Goki knew that the Nona Knight in front of him was destined to beat all the Tournament Knights, from the preliminaries to the finals, back and forth!
But Goki also knew that in the original story, Margaret, who recklessly charged into the Knight Tournament, must have suffered countless losses and many injuries before relying on her solid skills to defeat every enemy in her path.
The current Margaret was not yet the legendary Radiant Knight, but in this Knight Tournament, Margaret would rapidly grow into Kazimierz's strongest Tournament Knight during this process.
It was a journey of hardship, and also a journey of glory.
So much so that six years later, in the event starring her sister, all the Knights of Kazimierz were either Nearl fans or twisted Nearl fans.
And now, what Goki had to do was very simple— mutual support.
This time, Margaret Nearl would not be fighting alone.
"Excellent combat."
"Do you need healing— phew, it's good that you're alright."
Goki and Margaret looked up, only to realize that the other three girls had already emerged from their rooms in the small courtyard.
Shining and Nightingale didn't care about the fight; they just watched the two spar quietly. Shining involuntarily took a step back as she watched their collision, while Nightingale kept a close eye on them, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw they were both unharmed.
Skadi, meanwhile, leaned on her greatsword, looking at Goki with keen interest.
"Let's eat quickly, I'm so hungry, Goki. I'm going to eat first— are we still fighting after eating?"
"No, no, no, that's enough. Let's eat, let's eat. I made your favorite."
Goki quickly waved his hand to stop her. If it were Nearl six years later, he wouldn't be afraid, but this young Margaret now truly couldn't withstand a sword strike from Skadi.
Skadi would truly dare to smash, and Margaret would certainly dare to take it. If she broke a bone, the legend of the Radiant Knight might end prematurely.
Then, Goki looked at Margaret, who was slowly pulling out the Shining longsword, its golden glow gradually fading, from the ground.
"That's a fine sword, Margaret. Does your weapon have a history?"
In the previous exchange, Goki was 100% certain of the origin of this longsword. That sacred and pure power, though not as strong as a sword Goki had once used, was clearly— a power Goki was all too familiar with.
"You mean this sword? Hmm, though it's just a replica, it is indeed a good sword, and it has been passed down for hundreds of years, so it's quite an antique— my grandfather gave it to me when I was little, but I could never lift it. For this competition, although my grandfather couldn't openly support me, he still let me bring it."
Putting the longsword into the scabbard at her waist, Margaret stroked the patterns on the scabbard, a nostalgic expression on her face.
"This sword is modeled after the legendary Knight King's personal sword. The original has long been missing. Even as a replica, it has extremely strong Originium Arts conductivity, not to mention its sharpness— it represents the highest honor of a Knight."
Speaking of this treasured sword, Margaret's pride was hard to suppress. In fact, she wasn't even sure now if she was qualified to use this sword in the competition.
"A legend has been passed down in our Family that this holy sword will guide us to find the Knight King's power, retrieve the true holy sword, and save Kazimierz from disaster— but it's just a legend. No one believes it anymore."
Casually mentioning the legend she heard as a child to Goki, Margaret also felt it was nothing more than a story to deceive children.
"A legend, huh... who knows?"
Goki shrugged, but his gaze sharpened.
"However, Holy Sword, that's truly a good name."
For humans, most legends were for deceiving children.
But for powers related to the Great One— legends could basically be equated with facts.
Goki knew he had a new direction for exploration.
Thump thump thump—
Just as the group was about to go inside for breakfast, a slow knocking sound suddenly came from the dilapidated wooden door outside the small courtyard.
Immediately, a voice full of smiles, respectful, yet feeling a bit off, came from outside the door.
"Nona Margaret Nearl, if possible, I hope you will allow me to take some of your time to introduce our company to you— Allens Choice."
Putting away his weapons, Goki raised an eyebrow.
It seemed something more interesting had come knocking.
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