PFC Chapter 383: Renewal of the Alliance
Chapter 383: Renewal of the Alliance
The weather was just right today. The small fountain in the rose garden was dyed light golden by the sunlight, reflecting a colorful halo in the air, like a dream. However, the people in the garden had no intention of watching. Everyone's eyes were focused on the two people in the open space not far away.
The red-haired female swordsman removed several pieces of protective gear, leaving only a tight brown leather armor that outlined her powerful lines. Her fiery red hair danced gently with her owner's rising fighting spirit.
"Ms. Leila, do we have to do this--" Lucas still didn't take Leila's words seriously.
Leila took the lead and swung the giant blade forward. The huge inertia carried her forward several meters. The tip of the sword was wrapped in a whistling sound and chopped straight at Lucas' neck.
Lucas: !!!
Amid the exclamations of the onlookers, Lucas tumbled and crawled to avoid Leila's first attack, and finally there was a hint of surprise on his face - this girl was serious, was she really dueling with him? !
Because Lucas narrowly avoided the attack, the giant sword could not be retracted and smashed heavily on the garden floor. The beautiful mosaic stone bricks immediately broke apart and countless tiny particles splashed. The colorful butterflies in the nearby flowers were frightened by the fierce fighting spirit and fled. Leila had no expression on her face. She picked up the sword again and attacked Lucas who had finally hurriedly pulled out the sword.
Although the giant sword looked heavy, Leila had already adapted to it. She wielded it with great vigor and each strike was filled with tremendous force. She locked her eyes on Lucas and swung the giant blade out again. When the sword came out, the air seemed to be torn apart by the sharp blade, making a sharp cry.
"sulfuric acid--!"
………………
"What's going on here?"
When Lilith asked about Leila's whereabouts along the way and finally strolled back to the rose garden, she was shocked by the scene in front of her.
The blue-haired young man was now sitting on the ground with a bruised face and nose, muttering something to himself. The sword in front of him was broken, but he still chuckled from time to time. Most of his friends were around, and their expressions were very subtle at the moment.
"Have you seen Leila?"
Seeing that Lucas was going crazy, Lilith walked towards the crowd on the side, and everyone took a step back and nodded.
Lilith: ...?
"Is she in the small building?" Lilith asked again.
Everyone shook their heads again.
Lilith understood what he meant and pointed at Lucas who was bruised and battered behind him. "She did it?"
Everyone showed a look of horror again, as if they were recalling the terrifying scene.
Lilith held her forehead and sighed. Was it because Leila didn't want to change guardians that she had to "physically" eliminate all her guardians?
"Lilith--" Lucas, who seemed to have been beaten to a stupid state, came over and hugged Lilith's legs with a foolish grin.
Lilith:!
——Get out of here!!!
"I swear in the name of Poseidon." When Lilith was shaking her legs frantically to shake him off, the blue-haired boy suddenly spoke -
“I wish to be the magician’s indestructible shield in front of him, and his everlasting support behind him. I will use my courage and strength to resist all threats, and protect the brightness and tranquility of his magic path until the last moment of my life.”
"--ha?!"
Lilith, who wanted to shake Lucas off, was confused by this inexplicable performance. After listening carefully, wasn't this the guardian's oath? !
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"so……"
In the Rose Building, after listening to everyone's re-enactment of the scene, Lilith looked strange, "Leila came to you and challenged you to an honor duel. The loser has to swear all over again?"
"Yeah." Pig-headed Lucas actually nodded happily at this moment.
"You actually agreed?" Lilith was surprised.
Lucas grinned and took out a heavy bag of gold coins with the Taylor family's dragon emblem printed on it. "She asked me to swear in the name of Poseidon. I thought, what's the big deal? It's no big deal!"
Lilith: ...The little girl miscalculated. She was just chatting with Catherine. The old gods had no power to bind their believers, and now someone is giving away money for nothing. If only she had stayed, she would have listened to her conversation with Catherine more!
She was so angry that she reached out to take it, but Lucas immediately dodged it and stuffed it into his arms, holding it down - "Hey! Compared to the generous, enthusiastic and kind Miss Leila, you are really far behind!"
"--Besides, this is my salary." He said confidently.
"What kind of wages?" Lilith was overwhelmed by Leila's wave after wave of actions.
"Miss Leila has contracted my working time from now on, and they will all be used for training." Lucas smiled happily again - this is much more profitable than working outside, Miss Leila is so generous! And so considerate!
"Lilith, look at others--" Lucas was completely overwhelmed by the money at the moment, and couldn't help but put down others in his smugness.
The latter was too lazy to listen to his rage and kicked him away and walked to the table nearby.
“We found it so quickly!”
Perhaps it was because of the connection with her sword, Lilith saw the silver light flashing in the corner of her eyes from a long distance. She walked over to take a look and saw that the familiar pink and blue shell was indeed firmly tied to the hilt.
"I found it!" Jaina took credit and couldn't help complaining, "This is more troublesome than finding the biting magic beans, whether they sprouted or not."
"Hey, everyone, thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to dinner tonight!" After recovering the precious object, Lilith couldn't help but hug the sword and kiss it hard a few times. Then she carefully put it back into the scabbard with the twined branch pattern.
"Oh, right! Where is my sword? Where did it fall?" Lucas finally came to his senses after hearing that. He held the purse tightly on his chest and started searching in the pile of swords again.
He had found a long-term, stable meal ticket today and was about to own a precious sword. He hummed a sea folk tune with pride. Lilith couldn't bear to look at his proud face, so she turned around and walked straight out.
"Eh? Where are you going? Didn't you say you were going to treat me to dinner?" Bobby was gesturing with the swords he had chosen from the "arsenal" when he saw Lilith was about to go out again.
"Need I say that?" Lilith sighed and nudged the still-smirking blue-haired boy with her chin. "Since Leila has found Lucas, she will definitely find--"
"Pfft-"
Blood splattered on the top of the Stargazing Castle, drawing a bloody line in front of Leila. The smell of blood stimulated the crows that were all over the top of the tower. They squeaking excitedly, circling and dancing, and dropping countless black feathers.
“…Fight until death. In the name of light.” The young man’s voice was steady and firm.
——Is this... a blood oath?
Leila concealed the surprise in her eyes and, amidst the flying crow feathers, solemnly performed a knight's salute to the black-haired senior in front of her.