Chapter 95 : Chapter 95
95 I will tell the truth.
The temperature of the spectator seats is hotter than ever. Looking at the seats on the opposite side, the vision is dizzy with heat haze.
“What are you doing? Execute the traitor!”
“Dwight! Strength!”
“Kill Maxim!”
The spectators’ one-sided cheering didn’t cease.
“Cunning.”
Maxim frowned and shook his head.
“To think Philip would break like this…….”
Dwight chewed on the shock looking at the damaged blade of Philip.
“I told you it’s a knockoff. If it were the real Philip, it wouldn’t break like that either. Bringing a cheap thing and acting all high and mighty.”
“How dare you! You break the royal treasure? I will surely hold you accountable for your sin!”
“Don’t insist screaming with cheap stuff. It’s ugly.”
“You bastard!”
Dwight sprayed thick dark brown energy.
Maxim watched a large amount of mana being sucked into Dwight’s body.
‘He won’t be used to it yet, he’s overdoing it.’
Maxim also fully opened his talisman and mana heart.
Seeing this, Dwight fired ridicule repeatedly.
“I don’t know whose god’s power you use, but pray earnestly to that god. To save you.”
Philip, holding a mouthful of dark brown light, fell to the floor.
“Ink Forest (Muklim).”
The floor cracked and split, and pitch-black trees soared.
“W, what is that?”
“What on earth is he trying to do?”
“Wow! Shit! Covering that huge thing entirely with trees?”
The spectators clicked their tongues at the densely situated black trees.
They weren’t the only ones surprised. Those cheering for Maxim were the same.
“He surpassed the 3rd Circle.”
“No, how could such power…….”
“Wow, oh my god.”
The black forest filled their eyes. Except for exactly one spot.
“Not like there’s a hole in the head.”
Maxim scanned the surroundings and shook his head. Black trees surrounded the area. But they didn’t cover it perfectly. This seemed to be telling the spectators to watch the execution.
“Those who fall into the black forest lose their way. The swaying wind will guide the path.”
Matching Dwight’s voice, the black trees started to shake.
With a rustling sound, leaves scattered.
“The old woman holding a lantern across the river will beckon to cross.”
“A bard has arrived. Can’t even write a Saga.”
Maxim clicked his tongue and held Dawn properly.
At that moment, the black leaves flew fiercely like a swarm of locusts.
Clatter!
Clang!
Clatter-clatter!
Crunch! Crunch!
The faces of spectators hearing the sound and seeing the situation distorted.
The floor was gouged, walls cracked, the barrier shook, and thick cracks appeared here and there.
Some spectators screamed and left their seats.
Those cheering for Maxim also felt the danger and took shelter in the waiting room.
“What on earth is that?”
“W, what do we do? Shouldn’t we s, save Ma, Maxim?”
“How do we break through that?”
“Break through with wind.”
Michelle grabbed her bow.
Egbaldo grabbed Michelle’s hand and shook his head.
“Let go. I have to save His Highness.”
“Impossible.”
Strength entered Egbaldo’s hand.
‘It wasn’t to this extent when fighting me.’
He felt his pride hurt. And felt a giant wall. Even if he used his full power, it seemed he couldn’t enter the whirlpool currently occurring.
“Ju, just let, let go.”
Odekerkh pushed his body between Michelle and Egbaldo.
“No. Can’t break that. Absolutely can’t break it.”
“Must, break it. Somehow. If I, I make a wall…….”
Adellian grabbed Odekerkh’s arm and shook her head.
“Impossible.”
At her firm word, Odekerkh made a crying face.
Rumble.
The wall hit by leaves shook as if it would collapse.
The view of the arena seen through the window was also obscured by leaves.
“If only I could use Ignia’s power…….”
As Piontek bowed his head, Egbaldo patted his shoulder.
“Unless it’s the same circle, you can’t burn it.”
“Still, there is compatibility, so we can block it.”
“It is a power surpassing that.”
At Egbaldo’s statement where certainty was felt, everyone could only swallow a groan.
“Maxim.”
Adellian looked at the spot where Maxim stood with a face like she would cry.
It was then.
“Huh?”
Beyond the pitch-black leaves, golden energy was poking out jaggedly.
***
Grind.
Hundreds, thousands of leaves were anxious to tear Dawn apart.
Anyway, an unpleasant energy dwells in each and every leaf. This is not Terion’s power.
‘It’s definitely an energy I know…….’
It felt like I would remember but I couldn’t remember.
First, I should blow away all these damn leaves and then scratch my head hard.
Thump.
The floor where Dawn was stuck cracked and golden light flowed out. That light swallowed my legs, arms, torso, and face entirely.
I opened my closed eyes. A giant door opened. Countless candles lit up illuminating the library.
-The rank of the soul has risen.
The librarian Ram showed a smile. But beneath that smile contained the meaning that it was still far off.
‘So insidious.’
-Please raise it diligently. I only hope you are not crushed by the rank and annihilated.
‘I know.’
I moved my steps and crossed the door. As if telling me to engrave Ram’s words in my soul, the books densely filling the shelves emitted rough energy.
‘Tsk.’
They are stories I wrote, but they are incredibly prickly.
‘Cut the storm, and bloomed flowers.’
I pointed at the bottom shelf in the corner. There, the Saga called by its name was shaking its body clunk clunk.
-Really? It is different content from the current fight.
‘Right now, that is the best.’
Because I have to smash the lies.
-Can you handle it?
‘I have to even if I can’t?’
-I wish you luck.
Ram adjusted his glasses and took out the shaking Saga from the shelf.
As if verifying its existence, the Saga mixed blue light and pink light together and sprayed them in all directions. It was like flower petals. Rising high and falling, things blossomed like scattered flower petals and poured down on me.
「A storm of arrows rages.」
Black leaves raged like a storm, cutting and cutting the body again.
「Where everyone has fled,
The young knight stands alone on the earth.
At the end of his youthful face hangs a drop of blood.」
Blood flowed from the open wounds soaking the handle of Dawn.
Dawn, as if saying not to mind, sprayed violet energy and deflected the thrusting black leaves.
「Things falling covering the sun.
In whose name and for what do they fall?
The young knight’s sword aims at the sun.」
I corrected my grip on Dawn and threw my body toward the flower petals falling above my head.
At the end of the ceiling of pitch-black leaves hangs a single dazzling dot.
Clang!
Clatter-clack!
Clang!
Matching the leaves, Dawn dances.
Sunlight crosses the dot and shines brightly on Dawn, on me.
「Swinging the sword for you who lost freedom.
Find the light and scream.
The young knight’s sword splits the falling rain of arrows.
Flower petals cutting off the shackles fall.」
Leaving the leaves floating like dark clouds below, I raised Dawn high.
Sunlight touched Dawn’s blade creating buds like flower petals.
“Behold.”
Drifting violet flower petals.
The pitch-black sky split open.
Into the eyes of spectators whose vision was dark, gently falling petals of light entered.
“What is that?”
“Were there purple flowers too?”
“B…… eautiful?”
One question mark for one petal.
Those who couldn’t find the answer turned their eyes to where the petals began.
「The young knight’s sword flows beautifully.
The storm cut by the blooming petals stops crying.」
The freely falling petals knocked down the black forest.
“How? Such nonsense!”
Dwight, flustered, drew mana up to the limit. Dark blue spots appeared on his neck.
Dawn rushed in to tear at his chest.
Spectators cheered for Dwight with words like ‘Don’t get hit!’, ‘Don’t lose!’.
「Do not contain lies in the name of God.
You who lost your name and forgot freedom.
At the young knight’s voice, everyone lifts their heads.
And looks at the young knight’s face.」
Stone barriers and wooden barriers soared consecutively in front of Dwight’s chest.
Dawn twinkled with violet light.
Bang!
Kaboom!
Ka-boom!
Dust bloomed over the collapsing barriers.
Violet petals touched above Philip held in Dwight’s hand.
Clang.
Along with a sharp sound, the remaining blade shattered into pieces.
The pitch-black leaves also got soaked in violet light and disappeared one by one.
The dark, black forest fell one by one.
Dwight standing in the center looked at me with a face devoid of spirit.
「Find your name.
Cut the shackles and crave the truth.
Since you were not born a slave from the start.
Lift the sword for freedom.」
A violet line brushed past Dwight.
The violet flower petals fallen on the floor became brilliant light.
「Cut the storm and bloomed flowers. - Young Knight, Leonhardt」
I looked at the spectators.
They all lost their words.
Neither cheers nor jeers, not even the sound of breathing occurred.
“What is this meant to be?”
Dwight, vomiting emptiness, collapsed just like that.
It was silent. Enough to feel the weight.
I breathed out shortly and looked at Louis I. And looked at the 3rd Queen sitting next to him.
“D, Dwight? Dwight!”
The 3rd Queen ran down the spectator seats. The 3rd Queen’s escort knights also came down all together.
“Tearful. Truly tearful.”
In an instant, the 3rd Queen’s escort knights surrounded me.
“Traitor. You damn traitor bastard! You are cutting off all the royal bloodlines! To sell Poinus to Uresra!”
The 3rd Queen, screaming at me, snatched an escort knight’s sword.
“You must not do this. Please calm down.”
“Let go! What you should stop isn’t me but that bastard!”
“His Majesty is watching.”
“So what! I will kill that bastard right now. What are you doing! Capture that bastard and make him kneel in front of me!”
Despite the 3rd Queen’s order, the escort knights couldn’t move easily. Because Louis I was watching.
Then I should say a word.
“Before, you cared about how people viewed you, but not today. You changed a lot?”
“You rude bastard! What are you doing! Capture him quickly!”
At the 3rd Queen’s shout, the escort knights moved.
Sharp swords aimed at me. The intent to stab if I moved even a little was clear.
“Will it be possible with five people?”
“Since His Majesty is watching, do not resist and…….”
“Why should I?”
“If you resist, it’s treas…….”
“Now of all times?”
“…….”
Not even goldfish. They already forgot that Dwight blabbered about being a traitor to his heart’s content just a moment ago.
“What are you all doing!”
An anger-filled shout echoed in the arena.
Naturally, gazes gathered where the shout came from. Veridian was standing there.
“The results haven’t even been announced, with what qualification did you come up to the arena?”
“W, we are the 3rd Queen’s…….”
“Without my permission, no one can intervene. Get out of the arena immediately!”
At Veridian’s shout, the escort knights hesitated and looked at the 3rd Queen.
“Principal. What are you doing right now?”
“It is school regulation and law. So please leave.”
“A Prince is hurt! The one who will be the foundation of the country…….”
The 3rd Queen, realizing she made a mistake, hurriedly shut her mouth. But it was late. Everyone already heard it.
“This, this. You say replacing the foundation of the state nonchalantly? Do you intend to commit treason?”
“5th Prince. Shut your mouth.”
It seems she gave up controlling her emotions.
“I think the one who should shut up isn’t the 5th Prince?”
A new voice appeared. Seeing the unique sarcasm, Chris must have finished the investigation.
“You’re late.”
“The amount was more than I thought.”
Chris sighed as if fed up and shook his head.
Exaggerating.
I snorted and looked at Louis I. He was still looking at us with an expressionless face. It seemed like a will not to intervene however things turned out.
Then good.
“Everyone! Open your ears and listen well to what I say! I will tell you the truth from now on!”
The silent spectator seats began to buzz.