The Duke stood in a fool's stance, and it really made want to scoff at him. Fool's stance may appear foolish and full of openings, but in reality, it was exactly the opposite.
To think that he was standing in a fool's stance ant only one thing; the Duke provoked . When soone stood in that stance, never ever foolishly charged at them, you could die.
Allowed to make an example. Here, I made a simple cut and--fuck. I quickly evaded as he thrust his sword directed at my throat. Damn. His speed was not a joke.
"Smart moves."
I didn't know if he was praising or just mocking . I gripped my sword tighter and stood in long point guard.
"Make sure to cover your sword with mana."
I hastily channeled my mana into the sword at the Duke's warning. He raised his sword and so did I. The mont our swords collided; our swords bound.
I could feel heavy pressure on the sword as he tried to control the bound. No matter how much I poured my mana into the sword, I couldn't win the bound. The longer bound took, I felt my hands beco numb and more number. This explained just how big our power gap was.
I tilted my wrist to turn the sword's surface from edge to flat and parried his sword away. I imdiately distanced myself. I glanced down and saw my hands trembling due to the impact.
"Where do you think you're looking!"
And with that, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder and I kissed the ground. My sword was thrown away when I fell. It was just a split second, and now I was lying on the ground.
"If you're on the battlefield, you will surely die."
I sat and looked up only to find Gideon staring at with his mad eyes. Well, I had to admit that I made a mistake there.
"Stand. Pick up your sword."
I did as he told and channeled my mana to my Earth Elental. A magic circle was ford on the ground under my sword. The earth beneath my fallen sword soared up and sent the sword flying toward . I caught the sword skillfully and Gideon could be heard muttering.
"Cheeky bastard."
"Pardon?"
He clucked his tongue and turned his back, walking away from . So, why didn't I use my Elental? The answer was obvious, I was currently practicing Weapon Art, so using Elental was not allowed.
"En garde!"
I poured mana into my sword. Gideon was standing a few ters away facing and we were both in long point guard stances.
He stepped forward to thrust and I responded by parrying. As his sword bounced, he instantly recovered and made a cut towards . I hastened my movent and parried his attack.
--Bang!
Every ti my sword deflected his attack, his sword would co back at at rapid speed. Not only faster but more powerful.
--Bang! --Bang! --Bang!
His attack power increased every mont our swords clashed. I kept getting pushed while parrying his attack. Well, it was because I wanted his sword to stay away from my face.
--Bang! --Bang! --Bang!
Sohow it was really annoying. My hands beco numb once more. Just how to distance myself from this madman? Co on! Think! Wait--
'I guess there is a way, it's quite risky, but I think it's worth trying.'
I saw his sword coming and as usual, I parried the sword but before his sword could strike , instead of being ready to deflect his sword, this ti I thrust my sword aid at his wrist that was holding the sword, and the result...
I kissed the ground again. I heaved a deep sigh as I sat. I could vividly feel the sting of pain in my shoulders. That was why I called the move a little risky.
"Stand up. Pick up your sword."
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I was thrown to the ground, again and again. I had lost count of it. My breath beca rough because I ran out of stamina and mana. Now I wonder, did he really want to see my improvent, or did he just want to beat black and blue? I forced myself to stand--
"Let's call it a day."
I straightened my back and t his cyan eyes. He looked at like I was an interesting creature once again, which was disturbing.
"Also, I'm going back to my fief. There's sothing that needs to be done and I will be back, probably in a month."
"I understand. Thank you for today's lesson."
Ah, damn. I said it wrong. I should have said, 'Thank you for beating black and blue.'
The Duke nodded.
"Your assignnt for a month is Bow, try to increase your Bow's accuracy."
"I understand."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
With that, Gideon left the training ground. After making sure that he was no longer to be seen, I plopped my body to the ground. Damn. My body hurt a lot!
"Your Highness! Please stand up!"
"Your Highness, you should not be lying on the ground!"
"Your Highness, please be mindful of your actions!"
'Urg. Just why are they so noisy?'
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The cup scattered the mont it landed on the floor. A black-haired woman stood angrily.
"Why is that little shit always making a fuss in the Imperial Palace?!"
Her chest jerked up and down, she was in her uncontrollable anger. Her golden eyes shone brightly with pure rage.
"So what if he is a genius or a prodigy?! My son is the eldest!"
"But still, the Emperor hasn't announced who will be the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing it, the woman beca even more furious and threw the refreshnt plates to the ground.
"Just when will he stop humiliating like this?!"
The man in front of her remained silent. She closed her eyes and exhaled a deep breath before sitting down on the couch. After collecting herself, she looked at the man again.
"Just keep watch over him. I will throw the bait, and when there's a chance..."
The woman leaned her back on the couch.
"Completely dispose of him."
"I understand."
Unbeknownst to them, a boy who had a similar appearance to the woman stood in front of the closed door outside the room. He had listened to everything.
He stared at the door with his cold and indifferent eyes before moving his feet and walking away.
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