74. Duel
A gust of sea breeze blew, and Roy stood at the gate of the courtyard and felt his back cold, only to realize that his back had been soaked with sweat.
A small head silently popped up from behind the courtyard wall covered with moss and dark cat vines, and Moira poked her head out from behind the courtyard wall to look out, and saw that there was no one else on the street except Roy, so she exhaled softly, put the sweaty short sword on the wall, and whispered to Roy outside the wall:
"Is the man gone?"
The voice is as small as a cat......
Bright eyes looked back and forth on the street.
"Gone!"
Roy looked at the street again before pushing open the door and entering the courtyard.
Moira leaned her arms on the fence between the two courtyards and asked Roy, who had walked into the courtyard:
"He's here to investigate...... What was the cause of Jefferson's death? ”
The elf girl's mind is delicate, and her eyes are shining.
"That's what he said, I think it's a simple death investigation, maybe sent directly from the Dark Temple."
The two talked through the wall,
Moira stood beneath the grape trellis, dressed in a cool gauze skirt and carrying a short sword in her hand.
Recently, her martial arts and swordsmanship have improved by leaps and bounds, and she often wears a short sword by her side, although she doesn't even have the courage to kill chickens......
"If it weren't for you, he might have beaten me up, or simply grabbed me by the collar and pushed me against the wall and said something threatening, I know he did it." Roy looked at the dagger in Moira's hand and thanked her.
Roy touched the pocket under his belt, and there was a stack of Kohler in it that made him smile, rookie money is really easy to make, and he won't bargain for news......
Moira patted her chest and said with some disgust: "Still talking...... I'm going to scare people to death just now......"
Roy walked into the house, and a voice came from inside the house:
"No, if he dares to blatantly run out to investigate, there is no reason why he will kill people indiscriminately, at most he will look at me unpleasantly and beat me."
Moira also climbed over the wall, grasped the eaves with one hand, jumped on it with a slight swing, sat down on the balcony railing, and said:
"That's why you have to practice elven martial arts, right?"
Roy walked up from the top of the stairs, clutching the heavy chain mail in his hand, which he thought would be troublesome to put on himself.
Moira helped him pull up his heavy sleeves so he could put his arms inside.
Roy glanced at Moira and replied calmly:
"There's a reason for this, and there's nothing wrong with getting fit."
Moira looked at the short sword in her hand and asked, "Today I am still attacking, and you are defending?" ”
"Yes, if you don't hurry up, you may be beaten half to death in the gladiatorial arena......"
Speaking of this, Roy couldn't help but sigh, without any certainty of victory in his heart.
"Can the duel be canceled?" Moira asked worriedly.
Roy shook his head:
"If I want to walk with my head up in the Elven Academy in the future, I can't ......"
The most beautiful view of the Elven City is at dusk.
Sunset, colorful glow, harbor, beach.
A city tucked away between hillsides and trees......
Moira, who was holding an unopened short sword in her hand, didn't know how many times she stabbed the short sword at Roy's vital point, although she was wearing chain mail, but the difference between this thing and plate armor was here, and it would hurt to be stabbed by a sharp weapon.
……
At night in Castletown, the Upper Town and the Lower Town are two very different views.
Ms. Belinda returned to Brown Street in a horse-drawn carriage with the bad news that the art show might be postponed until next month.
Because Claire Latin's illness never recovered, the most important work in this art exhibition has been delayed.
Ms. Belinda curled up on the wicker chair on the terrace with her feet curled up, looked at the starry night sky, and said with some wistfulness:
"My biggest concern is that the teacher's illness has not been cured, and this art exhibition may eventually be canceled, and we have been preparing for this art exhibition for a long time."
Ms. Belinda calls Claire Latin a 'teacher'.
In fact, she is not a student of Claire Latin, but only an assistant to Claire Latin.
There are more than twenty assistants like Lady Belinda's side with Master Claire Latin.
When Claire Latin is usually working on creation, they usually stand aside and hand out some tools, towels, and tea.
Occasionally, he would help Master Claire Latin to refine the corners and corners of certain works of art.
For this exhibition in Castletown, Maestro Claire Latin agreed with Belinda and seventeen other assistants to put on display one of their best works each.
That's why Ms. Belinda worked so hard to prepare this art exhibition for Master Claire Latin.
Therefore, now Lady Belinda is more concerned about the physical condition of Master Claire Latin than anyone else, and if this master really lies down in the cemetery on the top of the mountain at this time, Lady Belinda's hard work in the past few months will be burned.
Roy sat at the dinner table and listened quietly to Ms. Belinda complaining about her work.
Whenever this happens, she needs a quiet listener.
The only thing that made her a little disappointed was:
Roy, who used to stick to her arms when she was a child, now only wants to stretch her body and lie on another wicker chair.
……
These days, it's rare for the sky to be clear.
There was no fog and no cumulonimbus clouds......
Roy pushed the door open and walked out of the yard, only to see Sabrina just coming out of the house.
She didn't wear a long skirt, but a light leather armor, although the inner lining was as small as possible, but in the hot summer, this leather armor suit would still be very hot on the body.
If you are exposed to the sun for a while, you will become sweaty without walking.
There was only a thin layer of white corset in the leather armor of the 'V' neckline, and Roy saw this scene as soon as he went out, and felt his blood pressure soar instantly......
Seeing Roy's embarrassment at the door, Sabrina's face instantly turned red.
"Moira said someone stopped her at the door last night, so please let me take care of you."
"So...... Will you always protect me today? Roy was a little curious.
Sabrina gave him a blank look and walked to the street:
"At most, it's the way to school, and when school ends at noon, you have to be careful."
"Thank you." Roy followed, thanking him for his hastens.
Sabrina turned her head to look at Roy, and her eyes were as beautiful as aquamarines:
'If your eyes could be honest, I would gladly accept your thanks'.
……
For the next few days, Roy never saw the Dark Moon Elf again.
It finally made Roy's tense heart a little lighter.
I don't know who said that...... The news of Roy and Claire fighting Steve and Adams suddenly spread in the junior martial arts class.
Many of the freshmen were very interested in the duel, and threatened to go to the Colosseum to watch it that day.
No one is optimistic about Roy and Claire, and everyone has confidence in Steve and Adams.
Even Instructor Nora whispered a reminder to Roy and Claire when they were training against each other that the two sides could specify the rules of the game before going on the court.
When the time comes, be sure to raise the limits to the maximum......
If necessary, she can be on the field as a referee.
Clearly, Instructor Nora had the idea of turning a duel in the gladiatorial arena into a friendly match
Claire didn't want to be looked down upon by the elven nobles in the circle, so she decisively rejected Nora's instructor's kindness.
……
In the last few days, Moira was no longer Roy's sparring partner, and Roy's sparring partner was changed to Sabrina, who was good at using two-handed swords.
Every elven warrior who wants to become a sword dancer has to learn the fighting skills of a two-handed sword.
Whether it's Steve or Adams, neither of them is a ranger who takes the agile route, and they are not weak in their own right, so Sabrina is very similar to their fighting style.
Sabrina used a wooden sword to repair Roy very badly these days, and every day she would use the wooden sword to slash Roy, who was wearing chain mail, to the ground, until she couldn't get up.
No matter how badly repaired the night before, Roy would be in good spirits the next morning, and he couldn't even see the bruises on his body......
Roy's tenacity, which became more and more courageous, made Sabrina secretly admire.
Although Roy's martial arts have not improved much during this time, as long as he wears chain mail, he can at least block Sabrina's onslaught.
……
Jasper and Abt have been busy this week, and the two of them have been thinking about how to make the Black Pearl a little more warm every day.
They had absolutely no idea of sending the Black Pearl back to sea,
Instead of repairing the big hole in the bilge, he directly transformed it into a door in the style of a round manhole cover.
The water in the bilge was also cleaned by Jasper.
At the suggestion of the carpenter on Brown Street, a ladder was built on the side of the hull and climbed up to the deck every time you boarded the boat...... It's inconvenient anyway.
In the future, if conditions permit, it will be necessary to enter the Black Pearl directly from the inside through the manhole cover door of the bilge.
However, the two of them did not dare to expend the power of the Holy Light too much to clean up the souls on the ship.
Because the temple side will occasionally need them to use 'secondary healing techniques' to heal the believers, and occasionally go to the outskirts of the city to purify the souls of the dead.
These things used to be the responsibility of Priest Andison and Priest Theodore.
But now, one of them has never recovered the power of the Light, and the other is running between the upper city and the temple every day.
Several times lately, Roy has seen Priest Addison coming out of the warehouse, and he seems to enjoy talking to the mirror.
I don't know what's going on, the power of the Holy Light in his body is always empty.
And Priest Theodore, like Grande, is in the temple, and he doesn't want to expend a little of his own holy light......
For this reason, the High Priest had to change the twice-weekly meeting to one weekly.
……
In the Elven Academy, in just two weeks, Princess Ophelia has become the most popular history teacher in the Academy......
Every time in a martial arts class, when Steve looked at Roy and Claire, that smugness was almost written on his face.
This is how the day of Claire, Roy's battle with Steve and Adams in the Colosseum came......
I didn't add anything tonight, so I'll take a day off and continue tomorrow
(End of chapter)