When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Meanwhile, James was losing confidence. All he had to do was turn his eyes away.

Soon, part of the field was prepared as a dueling ground.

As everyone was focused on the upcoming clash, the judge put up his right hand.

“Prepare for the match.”

Theophilus warmed up leisurely, stirring the air with his sword. It almost looked like he had forgotten that it was a duel.

He asked his opponent with an exaggerated graceful gesture as if he was playing a game.

“So…. What’s your full name?”
“…..James. I have no title. I’m just a knight of Count Brumayer.”
“Ah, right. I don’t have to tell you, do I? This place is famous, but the Brumayers’ isn’t.”

As the spectators burst into a fit of giggles at the obvious mockery, James’s face flushed red before fading to pale blue.

He anxiously kept repeating to himself, ‘I’d be forgiven if I only give a single scratch on his body.’

Still, it felt inevitable to lose his life.

“Let us begin!”

James lifted his sword as Theophilus vertically raised up his arms.

Theophilus, who had just turned into a young man, was exceptionally good among the Knights of Reinhardt. Being the third son of a local count, he had a deep will on his swordsmanship.

In such an environment, he had got the advantage to systematically learn and perform sword techniques.

He had a solid basic skill, and thus, he had been able to absorb all the tricks shown by his teacher like a sponge based on his family’s inspection.

Even though he was the weakest among Ian’s knights, his potential itself was greater than other knights or soldiers.

With James hesitating, Theophilus took the first chance.

Narrowing the distance with a single step, he dug into his opponent’s arms.

He murmured.

“So…..”

Was it this way?

The first attack was a stab, one of the basics of swordsmanship skills. The same movement he had practiced with Ian hundreds of times.

Theophilus’s elbow grazed against the opponent’s right ear. Before James could swing his sword, Theophilus stepped back.

he shouted to his people with

do you think

shouted back one after

out too much. Your posture would’ve collapsed if you

knights seemed

than his fellow mates, he still tried a little more not to feel empty

to his

months…..I might’ve only forgotten what I learned.

a joke

when he was lacking training? What were the potentials of the Duke’s Knights? If Theophilus had aimed

did it on purpose….. It’s clear! Damn

guess was

his Captain had whispered before the match.

me to make it as painful as

making

course, there was a question: Could James be called a

completely a disgrace to the knights.

him since Theophilus himself was a sensitive

now, he did not feel a single grain of guilt, all because of Bartolt.

that after Bartolt betrayed them, he had joined the

no….. A boy who did not have any path to

unhonored person had appeared in front

anger could be vented

“Haah.”

ground, he rushed

to block it with his sword. But it was more than just

a

“Kaack!”

painfully cried out, sitting down on the ground while holding the tendon in his left shoulder. His left hand was

fingers, which meant that his tendon wasn’t completely broken.

in an awkward

“That was shallow.”

we have plenty of

found difficulty in

You just need to put a cut on me, right? That’s not

But, it was.

Actually, impossible.

possible for a ‘knight of

the young man in front

of helplessness swallowed him. No

***

James fell down with his head

Sniffle, Sniffle……

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