“Indeed… It was true.”
Swish!
At that moment, Esellion’s eyes went blind. The warmth disappeared from his expression, and the sword he hadn’t drawn from its sheath swished out. A violet aura rose hazily, enveloping the blade.
Ryan, as if dumbfounded, opened his mouth.
“No, so are you saying you’ll cut my throat now? In the heart of the Empire’s capital?”
“Lassilia is the representative of the gods. Her safety is as important as the safety of the gods. I will eliminate any threats against her with the power of the gods.”
Swish… Clang!
Esellion caught the sword rising in the air. Ryan’s left hand was still stiff, and naturally, he couldn’t move freely.
“Oh, this is really a big problem. Still, you’re a guest of Her Majesty the Empress…,”
Clang!
Instead of holding the sword, Ryan leaped towards the window facing outside the building.
Lassilia and Rescal had been in the same room until now. Given that a demon appeared now, targeting Lassilia’s life, it was a crucial and absolutely indispensable situation.
It was better to change the location than to create unnecessary sword fights and noise.
Whoosh, thud!
Ryan stepped on the head of the phoenix ornament on the third-floor corner, landing on the second-floor balcony.
Turning his head, Esellion saw that Prince Esellion was easily following behind. The purple aura surrounding the sword in his hand became denser.
“…You still look the same even after seeing me again. You’d have been deceived if you didn’t know.”
Smirking, Ryan again flew down to the first-floor garden. To minimize the impact, he had to flip his body twice in the air.
“Her Majesty probably already knows, but it shouldn’t be heard. It’s better to move a little more.”
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Ryan began running with all his might.
Perhaps, in terms of running alone, Ryan would have been faster.
“Stop.”
Thud!
“…Ugh!”
Seeing the purple aura touching his ankle, Ryan was shocked, desperately kicking his foot to get rid of it, and rolled aside.
“Did you think I would let you escape like that when you’re about to die?”
Esellion rapidly closed the distance. Ryan, who was desperately rolling on the ground, quickly kicked his foot to move out of the range of the sword.
“Running away like this… I thought I’d go easy on you.”
Esellion narrowed the distance abruptly. Ryan, who had rolled his body hastily, stood up and drew his sword.
“No, but cursing me out of the blue. Isn’t it too much? I haven’t even healed my left hand yet.”
“That rude way of speaking seems hard to get rid of even at the moment of death.”
“Oh, is my way of speaking rude? I lived without knowing that.”
“Aren’t all the imperial nobles out of their minds?”
Clang!
The swords clashed.
Quickly blocking Esellion’s incoming sword, Ryan urgently twisted his wrist to get out of the range of the sword’s tip.
The violet-tinged blade would surely cause damage even upon touching it.
“Ah, how do I deal with this?”
Ryan clicked his tongue. Perhaps it was due to his mood, but it seemed that the edge of the blade had already chipped, and his teeth were hurting.
“You know well. There’s no way for humans to counter the curse of the gods.”
“Ugh… That’s true, but I can’t just quietly die. Oh, of course, I committed a sin, though.”
Clang!
The blade ominously swept under the neck, and Ryan had no choice but to endure the damage and once again pull Esellion’s sword out.
At the sound of a sharp click coming from his sword, Ryan asked, ‘Really, is this. Is the blade coming out every time it hits?’
Every time the violet energy touched it, the blade was sharpened. No matter how fast he pulled it away, it was futile as long as it touched.
Despite the discomfort in his left hand and not finding a way to counter, his heart pounded strongly.
‘Is this what it feels like to face an Aura for real?’
There was no way, and the opponent was like a thick wall where the sword wouldn’t pierce, but he was gleefully banging on the wall.
Maybe if he pounded it to death, it might at least get a scratch.
Clang, thud!
The attacks went back and forth in an instant.
Regrettably, Esellion didn’t lose concentration even once. Their sword skills were either equal, or he might be a bit faster.
However, Esellion knew that if he continued the attack, Ryan’s sword would break first.
‘What should I do? In that case, there’s no way but to succeed in an attack first from this side.’
The problem was that the curse’s power worked even at a distance. Even if he induced gaps to create blind spots, and struck and retreated, unless he severed a life in one go, he could be cursed at any moment.
‘Killing is a bit much. Even though he’s the prince of a ruined country, royalty is royalty, and he is a guest of Her Majesty the Empress for now. …Knocking him out? No, he’s not the type to be easily knocked out. Then…,’
Ryan’s eyes gleamed sharply.
The best knight in the Empire found the solution in his hand.
‘Because the curse is a kind of divine power, it should release power to the outside through the body.’
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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