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The twins exchanged words.
"We were the first to be discovered."
"He even made eye contact."
"He blocked our swords."
"A sword appeared out of thin air."
"He's also young."
"If there was a powerhouse of that age, I would have heard of him."
"Ah, it's him."
"Yes, it's him."
"Davian Nauane."
"It's Davian Nauane."
A peculiar way of speaking.
One of them even adds 'da' to the end of every sentence, and the other adds 'ji'.
While Davian was wondering what kind of guys they were.
The conclusion was quickly reached.
"We'll take him out."
"We have to take him out."
"That's right."
"That's right."
The twins scattered widely to the sides.
Simultaneously, they thrust their swords in from the left and right.
'Their movements are no ordinary.'
One with an ice wall.
The other with an ice sword.
Crash!
Clang!
They blocked the twins' swords simultaneously.
The ice sword deflected the opponent's sword well.
Crack.
The ice wall cracked.
'With one sword?'
It was an ice wall created by gathering mana in advance while those guys were talking.
But the opponent created a huge crack in the ice wall with just one thrust.
Without even creating aura yet.
Bang!
When he struck the ice wall once more.
Clang!
It shattered completely.
Meanwhile, the twin on the opposite side maintained distance and waited.
'They're going to attack simultaneously, no matter what.'
Again, both of their swords were swung in simultaneously.
How well their teamwork and seamlessness were.
There's no gap to escape.
'Damn it.'
He encountered an unbelievably strong enemy in an unexpected place.
'They must be from the Marino Empire again.'
Are they Proton and Solvere's replacements?
That can't be.
It's a dungeon core amplification that needs to be carried out more quietly than any other mission.
There's no reason to blatantly invade the marquis's castle like this.
Only then did Davian understand the situation.
'They're the ones sent to deal with Marquis Espin.'
Once his thoughts reached that point.
He immediately understood the twins' skills.
'To assassinate a margrave, they have to be at least this good.'
Leaving Luna Pueri, who was stamping her feet in the back.
A fierce battle ensued.
In a short time.
The three exchanged dozens of blows.
"This guy is strong."
"He is strong."
"He's young but amazing."
"He is amazing."
The twins.
They were not opponents to be underestimated just because of their peculiar way of speaking and their air of being clueless.
Their swordsmanship belonged to a proper swordsman.
Their eccentric movements and sharp attacks belonged to an assassin.
The movements of the two were that of one person.
All attacks came simultaneously.
They didn't even consider defense.
If one tried to counterattack one of them, the other would come and cover.
It was a strategy that could only be used because the two could move organically like one body.
Since they come in without considering defense, their attacks are bound to be sharper.
'These twins are amazing.'
He grasped the opponent's skills.
It was a level that would be difficult to handle without using skills.
'Let's end this now.'
Davian's lips parted lightly.
"Shadow..."
At that moment.
Swoosh!
A powerful tearing sound that split the air.
A huge sword flew quickly toward them.
One of the twins hurriedly raised his sword to block it.
Clang!
Just deflecting the flying sword.
The guy's body was pushed back several steps.
Following that.
A huge body flew in.
Thud.
Espin Elaina landed between Davian and the twins.
"Davian, are you alright?"
"Ah, yes."
Espin glared at the twins.
"Who are you people! How did you get in here?"
The twins looked at each other.
"Target."
"That face, it's the target, right."
"Eliminate."
"We have to eliminate."
Espin pulled out his sword that was stuck in the ground with a jerk.
"What? These ugly twins."
The twins quickly scattered to the sides.
The same tactic they used when first facing Davian.
"He's different from the kid. He's strong."
"That's right."
"Use technique."
"Of course."
Tududuk.
Bubbles began to form all over their bodies.
Poong!
Pshh!
They spewed out a thick red smoke.
"It's our technique."
"Just touching it will slow you down."
Espin and Davian hurriedly retreated.
But because it was sprayed out so suddenly, some of the smoke touched their bodies.
"Touched."
"Slowed down."
Espin Elaina's movements slowed down noticeably.
"What did you eat to live to spew something like this from your body?"
But his relaxed expression remained the same.
"It doesn't work on that guy."
"Why doesn't it slow him down."
Davian was also touched by the smoke that was suddenly spewed out.
But Davian's movements, swinging his arms around, remained the same.
'It's thanks to Glacier.'
An item Glacier tossed to him nonchalantly, like candy she got from the neighbors.
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[Item: Green Dragon's Elixir]
Rarity: ★★★★
Long ago, the Green Dragon, who conquered all the poisons in the world, created this elixir for his human friend.
The Green Dragon's magic dwells within, making you immune to all poisons.
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Since Espin was poisoned.
Davian thought that he should face the twins himself, as originally planned.
He'll use skills to finish it quickly, in case they pull any more tricks.
'Shadow...'
"Davian."
The chanting of the Shadow Movement skill was not completed again due to Espin's sudden call.
"Stay back. You're a guest invited to my castle."
"But..."
Espin turned his head and looked at Davian.
"I'm just a little slow? I'm still good enough to deal with guys like that."
Espin gestured for him to move away.
'He wouldn't die in one strike, would he...'
He wasn't not worried, as he had directly experienced the twins' skills.
But he stepped back for the time being, as it was Espin's will.
'If necessary, I'll shout out the skill and jump in.'
At that time.
The twins quickly scattered to the sides.
The same movement as when facing Davian.
It was a combined attack that he had barely managed to block by mobilizing magic and swordsmanship.
'I wonder how he will block it. Marquis Espin.'
The image of Espin Elaina was drawn in Davian's mind.
He would cut one of them in half in one strike, then run to the remaining one to finish him off.
But.
That's only when his body is in perfect condition.
Espin drew his huge sword.
He looked to the left and right.
Without delay, he threw his body to the right.
Clang!
He clashed swords with the twin on the right.
"He's stupid."
"He'll get hit properly like this."
At the same time as the twins' laughter was heard.
The twin on the right cleverly twisted his sword, causing Espin's back to face the twin on the left.
Meanwhile, the twin on the left stretched out his sword and increased its speed.
Thwack.
The twin on the left's sword deeply pierced Espin's back.
"Do you know how many scars I have on my body?"
Espin swung his huge sword behind his back.
The twin on the left, who was startled, couldn't even pull out his sword and retreated as if he were being repelled.
Woong.
The sword, which had rotated greatly in one revolution, now headed towards the twin on the right.
"Hick!"
Clang!
At the same time as the swords collided.
Thwack!
Espin's kick was planted in the right twin's abdomen.
"Kuhuck!"
Espin, twisting his waist and extending his arm back, pulled out the sword that was stuck in his back with a swoosh.
After placing it diagonally on the ground.
Crack!
He stepped on it and broke it.
After that.
A gruesome battle ensued.
The twin on the left took out a spare dagger.
Espin, slowed down by the poison, allocated his movements solely to attack, without caring for his own body.
As his practical swordsmanship and tremendous strength, honed on the battlefield throughout his life, remained the same.
The twins had to be more nervous than when facing Davian.
Around the time a dozen large and small wounds accumulated on Espin's body.
Swish!
Espin's sword passed by, greatly cutting one of the twins' shoulders.
The twins also quickly twisted their bodies, so they avoided having their arm cut off.
But one of their arms became unusable in this battle.
At that time.
One person shot down from above the building across the street.
Clang!
The sword he swung as it was collided with Espin's sword.
Davian was not easily surprised by ordinary things.
But this time, he let out a gasp involuntarily.
"...They were triplets?"
Another enemy suddenly appeared.
He had the same physique and appearance as the twins who appeared earlier.
Espin was also surprised.
"Another ugly twin was hiding?"
The best assassin possessed by the Marino Empire's spy organization, X-4, was.
They were triplets.
One of the three is always hiding separately and appears later.
It's a strategy of not preparing to fight all three from the beginning.
And the third twin comes out when they are fighting two people and become careless.
Of course, the third twin also appears when two people are not enough.
Just like now.
The battle situation was instantly reversed.
The triplets moved like one body.
Now Espin was starting to be pushed back more and more.
Swish.
Davian created the ice sword that he had just eliminated.
'He told me not to interfere, but I have to help now.'
At the moment Davian was about to jump into the battlefield.
Swoosh.
A sound that tore through the space was heard.
Swish!
A wind element magic spell shot from afar slashed past one of the twins' thighs.
Bright red blood spurted from his thigh.
The place where the wind element magic spell came from was the banquet hall balcony far away.
'So accurately from that far away? Besides, what kind of power...'
Davian stared at the deep traces left on the ground by the wind element magic spell that had slashed past the enemy's thigh.
At that time, a familiar middle-aged man's voice echoed from the balcony.
The voice filled with magic was heard as closely and clearly as if it were coming from right next to him.
"I didn't think it would be a fair fight anyway since you were poisoned, so I'll intervene a little. Marquis Espin Elaina."
Espin, who had created distance from the twins by swinging his huge sword, answered without even turning his head.
"I am honored to be able to match up with you even for a moment, Duke Iven Meridiem."
The one who joined the fight was Iven, the head of the Meridiem family.
The head of the continent's top magic family and the marquis, known as the witch of the battlefield, joined forces.
While the triplets were flustered.
Iven Meridiem floated into the air and flew over.
Levitation magic using wind element magic.
One must master wind element magic close to mastery to achieve such natural movement.
A realm Davian has not yet achieved.
"Davian, why don't you come in too. There are three of them, so shouldn't we match up in threes too. Isn't that right? Marquis."
Espin, loosening his body with a crack, answered with a smile.
"Of course. If I'm not going to face them alone anyway, we should match up in threes. Come in too, Davian."
The margrave guarding the border.
The head of the top magic family.
The student representative of the academy's second year.
The three allied.
In a place where most of the prominent nobles in the kingdom gathered.
The three stood back to back.
The triplets, who surrounded them widely, looked at each other cautiously.
"If you don't come in, we'll go first."
Ssaaeeang.
A huge whirlwind soared as if to pierce the night sky.
Woong, woong.
Espin's huge sword spun around, gauging the timing to strike.
Swish!
Hwarrruk!
An ice sword appeared in Davian's right hand, and a fireball appeared in his left hand.
Thus, the poor triplets were.
They became the memorial sacrifice for the start of the Davian ― Espin ― Iven alliance.
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