Go back in time.

It was a few hours before the news that the palace was invaded by demons, the martial arts practice hall of the royal capital.

The tall and short figures were intertwined, and the sound of wooden swords echoing in the empty hall, echoing continuously. The short, swift figure circled around the tall and burly figure like a dexterous rabbit, and the sword in his hand sprang out of all directions like a poisonous snake, stabbing at any part of the tall figure.

However, the tall figure's seemingly slow sword-swinging movements accurately shot down every attack of the petite figure. In addition, the middle-aged man's face was still smiling, and he looked at ease.

On this continent of Gaidia, men thought that their swordsmanship should be able to rank in the top ten. Strong self-confidence comes from strong strength, and middle-aged men have this level of confidence in themselves. So he dealt with all the girls' attacks with the same attitude as he played with a child.

A former companion of the Brave, a swordsman who is now the chief of the palace guard, Horst Anaru.

Besides, the little girl who fought against herself was actually not very mature in swordsmanship, and in the final analysis, her profession was actually magician.

Speaking of magicians, Horst was amazed to see the annoyed girl drop the wooden sword in her hand, and then black flames gathered in her delicate palms.

[Fourth-Order Magic: Black Flame Bullet].

Although the magic fireball created is not large, it is a magic essence made of a large amount of magic power that is extremely compressed, which is why it has the effect of showing that weird black color, and hitting the target can cause a small bomb. It can be described as a small head, but the power is not small, worthy of the power of a fourth-order magic.

It was obviously the launch of the fourth-order magic, but the girl didn't even make a prepared move, and her demeanor was as leisurely as discarding a garbage she needed, which showed that the magic didn't cause much burden to her.

However, for Horst, it was already a challenge. The black one floated slowly, and the threat it posed was not to be underestimated by Horst, not to mention that he only had a wooden sword in his hand.

The afterimage of the wooden sword swinging appeared in the air, and Horst unleashed a barely indiscernible thrust before dodging backwards. The blast still rolled one of his sleeves into it and tore it apart, revealing his muscular, well-proportioned arms.

It didn't do much harm. Horst only flicked the damaged wooden sword in his hand helplessly—all that was left was the bare hilt, and the blade had long since dissipated into ashes—and half of his arm was bare, and Horst said to the girl in front of him in a tone of lesson.

"Rena, how many times have you said that you can't use magic during swordsmanship training. ”

"What does it matter. The self-aware girl shrunk her neck nervously, and then smiled flatteringly at Horst, "Why bother with swordsmanship when you can use magic to solve things that can be solved during battle?" ”

"But rules are rules. Also, the requirement for swordsmanship training is to hone your will to fight, and if you keep using magic, you won't be able to become a strong person. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry, not next time. The girl playfully stuck out her tongue, "Anyway, I know that you can hide from it, uncle." ”

"I believe in you. The girl clenched her fists and shook it vigorously, trying to get away with it in the form of complimenting the other.

"I said you...... As a princess, such a sloppy attitude is not good. Horst sighed and spread his hands helplessly, which was kind of forgiving the girl's negligent attitude this time.

The girl in front of her has shiny silver hair tied behind her head in the form of a simple ponytail, looking like a refreshing and moving young girl. Like a well-carved work of art, the slender body is well-proportioned and healthy, and the age is only sixteen years old, which is not much different from Han Tuo's age, but he has already had the temperament and courage that have been cultivated over the years, even after such fierce combat training, layers of sweat stick the hair to the cheeks and neck, but still maintain an elegant figure and noble temperament.

Although it is inward, it does not lose the cheerful playfulness that a girl of this age has.

The maiden's name is: Rena Galumbia, just as the name of this kingdom is the same, the Kingdom of Galumbia.

There is only one reason why the name of the kingdom can be named, and the girl is a true royal person. And is the first princess of the third generation, tentatively. (Why is it tentatively to be broken down later in the plot.) As long as nothing else, the girl can even inherit the throne safely.

After the first [War of Men and Demons], the first brave man returned to his hometown, and the ancestor who was known as the strongest magician as a brave companion led the people to build a country on this scorched earth and became the founding emperor of the kingdom.

After thousands of years of time, the bloodline of the strongest magician has been passed down along with the bloodline of the royal family, and everyone with the blood of the royal family will have more or less magical talent beyond ordinary people. At the same time, they also have the obligations that come with this gift, and few of them die peacefully in their beds, and most die in battle.

With great power comes great responsibility, and although it is not explicitly stated, members of the imperial family have resolutely fulfilled such duties throughout the ages. Such a family was also widely loved by the people, and its cohesion and wise leadership made Galumbia a prosperous thousand-year kingdom.

Even so, it was still difficult to resist the brutal and bloody Demon Clan.

An official with an order came from afar, and the slightest change in footsteps Horst noticed it from a distance. The messy pace that happened to the well-disciplined guards of the royal capital can only indicate that the problem has reached a certain level of seriousness.

"General," said the man who had come to Horst, giving a standard knightly salute and kneeling on one knee, "the king has summoned you to the council chamber. ”

"Got it, you go down. Horst turned back to Rena and said, "That's the end of today's practice, after I'm gone, you have to get a good taste of the swordsmanship taught to you." ”

"Alright, alright, leave it to me. Uncle, you are busy with your own business. Rena hurriedly took a few steps back and beckoned excitedly, looking like she was "ruthless" and couldn't send it away.

Horst, who walked out of the door of the martial arts practice hall, first asked the guards who followed him to quickly prepare a robe that could cover his whole body, after all, even if he discussed an emergency with the king, wearing clothes without half a sleeve was a big excess. I had to find a robe and put it on.

Then, in the corner where no one was looking, Horst gently pressed his slightly trembling arm and forced it to be quiet, as the guards all turned to leave.

It's all the result of a hard response to Rena's magic spell, and the fluctuations even touched the nerves, and they couldn't even stop without suppressing it.

Rena Galumbia, even among the royal family with a generally excellent talent for magic, her magic talent is still like a monster that throws off a large distance from others, and firmly surpasses everyone. In her opinion, the power of an ordinary fourth-order magic technique of her own had greatly exceeded this benchmark.

After all, using swordsmanship to exercise one's mind is just a small excuse, although there are reasons for this.

If she is allowed to use magic freely to fight, I really don't know who is training whom. A unique swordsman in the continent of Gadia, and a companion of the former Brave, Horst smiled so bitterly.

At this time, there is still an hour before the news of the invasion of the demons and the preparation of the whole country spreads.