, the eyes of the great nobles all turned to Count Aximus.

While Count Logan’s side has a suspenseful expression, Count Herman’s side has a very tense look on their faces.

“I think the merchants have misunderstood something. They say Count Rade’s swordsmanship is excellent, but how can he compare to Your Excellency, the Grand Master?”

Elio looked at Count Aximus with a sullen face.

It seems that he did say something that could be misunderstood, as he did not deny the statement itself.

“You’re not saying that such a thing never happened. Let me hear what you mean about the misunderstanding.”

As Elio hung on, Count Aximus thought to himself, ‘Oh no!’

I thought it would pass if I just said it was a misunderstanding, but I didn’t expect them to dig into it like that.

‘A person who is like a Grand Master is quite persistent.’