I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 106

I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake.

Chapter 106

Although Joseph left, Caesar’s duels continued.

Harrison found the fairest officiator possible, but they weren’t as clean as Joseph.

“Before the duel, we shall pray to the pure Goddess Royder.”

Before the duel, they openly prayed to Goddess Royder.

“Let the challenger explain why they challenged Caesar Sylvatil.”

“Developing and producing a preposterous drug claiming to cure malaria is like mocking human lives. Also, refusing sacred potions and using non-magical manufactured drugs is nonsense!”

“Very well. Then let us begin the duel.”

They didn’t even give Caesar a chance to speak.

“First, I’ll check if anyone has weapons other than those currently held.”

They barely checked the opponent’s weapons.

“Isn’t it barbaric to use different weapons in both hands? As the officiator, for the dignity of the duel, I recommend using only one axe.”

They nitpicked Caesar’s weapons.

What pathetic tricks.

A laugh of disbelief escaped.

“I refuse.”

“It seems you didn’t hear me…”

“Then are you saying the 49 knights who died by my axes died dishonorable deaths? Or are you saying Sir Joseph of the Dre Order officiated incorrectly? Which is it?”

“……”

Making a fuss when they can’t even speak up.

Caesar looked at the audience.

There were hardly any knights visible, mostly followers wearing the Royder Order’s symbol around their necks.

“If you’re going to ignore the officiator’s opinion, why have one?!”

“Devil Caesar, kill yourself right now!”

“You should be ashamed!”

Who knew the atmosphere would change this much with just Joseph gone.

Now I understand how hard Joseph worked to ensure fair duels.

I should treat Joseph better from now on.

“Ahem! Then let us begin!”

The officiator stepped back and flipped a coin.

Thud!

As it hit the ground, the opponent charged forward.

The opponent’s title was ‘Mountain King’s Wild Dog’.

He uniquely used a blade with jagged, protruding edges like saw teeth, which he calls ‘Wild Dog’s Fangs’ with his own mouth.

It would be better to call it shark teeth instead.

Caesar checked his movements while remembering Gideon’s warning.

-Be careful of the Mountain King’s Wild Dog.

-Why?

-He fights dirty.

Before meeting Caesar, he swung his sword through the air.

Whoosh…

A thin sound pierced Caesar’s ears.

Instinctively, he swung his axe toward the source of the sound, and felt something hit the axe.

Clang!

What he threw was something like transparent, sharp glass shards.

The glass shards shattered and flew at Caesar’s skin and face.

Quite sharp.

But not enough to pierce Caesar’s tough skin.

Seems he didn’t expect to kill Caesar with such a shallow trick.

It was just to steal timing.

When Caesar swung his axe, he seized that brief moment to get inside Caesar’s zone and thrust his sword.

Using assassin’s techniques in a duel.

Isn’t that infuriating?

Caesar activated psychometry.

-If I block, he’ll shake me off.

Caesar immediately understood what he was aiming for.

Instead of blocking his sword, Caesar retreated from his attack range.

Sharp glass-like shards scattered in the air.

They came from his sleeve.

Ting!

Even though glass shards flew and shattered against the armor the officiator was wearing, they didn’t stop the duel.

Seems they expected this kind of fight.

“So you’re going to fight dirty like this?”

Caesar swung Thunder.

A heavy wind flew toward his head.

But instead of trying to dodge, he dove in deeper.

Caesar read his thoughts.

-Block with the Reflect Shield artifact and cut instead.

Caesar’s Thunder was not only blocked in mid-air, but the direction of force reversed.

The gale from Thunder scattered in all directions and Thunder lost direction, falling backward as Caesar lost balance.

Though rules require prior notification to use shield-type artifacts during duels, the officiator remained still as expected.

-An opening!

He thrust his sword toward Caesar’s abdomen.

Caesar’s balance was completely broken, and there seemed to be no way to dodge.

Clang!

However, Caesar blocked his sword with the lefty.

-How?

Caesar swung down Thunder again with amazing elasticity after it had bent backward.

The target was his right leg.

His Reflect Shield’s range only covered the upper body, leaving the lower body exposed.

Whoosh!

Though he dodged quickly, Caesar’s axe already had ‘Single Wind’ attached.

“Aaaaaargh!”

The sharp wind cut into his right leg.

As his mobility died, Caesar rushed in and swung his axe.

“Uriyaaaaa!”

Bang!

The reflection magic was used again.

However, all shield-type magic has a limited amount of shock it can withstand.

Caesar’s axe, enhanced with Berserker, completely shattered his shield artifact.

Kwaaang!

Caesar’s axe struck precisely at his head.

His head disappeared without a trace.

He probably didn’t even realize he was dead.

Caesar turned away from the collapsing corpse and glared at the witness.

“T-the winner… Uh, huh?”

As Caesar approached the witness with an enraged expression, the witness stepped backward.

“W-what are you doing…!”

Bang!

Caesar brought down his axe.

“Aaaaargh!”

The witness squeezed his eyes shut but felt no pain.

“Hmm… Truly impressive indeed.”

When the witness opened his eyes, there was suddenly a huge, soft wall before him.

“What is this…”

It wasn’t a wall.

It was a cloak worn by a man.

The witness trembled as soon as he saw the wolf emblem drawn on that cloak.

“H-Hironeel.”

Caesar looked at Margrave Hironeel, who had blocked his axe with one hand.

While Caesar was tall himself, Margrave Hironeel’s height rivaled Barre’s, and he was thickly muscled.

Above all, his beast-like gleaming golden eyes were particularly impressive.

The Margrave smiled like a wolf.

“Who made this axe? It seems too good for someone like you.”

-Quite heavy indeed. How did someone like this not make a name for himself in the demon realm war?

…Sir, your inner thoughts are different from what you’re saying.

Caesar calmly recalled who Yugar was.

Yugar Hironeel.

One of the three Margraves existing in the imperial province, with the special duty of protecting the imperial province from foreign invasion.

One who fights the fiercest battles in the most barren places.

The Snowman Slaughterer.

Leader of the Wolves.

And the Wolf King.

A man of honor with too many titles to list in one breath.

He was actually surprised when such a person sent him a duel challenge.

What could have happened to Yugar for such an honorable person to request a dishonorable duel?

Well, that wasn’t important right now.

Crack-!

“Please hand over the axe.”

“I’m not even using any strength? Go ahead and take it.”

Yugar engaged in a test of strength with Caesar over Thunder.

-His strength is considerable.

-Perhaps he’s taken many enhancements?

-Doesn’t seem like he’s mastered classic-type body strengthening.

Yugar slowly pulled the axe.

Caesar’s feet were slowly dragged forward.

Strength is what symbolizes Hironeel.

The body strengthening technique learned by the Hironeel Margrave family is called ‘Snow Mountain’ (雪山), a variation of ‘Great Mountain’ (太山), with nearly double the effectiveness.

Moreover, despite being a classic-type body strengthening technique, it also increases aura responsiveness, allowing the body to use ‘Moon Eclipse’ (月食), a special swordsmanship used only by members of the Hironeel Margrave family.

From a game perspective, the drawback is that it can only be learned by those born with Hironeel Margrave bloodline.

The realistic drawback is that it’s incredibly difficult to learn.

To the extent that there’s a joke that anyone in the Hironeel Margrave family can become a Margrave if they properly master ‘Snow Mountain’ and Moon Eclipse.

“Clenching your teeth so hard makes your words completely unconvincing.”

“You think I’m using strength? Shall I show you what real strength is?”

Caesar concentrated his aura in both legs.

His feet became perfectly fixed to the ground, no longer being dragged.

-Root Planting…

-That’s usually an aura manipulation technique learned by classic-type knights.

-I heard he was technique-type…

-Ah, he must have learned it because he uses an axe.

Yugar’s thoughts were correct.

Because there wasn’t enough time to build a solid lower body right away, he learned the aura manipulation technique called ‘Root Planting’ which fixes feet to the ground.

Just then, a blue wolf leaped over the heads of Caesar and Yugar.

And a woman descended from the sky, landing between them.

“That’s enough, Margrave Hironeel. Many people are watching.”

Blue wolf and blue prosthetic arm.

Female knight.

There was only one person who could match these three combinations.

“It’s the Blue Angel!”

Yes, it’s Knight Bell who made a name for herself in the demon realm.

At the same time, she’s Gloria’s favorite knight.

Gloria would be ecstatic.

“No, I’m really not using any strength.”

“The veins in your eyes are showing.”

“I’m telling you I’m not using any strength?”

Bell whispered quietly.

“Stop acting like a child… I said stop. Dad.”

Yugar looked at Caesar once and released his strength.

It was clearly done suddenly to mess with Caesar, but since Caesar already knew the timing of Yugar’s release, he smoothly retrieved Thunder.

“Hooh…”

His right arm was tingling.

He had fought 50 consecutive duels until now, but this felt like the hardest.

Caesar looked straight at Yugar and spoke.

“I greet you, Margrave Yugar Hironeel.”

“Knowing who I am, your neck is quite stiff.”

“While I personally respect you, Margrave Hironeel, you are currently my enemy, so I don’t think I need to show courtesy.”

At the word ‘enemy’, Yugar’s eyebrow twitched.

“Enemy, you say. Seems you know why I came here.”

“You sent me a duel challenge. Aren’t you here to fight me?”

“Don’t you think it sounds a bit strange to call it ‘enemy’ when it’s just men having a bit of a scuffle?”

“It’s not just a scuffle when you came to take my head.”

“For me, enemies are only the snow people of the north and vampires. I just came to make a small request of you.”

Yugar took another step closer to Caesar.

“Admit defeat. You’re too valuable a talent to die young.”

For a ‘request’, his killing intent was dripping heavily.

It was so intense that the witness behind Margrave Hironiel fainted with foam at his mouth.

Caesar snorted.

“Don’t lie.”

“What do you mean?”

“I can see how desperately you want to fight me, so how could I admit defeat?”

Yugar grinned.

“You don’t back down from a single word.”

“Let’s not lie between men.”

“A man indeed! How fitting!”

Yugar released his killing intent.

The frozen air instantly thawed.

“Tomorrow morning at 9. Let’s duel here without witnesses.”

“Understood.”

Yugar put his fingers in his mouth and whistled.

Then a huge wolf leaped from outside the dueling ground into it.

‘That’s supposed to be a wolf?’

It seemed almost two or three times larger than an ordinary bull.

Yugar mounted the wolf.

Then he spoke in a loud voice.

“I hope no one challenges Caesar to a duel today, as he has a duel with me tomorrow! If anyone dares to challenge Caesar today!”

Yugar drew a silvery greatsword with a faint blue-green tinge from the hook on the wolf’s saddle and thrust it into the ground.

Bang!

A sharp, long crack appeared from one end of the dueling ground to the other.

“They shall face my wrath!”

Yugar put the greatsword back on the hook at the wolf’s side and leaped away, disappearing.

Bell also followed Yugar, stepping once on the spectator seats before flying out of the dueling ground.

It felt like a storm had just passed through.

***

Caesar headed home in a carriage.

No knight would dare defy Margrave Yugar Hironeel’s words.

Gideon spoke up.

“I never dreamed that Margrave Yuger Hironeel would come personally.”

“Neither did I.”

When the duel challenge reached Margrave Hironeel, they had expected one of the Wolf Knights under the Margrave family to step up, not for the Margrave himself to move.

This was because Yugar was not only busy but also not the type of character to easily leave the Hironeel region.

“But why did Margrave Hironeel challenge me to a duel in the first place?”

Strictly speaking, the Hironeel Margrave family has almost no connection to the Royder Order.

The people of Hironeel region, like the three Yel nations, believe in the Minuel religion.

The Hironeel region, despite being unified under the name of Eileen Empire, is a very independent region, and the family is so upright that they often ignore even the emperor’s orders.

Why would such a family come all the way to Homigraph to fight Caesar?

“Could it be that the Royder Order pressured them by threatening to stop potion supplies?”

“That’s impossible. If they cut off potion supplies to the Hironeel region, they’d revolt immediately, wouldn’t they? The reason Hironeel region belongs to the imperial province is that they regularly receive free potions and various military supplies from the Empire and Royder Order. If they cancel the potion supply, the imperial province would be in trouble.”

Harrison sighed deeply and said.

“But do you really intend to duel with Margrave Hironeel?”

“He doesn’t seem to be avoiding it? What can I do? I have to fight.”

“This time you could really die. I don’t need to explain Margrave Hironeel ‘s martial prowess.”

Caesar was worried about that point too.

From the test of strength earlier, he could tell that Yugar’s skills were the real deal.

Even in the game, for a knight-born character to defeat Yugar, you needed to reach almost end-game specs.

After all, the combination of Yugar’s greatsword ‘Luminion Fury’ and his armor ‘Frost Blade’ is truly one of the few overpowered combinations.

If he could transform into Barre, he might have a chance to compete, but in Caesar’s current state, winning is almost impossible.

“I don’t want to die either.”

“Then what do you plan to do?”

“I don’t know. We’ll see when we get there.”

Harrison, Gloria, and Gideon all heaved deep sighs.

What a headache.

Only Caesar knows what Caesar is thinking.

Just then, the carriage stopped.

“Um… Sir Caesar.”

“What is it, Dino?”

“Th-there seems to be a problem.”

“What?”

Caesar opened the carriage window and poked his head out.

Far ahead, in front of the house, a large black doggy and a blue doggy were sitting, blocking the path.

No, not doggies but wolves.

“Why are you so late!”

It was Yugar and Bell.

What are these troublemakers doing in front of my house?

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