How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 293
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Episode 293
Kwajik-!
“Ugh, gulp…!”
dump.
Lianus, who was taking a short break from his swordsmanship training, stared blankly at the knight who had fallen to the ground. He was the last of the thirty.
Excluding His Majesty’s direct knights and Sir Evan, there were only 50 royal knights who could handle Aura, so more than half of them were currently incapacitated for combat.
And that all in just 5 minutes.
Nihil stared down at the knights who had fallen due to mana exhaustion and shook his head in disappointment. It seemed that their skills were not up to par.
“…Ruth, why on earth are the knights falling?”
My brother, who was seeing the training for the first time, asked me strangely. On the surface, all Nihil had done was to line up thirty knights, wrap auras around their swords, and then take turns hitting the swords with a regular iron bar.
“Brother, this is a manpower training to forcefully disrupt the aura. The knights are currently out of mana.”
But even Rianus was a little puzzled. When Sir Evan was training the manpower, they didn’t fall down like this.
Lianus stabbed the knight who had barely managed to withstand the fourth blow, then turned his head to Evan.
“Yes, the training that Evan Sir receives from Neil is similar to this, right?”
“Yes. He’s been watching over me lately. I hate to admit it, but I guess it’s thanks to his training that my skills have improved so quickly.”
“……!”
At those words, not only the knights who had been watching, but even the knights who had collapsed like corpses, all turned their heads in surprise. It seemed that they thought Nihil’s training was a shortcut to becoming a Sword Master.
“Did Evan collapse like this at first?”
“…I held out nine times…….”
Evan said that and smiled a little awkwardly. At the time, he had been upset that he could only last ten times, but it felt strange to see the other knights not even lasting five times.
“Maybe the lynx guy was a little lenient.”
Dori dori.
“No! Sir Evan is amazing! He is truly my knight!”
“…You compliment me, Your Majesty.”
“Oh my gosh, I’m all turned on, ahh!”
At that moment, Ariel, who was running around the training ground, fell to the ground with a thud. The knights around him were seen flinching, but Ariel got up as fast as he could and ran again.
I was worried that I might fall down in the middle, but it seems I was just worried.
Although it seemed like he spent most of his training time and walked more than he ran, it was a huge improvement for Aryl, who had been living in bed, to be able to run ten laps around the vast training grounds.
“Thank you for your hard work, Ariel.”
“Aryl, now, get out of here.”
“Go, huh, thank you, princes!”
Aril was panting, but he smiled brightly. For now, he seemed content with just being able to run.
“Uh…, but is the training all over…?”
Aril asked tremblingly as he looked at the knights lying on the ground. The knights tried to get up, perhaps because their pride was hurt, but it was not easy, and most of them fell back down.
“Dalian…, I wanted to see it…….”
As Ariel muttered in disappointment, relief appeared on the faces of the fallen knights. It seemed that they were thankful that they had not been caught after being struck down with a few iron bars.
“Ariel, did you miss the training?”
“Yeah. Aren’t you going to train, oppa? I want to see what happens when you come too.”
“…Aura is dangerous, so I don’t use it much when sparring…”
Evan scratched his head as if he was having a hard time. If it was just a duel, it might be okay, but if he fought with his aura on, he might hurt his opponent. He had difficulty controlling his strength due to the recent increase in mana.
Still, he could show his Aura, so Evan infused mana into his bracelet and summoned Ladere.
“…! Is that sword the very one that the Great King gave me…?”
“The blade glows mysteriously. Is that really not covered in aura?”
“Where on earth were you keeping it?”
There was a commotion as he summoned the sword. Evan swung it lightly after glancing at Ladere, freeing his body.
It was the first time that he had named something himself. Of course, he had simply chosen a word he liked from the phrases engraved on the sword… … .
‘What does it say here?’
‘It means carving the goddess of the moon.’
‘… I see.’
The more I look at it, the more I like it. Although I have yet to call out the sword’s name in front of anyone…
“Oppa, you’re so cool! What’s that shiny thing?”
“…It’s just the blade reflecting sunlight, Aryl.”
What’s odd is that this blade reflects sunlight but not moonlight.
“Brother, can I take a closer look?”
“okay.”
Even though I hadn’t done anything yet, Ariel looked at me with shining eyes. I felt embarrassed for some reason.
“Come and show me quickly!”
At Aryl’s urging, Evan pretended to be helpless and surrounded himself with aura. Whereas the previous aura layer had been large and splendid like a flame, it now looked like a thin film of water.
“Is that the Sword Master’s aura…?”
“Well… I guess it’s nothing special.”
“Did you do it? It’s blurry so I can’t see it well.”
“You’re stupid. It’s not that it’s blurry, it’s that it’s so thin and transparent that you can’t see it. Don’t go around telling people you’re a royal knight. It’s embarrassing.”
“What? Are you done talking?”
“If you want to fight, go fight. And it’s stupid.”
‘… Now that I think about it, it might seem like nothing special to people who don’t know anything.’
“……?”
As expected, Ariel was still staring blankly at me. It seemed like she still hadn’t felt mana and couldn’t tell the difference properly.
When I had no choice but to spread the aura in a big and flashy way, only then did I start to get a response.
“Wow! Oppa, it’s sparkly!”
“Big, ahem.”
The knights who had been snickering at the child’s innocent reaction only then came to their senses and straightened their posture.
“Can’t you show us how to fight?”
“Dalian…, do you want to see it?”
“huh!”
“then…….”
Evan had no choice but to look around to find someone to spar with. Naturally, there were many people around who wanted to spar with the Sword Master.
“Sir Evan, if you need someone, how about me?”
“I may not be able to help you, but I can help you.”
“I want to volunteer too! Please teach me!”
“Me, me too!”
Most of them were either curious about the realm of Sword Master or were trying to learn something…
“If it’s okay, would you like to do it with me?”
“Hey, you’re the Sword Master, so 1-on-1 is too much. How about we just go at it as a group?”
“Hahaha, I’ll be embarrassed if I lose in front of my little brother, so please save some face.”
“Hey, let me hit the Sword Master too.”
“…….”
It wasn’t always well-intentioned.
‘I guess it seemed easy when I became a sword master.’
It was not that I did not understand the feelings of those people. After all, the only person I could compare myself to was the Duke, who was the only sword master in the kingdom.
He himself did not have the status or power of a duke, nor did he have the experience, nor did he have the characteristic sense of intimidation or nobility. In their eyes, he was still just a commoner.
‘… I guess it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just crush it now.’
It wouldn’t be that difficult if the Master, Vice-Captain, or His Majesty’s direct escort knights weren’t involved in the melee.
Damn it.
Evan put Ladere into his bracelet and chose a sword. If he wins using Ladere, there will definitely be people who say nonsense that he won because he liked the sword.
“Those who want to tear my face, come at me all at once.”
“Are you serious……”
“Well, if you don’t do this, will you even be able to reach me?”
With a light provocation, the three men stepped forward, trembling and holding swords.
“There are only loaches.”
Evan checked his opponent and clicked his tongue. It was only natural that those who were proud of their own skills would not want to win in a melee.
Among those who collapsed due to mana exhaustion, there were a few who were trembling, but they judged that they would not be able to do even one person’s share of the melee, so they just glared at them and did not step forward.
“Come on, you magpies.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the guys rushed at me at the same time. They each hit me with a punch and I fell down in an instant.
“…Is it the end?”
… You didn’t even use a sword? Ariel, who was looking at the knights rolling around on the floor, looked up at me as if to ask if this was right. The disappointment reflected in the child’s eyes was clear.
“ah!”
Then Ariel clapped her hands as if she realized something.
“My brother acted to make himself look strong!”
“…….”
“You don’t have to worry about me! I won’t be disappointed even if you lose. I just want to see a proper swordsmanship duel!”
“…….”
“Thank you for thinking of me though!”
“…….”
Sometimes, a child’s innocence can be the cruelest thing.
The Songsari, who were watching Ariel bow her head in gratitude, could neither deny nor confirm it, so they just looked at each other and quietly went back to the group. Somehow, I felt sorry for them.
“Brother, are you doing it again?”
“…Then…, next person…?”
“…….”
Evan had no choice but to look for his next sparring partner. However, perhaps because he felt burdened by the need to satisfy his child, no one willing to step forward came forward.
“Evan, if you don’t mind, can you try it with me, …?”
Thump, thump, thump. Chuck.
“……?”
At the very moment when the teacher was about to step forward, a small white thing confidently walked out and held up a sword in front of me.
“Oh, is an angel dealing with you?”
Nod.
The cat pounded its chest as if asking me to leave it to it.
“But the angel is still small… What if he gets hurt?”
Dori dori dori.
“Aryl, Neil is very strong, so it’s okay.”
Nod.
White-crowned Crown nodded as if to agree with that statement.
Evan looked a little nervous for some reason and looked carefully beyond the black cotton. The guy’s eyes were not the usual black, but a mysteriously shining white, as if he was looking at Mana.
“…Come here. I’ll tie your hair for you.”
Unlike his frolicsome behavior, the guy’s expression through the cotton swab seemed quite serious, so Evan felt a little uneasy and grabbed Nihil’s messy hair.
His hair wasn’t much of a hindrance to him, but he was very self-conscious about it.
‘Do you plan on showing off your skills in front of other guys? …?’
The lynx guy was said to have drained the knights of their mana, but on the outside, all he did was swing his iron bar roughly.
The knights who were hit probably thought that the iron bar had some kind of function rather than considering the lynx to be a skilled person. It is certain because as soon as the guy put down the iron bar, everyone started trying to touch it.
“…Are you okay?”
Evan asked worriedly. The guy doesn’t like to be in the front. No, he doesn’t like to be known. You can tell by the way he uses others to solve things even though he can do it all himself.
Of course, things are a bit messed up now and he’s known as a great wizard, but he hasn’t actually shown his magical abilities to the public, and his image was greatly tarnished by the mess he caused at the princes’ birthday banquet, so his abilities were greatly diminished.
But now, if you show swordsmanship skills that surpass the Sword Master, it will definitely not go quietly.
‘There must have been a reason why you hid your skills until now… … .’
“Okay, everything’s tied up.”
As I braided her hair tightly so that it wouldn’t get in the way, the lynx twisted the braids around his fingers and then spread his arms and hugged my neck tightly as if he was grateful.
“…Oh my.”
Evan thought it was a little disgusting that the little cat was acting like a child in front of such a truly old man, but soon he snickered and hugged him back.
It was right after that.
“Attack with the determination to kill.”
An eerie whisper was heard.