Chapter 3

Altair felt that the voice came from the knights

training. Altair looked at the flag with Duke Onder de's family crest flying

above the tall fortress that looked the same as the one he had seen earlier in

the bathroom.

On top of the fort there is a guard post guarded

by several people, complete with armor and weapons they carry such as swords,

as well as bows and spears.

Mary and Altair tried not to hear the screams.

Then came the voice again.

“At least the status of an illegitimate child fits

perfectly with a servant.” said someone with a large body and a bald head, he

was the commander of the troops.

People started laughing out loud.

"To think that taste will indeed follow the

line of descent." said another.

Altair approached them. What make he instinct him

suddenly angry. Was it because Claretta hated men, or was it because the owner

of this body felt like he was being insulted. Altair felt sure that he would be

able to defeat them all.

Altair picked up an iron sword instead of the

wooden sword normally used for sword practice at random, which was located on

the table, where there were also several other weapons.

Such as arrows, bows, shields, armor and much

more. Mary who didn't move from where she was standing just watched from afar.

Hope her cousin doesn't experience anything

terrible.

"Mens get things done with a sword, not with

an argument." said Altair.

Another reason Altair invites people in front of

him to a duel, because Claretta wants to see how the male body reacts in

getting things done in an emotional state.

Taking advantage of a disgusting male body.

However, there is a sense of compassion with Altair.

What's even more heartbreaking is that Altair has

never once met the mother who gave birth to him. Making Claretta feel sorry for

Altair's figure.

In the novel, Altair is a character who likes to

play with many beautiful women, both from the nobles and ordinary people in the

Kingdom of Rhodes.

It was surprising that all the women he had slept

with had not once protested or sued him and Claretta knew the reason she had

discovered this morning.

“A person who is only a burden and born into a

respectable family invites the commander of the mage knight army to a duel.

Whereas they will not even care about his death." said the commander as he

stretched out his arms as if everyone there listened to every word.

"Alright, let's get started." he added

again.

The commander walked over to the table where Altair

took the sword. Walking haughtily and twirling the sword as if it were just a

child's toy.

Altair is getting ready.

The sun was hot, making the two people who were

in the middle of the field to duel begin to recall.

People who didn't participate in the fight looked

for a place to take shelter and watch the game progress.

“The rule is who hits the opponent first and gets

hurt. He is the winner.” said the commander.

Altar answered with a smile on his lips.

They ran towards each other. Altair attacks on

the right side of the opponent's temple, Altair's attacks can be read and

avoided easily. His experience as an army commander made him not easy to

defeat.

Underestimating Altair's power. The young Altair

who had never even used a sword to fight and was currently dueling the knight

commander.

The commander also attacked him blindly, trying

to give up on Altair's chest. Altair also dodged the commander's sword attacks

with ease by jumping backwards.

The sound of the sword blaring made the knights

cheer. There were a few maids who stopped doing their job to watch the game.

During the fight Altair only tried to dodge, keep

his distance and pay attention to every movement of the opponent's attack.

“Kid! If you just want to run then run, and I'll

be happy to slash your leg so you can't come here again so easily.”

Altair tried to be consumed by his opponent's

provocation. Altair's body felt hot, his breath began to pant. Is it because of

the scorching sun?

"What's with my body? It feels hot, it's not

because of the sun," said Altair, who was still trying to attack the troop

commander.

Altair was starting to get a little overwhelmed,

while looking very excited about the duel. From the match, his face showed a

smile that wanted to slash Altair's body. Fast foot movements, making dust fly

behind his body.

Altair tried to strike back at his opponent and once

again his movements could be easily read by the opponent. They ran from one

side to the other.

Altair's attacks are only focused on attacking

vital parts, such as the neck, head or stomach.

Seeing Altair's attack movement aiming at the

vital part of the troop commander also tried to dodge. Looks like the commander

really enjoyed the duel between them.

They stopped breathing, their distance was only

about the movement of a single swing of the sword. The gaze seemed to not want

anyone to give in and no one was hurt between them.

The people who watched the match very closely,

accompanied by endless screams. Duke Leon watched those who were fighting in

the field from where the magic tower was.

After a few minutes they stopped to breathe.

Altair and his opponent began to attack again, when their swords crossed each

other making air and metal scraping sounds.

SRIING...

SRIING...

Small sparks also came out of their two swords.

Altair pressed hard and pushed the sword with all his might.

Altair jumps back.

After the jump, Altair ran back to the opponent

quickly, unfortunately Altair's foot slipped on a small rock. It hurt and made

Altair finally fall because he was not balanced.

The commander who saw the opportunity quickly

approached Altair and targeted his opponent's leg who was trying to stand up.

Altair who was trying to stand up with a sword rebuttal in his left hand saw

the commander's attack.

Mary who was watching from a distance was

surprised. Until she covered his mouth with both hands.

The men in the squad shouted louder, as if they

were enjoying the duel battle unfolding in front of them. Altair saw that his

leg was really about to be slashed. It's over.

PANG!!

A magic protective circle surrounded Altair who

was bent down trying to stand up. There was the sound of swords trying to

redeem the protective magic circle over and over again.

Time and again the commander's sword couldn't

slash even through the magic circle of the shield in front of him. The magic

circle surrounding Altair had a thin rainbow of colors protecting Altair.

Everyone was shocked and asked where the shield

came from. Altair smiled. He knew that from the age of 10, the potential

successor to the 5 Mana sealers had to have the basic power handed down by

their grandfathers.

The power of Mana they can only use to protect

them from attacks by humans, as well as magical creatures and monsters.

The commander took a fairly safe distance after

seeing the magic circle in front of him.

Knowing that, he also released Mana which covered

his entire sword. The red color of Mana was like the smoke of a smoldering

fire.

The commander looked at him with a grin.

The attack restarted, Altair who had stood up

again attacked the troop commander.

The Mana sword that the commander used to pierce

the shield made the protective magic circle undulate unstable

The swinging sword attack became stronger and

faster, 2x than before.

Mana's sword swing this time, focused on slashing

Altair's neck. Altair who saw this began to try to run away.

Jumping to dodge the attack, even with a quick

move the commander almost attacked Altair from behind. Altair parried the sword

with both hands.

The commander disappeared from sight, suddenly

already aiming the sword above Altair's neck.

Altair's neck was scratched and bleeding, the

sword that was in the commander's grip instantly stopped immobile.

The magic circle stopped the movement of the

sword, and suppressed the commander's Mana power and cut the iron sword stuck

between the gaps until it broke.

Seeing that his sword could no longer be moved,

he finally let go of the sword in his hand.

The sound of a falling sword was heard making the

people around start to fall silent without a sound.

Mary who could only hold her breath, tears began

to flow down her hands.

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