With a slight glance out of the corner of his eye, Angelo saw Benjamin's hopeful gaze, and of course the madness hidden under the hope was not discovered by anyone except Navis, who had been observing him.

"Since his own wishes are the same, it would be inferior for Prince Ben to continue to persuade him."

At this point, Angelo didn't want to say anything more, just went down the steps given by Navis, of course, since he was going to duel, he naturally didn't forget the rules, so he directly set his eyes on Xiao Yueluo: "Miss Everina, how is it?" Would you be interested in witnessing with me? ”

Witnesses can be one, two, or more, depending on the opinions of both sides of the duel. However, even if there is no upper limit to the number of witnesses, it cannot be without, otherwise the result of the duel will be regarded as invalid, Angelo knows this, and Xiao Yueluo naturally knows it.

"Naturally, there is no problem as a witness, but with His Highness here, I must not be needed, right?" Xiao Yueluo frowned, with a hint of embarrassment on her face.

Witnesses, in addition to being witnesses, naturally have their glory in it, after all, if the two sides of the duel are not convinced, then this witness cannot do it.

In addition, the witnesses of a duel also have to pay the corresponding responsibility for the duel, and if there is any disagreement on the outcome, then the witness will also be affected by it, and the reputation is only a little, and the retaliation by others is the most serious. Although from the perspective of the duelist, even if there is an accident, Xiao Yueluo is difficult to retaliate against, but there are risks but no benefits, and she doesn't want to do this kind of thankless thing.

"Miss Evelina, don't be in a hurry to refuse, it's good for Navis for you to be a witness together."

"Oh? What does this say? ”

Xiao Yueluo raised her eyebrows, looking like she had raised a hint of interest.

"I'm sure you've heard of the conflict between me and Ronald, and Navis belongs to the second brother's camp......"

Angelo's words were not finished, but Xiao Yueluo could roughly guess the content of the following: "His Royal Highness the eldest prince is threatening me?" ”

Xiao Yueluo snorted coldly, with a hint of annoyance and coldness in her voice.

"Ahem, I think Miss Evelina has misunderstood something, I just did this to reassure the parties, of course, if Miss is unwilling, I will naturally not force Miss."

As he spoke, Angelo glanced at Navis who was standing on the side, but he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when his eyes touched the expression that seemed to be smiling.

"His Royal Highness the eldest prince is polite, although I am now nominally a general of the empire, but it is more of a cooperative relationship, since it is a cooperation...... I'm not going to do things that turn the subject and the guest upside down, presumably ...... Your Highness shouldn't embarrass me, right? ”

"Haha, how can you say it's embarrassing?" Angelo smiled, how stiff the smile fell in Xiao Yueluo's eyes, but considering some reasons, she couldn't say it very directly, after all, a small amount of sarcasm was harmless, but if she pushed this matter to the surface, it would not only affect them at that time.

"But please rest assured, Your Royal Highness, even if you are the witness alone, no one will be dissatisfied, besides, ......" Speaking of this, Xiao Yueluo paused obviously, then turned her head to look at Navis, and said, "Your Highness pointed out this matter, presumably he must be a fair person, do you say yes?" ”

Xiao Yueluo's last half of the sentence was obviously asked by Navis, and Navis saw Xiao Yueluo throwing the pot to herself, although she had some doubts in her heart, she also understood that it was not good to continue to be silent, so she could only nod and smile: "Of course." ”

The royal duel arena is very large, and it can accommodate about 5,000 people at the same time.

At this moment, Angelo was standing in the center of the dueling arena, and beside him stood a long sword holding Navis and Benjamin.

Because the duel came too quickly, not many people watched the duel between Navis and Benjamin, and apart from Angelo and his other followers, Xiao Yueluo was the only one present. However, even with the small number of participants, it is undeniable that the duel is regular.

Xiao Yueluo sat in the audience of the dueling arena, and couldn't help but hook her lips when she came into contact with Angelo's gaze that glanced over from time to time. At any time, Xiao Yueluo has no intention of being an enemy of others, but if someone hits her with an idea, then if she doesn't fight back, she will be a little sorry for this sudden temptation.

As for if someone asks her if she will regret it in the future, the answer is definitely no, to know what kind of consequences will be there for every step and choice she makes now, and how to deal with it, these are all things that she has thought about again and again. What's more, she had heard some rumors more or less before coming to the empire, so she naturally understood the contradiction between the two princes. And since she chose to cooperate with Ronald, it is only a matter of time before she and Angelo are opposed.

"Ahem, this duel is based on the principle of fairness and openness......" Here, Xiao Yueluo's eyes flickered and continued to ponder, and Angelo, who was in the center of the gladiatorial arena, also began to read out the so-called duel announcement under the smiling gaze of Navis, "Now, I announce: Count Fox vs. Baron Ackerman, begin!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Angelo retreated directly to the side, and he only had to watch the next battle, as long as it didn't hurt his life, he wouldn't care. It's the rule, and it's also about minimizing his own responsibility.

As for the other two people in the field, they were not in a hurry to make a move at this moment, but looked at each other, and the tense atmosphere was ...... That's weird!

Compared with Benjamin's strong pretense of composure, Navis can be said to be extremely relaxed, especially the appearance of waving and smiling at her made Xiao Yueluo can't help but want to cover her face, she even has some doubts about whether the guy below is going to duel or show, you say that you are confident, forget it, what kind of trouble are you waving with the sidelines when the duel has started? It's not a contempt, it's okay to ignore it!

For Navis's approach, Xiao Yueluo, who was an outsider, felt that she was humiliating, but you can imagine how Benjamin reacted as a party, his angry and red face, and his eyes staring at Navis were slowly full of killing intent.

"You want to kill me?"

Navis raised an eyebrow at the man in front of him, his understatement like a cutter piercing Benjamin's so-called glory.

......The anger in Benjamin's chest snapped the "sanity" string in Benjamin's mind, and the sword in his hand was subconsciously pulled out and stabbed at Navis.

"Benjamin, stop!"

Seeing Benjamin's approach, Angelo, who was standing on the side, also became nervous instantly, he didn't expect Benjamin to be so bold, obviously he was just fighting, not to mention the sudden attack, and as soon as he made a move, he stabbed the opponent's vital point.

"Looks like you've made your choice." In the face of killing intent, Navis seemed unhurried, and the long sword in his hand was not even withdrawn, and he directly unloaded most of his strength with the scabbard.

"Boom!"

The sword came out of the scabbard, Navis pointed at Benjamin with the sword, everything was as expected, provoked, and then shot, Navis's composure seemed to be in his hands, and this composure also made Angelo, who was on the opposite side, feel a little pressure, he could ignore Benjamin's life or death, but the threat level of Navis could still attract his attention.

"I ...... I'll kill you! ”

Now, Benjamin also understands what his previous actions mean, even if he regrets it, but what he has done is what he has done, and he doesn't expect the person in front of him to forgive him, so it is better to risk his life for this. If he wins, he gains the respect and glory he deserves; If you lose, it won't change anything, at most, there is no one else in the world.

And Navis, who had been staring at Benjamin, naturally noticed the changing emotion, and at the same time, he understood it instantly: "It seems that you are also ready to realize, then...... Your Highness, I request that the life fight be changed to a death match. ”

While blocking Benjamin's attack, Navis raised this sentence, and the flat tone made Angelo, who was in a rut for six days, break out in a cold sweat: "You are the challenged, naturally you can." ”

Angelo's voice sounded a little stiff, and he didn't care about any rules at this time, after all, it was Benjamin who broke the rules first, and looking at Navis now, he must be on the verge of rage, even if he wanted to help, it was unlikely.

"That'...... I'll just thank you for not being sensitive. ”

The tone changed suddenly, and the movements in his hands also changed, which was a trick that Xiao Yueluo had never seen when she fought with him, each move seemed simple, but each blow revealed a strong killing intent, this is the experience extracted from the fight, only for killing. Because of his ruthlessness, Navis's movements did not stop at all, and the action of that blow after blow made Benjamin unable to parry, and finally even the long sword in his hand was picked out.

"I ...... Lost ......"

The pain in his neck made Benjamin slightly stunned, and his eyes, which were originally full of unruliness, also lost their luster at this time: "Isn't it a death match?" Why don't you kill me? ”

Benjamin looked at Navis as he retracted his sword into its scabbard, muttering under his breath, his heart filled with puzzlement. Of course, it's not that he has masochistic tendencies, but it's common knowledge that one person will die in a death match, and Navis's approach today clearly violates this common sense.

"Benjamin, I don't know if you've heard that for some people it's more painful to live than to die."

Navis smiled and slowly stood up, completely ignoring Benjamin's expression, not because he was indifferent, but because he felt that none of this had anything to do with him. After all, the path was chosen by himself, he had already given Benjamin a chance before, since he didn't want to grasp it, then he didn't have the position to persuade him, let alone that they were not in the same camp in the first place.