Volume 6 Chapter 79 Whenever This Guy Appears, It's Always a Digest
While Irvin was beating the Empire army and Airen was fighting Lucy in a fierce battle...
In the south at the main gate of Blankfurt, as expected, Knight Captain Bruno and Rolf were engaged in a one-on-one fight.
Rolf von Waldner, known as the strongest in the kingdom──no, the strongest on the continent──and Bruno Lance, the leader of the Kingdom Knights who is said to be his match.
This was not the first time the two clashed swords.
About ten years ago, a public duel held in the royal capital was between these two.
It was a spectacle performed during the kingdom's founding festival, a contest of strength and strength.
Technique and technique.
Neither would back down, fighting fiercely, making King Gerald and the people in the capital go wild with excitement.
In the end, it wasn't decided who was stronger in that duel, but their strength became legendary across the continent from that day.
Rolf was a brave hero who had protected the kingdom's borders for generations.
And Bruno, a young knight who could match him evenly.
Thanks to that battle, Bruno rose to become Knight Captain──it's no exaggeration to say that.
Since then, for ten years... whenever talked about who was the strongest on the continent, it was Rolf or Bruno, or maybe Lionel from the Empire.
These 2, once rumored to be the top, finally clashed swords──not in a duel, but a one-sided misunderstanding──fighting as enemies.
Even the knights present watched with bated breath, knowing this was a big deal.
The clash of weapons threw the air into chaos, and each time they fought, grass and flowers at their feet swayed wildly.
The storm-like battle, too fierce for anyone to approach, had been reset countless times──no one kept count.
"Whoooaaa!"
Once again, Bruno swung his sword down with fierce spirit.
Rolf's battle axe deflected his strongest strike.
Bruno's body was thrown into a spin.
Using that momentum, Bruno took a big back step.
As he landed, he charged again──only to be blocked once more.
"As expected, Rolf von Waldner."
Bruno muttered, but his face was pale.
Bruno realized something deeply,
the true meaning behind the nickname "North Wall."
It is truly a wall.
Anything he does is pushed back.
His proud greatsword strike, his trained body techniques──everything is caught by Rolf head-on and repelled.
From afar, it looks like a match.
Each time they finish an attack or defense, the Knights cheer, but in truth Rolf has hardly moved from his starting position.
That means there is a huge gap in power.
Ten years ago, their skills may have seemed even.
But in reality, Rolf was the stronger.
Since then, Bruno has never slacked in training.
He has always trained with the goal of defeating Rolf.
Yet... between them, there is a massive wall, as big as the castle walls you see later──that nothing can cross.
Still, Bruno is known as a brave warrior.
He can't accept this situation.
Gripping his greatsword tightly, he took a deep breath to calm himself.
"...I still can't shake the feeling that I am on their side. But from here, I'm serious──"
Bruno glared at Rolf as he took a deep breath.
"Enough talk. Come at me quickly."
Bruno, losing his expression, nodded toward Rolf and whole body gathering battle spirit.
The air trembled from that battle spirit alone.
Surrounded by overwhelming aura, even the Knights watching forgot to breathe... Until someone finally couldn't stand it and softly said, "Ah..." and, at that moment, Bruno's feet exploded and he vanished.
Bruno closed the distance in one rush, striking down.
Rolf's bangs fluttered slightly as he opened his body.
Bruno's greatsword missed, but its pressure alone left a wound on the castle wall behind Rolf.
The air along the sword's trajectory was suddenly pulled back, and Rolf's hair fluttered as if sucked in.
But that was just for a moment.
Bruno, who had swung his greatsword vertically, spun to swing horizontally.
Rolf, dodging with a back step, felt the powerful blade closing in.
Rolf blocked the unseen blade with the heel of his left palm.
Something inside Rolf's palm burst, and his hair flew upward with a force.
Bruno approached again.
Rolf caught his horizontal swing with his battle axe.
Greatsword and battle axe.
When these two clashed, a sharp, high-pitched sound echoed around as a shockwave.
"...Hoh. Will you catch it?"
"If the walls get more damaged, fixing them will be a pain."
Bruno shoved Rolf, telling him to back off, while Rolf just sneered.
In the narrow gap that opened, Bruno swung his greatsword down again.
Rolf, with his battle axe, carefully blocked Bruno's fierce attack.
Each hit seemed to have deadly power, making loud crashes and shockwaves that kept everyone away.
As Bruno pressed closer, the knight gasped, "Wow!"
But Bruno's fierce assault ended there.
Rolf, after being struck again, took a small breath and pushed back hard on Bruno.
Off-balance, Bruno hurriedly stepped back to avoid a follow-up attack.
The distance opened again; Bruno holding his greatsword, and Rolf looking surprised──an obvious contrast.
"...Lord Lance. What have you been doing these ten years?"
Bruno frowned and opened his mouth, annoyed by Rolf's exasperation.
"Ten years, I've trained always thinking about beating you."
Bruno's firm words revealed that the fight ten years ago had left a deep impression on him.
Once celebrated as a genius, he felt only one defeat.
That fight was only possible because Rolf held back, making it a practice match.
Bruno knew clearly he was a true fighter because of that experience.
"To surpass who you were that day..."
Rolf replied, "I see," with a calm tone.
"These ten years, I've trained every day to beat my past self."
Rolf slowly rested his battle axe on his shoulder.
"Ten years... your stagnation is because I was lazy that day... then──"
Rolf, lowered in stance, gathered his astral energy.
"Then, it's my job to smash that illusion."
Without another word, Rolf vanished.
By the time Bruno noticed, Rolf's battle axe was aimed at his head.
Catching it with his greatsword was instinctive.
It was only because Bruno never stopped training that he could pull off such a move.
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