The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 218
Chapter 218
Translator: Yonnee
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Klaudio raised his greatsword and spoke.
“Come then. I grant you the first move.”
Hesitant at first, Radis bowed her head and then assumed a ready stance with her sword.
Her sword moved swiftly.
Interpreting the call to demonstrate her skills, her attack utilized the basic forms of imperial swordsmanship, a move that was utterly ordinary and transparent.
‘Naive.’
Klaudio inwardly sighed.
Daniel was the same.
She was pure like unalloyed steel, and that made him all the more beautiful.
And that’s why he was suffering.
Klaudio’s greatsword began to emit a golden light.
He whispered in a low voice,
“I’m sorry.”
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Klaudio’s mana-charged sword fell like a whirlwind over Radis’s head.
Radis immediately sprang back, evading his attack.
She frowned slightly, thinking,
‘What’s he sorry for?’
She swung her sword out wide to the side.
Sparks flew, and red mana enveloped her blade.
Klaudio’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
But Radis thought it didn’t matter.
He was the first to use mana, after all.
Her sword of flames descended like a meteor, engulfing Klaudio.
The golden greatsword and the red longsword clashed countless times.
Each time they collided, a bright explosion of light burst forth like fireworks.
“Oh!”
The excited emperor exclaimed in awe.
Shaking Daniel’s frail shoulder, the emperor shouted,
“Incredible! Is that child a magus swordsman? Such a beautiful and young child? Unbelievable!”
Disbelief was not exclusive to the emperor. Daniel felt the same.
His blue eyes widened as they captured a side of his apprentice he had never seen before.
As the swords clashed repeatedly, Klaudio, too, could not hide his astonishment.
It was clear that the girl before him was a prodigy of her time.
Each of her sword strokes was so true and clear that they could serve as a model for imperial swordplay.
Her skill was so beautiful that it naturally elicited praise.
And such maturity.
Despite Klaudio deliberately using unconventional techniques to overpower her, she responded precisely with imperial swordplay.
There was not a hint of hesitation.
It was as if she had spent years on the battlefield, facing knights of masterful caliber.
But.
‘Daniel, you’ve made a grave mistake. If you raised such a child, you should have kept her far from the imperial capital.’
Klaudio clenched his teeth.
Having displayed such skill in front of the emperor, it was obvious that the emperor would want this child for himself.
It would be fortunate if he simply imposed a Geas on her and made her a knight of the White Dragon Order…
Klaudio swung his greatsword, forcing Radis to step back and look at the emperor.
The emperor’s small eyes were glittering with unmistakable greed, and his chubby fingers were incessantly fidgeting.
‘Better she gets seriously injured and returns home than if ends up like Daniel.’
With that resolution, Klaudio infused more mana into his greatsword.
Soon, the golden sheath enveloping the blade began to burn white.
Daniel, realizing his intent, paled and shouted.
“Klaudio!”
But the Emperor grabbed his shoulder.
“Let it be.”
The emperor was laughing heartily.
“Truly entertaining, when was the last time I had such fun!”
In that moment of extreme tension, only Radis maintained her composure.
This was her second time facing a sword aura.
The first was Robert’s, and this was the second.
‘Beautiful.’
It was the pure embodiment of power.
The first time she saw it, she could do nothing but be amazed.
But facing the sword aura for the second time, Radis could observe it more calmly.
‘Can I? Can I do it too?’
She took a deep breath.
A strange weight was felt in her inhalation.
Was it because of the tension permeating the space?
‘No, it’s mana. There’s mana here too.’
The atmosphere naturally flows with mana, but its presence is usually subtle.
One would have to go to a forbidden region with the Underworld Tree to feel its presence.
But once she became aware, her senses heightened.
The mana flowing in the air seemed to tap her, engaging in conversation.
‘Will you continue down this path?’
‘It will be painful.’
‘Wouldn’t it be better to give up?’
Radis firmly replied.
‘This path is all I’ve ever had.’
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