The Greatest Architect

‘Maybe you'll come at the right time. Oh, it's so pretty, really. ’

Lloyd's smile became satisfied.

Lord Kurno ran into the conference room just in time.

Lord Kurno stopped signing his own contract.

Thanks to Sir Kurno's actions, Lloyd was able to recall what he had forgotten.

‘He's been annoying me for a long time. ’

Ever since we first met.

Marquez was in the middle of construction.

It reminded me of how I used to behave when I brought my own bird.

And then what?

He was the one who sent the baron the threat of his own poisonous wastewater.

You show an unstoppable attitude toward the lord of your neighbor's territory.

And Lloyd didn't forget any of that.

I always kept it in my heart.

‘Of course, why forget the grudge? ’

Grace is only moderately thick.

Don't leave any grudges lying around.

That was Lloyd's lifestyle motto.

But Lord Kurno came to me personally, who was disturbed at the time. I even gave him a chance to reminisce about my past feelings that were unpleasant.

There was no reason not to.

“Hey.”

You smile at Lord Kurno.

I waved my hands too.

“What's going on here? Are you here to be a witness to a contract? ”

“No way. ”

Lord Kurno chirps.

His gaze settles on Lloyd.

“I heard it all outside the door. Lloyd Frontera, you despise my master. ”

“Eavesdropping?”

“I heard.”

“That's what you overheard. ”

“ ……. ”

“What I did here, by the way, undermined your master? You really think so? ”

“Of course.”

Lord Kurno's nose is covered in rough wrinkles.

“You blackmailed my master with lacona cloth, the largest source of income and a valuable specialty in our territory. I pushed in a contract of unfair content to fulfill my own desires. If this isn't humiliation, what is it? ”

“Is it contempt or should I call it, um, blackmail? Like you did the last time? ”

Lloyd's gaze flickers toward the bird.

The bird flinches.

Loyd's mouth is full of small talk.

“Is this an insult? I just did what you did to our baron last time. Is this not right? ”

“What the……. ”

“You used to treat the baron this way by catching the river, the greatest lifeblood and precious drinking water in our territory. You asked me to give you half of Marez's dog. You said it was a negotiation. ”

“ ……. ”

“I'm impressed. Hey, this is how negotiations work! This is the wisdom of human life! Yeah, well, this is what a warm, loving deal looks like between neighbors! and so on.”

“ ……. ”

“So I'm doing the same thing. ”

“ ……. ”

“Why? Why not? ”

Lloyd tilts his head.

Lord Kurno's teeth were blocked the whole time.

‘What the hell are you saying... …. ’

Does he drink like that without a hitch?

It was Ser Kurno who was getting the answers on his own.

Of course he knew the truth.

What he did to the baron was clearly a threat. There was definitely too much.

‘But you are my master. He's the one I swore an oath of allegiance to all of my life. So I don't judge your moral correctness. Just be faithful to the sword and help the Lord! ’

It was the same now.

Lloyd Frontera.

He was blackmailing his own son.

He was forcing unilateral damage to his master.

In the process, the blackmailing of the Baron was of little importance to him.

The interests and rights of the Lord.

That was his only definition.

‘So we have to stop them. We must stop that unjust contract. ’

It was Lord Kurno who heard all the conversations outside the door of the conference room.

What tricks Lloyd played with himself.

What elaborate contracts you pushed in at the end.

How vicious that water bill is.

Everyone could hear and understand.

And I saved.

‘That must be stopped. ’

That contract was a pointy, giant straw that the Baron Frontera placed in his barn.

Even once, it was a straw that could hardly be pulled out.

In other words, the prince will be economically dependent on the prince.

A significant portion of the proceeds earned by Lacona, a specialty, will continue to be taken away.

‘And that's not all. ’

Water supply by the Baron.

Without it, Lacona cannot be produced.

In other words, if there is a unilateral increase in the water tax in the baron, he will not be able to resist and must follow the decision.

Lacona, a specialty, is more likely to be a Volmo and a hostage.

That's why.

The moment he realizes he's signing, he comes through the door of the interview room.

Even if you get blamed by the Lord later.

Or even if you suffer a harsher punishment.

It was in the sense that even if I did, I had to stop the signature.

That is why at this moment, Lord Kurno is deeply troubled.

‘I can't beat him with words. ’

In the beginning, he wasn't a very good conversationalist.

It was just an unmanned man.

But I wanted to win this argument.

One way or another, I wanted Lloyd Frontera to stand down.

Thinking it was the only way for the Lord, he figured out a way to fight Lloyd.

Then suddenly, I remembered.

‘In a way that suits me. ’

He was unmanned.

He fought with the sword rather than the horse.

It was the fact that it hasn't changed at this moment.

“Lloyd Frontera. ”

Lord Kurno raises his head.

I stared straight at Lloyd.

“I, Lugno Kurno, son of Bago Kurno, formally challenge Lloyd Frontera, your heir to the Frontera family. ”

I said it with confidence.

At that moment, the viewing room was completely silent.

How do you stop your own knights?

And Xaviel, who was watching the situation with Lloyd.

And Lord Kurno, Lloyd, standing in front of him.

Everyone closed their mouths.

With a frightening look on his face.

Xaviel has an interesting eye.

Lloyd frowns slightly on one eyebrow.

Everyone looks at Lord Kurno.

‘There you go.'

Lord Kurno smiles faintly.

Duel Request.

This was the most powerful card he could think of right now.

It was also the card that was considered the most reliable.

‘Of course. He's a nobleman. ’

You won't be able to say no to a duel.

Lord Kurno was certain.

Avoiding the incoming duel.

It was one of the greatest humiliations for noble men.

It was a shameful act to tell the world that he was a coward.

Lord Kurno thought Lloyd would be the same.

‘I have a face as a nobleman. I accept it. I have no choice but to accept it. Also, word on the street is that you defeated Sir Neumann in a duel the other day. ’

Suddenly I remembered the rumor.

At first, I was surprised by the news.

‘Even though he was lower than me, Lord Neumann was not as good. You'll have enough confidence to defeat him like that. Then there's no more chance of rejecting this duel request. ’

No, even if I am not confident, I will accept it.

Instead, I'm gonna make that little Silver Haired knight my deputy.

That's what Lord Kurno expected.

And I planned.

If I win this duel, I will demand that the offer of that evil Lloyd be nullified.

‘So I asked for my duel... “

“Yes, I don't want to. ”

Lloyd's answer resonates freshly.

You tapped Lord Kurno's cochlear.

Thanks to this, Lord Kurno makes a stuttering sound without my knowledge.

“Huh?"

“Haven't you heard? I don't want to.”

“What……. ”

Lord Kurno with his eyes wide open.

In that direction, Lloyd laughed.

“Let me ask you a question. Why should I take your duel? ”

“Of course it was……. ”

“Are you defending the nobles' honor? Aren't you an idiot?”

“ ……. ”

“Why are you fighting this judge, me? ”

“Ha, but if you don't accept the duel, you……. ”

“You're going to be treated like a coward? Yeah, I get it. I'm gonna be a coward. ”

“What?"

“Haven't you heard? I want to be a coward. ”

“ ……. ”

“Ouch, I'm scared. What's wrong with this neighborhood? I was about to sign a mutually constructive contract, and then you barged in here and tried to cut me off. ”

“Phew, hey! Lloyd Frontera!”

“Yes, why? ”

“Accept the duel now! ”

“I said no.”

“But!”

“But what? ”

“ ……. ”

“Do you really want to fight me? Why are you so obsessed with me? Do you have an obsession? ”

“Of course... ”

“Let's not live like that, okay? Buddha said to use only yourself as a lamp. So take care of yourself. ”

“I never said that... ”

“Listen and live. This is why I have to study as a child. Don't you know that knowledge and common sense from books you read as a teenager go on for the rest of your life? ”

“ ……. ”

“I know nothing but swordplay. Tsk.”

“Hey, I……. ”

“So can you get the fuck out of here? I'm just letting you know I still don't seem to understand, but I'm in the middle of a business meeting with your owner. But now you've got your master in trouble. If we don't finish this deal, we're gonna have to close the doors for the rest of our lives. ”

“ ……. ”

“So the more you spread out like this, the more unhappy your master gets. I don't know if you know this guy Bobby McFerrin. Don't worry, be happy. Do you know what that means? ”

“I don't know……. ”

“It means they're unhappy because they're worried about money. ”

“ ……. ”

“The more you do this, the more your master will become. You still haven't figured it out? ”

Lord Kurno's words are completely closed.

Lloyd's ridicule has intensified.

So he conquers Lord Kurno and looks back at himself.

I leaned back and asked.

“You don't feel the hope, or anything, of what your man just did, do you? ”

“ ……. ”

“If you knew how to accept a duel, I would tell you to abandon that hope. because hopeless self-interest is good for mental health the sooner you throw it away. So, shall we finish the business we were talking about? ”

I sat down.

I reached out my hand.

Knock, knock.

I tapped the contract on the table with my finger.

Where he tapped and strapped.

There is the last signature box.

Lord Kurno's intrusion stopped him from signing.

“Here we go. ”

As if you were forced to sign a treaty of victory.

Lloyd grins in a gentle tone.

The bird picks up a pen with an aggressive look on its face.

His pen to the signature line trembles.

Maybe that's why.

It was Lord Kurno who decided to cross the line to get airborne in his slumber.

To prevent the Lord's signature, a larger crowd was determined.

How dare you!

A man who despises his master.

I will never leave it intact.

"Even if my position were to be blown away! ’

Cadduk!

I sharpened my teeth.

I stared at Lloyd.

A young master rumored to be a jackass in the next territory.

Who now sits defenselessly with his back to force an unjust contract on his master.

"If only now!"

He won't be able to cope.

Lord Kurno's gaze gives way to ferocity.

Bang, bang!

His right hand moves.

I grabbed the handle of the longsword that was sitting on my waist.

I lowered myself subtly in no time.

The center of gravity sank down.

At the same time, I twisted my waist.

Abs and lateral external obliques.

Chest, shoulders, forearms.

All of the upper torso's muscles immediately twisted to the right.

A longsword was pulled from the sword that was hanging from the left waist.

Shhh!

It wasn't just an arm-length biopsy.

It was a sword drawn from the upper half based on a firm lower body.

He boasted such an enormous speed as light arrows.

Shhh!

The moment I wanted to draw the Longsword, it was already stretched out.

The blade flashes, drawing a terrifying line.

The end of the streak was toward Lloyd's back.

Just enough not to die! ’

Berries.

Don't open your eyes for a few days.

Make sure you stay in bed for a few months.

It will create a bloodshed and draw time.

Even so, the signature alone will be sealed.

Lord Kurno's sword, so keenly clenched the air more than ever before.

And finally, just before I cut Lloyd's back off.

His blade is cut into two cavities.

Peek-a-boo! Percussion!

“ ……! ”

Lord Kurno opens his eyes.

Gap in the air.

He couldn't respond properly.

A thunderous glow flashes by the star compartment.

I cut off his sword in a heartbeat.

The slashed blade swirls and flies.

I passed his cheek.

I stuck it in the wall behind my back.

At the same time, you hear the sound of the sword tightening.

Along with a cold warning.

“Next will be the neck. ”

Huff.

Xaviel craves a sword as calmly as when.

Lord Kurno was barely aware of what had happened.

A dagger cut short.

An engraved wound on the cheek.

A piece of the sword embedded in the wall.

Lord Kurno was consumed by his instinctive horrors.

His pants are wet wet.