The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 662

Episode 662 I’ll bet everything (1)

When his name was called, Julian’s mind became confused.

‘Why me!’

I never thought of that. Giselle didn’t give herself any advice.

Rio also looked at Giselle and Julian in confusion.

As the onlookers murmured at the name they were hearing for the first time, Giselle stepped forward and introduced Yulienne loudly.

“Now, look with your own eyes at the one who will become a legend! His name is Julian! His sword will split the sky, and his bravery will shake even the stars in the sky! All the monsters and demons of the world will tremble in fear before him! Never forget his name! The name of the warrior who will save the world! Wherever he passes, history will record it!”

‘Don’t do that!’

Julian’s face turned bright red at the grand introduction. He couldn’t be more embarrassed than this.

Deneb bit her lip and held back a laugh, her eyes looking worried.

“Poohahahaha!”

Kyle and Dark just held their stomachs and laughed.

But the others looked at Julian with expectant eyes. Even though they knew it was boasting, the adjectives were so grandiose that they found themselves half-believing and half-doubting.

Giselle took the opportunity to point her finger at Bendock with a fierce expression.

“Those who stand before Yulien will realize that the duel is over before they even draw their swords!”

‘no!’

Julian grabbed Giselle in surprise, but Bendock’s face was already distorted into a grim expression.

Jiselle shouted with even more force.

“You’re now a loser to our leader! Separate that poor head from that weak body!”

‘Don’t do it! Don’t provoke me!’

Julian covered Giselle’s mouth in shock. But Bendock’s eyes were already filled with anger.

“Those mercenaries I’ve never heard of… … .”

How dare you mock me, the greatest knight in the Barondom!

But the atmosphere in the arena was completely different from before. The heavy silence was broken, and the onlookers erupted in cheers.

“Wow! That’s amazing!”

“Is that because they’re mercenaries? Their boasting is no joke.”

“Let’s see what you braggarts are capable of!”

The onlookers and nobles laughed and enjoyed themselves.

In the lively atmosphere, Giselle also smiled broadly.

I had to live while maintaining my dignity as a lord. But how is it now? I thought back to my days as a mercenary, when I just went about my day-to-day life.

No, actually, he started his life as a mercenary again. Now that there is no one to stop him, he has become a completely unbridled colt.

Of course, Rio, who had to accept this crazy situation right now, was not happy at all.

Rio asked, stuttering.

“Huh, brother? Weren’t you going out yourself?”

“Oh, my. The captain should go out himself for this kind of thing.”

Rio looked visibly anxious. This was because he had not yet seen Yulien’s skills.

Actually, there was no need to look.

‘Oh, what should I do?’

Even the person involved, Julian, was very tense and frozen.

But Jiselle said with a relaxed expression.

“Don’t worry. If you’re the captain, you can do it well.”

Then, before anyone could say anything, Giselle pushed Yulienne on the back.

Julian took a couple of steps forward in an awkward posture. His face was extremely pale.

‘I, I have to fight the best knight in the territory?’

He had never been in a confrontation like that before.

I know that my skills are not bad compared to my peers. It’s rare for people to use mana regardless of their age. If you don’t know that, you’re an idiot.

But he didn’t know exactly how strong he was. All he had done was kill a few bandits.

I heard that there were some former knights mixed in, but I had no idea what level they were at.

‘Oh, it’s a burden!’

The biggest problem was the pressure. Julian had never fought under someone’s aspirations and expectations.

If he loses the duel, the Lacus family will be finished. The lives of countless people connected to the Lacus family will also be ruined.

There was no way he could handle such an important task.

That is, if you have to defeat the best knight in the realm.

“G, G-sel… … .”

Julian looked at Giselle with trembling eyes. He wanted to step back and say that he couldn’t do it right away.

Deneb and Kyle also looked at Giselle with worried expressions.

But Giselle didn’t even blink an eye.

“It’s okay. You can do it.”

Still, Julian was at a loss. This situation was too burdensome.

Bendok said as he watched Julian, who was still hesitating despite having stepped forward.

“What are you doing? Get into position.”

Still, as a knight, he waited until his opponent took a stance. Of course, he planned to cut off his head as soon as he took a stance.

Jiselle clicked her tongue internally. This is not right. She needs to ride the momentum when she is excited, but the situation has become awkward.

Jiselle hesitated for a moment about what to do.

‘I can’t criticize Julian here.’

If that happens, the public’s evaluation will not be good. I have to make Yulienne the center of the world, but I can’t educate(?) her in front of people.

Instead, Giselle took a different approach. He pointed his finger at Bendock again and shouted,

“Bendock! Are you already scared by our leader’s authority? You can’t move even one step! If you don’t want to die, just surrender!”

“this guy!”

Bendok could no longer bear it and swung his sword at Yulien.

I was planning to kill this guy, the captain, in one breath and then kill that guy, the vice captain.

Paaaaak!

Bendok’s sword is imbued with blue mana. Anyone who is cut by this sword will be split in half.

Kaaaaang!

“uh?”

Bendok was surprised. His sword was blocked by a man who wasn’t even maintaining his posture properly.

Julian, who blocked the attack, was also slightly surprised.

‘uh?’

The body that had been attacked by Giselle without warning reacted on its own.

“Wow!”

People cheered as they watched Julian block the attack beautifully.

Clearly, Julian had turned his body slightly, but he raised his sword and blocked it very naturally.

The introduction was obviously full of empty boasts, but I still got the feeling that he was a pretty outstanding person.

Bendock’s face turned red.

“This, profit… … On the topic of mercenaries… … .”

I tried to prove my skills by cutting it in one breath, but I got blocked. Isn’t this embarrassing!

Baron Magrel, who had been watching, also frowned.

He tried to take away all of the Lacus family’s wealth with overwhelming results. He wanted to show off his lordship by doing so.

But some beggar-like mercenaries were manipulating the atmosphere.

“Bendock! Kill him quickly!”

Baron Magrel shouted without even trying to hide his displeasure. Bendok’s face became even more distorted at those words.

It was not only rude for a lord to reprimand a knight during a duel, but it was also a great embarrassment to the knight himself.

“Hey, man!”

Bendok shouted loudly and swung his sword again.

Kaang!

Julian took a step back and knocked Bendok’s sword away.

Bendok continued swinging his sword without stopping. He looked like a charging bull, an intimidating sight.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

Julian still moved cautiously, focusing on defense. But as time passed, his gaze became more and more calm.

‘You can do it.’

Because I was suddenly forced into it, I couldn’t concentrate on one thing.

His body became stiff with the burden of carrying the fate of a family on his shoulders.

I was suddenly frightened when I heard that my opponent was the best knight in the territory.

But the more they crossed swords, the more his body and mind slowly relaxed.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

‘Weaker than Giselle.’

As expected of a black knight from Bendok, it was heavy but moved in a classic manner. It was definitely much stronger than the bandits I had fought so far.

But strangely, it wasn’t difficult to deal with. Compared to Giselle’s bizarre wielding of the staff, the attack pattern was obvious.

Nevertheless, Julian calmly took advantage of his opponent’s opening.

‘The Lacus family is at stake in this showdown.’

You can’t let your guard down. You can’t make mistakes.

Now he was shouldering the fate of countless people.

Kang! Kaang! Kaaang!

As time went by, Bendok became more and more impatient. He was the best knight in the territory, but he could not overpower a single mercenary.

The lord must have been disappointed in himself. No, he must have been angry. He could feel it even without seeing it.

It was obvious that the onlookers would think that their fame had been inflated.

“Eww!”

The excited Bendok swung his sword madly again. This time, he swung his sword several times in one breath, putting pressure on his opponent.

It was an advanced swordsmanship technique that was not used very often.

Kagagagagagagang!

But Julian easily blocked that too. His retreating posture was no different from before.

Bendock was on edge. His opponent didn’t even counterattack, just kept dodging and blocking.

‘How dare you show off in front of me!’

It felt like he was making fun of me. I was getting more and more angry and annoyed.

In reality, Julian was carefully waiting for an opportunity.

It was my first time fighting with someone’s expectations on my back. The pressure was enormous.

That’s why he was always looking for a chance to win.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

Several more battles unfolded. People watched the match with excitement and sweaty palms.

“The young mercenary is amazing? He wasn’t completely bluffing.”

“I can’t believe that Lord Bendock, the greatest knight in the realm, can fight at that level.”

“The upper class of Lax is also amazing. Where did they get such a person?”

“Good job! Good job! Fight harder!”

The crowd’s roar and cheers grew louder.

Bendok gritted his teeth. In a moment, the young mercenary had become the same level as himself, the greatest knight in the land.

It was unacceptable. To have crossed swords with a mercenary with no reputation for so long.

Bendok raised all his mana. It was to decide the match in one breath with great force.

His pride was already greatly hurt, and he had no intention of saving his strength.

“Die!”

The sword that contained all of Bendok’s mana swung wildly. Still, it was quite powerful, as if the title of knight had not been taken lightly.

But it was Bendock’s mistake.

‘now!’

Julian took a step forward with perfect timing.

His skills were not yet enough to easily cut through Bendok’s armor, so he aimed for the small gap in his neck.

Even that gap wasn’t easy to attack because of the neck guard. I had to aim for the very small gap between the chin and the neck.

And the moment Bendok’s sword cut through the air.

Scratch!

Julian’s sword cut through the tiny gap more quickly.

“Ugh… … .”

Bendock opened his eyes wide. He seemed unaware of what had just happened to him.

“Phew… … .”

Julian took a deep breath and stepped back.

Bendok looked at Yulien with a bewildered expression. Blood began to flow from his neck.

“You, you… … .”

Bendok’s body, which had been gaping for a moment, shook slightly.

Soon he dropped his sword and fell to his knees.

Kuung!

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

The onlookers cheered. Rio, who had been watching with his feet stomping, also raised both hands and shouted.

When the winner was decided, people started talking noisily.

“The leader of the Yulien Mercenary Corps has won!”

“I defeated the best knight in the land!”

“Julian! Julian!”

People were full of excitement and chanted Julian’s name.

Bendok was a knight who had tormented and killed countless people. The fact that such a knight was dead brought considerable pleasure to the people.

The lord who had been tyrannizing there lost the contest of honor. He couldn’t have been unhappy.

The nobles who came as observers also expressed their admiration.

“Wow, the best knight in Baron Magrel is losing.”

“He’s a mercenary whose name I didn’t even know, but he’s amazing.”

“You’re still young. You’ll become great. It’s a shame to be a mercenary.”

It was truly a coveted mercenary group. They racked their brains to figure out how they could get that mercenary group.

“Haa, haa… … .”

Yulien, who had been tense throughout the battle, finally caught his breath and relaxed after Bendok fell.

It wasn’t that difficult of an opponent. It was just that it was difficult to handle the responsibility and burden.

‘amazing.’

It wasn’t a compliment to himself. It was an admiration for the swordsmanship and mana training methods he had learned from Jiselle.

Moreover, I felt that my skills had improved significantly after just a few days of training.

I didn’t know it would be this effective because it was just painful when I was hit by Jiselle.

I looked at Jiselle in surprise.

“How is it? Is it worth it?”

Jiselle was laughing as if it was natural. Julian found himself laughing along with her.

Deneb and Kyle were also very happy. They were worried about what would happen, but Yulien won brilliantly.

The great reward from Rio was a bonus. It was a truly satisfying first commission.

Just one person.

Only Baron Magrel was glaring at Yulienne with glaring eyes.

“How dare you… … . You lowly mercenaries… … .”

I wanted to move the army right away and kill them all.

But I couldn’t stand up in front of so many people. I had lost the match of honor, so I had to step down now.

The upper ranks of Lax are now innocent.

“let’s go.”

Baron Magrel stood up, gnashing his teeth.

There was nothing I could do about it right now, but I was planning to come up with another excuse and sweep it away soon.

At that moment, Giselle stepped forward and shouted at Baron Magrel.

“Please wait a moment!”

Baron Magrel turned his head. Those who had been cheering also closed their mouths and looked at Giselle.

Jiselle winked at Rio, who had a puzzled expression on his face.

‘This isn’t enough. I’ll give you a surprise gift.’

Baron Magrel frowned as he glared at Giselle. He also didn’t like the guy who was leading the mood.

“What is it?”

Jiselle looked around at everyone and shouted loudly again.

“I, Vice-Captain Astion, have been entrusted with full authority by the Commander of the Yulien Mercenary Corps, the representative of Rio Lax, the acting head of the Lax family, and I hereby announce this on my behalf as the representative with full authority!”

Everyone looked at Giselle, wondering what would come out of her mouth.

Jiselle continued confidently.

“Although we won, we have not yet properly regained the honor that was lost due to an unfair plot!”

Rio looked at Giselle with an uneasy expression, feeling something strange. He didn’t need such honor.

Jiselle suddenly held out her staff and pointed it at Baron Magrel.

“So this time, we will challenge you, my lord, to a new duel of honor.”

Everyone around them was shocked and their mouths dropped open at those words. We just barely got through the crisis, so why are you saying such crazy things again?

Baron Magrel shook his head. His expression was a strange mixture of anger and laughter.

“So, what kind of fight is this? What do you want?”

Jiselle said with a snicker.

“Everything in this territory.”

“What?”

“We will stake everything on the Magrel Barondom. We will stake everything on the Lacus family.”

The surprise gift that Giselle gave to Rio was the Barony of Magrel.

‘You’ll love it so much you’ll faint, right?’

and…….

The fainthearted Leo was so shocked and scared that he fainted while standing.