The story of the black silk female knight

Chapter 27 A Supersonic Strike!

when!

A burst of light, like a white mist, erupted from Bill's body, blocking Valensa's sword and forcing her back several meters.

Is it coming?

Valensa knew this was Bill's signal that he was ending his move, so she didn't dare to be careless and switched from an offensive stance with her longsword as the main weapon to a defensive stance with her round shield as the main weapon.

really.

Before Valensa could react, Bill stepped forward, his broadsword imbued with the power of light.

Valensa cautiously jumped back a step to get out of the sword's slashing range, and at the same time threw the steel round shield in her hand, smashing it into Bill's knee, which was bearing the full weight of his body.

Unexpectedly, the power of light on the broadsword suddenly erupted, condensing into a blade of light that instantly increased the slashing distance of Bill's blade from 0.8 meters to more than 3 meters.

"Radiant Blade".

Hiss.

Bill's deep voice didn't reach Valensa's ears until the armor on her right shoulder and a small part of her sleeve were cut off by the light blade.

Body protection and radiant blade... Is this the Baldr family's inherited sword technique? Pretty impressive.

Valensa felt quite sorry for her.

If her family's heirloom artifacts were still around, she would really like to learn those sword techniques.

Unfortunately, the transmission and training of these sword skills all require the use of inherited treasures, and Bill's sword skills were also learned from Valensa's father.

Now that the inherited treasure is gone, even if Bill wanted to teach Valensa these sword techniques, he couldn't.

Because he didn't understand the principles behind these ancestral sword techniques, he only knew how to use them... Just like in Valencia's previous life, most young people knew how to use mobile phones, but how many knew how to make them?

Valenza was lost in thought for a moment, but Bill showed no mercy, using his Blade of Light to sever Valenza's shoulder armor and part of her sleeve before continuing his pursuit.

Fortunately, Valensa's earlier shield finally hit its target, and Bill staggered after being hit in the knee, failing his combo and allowing Valensa to regroup.

Before she could even catch her breath, Bill attacked again with his sword. The three-meter-long blade of light swung wildly, launching a continuous barrage of attacks that quickly overwhelmed Valensa.

Many people who had gathered around earlier shook their heads and sighed. Of course, they all hoped that the beautiful girl would win, but it seemed that there was a significant gap between the two sides.

Aside from being slightly slower, Bill is stronger, more endurance, and more skilled than Valensa. At this rate, Valensa's defeat is only a matter of time.

"Do you need my help, young lady?"

Enori quietly leaned close to Tia's ear:

"Rest assured, I will not leave any loopholes and will make the result look as if Mr. Bill failed by accident."

"What? Enochie, you also think Valensa is doomed to lose?"

Tia chuckled softly:

“Then you’ve misjudged him… If Mr. Bill’s abilities are limited to this, he’s about to lose.”

"Oh?"

Enori didn't say anything more, but her gaze towards Valensa held a mixture of curiosity and a hint of resentment.

The red-haired maid was quite confident in her judgment; it seemed unlikely that Valensa could turn the tide unless she possessed some particularly powerful secret technique or suddenly produced a legendary artifact…

Is it possible?

To the astonishment of many, including Enochie, Valensa, who was already panting and on the verge of collapse, suddenly vanished from Bill's blade of light.

Invisibility? No, it's just that they're too fast!

Enori's eyes sharpened, and she immediately stood in front of Tia and Melina, crossing her arms to block the shockwave left behind by Valensa when she disappeared, using an invisible, wall-like force to prevent it from spreading.

But the other people nearby didn't get this treatment; they were all swept away by the shockwave.

The two burly women who tried to forcibly grab Melina were the most unlucky. They were thrown to the ground by the shockwave and rolled around before finally crashing into the wall, turning their feigned unconsciousness into a genuine one.

The remaining guards of the Badr family were also in a sorry state, struggling to stay upright.

Become!

Valensa, who had done all this, felt only joy at that moment.

As she had anticipated, after breaking through to the Pearl level, the explosive enhancement of her mental power combined with the second-stage acceleration of her high-tech military boots allowed her to unleash a supersonic attack like the Winged Falcon.

Her body, whose defenses were greatly enhanced after she deeply absorbed the power of light, was also strong enough to withstand the physical strain of supersonic movement.

This attack clearly far exceeded Bill's expectations.

If Bill had remained fully focused on defense, he might have been able to withstand the attack. Unfortunately, he was fooled by Valensa's initial aggressive performance, thinking that was Valensa's limit.

It's too late to regret it now.

Bill could only watch helplessly as Valencia charged in front of him, leaving him wide open. He couldn't even activate his protective shield because he was maintaining his Blade of Light.

At this point, Valensa could easily stab Bill with a weapon, leaving him either dead or severely injured.

However, since the two were relatives, Valensa didn't want to completely sever ties, so she used neither the alloy longsword nor the dragon tooth shortsword, but instead nudged her elbow forward...

Supersonic elbow strike!

Bang!

Bill, who had taken the full force of the blow, staggered backward until he finally lost his footing and crashed into a wall on one knee.

Neither of the two combatants made any further moves after that.

Bill was in so much pain he couldn't get up for a moment, while Valensa was panting from exhaustion after the sudden burst of energy.

"This...this is my limit, compared to...my cousin Bill."

A few dozen seconds later, Valensa, still panting and sweating, spoke first:

"If... if you still have the strength to fight, I... I will admit defeat."

"...No, you won this duel, cousin."

After another ten seconds or so, Bill slowly stood up, clutching his back and leaning against the wall.

"If my cousin had used a sword just now, I would probably be dead by now."

"it is good."

Tia immediately seized the opportunity to interrupt the conversation:

"Since Mr. Bill has conceded defeat, then Valensa has won this duel! Does anyone have any objections?"

Neither the Baldr family guards nor the onlookers adventurers uttered a sound.

Although Bill seemed to recover much faster than Valensa and appeared to still have a fighting chance, he did admit defeat, and Valensa's attack was indeed amazing.

"Then I shall officially announce the result of the duel..."

With Tia's cheerful announcement, the sudden duel came to an end, but perhaps another legend would be added to the streets and alleys of the capital of Fran.

In Fran, it was not uncommon for nobles to resolve conflicts through duels, especially in the capital city where nobles were practically everywhere.

But the fact that one side in the duel was a beautiful female knight in black stockings, and that she delivered such a beautiful comeback, is enough to warrant a few lines from the bards.

After all, no matter how fast popular topics change, the popularity of beautiful girls will never go out of style.

Chapter 28 The Emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is

After the duel officially ended, enthusiastic priests from the besieging crowd quickly stepped forward to treat Valensa and Bill's injuries and help them recover their strength.

"To be able to deliver such a blow... it seems you've worked very hard these past three years, cousin."

After the injury to his waist from the supersonic elbow strike had been almost healed, Bill sighed again.

"Of course, Valensa is really tough now... If you dare to have any bad intentions again, you'll get more than just an elbow strike next time."

Tia gave a soft hum:

"Besides, you swore an oath to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess, so you shouldn't break your oath, right?"

"That's for sure, don't worry."

Bill nodded seriously:

"I will never bother Melina again, and I will do my best to prevent other members of the family from bothering her."

"...I hope you'll keep your word, cousin."

Seeing that Bill's attitude was relatively good, Valensa decided not to pursue the matter any further.

“Let’s go, Tia, Melina.”

She held Tia's hand with her left hand, and Melina supported her arm, whose shoulder armor and part of the sleeve had been cut off, as they prepared to leave.

"and many more!"

But Bill called them back.

"...Cousin, is there anything else?"

Valensa glared at her with some displeasure, while Tia narrowed her eyes in a silent threat.

Bill, however, ignored their discontent:

"Even if I might get another blow from you, cousin, I still want to say... With Melina's talent, it's such a waste to have her just organize documents and intelligence in the Adventurers' Guild... It's like using a divine weapon that can cut through iron like mud to chop wood, a complete waste of her talent."

"...So what? You're still after Melina?"

Valensa's eyes suddenly turned dangerous:

"Cousin, you just swore an oath to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess. You must know what the consequences would be if you broke such an oath, right? And why do you know so much about Melina's talents? Could it be that you've had feelings for her for a long time?"

“I would never dare to disobey the oath I made to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess.”

Noticing the priestess's gaze suddenly turn cold after gently healing his wounds, Bill quickly clarified before offering a wry smile:

"As for why I know Melina's talents... cousin, you may not know, but I'm actually not very interested in swordsmanship. My ideal is to be a manager who is good at clerical work."

"?"

A genius swordsman who could break through to the Pearl level at the age of 16 actually said he had no interest in swordsmanship?

Valensa was a little curious:

"So? Cousin, how did you end up abandoning your studies for martial arts?"

"...Because I also participated in that training, the training aimed at making him the right-hand man of the family heir."

As Bill spoke, he glanced at Melina with a complicated expression:

"It was during that training that someone made me realize how useless I was... Compared to her dazzling talent and genius, I was nothing but a grain of rice."

That's when I realized that clerical work was completely unsuitable for me... I could only reluctantly pick up a sword and force myself to practice swordsmanship diligently.

"So that's it..."

Valensa probably understands Bill's mindset now.

Bill seems to have pinned all his dreams of an office job on Melina, hoping that she can properly assist Valensa and make the most of her talents.

As a result, Valensa gave up her position as heir and even ran off with Melina, showing no intention of letting Melina use her talents. Bill immediately became anxious.

Although this matter has little to do with Bill, he is the typical example of someone who is more anxious than the emperor.

"so what?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Cousin, what exactly do you want?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you this."

Bill shook his head and gave Valensa a slight bow.

"I hope that one day you can enable Melina to unleash her true talents, my cousin Valensa... no, I should actually call you Miss... even if you voluntarily relinquished your inheritance rights, you are still the only direct descendant of the family. Please forgive my previous disrespect towards you."

Without waiting for Valensa's reply, Bill turned and left.

The Badr family guards quickly bowed to Valensa before chasing after Bill.

Valensa was now completely stuck in an awkward position.