How to live as a tyrant’s bastard brother episode 8
(08)
The mana that extended from the heart to the fingertips and toes quickly enveloped the muscle fibers.
Sir Bonnell’s sword fell precisely aimed at my shoulder.
Kaang!
I raised the sword that was lying down at a speed that was impossible with my body alone and let go of the attack.
Lord Bonnell’s eyes widened.
“This…” he muttered.
I held the long sword that I was holding with both hands at the beginning of the fight, into my single hand.
The weight caused the tendons in my arms to bulge and my upper body tilted to the right.
I had to show something more surprising than the movement just now.
“He is holding that heavy sword with one hand.”
“You just have to believe in his bloodline and as he can also go on a rampage like Her Majesty. He’s a crazy guy who hasn’t learned anything and yet is full of power.”
“He has the senses of a wild animal. If he learns it well, he will be a great useful subordinate for her Majesty. After all, he was born during Her Majesty’s reign.”
“Don’t say that. He was a guy who couldn’t get over his personality and would have gone on a rampage anyway. A guy like that will never reach that level.”
I swung the sword with one hand.
Boom!
The sword, which drew a large semicircle, grazed Sir Bonnell’s shoulder.
“Lord Bonnell. Why did you shrink? Didn’t I say I would never lose?”
A spark flashed in his eyes.
“A man who has no sense of honor!”
The lines around his body looked blurry.
It was the epitome of reforming everything.
I didn’t know if I could take it or not with a body that wasn’t properly trained yet.
In the end, I had no choice but to do my best.
“Ha-hahahahaha!”
I burst into laughter trying not to show my nervousness, and the knights of the Royal Guard clicked their tongues.
“You can’t believe he could even go to such extreme lengths against someone like that. Bonnell, that kid must have been pretty excited too.”
“I guess it can’t be helped since it’s sparring. If you get hit a lot, you lose, but what can you do when a tall, long-armed guy swings at you from afar?”
“You don’t want to be embarrassed in front of your seniors. Besides, isn’t the opponent also like a real enemy? I would rather use extreme measures than lose to a guy like that.”
Lord Bonnell became a gust of wind and was exhausted by me.
The gap of more than ten steps shortened in an instant.
The sword swung at an unstoppable speed and trajectory.
I took a step back and fought back to the extreme.
It only takes a very, very small moment.
I felt like my eyes were turning white, and the mana that had spread like wires throughout my body swelled like a balloon.
Time seemed to have slowed down infinitely.
If you use this power, a head-to-head match is possible.
But that meant losing the match for the sake of winning her trust.
That couldn’t be possible.
Sir Bonnell’s sword struck mine.
I quietly let go of the sword, pretending that I couldn’t win.
A triumphant smile appeared on Lord Bonnell’s lips.
I fell backwards as if I was pushed.
At the same time, he slowly turned his eyes to look at the emperor and the royal knights.
“As expected, extreme justice is served.”
“I have confirmed Lord Bonnell’s skills.”
“If I had controlled my emotions better, I would have won a long time ago. He can’t win against me.”
The vague voices coming from far away did not make me suspect.
‘La Eustatia, the goddess of justice, looks upon this couplet.’
Suddenly those words came to mind.
Lady Justice, you don’t have to forgive me.
“Ughh.”
I kicked my feet up just as I fell backwards.
Mana in my body supported the muscles and strengthened them.
My toes rose in a crescent-moon-like path between Lord Bonnell’s crotch.
At the last moment, I laughed, and Lord Bonnell’s face contorted in shock and exclamation.
puck.
“Ugh!”
With a terrible scream, Lord Bonnell fell.
“What have you done now!”
Senior Knight Kaliel came running.
“Such a filthy thing!”
The knights sitting around the training ground could not bear to speak.
“… … .”
Even Emperor Jay lilith looked at me with blank eyes.
I shrugged my shoulders in the middle of the gym.
“I guess I won.”
Sir Bonnell was dragged out of the training hall, supported by his colleagues.
My loose legs flopped like squid tentacles.
“Didn’t I tell you not to aim below the waist?”
“Looking at the rules again. You shouldn’t aim ‘with a sword’. There’s no problem with crossing your legs when sword wrestling, right?”
“But there is such a thing as common sense and honor!”
“I guess it’s a ‘common sense’ and honorable for a royal knight to use extreme righteousness against a member of the royal family who hasn’t even learned how to use a sword properly.”
Lord Kaliel closed his mouth.
An attendant rushed over and called me.
“Your Majesty is calling you, my lord.”
It has finally come.
I headed up to the stage, feeling like I was being dragged to a slaughterhouse.
The platform overlooking the wide training hall was higher than expected.
A cool breeze blew and cooled the sweat we shed while sparring.
“Valencian sends greetings to the great emperor.”
I bowed my head politely.
The emperor, who was looking down at the training hall, gestured without even looking at me.
The chamberlain nodded and softly told me to come closer.
Even after reaching a distance of twenty steps, the emperor did not gesture me to stop.
Should I come more closer?
I passed the royal knights who were ten paces away.
Still more?
I passed by the chamberlain, who was five steps away.
Should I come more closer?
I approached right next to the throne where the emperor sat.
Jay lilith then raised her hand as if she was satisfied.
I noticed again that the fingers were very long and thin.
It looked perfect for playing the piano.
But with her hands she played not a heavenly melody, but a dirge of screams and death.
“I enjoyed the sparring.”
She said without even looking at me.
“I feel embarrassed that you look at my low-level movements like that.”
“At the end, the footwork of turning the toe that was pointing towards the crotch and aiming for the inner thigh was unusual. It was good consideration. When did you learn such a skill?”
Crazy…
You saw that?
It must have been covered by Lord Bonnell’s body.
“Did I do that? I can’t remember because I’m in a daze.”
“… … .”
Let’s act ignorant and leave from here.
“It seems that the Goddess of Luck has twisted the scales of the Goddess of Justice.”
“… … .”
Silence followed. I felt like my blood was drying up.
Soon she slowly opened her mouth.
“Secrets don’t make a man beautiful. Still, you gave me a good view, so I guess I should give you a reward. Is there anything you wish for?”
Many thoughts passed through my head.
I slowly raised my eyes and looked at the corner of the emperor’s mouth.
It was very, very slightly raised.
