My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

61 – Plot Twist (3)

Early dawn, the sun has not even risen yet.

The parade ground, which had been uncharacteristically noisy, became as quiet as ever.

It was because of this man in front of me, a man who could not become emperor—Dior.

“It’s been a long time, Dior.”

“Yes, brother.”

“I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had much time to see you.”

After saying that, I tapped the training iron sword at my waist with my hand.

Then, with a glance, I told Priscilla, who was putting her hand on me from behind, to get off.

Priscilla’s face was full of worry.

It is natural.

It is a sparring between a person who has been drinking and having fun for a whopping 6 years and a person who has been training hard for 6 years.

It’s as obvious as hell who will win.

I looked at Priscilla and nodded her head with a confident expression.

Priscilla placed her hands on my back one last time and then gently pressed our foreheads against hers.

“Be careful….”

“Yes.”

After confirming that Priscilla had fallen, I pulled out the sword from her waist.

“You’re still a humble guy, Dior.”

Who is asking for help from whom?

“… Thank you, brother.”

Dior also adjusted his posture to match my movements.

Then the knights formed a wide circle around us and started watching.

“Your Highness….”

Temporary Knight Commander Sir Pedro began to look at me and Dior with a confused expression.

Then she suddenly smiled brightly and nodded her head.

“I originally heard that brothers grow up by fighting. hahahaha!”

When Sir Pedro said that, the air in the severely stagnant parade ground felt a little clearer.

What a fleeting thing.

I think it would have been better for Sir Pedro to become the head of the Abarca family.

“It’s been a long time since I crossed swords with you like this.”

“….”

Crash.

Dior ignored me, who was soaked in nostalgia, and quietly strengthened his hand holding the sword.

‘I guess it’s worth it.’

It was mid-May when I recalled memories of my past life.

And now it is early October.

In less than half a year, all nobles turned their backs on him.

In a situation like this, there is no way you can smile with your eyes narrowed like you normally would.

“If I think it is dangerous, I will stop sparring immediately.”

I responded to Sir Pedro’s words by slightly nodding his head, and then slowly took a breath.

We saluted each other and immediately stood at a distance.

“Start!”

Immediately at Sir Pedro’s signal─

“Ugh!”

Sparks flew before my eyes.

The training iron sword I raised almost reflexively made an unpleasant screeching sound, irritating my ears.

Dior was fast.

When I blocked the sword with a movement that was almost accidental, the sword continued to swing in an attempt to break the disturbed balance.

It was a quick and sharp attack.

I just kept moving backwards, blocking Dior’s attacks.

“Pfft!”

It was that moment.

The blow, which seemed to have targeted a gap in my consciousness, struck my wrist like a flash of light.

A fairly heavy sound echoed through the parade ground along with the throbbing pain.

Knights who use iron swords for training often get injured during sparring.

Even though I was wearing protective equipment, I unconsciously gritted my teeth due to the heavy pain.

Sir Pedro looked at me with a calm expression.

Can we do more?

I shook off my wrist as if nothing had happened and then adjusted my sword again.

Sigh.

Unlike before, it was a defensive posture that seemed to cover the left hand.

Then, for a split second, Dior’s eyes turned to my left hand.

‘Is it coming?’

Ssam!

Dior had no hesitation.

As soon as he judged that I had injured my left hand, he began to move more aggressively than before.

Geek!

An unpleasant sound was heard from the swords that met each other.

I gritted my teeth and tried to push away Dior’s attack.

I am far ahead in terms of physique….

I frowned as if I was being pushed out of power by Dior.

Then, Dior broke my posture with a momentary force, and in the split second when the distance was about to widen, he struck my left hand with his fist.

Puck!

It’s numb.

It seemed like this guy had really decided to come here with the intention of destroying me.

This move to target weak points was my trademark….

‘That is strangling you, Dior.’

I didn’t have any injuries on my left hand.

This means that everything has already been cured thanks to the mana of the sun.

You fool.

“Whoa…” .”

I carefully touched the top of my left wrist with the back of my right hand and then grabbed the sword again.

Then again, the guy came quickly and swung his sword mercilessly.

I cut it out.

Before, I had just reflexively raised my sword to block, but now I was able to properly block the guy’s attack even if it was one beat slow.

It seems that the short-term special training I received from Sir Pedro was not completely effective.

“… !”

The moment I let my guard down, his sword, which had become even sharper, cut into my waist again.

It was a pain that made me suffocate for a moment.

Ssam!

“… Whoo, whoo.”

Giggles.

It’s a little different than before.

Unlike when I was taking my time after hitting my wrist with an attack, a series of attacks followed with the clear intention of finishing me off.

Kang!

Geek!

The lights came on at the parade ground, where the sun had not yet risen.

It was a small spark created when the iron swords of Dior and I interlocked.

Dior’s sword kept hitting my iron sword, and every time it did, I had to grit my teeth and use my courage to avoid being pushed away.

I couldn’t follow Dior’s sword while holding the handle of the sword with both hands.

I held the back of the sword with my left hand and tried to block Dior’s attack with minimal movement.

In fact, the posture seems to be using the sword as a shield.

No matter what you do in this state, you cannot fight back.

But since I was able to find a little bit of freedom, I calmly blocked his attack and opened my mouth.

“Okay, are you relieved?”

“… !”

The sword filled with Dior’s emotions struck my sword even more fiercely.

It was a sword so sharp that my right hand, which had never been hit before, trembled.

As I tried to widen the distance between him, Dior continued to narrow the distance and pushed further.

The swords collide, creating a harsh noise and colorful lights.

But there was only one line that was swayed.

Once, twice, three times, four times, five times.

Even before the lights that bloomed with a roar are extinguished, a new roar and lights are born.

The number of slashes blocked had already reached twenty.

Wet!

That was a dot.

Just when I thought I had gotten used to the series of slashes, the sword that became a single point was aimed at my neck.

I jumped back, lifting my left hand and cupping his face.

Kyaang!

A sharp pain came from my left hand.

I couldn’t hold on and fell backwards, looking up at the guy looking down at me.

“Maximilian!!!”

Priscilla panicked and came towards me, hitting her butt on the floor.

‘Good.’

Ten minutes were about to pass.

After confirming that Priscilla’s hand was touching me, I slowly got up from her seat.

“Stay away. It’s not over yet.

“Ha, but…” .”

I nudged Priscilla and stood in her place.

Then, I looked sideways at Priscilla, who had not yet left my side, and glared at her Dior.

“Watch. “Isn’t that what you ordered?”

Priscilla bit her lower lip, looking like she was about to burst into tears at any moment.

I turned my head away from Priscilla and looked straight ahead at her again.

Dior was glaring at me with fierce eyes like a head like a burning flame.

“It’s truly amazing, Dior.”

“….”

“Your eyes look exactly like your mother.”

“What do you want to say…?” .”

“You were like that before. “Why don’t you play with me anymore, bro?”

Dior must have thought that I was using a trick to recover my stamina, and as soon as I got into position, he continued his fierce slashing again.

However, perhaps because he was intimidated by his reflexive action of aiming for my neck, the slash was less sharp than before.

I blocked Dior’s attacks more skillfully than before and spoke to him one by one again.

“Your mother always looked into my eyes. “Just like you are now.”

Giggles.

Swords interlocked with each other.

We faced each other, pushing each other with force.

Before I knew it, Dior’s eyes were wide open and he was staring intently into my eyes.

‘Yes, it was those eyes.’

“That’s why. So I decided to avoid you.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you had an awl, the look in your eyes would make you want to dig out my eyeballs!”

Kang!

I used all my strength to push back Dior’s attack.

Then Dior, who was inferior in size, took a couple of steps back and straightened his posture.

When Dior heard what I said, his face was distorted with humiliation.

“Did you think I was young and wouldn’t know?”

“Don’t be ridiculous!!!”

I felt anger like fire from the successive attacks that felt like water flowing.

“Couldn’t you have just stayed there? Why on earth!!!”

─ Use any means necessary, but don’t lose your cool!

Now I understand what those words mean, Temporary Knight Commander Sir Pedro.

It is just as you said.

I widened the distance behind Dior’s fierce slash.

Then, like before, I waited for him, holding his left hand in a position that seemed to be wrapped around it.

Then Dior, with an evil expression on his face, slashed at my left wrist with the intention of ending it.

I lost my cool and threw myself into the sword with unnecessary force.

Kang!

The blade bounced off the sword that was close to my body and hit my shoulder.

I felt a heavy pain, but this level was bearable.

“Ugh!”

The guy, surprised by my sudden action, lowered his posture before he could take it.

Then he momentarily lost sight of me and looked embarrassed.

In that state, I swung the sword as if it were rising from the bottom up.

Kang!

Dior was the first to block my sword and step back.

That was incredibly slow movement for a guy who had been on the offensive until now.

Perhaps it is vulnerable to such anomalous attacks.

After deciding that, I snuggled into his arms.

Geekigeek!

The training iron swords touched each other, creating an unpleasant sound.

At that moment, without hesitation, I stretched out my left hand and aimed at his face.

Then, the body of the guy who nervously avoided my fist shook slightly.

At that moment, I lowered my posture and lunged towards him as if I was lunging at his shoulder.

It is a significantly slower attack than a sword strike.

Dior tried to avoid my attack as if it were natural.

But in that moment, I reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

“Pfft!”

Then, while the guy was off guard, he struck the guy’s chin with the foam melo attached to the end of his handle.

Bah!

“Evil!”

A groan full of pain was heard.

Quadang!

The person who fell to the floor this time was Dior.

“Whoo, whoo, whoo…” .”

It happens because you let your guard down, Dior.

If I had calmly used the regular method from the beginning, it wouldn’t have ended up like this.

“D-His Majesty Dior…” .”

“It hasn’t even been half a year yet….”

“As expected, the being that embraces the sun….”

I think the knights all thought that Dior would never lose to me.

‘Thank you, Sir Pedro.’

The tactics I learned from you were truly useful.

I don’t think it will work the second time.

Dior held his chin and looked up at me with a menacing expression.

As if responding to those emotions, fire erupted around him.

Sir Pedro tried to stop us.

But I stopped Sir Pedro with my eyes and held out my sword towards him.

“Stand, Dior. “The punishment is severe.”

Dior stood and glared at me, stroking his chin.

“… I was deceived. “You’re still the same.”

“hehehe… “It’s the guy’s fault for being deceived.”

“My brother has always been like that.”

Dior lifted his hair, exposed his forehead, and glared at Gonna.

“Have you been deceiving me for the past six years?”

“Well….”

“If you think about it, you’ve always been like that!”

Dior’s slash fell like a shooting star, forming a graceful curve while maintaining a certain distance from me.

On the other hand, I was busy quickly parrying the attack with a near-straight movement using the blade held close to my body.

But strangely enough, Dior’s slash, which swung in a curved line at a distance, was faster than my sword, which moved in a nearly straight line.

I attacked him once as a trick, but it still felt like there was quite a distance between me and him over the past 6 years.

“You did everything!”

However, even drawing a situation that looks like a sparring match does not make sense in the first place.

“Have you been hiding and training and waiting for this moment?! “To humiliate me!!!”

Kyaang!

I stepped back, striking away the sword that was even fiercer than before.

“Well.”

If you talk too long, people will take advantage of the gaps.

I glared at him, holding back my words as much as possible.

“I’m saying don’t look at me like that!!!”

It was a gap.

Without hesitation, I lunged at him and swung my sword.

Kang!

Kik Geek!

It’s blocked.

However, he was able to suppress Dior, who was momentarily slow to respond, with his sword.

From that position, I immediately stretched out my hand and tried to snatch Dior’s sword.

But I couldn’t snatch the sword from the guy who quickly pulled away.

However, it was possible to swing the outstretched hand and hit the guy’s arm.

Wow!

“Ugh… !”

“I was easy on you, Dior.”

It wasn’t long.

I followed up and swung my sword as if chasing the guy who lost his posture due to pain for a moment.

It was crude.

It was still too crude a slash to be considered swordsmanship, but it wasn’t that difficult to suppress the guy who had broken his stance with force.

After pushing so hard, the opportunity finally came.

Hot.

I grabbed Dior’s right hand with my outstretched hand.

As it continued into a power struggle, I, who had a good physique, began to weigh him down.

“Isn’t it because I was so easygoing that the Emperor came right in front of him and then moved away, and that’s why he went on such a rampage?”

“… Ugh.”

“Wouldn’t it have been easier if I had given up when I became the crown prince?”

“If you were my brother, would it have been possible!”

I was kicked in the abdomen.

I momentarily gritted my teeth to endure the pain and was wary of his pursuit.

But the guy hung his sword and looked at me with a vain expression.

“I can no longer be ahead of you…. Kendo, magic, academics…. 6 Years… What on earth were my 6 years? Write? “What on earth is this?”

“You don’t play instruments better than me.”

“… That’s because my brother gave up on it, saying, ‘It’s better to listen to music.'”

Dior gritted his teeth and looked around.

“Do you know? If you stretch out your hand, it’s within reach, but that feeling of being unable to reach it….”

“Well.”

“Everyone was worried because my brother suddenly became like that… I was inwardly relieved. “I lived like a chase, fearing when my brother would come to his senses.”

No matter how much you have lost your sense of reason, you must choose the right time and place to speak.

It is fatal to say anything insulting to the crown prince of the empire in front of so many knights.

Dior is a guy who was evaluated as a talented person.

There’s no way you wouldn’t know that.

‘Are you trying to convince yourself? It was unreachable from the beginning.’

“hahahaha…. Ha ha ha ha ha…. What on earth have I done so far? .”

Dior glared hatefully at the sun that was slowly starting to rise.

Then he dropped the sword he was holding on the floor, bowed his head to me, then slowly turned his back and started walking away.

“The knifeman in the slum is….”

That shabby back was saying something.

It was so small that I couldn’t hear it all, but I knew what he was trying to say.

A swordsman in the slums does not dream of becoming a knight, and a prostitute in the slums does not dream of becoming a noblewoman.

And─

‘No matter how hot a flame is, it cannot become the sun…’ . Is that what you wanted to say?’

I saw the end of a dream that could not come true.

Dior trudged along, following the black shadow that appeared in front of him, as if he had been burned to ashes.

But no one followed such a guy.

It looked so shabby and lonely that I let go of the sword I was still holding.

‘I accepted what happened that day as an accident.’

I thought about it again and made up my mind.

“Maximilian… !”

I looked at Priscilla, who was looking around me with a puzzled expression, and laughed.

“A manly thing. “What did you do in front of so many people watching?”

Priscilla glared at me with a tearful expression, and she finally began to shed tears from her moist eyes.

“Ugh?! Your Majesty, what on earth is this! “You make a lady cry!”

Sir Pedro joked to lighten the stiff atmosphere.

I shrugged my shoulders and sighed, and the stiff parade ground began to come to life again.

The darkness surrounding the parade ground had long since disappeared.

……

…

“Oppa Urga…. “Did something sad happen today?”

“No, just…” .”

“Shh. Sometimes there are days like this. Since we are adults, let’s leave Urga alone.”

The children left and Dior was left alone.

There was no need to come here anymore, but Dior ended up looking for this place out of habit.

‘Is it all over? .’

Now it’s really over.

Dior sat on the bench in the orphanage with a sigh and looked up at the sky.

It was that moment.

With a rustling sound, someone jumped out of a small hole in the wall near the orphanage.

“Just like a game… oh.”

Not many people know about that dog hole….

Dior tilted her head, looking at the white-haired woman sticking out of her asshole.

It was the moment when the quiet moonlight intersected with the man who had become a charcoal fire.