Volume 9 Chapter 33: Let’s End This
“Francis, you’re crazy!” Derek muttered. How could he be this idiotic? He was challenging Keith to a duel? Keith’s abilities to fight were quite well-known in the northern region. There was no way Francis was going to beat him.
“…You serious about this?” Even the challenger found this odd.
“I won’t give up on my dreams! If I don’t do this now, I will never be able to do so again!” Francis’s eyes showed a fire never before. He was prepared for war.
“Fine, we can do it.”
“Keith?!” William and the others frowned. Have you learned anything about what you did with Todd? Those duels were not to be messed with.
“If you’re this serious, then I will meet it,” Keith grinned, “Come with me to the back. I assume that you have weapons prepared, am I correct?”
“Indeed I have!” Francis quickly took out his armor and wore it. It had roses adorned: flashy and elegant. However, staring at the boy made him frown.
“Are you not going to wear armor?” Keith was going unarmed.
“Not my style.” Keith didn’t need such heavy armor dragging him down.
“Understood! Then I will not do so!” Francis quickly took off the armor.
“…You sure?”
“If you aren’t, then I’m not going to.”
“Okay then,” Keith lifted his sword and waved it around before holding a shield.
“Begin!” Michael became the referee. That was when Francis made the first move as he swung his whip.
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Quick. Keith quickly moved, dodging his attack. This was the first time he was fighting against a whip user. As he wondered, the whip was latched onto his arm. That was when his shield was taken away so easily!
“Should I use a whip now?” Carolyn wondered. The whip flying around made her quite intrigued.
“It would be suitable for grabbing a person’s weapon.” Krystal analyzed.
“You guys talk too much about weapons,” Thalia and Violet were concerned about their daughter’s well-being now. They were acting more like rouges than princesses.
“Well, Keith will win, so there’s no point.” The two girls nodded.
Eric added, “Keith is definitely going to cream him.” It was clear to the people who fought that the man wasn’t even trying. His shield was taken away, yet he was not fazed by it? Moreover, he was using a sword. The halberd was a better weapon for him.
“Hmpf!” Another swing came from Francis as he wanted to grab the sword away this time. But something grabbed the ends of his whip.
“It’s a good whip. But not good against a person with strength,” Without any hesitation, he pulled on the whip, bringing Francis close. That was when he kicked him.
“I won’t give up!” But Francis got back up instantly!
Bang!
“Where is Keith going with this?!” Carolyn and the others blinked. He was toying with the guy a little too much! Even by Keith, who gauged his opponent before attacking, this was a little too much.
“I won’t give up,” The others couldn’t see it, but one person could. Fire. There was a fire in Francis's eyes as he stared at the man. He was not going to give up, not against Keith.
Laughter soon came out of Keith’s mouth, “Haha, I can tell you’re a good man, but I won’t lose.” His eyes changed as he turned serious. The ground had caved in on his step.
Instant KO! Keith had beaten Francis in one shot, leaving the others speechless.
“…What was that?” Derek and the others were dumbfounded. Alvin tilted his head, “I think he used gravity magic on himself.”
“Yeah,” Krystal nodded, “Keith was using gravity magic to increase his speed.”
“Wait, isn’t gravity magic supposed to be going downwards?” Alvin frowned.
“No, Keith uses it on himself to make him go forward,” Carolyn answered.
“…You can do that?" Alvin’s eyes brightened as he stared at his little brother. A new application to magic.
William smiled, “Keith had always been the creative sort.” Creativity and building were some of Keith’s strong suits. The child walked up to Francis.
“I lost.” Francis sighed, “My will couldn’t do anything,”
“Well, will can only go so far. Skills are a must as well.” Keith smiled, “But I also have a stronger will as well.”
“…” Francis couldn’t say anything. But that was when Keith commented, “I like people like you who have fire. So how about you come and work for me instead.”
“What?!” Now, it was Francis’s turn to be shocked.
“But you need to rescind that engagement invitation.” That was something they had to do.
“What engagement invitation?”
“Huh? The one you’ve sent to my family? You said that you wanted to marry May?”
“Huh?! When did I ever say I want to marry her?!”
“Say what?!” Now, everyone was really confused by all of this.