A Dragonslayer’s Peerless Regression – 438



Episode 438

Kugugugugugu―

The Duke of Crevan’s capital rushed beyond Zigg’s domain and towards his essential source.

The spear that the peacock had thrust out was no different from a solid spear.

Zig held up his sword and ran forward towards the Duke’s spear.

He displayed the Infinite Sword Slash movement to counter Duke Crevan’s attack.

Infinite Sword Black Sword Technique

Black dragon coming out of the water

Zeke combined the Infinite Sword and his own Black Sword to create his own ‘sword’.

A new form of black sword energy that went beyond the black wind and black wings erupted from Zig’s hand.

The figure of a black dragon that seemed ready to devour everything opened its huge mouth in opposition to Duke Crevan’s spear.

The black dragon and the spear clashed.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwa!

As the realms of Zigg and the Duke of Crevan collided their incompatible forces began to cancel each other out.

At that point of impact waves occurred and spread out to the surrounding area.

Woof woof woof!

A huge wave blew away the thick cloud of dust and enveloped the bodies of those watching from outside.

“Ugh!”

As the shockwave of the wave surged forward like a tidal wave the Black Sword Knights stepped forward and raised their aura to block it.

Simply blocking the shockwave was enough to completely drain the aura of the lower abdomen.

Aul and Andrei who were at the forefront blocking the shockwave felt its power firsthand and their faces hardened.

‘Is this the true power of the Black Knight?’

‘I still have a long way to go.’

The Red and Blue Knights stepped forward to try to block the shockwave but they alone were not able to completely block its power.

That was when.

A huge wind blew from behind.

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Kugugugugugu―

As the area of ​​the gale was created the shockwaves of the waves created by Zig and Duke Crevan no longer had any effect.

Andrei and Aul who had barely managed to gather their strength looked back.

Surprisingly Duke stood upright and created a zone of whirlwind power to block the shockwave of the wave.

Andrey and Aul looked at the Duke in surprise.

“Sir Duke could it be that you have reached the realm of the Black Knight…?”

“Have you regained your sense of decency?”

After the shockwave was released and the situation was somewhat settled Duke released the area and said with a bitter smile.

“It’s not perfect yet. It’ll get better over time. Anyway… I knew that Duke Crevan was a monster but I can’t see where that guy Zeke’s abilities end.”

Andrei and Aul nodded after hearing the Duke’s words.

As the dust cloud cleared Zig and Duke Crevan appeared standing in the scorched central garden.

The two stood frozen in place looking at each other with Zig’s palm outstretched and Duke Crevan’s sword outstretched.

After standing there for a while Duke Crevan lowered his cap first and spoke to Zeke.

“I would like to drink another cup of the tea I just had.”

At his words Zeke also relaxed his posture and nodded politely.

“Come this way. There is a quiet place where you can drink tea.”

Zeke walked slowly to one side of the garden with the Duke of Crevan.

The rest of the group watched the two disappear into the corner of the garden with blank expressions.

Daria in particular had an expression of disbelief.

‘I knew that Zeke Draker was strong but I never thought he would be on par with the Duke.’

It was impossible to tell what kind of confrontation actually took place because it was obscured by a cloud of dust. However Daria who had been taught the Spear of Hades by the Duke was able to read his expression albeit subtly.

Satisfaction.

That was the emotion that appeared on the duke’s face.

Daria felt that the Duke was happy to meet his long-awaited match and she thought that the two were on equal footing.

At that moment Karus approached Daria.

“What do you think Commander? Do you think that stubborn and stubborn Duke will change his mind?”

Daria hesitated at Karus’ words and slowly opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry Your Majesty but I don’t think it’s my place to judge.”

At those words Karus looked rather satisfied.

“Hmm if the commander says so then I guess we can look forward to it.”

Karus smiled subtly as he watched where Zeke and Duke Crevan were headed.

* * *

Zeke took the Duke of Crevan to a secluded part of the garden.

Then he pointed to a place and said.

“Of all the gardens of the Imperial Palace of Rome I like this one the best.”

Duke Crevan looked puzzled at the place that Zeke had pointed out as the scenery was good but there were no preparations for drinking tea.

At that moment when Zeke took out a table and chair from his inventory and even took out a tea set Duke Crevan looked a little embarrassed.

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Duke Crevan who was not usually surprised could not hide his surprise when the tea party equipment suddenly appeared.

Although it was possible to use subspace as an artifact this was the first time I had seen it used for this purpose.

“…Do you usually carry all of these with you?”

“You never know when or where you might want to drink tea. Sit down. The water is just the right temperature.”

Zig poured some tea into a cup and handed it to the Duke.

The peacock put his surprise aside and drank his tea savoring the aroma.

And then he quickly put on a satisfied expression.

“These days young knights prefer coffee to tea.”

Zeke frowned at those words.

“I don’t know why people like black and white things so much.”

The Duke nodded as if agreeing with Zeke’s words.

The Duke who had leisurely finished drinking his tea put down his teacup and opened his mouth.

“Does Lord Zeke wish to place Rom under the control of House Draker?”

In response to Duke Crevan’s question Zeke also placed his teacup on the table and shook his head.

“I have no interest in the Roman Empire. I came here to capture Abel and Siemens.”

Duke Crevan looked at Zeke blankly and said.

“You brought two princes and two imperial legions to Rom led by Consul Julius whom you had captured. Are you saying that you had no intention of ruling the Rom Empire?”

“It is true that I used their power to pull Abel and Siemens out of Rom but it was not to become the ruler of Rom.”

Duke Crevan looked closely into Zeke’s eyes to determine the truth behind his words.

There was only one glimmer of will the Duke could see in Zeke’s eyes.

‘The desire for pure freedom.’

Freedom to fly towards what you want without being tied down by anything.

Zeke was on a long and arduous journey to gain that freedom.

Duke Crevan remained silent for a while before slowly opening his mouth.

“Even if Sir Sala had no such intentions the nobles of the empire would not think so.”

As he said even if the Duke believed Zeke’s words it was clear that many of the Imperial nobles and noble houses believed that Draker had suppressed Rom in order to take over the Empire.

Zeke said as he looked at the Duke of Crevan.

“So there is something I would like to ask of you Your Majesty.”

“Please. What can I say?”

Zeke said as he looked at the Duke of Crevan.

“After you have a formal duel with me in the Colosseum and emerge victorious I ask you to declare yourself Prince Leo’s guardian.”

If Atlas’ landmark was the Grand Stadium Rome’s representative landmark was the Colosseum.

In the past Emperor Nero held grand league matches in this Colosseum and numerous knights would show off their skills here.

A knight who becomes a league champion can seize both wealth and fame at once.

However after Nero went mad and became a mad emperor obsessed with immortality the leagues were no longer held in the Colosseum.

Zeke had suggested that they hold a showdown in the Colosseum which symbolized Rom in his prime.

At those words the Duke of Crevan looked at Zeke quietly and said.

“I understand the meaning of fighting in the Colosseum. But what does it mean to fix the match and lose it yourself?”

“Using that match as an excuse I and the Black Sword Knights will leave the Roman Empire. After that you Duke will take charge of Prince Leo’s guardianship and support him in his ascension to the throne.”

Duke Crevan’s eyebrows twitched at Zeke’s words.

It was because it was hard to believe Zeke’s words that he would deliberately lose and then leave even though he had the chance to take over the great empire of Rom.

Then Zeke continued speaking as if he knew what the Duke of Crevan was thinking.

“Instead I have two requests for you Your Majesty.”

“Please. If there were no conditions I would have become even more suspicious. Let me hear what you are asking.”

“My first request is that you teach me how to use a spear.”

Duke Crevan looked surprised at Zeke’s words.

“Are you saying you want to learn the Hades Spear?”

At those words Zeke shook his head.

“It would be impossible for Your Majesty the Duke to teach me a Drake. I have only ever wielded a sword so the spear itself feels unfamiliar to me. I would like to learn the spear itself from You Duke.”

Zig had previously received the Holy King’s method of using the Holy King’s spear and the Holy Spear Longomiant from the Holy King.

Although Longomiant transformed into a form similar to Bahamut when it came into Zeke’s hands it was basically a spear.

When dealing with the fallen constellations he had to be able to use this Longomiant properly but Zigg who had never used a spear properly before was secretly worrying about it.

During that time he met Duke Crevan who had reached the level of a spearman and told him that he wanted to learn about spears.

Duke Crevan nodded understanding what Zeke meant when he said he wanted to learn how to use the spear.

“Okay. What’s your second favor?”

At the Duke’s words Zeke opened his mouth with a heavy expression.

“Siemens is currently joining hands with a group called Narak to revive the Demon King in the real world.”

Duke Crevan closed his mouth in embarrassment when the word ‘Demon King’ came out of Zeke’s mouth.

This was because the word ‘demon king’ which only appears in storybooks or myths felt unfamiliar.

Zeke continued his explanation without paying any attention to the duke’s reaction.

“They are trying to revive the Demon King by summoning demons and monsters from the Demon World to destroy the world and steal the souls of the innocent. The brutal tragedy that occurred in Rom is also an extension of this.”

Duke Crevan’s expression darkened as he recalled the terrible bloody purges Abel had committed.

He hesitated and then slowly opened his mouth.

“The resurrection of the Demon King…”

“This is not a situation in an old tale but reality. Although it is unknown the liberation war that Terracan Draker fought a thousand years ago was actually a war to prevent the resurrection of the Demon King not the evil dragon.”

Duke Crevan’s eyes widened at the secret story of the war of liberation that Zeke revealed.

“…How does Kyung know all this?”

“When I received the Fairy King’s blessing I learned of the dangers that would befall the phenomenal world.”

In times of emergency the most effective excuse was to use the Fairy King’s blessing.

Duke Crevan also nodded as if he understood what he heard about the Fairy King’s blessing.

Zeke said to the Duke of Crevan.

“So my second request is that after you help Prince Leo stabilize the Rom Empire you help him in the upcoming battle against the Demon Army.”

Siemens and Narak were losing their bases due to Zig’s activities and were constantly on the defensive.

But after meeting Harvey West the priest of the Abyss in person Zeke realized that their power was beyond imagination.

Zeke expected that they were waiting for something and that when that time came they would reveal all their hidden powers and advance to destroy the phenomenal world.

In preparation for that time he wanted to bring the Roman Empire to his side.

Duke Crevan listened to Zeke’s words thought for a moment and then nodded.

“Very well. I will accept your kind words.”

Zeke asked back surprised that the Duke of Crevan had made a decision so quickly.

“Can you please think about it further? It may not be as simple as it sounds.”

“In times of peace there would be no problem for me to crouch but after hearing what you said I don’t think now is the time for that. The words ‘Demon King’ and ‘Demon Legion’ still don’t seem realistic to me… but if what you said is true then as a black knight of the empire I can’t just sit still.”

Duke Crevan received Zeke’s sword in person and was certain of one thing about it.

Zeke’s sword was as straight as pure water and was filled with strong will.

He could feel that Zeke’s nickname ‘Knight of Salvation’ was not an empty name so he decided to take his word for it.

The Duke of Crevan stood up and said.

“First of all I can grant your first request right now.”

He said to Zeke.

“Please lend me just one sword.”