Chapter 73 74 Duel

Author: Haiyi Xiaozhu

Chapter 73 74. Duel

A gust of sea breeze blew, and Roy stood at the entrance of the courtyard and felt a cold feeling on his back. Only then did he realize that his back was soaked with sweat.

A small head appeared quietly from behind the courtyard wall covered with moss and dark catvines. Moira poked her head out from behind the courtyard wall and saw that there was no one on the street except Roy.

When there was no one else around, he exhaled softly, placed the sweaty dagger on the wall, and asked Roy in a low voice outside the wall:

"Is that person gone?"

The voice is as small as a cat...

His smart eyes looked back and forth towards the street.

"gone!"

After speaking, Roy looked towards the street again, then opened the door and walked into the yard.

Moira leaned on the wall between the two courtyards with her arms and asked Roy who walked into the courtyard:

"He is here to investigate...the cause of Jefferson's death?"

The elf girl's thoughts are delicate and her eyes are sparkling.

"That's what he said. I think it's a simple death investigation. Maybe it was sent directly from the Dark Palace."

The two of them talked through the wall,

Moira stood under the grape trellis, wearing a cool gauze skirt and holding a dagger in her hand.

Recently, her martial arts and swordsmanship have improved by leaps and bounds, and she often wears a dagger by her side, although she doesn't even have the courage to kill a chicken...

"If you weren't here, he might have beaten me up just now, or simply grabbed me by the collar, pushed me against the wall and said some threatening words. I know he could do it." Roy looked at the hand in Moira's hand.

Dagger thanked her.

Roy touched the pocket under his belt. There was a pile of Kohler in it, which made him chuckle. It was really easy for a rookie to make money. He didn't even know how to bargain when buying news...

Moira patted her chest and said angrily: "You also said... I was scaring people to death just now..."

Roy walked into the house and a voice came from the house:

"No, if he dares to blatantly come out to investigate, there is no reason to kill people indiscriminately. The most he can do is beat me up if he doesn't like me."

Moira also climbed over the wall, grabbed the eaves with one hand, jumped up with a slight swing, sat on the balcony railing and said:

"That's why you must practice elf martial arts, right?"

Roy walked up from the stairs, holding a heavy chainmail armor in his hand. He thought it would be troublesome to put it on by himself.

Moira helped him pull up the heavy sleeves so that he could put his arms in.

Roy glanced at Moira and answered calmly:

"That's probably the reason. Besides, there's nothing wrong with keeping fit."

Moira looked at the dagger in her hand and asked, "I will attack today and you will defend?"

"Yes, if you don't hurry up, you may be beaten half to death in the arena..."

Speaking of this, Roy couldn't help but sigh, not feeling confident of victory.

"Can the duel be cancelled?" Moira asked worriedly.

Roy shook his head:

"If I still want to walk with my head held high in the Elf Academy in the future, I can't..."

The most beautiful scenery in the Elf City is at dusk.

Sunset, colorful clouds, harbor, beach.

A city hidden among hillsides and woods...

Moira, who was holding an unopened dagger in her hand, stabbed Roy's vitals countless times with the dagger. Although she was wearing chain mail, the only difference between this thing and plate armor was that it was stabbed with a sharp weapon.

It will hurt as well.

…

At night in Castletown, the upper town and lower town are two completely different scenes.

Ms. Belinda took the carriage back to Brown Street and brought back bad news: the art exhibition may be postponed until next month.

Because Master Claire Latin's illness has never improved, the most important work in this art exhibition has been delayed in completion.

Ms. Belinda curled up with her feet on the wicker chair on the terrace, looked at the starry night sky, and said with some melancholy:

"What worries me most is that the teacher's illness cannot be cured. This art exhibition may eventually be cancelled. We have been preparing for this art exhibition for a long time."

Ms Belinda calls Claire Latin 'teacher'.

In fact, she is not a student of Master Claire Latin, but just his assistant.

There are more than twenty assistants like Ms. Belinda beside Master Clare Latin.

When Master Claire Latin is creating, they usually stand aside and hand over some tools, towels, and tea.

Occasionally, I would also help Master Claire Latin by refining the corners of certain works of art.

For this exhibition held in Castletown, Master Clare Latin agreed with Ms. Belinda and seventeen other assistants, promising to put one of their best works at the exhibition.

This is why Ms. Belinda worked so hard to prepare this art exhibition for Master Claire Latin.

Therefore, Ms. Belinda is now more concerned about the physical condition of Master Clare Latin than anyone else. If this master really lies in the cemetery on the top of the mountain at this time, Ms. Belinda's hard work over the past few months will be in vain.

Roy was sitting at the dining table, quietly listening to Ms. Belinda complaining about work.

Whenever this happens, she needs a quiet listener.

The only thing that made her a little disappointed was:

Roy, who often liked to cling to her arms when he was a child, now only wanted to stretch his body and lie on another wicker chair.

…

These days, the sky rarely clears up.

There is no fog or cumulonimbus clouds all over the sky...

Roy opened the door and walked out of the yard, and saw Sabrina just walking out of the house.

She actually did not wear a long skirt, but instead wore a set of light leather armor. Although the lining inside was reduced as much as possible, in the hot summer, this kind of leather armor suit would still be very hot on the body.

If you are exposed to the sun for a while, your whole body will become sweaty without even walking.

There was only a thin layer of white corset underneath the leather armor with a 'V' collar. Roy saw this scene as soon as he left the house and felt his blood pressure soar instantly...

Seeing Roy's embarrassment at the door, Sabrina's face instantly turned red.

"Moira said that someone stopped you at the door last night, so please ask me to take care of you."

"So...you will always protect me today?" Roy was a little curious.

Sabrina rolled her eyes at him and walked towards the street:

"At most, it's just the way to school. When school is over at noon, you have to be careful."

"Thank you." Roy followed up and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Sabrina turned her head and glanced at Roy, her magnificent aquamarine eyes with clear meaning:

‘If your eyes could be honest, I would gladly accept your thanks’.

…

In the following days, Roy never saw the Dark Moon Elf again.

Finally, Roy's tense heart relaxed a little.

I don't know who said it... The news of Roy and Claire's battle against Steve and Adams suddenly spread in the junior martial arts class.

Many freshmen were very interested in this duel and promised to go to the arena to watch it that day.

No one is optimistic about Roy and Claire, but everyone has full confidence in Steve and Adams.

Even instructor Nora reminded Roy and Claire in a low voice that before going on the court, both sides could specify the rules of the game.

At that time, various restrictions must be raised to the highest level...

If necessary, she can go to the field as a referee.

Obviously, Instructor Nora's idea is to turn a duel in the arena into a friendly match

Claire didn't want to be looked down upon by the group of elven nobles in her circle, so she decisively rejected Instructor Nora's kindness.

…

In the last few days, Moira was no longer Roy's sparring partner. Roy's sparring partner was changed to Sabrina, who was good at wielding a two-handed sword.

Every elf warrior who wants to become a sword dancer must learn the fighting skills of a two-handed sword.
To be continued...