Sofia was a Sword Saint possessing overwhelming physical abilities...
And Lena and Erin possessed power that rivaled hers.
If those three put their all into escaping, there was no one who could catch them.
They had successfully managed to shake Riken off.
"Yep, perfect. We completely lost him."
"Phew... That was exhausting."
"That route took us straight across the Royal Capital. I hope we didn't startle the people in the city too much..."
"You're such a serious knight."
"You're simply far too careless."
Erin glared at Lena, but Lena casually brushed it off.
"By the way..."
This was a good opportunity.
With that in mind, Sofia asked Lena:
"That swordsmanship you use... What exactly is it?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've never heard of another school of swordsmanship within the Divine Dragon King style."
"Ah... Well, I guess that's true. Normally, people wouldn't know about it."
Lena hesitated for a moment, wondering what she should do, before finally speaking.
"Well, whatever. After what I just did to Riken, we've already become complete enemies anyway."
"The way you put that... Could it be that you're connected to the Dawn Alliance?"
"That's right. The Divine Dragon King was originally a sword technique bestowed upon humanity by the Divine Beasts."
"What...!?"
Hearing something she had never imagined, Sofia couldn't help but raise her voice.
"Long ago, the Divine Beasts bestowed swords upon humanity. Well, the details are a little different, but that's basically how it happened... Those became the Holy Swords. But if you don't have the skill to wield them, they're just treasures going to waste, right?"
"...So they also bestowed the techniques needed to wield them?"
"Yep. That's where the Divine Dragon King style originally came from. And the True Divine Dragon King that I use is the 'Hidden' branch. It's a style of swordsmanship created with the purpose of achieving revenge, with its killing power pushed to the absolute limit."
"I see... That explains quite a lot."
Originally, they had both been part of the same Divine Dragon King style.
Through their conflict, it had split into two different schools, with each continuing to develop...
But since they shared the same origins, their fundamental techniques were similar.
One of Sofia's questions had finally been answered, leaving her feeling somewhat relieved.
"Then does that mean the Dawn Alliance... uses this so-called True Divine Dragon King style?"
Erin, who had been listening to the conversation, asked.
"Yep. Everyone, including me, is a practitioner of the True Divine Dragon King."
"That's quite something..."
"That certainly makes things troublesome..."
Erin and Sofia both frowned.
The Divine Dragon King style was said to be the strongest school of swordsmanship in the country.
If their enemies wielded swordsmanship that could rival or even surpass it, the coming battle would undoubtedly be a difficult one.
Lena, on the other hand, remained completely relaxed.
"Well, I don't think you need to take it that seriously. Zenoas is the only really troublesome one. Riken is probably a little weaker than me. So if Fate, the Sword Saint, and I take him on... along with a whole bunch of the Special Operations Knights, I think we can manage somehow."
"I hope that's the case..."
"Actually... if Fate is there, we might be able to handle just about anything."
"What do you mean by that?"
Fate was strong.
Not only did he possess incredible natural ability, but he also had an extraordinary talent for the sword and was growing at a remarkable rate.
However, he still hadn't reached Sofia or Lena's level.
His physical abilities were almost on par with theirs, but swordsmanship was not something that could be mastered overnight. He still had a long way to go.
So what did Lena mean by saying that Fate held the key?
"Hmm... It's not like I'm certain or anything. But there's something special about the sword Fate carries."
"The Sword of the Meteor?"
"When we fought before, I felt like... the power of the demonic sword was somehow being weakened. Something like that. Maybe it's the natural enemy of demonic swords."
"Something like that is possible...?"
"That's why I think that as long as Fate is around, things will somehow work out in the end. Though, if something happened to Fate, we'd be in serious trouble. Ahahaha."
"Don't say things like that. It's bad luck."
Sofia glared at her, but Lena remained completely carefree.
She probably didn't believe for even a second that anything would happen to Fate.
And in reality, Fate had survived countless life-and-death situations.
He had fought countless powerful enemies.
He had overcome every one of them and grown tremendously stronger in the process.
But still...
"Sofia!!!"
"Mom!!!"
"Woof!"
Something could always go wrong at the worst possible moment.
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