Chapter 48: Agrinion's Crimson
"Prince Theodor is the best example for pursuing a good reputation for tolerance and becoming a stupid coward." The cold words echoed in the prince's mansion, and the indifferent confrontation between the teacher and the student instantly dropped the originally tense atmosphere to freezing point.
"Don't mention that person's name in front of me!" Romanus Dukas said to Musval almost gritted his teeth.
But his threat was both powerless and childish in the eyes of the Saracen conspirators. Musval looked at his student's current appearance with almost contempt and sneered: "Why can't you mention it? Didn't you kill him with your own hands? Could it be that you have repented now?"
"That's all you-"
"Me? So what can I do? I'm just telling the truth. You are always the one who makes the choice. Theodor has paid the price for his kindness and tolerance. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?" Musval looked at his student coldly, full of sarcasm and sympathy.
Every word of Saracen's man was heartbroken, and Romanus was speechless by the ridicule of the other party at this moment. In the past few days, he had gradually calmed down and had already regretted what he had done, but he had no way back and had completely become the puppet of the man in front of him.
But the words that Muswar walked down from the throne and in his ear completely defeated the last line of defense in Romanus's heart.
"Don't show such a weak expression hypocritically anymore. You and I are the same people as you, Romanus. I know you will never regret it. The only thing that makes you unacceptable is that after you pay such a price, your other father still doesn't seem to pay any attention to you."
With a long "clang" sound of gold and iron, the furious young noble pulled out his sword without thinking, and his anger broke through all his concerns. However, before the sword edge was unsheathed, Romanus's movements froze. Because before his sword wanted to point at Musval, several guns and axes were aimed at him.
The guard who was originally hidden in the dark appeared next to Romanus when Muswar was threatened and stopped his behavior.
"Don't be impulsive, my good student, this is always your weakness. Although I cannot compare with the flowers in greenhouses like you, I think more like those superiors." Musval pointed to his head. "If this makes you angry and lose control of yourself, it only means that Prince Theodor did not choose you."
Muswar ridiculed the student in front of him, and at this moment, the rapid knock on the door outside attracted his attention.
I had told me before that I didn’t bother me if there was nothing important. Now, someone actually knocked on the door, and something important must have happened.
The Saracens winked, and one of the guards lowered his gun and axe aimed at Romanus Ducas and slowly opened the door. A bureaucrat with a panic look came hurriedly outside. He was stunned by the scene in front of him, and then hesitantly looked at Romanus Ducas, and finally handed the documents in his hand to Musval.
"It's urgent news from Thessaly." After saying this, the nervous clerk officer hurriedly left the hall of the mansion, leaving only Romanus, Musval and his men to continue confrontation.
After taking the document sent, Musval himself didn't care much about Romanus in front of him, but the light from the corner of his eyes fell on the text. Suddenly, the Saracen man's eyes froze. It seemed that the contents on the document had some magic that attracted him directly.
Even the guards and Romanus saw such obvious reactions. Musval's guard couldn't help but feel distracted, which gave Romanus the opportunity to take advantage of.
The young nobleman jumped up and did not retreat, but instead hit the gun and axe in the hand of the guard who surrounded him. Romanus was betting that he was useful to Musval and that the other party would not kill him. He chose to advance as soon as possible instead of retreating, in order to break the cover of the long weapons in the other party's hands covering his entire body.
Sure enough, the guards, shocked by Romanus's actions, subconsciously turned their body, and the weapon in their hands immediately deviated from the direction. But the other guards also reacted and surrounded them immediately. However, the counterweight ball that Romanus had secretly unscrewed before was suddenly thrown out, smashing heavily on the guard's face, bleeding from his nose and falling down. This sneak attack was not novel, but it was very effective, especially in the face of such an unfavorable scene, which was learned by Romanus with the passing Latin Knight a few years ago, and the tuition fee was bruised and swollen. After knocking down one person, the original encirclement was completely broken, and the explosion was amazingly fast in an instant, and the other guards' interception of Romanus was all lost.
But the guards selected by Musval were not vegetarians. As soon as Romanus got out of their control, the guards in front deflected their spear heads, using chopping instead of stabbing to force the opponent to retreat. However, Romanus's footsteps seemed to be spinning and dancing, and they shook off the opponent's attack. This time, the sword technique he chose was neither the Latin sword technique of the big swing, nor the Roman formation fighting attack, but the fighting technique of Italian sailors holding short swords on the deck. It was light and balanced, and vicious enough! He reached out to hold a gun and axe that was slashed by the guard! He raised his hand and led the long weapon to let it pass through his shoulders, colliding heavily with the gun and axe that hit behind him, splashing sparks.
The two guards were resolved with all their strength and greeted each other. The two guards could not even hold their weapons, which also opened the door that hindered Romanus's defense line.
The young nobleman who stepped forward pointed his sword at Muswar, who was still focusing on the document. However, the Saracen man turned a deaf ear to this scene and let his students' sharp sword press tighter and tighter and tighter point his throat.
"A very bad news came from Thesali." Just as the angry Romanus Ducas was about to stab him with a sword, Musval looked up at him coldly and said, "The fox from the Peloponnese is back. And our people in Thesali have also been dealt with by him. Why? After I was about to kill me, I will face Molia and Thesali alone to attack your army and ask for guilt, my student?"
Chapter completed!