The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 69: New Determination & Purpose
POV: Eve Veilmist
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Three years ago, at the venue of the Sword Style Festival match. The fight between the two greatest elementalists of that time took place.
"My granddaughter, take a good look at your sister's sword style, Lucia Eva. Sooner or later, you will also serve and carry the dignity of the Empire on your back and will fight in a sword style match."
Toward the words of the old geezer, Duke Veilmist, the little girl nodded and replied in a dignified voice, "Yes, grandfather."
He had reddish-colored pupils endowed with a strong light and beautiful eyebrows that were sharply angled. Her beautiful blue hair was tied with twintails.
She was a beautiful girl that anyone would see, but there was absolutely no flirtatious or sweet expression in her facial expression. He had a blade-like atmosphere that could slice through it with just a single touch.
«Eve Veilmist»
His talent as an elementalist was revealed since childhood. It had been determined that from the following spring, she would attend the only elementalist training institute in the Eldant Empire, the Sizuan Princess Academy.
He was an elite candidate as a promising Empire Spirit Knight. Eve leaned forward from her seat and looked down at the arena just below.
Her soft chest touched and rubbed against the iron fence. His recent concern is that compared to other girls of the same age, his chest is developing too much.
(Really, things like the chest just interfere with swinging the sword.)
On this topic, the girls around him were really jealous. But for Eve who was completely uninterested in love affairs, having a big chest was just a hindrance.
(Something like love is pointless, I will become a knight. A great knight like my brother.)
Eve firmly clenched her fists, and at that moment loud cheers broke out in the arena. From the West gate, the Elementalist representative of the Eldant Empire had entered.
There was a girl with beautiful blonde hair as if she was collecting and refining the radiance of starlight from her small and delicate hand. Beautifully sculpted carvings adorned his silver armor.
Dressed in a red robe, his appearance was like a general returning triumphantly.
«Lucia Eva Veilmist»
He came from a lowly noble family that was destroyed in the civil war.
Anticipating her talent as an elementalist, she is adopted into the Veilmist family, and becomes Eve's half-sister two years her senior.
Although she was a freshman of the Sizuan Princess Academy, she was chosen from among the gathered elites from many countries as a representative at the Sword Style Festival.
The fact that a freshman was chosen as the representative of the Sword Style Festival is unprecedented in the long history of the Sizuan Princess Academy.
With such a half-brother, Eve's ideal image of a knight awoke and she respected him from the bottom of her heart.
He's heading to the middle of the stage. Then, from the east gate, his opponent elementalist appeared.
Having long black hair extending to her hips, she wore a foreign-style outfit with a large gap inserted at the edge of the pants. Despite her youthful traits, she is so beautiful that even Eve, despite being of the same sex, takes her heart.
In her hand was an object opposite to her beautiful appearance, an ominous dark-colored sword.
"Grandfather, who's the girl?"
"Rei Assar, an independent elementalist."
"Yes. It seems there is influence from a strong person. Looks like she's the same age as you, 13."
Eve bit her lip. Despite being the same age, the fact that the girl participated in the Sword Style Festival, was truly embarrassing.
(Someone who is the same age as me attended the Sword Style Festival?)
And then, the bell for the start of the match rang. 'The greatest 'Kaguya' offered to the Five Great Elemental Lords, the Sword Style Festival has begun.
Soon Lucia Eva's armor was activated and instantly turned into a battle form. The glistening light particles built up his composite armor.
From both shoulders came the large twin main cannons. It was truly an impenetrable fortress that ruled over the land. Elemental aero Lucia Eva, Fort Syclla.
(What a strong contracted spirit. No, what should be praised is the big brother using it.)
Lucia's contracted spirit is an ancient sealed spirit sealed beneath a certain old castle.
On top of his ferocity, it was a sealed spirit that was said to be impossible for an ordinary elementalist to make a contract with him. And he can control it perfectly.
Right now, Eve could not even release the elemental aero from her contracted spirit. Just thinking of the difference in ability between him and his target, as well as his sister, he gave up on the feeling of embarrassment.
(A-Can I catch up behind big brother?)
Lucia swung her hand upwards, the main cannon on both of her shoulders shot out once. He doesn't like a smooth fight. He would always blow his maximum firepower at his approaching opponent, it was a very simple fighting style.
There was a deafening rumbling sound. In the arena, countless fire pillars appeared. It was over, not only Eve, but thousands of spectators were convinced of it. But it was not as expected.
"Eh?" Eve opened her eyes wide. The dust cloud cleared and the figure of the black-haired girl was not there.
(Can't be!?)
At that moment, a high-pitched metallic sound resounded. Before anyone knew, the girl had moved in front of Lucia. The demonic sword of the girl with fluttering black hair pierced through the composite armor of the Syclla Fortress.
Immediately, there was a black mist gushing out like a spray of blood. After her armor shattered, Lucia slowly fell to the ground. Silence fell between those moments.
When the spectators finally realized the situation, cheers broke out from where they were. Eve who had absolutely no understanding of what was happening, was confused instantly. That was an amazing result.
From a military-based family, Duke Veilmist's knight was beaten up by an unnamed young elementalist.
While Eve was confused, the black-haired girl who had defeated Lucia was staring blankly at the sky. The Elementalist who had defeated his esteemed elder sister. Of course, it should be someone who is hated.
But, at that moment what Eve was clutching at her chest was the opposite feeling of hatred. She was 13 years old, and even though the girl was the same age, she had displayed her incredible strength.
(Someday I want to be just like him.)
A hint of admiration eventually became Eve's clear goal and was engraved in her heart, along with the name of the Strongest Sword Style Holder, Rei Assar.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.