Solo Swordmaster

Episode #298. Talk about it.

‘You Li Qingyu…!’

Is it because I heard something so absurd?

While everyone is silent.

Rose groaned inwardly.

Why did she easily accept all the facts and what is she going to do now?

finally realized

‘Are you going to flip the game?’

And Rose wasn’t the only one who realized Li Qingyu’s intentions.

“Why can’t you monopolize the 8th dragon psionic… That’s an interesting point.”

I didn’t expect that Li Qingyu would surrender without hesitation, but it seemed that I hadn’t expected it this far.

It’s a bit of a laugh.

Charlotte leaned sideways on the armrest.

Then, as if watching a comedy, he rested his chin on one hand and looked at Li Qingyu.

“Even if it wasn’t the key to fulfilling our Seven Dragons’ long-cherished wish, I’d like to give it as a reward for his boldness.”

“Say Charlotte right.”

Looking at Charlotte like that.

Li Qingyu smiled.

“The eighth dragon psionic is not yours.”

Giving is the act of giving one’s own.

Pointing out Charlotte’s behavior of subconsciously revealing her possessive desire for the eighth dragon psionic through the expression that she would bestow it.

Li Qingyu lightly added a word.

“You don’t belong to anyone.”

“Since you picked up what fell on the road, are you also the owner?”

“At least I’ve never taken anything from you.”

In the first place, the eighth dragon psionic was just the long-cherished wish of the Seven Dragons.

It’s not the Seven Dragons’ meeting.

So even if you found it first and hid it, it’s not your fault, and even if you monopolized it, there’s no reason to be reprimanded.

Li Qingyu, who affirmed, put a hand on his chest and said.

“Because if any of us can lay claim to it in the first place, that’s only me.”

“Why?”

“Because I deserve it. That, too, is a qualification that all of you, including you Charlotte, have directly acknowledged and given to me.”

“I never gave you that qualification.”

“No.”

Li Qingyu chuckled.

Light and smooth as always.

But with a more bewitching smile.

“Did you forget?”

Looking straight into Charlotte’s golden eyes, she continued.

“The Leviathan shares you own are proof that you sold that qualification to me.”

That moment.

Charlotte narrowed her eyes.

The other princesses also hardened their faces.

What qualifications did she speak of?

Because I realized it now.

A world peace plan to destroy Limon, first proposed by the previous Black Dragon Princess.

In an attempt to keep it going, which almost came to a halt because of too heavy a loss, Li Qingyu sold nearly half his stake in Leviathan.

In exchange for that madness, she took only one thing.

“…qualified to be the first to contact the swordsmith.”

At Yekathrice muttering something funny, Li Qingyu smiled as if she was correct.

“that’s right. Since the beginning of the Iron Age, it has been granted only to me among all the princesses of the seven clans.”

The princesses were silent.

It was not a great authority.

It was just a safety device, concerned that someone might touch Limon out of vain grudge.

In fact, it was also the reason that Limon had no direct involvement with the Seven Dragons for decades.

Other princesses thought at the time.

That it would be used to get revenge on Limon.

It is said that Li Qingyu, blinded by revenge, sold more than half of his clan and did a foolish thing.

Nobody knew that Limon had a dragon psionic and that Li Qingyu would use that power to marry him.

“Sophistry.”

That’s what Charlotte pointed out.

What they gave was the right to contact Limon, not the right to monopolize dragon psionics.

“It’s a theory.”

And Li Qingyu objected.

What is the difference between the right to be the first to come into contact with a treasure and the right to monopolize it?

“That’s called fraud.”

“If buying cheaply a treasure that only you know the value of is fraud, then we are all scammers.”

“…”

In exchange for that modest qualification, he made a big profit while watching the fall of the Black Dragon clan.

As the value of Limon suddenly skyrocketed, is it really fair to be angry that they lied to them and monopolized the profits alone?

Li Qingyu smiled and asked.

Even Charlotte couldn’t answer this time.

She was more arrogant than anyone else in the Seven Dragons, so she couldn’t lie.

“Let’s say I made a hundred concessions and let everyone know if I didn’t hide the fact.”

But Li Qingyu did not stop.

As if Charlotte’s hesitation is the only chance.

He presented his objection sharply in a calm and serene voice.

“And after that?”

“Did we share it evenly?”

“I’m sorry, but Charlotte, you know better than anyone that that’s impossible.”

If it’s something that can be shared like money.

Maybe we could have found a compromise somehow.

But Limon was the only one with the eighth dragon psionic, and he didn’t know if he would ever.

That’s why Li Qingyu was able to assert.

“Because the only result you could be satisfied with would have been for me to give it to you in its entirety.”

If he hadn’t monopolized it, Charlotte would have tried to monopolize it anyway.

Li Qingyu was convinced.

Because she is the most greedy princess in the Seven Dragons.

And it wasn’t just Charlotte that fell into that category.

“Ahaha! You are right.”

“…Yekatrice.”

“Why is it true? Charlotte either you or me. If I had discovered the eighth dragon psionic first, I would have tried to monopolize it.”

Yekathrice giggled and agreed with Li Qingyu’s words.

And I turned my head.

“I’m sure the other kids do too.”

flinch.

Even the expressionless Ainsha.

Even Rose, who kept her composure.

Even Maia, who had a sneer on her.

At Yekathrice’s point, she couldn’t resist or only laughed at it.

After actually knowing about the eighth dragon psionic.

The act of keeping the secret itself was tantamount to proving Yekathrice’s words.

“…stuffy bullshit.”

but only one.

The princess who has been silent until now.

Hasnetiman chewed on the cigarette in his mouth and declared without hesitation.

“Anyway, that’s something the Seven Dragons Branch has to decide. A betrayal is a betrayal at the point of being sneaky.”

Whether or not the qualifications of Li Qingwi are recognized.

Or negotiate over several years.

At least, a duel over ownership of it, or a war until only one clan remains.

It’s a matter to be discussed with them, and they should be punished for trying to monopolize it alone.

Hasneti speaks in a muffled voice and looks at Li Qingyu with blood-red eyes.

“Yeah, me too. Understanding the circumstances is understanding, but that does not justify what Li Qingyu did.”

“…”

“But let’s see, the punishment given to traitors in our Seven Dragons… Huh? Wasn’t there only one?”

It seemed that he remembered it only after agreeing with a cheerful smile.

Yekathrice tilted her head.

Then he looked at Li Qingyu with regretful eyes and said,

“Li Qingyu must die too.”

Charlotte, who was resting her chin on one hand, glanced at Catherine and Hasneti.

Then, confirming the young and vivid life in the eyes of the two, he smiled and turned his golden eyes to Li Qingyu again.

“It seems that at least three of us have no heart to listen to your sophistry.”

the moment I heard that.

Rose quietly closed her eyes.

‘at last.’

Li Qingyu tried to claim that he had the right to monopolize the eighth dragon psionic instead of making a lame excuse.

It was the number of knights who could overturn the situation itself.

Indeed, there was minimal logic to her argument.

That was the problem.

I don’t know if it’s another time.

The current princesses, who were angered by the eighth dragon psionic, were not in a state where they could be persuaded by logic alone.

That’s why Rose couldn’t step out.

Just like how Ainsha was relentlessly questioned for saying just one wrong thing.

It was obvious that her defense would inflame the anger of the other princesses even more.

He would have done so if he hadn’t had the conversation he had with Li Qingyu before work in London.

so the next moment.

Rose couldn’t help but be surprised.

“But I admit that Li Qingyu’s words also have some persuasiveness.”

“…?”

“So I will give you a chance.”

Maybe it was because it was so unexpected.

Ainsha blinked expressionlessly.

As Maia raises her eyebrows.

Li Qingyu asked calmly.

“What chance are you talking about?”

“Give up the eighth dragon psionic and ask for forgiveness. If that’s the case, I’ll let you continue the veins of the Black Dragon Clan.”

“uh? Aren’t you going to kill me?”

“Even if you kill him, shouldn’t you give him a chance to leave behind a posterity? Instead, we should choose the sire.”

“Hmm. I don’t think it’s necessary, but… if Charlotte would.”

Yekathrice regretted it, but did not object, and Hasneti also remained silent.

Having received the silent consent of the other princesses, Charlotte urged Li Qingyu to answer.

“So what?

Like a king who asks if he becomes his subject before executing a defeated enemy general.

For a moment, let’s look at Charlotte, who asks proudly.

Li Qingyu asked calmly.

“There is one thing I want to check.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you kill me on the spot, what will you do with the eighth dragon psionic?”

“Of course, we will use it for our long-cherished wish of the Seven Dragons.”

“Wouldn’t that be easy?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

It’s so natural that you don’t even have to worry about it.

Charlotte responded immediately.

And he spoke in a languid voice.

“If he doesn’t cooperate voluntarily, why don’t we force him to cooperate?”

“I agree too. I wonder if that swordsman can reach the end even if his limbs are cut off and his brain slightly damaged through torture.”

“Speak nonsense. You can’t ruin such a valuable person like that, can you?”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“How about keeping it on a chain and raising it?”

“Ah, it sure would be fun to tame the Sword Master like a dog.”

It sounds like you’re really looking forward to it.

Catherine gladly agreed with Charlotte.

Hasneti didn’t really express herself, but her answer was obvious anyway.

Because the Red Dragon Clan was never one of those who avoided blood and battle.

Look back at those three princesses in turn.

or harden the face.

clenched fists or

cynicism, etc.

After checking the appearance of the other three showing their respective reactions.

Li Qingyu replied.

[I can’t listen anymore.]

No, I tried to answer.

…if it wasn’t for a sudden, low voice coming from somewhere.

Quaang!

It was right after that.

The ceiling of the underground dragon palace is broken.

Remnants of steel and concrete shattered the Round Table and pinned it to the ground.

A man climbed on top of it and fell between them.

“Try to say it again.”

Is it really the strongest military force of each clan?

before the wreckage falls.

The Seven Dragons blocked the way of each princess like lightning.

Even while the fragments of the smashed round table turned to dust before they even bounced off and settled in piles on the ground.

Staring straight at Charlotte, who had stayed in her seat and did not budge, with golden eyes that calmed down like the setting sun.

he asked.

“Who are you going to give a chance to?”

“…Eavesdropping is a petty thing that doesn’t deserve your reputation.”

Clean but faded white hair.

A scar on one eye.

Even the sword worn at the waist.

Looking at the swordsman, who could not be recognized by the princess of the Seven Dragons, with golden eyes as bright as the sun.

Charlotte laughed.

It’s not just because this sudden situation is fun.

the moment he appeared.

Filling the underground dragon palace.

Permeate through instinct, not nose.

A deep and subtle scent that makes one’s greedy spirit dizzy.

I was already anticipating it.

The coveted and enchanting aura far beyond her imagination made her happy.

With such an ecstatic smile.

Charlotte called him.

“Swordsmith.”