The victory condition was to reduce the opponent’s health to less than 5% or obtain a declaration of surrender.
Since there was no need to waste that much health, we agreed that if I attacked, Anselot would surrender.
“Go ahead and attack first.”
Anselot said with a sneering voice.
“But….”
Even if it was just acting, attacking another person was a difficult task.
“Are you going to wait until this woman’s life is in danger before you attack?”
Anselot pretended to threaten Maria.
I closed my eyes tightly and attempted an attack.
“Sorry, Anselot…!”
Thwack!
I struck Anselot’s shoulder with the sharp edge of the sword.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Anselot’s health didn’t decrease at all.
“…Ah.”
A moment later, Anselot let out a short sigh and fell with a fake expression.
“Remarkable skill. I surrender.”
“…….”
Unlike the villainous acting, Anselot’s surrendering act was extremely unconvincing.
‘Well, he probably hasn’t experienced surrendering to Anselot.’
It was an awkward victory due to the clumsy acting.
[Main Quest: Love and Duel! (2/3)] Completed! [SYSTEM] Quest Success! [SYSTEM] Acquired 27,150 experience points. [SYSTEM] Leveled up! (Lv.40) [SYSTEM] Acquired 10 skill points.In any case, thanks to this, I was able to swiftly complete the quest.
“Lulbell…!”
Maria, who had been an Anselot hostage, ran towards me.
“Ah, Lady Lulbell. I was so scared.”
Maria leaned her body against me.
“Prince Anselot is too cruel… It’s hard to believe he’s your lover.”
Maria sobbed, tapping away her tears with her sleeve.
It was the tearful eyes of a innocent beauty, but there was something more important.
“I’m sorry. Can we pretend not to know about today? Anselot didn’t have ill intentions. Of course, it might be hard to believe…”
I defended Anselot and requested Maria to overlook the situation.
Anselot seemed indifferent to his reputation, but I didn’t like it.
“But….”
Maria made a slightly displeased face. However, she soon nodded.
“Okay. Instead, I have a favor, Lady Lulbell. Please join me to enjoy the upcoming festival.”
As soon as Maria spoke, a system notification popped up.
[SYSTEM] Promised to enjoy the festival with as a quest success reward.…Damn system. It seems it’s trying to connect me and Maria like this eventually.
My lips opened against my will.
“Fine.”
Having secured the promise, I moved to the reception room with the excited Maria.
Anselot, who had pretended to collapse on the floor until we left, bothered me a bit.
Not long after, temple guards arrived at the prince’s palace.
“Are you okay, Lady Saint!”
“Someone saw the Lady Saint being kidnapped by Prince Salto this morning…!”
“Oh my, kidnapped. What nonsense!”
Maria acted surprised, covering her mouth with one hand.
“People must be misunderstanding.”
Maria laughed softly, covering her mouth with one hand.
“I was invited by Lady Lulbell to visit the prince’s palace.”
“But the priests guarding the temple surely saw Prince Salto….”
“Prince Anselot simply delivered Lady Lulbell’s invitation to me.”
“Is that really true?”
The priests seemed skeptical and found it hard to believe.
“Of course. Ah, I am not unaware of your concerns about the ominous rumors surrounding Prince Anselot.”
Maria gathered her hands in a praying gesture and looked at me with admiring eyes.
“But! Lady Lulbell here is different from Prince Anselot, a truly noble and sacred hero of the illustrious continent!”
The priests’ gazes followed Maria’s as she spoke.
“As you all know, Lady Lulbell has received the blessings of the God of Light.”
“Oh, yes. We’ve heard a lot about it.”
“You made a difficult decision for the proof of trust…”
The priests nodded in agreement with Maria’s words.
“And I have become very close to Lady Lulbell in just one day!”
No, saying it like that might lead to misunderstandings…
“Oh, that’s great!”
The priests’ eyes sparkled.
A while later, after expressing their trust in our Lady Saint, they left the prince’s palace reception room.
“How was it, Lady Lulbell? It was resolved neatly, right?”
Maria grinned and spoke.
Something was resolved… I’m not sure if it was resolved neatly, but…
Anyway, it seemed like I managed to protect Anselot’s reputation, so I let out a sigh of relief.
Since there was some sin involved, I spent a little more time with Maria before escorting her.
Of course, the sin committed here wasn’t mine but Anselot’s.
Quiriiiiit!
―The final quest will be brought on the last day of the festival, so enjoy the festival thoroughly until then, Lady Lulu!
Piya was enjoying life in Lunehart more than anyone else, and her wings were fluttering happily.
“I hope it’s just a normal quest for once…”
On the other hand, a deep sigh escaped my lips as I continued to endure the hardships of life in Lunehart.
Quiriiit!
―Don’t worry! Expect the most perfect and cool quest, as I’ll bring it to you!
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
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