CH 63

"Master Rid, please can you play a match with my escort, "Asuna Lamarck"?"

"Eh......?"

After the discussion of the just-ended match was over, I went out of the room with His Majesty Elias and the rest of his family and found Princess Fara and the escort girl waiting for us, and she said something that shocked me.

You want me to hold a public match with the escort girl?　

What do you propose?　

Then, I guessed that she thought the same thing as I did.

His Majesty Elias made a suspicious face and asked Princess Fara

"Fara, do you know what you are asking ?　The match is not the kind of thing that is done just for the princess's amusement, is it?"

'Yes, Your Majesty. Yes, it is as you say. But please listen to me. there is a lot of ill-will and blowing around this Match right now. We need to get rid of it.'

Farah spoke to her father in a firm and resolute manner.

She looked so dignified and lovely.

Everyone in the room who heard Fara's words looked at her with suspicion.

Elias, the father, asked her a question.

"What do you mean by bad-faith rumor mongering?　Tell me more ......."

"Yes, . Then, may I ask you to re-enter the room with all of us present?"

".Very well."

The discussion, which seemed to be over, was resumed by an unexpected visitor.

Elias immediately called a soldier to inform the nobleman and the Bardia family that it would take a little more time.

The soldier bowed and left immediately.

After confirming that the soldier had left, Elias gave Fara a sharp look and spoke to her as king.

Shall we hear it, then?

"Let us hear wicked rumors ......."

"Yes, "

Fara bowed and replied and began to explain.

When she was on her way to see Elias under the order of her mother Eltia, she told about the secret talks that the men were having with the nobleman's dark elves.

The opposing faction, led by Norris, maligned the view of the earlier match.

By doing so, they are disgracing Rid and Lacis.

She informed us that it would be what they want if the Match were to end as it is.

Hearing his daughter's story, Elias looks thoughtful but somewhat happy.

In contrast, the queen and Lacis looked grim, as if they were chewing on a bitter bug.

The queen is related to Norris by blood, so Norris is a disgrace to her family.

Moreover, it is not difficult to imagine the hatred she feels for Norris in that he is even using the queen's children.

Lacis was also saved by the words and actions of Norris, with whom Lacis had been deeply involved, so there must have been some hope for him somewhere.

However, Lacis challenged Rid in his own way.

That challenge may have been in the wrong way and without result.

But that is no reason to be humiliated, even indirectly, by malicious rumors.

Lacis once again realized that he was a pawn for Norris.

Even as he watched, Fara continued to explain.

"I know that this is a difficult situation for Liesel and her brother. But if things continue as they are, we will be at Norris's mercy."

"If you insist so much, you must have a plan, right?　How does that relate to the match between Asuna and Mister Rid i""

Fara smiled at her father's words and explained without fear.

She denied the root of the plan by asking herolder brother, Lacis, to explain the details of the first Match and why it dragged on so long.

He also let the nobles know that Rid's ability was genuine and that there was no lie or exaggeration in Lacis's words.

In this way, the honor of Rid and Lacis is protected.

Elias did not lose face after Fara's explanation, but he was inwardly astonished by the unexpected talent his daughter had shown.

Elias also looked at Asuna.

Asuna only bowed when she noticed his gaze.

Perhaps the two of them had organized what they had heard from the royal family and thought of a plan to deal with the situation.

Short and effective countermeasures.

And then, without being afraid to speak up, she clearly tells her father, herself.

And what Fara proposed was a plan that took into account the position and honor of both parties, not just one, which is a good thing considering what can be done now.

Elias looks at Fara's face.

Fara's is not afraid to express her opinion to her father, who is the king.

And Elias muttered a little as his face turned thoughtful.

.".....It's too good"

'...... father?"

Fara, who did not catch what Elias said, looked doubtful.

Elias noticed this and said to everyone present, including Fara.

"It's all right,". Fara, I'll go along with your plan. Lacis , Asuna, and mister Rid, are you ready? And Mister Rid, if I may?"

Lacis and Asuna both say to Elias, "Yes, sir. Rid also said, "Yes, sir," and then bowed.

Rid also said, "Yes, ," and then bowed. When Elias heard the three of them reply, he said

I will return to the site. Then we will return to the hall and immediately explain the situation to the royal family.

After that, when everyone moved to the place where the match was held, His Majesty Elias gathered the nobles and explained the contents of the match that had just taken place.

And even though it was clear from Lacis himself that there was an overwhelming difference in ability, he was ashamed of himself for not being able to admit defeat immediately.

He explained that it was his fault that the match took so long and that Rid was not to blame.

However, few of the Hua family members seemed convinced by what he said.

So far, Norris is probably drawing the same picture.

After Laicis finished explaining, Elias, the king, said in a dignified voice to the nobles,

I understand that everyone is not convinced. So, again, this was done on short notice, but we have decided to have a second match between Asuna Lanmark, Fara's personal bodyguard, and Mister Rid. This will allow us to see once again the true strength of Mister Rid."

At Elias's words, the nobles in the room were in a daze.

The girl who was said to be the genius swordsman of Renalute was to fight against the son of a frontier count until she became the princess's personal bodyguard.

The nobles all wondered if His Majesty Elias was insane.　They all wondered if His Majesty Elias was insane.

She had been famous as a genius swordsman for a while, and her personality of madness and eccentricity was well known among the nobles.

Normally, she is an ordinary girl, but when it comes to swordsmanship, such as in a match, her eyes change color and she turns ruthless and dynamic, showing no mercy for others.

She has been forcing men who have asked to marry her for her talent to fight with her, saying, "I am not interested in weak men."

The story of how she buried all of the men who came to her with engagement proposals is well known in the royal family.

It is rumored that she became the personal bodyguard of the princess who was to marry into the empire because of this case, which had angered her brothers.

)So, they want to put her in charge of the son of a frontier count?)　

(Wouldn't that be an international problem?　)

The nobles were upset in a different way as well.

Among them, there was an elderly dark elf with a nasty smile on his face.

It was Norris.

It was said to be the second match of the , and I he wondered what would happen when he heard Lacis' statement, but if Asuna beat Rid, he would be able to traumatize him as he had originally planned.

And when Asuna wins, he will be able to blow the whistle that he has avenged Lacis.

(I don't know how good Rid is ).

(But this time, no matter what happens, Rid will lose.)

And the outcome is likely to be convenient for Norris.

At that moment, Elias spoke out to the flower girls.

"As soon as you are ready, we will begin the match"

Hearing these words, the two people bowed to Elias, and Rid went to his father to explain the situation.

Hearing that the second match would be held, Count Reiner listened to Rid's explanation with a stern but drawn expression on his face.

Asuna called out to the princess and went inside the mansion.

Norris looked at Asuna and quietly disappeared from the scene.