Chapter 167 The third of the banquet at Karel's departure palace
Next, everyone talked about Alleria's "heroic deeds" when she was a student at Thorz Military Academy.
Alleria Le Guin used the court swordsmanship she had practiced since she was a child. Not long after entering the first grade, she defeated the second grade general and president and took control of the fencing club, and then challenged all other clubs in Thorz. Swimming Club
They competed in swimming, and the chess club competed in chess skills. If they lost, they had to join the fencing club... In the end, they competed one-on-one with Wores, who was also recognized as the president of the equestrian club in the first grade.
As a result, the two of them could not tell the winner after two hours. In the end, they fell down together and ended in a tie. From that time on, the two became "allies" recognized by each other, learning from each other and improving each other. By the way, Aole
It also happened at the same time that Leah was accepted as a disciple by Victor, who came to Thors as a guest instructor for a semester. After that, she switched from the court swordsmanship to the Alside style.
(Note: In 1190, Victor was 29 years old. The source of Rakshasa being accepted as a disciple by Victor when he was 16 years old in 1190 is from the 15th anniversary commemorative volume of the latest setting collection "Kiseki Character Fever", which is not mentioned in the original game text.
and……)
"Senior sister seems to have done something amazing." Ling applauded softly after hearing this. It seemed interesting to hear other people's anecdotes. She herself joined the home economics club founded by Sharon, and she was completely independent of the world.
State, so college life was not so exciting at all. After the two graduated, the Home Economics Club was abandoned because there were no other members. The "research results" left by the Home Economics Club were all inherited by the Cooking Club as archives.
"From that time on, Wores has been an indistinguishable existence to me. Even though we are comrades, we are also good rivals. We are both a symbol of advancement to each other."
Do they hone each other and learn from each other? This is an enviable relationship for warriors... If I count, it has been thirteen years, and it even happened before Ling was born. But there is nothing between the two.
The feeling of being a lover has not yet developed? The affection and bond values between them have already been maxed out.
"You two have such a good relationship? Aren't you considering getting married?"
This was probably not the first time he was asked this question. Wores shook his head helplessly, and Alleria didn't feel any embarrassment at all.
"Yeah, it's a pity. If I hadn't been the only daughter of the Le Guin family or Wores' brother hadn't died in the Hundred Days War eleven years ago, we might have developed a relationship like that.
Unsure. Perhaps this is also the helplessness of the imperial nobles. I am the one who has to inherit Count Le Guin, and he is the one who has to inherit the Baron Baldias family. Neither of our families have other brothers, sisters or adopted children.
According to the laws of the empire, titles cannot be merged, and for both me and Wores, it is unacceptable to give up the family title for personal selfishness. Although we dated for a while at the beginning, we were in a relationship.
We broke up after the Hundred Days War. But even this did not affect our friendship. Even after ten years, we are still the best friends, that's it."
On the earth in Ling's previous life, there were many examples of nobles annexing each other through political marriages. Even Catholic kings could get married. But the situation in Erebonia was different. If they also had titles,
When two people marry, one of them must give up his title and territory. This was a written law established by Emperor Delekels more than two hundred years ago in order to avoid the emergence of "super nobles" that would threaten the royal family due to political marriages. Although this
The original intention of the legislation did not achieve his goal. Two hundred years later, the "Four Famous Families" still appeared in the empire, but the tradition was preserved.
According to the marriage law of the empire, when one party gets married or one party gets married, the surname must be changed.
Because both parties are the heads of their respective families, neither one can give up his or her surname, so they cannot come together... The love story of the aristocrats ended without a problem due to problems with the system.
But it seems that Wores is not married yet, otherwise he would not be invited to attend today's banquet for singles, and Alleria does not have a new boyfriend. If she continues to be single, maybe both parties will be extinct.
, and eventually had to adopt a relative's child as an adopted son to inherit the title. This situation is actually quite common. The empire's inheritance law allows adopted sons to inherit the title. This is a very old law.
After finishing the anecdotes, we returned to the topic of martial arts. This time the topic was about Rufus.
"Speaking of which, relying on court swordsmanship to reach the master level is indeed very powerful, but why not choose a school? The palace swordsmanship that lacks a fixed secret inheritance has obvious disadvantages compared to the school swordsmanship that is good at actual combat. With your status as the eldest son of the Duke,
Either Sir Matius or Master Victor would be willing to teach me. In that case, we might be able to become fellow disciples." Alleria asked with some confusion.
"Indeed, court swordsmanship is a swordsmanship that every noble child will learn from his elders since he was a child. The sword style is relatively simple and easy to learn, and the power is also far behind that of the school swordsmanship. So in your opinion, it is probably equivalent to basic swordsmanship.
Probably the same. But I got a different view from ordinary people from a very powerful senior. No matter what kind of swordsmanship, the foundation is a combination of various basic sword skills. So as long as you practice the basics well, the rest will be
It’s a matter of accuracy. So I didn’t join any school but kept thinking about my sword, and finally achieved the same thing as that person.”
"That senior...well, can you tell me his name?"
"Haha, to the people of the Empire, he is probably a figure that everyone knows about. Iron-blooded Prime Minister Gillias Osborne. However, apart from a few words of advice to me, we have not had much contact with each other.
He is the standard-bearer of the reform faction, and I am the eldest son of the four famous families of the Duke of Elbarea. Although I think the struggle between the two factions is very boring, but I feel uncomfortable in each other's positions.
It would be nice if we could put aside our respective backgrounds and communicate purely as swordsmen."
"That iron-blooded prime minister... It seems that when I was in Thorz, he was still serving as a brigadier general in the regular army. I remembered that I heard rumors about him when I was in the military academy. It is said that he is the successor of Van Dai in the empire.
The second master of the Hundred-style military swordsmanship after Marshal Ke. The Hundred-style swordsmanship is also taught in the officer academy. It is based on the Alside style and the Vandel style and has been modified to suit actual battlefield combat. It takes several years to remove the
The inheritance of mysteries that can only be mastered only leaves the kata that can be used to form combat effectiveness with only a short period of training. Also, being able to reach the realm of masters without the inheritance of mysteries is indeed qualified to say that. If you hold a public office in the imperial government
If his sword has not become useless in the past ten years, I would also like to challenge this senior who is 22 years older than me." Alleria showed extraordinary interest in this.
"It's best not to do that. If the general of the aristocracy and the representative of the reformist fight, no matter who wins or loses, it will become a big problem." Wores spoke and said to Alleria.
"Well, that's true. It's such a pity. Although there is no way to fight with that senior, it would be fine if they were all fighting between noble factions. Rufus, do we want to come and compete?" Alleria asked.
He picked up the fork next to the fruit plate. He used the fork instead of the sword that could not be brought into Karel's palace and extended an invitation to Rufus.
"If it's my senior's request, I'd be happy to accompany you."
After Rufus also picked up the same "weapon", the two men quickly started fighting. There was no fighting spirit or sword spirit, but the strength of their hands was constantly flipping in mid-air, and they simply used moves to dismantle each other's weapons.
moves.
Three minutes later, the winner was determined in this brief contest. Alleria broke through Rufus's gap and stopped the fork at the base of his wrist. If it were a real sword in her hand, Rufus's
The right hand has probably been severed by now.
"I didn't expect that your basic skills are so good, senior sister. I am convinced that you lost."
"Schools are not limited to mysteries. No school despises the basics. But it also surprises me that I can achieve this level. I am three years older than you, and the me three years ago may not be able to beat you now.
I can definitely say that within the scope of my knowledge, you are the representative of palace swordsmanship."
The forks were put back on the table, and they continued chatting while eating the fruit.
"Speaking of which, Brother Mulla, when you served as the embassy attaché in the Kingdom of Liber, did you experience the court swordsmanship of the Kingdom of Liber?" Ling asked curiously.
Although Ling has seen Yulia Schwartz's swordsmanship, she is a disciple of Cassius, and her swordsmanship has incorporated a lot of shadows of the Eight Leaves Itto style, and it cannot be regarded as the original court swordsmanship. And the other
It is said that it was a battle involving Philippe Lunar, a master of court swordsmanship. Ling did not witness it with her own eyes. According to Valut, old man Philippe seemed to have used a move that looked very powerful, but maybe he was too old.
Because of the relationship, after Valut used his rare immobility form to hold up that fatal move, what happened next was Valut's one-sided victory.
"Well, I have had some discussions with Libel's royal guards. Generally speaking, although they are both called court swordsmanship, Erebonia's court swordsmanship and Libel's court swordsmanship are completely different things. Except for the comparison of the use of weapons.
Outside of proximity, only about 40% of the sword styles overlap. And unlike the court swordsmanship of the Erebonian Empire, which is the basis of noble families, Lieber's court swordsmanship can only be learned by the royal family and the royal guard.
Advanced swordsmanship. The Liberel royal family has never cut off its inheritance for 1,200 years, and has accumulated a large number of mysteries for learning. Strictly speaking, it is not much different from the swordsmanship of the school... No, since the Great Collapse
Liber's court swordsmanship, which has been passed down for 1,200 years, may be said to be the oldest school of swordsmanship in itself."
Next, we talked about Wores' weapons. Four of the five people present used swords as their main weapons.
"Why does Wores-senpai use the cross spear as his main weapon? It is rare among the imperial nobles. I heard that the Baldias-style swordsmanship is also quite powerful." The question was Rufus.
"As a family member who has inherited the school, of course I can master the swordsmanship of Valdias, but the cross gun is more suitable for me. I have loved reading history books about the Lion War since I was a child, and I am also very familiar with the history of my ancestors.
Envision. The origin of our Baldias-style spear technique was originally the Norde-style spear technique. Later, it was integrated into the spear technique of the cavalry and the spear techniques of other schools in the empire and finally became finalized. In addition to the first-generation Baldi who admired his ancestors,
Yas, probably because of his admiration for the legendary Saint Liana. The spear is not inferior to the sword. Maybe I just want to prove this, so I have always used the cross spear as my main weapon."
Huh? It’s actually Seventh Sister’s fault? She is no longer in the world, but there will always be her legend in the world...
Just when a few people were chatting and almost lost track of time, a blond boy came over.
"Brother Rufus, and everyone, it's time for the dance. Should we move to the dance floor?"
"It's already this point. Well, okay then. Jusis, today is your first time dancing in a social circle. Have you chosen your first dance partner?"
"Ah, um... I invited Phyllis, the eldest daughter of Earl Florald's family. It's her first time going to the dance floor like me."
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The two blond brothers said hello to everyone and left first. The other four people showed no intention of leaving at all.
"They have such a good relationship as brothers. It's really enviable. Speaking of Brother Mulla, you also have a younger brother, right? I didn't see him when I was learning swordsmanship from Master Sykes. Although he doesn't look much like you.
Like."
"Well, Kurt came to the imperial capital in 1199. You had already returned to Lamar State at that time, so you didn't meet him. He should be with Prince Cedric now in the lounge at the back.
Neither he nor His Highness is old enough to debut in the social circle, so they will not enter the dance floor. She is the son of Oliye's mother, and inherited her mother's hair color. But there is no doubt that he is also our Fandel."
"So he lived in Palm before 1199? It seems that he has an impression but also seems not to have an impression." Ling carefully recalled six years ago, but she really had no impression.
"Haha, don't worry, that kid is still very young. He's still a long way from the Jusis we just met. But... that lady from Alside over there is quite powerful. I heard that she
I have already obtained the Legend of Arsaid. Alleria, why don’t you go say hello to your junior sister?”
When Maura turned her head, she happened to see a blue-haired girl hesitating whether to enter the dance floor.
"Is she Master Victor's daughter? In fact, I hugged her when she was a child, but she was too young at that time so she probably didn't have much of an impression... Speaking of which, Laura is also sixteen this year. She is in the social circle.
Debut age. But let’s forget about greetings. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so don’t disturb young people’s social interactions.”
In fact, strictly speaking, everyone here is still young, after all, you are not even thirty yet.
At this moment, Alleria's eyes suddenly turned towards the entrance of the corridor. There, the pale-blond young man finally walked out of the corridor.
"Ling, I'm going to say hello to your brother and help introduce him to me. Is that okay?"
The way Alleria's eyes were shining, she noticed Levi's faint aura that was superior to her, and her warrior soul was already burning.
Ling did not refuse, nodded and agreed to the request.