As a painter, how should I face the original heroine

So um... I hope he tries not to get too desperate when he realizes the gap in reality again.

"What flurry of dancing?"

Natsuki Subaru's attention was attracted by the unfamiliar term, subconsciously ignoring the key point.

"It's a game where the two countries send their swordsmen to duel to resolve disputes due to border friction."

Li Wei recalled it carefully. He remembered that the last duel was 20 years ago. In the end, Lugnica and the Fragia Empire ended in a draw.

Later, the "Sword Master" Reinhardt was born, easily crushing the strongest swordsman in the empire and one of the nine generals, the "Blue Thunder", and no one mentioned the so-called duel.

"Can someone like me have that kind of opportunity?"

Nayuki Subaru pointed at his nose with some distrust. There are countless people working hard in the world, so he thinks that without the help of the mysterious side, he cannot reach the peak by relying on his mediocre talent alone.

"That depends on your own opportunities."

Li Wei was somewhat ambiguous, because Nayue Subaru could obtain certain abilities from other Sin Archbishops by absorbing their witch factors, but this was not something he should know at this stage.

"Huh... I will work hard, Sir Leviathan, can you teach me swordsmanship?"

After taking a deep breath, Nayuki Subaru's eyes became firm again. No matter what level of strength he can reach in the end, it is always right to learn some self-protection skills.

"To be honest... I belong to the kind of person who can cut off my own fingers with a knife, but I can help you find a good teacher."

Speaking of teaching swordsmanship, Li Wei suddenly remembered a person he was going to meet today.

"teacher?"

"That's right, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, the former head of the Guard Knights "Sword Demon" Wilhelm."

……

Passing through the neatly manicured gardens, Li Wei took Caiyue Subaru in a dragon carriage to visit Duke Karlsten's mansion according to yesterday's agreement. A manor with such a large area is enough to show the strong strength of its owner.

"Okay... so big, this manor is bigger than Roswaal's, right?"

Nayue Subaru couldn't close his mouth with his mouth open. The towering wall made of white stone gave him an indescribable sense of oppression, and the armored guards passing inside were even more daunting.

"Roswaal is only living in an annex now, and his hometown is not much worse than here."

Li Wei patted his numb legs, and got up from the dragon carriage with difficulty. This medieval dilapidated carriage was not equipped with any shock absorbers, which made it very uncomfortable for a person like him who is used to modern transportation.

"Oh... let's go in directly? We won't be kicked out right away?"

Natsuki Subaru looked around worriedly, and followed behind on tiptoe.

"Don't worry, I already made an appointment yesterday."

Li Wei waved his hands and went straight to the gate, where an old gentleman dressed as a deacon was already standing there to greet him.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time, Your Excellency Leviathan."

Wilhelm bowed slightly politely and greeted Li Wei.

"The old man looks very energetic."

"Revenge is imminent, so it is inevitable that you will be a little excited. Please come this way, Mr. Crusch is still dealing with official business, you can taste the prepared tea first and wait for a while."

Wilhelm led the two of them to a classically decorated living room, and asked the maid to prepare black tea and desserts.

"If the old man is free, why don't you take my little brother around. He just came from the other side of the waterfall, and he lacks a lot of common sense. You can chat casually."

Li Wei didn't want Subaru Nayue to know about his next conversation with Crusch Karsten, so he deliberately asked the old gentleman to lead him away, and Wilhelm also began to introduce Subaru Nayue with understanding. Please take him to other places to visit.

"Yoho~ Leviathan, it really came early in the morning, meow."

A highly recognizable voice sounded from outside the living room door, and Phyllis, who was wearing a light blue skirt, walked in casually, and naturally following him was Crusch Karsten, one of the candidates for the king's election. Duke.

"Sorry, Mr. Leviathan, to keep you waiting."

The beauty in men's clothing nodded to Li Wei, brushed her long dark green hair back neatly, and sat on the sofa opposite him.

"My lord duke, you are polite. I just sat down. If you have anything to ask, you don't need to be too polite."

Seemingly seeing the other party's lingering confusion, Li Wei didn't chat for a while, and went straight to the point.

"Since that's the case... then I would like to ask Mr. Leviathan to enlighten me. After listening to Your Excellency's high-level speech in the king's election ceremony yesterday, I thought hard all night, but I still couldn't find the answer that I recognized in my heart."

Crusch's behavior and style are not described as strict, but rigid. He inherited the majesty unique to the old-fashioned nobles, and at the same time, he was also infected with that rigidity that was almost stubborn.

Chapter 243 Misperception and the identity of the white whale

"Miss Crusch is still obsessed with the Dragon Covenant?"

Li Wei no longer called the other party Duke, so as not to cause her to stubbornly dig into the horns of her aristocratic status.

"That's right, although the "Dragon" is the patron saint of the kingdom, it also suppresses the development of the kingdom in a disguised form. If talented people can't become strong on their own, in the future when facing civil wars or situations that the dragon can't take care of, The kingdom will basically not have much resistance."

Crusch actually agrees with Li Wei's claim that dragons are part of the kingdom, but this will also form a shackle. She can ensure that she will continue to move forward, but will other talented people be content with the status quo?This is an unavoidable question. To put it another way, it is the dragon and the infinite possibilities of the future. Which one is more important?

"Hmm, I have a question. What level does Miss Crusch think the top powerhouses in the kingdom are, or which one is stronger and weaker?"

Li Wei didn't answer directly, but instead asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

"We have actually discussed this issue...Ferlis is 'green', and should be slightly weaker than the border prince who has the titles of 'red', 'green' and 'yellow', and Sir Roswaal and Reinhardt are not the same in strength Not much, the words of the "Shenlong" are much stronger, no different from the ancient great elves."

Originally, Crusch's estimate of the strength of the young Juggernaut would be even lower. Even if he had never been defeated, he would still win in a small-scale duel. Compared with Roswaal who was alone against an army, he was still the one Grandpa Wilms has been "bragging" for sake.

"Interesting, because it is human, so it looks weaker?"

Wei Wei couldn't help laughing at this strange arrangement of luggage, this estimate was too outrageous, it was a huge gap.

"In your opinion?"

Seeing Leviathan's suppressed smile, Crusch's face suddenly became gloomy. It's not that she can't accept other opinions, but this ranking is the result of discussions between many staff and her. It's different from laughing at your entire camp.

"I have to say, Ms. Crusch, because of your own strength and limited vision, you couldn't see the reality clearly. Well... Although I don't know who you consulted with, relatives and friends will definitely favor you, and subordinates will flatter you , They basically only go along with your ideas, except for blindly increasing your self-confidence, it will not do anything.”

Li Wei's words can be said to be merciless, but he did it on purpose, because people like the other party who are both humble and proud usually attribute the cause of the problem to their own shortcomings.

"What are you talking about, Leviathan, if you do this again, Felicia will be angry, meow."

When Phyllis heard the words, he replied as if he was furious. This guy dared to speak so rudely in front of the Duke of the Kingdom, and even secretly satirized him.

"Please speak."

Crusch stopped his childhood sweetheart from further provocations. If everything is true as Leviathan said, he walked on the wrong path because of his limited vision, but the people around him did not stop them and instead contributed to the flames due to various reasons, then sooner or later it will be over. The whole kingdom was dragged into the abyss together.