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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 11 - The Moon Maiden Blooms 【POV: Naam Sphinx】 “Okay then, we’re going out now, but…” “Naam, are you really sure you want to stay home?” My brother and sister-in-law came to my room, concerned about me. I was sitting on my bed, hugging a stuffed animal, and vigorously nodded. “Yes, please go by yourselves, I’ll stay…” “...okay.” “I see…we’ll bring you back a souvenir, okay? Be a good girl, you hear?” “..............” I…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 16 - The Plot’s Target In a small shack in the outskirts of the capital, seemingly abandoned for years, a lamp was lit. “As expected, Valon Sphinx is still in the tournament.” “Yes, he is scheduled to face the young master in tomorrow’s semifinals.” The faint lamplight illuminated the grim expressions of a group of men. They were all swordsmen in service of House Saverne, direct subordinates to the Marquis. “Truthfully speaking, do you think the…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 7 - Maiden of the Sun, Maiden of the Moon Two days later… A horse carriage marked with the emblem of a black lion passed the gate into the capital. The carriage, escorted by knights, emanated an intimidating aura that kept all passersby at a distance. Inside the carriage, however, the giddy voice of a young girl could be heard. “Oooh! So this is the capital! It’s so full of life, just as expected!” “Yes…Lady Sister.” There were two young girls sitting…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 8 - Sword Saint 【 POV: Marquis Saverne】 “...and? You miserably failed, and came back with your tail between your legs?” “W-We plead forgiveness…” In a room of the residence of my House Saverne… I didn’t bother to stand up from my armchair as I glared at my pitiful subordinates. Too intimidated by my anger to raise their heads, they were reduced to a trembling mess. My name is Seifern Saverne, current head of House Saverne and inheritor of the…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 3 - The Black Lion of the West Echidna and I walked down the arena’s corridor, with her butler in tow. The arena had been built by the first king of Lamperouge, so it was already over 100 years old: the typical moldy smell of old buildings pricked my nostrils. As we proceeded down the corridor we eventually found a familiar face. Golden hair, dark complexion: a young man with an appearance you’d rarely see around the royal capital. “Ah.” “Hm,” We…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 4 - The Black Lion’s Fangs 【POV: Valon Sphinx】 “Gods, how exasperating…!” After my first match in the royal martial tournament, I walked in the capital, stomping my feet out of irritation. The match resulted in victory: an absolute, one-sided one at that. Despite that, my chest was stinging with frustration, feelings I couldn’t fully process, making me grit my teeth. “The gall of…calling me a country noble…! How dare a weakling like that even…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 9 - The Sword Saint’s Heir 【POV: Marquis Saverne】 “Do not interfere, Benamis! If I let subordinates who failed get off scot-free, everyone else’s morale will fall!” “If you would allow me one word, Father…our house is already low on manpower. If heads fall after every single failure, the gap with House Rosais will widen even more…do you not think so too?” “Gh…” I frowned at Benamis’ words. The gap was already painfully wide between a…
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Interlude - Royal Martial Tournament Part 5 - A Cove of Renegades Even after leaving the arena, Echidna wouldn’t leave me alone: in the end, we went to a restaurant on the main avenue for dinner. We ordered a relatively gorgeous course and chatted about recent events while drinking wine. We stayed until closing time, then I escorted Echidna to the horse carriage I had called for in advance. “Are you going back to the dorm, Dyn? You can stay over if you like…” I had a room at the academy’s…
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