The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Destroying Vallua (6)

Zachary's late to let go of the rope.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

I came to the mountain and looked down.

Under the mountain, the drowning knights and participants were in a state of chaos.

We watched as the participants and their knights were swept away by the water.

But they can still hold on to the tree.

The virtual battle rule was that killing someone would result in immediate elimination.

All the knights from the allied families were besieged, and the participants were not going to save their competitors, so they were quickly eliminated.

Hayton was still stuck in a shallow hole.

At sunset, wild animals will roam.

Others were in trees, but Hayton, who was in a shallow pit, would most likely be approached by animals on the mountain. He might have to hold on until the preliminary round is over.

I waved my hand at Hayton who was yelling in the hole.

"Good bye!"

Good bye!

Hayton shouted as he saw me smiling brightly.

"You ... wai .. not !!"

I laughed when I saw him who could not speak well because he was washed away by the water.

After I finished the job, I went around looking for cards.

Other than the extermination of Vallua's allied family on the Asis Mountain, the remaining participants were afraid to fight when they heard that we had dealt with the knights of the nine families.

"We found it."

It was hidden in the founding emperor's monument on Desong Street.

I smiled broadly as I looked at the card with a golden eagle on it, the symbol of the Imperial family.

"Then let's find the rest of the cards!"

If other players cannot find the cards, there will be fewer finalists.

That way, I will play at least one less tournament and have a higher chance of winning.

When I put on an evil smile, the knights replied loudly, "Yes!"

Of course, it wasn't easy to find that card. This was because the remaining participants had desperately searched for him as well.

They mostly chased me.

My knights in virtual combat consisted of Dubbled knights who were chosen solely based on their skills without considering their families and characters, and the best knights out there.

This was because it was easier to target me, a nine-year-old who couldn't even move due to heavy equipment.

But no one approached me.

Even if they were lucky to defeat my other knights, they could not defeat Zachary.

***

The nobles gathered in the palace as they watched over them.

"Who is that?"

“Name Andy Zachary on the list. That's a name I've never heard before."

All this time, such a talented man was hidden?

Zachary was clearly different among the Dubbled knights, who only chose people with skills.

knights from the opposing stronghold could not even get close to Leblaine. They are nothing compared to Zachary.

“She is a model for the perfect knight.”

"true."

Some shouted disapprovingly when they saw him.

"Are you sure he's under 17?"

As soon as such words appeared, the son of Marquis Beryl, who was fighting Leblaine's army said,

[You're together, coward! You shouldn't take an adult with you!]

[Well, I'll be 18 in four months.]

Leblaine looked upset.

Beryl yelled at everyone.

[Lying! You are old!]

After she said that, my godmother laughed and told Duke Dubbled.

“So you are calm because he has a hidden weapon?”

If such a talented person was there, of course he would not panic.

“All knights in virtual battle are recruited by my own daughter.”

What was surprising was seeing Zachary's skills on par with Dubbled's elite knights.

First of all, Zachary is not a standout person.

Leblaine often noticed him because he told her to practice, but that was all.

Not knowing that his skills had improved this much, the three brothers considered Zachary worthy of being captain.

The three brothers recommended Sion, the son of Serene, the leader of the Imperial Knights as the leader of the Leblaine Knights. But Leblaine insisted it had to be Zachary, so he had to accept it.

Still, it wasn't enough, so they thought they would get rid of Zachary without Leblaine's knowledge once the virtual fight was over.

"Lady definitely has an eye for talent."

The godmother also exclaimed, "Oho ..."

Knight Leblaine is too amazing.

With Zachary's incredible tactics and skills, they will defeat every opponent they encounter.

Virtual battles are fully credited to Zachary.

Of course, it goes without saying that Leblaine, who pointed to him and boasted exceptional judgment, made a strong impression on the people.

Duke Vallua's face grew pale.

Hayton was still in the pit while Leblaine was elsewhere.

'Damn, fuck...!'

Vallua's plan to reappear as the victor of a futile virtual battle.

The Cardinal's expression was also bad as he watched the virtual battle next to the emperor.

When the Cardinal and his eyes met, Duke Vallua lowered his head like a dog.

"I'll tear the girl apart."

His eyes were red with anger.

Leblaine found a total of eight cards just before the deadline expired.

Only three of them made it to the final.

Leblaine found each card in the shortest time in the history of virtual battles, he even won the award as the most spectacular participant in almost a hundred years.

The two families that made it to the final will play Leblaine.

***

After that, I went to the party. It was a banquet to celebrate the finalists, but the main guests today were me and Zachary.

In particular, Zachary received the attention of many knights. Even the nobles did not leave his side.

"Come, let's toast to the new hero."

The cup given by a man was rejected, but he received the cup that was handed shyly by a young girl.

When people jokingly ask,

"Are you discriminatory?"

He answered in a straightforward manner.

"His master's order is not to embarrass the hands of children and women."

Seeing him prioritize my orders over commanders, the Empire's knight chief laughed, saying that he was an example of a great knight.

“Little girl has a great knight. Did you choose him yourself?”

"I'm lucky!"

The knights laughed as I spoke in an innocent manner.

“You are very humble.”

Zachary lowered his head gently, right now, people like serious and humble men.

After enjoying the banquet, my knights and I left under the pretext of preparing for the final battle.

After returning to the mansion, I entered the room with Zachary for a virtual fight.

As soon as I got in, Zachary hit the wall.

“It's perfect.”

"This pretentious man."

Unlike five years ago, Zachary was an adult.

His body had matured into the body of a man, and his voice had become low-pitched.

But there's only one thing that hasn't changed.

He's still evil.

“You deliberately lowered the rope on Mount Asis earlier!”

As I glanced at him and said that, Zachary laughed.

"That's the only way I can make that grand appearance."

I looked at him with a silly look. He's now as tall as my father so I have to look up.

“My heart is beating so fast!”

I'm afraid something's wrong.

Zachary grinned as I continued,

"I have a feeling that you will be defeated by Lea later."

"I'm your bodyguard now, so even he can't beat me."

"But you can't."

"What's the reason!"

As soon as he screamed, he,

The kick!

Someone walked into the room and kicked Zachary's leg.

That was a very quick move.

“Lea!”

"Te, teacher ......"

Lea looked at Zachary with cold eyes, and I nodded with a look that said 'I know that.'

“Why did you hit me? No, you can't hit me anymore!”

I opened my hands to Lea with a smile, and she hugged me.

Hugging Lea, I told Zachary.

“Why can't he hit you? Lea becomes your teacher again now.”

"What?!"

"Lea's my bodyguard now that he's back."

The reason why Lea was gone for a while was because she went back and forth to practice.

For the same reason, Laura and the three maids took care of me especially rather than Lea.

Lea said with a dull expression on her face, her eyes fixed on Zachary.

“I've caused trouble for little miss because I didn't teach her properly. Zachary go and take my stick.”

"Te, teacher."

"understand."

Zachary, whose face paled, went to the barracks to retrieve Leah's wand.

I rubbed my face against Lea's cheek and laughed.

"When did you get here? You don't have to go there anymore?”

Lea grinned.

“Training is done. I am here to serve you again. ”

"I'm happy!"

As I shouted, Lea rubbed my cheek with her hand.

“I'll help you prepare for the final. Shuheil and Ragnar made it to the final, right?”

"Yes. My brothers say Shuheil will probably reach the final.”

“He is also an excellent strategist. Shuheil is the only one at that age who is as good as Zachary.”

I escaped Lea's embrace.

“Very likely that the final will be a horse race.”

"That's great. Isn't that Zachary's specialty?”

“Ya, thank God.”

As he spoke, Zachary walked in with Lea's wand. As he handed over the relay baton with a sullen look,

Lea grabbed her hand with a stiff face.

“Since when you..”.

"Huh?"

"Since when have you developed an aura?"

Whahuh?

I was shocked and looked at Lea.

'No way.'

When the court magician verified the knight before the preliminary round, they said he definitely had no aura.

Zachary training was only around the beginning of his teenage years, so it was not yet time to manifest an aura.

"It's not during the preliminary round."

I looked at Zachary with a stiff face.

'I'm in trouble.'

Aura users are not allowed to participate.

If Zachary doesn't reach the final, we can't win!