"Never forgive, kill!"

With Leo's order, the punishment knights waved their weapons without any hesitation, and for a while, the front of the Imperial Capital Knight Academy was as bloody as the Shura field......

The frantic screams and screams of the students, crying and begging for mercy, could not make the punishment knight with a heart like a stone have any mercy, and even more unwilling to lead the victim to the neck with red eyes, like a desperate beast with a slurred roar from the mouth, carrying out senseless resistance

Leo's teeth clenched his lip and he forced himself to look at everything in front of him, an incident that made him understand once and for all that in this dark age, kindness and identity alone could not survive, and that the right amount of steel and blood could truly gain the awe of others

"Am I doing the right thing? Finn, it's as if I'm witnessing a massacre of my own making......"

Leo couldn't help but ask Fein for advice, but he was torturing his own heart

"Massacre? No, my lord, waving a weapon at an unarmed civilian can be called a massacre, and these ...... They even have weapons in their hands."

After thinking about it, Fein hesitated for a moment, but still persuaded Leo beside him

"My lord, mercy and forgiveness cannot be applied to everyone, if this is useful, why do we still hold swords?"

Like a thunderclap in the flats, Finn's last words made Leo wake up

"yes, if these are useful, if the problem can be solved through dialogue restraint, then why are we still holding swords?"

Grateful to his Grand Master with a slight forehead, Leo looked at the center of the killing again, but his eyes were no longer confused at this time!

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On the other side, the Duke of Lancaster and Auston and the others greeted the iron-faced Lealdo with a smile, but there was a clear warning in their eyes, although there were 6 of the twelve noble councillors present, but none of them dared to guarantee that this Heavenly Knight, who had been famous on the continent for decades, would not make an extreme decision

The family knights belonging to the Duke and others, led by their respective leaders, also dispersed and had a subtle confrontation with the Glory Knights on the periphery, although the two sides did not say a word, but all of them pressed their weapons in their hands, and their cold eyes were full of vigilance against each other

After the last scream died down, Lealdo, who seemed to have aged much during this time, sighed heavily, released the hilt of his sword with his right hand, and his body, which had stood tall at all times, seemed to lose its support and became rickety

Holding back the blood that poured into his throat, he glanced deeply at Leo and the nearby nobles, waved his hand weakly and signaled the officers of the Knights of Glory around him to disband the team, leaving behind the teachers who were at a loss, and walked towards the academy alone without saying a word......

"He's a good guy, maybe...... It is the most upright person I have ever met since I came to this continent, and I am sorry to honor the Duke, but I don't mean anything else, but ...... Well, it's ......"

Looking at Leo, who was a little distracted for fear of being angry, the Duke of Lancaster laughed heartily, pointed to the others around him who were also smiling, and patted Leo on the shoulder

"Dear Leo, don't be sorry for this, I understand what you mean, as nobles, we really can't do it like His Excellency the Heavenly Knight, we have to think a lot, the continuation of the family, the promotion of status, for this we have to do a lot of things that we don't want to do, but you must know that in this world, pure good people cannot survive......"

Sighing, Leo felt a little unhappy in his heart, he understood that for his own ambitions, he was destined to not be able to become a real comrade-in-arms with someone like Lealdo, because the biggest difference between them was that Leo himself did not have any respect and loyalty to the empire at all!

Seeing that Leo was in a bad mood, Auston opened his mouth and diverted the topic, pointing to Perrin, who was kneeling on the ground and being guarded by two knights

"What about this guy Leo? Executing an Imperial Viscount in a non-official duel is a very troublesome matter for us, and this matter will definitely not be hidden from the eyes of those who care about it."

Looking at Perrin with eyes as hollow as the living dead, Leo glanced at Aldarian behind him

"My dear Grand Master of the Knights of the Dawn, you must be interested in challenging a Viscount to a duel, well, the kind of ...... that never dies."

"Huh! Of course, we old fellows can be perfectly impartial people in a duel, it is a legal duel without any conspiracy, and the result will definitely be protected by the laws of the Empire......"

The Duke of Lancaster said with a smile, and several other old nobles also touched their gray beards, and looked at Leo with admiration in their eyes, what a smart person, what is the law? The law is the rule that is always at the service of the superior, and only the natural aristocracy can skillfully use such rules

Several people in the family who had women of appropriate age were even more remorseful, and let Elena of House Lancaster take the lead here with Leo

A few minutes later, without any accidents, Perran's lifeless body lay quietly in the field, and Ardalian put away his weapon with some dissatisfaction, it seemed that the methods of the so-called second prince's private swordsmanship teacher made him a little disappointed

Just as Antonis was arrogantly commanding the city guards to clean up the mess on the ground, a court guard in pale gold armor and a three-colored feather in his helmet rode up to the bewildered gaze of everyone

Controlling the mount, the palace guards carefully avoided the stumps and internal organs scattered on the ground, came to Leo and the others with extremely ugly faces, skillfully stopped the horses, and first looked at the many high-ranking nobles who were rarely seen on weekdays in surprise, and then remembered their mission

He made a slight discernment, and then spoke after beating his chest at Leo on his horse

"Your Majesty Bernadotte I, ruler of the great Empire of Issos, majestic, powerful, venerable and wealthy, is graciously summoning you, Your Excellency Leo, Your Majesty is now waiting in his palace, please leave everything and go with me, and do not keep Your Majesty waiting!"

"Huh?" The sudden news made Leo a little confused, and asked subconsciously

"I wonder what His Majesty has summoned me now?"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Your Majesty's mind is not something we can figure out, and your current appearance may take a little time to change your clothes, so I have to ask you to hurry up again!"

The palace guard did not answer his question expressionlessly, but kept urging Leo

Seeing this, the Duke of Lancaster on the side glanced at Antonis, and saw the latter quietly stuff a small bag of gold coins into the arms of the palace guards, and walked to the side with his arms around the other party, and then said to Leo with a thoughtful expression

"Don't worry dear Leo, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, before coming here, I had a copy of your identity testified, I had already sent it to the court, you did nothing wrong in this matter, Your Majesty will not punish you for this, of course, there should be ...... with proper beating and complaining"

After a pause, the Duke glanced left and right, and lowered his voice

"In addition, it is estimated that His Majesty's health may have deteriorated again, and the current situation in the imperial capital is out of his control, and now the affairs of the eldest prince and the second prince have consumed too much of his energy, after this summons, in order to avoid accidents, His Majesty is likely to make a decision to let you leave the imperial capital, remember, Leo, you must obtain the permission to establish an independent state in the northern territory, this is not only your foundation, but also the dependence of all of us in the chaos in the future!"

(To be continued.) Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info)