Translated by SoundDestiny Edited by Zil
The king, Granard Zain, appeared in front of her with a shining sword in his hand.
She gulped nervously as she readied her sword.
From the holy sword in his grip comes a stinging signal of danger. The tension in the air is even greater than it was when we faced Raidorl at the Blaine Fortress.
âThe little girl from the Empire of Alsatian. Youâve been working with Raidorl, havenât you? He was a traitor, after all. The foxes of the enemy will be made to rust on my sword!â
âWhat is that sword?ăFrom the looks of it, I donât think itâs a holy sword.â
CĂ©lia asked, carefully watching her opponentâs movements.
Granardâs lips lifted in anticipation of the question.
âAs you can see, itâs a holy sword!ăItâs the same as the one you haveâŠâŠno, itâs the sword of kings, which only a true king is allowed to have in his hand!â
âA holy swordâŠâŠÂ never knew there was a holy sword in this country other than the DĂĄinsleifâŠâŠ.â
âNo, CĂ©lia, itâs not. Thatâs not a holy sword.â
Neimilia, who was standing behind Célia, murmured to her.
âThat is the sword from the Witch of Light â a magic sword Brionac. It seems he has been enchanted by that witch and turned into an apostle. The masterâs brotherâŠâ
Célia tilted her head without looking away from Granard. She never heard of such a thing.
âItâs no wonder you donât know. Itâs been 300 years since the last great disaster. The magic sword was created by the Witch of Doom to fight against the Holy Sword. You can call it a weapon of war against the Holy Sword.â
âI didnât know that existedâŠâŠ.even papa didnât know that existed eitherâŠâŠâ
CĂ©liaâs father, Emperor Zacharias, was obsessed with the âSix Witches of Doomâ, monsters of legend, and collected old legends and books from all over the world.
His father had often told her about the witches, but she had never heard of a magical sword.
âWe call them âmagic swordsâ, but some of them are not swords at all.â
âI donât know whatâs happening, all I know now is that, whatâs in front of us is a fake holy sword. Thatâs all I need to know.â
âFake? Did you say it was fake?!!â
Granard, who was listening to their conversation, twisted his face in rage.
âMy holy sword, my champion, is a fake!? Come on, you little bitches, stop messing around!â
Granard flashes his sword. As soon as he does, a beam of light shoots out from the tip of his sword and hits Célia.
A momentâs delay in evading would have caused the ray to blow a hole in her torso.
Celiaâs body streaks with lightning. The next moment, she appears behind Granard.
She tried to swing her sword down on Granardâs neck, butâŠâŠ someone hit her and blew her thin body away.
She was blown up and rolled on the ground, and Neimilia ran to her.
She felt a dull ache in her abdomen. It seems sheâs been punched in the stomach.
âYouâre so slow. Youâre missing out, arenât you? Holy Sword Master of the Empire.â
Granard, standing on the rubble, looks down at her.
As Neimilia helped her to her feet, she told Célia.
âNo, you canât fight. King Granard is now under the protection of the Witch of Light. He can move at the speed of light. If you try to follow him with your eyes, youâll never catch up with him.â
âThe speed of lightâŠâŠ?â
âYes. In a few seconds you could pass over the moon.â
Celiaâs eyes cloud over in confusion. She doesnât know what Neimilia means by the speed of light, and she doesnât know what Neimilia means by crossing the moon.
But she does understand that the Granard now has a speed that is comparable to that of Célia, who can move at the speed of lightning.
She once outstripped Raidorl in speed, but she has never fought an opponent as fast or faster than her.
ââŠ..Tell me, Neimilia. How can I beat him?â
âHow long are you chatting for?ăYouâre leaving a lot of openings.â
Célia and Neimilia rolled on the ground at the same time. In a moment, a shining sword swung down to where they had been.
A thunderbolt shoots out from the ClaĂomh Solas, but by then Granard is already gone.
Granard appears a little further away, and turns to her with a grimace and a look of contempt for the weak.
âToo late. Too slow!ăHahahahahaha!ăWith that kind of power, you claim to be a real holy sword!?â
âMaking a fool out of meâŠâŠ!â
Celiaâs face is twisted in humiliation as she squeezes ClaĂomh Solas tightly.
âHow can I fight an enemy like this? â
The cold realization that stroked her spine made her neat face contort.
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