"Speaking of which, when was the last time we fought each other?"

The silver knight raised his sword and asked in a tone as if he were greeting an old friend.

"I forgot about the past, I just knew that I was the one who won this time. ”

"Hehe, Yuri, do you have a record of beating me in sword fights?"

"Documenting this kind of thing...... It's something that can be refreshed constantly!"

As he spoke, the black-clothed youth leaned forward without warning, and the sprinting black shadow instantly approached the knight, and at the same time swung his left hand and slashed out the long knife.

“......！”

Before his opponent could slash down to his shoulder, Frey took the lead in cocking the knight's sword and narrowly blocked the sudden first blow.

But he didn't let his guard down, and in an instant, the black-clad figure flickered in front of him, as if he had already guessed, and Frey quickly moved his sword to the opposite side of his body, followed by a second metal strike.

Yuri, who didn't know how to swing behind his opponent, was wielding his sword and couldn't hold on to the knight with his back to him. Seeing that his ghostly fast double slash was beautifully guarded by his opponent, this made the young man in black can't help but whistle.

"Huh~~~ Very capable!"

In stark contrast to the swift and magical moves of the black-clad youth, Knight Frey's swordsmanship was simple and solid, and he vigorously picked off the confrontational long knife and twisted his body to deliver a swift and heavy horizontal slash.

Yuri does an acrobatic somersault, dodging counterattacks while jumping backwards to regain some distance.

In the eyes of Frey, who pays attention to chivalry, Yuri's fighting style is undoubtedly a disgraceful evil that makes him reprimand.

"Surprise attack before the competition starts, you're still the same. As a knight, can you be more upright?"

"Hah! The first strike is stronger, and the second attack suffers. ”

However, the young man in black did not show the slightest shame, but retorted with confidence, "Besides, I am not a knight now, but an adventurer! In the wild, the demonic beasts don't know any knightly ways, do you expect them to report their names before the fight? Are you stupid?"

"Yuri, you guy...... Don't you have self-esteem?"

"Self-esteem? defeat is over, and no enemy will let you live because they appreciate your integrity. Knowing this, why do you pretend to come up with a set of knighthood to reduce your chances of winning? This kind of boring self-esteem can have been fed to the dog a long time ago. ”

In Yuri's view, 'chivalry' is nothing more than a kind of brainwashing and blind faith, while Frey believes that 'chivalry' is a noble faith, a necessary moral quality and spiritual realm before implementing the concept called "justice".

"Okay...... Since it is useless to say so much, I will follow the etiquette I believe in and crush you with this sword!"

Being in a different environment, the values of the two have become far apart, and the young knight decides not to talk too much about his former wingman.

"Yo, I can talk about it, but can you?"

- Looks like you're in trouble......

In the face of Frey's declaration of war, Yuri pretended to be smiling on the surface, but he couldn't suppress his anxiety inside.

This guy is stronger than ever—the failure of the first move makes Yuri feel the urge to stagger. In the year since he became an adventurer, he has experienced a lot of death-to-death battles, and he thinks that he has made a lot of progress, if it is the former Frey, then his proud move [Double Phantom Fang] just now can already decide the winner.

- Don't slack off, concentrate!

On the other hand, although Frey's face did not change, the feeling of panic lingered.

This guy is progressing so fast - the thrilling first move makes him feel the urge to stagger. In the year since Yuri left the team, he has been competing with the powerful senior knights every day, and he thinks that he has made a lot of progress, if it weren't for the fact that he is familiar with Yuri's character, then the swift double slash just now would have decided the winner.

The silver knight and the black-clad adventurer stared at each other, they confirmed each other's strength in their hearts, and waited for an opportunity. Almost at the same time, the two youths acted, and the long knife and the knight's sword collided and bounced violently.

"Eat me!"

With his speed, Yuri, who turned into a black shadow, stepped all the way from the flat ground to the outer wall of the training ground, and tumbled into the air and slashed with a ferocious momentum. It looked like an eagle in hunt.

Faced with a sharp blow, Frey raised his sword to intercept head-on. With no room to dodge in mid-air, if Yuri's attack was just ordinary power, Frey would bounce him off the spot and immediately retaliate. However, the power of this slash was much heavier than expected, and just a hard block made Frey's straighten spine let out a mournful roar.

After holding each other for a while, he finally waited for the slash to weaken enough to push the long knife away, and Frey swung out of thin air with the sword trail of the Half Moon, but was easily dodged by the opponent. Yuri landed on the ground with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he pulled away again, regained his balance, and launched another surprise attack.

Yuri's fighting posture is like that of a fierce wolf, seemingly disorganized, completely based on wild instinct, but in fact it is in a league of its own.

During his attacks, his long knife often flew out of his hand, and with his keen intuition, he could instantly see through the enemy's weak points, and take the knife in the air from all angles and deliver a sharp blow. Not only that, but he was not obsessed with the weapon in his hand, and used his hands and feet in battle, punching and kicking in a row, and launched a stormy combo at Frey.

On the other hand, Frey's knightly swordsmanship focuses on the fundamentals, and his every move is as steady as a rock, with no flaws in both attack and defense, as if he has become an impregnable fortress, no matter where the fangs and claws of the "beast" come from, he can defuse them steadily.

In the hand-to-hand combat, black and white figures were staggered, and the firelight flew all over the sky, making the battle between the two young men form an inspiring picture.

"Hah...... It's still as hard as you are, just like your stubborn temper. ”

"Hmph, I still like to do some frivolous little movements, just like your frivolous attitude. ”

When the battle is in full swing, the two will lose each other like this from time to time, but for some reason, they seem to be happy at this time.

In the stands not far away, the experienced union presidents began to comment on the swordsmanship of the two young men.

"Should I say that my skills really live up to my reputation...... but the strongest in the mainland seems to be a bit unworthy of the name......"

"Hah! Lao Tzu admits that the golden retriever boy has two brushes, but well, hehe......"

"Yuri's stinky boy isn't weak either. On par with the 'Legendary Blade'...... Ah, I almost forgot that kid was originally a member of the Knights. But ......"

"Let's talk about it! It's weird! They all look a little stunned, why do you say that they all have special skills?"

"That's right, I've heard a lot of rumors, but judging from the scene, the two of them are at most the level of B-level Warcraft, even if it's me, I can fight with them if I'm serious. So where did those rumors come about, it's too exaggerated, right?"

"Isn't it? Look at that chief Chris, he is only twenty-six or seven, and I don't believe that he can single out Old Man Whitehouse!"

In fact, although the rumors of the 'Legendary Blades' are as strong as ghosts and gods are familiar, in recent years, since they have only been operating around the imperial capital, and their mission is basically to suppress some small-scale civil riots, they have not had the opportunity to show their skills at all.

Just when everyone was questioning, Thomas, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"That's not right...... Their real strength should be far more than that. ”

"Huh, what do you mean, what real strength? Have you ever seen this guy?"

"Ahhh......h That's right. ”

Thomas looked up and said euphemistically as he fell into a memory, "It wasn't too long ago, it was late last winter. In the territory of a nobleman south of the imperial capital, there was a mercenary rebellion. The foreign mercenaries hijacked the lords who could not pay the commissions and plundered the territory. The size of the mercenary group is about two thousand, and their equipment and combat ability are excellent, even above the regular army of the Empire. ”

"Oh, and then?"

"At that time, the imperial capital only sent two knights from the 'Legendary Blade' to the scene to suppress it. A few of my brothers and I have seen first-hand the tragic situation of mercenaries being unilaterally suppressed. ”

"What...... Two against two thousand, no dreams, hey!"

"You're wrong, there were two knights present, and one of them was Chris. In fact, he didn't do anything, and there was only one knight who participated in the battle, and he looked like a teenager who was only fourteen or fifteen years old at most. The boy wielded a giant sword longer than his own height, and the sword was wrapped in an unquenchable fire that burned the mercenaries to ashes like weeds...... The fighting posture is almost like the 'Demon King' that appears in mythology. ”

"Agni!?How is that possible!?Are you trying to say that these knights can perform elemental magic!?Thomas, don't lie to me!!The armor and weapons of those knights, even if they look gorgeous, are at best ordinary warrior weapons, how can any warrior learn elemental magic!?"

"I can't say if it's 'elemental magic' or not. But no matter what, the young men who are fighting with Yuri now, including Yuri himself, may have performed well as warriors, but they are also members of the 'Legendary Blade', but they are far from the young knights who single-handedly annihilated the mercenaries at that time......"

Thomas narrowed his eyes and stared earnestly at the battle between the two, as if expecting something.

On the other side of the stands, the knights of the 'Legendary Blade' also watched the two on the field watch the battle between the two, but the topics they discussed had little to do with the battle.

"Hey...... Yuri's personality is still the same as before. is obviously a bad and good person, but he always loves to be poor. I thought that after leaving the Knights for a year, it would become more mellow, but it seems to have intensified. ”

Asbel, the brown-haired knight, scratched the back of his head helplessly and sighed.

"I don't hate Yuri's character, he is always cynical, which shows that he is a man with a strong sense of mission. It's a pity that it's too strong, and it's hard to accept the gap between reality and ideals, and as a result, I crush myself. ”

The only woman among them, Mira describes her views on youth in her magnetic voice.

Yuri he .................. Never mind. ”

Wei Gu, who is tall, has a solemn face, and looks like he wants to say something, and finally he still doesn't put the second half of the sentence back into his own.

"Weigu, don't keep talking halfway, it makes people's hearts itch, doesn't it!"

Finally, Asbel on the side couldn't help but complain.

"I just remembered that Yuri's fruit pie was delicious...... He's very talented. ”

Wegu pulled the conversation in an irrelevant direction.

"Why did you suddenly remember to say this!?"

Aspel spat at the speed of light.

"No, it's not just desserts! Yuri is well versed in all kinds of home-cooked dishes. His departure...... It has caused incalculable damage to the Knights!"

Mira agreed with Veguna's nonsensical topic, and at the same time put on a sad expression.

"No, Mira, I think your appetite is the culprit for the damage you take to the Order every second. ”

Living up to the name of [Slashing Light Sword], Asbel achieved two consecutive hits.

"Then again...... Who do you think will win, Yuri or Frey? ”

At this juncture, Wei Gu unexpectedly led the topic to the right track.

"Yuri is victorious. ”

"Ah...... I think so too. ”

Mira immediately came to a conclusion, and Vegu immediately chimed in without thinking.

"Huh, why?"

Asbell was the only one with a puzzled look.

"Do you still need to ask? Frey's cooking is not a human ...... at all!"

"Ahhh......h That's right, after all, his taste is different. ”

"This is what you mean after winning or losing for a long time!"

At this pace, Asbel's spit will one day reach the peak like the speed of the sword.

"If you ask if you win or lose the competition...... It's almost time for Frey to get serious. ”