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.

shouted to his people

you think of

knights shouted back one after the other.

would’ve collapsed if you were attacked.” “Captain would definitely take away

seemed

more not to feel empty after Bartolt, the Deputy Leader of

to his

might’ve only forgotten what I learned. It’s not

seemed like a joke to James.

the potentials of the Duke’s Knights? If Theophilus had

did it on purpose….. It’s

yes, James’s guess was correct.

Captain had whispered before the match.

me to make it

painful than death was making his sword fall off his hands.

question: Could James

disgrace to the

him since Theophilus himself

feel a single grain of guilt, all because of

Bartolt betrayed them, he had joined the

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

person had appeared in front

could be

“Haah.”

he rushed back to James.

James tried to block it with his

sword drew a

“Kaack!”

down on the ground while holding the

fingers, which meant

mumbled in an awkward silence.

“That was shallow.”

plenty

difficulty in

and stand, soldier. You just need to put a cut on me, right?

But, it was.

Actually, impossible.

a ‘knight

front of him

feeling of helplessness swallowed him. No

***

James fell down with his head

Sniffle, Sniffle……

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