Another was the elent of "Sword Skill," which, after being refined through countless practices, could be sublimated into a "Secret Sword," possessing a terrifyingly destructive effect.
Even though Olivia did not possess the elent of the Secret Sword, her refined swordsmanship remained the foundation of her hand-to-hand combat.
Therefore, even if Kael did not use Magic Silk Thread and weapons in close combat, and Olivia likewise did not use weapons, her disadvantage would actually be greater.
Kael was acutely aware of this, so after that battle, he did not refute Olivia's statent.
Because he had already guessed that Olivia's strength, or at least her strength at her peak, must have been the sa as his past life, if not surpassing it by quite a bit.
Kael felt that he was not so arrogant as to think he had no need to listen to lessons from a legendary ntor.
"Also… master, during that battle, I had a vague feeling that she had noticed , who was still digesting the Scarlet Dream Blade at the ti.
She ca because of ."
Kael fell into silence for a mont, feeling that such a possibility did indeed exist.
When he was in the Royal Capital, he nearly ran into Olivia as soon as he went out on the streets. If it wasn't a coincidence, then Olivia had likely sensed sothing unusual about him and had co specifically for that reason.
"Having our secret exposed could be troubleso, master. That woman is not easy to kill; I don't think we can defeat her," Aister murmured, pouting.
"There's no need to worry about that. Since such a precious gemstone was given to , I can try to trust this mysterious sister," Kael replied.
…
anwhile, inside Lion Heart Castle.
Flandre watched Kael leave Lion Heart Castle by carriage, heading towards the nobility district, then after a long ti, she turned to the person sitting on the giant iron throne and said:
"Father, do we really not need to stop Sister Olivia? Strictly speaking, she shouldn't intervene in the internal power transition within the Duchy of Engilance.
Moreover… we all know her condition, she is no longer suitable to use the Slicing Gemstone. Using the Slicing Gemstone again would cause her too much harm.
After all, what happened that year…"
On the iron throne, the Duke of Lion Heart closed his eyes in contemplation, then after a while, he opened his eyes and said coldly:
"It's fine, Olivia is a true warrior. The mont she raised her sword to slaughter her enemies, she was prepared to be killed by others.
Sotis, if you don't die at the peak of your life, dying on the way down can be regarded as not too bad."
"She handed her past weapon to Kael, it looks like she's not too insecure about Kael's strength!" Flandre said with a light laugh.
Indeed, Olivia had left in too much haste. If she had t with Kael, just like Flandre had, she wouldn't have so many apprehensions.
"Sister Olivia's thoughts are truly unique. Does she think our Kael is a trouble magnet, bound to get into unmanageable problems, so she decided to give her beloved disciple a special gift? Like, perhaps… the life of the fiancé she favored?"
The Duke of Lion Heart remained silent.
He didn't care about these matters.
As the actual ruler of the Engilance Duchy, he was very clear that giving up his position would be easy, but whether the person who took over could stay alive was an unknown.
His children and descendants definitely couldn't be considered weak, but there weren't many who could be called geniuses either.
His youngest daughter, Flandre, was one, but she did not have the will for it.
His youngest son was another, but he was already dead.
Anthony was one as well, but he was the swordsman for the "Bright Star" project and could not be involved in the ducal competition.
Another descendant was now on a mission for the federation, unable to show up for a long ti.
If one had to say… Campbell actually had a chance, if he hadn't suffered that blow in the past.
But now, it was all too late.
In these circumstances, the Duchy had beco a ss, and those who could inherit it were now mostly on special missions, Flandre included.
That's why he had chosen to implent Plan B.
To choose a temporary substitute.
This greatly widened the range of choices.
Substitutes didn't need to consider how to enhance their strength.
What they needed to do was to dutifully develop the strength of Engilance Duchy, and then step down when the ti ca, leaving the position to soone more suitable.
As for whether his children agreed… The Duke of Lion Heart was well aware that they would have to agree even if they didn't.
Because if they didn't step down, others would make them.
Like Kael.
Like himself.
The weak who sit in that position commit a sin just by breathing.
Because the many formidable enemies they faced would not show rcy just because the second Duke of Lion Heart was weak.
In the end, everything would still co back to the fundantal law of the survival of the fittest.
In fact, the only possibility that Plan B could be executed was if he continued to secretly direct many affairs of the Engilance Duchy from behind the scenes.
This was almost the only way that the plan could continue.
But… the ti he had left was not much.
Not because his life was close to its end.
But rather, the Duke of Lion Heart was about to devote more energy to his next breakthrough in personal strength.
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