NOVEL NEXT chapter 20
20 – Fiancée’s Childhood Friend?
In a world where magical engineering has developed, why do swords still be used as the main weapon?
This is a question I thought of while watching my older sisters train their swordsmanship since I was little.
In my previous life, it was no longer a force, but a form of mental training and sports.
As time passed, the number of people who wanted to learn decreased and disappeared.
According to the trend of the times, which began to change explosively with the birth of gunpowder,
The era of new weapons called ‘guns’ has opened.
There are also guns in this world.
Not only used by the military, but also used by the security police for the purpose of carrying out official duties.
But it’s a sidearm of sorts.
My main weapon is a sword.
Why?
Is the sword the main weapon that can only attack at close range?
Because there is magic in this world.
If you create and absorb magic cores, your physical abilities will greatly increase.
Destructive power that shakes the heavens and earth, and even a speed that exceeds the speed of sound.
A sharp sword and body augmentation were the best combination.
Depending on the magic power, the increase in physical ability will vary greatly,
Even humans with low magical powers can fight a robber with a gun alone.
Of course, that can only be done by women with some level of magical power, but…
Why are you suddenly talking about swords?
To understand what I’m seeing with my eyes
Scan the knowledge once again
Because I had to convince my brain myself.
My eldest sister, carrying a sword, destroys targets avoiding hundreds of lead bullets.
How can she dare to stand up to her gun when she broke through her advanced swordsmanship at a young age and obtained her star-studded skills?
After passing through all the gates, the person sitting in the chair stood up as if he had been waiting.
Her nickname is ‘Gugok Sword King’
It’s a case where the weapon she uses has become a second name, but she is a ‘sword king’ who has surpassed the swordsman.
The Gugok Sword King greeted her gracefully, but the eldest sister seemed to take the greeting as a provocation and reached for the beautiful sword at her waist.
I took out the sword from my waist and threw it into the air and charged.
The sword did not fall even after a long time, so all the spectators raised their heads to find the whereabouts of the sword.
Rather than falling, the sword floated as if it was waiting for its master’s command.
As expected, the eldest sister, who had been pushed away by her sword king, kept her distance for a while and wiggled her fingers around.
Then, she started attacking the other person, moving freely as if she had been filled with a black soul.
“That’s, no way, a winning sword!!”
“Seeing that you can’t feel the movement of magic, it’s one of the abilities. It’s probably a special ability.”
Ina told me in detail, but she couldn’t understand.
What is such a wonderful ability if not a winning sword!
Oh, by the way, I got along well with Inawa after her swordsmanship class.
Although I only intervened in Lillie’s friendship with Ina.
She was using the iggy sword (not) and at the same time doing damage to the Gugok Sword King by hitting and falling.
I wonder if there was a shortage of roles after all.
It was so small that it could pass if a little more damage was done.
But the eldest sister did not give up.
She blew her magic into the sword she was holding, and she threw it like a boomerang.
The sword flew in a trajectory, gently brushing the arm of Gugok Sword King, who was preoccupied with dealing with the sword.
I got stuck in a pillar of a building.
At the sound of the whistle, all the audience’s eyes turn to the surrounding displays.
A little while ago, the health bar, which had a little gauge left, showed the number ‘0’ and
I heard cheers from the audience.
On this day, my oldest sister, who was the youngest swordsman, became the youngest swordsman.
***
“Congratulations, big sister.”
“Thank you. Yuk cheered me on so I was able to jump.”
All I could do was sit in the audience and be surprised by the sword.
It was a line that seemed like a greeting, but for some reason I felt sincerity.
“Congratulations, sister.”
“Thank you for cheering Liri too. She must be busy.”
“It’s an opportunity to watch the sword king promotion review.”
Lily became quite close with her older sisters. Maybe it’s because she has the same hobby as
.
After receiving our congratulations, the older sister went to the Gugok Sword King with her instructors.
She said she was a cadet who couldn’t get out of the academy, so she was given several accommodations.
“As expected, the black Ashlyn you are holding.”
“Is it one of the 12 swords I mentioned before?”
“Yes, from the looks and special abilities, that’s for sure.”
Lillie was saying to herself that she was certain and that she ‘want to touch it once’.
She herself has an ester, one of the 12 swords, but she is not going anywhere.
And although it was originally owned by her mother, although it was a noble family, ‘Ashlyn’, which was inherited by her eldest sister,
It is one of the 12 swords made by Hastur by melting the twin swords of the holy sword ‘Divine Edge’ used by the historical sword god ‘Arx’.
She forged two swords by melting them together, but one day, Hastur was surprised to see the sword turned into two swords. It is quite famous.
“Is it possible that one bag became two bags?”
“Master Hastur is not one to lie.”
“That’s right. Even though Master Hastur has been living in hiding for thousands of years, he is more famous than the active masters.
He said, “There is no reason for such a person to deliberately lie and leave an anecdote.”
Lilie and Ina’s porridge goes well together.
I feel alienated for some reason.
I sighed as I watched the two quickly fall into sword talk again.
***
Upon hearing the news of the eldest sister, her mother and father came up to the royal capital.
You must be very excited to see if you were proud of your older sister who won the title as the youngest.
He said he had to have a party, and he seems to have forced himself to come up despite being busy.
I was thinking of renting something like a hall, but they say there is a mansion in the royal capital that I didn’t know about.
It is also said to have been erected on the yolk land in the center of the capital…
I don’t know who planned the party, but it was reckless.
It would take a lot of effort from invitation to preparation, but we set the party to start two days later.
And the invited guests are noble families with high swordsmanship and the heads of several separately selected noble families.
The Duke of Spitzweg, Lillie’s family, was also included.
‘Ah, it’s a party that’s in a hurry, but will there be a lot of people?’
That was my mistake.
The royal capital’s mansion was full of nobles.
From nobles to knights, various identities gather in one place
He is congratulating his eldest sister on her promotion.
And the man who has been attached to the eldest sister for a while is said to be her fiancé.
I’ve heard of it, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it, so I don’t really want to go near it.
Come to think of it, did you say that the two of them got engaged and started dating?
Even in these aristocratic societies, there were people who married for love.
Usually, it was mostly men of high status and women of high status, and on the contrary, engagements between lower classes rarely existed.
There are a lot of engagements where men of lower status are sold to women of higher status, but…
It was my eldest sister’s celebration party, but due to my status, I was tired of the greetings and attention that flowed to Alice, her queen, and me, her bureau chief.
Since Lily is also engaged to me, many people cling to her and she is very tired.
Me and Lily are sitting on chairs in the corner, drinking drinks and taking a break.
Is it because of tension?
I can’t stand up because my legs are shaking.
“If you’re tired, I think you’d better go back and rest first…”
“It’s okay. If I go away, Lili will have a harder time alone.”
“Your Highness…”
Still, since I was sitting on a chair and resting, no one approached me to say hello.
No matter how much you can approach and say hello at a party, it’s enough to say hello while you’re resting.
There seems to be no one without a concept.
No, I thought so.
“Lillie, long time no see.”
The person who greeted Lillie before me seemed a little older than we were.
Are you 16 years old? It looks like that.
Doesn’t this child know manners?
Must have been a nobleman’s spirit that arrived much later than the party time.
There is no such thing as parents or children without manners.
Look at Lillie’s expression.
He is angry that he greeted herself without first greeting me, who has a higher status than Lillie.
But it seems that the person reflected in those eyes doesn’t mind seeing that expression.
Still, it’s also polite to answer because you’ve been greeted.
With an annoyed expression on her face, Lillie greeted her casually.
“Long time no see. Rickton”
It’s a blue hole.
It must have been a marquis family.
It was an annoyed greeting from anyone’s point of view, but he shrugged as if he was satisfied.
What kind of guy is this?
He looked at me sitting next to him and frowned, as if he had finished his work.
“…..That way?”
I wondered if he was finally saying hello to me, but he didn’t.
Looks like you don’t even know who I am.
Ah, indeed.
If you’re seeing it for the first time, you might not know.
It’s a little dark because it’s in a corner…
Let’s think positively.
And seeing as this person isn’t wearing the academy uniform,
It might be a guy who has graduated or has a lot of hair, so he’s doing home lessons.
A guy like this needs to be taken care of.
“I…”
“Okay. Sounds like a name that wouldn’t be helpful to hear.”
“What? Huh…”
An exclamation came out because it was absurd.
I don’t mind saying things like this, but I’m not in a position to be ignored.
The Grand Duke of Sieghart is the head of the Grand Duchy of Sieghart.
It is the only vassal of the Kingdom of Kritias.
But it’s a name that doesn’t seem to help even if you only heard it from Marquis Youngshik.
Beyond anger, I am dumbfounded.
Lily seems to be on the verge of exploding.
“Miss Lillie, you don’t have to hang out with someone like this. Come with me.”
“Why should I go with you?”
“Shouldn’t we further strengthen our relationship?”
Lillie raised her voice a bit and shouted, as if she was at the limit of her patience.
Since it was a noisy party venue, his voice was muffled, but he seemed to be able to hear it well.
What kind of relationship are you making public?
Lily is my fiancee.
I think I need to stop at this point.
Lily is already mine.
She pulled on her sleeve and took her hand.
“Who are you, what kind of relationship do you mean?”
Then she pulled Lillie into a hug once more.
Lily hesitated for a while, probably because she was embarrassed when she was hugged in a crowded place.
Instantly, it clung to my chest.
Seeing that, Likton’s face began to turn red.
It is surprising that he did not die suddenly from high blood pressure.
“What have you done to Lillie! I am the only one who swore to marry her! Let go now!”
What?
A fiancée?
Just in case, I saw Lillie and she was tilting her head.
Then he whispered lightly in my ear.
“Licton is the son of a neighboring estate. Even before I was born, my mother and I have often seen each other for political reasons.”
“So, are you like a childhood friend?”
“No. It’s been a while since I haven’t seen you, and actually I haven’t met that many times. I don’t think it’s 3 times in 7 years. I met him in a social circle.”
“I see. All right.”
So, this baby is said to be doing her dog.
Seeing that she calls someone else’s wife her betrothed, is there such a thing as mental illness?
I feel bad all of a sudden.
When I kissed the cheek of Lillie who had been held by me ever since, Likton started to glow even more.
The voice grew louder and louder than the chatter of the other nobles in the party hall.
This is where I started to focus.
Of course, Lily and I didn’t get angry on purpose, we were calm and appropriately skinship (stroking our hair or touching our cheeks) appropriate for our age.
Only the other nobles were giving strange eyes to Likton, who was running amok.
And the fact that everyone else already knew that Lillie was my fiancée probably played a big part.
Licton’s voice got louder and louder.
Is there anger disorder control?
Aren’t you reaching out to me with your hands outstretched to catch me?
But his hand never grabbed me by the collar.
Because my eldest sister came to my side at some point and grabbed Likton’s hand and broke it.
It was a very dangerous act for a woman to do that to a man, and it was a big deal, but
Since it was a situation that could have led to an injury incident, no one sanctioned the older sister.
“What are you?”
“Let go of this! Even if you are the heir of a feudal duke, there are lines you must keep.”
“Doesn’t it fall under that line that you’re trying to grab my only brother by the collar?”
“What…? Little brother?”
Whale Whale The shouting lichton must have known my identity, so he stopped shouting for a while.
Realizing that she was no longer holding her hand, the eldest sister let go of Likton’s hand.
Of course, that was a mistake.
Licton started shouting again with a puzzled look on his face.
“Is there even a law that says if it’s the spirit of the feudal duke, it’s okay to take away the fiancée? How many clauses?”
“What else is that…”
“Look over there! Where is Lillie hugged by the person who claims to be your little brother!”
By the way, my status is not that of the grand duke.
I haven’t had a wedding ceremony and other ceremonies yet, but
According to the law, it is the Queen’s official letter.
My older sister looked at me indifferently this time and
I nodded her head in understanding.
Seeing the reaction, Likton started yelling at his older sister again for what he had misunderstood.
“Did you see? The author not only grabbed my fiancé, Lillie, by the waist and hugged her, but also kissed her on the cheek.
You did something crazy! Do you understand now?”
“I roughly understood the situation. It must have been difficult.”
My older sister nodded her head in understanding.
This time, Likton looked somewhat happy, as if he thought he had someone who understood him (?).
“I understand. How much my brothers suffer from a lunatic like you.”
“Am I… Insane?”
As the eldest sister began to speak harsh words of hers, her fiancée’s older brother began to dissuade her.
Of course, my eldest sister is not the kind of woman who would give up her opinion just because a man stopped her.
She is pouring out more harsh words at Likton than before.
The young ladies and young siks who saw this are whispering among themselves and talking quietly.
The contents are not all aimed at the eldest sister, but swear words directed at Likton.
There are young ladies who openly and loudly swear once in a while.
I wonder if it was too noisy?
The adults who were having a party far away came to watch one by one.
Alice walked from behind.
“What’s the fuss?”
With Alice’s words, the eldest sister and Likton, as well as the noisy young children and young children, all at once became quiet.