Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Chapter 76. Blackie blinked quickly.

And awkwardly turned his head sideways.[I didn't say anything.]

Blackie urgently shook his tail up and down.

Seeing the anxious movement seemed very flustered.

“Really wanted to keep secret?”[Master said okay to keep secret.]

Said there's something hidden as secret and asked probing like that so naturally thought trying to inform slightly.

“Know why Lus said to keep secret from me?”

Not intentional but a slightly regretful air buried in the voice.

Thinking of Lus's personality in the original not trusting others well, and always thinking and acting alone so not a strange matter.[I also don't know. Just said don't say.]

Actually didn't have much expectation of hearing a proper answer from Blackie.

Blackie was loyal, but no sense.[But said will say directly later himself.]

Right, suddenly learned his own identity so Lus also needs time to sort his heart level.

For now until Lus says have to pretend not to know as Lus wants.* * *These days Lucius went around outside every day to catch demonic beasts.

Ordinarily would stick tightly beside Felia except cases he necessarily has to step forward but needed time to think alone.

“Kueeee!”

When Lucius swung the sword, a demonic beast shaped like a large centipede long howled and split in half.‘Older sister knows a beast is living inside me? Then why didn't say anything to me?’ Felia poured consistent affection on him from the first day meeting until now.

Never showed an appearance of trying to avoid himself even once.

If there was such a day, no way couldn't remember such a sad day.

Whether that spirit beast also really didn't say as promised no change in Felia's attitude.

“Um... Duke?”

Lucius ignored the knight carefully calling himself.

Besides Felia other people or such annoying just hearing the voice.

Strongly swinging the sword trees broke rustling like matchsticks, and a demonic beast shaped like a large bee appeared.‘If older sister even knowing I'm a demonic beast will prettily treat. Said won't abandon no matter what I do.’ Then have to reveal the fact to older sister?

But if even by chance older sister stays away from me?

Then can I obediently let go of older sister?‘No, absolutely can't do that.’ Rather than leaving like that will put shackles on older sister's ankles and not separate even for one moment from myself.

Can't become the kind and gentle Lus as older sister wants, but better doing that than losing older sister.

Came to catch demonic beasts to empty the head, but rather the head became more complicated.

The more Lucius's heart complicated, his sword also gradually became more violent.

The knight who followed Lucius now was busy avoiding Lucius's sword not the demonic beast's attack.

“D-Duke...!”‘Perhaps older sister also me...’ Lucius didn't even notice his own sword trembling, and swung with all might toward the demonic beast rushing.

And that moment.

Bang!

The sword exploded making an enormous sound.* * *I was discussing the family competition to be held at the founding festival together with Treon.

“There are several categories among them the ones with the biggest scores are individual combat and group combat, right?”

“Yes. If only those two categories 1st place no need to worry about overall 1st place.”

“Good. Finally everyone will see our Lus's flashy sword skill.”

Since there's Lus no need to worry about combat.

Catching demonic beasts that tear people with bare hands so people level.

Just thinking that moment.

Bang!

An amazing sound was heard whether someone exploded a bomb in our back mountain.

I shrank my body and looked at Treon.

“Is someone doing magic experiment in our back mountain?”

The identity of the sound could know not long after.

“Older sister... sorry...”

Lus extremely dejected held out the sword with only the handle remaining.

The explosion sound just now seemed the sound Lus's sword shattered making.

“Lus, no place hurt?”

I carefully checked Lus whether any place hurt as the sword burst.

“Yeah, I avoided well so okay.”

Lus put his cheek on my hand and acted spoiled.

“Fortunate. How did it become like this? Was the demonic beast very strong?”

“Not that but a bit distracted thinking...”

For now fortunate Lus returned safely, but where to obtain a sword Lus can use?

Honestly if another person even one or two swords, no a hundred breaking wouldn't matter.

Valfruga was no longer poor to the extent of trembling with a few swords.

But Lus's sword wasn't a problem of price, but a problem of whether can obtain.

Lus's magic power is extremely violent, so ordinary wooden swords break just putting magic power and iron swords never swung more than twice.

Thanks to that Lus was using a special sword made over almost 1 year.

“Butler, what did you say the material of Lus's sword made?”

I said looking at Lus's sword that became short with only the handle remaining.

“It was an ore called Viratium.”

Right, such a name.

Among ores existing in the world the hardest to the extent diamond splits if colliding with diamond, and the durability against magic power also extremely high ore.

Skilled swordsmen prefer the most, but an extremely rare ore so the price was quite high.

The Viratium ore itself rare and artisans who know how to properly handle this ore also only a few so money went enormously.

Thinking of the money spent making swords Lus can use until now could buy several houses in the capital.

Lus who saw my troubled appearance said like a puppy with ears drooped.

“Sorry, older sister... older sister made so should have treated preciously...”

I asked Treon standing beside.

“Rather well, Lus. Since used that sword for a long time too so this time let's make a new sword. Butler, for now contact the artisan who made the sword then again, and can obtain Viratium ore?”

“For now will look for.”

“Lus, will be inconvenient for a while but let's use wooden sword. Got it?”

“Yeah. Will use carefully so not break again.”

Lus lowered his eyes and answered quietly.

And looked at me with moistly wet eyes.

“Um, older sister...”

“Yes?”

“Me breaking the sword doesn't make me dislike, right? Right?”

Lus slightly watched my mood and said.

“No. Okay, Lus. Can be like that. As long as only you not hurt enough. The sword can buy again. Lus also knows? Older sister has a lot of money. Can buy such swords however many so okay.”

Lus drooped so lifelessly so I answered in a brighter voice trying hard.

Anyway these days would have a lot of worries with the fact suddenly learned.

Thinking Lus's age exactly good puberty to fall into self-reflection.‘In such a sensitive period learned such an enormous fact so how much worry.’ Almost the level of shock of hearing parents saying you're actually not my biological son?

Thinking that Lus felt more pitiful so I stroked Lus's head.

Then Lus “Older sister-” and came into my arms.

Anyway only the size large still a kid.* * *Didn't show to Lus, but became quite troubled as Lus's sword broke.

“To win at this founding festival Lus's power is definitely needed...!”

I held my forehead looking at the report.

When planning the founding festival win plan of course premised Lus participating.

Because the strongest person in our castle now is exactly Lus.

Of course can participate even now, but the problem is no sword to take.

“If Lus participates holding a wooden sword or ordinary iron sword how would it become?”

Asking Logan, he answered immediately without thinking.

“Would drop out in the first round.”

“That much?”

“If level of participating in the founding festival everyone uses magic power basically, how can ordinary iron sword endure that guy's magic power. A bit since I participated so memory hazy, if the sword breaks disqualification loss, isn't it?”

To the extent the swordsmanship teacher of Lus who saw Lus's swordsmanship closest says like that.

I let out a deep sigh and asked Treon.

“How would the probability of winning participating only other knights without Lus?”

“If upper ranks possible but 1st place would be unreasonable.”

“Would be...”

Our family's knights are also strong, but other families' knights are also strong.

Moreover such fights not something that can push with numbers so one skilled knight acts importantly.

“How did finding Viratium ore become?”

“For now buying all the listings that came out but severely lacking to make a sword. If a dagger might know, a long sword seems unreasonable.”

“Have to look for other ores?”

“For now will investigate but better not expecting much. Previously also tried to make a sword with other ores but only Viratium ore can handle the Duke's magic power so eventually decided on that, isn't it.”‘Heard some Viratium ore buried in the Tragia Plain, but the plain is still under development.’ To dig ores in earnest from the plain would have to wait at least 1 more year.

With that level the founding festival already ended and time left over.

Thinking even the time to make the sword the time was very tight.

Didn't want to do such a challenge much.

“Is there no ore that can replace Viratium ore somewhere.”

Suddenly recalled Blackie's appearance neatly tearing and eating the diamond like a lion tearing meat.

If level of chewing and eating diamond means having teeth harder than ordinary steel.

I looked at the two people and asked.

“By chance heard the story of a sword made with spirit beast's bones?”