Chapter 198
“Archduke Lancaster of the Heavenly Swords and Lord Sephelia of the Noble Swords have officially declared their intention to participate in the ‘Sword Ceremony’.”
The whisper traveled through the blue spiderwebs woven across the entire empire. After hearing the report, Dale, seated at the table, silently nodded.
“Well done.”
After delivering the report, the one who had summoned the ‘Blue Whisper’ withdrew, and Dale quietly rose to his feet.
The Sword Ceremony. A tradition passed down through generations in the ancient Kingdom of Tutonia to determine the continent’s strongest swordsman, a legacy of the past whose lineage was severed after the kingdom’s fall.
In other words, those now called the Seven Swordsmen of the Continent are the ones who claimed their titles in the last Sword Ceremony, held over a decade before Dale was even born.
Conversely, it cannot be ruled out that swordsmen surpassing the current Seven Swordsmen exist somewhere on the continent. Take, for instance, the reborn Holy Swordmaster, another Aurelia, and the ‘Black Prince’ who wields the avatar of the Shadow Lord.
The jet-black Aurelia dwelling within Dale’s shadow was no exception.
Unconsciously, the image of the girl who had left her lord’s side after that day and grown up alone came to mind.
A clash of the mighty, veiled by swords. Moreover, it was beyond doubt that the daughter of the Divine Sword would participate in that ceremony unfolding in her former homeland.
