When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

The knights under the Duke, who had been in the same league as Bartolt, got scattered across the empire because of his false charges.

Only a very prominent swordmaster would have managed to enter a higher order among the knights.

Ian gnashed his teeth.

Everyone was praising Bartolt, thinking he was some candidate for the highest position among the Swordmasters. But Ian knew he couldn’t be as good as him.

‘Hmm…but your face isn’t as bright as it should be.’

As soon as he fixed his sword, Ian ran towards Bartolt.

“?!”

Amazed, Bartolt quickly defended himself.

As the two swords clashed with each other, a loud ‘clanking’ sound was heard.

In an instant, Bartolt could sort out that his opponent wasn’t just a simple intruder.

Bartolt thought.
‘How can he be so strong to face my sword?’

He was one of the top eight candidates of the Swordmasters.

He was among the people who prosecuted Ian, and he was the one who stabbed him.

Bartolt felt a grudge at his opponent’s swordsmanship. His frighteningly fast sword could even cut the flesh in a flash.

What was more surprising was that the swordplay of this unidentified man was slightly similar to Bartolt’s.

It was similar enough to say that one of them had taught the other.

Ian’s blade heavily forced on Bartolt’s.

“Do you understand, Bartolt?”

It reminded him of the day.

Ian had demonstrated the same stance himself when he used to be in the knighthood under the Duke of Reinhardt.

“You should be able to feel the conception of a sword.”
“……”
“Focus and stretch towards this one point gently as if you’re drawing a straight line.”

He recalled it.

It was one of the stances he couldn’t learn even after repeating it thousands of times.

As the intruder advanced in the same manner as Ian, Bartolt avoided it by a single stroke.

His hood fluttered before his eyes. Only then did he realize.

The hooded intruder was…..

“…..Captain.”

He said through his disheveled breathing.

The housekeeper of the Reinhardt family, who had taught him sword art for years and was his master.

had made a surprise attack, he would have blocked it

Ian, now that

Clank!

into two halves. One half flew through the air and

which was engraved under the Imperial riches, kept

down on the floor.

“…….”

walked up

“You’re still weak.”

at

shadow fell over him as Ian leaned over Bartolt before he intently inquiried.

you

did he betray the

was a candidate for the knightship under the House of Reinhardt who was

he might have become a Swordmaster.

least, Ian was hopeful of him.

“Why aren’t you answering me, Bartolt?” “Isn’t

blankly at

“Riches and honor.”

chuckled at the answer, then grabbed his collar.

“Riches and honor?”

voice was so low that the people standing around him couldn’t

and colleagues for those things? Every one of them might have been

like he was being

was an expert at making someone feel helpless.

Bartolt was going through a

but I’m well off!” “Well, that’s not what I came

was at

enemy of the family of Duke Ian Reinhardt?

Empress had protected him once or twice

Your chapter is yet to be

relaxed, there was something in his

the Capital, he would have been praised as a Swordmaster now.

might have even defeated

aristocrats in the hall

“L-Let’s run away from here, quick—”

up

to do

said, removing his hood and revealing his face, which was still painted with Laritte’s colors.

realized who it was, the

say, “the traitor”.

towards the Empress and the Crown

“Stop, you traitor!”

do to me when your Lord Bartolt

up his left arm as he

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

spurted out of his

“Urgh….”
“Cough, cough!”

knights fell to the

humans who could use mana.

moment, there was no one here who could match

and stood before

accept my greetings, Her Highness the Empress, His Majesty the Crown Prince. Forgive me for the sudden visit.”

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