Rubbish protagonist, I can do it too!

Matou Shinji nodded his head, looked at the old butler who was following him, his eyes moved slightly, from the old man's steps, movements and temperament, he could judge that he should be a master of swordsmanship.

The old butler bowed to Shinji Matou: "I am Lord Crusch Karsten's butler, Wilhelm Van Astrea."

Van Astrea···

Matou Shinji had heard this surname before, and he was quite impressed. He asked in surprise: "Van Astrea, this surname... what is your relationship with Sword Master Reinhardt?"

The old butler was stunned, and replied in an unnatural tone: "Reinhardt is my grandson."

"It's a wonderful experience that Juggernaut's grandfather will be someone else's housekeeper. I'm a friend of Reinhardt's."

The old butler Wilhelm's attitude was still humble: "Please don't worry about it. I am now the butler of the Karsten family. You can treat me like this."

The boy with cat ears, Felix, approached Matou Shinji, sniffed his nose, and interjected: "Meow? You are Reinhardt's friend, what a coincidence, I am also that guy's friend, with his personality having such a peculiar personality as you." Friends should not hide it."

"I just met him in the royal capital some time ago."

"Haha, Reinhardt's friend is also my friend, please give me your advice." Felix had a warm smile on his face.

"Rem, take him to see Roswaal."

"Yes, Lord Felix, please go this way."

"It's so cold." The cat-eared boy muttered, and left behind Rem.

Matou Shinji stood where he was, watching the backs of the two, with a strange tone: "Are all the knights of the Karsten family like this?"

No, should it be said that the world is like this?

The old housekeeper understood the meaning of Matou Shin's words, and in order to protect the family's reputation, he quickly stood up and replied: "Please don't get me wrong, such dressing up is just Mr. Felix's personal interest."

"Don't worry, I'm not qualified to say this from my standpoint. After all, Roswaal is dressed similarly." Shinji Matou chuckled, paused, and changed the topic sharply: "Butler Wilhelm, since you Born in the Juggernaut family and the grandfather of Reinhardt, you must be quite powerful."

"No, I just have a superficial understanding of swordsmanship."

"No need to be humble. I am a magician. My interest is to travel the world and explore more knowledge. I have not been in this country for a long time. As you can see, I have been involved in this trouble. I have never had time to talk to this kingdom. Are you interested in competing with me?"

So far, the only valuable person Matou Shinji has fought against is the Intestine Hunter, and the contest with the strong can help Matou Shinji collect intelligence information and analyze the truth of the world.

Wilhelm hesitated, "You are a magician..."

"At the same time, I am quite confident in my swordsmanship."

"If it's a swordsmanship contest, I'm free now, and I can probably practice with you for a while." The old housekeeper took out a thin sword from the carriage.

Seeing the rapier in Wilhelm's hand, Matou Shinji smiled knowingly: "It's rare that we use the same style of rapier."

In the palm of Matou Shinji's right hand, a blue arc jumped, forming an array and extracting metal from the earth to create an alloy rapier.

When the two came to the open space in the courtyard, their smiles were the signal. At the moment when the fighting spirit broke out, the old butler Wilhelm took the lead. His sword was like thunder, spanning a distance of more than ten meters in an instant, and pointed at Matou Shinji's neck.

The old butler Wilhelm has changed his gentlemanly demeanor, his sword is like a man, and a man is like a sword, revealing astonishing toughness and self-confidence.

Keng!Keng!

Matou Shinji swung his sword to block Wilhelm's stabbing attack, and praised him without hesitation: "It seems that we not only have weapons, but also have similar styles of swordplay."

呲味~

Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!

Fierce sparks were generated from the friction of the blades, and the two rapiers clashed quickly in the air, singing a light song of gold and iron.

The pace of the two of them changed erratically, you advance and I retreat, you retreat and I advance.

The old butler Wilhelm's expression changed several times, from relaxed to surprised, from surprised to serious, and finally turned into an incomparably dignified expression.

Both of them didn't use all their strength, and they both had an attitude of ease. After all, it was just a competition, not a battle of life and death.

Matou Shinji praised the old housekeeper Wilhelm for his excellent swordsmanship, and Wilhelm was also shocked in his heart.

Matou Shinji's swordsmanship is fast, accurate and ruthless, and his offense is like a storm, giving up all defenses or not needing defenses at all.

"This man, this kind of swordsmanship..."

From Matou Shinji's sword skills, Wilhelm couldn't find a flaw that could be broken through. Every time he thought of where he could defuse Matou Shinji's attack, his rich experience in sword skills told him that if he really implemented it, he would be able to defuse Matou Shinji's attack. Before the attack, he may be bowed by a sword.

"It has been many years, and I feel an insurmountable sense of powerlessness in the field of swordsmanship."

Wilhelm struggled to fight back, the sword was firmly suppressed, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he said loudly: "The sword skills between us are not as similar as you said, your sword skills are real killing skills, there is no specific method , each sword is simple and unpretentious, and it also contains terrifying killing intent, even on the battlefield, it is rare to have a sword like yours."

"This kind of statement is too exaggerated. The sword is a murder weapon, and swordsmanship is originally the art of killing."

The swordsmanship contest lasted for more than ten minutes, and soon the old butler Wilhelm was defeated because of his lack of physical strength. He sat on the grass, panting heavily, and said with a wry smile, "Your body is no better than when you were young."

Matou Shinji put down his rapier and said with a smile, "Then, your evaluation is."

The old butler Wilhelm thought seriously, and replied solemnly: "In terms of swordsmanship alone, within the scope of Lugnica Kingdom, your strength is second only to Reinhardt."

"I thought there would be a higher evaluation." Matou Shinji smiled and stretched out his right hand to him, asking and answering seemingly casually while spying on information.

Including the strength of the old housekeeper Wilhelm and the strength of the sword master Reinhardt.

He was not surprised to hear the old butler Wilhelm's answer, and sighed silently in his heart, unless he used the land to forge an formation, otherwise it would be impossible to surpass that sword master in strength in this world.

The old butler Wilhelm held Shinji Matou's right hand and stood up from the ground, adjusted his black suit, and shook his head: "Reinhardt's sword skills are not at the same level as ours, although your sword skills are still higher than mine, but It hasn't made me feel hopeless yet."

He felt strange for a while, the sword skill was second only to Reinhardt, this kind of evaluation was already quite high in the eyes of others, but he could not see any joy and pride from Matou Shinji's face.

"Thank you very much for your advice, how about going inside for a cup of tea together?"

Wilhelm returned to his senses, and replied politely: "Don't bother, I came here this time just to inform you that Lord Felix is ​​about to come out."

"In that case, excuse me."

Chapter 128 I Love Milia and Have a Dream

Matou Shinji and the old housekeeper Wilhelm finished their swordsmanship, returned to the comfortable and spacious guest room, sat on the chair by the window, picked up the unfinished book on the table last night and put it down again, with complicated thoughts hidden in his deep eyes .

"Now is not the time to read books. Another king candidate is visiting. The strength of the other camps is above the standard. The days to come will not be too peaceful."

Matou Shinji saw the cat-eared boy leaving the mansion from the window sill, talked with the old butler Wilhelm, and left in a dragon carriage.

Tuk Tuk

The knock on the door sounded in due time.

"Please come in."

Outside the door, Rem bowed respectfully: "Lord Shinji, Lord Roswaal would like to ask you to go to the study. He said there are important things to discuss."

Matou Shinji nodded, got up and left the guest room, reached out to pat the top of Rem's head as he passed by, and said softly, "Rem, thank you for your hard work."

A red cloud appeared on Rem's face. She held the hem of the maid's skirt with her small hands and answered at a loss, "This is my responsibility."

Rem followed behind Shinji Matou, leaving her left eye to secretly look at Shinji Matou's back, as if she was very happy because of Shinji Matou's casual praise just now.

Matou Shinji came to the study and saw Roswaal and Emilia sitting inside, both of them had very serious faces.

"Mr. Shen Er, you are here." Emilia smiled lightly, very friendly.

Roswaal dragged his chin with his hands, glanced at Shinji Matou, and smiled all over his clown makeup: "I heard that you have been teaching Emilia to be a qualified candidate for the king during this time, and those novel political The theory opened my eyes, and there is one more thing about you that surprised me."

Matou Shinji sat beside Emilia, nodded and said: "You can skip the small talk, what happened?"

"The envoy of the Karsten family brought the news that the king's election is about to start. We will go to the capital the day after tomorrow. Mr. Shinji, I hope you can accompany Emilia as a guard knight."

"Guardian?"

Roswaal smiled and said: "It's the tradition of this country. Only with this identity can you be eligible to participate in the banquet later. At that time, all major king candidates will show up. When the king's election begins, it is equivalent to declaring war. The guard knight is the candidate." A human sword represents the will of the candidate, I am a supporter of Emilia and I am also a frontier uncle, I am not suitable for the status of a guard knight, and I cannot find other more suitable candidates here."

Emilia apologized: "I'm sorry for forcing you so hard."

Matou Shinji nodded: "I don't care about this. Since I promised to assist you, I will also fulfill the obligations that should be fulfilled. I need to know what I should do."

"It's not a big deal, just go through the motions. Lady Emilia, Mr. Shinji and I have some other things to discuss. How about you go and have a rest first and prepare for tomorrow?"

"Ok."

Emilia got up and left.

The atmosphere in the room became more serious, Roswaal stood up and walked to the bed, staring at the scenery outside the window, his face gradually became serious and gloomy: "No accident, the day after tomorrow will officially announce the start of the king's election, Mr. Shen Er, during this time you You should also fully understand the dire situation of Emilia."

Matou Shinji nodded affirmatively: "Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for her to be elected."

"Exactly, each of the remaining four king candidates is not simple. Tomorrow, Emilia's official appearance at the Sage Meeting may cause considerable controversy."

Matou Shinji answered: "Emilia is a half-elf, and she looks similar to the jealous witch Satella."

Roswaal shook his head depressed: "Lugnica's discrimination against demihumans has been deeply rooted in his bones. Although Emilia was selected as the candidate for the king, if she appeared with other candidates for the king the day after tomorrow, the identity of demihumans alone would make her suffer. To become the target of public criticism, all the knights and nobles in the kingdom will attend tomorrow, and the king's election was defeated at the beginning, and it may be quite difficult to improve his prestige in the future."

Matou Shinji asked bluntly, "What do you want me to do?"

"Only when a beast shows its fangs can people feel fear. Power is the truth. As long as it reveals enough power, people can forget that Emilia is a half-elf. Mr. Shinji, are you interested in performing with me?" ?The audience is all the candidates for the king, the Council of Wise Men who act as agents to manage the country, and the knights of the kingdom."

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The old butler Wilhelm drove a dragon cart through the forest trails.

In the carriage, Felix, who had been thinking all the time, suddenly asked, "Master Will, what do you think of that guy who suddenly appeared and claimed to be a friend of Reinhardt?"

The old butler's eyes became sharper, and he said in a deep voice, "It's a terrifying man. He calls himself a magician. In fact, his sword skills are even more terrifying. Judging from his sword skills, that man should have crossed countless battlefields."

Felix stretched his waist, and muttered: "He exudes a dangerous atmosphere all the time, which makes people curious and want to get close. It's not a good thing or a bad thing to have such a strong supporter around Emilia. "

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Tuk Tuk~

At night, Matou Shinji knocked on the door of Emilia's boudoir, and soon heard hurried footsteps.

The door opened, and Emilia, who was wearing purple pajamas, poked her head out and saw Matou Shinji, her light purple eyes showed some surprise: "Mr. Shinji, it's so late, what's the matter?"

"Still studying?" Matou Shinji asked casually.

Emilia smiled bitterly: "Yes, Wang Xuan is about to start. If you don't do anything, you won't feel at ease, and there is nothing to do at night."

Matou Shinji handed her the document in his hand: "Exactly, this is for you."

"Is it another test paper?"

Emilia forced a forced smile. She had been tortured by Matou Shinji's exams for a while, and she felt a little nervous. She took the document and read the title softly: ""I Have a Dream"...is this a speech?"

That's right, it was one of the most famous speeches in American history, black leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on equality.

The speech was revised and polished by Matou Matou Shinji, and it is completely suitable for subhumans and human conditions in this world, and it fully fits Emilia's idea of ​​pursuing fairness.

"Roswaal told me about what might happen the day after tomorrow, and the content recorded on it should come in handy. Memorize them all, and choose the words and sentences you think are appropriate depending on the occasion and timing."

Emilia read the speech for a long time, and her small face became more and more surprised. She squeezed her delicate chin to think about the deep meaning of the speech, looked at Matou Shinji with a little respect, and said respectfully: "Did you write it?" ?Thank you very much, the content is very substantial and very in line with my ideas, I will keep it in my heart.”

"Come on."

Matou Shinji smiled, waved his hand and left.

Chapter 129 Meeting and Gathering Again

The next day, Matou Shinji and Emilia took the dragon carriage to the capital, and after a day of preparation, they joined Roswaal and headed to the capital.

The dragon chariot drove slowly into the royal city, and there were only the candidate for the king, Emilia, the border Borozwar, and Shinji Matou, who temporarily became Emilia's guard knight, in the car.

Matou Shinji turned his face sideways, and was used to observing the outside environment through the car window. After entering the range of the royal city, the surrounding architectural style changed drastically. The style is similar to that of a medieval castle, but the actual feeling is completely different. The buildings are generally tall. Magnificent and luxuriously decorated, the colors are mainly deep red and gorgeous gold. Statues of dragons and heraldic banners can be seen everywhere.

Both sides of the road are full of heavily armed soldiers, armed with weapons, motionless. Most people probably don't even dare to breathe when they come here.

The dragon carriage stopped at the main gate of a magnificent castle, and the three got off the dragon carriage and started walking.

"Today is the day when the king's election begins. A large number of knights and nobles gathered in the king's city, and the adults of the Sage Association will also be present. For this kingdom, it is a day that is enough to be recorded in history." Roswaal said to Shinji Matou while walking. introduce.

Matou Shinji nodded: "It looks like the same thing."

"I'm a little nervous." Beside, Emilia pressed her chest softly, closed her eyes and panted slightly.

"Lord Emilia, please don't worry too much. With Mr. Shinji and I standing behind you, no matter what kind of difficulties you face, you can overcome them." Roswaal comforted softly.

"That's right." Emilia gave the two of them a reassuring smile.

At this time, Parker's voice came from Emilia's chest: "Have I been forgotten by Emilia?"

"That's not the case." Emilia hurriedly explained, "If it wasn't for Parker, I wouldn't be here."

"Hee hee, I was joking too. If you can't hear it, it means that you are really nervous, Emilia."

"Really, don't make fun of me." Emilia complained.