The Greatest Architect

9. Body improvement (3)

Lord Neumann.

Senior knight of the Baron Frontera.

Swordsmanship is lesser than Sword Express.

To be considered competent in these rural areas.

But he was more interested in individual advancements than sword.

Money before your eyes, rather than loyalty to the Lord.

Rise in rank now, rather than in the knights' honor.

Anyone who can do anything for that purpose.

‘No, I actually did it. By selling inside information of the baron frontera to fraudsters. ’

It reminded me of the beginning of the Knights of Novel Blood.

The fall of the baron, the first trial at the beginning of Xaviel's life.

Behind it lies Sir Neumann.

I sold the baron's information to a con man.

With that information, the scammer approached the baron.

Suggested a large amount of investment in sweet words.

Eventually, he swallowed up his investment and fled.

So the baron sat down in debt.

In other words, Lord Neumann's betrayal triggered the fall of the baron.

‘So of course you're also disposable. ’

Lloyd bites his lip.

The rural aristocrat was not allowed to suck honey comfortably because he was the eldest son, and he was driven east and west to settle the debt to his family.

Essentially, it's all because of him.

But Lloyd did not reveal such feelings.

As he looked back at Sir Neumann, his face had suddenly turned into a familiar face.

“Lord Neumann? What did you just say? ”

“Just as I said. ”

Lord Neumann twitches his lip.

“I'm here this morning to tell you about Lord Lloyd's wrongful treatment of Lord Ulrich. ”

“Wrongful violence? What can I say?”

“That's right.”

“Then do it. ”

Talk all you want.

Lloyd relaxes and laughs.

Lord Neumann's expression became stiff.

“As Lloyd knows, Sir Ulrich is quite the Lord's knight. He has taken a procedural pledge and is entitled to the protection of his honor and rights under it. This means that Lloyd is a person who should not be left helpless without personal emotions. ”

“Yes. Yes. ”

“But this morning, Lloyd did not respect the honor and rights of Sir Ulrich at all. ”

“Yes, I did. ”

“So I would like to hear Lloyd's answer officially as the first article in the territory. Does Lloyd not feel anything about this? ”

“Yes, I think so. ”

“ ……. ”

I wonder if he's upset.

Lord Neumann's face falls to his throat.

Whereas Lloyd's expression was still audacious.

“Does Lloyd sound like I'm joking? ”

“No. That sounds about right. You're hit.”

“ ……. ”

Lord Neumann's eyes tremble.

Lloyd laughs even more.

‘What's this? You're just mad at me for this? ’

Judging by Sir Neumann's reaction,

I smiled.

In fact, this was just a minor taunt by Lloyd's standards.

But he's already pissed off. He doesn't know what to do.

‘If I let him play online in Korea, he'll get very angry and fall asleep. I'll die. ’

I meant it.

An online gaming world in South Korea that he has experienced since he was a child.

It was a battlefield where the chaos of the end of the century was like tap-dancing.

Any mistakes you make in your position will give your team all sorts of insults.

Personalized swearing and dripping scents.

Greetings from my parents were just the basics.

But what if every single one of you gets mad?

‘The angry one loses. He's more ridiculed for being flustered and the dynamo explodes. ’

A heartless and harsh world where even the craziest paddles smile and suffer harder to survive.

He is an elite elite trained in such hell.).

No, most of South Korea's reckless gamers were.

So, by his standards, what was the taunt that just flew towards Sir Neumann?

It was just a cute, unfamiliar greeting.

But not Lord Neumann.

For him, this insult was worth a lifetime's work.

What the hell is all this? ’

I was so confused, I couldn't say anything.

I had always known that he was a real jackass.

But I don't think it was this bad.

Now I see it was a mistake.

This mad wretch seemed to even look at herself.

“You mean to insult me now? ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“You don't even care about my honor and rights? ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“Don't you worry about the rest? ”

“Yes, of course. ”

It was totally natural.

Lord Neumann is the one to beat.

He sold the master's information to a con man through a back hole.

But he is also a man who exercises his rights because of his noble honor in front of him.

I smiled.

‘Voice Spitting Brainy. My other plan is to incite the rest of the knights on this one. ’

A knight is a sworn relationship with the lord.

I did not pledge allegiance to the son of the Lord.

Therefore, we cannot just treat a miracle as the son of the Lord.

Perhaps Lord Neumann was trying to incite the other knights by pinching it.

Of course, Lloyd was never worried about any of this.

‘Cause I'm gonna kick them all out anyway. Except Xaviel and Lord Bavaria. ’

Senior knight, Sir Neumann.

Lord Ulrich, Lord Conteh, follows him.

They would turn their backs when the baron fell.

You don't have to worry about inciting them.

‘Now it's more important to make excuses to get rid of them. ’

Lloyd looks around.

It was quiet everywhere.

Because there's no one there?

No, it was the opposite.

Skilled artisans and soldiers who were cleaning up the scene.

They were all looking at this side with their hands down.

Then, when my eyes met this side, I pretended to work in haste.

But their ears will still be open to this direction.

"Of course, it's a rare sight for a master knight to quarrel with his son. ’

I thought the best I could do was watch the sights and fight.

Lloyd is the truth.) and stared at Sir Neumann.

“Hey, let me ask you something. ”

Lord Neumann twitches his eyebrows.

Lloyd asked.

“You know I never learned swordsmanship, right? ”

“I know.”

“But is that the story you're giving me? ”

“Yes?”

“Is it a knight who's been trampled to the bottom of his soul by me who's never learned swordsmanship? ”

“That's ……. ”

“I saw in the morning that Sir Ulrich was worse than I thought. The fact that you've been pushing your shoulders all this time, that was all a lie? Is that him or the hipster? Or did you get your knight's license with a high-stop whip? Either that or you didn't actually end up in a knight academy, summer Bible school or something like that? ”

“ ……. ”

“You're breaking up with me, too? Respect for honor and rights? Are you kidding me? Wake up. Don't you think it's common sense to be treated that way before you know how to cook? ”

“What is that now……. ”

“What a thing. You're craving, right now. So it's unfair?”

“ ……. ”

“Is it unfair? If it's that unfair, you can take off your rank with me. ”

“You mean the duel? ”

“Oh, yeah. ”

“ ……. ”

“Are you in or are you out? ”

Sir Neumann's eyes were shaken for the first time looking this way.

You were just about to protest against the outgoing young master.

I thought you might want to establish some authority over that.

You never thought you'd be offered a formal duel by a master who has never mastered swordsmanship.

Lloyd grins.

This is the response that exceeded expectations.

Lord Neumann is in trouble because of you.

He was a great help to Lord Neumann's decision.

“Even the Senior Knight is gone now. Are you afraid of a duel? Are you a real knight? I can't even look the cabbie in the face of the knighthood. ”

“ ……. ”

“I'd rather retire embarrassed. Go get the Pizza Country Chicken Princess. I think that's more like it. Am I wrong? ”

“Are you done? ”

“No, I didn't do it all. ”

“ ……. ”

“Just like you. I catch all the bluffing. But when it comes to fighting, we pull back. So you're like a" no. "I only have two letters, and they're both wrong, just like your life. It's creepy, isn't it? ”

“ ……. ”

“Fight or fight if you don't want to hear this. But if you're scared, don't bother with the knights. You still haven't decided? So you……. ”

“I'll take it.”

Lord Neumann gritted his teeth.

Laughter blooms in Lloyd's mouth.

“You will? Duel? ”

“That's right.”

“Yeah, that's good thinking. If there's a catch, you have to unfasten it like a man. So, what's the date? ”

“Lloyd decides that. ”

“In a month. The venue is the villa's training ground. What do you think?”

“Very well.”

Lord Neumann nods with a stiff face.

“So what do you want from the duel that day? ”

“Of course I do. ”

Lloyd comes up with a premeditated answer.

“If I win the duel that day, I'll beat you. ”

“Yes?”

“I'll be demoted and kicked out. ”

“ ……. ”

“You got a problem with that? ”

“Nothing, but... ”

“Only?”

“Lloyd means the same thing. ”

“Okay. I'll take my chances, then. ”

“Seats?”

“The birthright of this land. I'll give it up.”

“Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

Lloyd nods happily.

“Don't worry, I'm not lying. The soldiers here will be witnesses. Practice not to be robbed like Sir Ulrich. ”

“I hope you don't regret that. ”

“You're welcome. ”

This resulted in a duel.

Of course I have no regrets.

Just to be clear, the yellow buds are trying to get rid of them mercilessly.

♣

“So you're confident you can win? ”

“No. Not much. ”

“I see.”

In two hours.

Xaviel nods.

It was Xaviel who had been unusually away from Lloyd all day.

I had no choice.

It was because the baron, Baron Frontera, had ordered it.

‘You've been paging me all of a sudden since morning. And today, he ordered us to stop escorting Lloyd. ’

I didn't know why.

I could only guess.

The day you were away, what did Lloyd do (?) Thanks to what I heard.

‘He made a reasonable excuse and assaulted Sir Ulrich and challenged Lord Neumann to a duel. ’

Maybe that's why Lloyd cut himself off today.

Xaviel was speculating.

I felt curious.

Why the hell not? ’

I didn't understand.

Why did I mess with the knights who were doing well?

What have you assaulted Sir Ulrich for and fought with Lord Neumann?

‘You're just messing around again. ’

If you look at it at first, you might think so.

Although Lloyd's speech recently changed.

However, the essence of man does not change easily.

Taking that into account, it was also seen as a mess with an evil temper.

But Xaviel didn't think so.

‘It's too much planning to say that you're just doing bad things. ’

You dropped yourself by my side.

After you assaulted Sir Ulrich?

I summoned Lord Bavaria to the scene.

Lord Neumann fought like he was waiting to come.

But what about Lloyd's attitude now?

I had a lot of nerve.

It was an attitude that would never have been seen unless it had been done intentionally.

‘Moreover, given the recent appearance, there is definitely a purpose.... ’

But that was all Xaviel could think about.

It was Lloyd's voice that broke his mind.

“Hey. I see, Rani. That's it?”

“The end of what? ”

“What? That's your reaction. ”

During dinner, Lloyd looks up and tilts his head to one side.

“You asked. Are you confident you can win the battle of Lord Neumann? So what did I say? ”

“You said you weren't confident. ”

“Isn't that right?"

“Yes.”

“But does it end with a 'yes’? Really?"

“ ……. ”

“Why didn't you complain about something you're worried about, or why you did it?" ”

“Why should I react like that? ”

“I'm your escort. ”

“That's true. ”

“But?”

“I understand the duel was proposed by Lloyd. ”

“Hmm, does that mean escort services are not included until the day in the Arena? ”

“Of course.”

It's natural.

What a duel is.

“The most equitable and direct way to resolve conflicts is to fight off status and position among the conflicting parties with equal conditions. So I have no authority or duty to interfere in the duel of Lord Lloyd and Lord Neumann. ”

“Hmm, isn't that so? ”

“Yes.”

“Of course. How about a month after the duel, you teach me how to use a sword? ”

“Am I talking to Lloyd? ”

“Yes.”

“I don't want to.”

“Why?”

“I don't want to do it personally. ”

It was an honest answer.

You're just a bodyguard.

There was no obligation to teach the master the sword, the wretch who didn't have much empathy.

‘Maybe he taught me how to use a sword for nothing and then did something even worse. ’