No job: Check the cards, Loki, are there any problems with the cards?

Every day you could see his bruised and swollen face, which was, of course, the work of Roger.

Hmph, who told this sleazy guy to... betray his flawless plan?

Roger is very vengeful.

As punishment, Roger also confiscated the sacred object that he hid under his bed and worshipped every night.

Uh!

This is a pair of panties.

The design is Luo Qixi's...

This fits very well with Rogge's definition of the perverted islanders.

When Rogge returned the relic to Loki, a little incident occurred.

That is, Lokishi had a misunderstanding on the spot and mistook Roger for a pervert who stole panties.

Ok!

Rudeus was unfairly blamed for this, and Lokishi mistook him for a pervert who stole panties.

There was nothing he could do; it was his brother's fault... Roger accepted it.

just.

At last.

Lokishi was unable to retrieve the sacred object, probably because she thought Roger had used it for some strange thing and was extremely disgusted with it.

Of course, it's also possible that he wanted to leave it as a memento for Roger.

In the end, the relic ended up in Rogue's hands again.

He initially intended to dispose of it anywhere, or return it to Rudeus, but after thinking about it... in the end, Roger kept it.

Of course, it wasn't out of any perverse collecting hobby, but rather because he planned to use this sacred object to thoroughly manipulate Rudeus in the future.

…………

Nothing happened during the following period.

The family spent this peaceful and tranquil time together, and Roger cherished every minute and every second he spent with his family.

Before we knew it, more than half a month had passed.

Paul's friend finally arrived.

That noon.

The weather was sunny and the sun was shining brightly.

Rogge and Rudius were having a friendly sparring match in the courtyard—it was definitely not a one-sided beating.

Suddenly, Rogge, who was riding on Rudius, stopped punching, and the two brothers looked up at almost the same time.

"Hey! Get up, stop pretending to be dead! We have a guest." Roger pulled Rudius up.

Paul and Senis also arrived at the door.

A carriage slowly approached along a country road, pulled by two white horses. A banner bearing some kind of noble coat of arms hung on the side of the carriage, fluttering in the wind.

Roger felt that the face looked somewhat familiar.

Oh, right, Roya.

He had seen such noble banners in the city of Roya when he eloped with Loki last time.

Could the person who comes be some kind of nobleman?

Rogge could already picture a pot-bellied, greasy-faced middle-aged nobleman.

Uh, no.

The carriage came to a stop, the door opened, and out stepped a woman with cat ears and a tail—a beast-eared girl.

Her entire upper body was incredibly voluptuous, even monstrous, and its size was larger than the combined heads of Roger and Rudius...

"Hey, Kyrie Irvine, long time no see!" Paul greeted him with a smile.

Upon seeing Paul, Gigliotti immediately put on a sour face: "We meet again, Paul."

Then she greeted Senis.

She seemed closer to Senis than to Paul, who wasn't very likable.

Then, Girenouille noticed Rudius and Rogge in the corner: "Paul, are these the two children you mentioned in your letter?"

"Yes, they are my children."

"Rudy, Roger, come up and say hello too."

Rogge and Rudius stepped forward: "Rudius—Greirat."

“Rogge Grellat”

That concludes my brief self-introduction.

Kyrie Irvine nodded slightly, then fixed his gaze on Roger: "You're Roger? Your father lavished praise on you in his letter, touting you as a genius with the potential to become a sword god."

"........."

Rogge was somewhat embarrassed.

He thought to himself, "Does my cheap old man really need to show off like this? Didn't we agree before that the tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind, and we should try to keep a low profile?"

Besides, can you just casually utter phrases like "the appearance of a sword god"?

It has an ominous feel to it no matter how you look at it.

Girenouille's gaze kept sweeping over Rogge, as if trying to determine the veracity of the information.

Paul's words are, after all, questionable in their credibility.

Paul, however, was unusually confident, even more so than Roger himself. He grinned and said, "Gileado, you'll be surprised. Roger is very capable."

"Shut up! You talk too much nonsense... Let me try it myself and you'll see."

"Excuse me, who are you?"

Roger finally spoke and asked.

"I am Gilead."

Kyrie Irwin.

Paul, standing nearby, chuckled and added, "This guy was my and Senis's companion when we were adventurers. Don't let her dazed appearance fool you; she's the infamous Black Wolf Sword King!"

"Sword King?"

Roger's eyes brightened slightly.

In this world, swordsmen are ranked from lowest to highest as follows: Lower, Intermediate, Upper, Saint, King, Emperor, and God, totaling seven levels.

If I remember correctly, although Paul's overall strength reached the Saint level, he was ultimately just a high-level swordsman.

In other words, this person in front of you is two levels above Paul?

That's something.

Rogue became interested and immediately looked at Girenau: "Miss Girenau..."

"You can just call me Kyrie Irvine."

“Alright, Kyrie Irvine, then let me experience your strength.”

“Yes, that was my original plan. Although Paul praised you a lot, I won’t listen to your father’s side of the story.”

“Rogge, is that it? Are you ready? I won’t hold back for Paul Senis’s sake.”

"Hmm, it's alright... Please don't hold back. I also want to experience the Sword King's true strength. Please give me your guidance."

………………

After exchanging a few words with King Kyrianu, Rogge arrived at the center of the courtyard under everyone's watchful eyes.

The two distanced themselves, each adopting a fighting stance, and stared at each other.

"Are you ready?"

"It's ready."

"Okay, then..."

"start!"

Rudius acted as referee again, blowing a whistle.

With a command given.

Unlike Paul, Gilead did not make the first move. Instead, he suddenly lowered his body, drew his longsword from his waist with lightning speed, and raised his hands above his head, aiming at Roger in front of him.

Big upper section.

This is one of the starting moves of the Light Blade.

Clearly display your next move to your opponent, openly tell them that you are about to attack, and then kill them with an absolute and overwhelming force.