Chapter 143: Frame

"How—how is this possible?! We lost to two girls?! Who are you?"

Zenon looked at the two girls in shock.

Euphilia and Noelle displayed strength far beyond their age. They were beautiful and powerful, easily defeating all the knights he had brought with him.

"I'm just the future wife of Prince Leon."

"And I'm just Her Highness's humble maid."

The two women pointed their swords at Zenon.

Leon smiled, admiring the beautiful figures of the two girls.

Although it was thrilling to crush enemies personally, it was also entertaining to let beautiful girls fight in his place.

It could be said that Euphilia and Noelle represented two extremes of swordsmanship.

The former fused magic and fencing, using spells to perform surprise attacks in the midst of her elegant swordplay.

To magical swordsmen who relied solely on close combat, Euphilia was a terrifying new kind of threat.

A magical swordswoman who can strike you with her blade—and suddenly launch a fireball straight at your face. Even someone strong like Leon wouldn't be able to dodge or block it without difficulty.

"Euphie's fencing is elegant and sophisticated, and with the help of magic, it becomes even more radiant and unpredictable. This complexity is the core of her strength."

"As for Noelle... your power lies in your pure simplicity."

Leon looked at both girls with a sigh of admiration.

Euphilia was a well-rounded magic swordswoman with virtually no weaknesses. Her fencing was explosive, refined, and versatile.

Noelle, on the other hand, focused solely on one goal—reaching the top.

"Looks like what I taught you was right."

"Yes, thanks to your guidance, Your Highness, I've become so much stronger."

Noelle felt her power surge and looked at Leon with deep gratitude.

After watching her swordplay just once, Leon had given her a single piece of advice:

"A heavy sword has no edge—it conquers with impact!"

Now, Noelle had abandoned all superfluous techniques.

With her overwhelming defense and raw strength, even a simple swing from her sword could unleash a power unimaginable to the average person.

No matter what kind of move the enemy made, Noelle's defense could block it head-on—only for her to follow up with a devastating counterattack.

Leon: "A heavy sword must be used to smash the enemy directly, with simplicity, power, and dominance. That is the true art of overwhelming swordsmanship!"

If Euphilia's style elevated technique to its absolute limit, Noelle's was its complete opposite—a rigid, unadorned power that focused everything on a single, crushing blow.

Both styles had been taught by Leon.

From a certain perspective, the two girls complemented each other perfectly.

And both were incredibly powerful.

Right now, Noelle was enduring the combined assaults of several knights, yet her defense remained unbroken. She countered effortlessly, defeating each enemy with a single blow.

This wasn't only because she reinforced herself with rock-based magic, but also because Leon had customized a suit of orichalcum armor just for her.

Noelle: "Since I'm really scared of pain... I maxed out my defense!"

Leon: "Just keep focusing on defense. The stronger your defense, the stronger your offense becomes."

Noelle had developed a unique ability—to convert her defense power into attack power. It was simple, but devastatingly effective. A perfect harmony of offense and defense.

Leon was convinced: This girl will definitely become the Queen of Rock someday!

On the other side, Zenon was already trembling with fear before the two girls.

He stared at the thin blade and the massive sword both aimed at him.

Unconsciously, he stepped back, overcome with dread.

"You not only kidnapped the princess—you attacked our knights as well! Prince Leon, are you truly planning to start a war between our two kingdoms?!"

"What a noisy guy."

Leon rolled his eyes. It was unfortunate, but he had no intention of explaining anything. After all, saying anything to an enemy was pointless.

And as for provoking war between kingdoms...

So what if he did?

He hadn't come here to form an alliance.

He had come to take over this kingdom.

However, there wouldn't be a war. Once the [Diablos Worshippers] were eliminated, the kingdom would fall into the hands of the Black Prince naturally.

As long as Leon willed it, he could turn the King of Midgar into nothing more than his puppet.

At that moment, enemy reinforcements arrived. Zenon was overjoyed and shouted:

"Everyone, take down Prince Leon! He's the one who kidnapped Princess Alexia!"

"Understood!"

Leon glanced at the knights rushing toward him. Whether they were Diablos worshippers or not didn't matter.

What mattered was that—

Everything was going according to plan.

And his plan was to make this conflict as large and fierce as possible.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

"Defeat them all. Don't hold back."

"Yes!" x2

With Leon's command, all hesitation vanished from the girls' eyes. They raised their swords without fear, even when faced with seven enemies.

Meanwhile, the students eating in the cafeteria were shocked.

What's going on?!

They had just come here to eat lunch—why were they suddenly witnessing such an epic scene?

Also... were Prince Leon's escorts really this powerful?

Just two girls had taken down the elite knights their kingdom had been so proud of!

"If you don't want to get caught in this, get out of here now."

Leon offered them a kind warning.

Today's café was about to become a battlefield. Both the Diablos cult and Leon were trying to escalate the situation to the maximum.

Even the aftermath would be beyond what anyone could handle.

"!!!" xN

The students backed away and fled. Though they didn't fully understand what was going on, staying there would clearly be dangerous.

Ten minutes later...

Euphilia and Noelle were panting, standing beside Leon. Dozens of knights lay unconscious around them.

"Excellent job. Thank you for your effort."

"This is thanks to your help."

"Yes... If you hadn't helped me..."

Noelle and Euphilia spoke humbly.

Even though they were magical geniuses with power beyond normal humans, they had just faced dozens of elite knights trained by the Diablos cult—stronger even than the royal guard.

Defeating all of them through raw strength alone would have been impossible. If they had taken out even a third, their magical energy would have been completely drained.

But right now, both girls still had plenty of power left.

The reason? Leon's timely magic replenishment.

"Not only did I complete part of my plan, I also tested the new magical accessory developed by my sister. Two birds with one stone."

Leon looked down at the chain in his hand.

It was a golden chain over ten meters long—the latest magical invention by Anise. Its purpose was to replenish others' magic.

As long as one held one end of the chain, and the other end touched someone else, Leon could transfer his magical power to that person like a flowing current.

"How do you feel? Any discomfort?"

Leon asked the two girls.

In truth, everyone's magical energy was different. Transferring it into another's body could cause rejection—like an incompatible blood transfusion.

But this golden current acted as a filter, allowing others to safely absorb Leon's magic without side effects.

"No problem, except..."

The two girls suddenly became flustered and shy. Their cheeks turned red as they played with the chains wrapped around their necks.

"Your Highness... could you maybe change where you attach it?"

The magic transfer had worked perfectly.

But the chain was wrapped around their necks.

They looked like pets on a leash.

"Ahem... It has nothing to do with me. My sister designed it like this," Leon coughed awkwardly, clearly embarrassed.

(End of Chapter)

Give me some power stones there you go~😉