Volume 9 Chapter 33: Let’s End This
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“…You serious about this?” Even the challenger found this odd.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Fine, we can do it.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Keith?!” William and the others frowned. Have you learned anything about what you did with Todd? Those duels were not to be messed with.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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?”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Indeed I have!” Francis quickly took out his armor and wore it. It had roses adorned: shy and elegant. However, staring at the boy made him frown.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Are you not going to wear armor?” Keith was going unarmed.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Not my style.” Keith didn’t need such heavy armor dragging him down.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Understood! Then I will not do so!” Francis quickly took off the armor.
<span style="font-weight:400">“…You sure?”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“If you aren’t, then I’m not going to.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Okay then,” Keith lifted his sword and waved it around before holding a shield.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Begin!” Michael became the referee. That was when Francis made the first move as he swung his whip.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Quick. Keith quickly moved, dodging his attack. This was the first time he was fighting against a whip user. As he wondered, the whip wastched onto his arm. That was when his shield was taken away so easily!
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Should I use a whip now?” Carolyn wondered. The whip flying around made her quite intrigued.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“It would be suitable for grabbing a person’s weapon.” Krystal analyzed.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, Keith will win, so there’s no point.” The two girls nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">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.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hmpf!” Another swing came from Francis as he wanted to grab the sword away this time. But something grabbed the ends of his whip.
<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“I won’t give up!” But Francis got back up instantly!
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<b><i>Bang!</i></b>
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Instant KO! Keith had beaten Francis in one shot, leaving the others speechless.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“…What was that?” Derek and the others were dumbfounded. Alvin tilted his head, “I think he used gravity magic on himself.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah,” Krystal nodded, “Keith was using gravity magic to increase his speed.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Wait, isn’t gravity magic supposed to be going downwards?” Alvin frowned.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“No, Keith uses it on himself to make him go forward,” Carolyn answered.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“…You can do that?" Alvin’s eyes brightened as he stared at his little brother. A new application to magic.
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<span style="font-weight:400">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.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“I lost.” Francis sighed, “My will couldn’t do anything,”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, will can only go so far. Skills are a must as well.” Keith smiled, “But I also have a stronger will as well.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“…” Francis couldn’t say anything. But that was when Keithmented, “I like people like you who have fire. So how about youe and work for me instead.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“What?!” Now, it was Francis’s turn to be shocked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“But you need to rescind that engagement invitation.” That was something they had to do.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“What engagement invitation?”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? The one you’ve sent to my family? You said that you wanted to marry May?”
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?! When did I ever say I want to marry her?!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Say what?!” Now, everyone was really confused by all of this.