"Do it again?"

At noon, in a circular clearing in the palace courtyard, a gray-eyed young man wielding two short swords bit his lip and looked at the black-haired wizard opposite.

The expressionless Loren had two knightly swords on his left and right, one in front of him, and nodded slightly.

In just the blink of an eye, the gray-eyed boy had already pounced in front of him!

As if in slow motion, the tip of the blade in Luceen's hand continued to expand in the sight of the black-haired wizard... Loren, who tried his best, dodged the opponent's frontal blow, and the long sword raised in his right hand made a loud impact, and the friction of the fire exploded.

The black-haired wizard slid to the left, and the short sword of Lusyn slashed off the corner of his coat, and the blade of his other hand slashed past his ear.

The cheetah-like gray-eyed boy did not withdraw his sword, but instead swept forward with his arms outstretched, but the black-haired wizard who was forced to retreat had no way out.

There is no way back, only to move forward!

Facing the two sharp blades that were slashed at the front at the same time, Lusen did not retreat but advanced, and the right hand that was withdrawn forcibly blocked the falling blades, and at the same time, the short sword in his left hand took advantage of the weakness and stabbed Loren who had nowhere to dodge.

In an instant, Loren drew his sword and slid forward, dodging the straight stab in the slightest, and at the same time holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand and stabbing towards Luceen's door!

At this moment, the gray-eyed boy seemed to casually turn his left hand into a parry, and at the same time blocked the black-haired wizard Blade's right hand from slashing upwards along the spine of the sword, easily defusing Loren's attack.

"Bell ——!!"

The four swords intersected in pairs, and the sparks and strong wind blew past Loren's ears, and he was only less than ten centimeters away from his neck and waist.

But this was just a deliberate slow shot.

......................................................

Throwing the twin swords aside disapprovingly, the black-haired wizard picked up the water glass and handed the other cup to Lusen, who was also panting in front of him, with a little expectation in his eyes: "How is it?"

"It's a lot better than before, but there are still some problems. ”

"For example?" Loren sat down and poured himself another glass of water.

"A lot of your old habits still haven't been reversed. The gray-eyed young man who drank it all breathed a sigh of relief, and his heartbeat gradually stabilized: "Two-handed swordsmanship is different from using two swords at the same time, and the weapons of both hands are independent and united. ”

"To put it more bluntly, it's not one attack and one parry, but both hands must be able to constantly change between parry and attack at the same time, and think separately - this is the advantage of two-handed swordsmanship, otherwise wouldn't it be better to have a shield in one hand and a long sword in the other?"

The black-haired wizard nodded thoughtfully.

"Also... You seem to be making a knee-jerk move. ”

"Subconsciously?"

"Yes, you're always dodging your weapons, intentionally or unintentionally... More precisely, you never seem to let the edge of your sword come within ten centimeters of you. ”

Lu Sien frowned slightly: "This is actually not a good habit, once it is discovered, it will be used by opponents... And having such a space will also make it difficult for you to perform at critical moments. ”

"Well... I'll try to pay attention. ”

Loren smiled bitterly and tugged at the corners of his mouth... This "bad habit" was developed by Loren when he began to fight with "Bright Silver", after all, being touched by the sword of Bright Silver is not a matter of "knocking down......

The gray-eyed boy shrugged at the corners of his mouth, not looking to have much expectation.

"Why does Lord Loren want to learn two-handed swordsmanship?"

"Huh?"

"Nothing, just curiosity. Lu Sien raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of confusion in his clear eyes: "You are already a strong spellcaster, and this kind of swordsmanship of outnumbering the enemy and defeating the strong with the weak will not help you much... What's the use of learning it?"

"Well... I guess it's a different way of thinking. Loren thought about it very seriously: "Just like you said, two-handed swordsmanship is not just a simple use of two swords, but a completely different way of fighting that is divided into two. ”

"As for whether it is useful or not... Who knows. ”

The confused gray-eyed boy scratched his head, not understanding what the black-haired wizard meant, but vaguely feeling that it might have something to do with the so-called "heretical order".

He had the impression that Loren Turin, to whom he was allegiated, was an extremely restrained and cautious man, who in most cases was unfazed, only at critical moments... Or when he's very unsure... will have strong mood swings.

That night at Plantagenet Manor... Although the black-haired wizard deliberately pretended to be so plain that it was not a big deal, the murderous intent and solemn eyes could not be faked.

He must have discovered something that surprised him and terrified him...... Aside from this explanation, Lusen really couldn't find any answers.

All he can do is stay by his side and complete every task he gives him... Himself is the sword in his hand.

Weapons don't need to be thought, they just need to be executed.

Just as the gray-eyed boy relaxed, an inexplicable coldness suddenly hit the back of his neck!

Instinctively, Lu Sien's right hand immediately tensed, his palm flashed with cold light, and the dagger he held behind him didn't look at it, and at the same time, he reached out to protect the black-haired wizard on one side like lightning.

"Smack——!

The stagnation of the blade made Ruthen's eyes widen, and his pupils constricted.

Own sword ... Actually blocked?!

"Oops... It's so dangerous, it's almost dead. ”

With a false alarm on the corner of his mouth, Asriel, who was dressed in a small red and black dress, put his right hand behind his back, and the index finger and thumb of his left hand gently pinched the short sword that was only a millimeter away from his neck, and his smiling eyes looked at the gray-eyed boy:

"It's really worthy of His Excellency Loren Turin's bodyguard, and he was noticed just after he walked behind him. ”

That's what I should say... Rusan frowned, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he didn't mean to withdraw his sword at all.

No breathing, no heartbeat, no footsteps... I actually found out within three steps of the other party, just thinking about it for a while!

For this self-proclaimed "Miss Ariel Corona's butler", a teenager of the same age as herself, Lusen always had an inexplicable hostility... In particular, the familiarity and closeness that he inadvertently revealed with His Excellency Loren made him even more suspicious.

Did you meet at Ebolden... But why did His Excellency Ain Rand have no impression of this so-called "butler"?

Or maybe there's some ulterior private ......

"Don't make a fuss. The black-haired wizard interrupted them abruptly.

Asriel smiled and let go of his fingers, and the gray-eyed boy who snorted coldly put away the short sword in his hand and stood up to stand beside Loren, a figure that was not tall, but stood in place like a javelin.

Sighing, Loren had to change the subject: "Is there something wrong?"

"Hmm... Two messages, though one to be exact. Ignoring Lusen's murderous eyes, the young man with a smile on the corner of his mouth tilted his head:

"Regarding the hallucinogens that appeared in the last heresy, the vice president of the Wizarding Society... The former President, His Excellency Rams Freiswalker, has found some clues, it seems that this potion has been very popular among the nobles of the Red Blood Castle recently, and it is often seen in some salons. ”

"As for the source, it is more mysterious, most of those nobles are obtained through friends and social networks, but they have basically locked on a few wandering wizards in the county;"

"Wandering wizard?"

"That's right, thanks to Lord Loren's reforms to the Wizards' Guild and, of course, the hard work of the Vice-President. Asrael had a smile on his face: "Almost all wizards in the realm have registered their identities with the Guild in exchange for cheaper and better quality experimental materials, and as a result, fox's tail has come out......"

"Not only that, but there is also a more advanced and expensive 'new potion' among them, according to rumors... You can feel the thrill of ascending to heaven... Well, that's what the rumors say, and Asriel is just repeating it. ”

"Well, that's expected. Loren bowed slightly: "What about the second one?"

"Where Governor Gaspar raised that 'monster'... It has been found. ”