The Duke’s Madness

Dalian day.

Kane called his second son, Jane, for advice.

“Don’t let go of your hand.”

“… ?”

“If possible, drive them to death. no···. Come prepared to kill.”

Jane asked, tilting her head.

“I don’t care… Wouldn’t it be difficult to take care of yourself if something happened that you did wrong, Father?”

“That’s none of your business. You just have to think about how you can stick a knife through his chest.”

Jane raised an eyebrow.

“What if you say that… All right. Isn’t that what I do best?”

Kane nodded at the sight of his son full of confidence.

Unlike the eldest, Ian, the rather violent and impulsive Jane was said to be one of the best in the capital.

‘Because I was raised to be like that… Sometimes it’s comfortable to have at least one guy who does things without thinking.’

Despite that, he has a talent for swordsmanship, and has reached the 2nd circle at the age of 19.

And now, in a little while, I might weave three rings.

Considering that Arthur Bayern, the opponent of this Dalian, wove a link, the difference in level is enormous.

Because of that, Kane was confident that he would be able to confirm the talent of Arthur Bayern through this match, as well as victory.

‘In sparring with opponents with different levels… You can’t hide something Even if it is of Bavarian blood.’

Thinking this far, Kane left the mansion and headed for the Bavarian gymnasium.

Arthur Bavaria had not yet arrived, only the Bavarian vassals were visible.

There was no need to make a fuss, so Kane crossed his arms and waited for Arthur.

However, Jane, who could not stand the boredom, started outright provocation.

“You dumb bastard, dare you make your father wait?”

The well-trained Bavarian vassals struggled to ignore the provocation.

But I couldn’t help but to harden my expression.

No matter how bad Jane Dormund is, the person who is being insulted now is the owner of this family.

Excluding Yonel, swearing at Arthur, who is the highest ranking person, is tantamount to insulting Bavaria.

Because of that, everyone stared at Jane Dormund in silence, but the more she did, the more excited Jane was.

“Just because they hold the same knife, they are not all the same. I don’t know if that dumb person knows this~. no I’m an idiot, so I don’t even know about this. Naaa~?”

Jane, who deliberately stretched out her words, burst into giggles.

Even the Dormund vassals who stood behind them clicked their tongues at the rudeness that went against common sense.

However, Kane just watched his son’s madness.

Because of that, it was time for an awkward airflow to settle in the arena.

thud-!

The closed door opens, and a boy walks in.

Seeing this, Jane stopped laughing and murmured in surprise.

“… what? Is that dumb?”

In the meantime, Arthur, who had approached Kane, stopped.

Then he looked at Che Kane, who neither lowered his head nor lowered his gaze. This was when Jane, who had come to her senses, frowned.

Arthur smiles and opens his mouth.

“It’s a good day. Isn’t that right, Count Cain Dormund?”

* * *

“It’s not a good day. So are you ready?”

“yes. Shall we start right away?”

“We should discuss the sparring method.”

Arthur smiles softly.

“Wasn’t it until someone died?”

The corners of Kane’s eyes lifted slightly at the question.

Jane next to her was no different.

Angrily, Jane hurried forward.

“Is this bastard crazy now who…”

However, at some point, he shut his mouth at Kane’s outstretched hand and retreated again.

“It’s difficult to kill one person. This is sparring, not a duel.”

“ah···. is that so? You can’t kill anyone in Dalian.”

“okay. In that sense, how about defeating Dalian when no one can hold a sword anymore?”

Arthur nods.

“great. Then shall we begin?”

Kane’s gaze narrowed at the answer.

For some reason, a feeling of incongruity swept the back of my head without even realizing it.

‘Why do you feel this way? This situation is all what I expected?’

Arthur Bayern smiling brightly.

An angry Jane Dormund.

And the vassals of the two families, numbering about 100, pay attention to these two people.

The current situation and atmosphere, everything exactly matched his plan.

It was said that there was no such thing as a factor that could cause a variable.

Because of that, Kane murmured, trying to shake off the chill that passed by the nape of his neck.

‘Karl Han is a talented guy. An accident can’t happen.’

After that, Kane turned around and whispered to Jane before moving to the audience.

“If you successfully complete the sparring, I will arrange a meeting with the young ladies you usually have your eyes on.”

“… !”

“Whatever you do on the spot… Let me do as you please.”

Jane shouted, smirking.

“I will obey your command, Father!”

Kane returns to his seat and sits down.

Conversely, Jane turned around and twirled the sword she had snatched from the most famous blacksmith in the capital as a counter-threat.

“Such ignorant!”

One knight couldn’t stand it, and said something, but Jane didn’t care.

His mind was focused on what his father had just said.

Since you said it doesn’t matter what kind of daughter you are, should I make it Baron Platina’s daughter?

Or Viscount Hyson?

Since both daughters of nobles have the same beauty, it will be fun to tease them.

‘What the hell is that dumb guy suggesting this? what···. I’m fine, but hehehe.’

Jane burst into laughter and raises her head.

Then, he attempted a provocation that he hadn’t been able to do before, toward Arthur, who was standing in a daze.

“Hey, dumb.”

“… .”

“I don’t know how you got out of your mute, but you’re still mute. Got it?”

Arthur laughed.

“It’s the same, you.”

“Then don’t be. you have changed So, why do you get your father’s attention when you get better?”

Jane’s gaze sinks low.

“Don’t think it will end well. I’ll take one arm with me.”

With a warning, Jane put down the sword she was spinning, and as a signal, the judges approached.

“Are you both ready?”

“yes.”

“Get started quickly.”

“… All right. Then we will begin.”

The judges with their heads bowed back down, and two boys raise their swords in the spacious gymnasium.

It was a time when everyone watching the gymnasium had their necks shaken.

Jane’s breathing slowed down for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, she ran out of the seat and swung her sword at Arthur.

“… !”

The Bavarian retainers who were watching opened their mouths in amazement.

This is because Jane Dormund showed a leap without superfluity in terms of skills of a bastard called a fool.

And a blow as sharp as that leap was enough to be called a ‘killer’.

Because of that, Anna couldn’t stand it and shouted loudly.

“Go, Gongja-nim!”

It was when Jane’s blade rushed into Arthur’s right arm in line with the call.

Arthur’s sword moved slowly.

At the same time, blood gushed out of Jane’s right eye.

“… uh?”

Jane’s body leans forward with a spit out elasticity.

The sword, which had lost its direction, struck the poor floor.

“Uh, huh?”

Jane exclaimed once more and groped her right eye.

But still, nothing could be seen through the bloody eyes.

In the pain and lost perspective, Jane sensed something was wrong.

And the feeling was not wrong.

The voice of Arthur Bayern is heard.

“Are you right-handed? Are you left handed? Or both?”

It was a high-pitched, eerie voice.

* * *

Jane Dormund.

The second son of Count Dormund, whom he bumped into and missed the most in his past life.

If Bill Dormund couldn’t find him and couldn’t kill him, Jane Dormund was the one who had the chance to kill him but couldn’t.

So Arthur evaluated Jane Dormund as a very lucky guy.

‘Apart from it, and… Jane Dormund was such a piece of trash.’

If Bill was after his sister, Jane Dormund was after the family fortune.

However, it wasn’t just the Bavarian property that was aimed at.

Jane also robbed the Bavarian vassals of their property.

As a result, all those loyal to Bavaria were robbed of everything including their homes, and some even sold their families.

‘Among them, there are a lot of people who are watching this Dalian right now… If Bill only hurt my sister, Jane hurt the very name of Bavaria.’

So there were plenty of reasons to kill Jane.

The question is how to kill it.

Arthur’s sword moves with his thoughts.

Chew-!

At that moment, Jane stumbles again with blood splattered.

“… Turn it off.”

With a moan that erupted, Jane reflexively swung her sword.

However, Arthur, who was already out of range, cut Jane’s thighs again, who could not even balance properly.

“aaah!”

Unable to bear the pain, Jane cried out and raised blood vessels.

“Why the hell!! why! Isn’t that right!”

With the cry, Jane loses her temper and runs out of control.

The random strikes lost their regular path and became rather dangerous.

However, Arthur predicts even those swords and easily avoids them.

‘It’s the same. The style of wielding the sword… A habit that comes out when you’re at a disadvantage… There’s not much difference between then and now.’

Just because they had the same sword, it didn’t mean that everyone wielded it the same way.

Each had their own style, mannerisms, and path to wield.

And Jane Dormund also unconsciously acquired this habit while wielding her sword.

So Arthur was able to dodge Jane’s sword.

An opponent I’ve seen sword to sword countless times in my previous life.

It was strange that the opponent’s way of wielding the sword was already imprinted in his head, and he couldn’t avoid it if his level was incomparably lower than at that time.

Because of that, even though Jane had more rings, she couldn’t keep up with Arthur’s movements.

On the other hand, Arthur’s sword continued to build wounds on Jane’s body.

Starting with the right eyelid that was cut off first, the arms and legs.

Then the chest.

The whole body had been hacked up with a knife, and now it was becoming more difficult to find a place that hadn’t been slashed.

And this bleeding soon led to a decrease in physical strength.

“Heo-eok…”

No matter how much he transcended human limits through mana, in the end he was human.

He could not stand up if he shed more blood than he could.

As a result, Jane’s blades lost their initial momentum and the number of cuts in the air increased.

And that number of times Arthur’s knife cut through Jane’s body again.

“… aaagh!”

After screaming again, Jane takes a step back for the first time, clutching her shoulder, which had been cut a moment ago.

“You, what are you? What are you! dumb right? Not dumb! How dumb… how… .”

Arthur narrowed his eyes at the terrified sight.

Surprisingly, the future Jane Dormund did the same thing.

Arthur burst into laughter because of that and fixed his sword.

‘Always interrupters appeared around this time and saved Jane’s life, but will it be the same this time?’

At the sudden question, Arthur’s eyes lit up.

And gently thrust out the sword.

The bleeding Jane Dormund muttered in response to the blow.

‘Die?’

At that moment, a fountain of blood gushed out.

It wasn’t just a splash of blood, it was literally a fountain of blood.

The surreal scene made Jane’s thinking harden.

However, I couldn’t escape from reality because of the pain I felt.

So when I turned my head, I couldn’t see the arm that was supposed to be there.

Instead, a human hand holding a sword was rolling on the floor for some reason.

“… .”

Jane’s pants were stained yellow.

The feeling of fear beyond the limit caused not only thoughts but also the body to get out of control.

The fiercely contorted expression seemed to represent his feelings now.

Unfortunately, however, the situation is not over.

Arthur’s sword, which cut off Jane’s right arm, did not stop and headed for his neck.

“… !”

At that blow, the Bavarian vassals and Dormund vassals who had been watching the game in a daze all at once rose from their seats.

In the meantime, Jane muttered as she looked at Arthur’s knife that had come close to her nose.

‘Die.’

It was when Jane’s mouth opened with the thought.

A riot broke out.

visor!!!

With the violent sound of swords clashing, Cain Dormund burst into the game and raised Arthur’s sword.

However, Arthur used the recoil to rotate his body, and naturally stretched out his sword and aimed at Kane’s neck.

As if he had expected it, Kane’s gaze narrowed at the ensuing combo.

visor!!!

With a resounding noise, Arthur’s sword was blocked by Kane’s sword with a few finger joints.

As it was, Kane glared at Arthur, and Arthur glared at Kane.

The corners of Kane’s mouth twitched in the midst of those silent gazes.

Arthur opens his mouth.

“what? Are you excited? I’m sorry, Count Dormund.”

Arthur with a smile on his lips retracts his sword.

“Jane Dormund didn’t declare surrender, so it was a bit overkill. but… Jumping in during the match wasn’t promised, so can you understand?”

Kane didn’t answer the question.

Instead, I looked at my son, who was urinating and shaking, and asked the question in reverse.

“I could finish it, but I played with it, and because I played with it, didn’t I give myself time to surrender?”

“well···? You don’t know because you’re not that good yet?”

The answer brought a smile to Kane’s lips.

Since it drew an arc, it should be called a smile, but its shape was bizarre.

Because of that, Arthur knew.

Now Kane Dormund is angry.

that’s huge too.

‘Ahh···. nice Even in my previous life, Cain Dormund… I’ve never seen her look like this before.’

Because of that, he couldn’t cut Jane’s head, but Arthur, who was satisfied enough, looked at the judges.

It was the moment when the referees, who came to their senses under the silent pressure, were about to declare the winner of the Dalian.

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted.

“… .waaa-!!!”

Surprised, Arthur turned his head and saw the Bavarian retainers shouting.

“Arthur, Arthur, Arthur!!”

At the sight of them chanting my name, Arthur blinked and muttered.

“I won, but why are you so excited?”