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Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Dominic slept as little as possible and ate as little as possible, repeating training after training.
And just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
“Please come to the sparring ground.”
On the day of the spar, as Dominic was lightly loosening up in the open space, Peledor came to find him.
W е̄b̌ nȯ v̄еl̀ Enù m̌ ǎ
He was the vassal who had taken Dominic’s side during the previous spar with Bread.
“Um, young master. Are you all right?”
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As Dominic sheathed his sword and changed into his sparring clothes, Peledor asked worriedly.
“All right in what way?”
Dominic replied with a puzzled look.
Not only could he not understand the meaning of Peledor’s question, he also could not understand why someone who supported Russell was worrying about him.
Еn u mа̀
“Well, that is, I mean…….”
Peledor hesitated for a long while before opening his mouth again.
“The Duke Anika will not go easy on you just because it’s a spar with you, young master.”
“That’s something I know better than anyone.”
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“Do you have some ingenious method this time as well?”
“I don’t think I’m obligated to answer even that.”
W e b̀ńо̂ v̇ е̇ľ Е́ n̄ u.m̆а̇
At Dominic’s curt refusal, Peledor broke out in a cold sweat.
“I know what you think of me—no, of the vassals of the House of Anika.”
Peledor carefully continued once more.
“But I hope you understand this. That we supported young master Russell solely for the sake of Anika…….”
“Stop.”
Once again, Dominic cut Peledor off decisively.
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“Eledor, you seem to be misunderstanding something yourself.”
“Pe… Peledor, sir.”
“Right, El—no, Peledor. I don’t care what decisions you made.”
Dominic continued speaking.
“Whether you supported Russell for the sake of the House of Anika, or pushed me away to pursue your own interests, I don’t care either way.”
“Then that means…….”
Е̌nǔ m̂а̇.і̂d
“So don’t concern yourself with me now, either.”
“T-that…….”
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Peledor’s mouth went bone-dry.
After seeing Dominic spar with Bread, he had already withdrawn his statement of support for Russell.
At present, Peledor was the only vassal supporting Dominic.
In that situation, Peledor was worried sick about Dominic, who was suddenly befriending mercenaries and stepping forward to spar with Duke Anika.
Е̂n u m а .іd̊
‘Why isn’t he devoting himself to training and instead running around doing pointless things?’
Like everyone else in the Ducal House of Anika, Peledor thought Dominic was wasting time.
‘If young master Dominic defeating Bread was purely luck, then my choice will lead me to ruin.’
But he could not take back the withdrawal of his support for Russell.
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Thinking that, whether it turned out well or badly, he had to bet on Dominic, he came to check on him.
Firmly believing that, just like when he defeated Bread, there would be some hidden trump card.
E num̊ å.і d
Yet Dominic, lightly swinging his sword in the open space, showed no change at all compared to before.
‘There’s no purpose in his swings, and no force in his cuts!’
As a vassal of the House of Anika with some degree of swordsmanship training, Peledor was convinced that Dominic’s level was still below third-rate.
‘Please, just tell me you have a hidden card!’
Peledor, the lone supporter of Dominic within the house, wailed inwardly.
But Dominic did not even glance at Peledor, and after finishing his preparations, he trudged out of the open space.
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“Young master, let’s go together!”
Peledor hurriedly followed after Dominic.
Dominic only glanced back at Peledor briefly and did not slow his pace for him.
After walking for several dozen minutes, Dominic finally arrived at the family’s inner keep.
A guard glanced sidelong at Dominic, then opened the door with a strange look.
‘Ever since the spar with Father was announced four days ago, everyone’s been looking at me with those expressions.’
Ѐn um̀ а̃ . і̆d
Worry, pity, and the look one gives a brainless fool who has lost all sense of fear.
At those familiar gazes, Dominic let out a bitter laugh inwardly.
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But he did not pay them much mind. After all, once today passed, those looks would disappear.
“Young master Dominic has arrived!”
“Where? Where?”
“He looks no different than usual today as well!”
W_е̊b̆n̊ ӧvēl̃ Еnû m̊ a
As he entered the training ground prepared for the spar, murmurs from the gathered vassals acting as spectators could be heard.
“Peledor’s behind him too, isn’t he?”
“I praised the young fellow for having good instincts, but I take it back. He chose the wrong side this time.”
“If he comes back now, we’d accept him. His prestige would drop through the floor, though.”
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At the last remark about accepting him if he returned, Peledor’s ears perked up.
For a moment, his face flickered with hope.
Ӗ ṅ u m̂а̀.
But only briefly—Peledor soon returned to a deathly expression and continued walking behind Dominic.
‘Even if young master Dominic has no special move, I don’t want to betray the lord I chose myself.’
Peledor had supported Russell by following his father, Messidor.
But choosing Dominic had been a decision made entirely of his own will.
Though Dominic lacked discernment and still underestimated his superiors, Peledor was not the sort of man to overturn his own decision or betray the person he had chosen to serve.
‘He’s not going back to Russell’s side.’
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Dominic turned his head toward Peledor with an expression of surprise.
‘It’s unexpected, but now isn’t the time to worry about that. I’ll think about Eledor later.’
For now, he had to focus all his attention on the spar with his father, Duke Anika.
After taking a few more steps, a group of knights came into view.
Roshe, who stood at the front of the knights, bowed her head toward Dominic. She too wore a complicated expression.
Dominic passed by Roshe, who looked as though she had something to say, and headed to where the direct line of the Ducal House of Anika was gathered.
E n ŭ m̆а̄
“Brother!”
The first to speak to Dominic was, as expected, Selina.
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‘Just like when she heard about the spar with Bread, is she going to beat me up a few times?’
Bracing himself for a barrage of nagging, Dominic let out a sigh.
But then something strange happened.
“I heard you’re sparring with Dad. Don’t die.”
Ẁе ḃ n̊ òv̀ ё l Ё n um̂а
With an exceptionally calm face, Selina encouraged Dominic.
“Selina?”
This time, even Dominic could not help but be shocked.
“That you’ve changed—maybe no one else knows, but I do.”
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Noticing the question on Dominic’s face, Selina stepped closer and whispered.
“You asked for this spar because there’s something you have to prove, something even more important than your life, and because you have your own reasons, right?”
Ŵ е b n оv̆ӗl E̊n ümа
Selina looked up at Dominic and smiled faintly.
At last, Dominic realized that Selina was suppressing and holding back all her worries and turmoil with a single thing—her trust in him.
“……Thank you.”
Dominic conveyed his feelings in a slightly hoarse voice.
Selina gave Dominic a tight hug once, then moved away toward the spectators’ seats.
“Brother.”
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The last person to come to Dominic before the spar began was Russell.
“Hang in there.”
Russell clenched his fist, still wearing an expression that gave nothing away.
After a brief moment of confusion, Dominic understood the meaning, clenched his own fist, and bumped it against Russell’s.
“Duke and young master, please come this way.”
Soon, the voice of the elder knight serving as referee called for Duke Anika and Dominic, and Dominic had to turn away without even having time to properly greet Russell.
Е ṅ u mа̃ . і̇d́
When he stepped onto the dueling ground, he saw Duke Anika walking toward him from afar.
Perhaps because he had grown accustomed to handling mana and perceiving formless pressure, Dominic could now faintly see the rippling waves of energy around Duke Anika.
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‘That must be aura.’
It was said that first-rate knights who had reached the extreme among first-rate could scatter aura into the empty air near their bodies, sensing surrounding presences and defending against sudden attacks.
‘Imbuing the air in contact with the body with aura—could that also be considered part of physical extension?’
Thinking such stray thoughts, Dominic bowed politely toward Duke Anika.
Ёn̆ ũ m̌а́ . id̊
Duke Anika also gave Dominic a slight nod in return.
At least for today, it was the attitude of facing a sparring opponent, not a son.
At his father’s gesture of treating him as an equal sparring partner, Dominic felt an inexplicable churning in his chest and raised his head.
“When you’re ready, say so. We’ll begin the spar as soon as you are.”
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Duke Anika instructed Dominic.
Without demurring, Dominic checked every corner of his body.
Е ň û m.а̀
After confirming the mana secretly pulsing near his heart, he nodded.
“I’m ready.”
“Gail.”
Duke Anika called the name of the elder knight serving as referee.
“Begin.”
With a demeanor quite different from when observing other sparring matches, Gail bowed respectfully.
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“Then we will begin the formal spar.”
Gail said.
At last, Dominic could stand face-to-face with Duke Anika.
Seeing his father in the dueling ground, someone he had always faced across an office table, felt truly strange.
Duke Anika slowly drew his sword.
‘It’s heavy. But at the same time, light.’
E ṅ um а̀
Feeling even a trace of awe, Dominic watched his father—the transcendent first-rate knight—draw his blade.
It wasn’t just Dominic. Everyone in the dueling ground held their breath and focused on Duke Anika’s draw.
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At last, Duke Anika’s cherished sword fully revealed itself beneath the sunlight.
Dominic looked on in admiration at the formless pressure rippling along the blade.
Aura enveloping the sword.
What he had pursued and longed for throughout his previous life was right before his eyes.
Ё.n̆.u̇ ṁ a
“I’ll yield the first move.”
Duke Anika said.
“Thank you.”
Once again, Dominic did not refuse.
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It would have been laughable to insist on taking the later move against Duke Anika.
Dominic also slowly drew his sword.
Eň u m̈ а̀ .ī d̈
“Hoo…….”
“Is he still below third-rate?”
“I don’t see anything particularly different from when he dueled Bread.”
Though it was a sword draw executed with the utmost caution, regretful sighs inevitably leaked out from here and there.
Yet among those sighing, there was one person whose eyes shone with surprise—Roshe.
‘I can’t believe it. What happened to the young master’s sword? His sword-drawing technique isn’t like before. That kind of thing…….’
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Roshe’s eyes trembled finely.
‘It’s not skill polished through experience, nor improvement through accumulated knowledge.’
Dominic’s body was clumsy, yet his fingertips were sharp.
As though some formless pressure were coiling around his fingertips and guiding them in the proper direction.
But no matter how much Roshe focused, she could not sense aura from Dominic.
‘A pressure that coils around the fingertips, neither aura nor mana… I’ve never seen anything like that anywhere.’
Еń umа
While Roshe was flustered, Dominic too felt the formless pressure gathering at his fingertips.
‘It feels like the memories of my previous life have taken on a different form somehow, but I have no idea how.’
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Wondering if it was a type of mana, he had taken time in between to ask Natasha, but she too had only answered that she didn’t know.
‘Unless I lay bare the secret of my previous life, it’d be impossible to consult anyone more deeply.’
Not knowing how regression had affected him left an unpleasant feeling.
‘But for now, I accept it. Even if I don’t know its nature, if it’s a resource I possess, I’ll use it. To survive.’
W ëḃnо̆ v̆e l̇ E̊ n̈u m ӓ
Dominic reaffirmed his chivalry.
“Come.”
Duke Anika said, confirming that Dominic was ready.
“Father, here I come!”
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Dominic shouted powerfully and kicked off the ground.
There was a smile on his face.
Ėnŭmа̀.і̇d̊
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