2nd Rank Has Returned

Senate-2

A fierce battle ensued in the snowfield.

Boo-woong! With a voice, the government is thrown out. Leo’s body trembled even though he avoided it. The wind pressure from his fists, which felt like insignificant fear, pushed his body away.

Attacks should not be allowed even in a single hit. Considering Alfred’s personality, he wouldn’t kill him, but considering his skills, he was able to exert enough power to subdue him without killing him.

[Just joking around. Where is the joke assassination technique used?]

＜I want to write, but I can’t.＞

Aurors were wrapped around Alfred’s ears, to be more precise, the eardrums. Whether Leo is joking or taunting, you probably won’t hear it.

[Why are you seriously blocking it?]

That’s right though.

“The shape of the sword has changed. I’m happy that we grew up together.”

Alfred’s gentle tone that followed, was a compliment that could have been answered with a smile if he hadn’t said it with a low kick.

‘…Then I have no choice but to gamble…’

Leo stretched the length of his sword as much as possible and deliberately bent it to launch a whip-like attack. At the same time, magic with high firepower was also fired.

“It’s gorgeous. Did you learn from the tower?”

It was more of a threat to widen the distance than to make a valid hit. In fact, Alfred also distanced himself from the attack.

“…it is still unfinished, but…”

I had no choice but to use the power of the grown ‘black stone’.

The black stone, which used to be a sword, turned as pliable as liquid, and wrapped around his arm like a tentacle. Gloves, an intermediate form between leather and iron gauntlets, were worn on Leo’s hands.

“Hey, let’s see the match by fighting…!”

Kwaang!!

The impact of the gauntlet slammed into the ground, even though it had hit it head-on, it was enough to make me feel like it was a surprise.

[…Will you use that now?]

＜This is the only way to eat one room.＞

The enhanced black stone’s ability, it was the connection and fusion with the body. Maybe it was because he had grown up eating his own mana, and it was concluded that it was safe to connect some of the black stones with his body.

That is the new technology that has been improved now.

《Black Stone – Red Line [5%]》

The red line, the high-risk high-return technique that connects the black stone with the body, was dangerous enough that 5% of the body was still limited.

[Such dangerous unfinished technology…]

Like the bright red line on the outer surface of the glove, Leo’s own hand was also driven right before the blood vessels burst.

This is because doping is also taking place that raises blood pressure in each line of blood vessels and raises the limit of both the auror and the body, which was usually used.

[Is it just for that reason…]

It was a pathetic yet understandable strategy.

[But it’s too much for that old man. The level is different.]

That was true. Not with swordsmanship, but with martial arts, there was no way to defeat him. As evidence of that, although Leo himself pushes the attack, he doesn’t even touch Alfred.

When Alfred adapts to his doped speed, he will instantly slap him in the jaw to stun him.

＜That’s right.＞

Vibration was felt. The vibration that felt like an earthquake could not be thought of as a result of a fierce battle.

＜It’s like fighting art.＞

However, Leonardo himself had an advantage in the melee. Either before or now.

“…this vibration…”

Alfred intensified his senses with an auror that covered his ears.

“Certainly, Alfred is strong. When it came to fighting, it was obvious that I lost.”

As soon as he turned his head in the direction of the sound, he saw a wave of snow rushing in from the middle of the mountain.

“But in reverse, it means that Alfred knows it too.”

So, I will focus on suppressing myself. The sound of the avalanche cannot be heard with the ears blocked by the auror, and the small vibrations caused by it are hidden by the impact of the fighting.

“The magic that I blew up earlier was due to a skirmish for this.”

The previous magic was also a strategy that could be used thanks to knowing the terrain of this place in advance through regression, the cornerstone for changing the terrain into a suitable terrain for an avalanche.

“Great. In my heart, I really want to be treated.”

Alfred clenched his fists and slammed the regime into the avalanche. Just by digging the waves with bare hands, he could remind himself that he had made a very embarrassing old man his enemy.

“Now, Leo-kun…!”

But this was also what it was supposed to be. Because he was already punching Alfred in the face.

Whoops!

The fist hit the face. Their arms crossed and their fists slammed down, and the attacks from both sides alternated and they soon faced each other face to face.

“Great…!”

Even with the surprise attack, Leo left the Alfred counter as it was. If I hadn’t been distracted by closing my eyes, I’d probably have gone out and passed out.

But perhaps it was thanks to that determination, the compensation was well worth it.

“One room… did you eat?”

Alfred patted his cheek and smiled. Even if it was hit, it didn’t break, there was no bruising, and the skin had turned a little red.

“Yes, I ate one.”

Alfred smiled kindly and held out his hand to Leo.

“It is your victory. Leonardo-kun.”

Leonardo grabbed his hand and stood up. My body trembled a bit from the shock, but it wasn’t to the point that I couldn’t stand it.

“I am sorry for this. I am now a deacon, but sometimes the Senate orders me to test in this way.”

“no. it’s okay.”

Leo wiped the eyes off his clothes and smiled.

“Isn’t a butler a knight protecting the house?”

Note that this was not a joke.

But why did the old man collapse while laughing?

The members of the Senate, who watched through the communication device, also could not resolve the question.

The legend of the joke assassin continued (even if he didn’t want it).

***

Alfred went back first using the return scroll. It was an added bonus that Leo wished him good luck and that he would keep the secret.

If Leo hadn’t stopped laughing with an electric shock, he would have fainted from shortness of breath, but that was over, so he didn’t bother to take it out and think about it.

“Then where…”

Leo gave strength to his eyesight in the snowy field of blizzard. The gray building, faintly visible in the fog-like veil of snow, was undoubtedly the destination we had to head to.

[The warrior family is also quite crazy. At the time, I didn’t even have a mansion like that, let alone a senate.]

In fact, the sage’s words were understandable. Perhaps the current heroic family was completely twisted in a negative way with the first hero, Ruben Reinhardt.

The achievements that the hero had built have now only been transferred to a tool to save authority, and the world the hero had saved was rotting again beyond that.

[This is why I don’t have children. You know how to rot inside your parents, but filial piety always burns like fire.]

If I had been in a relationship and said something like that, I would have nodded my head, but when I think of that person’s old solo life, I didn’t even come up with empty words.

[Shut up. This one.]

＜Yes.＞

It wasn’t surprising that he knew what he was doing now.

＜I feel like I want to fly away…＞

Leo, who had been walking on the snowy field for several hours, grumbled a little about this suffering. Normally, he wouldn’t have complained, but the fatigue caused by the battle with Alfred was enough to lower Leo’s tough stamina.

[Arthur. If you touch the barrier here, you will be stunned.]

＜I know. I came here often, so I couldn’t know.＞

As can be seen from the fact that flight was prohibited by a barrier, in fact, even heading to the Senate was part of the test.

My stamina was consumed just by walking silently in a cold snowstorm without a proper ride,

“Cruckle…!”

Dealing with a hungry beast in such a cold, even though there was no battle with Alfred before the return, he had to wake up and suffer.

“Careung…!”

It’s Leo’s lunch now, though.

[Are wolves delicious? I couldn’t eat it because I was fat.]

After skinning, Leo said while squeezing the roughly chopped wolf meat.

＜Compared to the blood and skin of monsters, it has a good taste and is nutritious. If you cook it well, you can eat it.＞

It was Leo who had gone through all the hardships of suffering while traveling for several years after leaving the family.

To say that it is difficult to have only the taste of meat was beyond cute and incomprehensible concepts.

[You are the one who will make a living even if you go to a deserted island with your bare hands.]

＜There was a time when I lived there for 3 months. It was more disappointing to be rescued.＞

I even cut down trees to make a house, but it was more wasteful to throw it away. The furniture was also quite useful.

[Why is this real?]

While chatting, the meat next to the magical bonfire was all cooked. Putting all the grilled wolves made in that way into his stomach, Leo went out on the road again.

Before long, a gigantic gray castle hidden in the mist of snow was revealed.

Rather than a castle, a place that is a fortress prepared for battle.

“You have arrived.”

That fortress was Reinhardt’s elder president.

***

From the beginning, the members of the Senate President’s Senate had no favor with Leonardo. Because to them, Leonardo only seemed like a child running wild without knowing the subject.

So Alfred tried to subdue the steamship.

By grasping his subject, he has the upper hand in hearings, and he makes himself aware that he is not very good at Reinhardt.

It was childish, but the hardships of that test could never be overturned as childish. Sometimes, submission from physical strength rather than wisdom of age worked better.

“…that… does that make sense?”

And their expectations and thoughts were put to sleep with the avalanche.

“It is said that he was senile, but Alfred must have been a knight of Reinhardt too…”

Now they saw the scene and felt the gap in their perception.

Obviously, Alfred attacked with no recognition or consideration. It was immediately noticed by their skills.

“Mr. Marken…!”

However, the previous reversal could not be comprehended with their strong and old imagination.

“Why did you hand over such a weapon to such an outsider?!”

Their judgment had long since rusted with pride. Now they mistakenly thought that Leonardo’s skills were simply the power of tools.

“Are you ignoring the judgment of the Commander in Chief?”

It was the shadow of Reinhardt, the master of living and living.

“It’s not about ignoring it, it’s about finding out whether it’s true or not. Such preferential treatment would be unacceptable, not only for direct blood relatives, but also for collateral.”

I wonder if Chris’ life was a little daunting, the youngest senator lowered the volume of his voice and objected.

“It’s a privilege…”

Marken, who had been silently listening to such a story, murmured and burst into laughter. The old memories of that day were a good snack for the old man.

“Then why are direct and collateral blood relatives not choosing that weapon and not being chosen?”

It had been a long time since Marken had already shared weapons with other clans. Even more precious and meaningful high-end items carefully selected by him.

In hindsight, that black stone was nothing more than a pearl hidden in the mud.

“…that…”

“And it would be my right to share the weapons of my arsenal, regardless of position or formality… do you know what it means to infringe on it?”

The elder president, who became cold in an instant, was a monster who was still working in the military service, unlike those who sat in the fortress and enjoyed retirement.

Those who can rebel against him,

“…quiet…”

There was only Reinhardt’s senator.

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Jaron Reinhardt gave strength to his eyes, quelling the futile noises of the Senate.

The eyes of the old lion, who had been through half a century three times, showed that his claws and teeth were still intact.

“…who did you say that child was?”

“My name is Leonardo. They said that s*x does not exist.”

Everyone looked at him in disbelief. The fact that a lowly person without even a surname came to Reinhardt’s elder council was very unpleasant for them.

“Let your complaints be heard with dignity at the hearing. No one knows what kind of person that child will become. Rather…”

The head of the clan turned his gaze out the window. Even though he was far below, the presence of a boy knight was clearly visible in his vision.

“Looks like you arrived earlier than expected.”

“…that is ridiculous. How many hours is enough to get here from that place…”

“I don’t know what it means to be nonsense in a place where there is only talk.”

Then Reinhardt’s Darkness sat outside the window wearing a white coat.

“What do you mean? Christie…”

“Then let me explain it in action. Senators.”

Saying that, Chris jumped down the wall of the fortress. No one understood, nor did they want to, understand why people jumped out of the window even though the front door was there.

***

[But you didn’t even come to pick me up after your friends invited you here?]

＜It will come out. There are people who can’t come out without going with the current flow.＞

Koo…!!

A man fell from the sky. It wasn’t even a castle in the sky, but the walls of the elder president’s walls were so far away that even the sky could be reached, so that expression came out spontaneously.

“Long time no see. Leonardo.”

“Yes, how are you? Chris.”

She smiled contentedly as she looked at Leo, who was not surprised by such an appearance.

“I can’t write if I am a knight, who is also in darkness. Like the rusty swords out there.”

It was overly metaphorical, but I understood what he was trying to say.

“Contrary to the name of darkness, your clothes are white today. Have you changed your feelings?”

“Hey, that’s a good question.”

She happily let her white coat flutter in the wind. It was a posture that seemed to be popular in old novels.

“True darkness hides itself by assimilating the colors around it. Just like a tiger, the king of forests and mountains, lives as a white tiger in a snowy mountain.”

[Some tiger was smoking a cigarette, and he said he had lung disease and fell asleep.]

It was as the sage pointed out. The need to point out such absurd remarks arose out of nowhere.

“Before we guide you to the Senate, let’s see how you have grown. lightly…”

“Hey there, Chris.”

Leo, unable to resist that desire, opened his mouth.

“What’s going on? Are you still injured?”

“Before I show my skills, can I correct one thing?”

Anxiety crept into Chris’ mind. Apparently this has happened a couple of times before.

“…yes… try…”

But Chris could not overcome his curiosity and repeated the situation.

Eventually, Chris learned that the white tiger was a crystal of human greed that was created through forced incest for use in a circus or for ornamental purposes.