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Alice was about to say something sarcastic to cheer Rudius up when she was suddenly startled by his action. She took a few steps back, frowned at Rudius, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gilead patted Roya on the shoulder and walked towards where the two were. Roya shrugged and followed Gilead.
"Well done, Alice is improving very quickly."
"Gilead praised him," said Gilead.
Alice, still not quite realizing what was happening, wore a smug look on her face when she received Girenu's praise. But when she turned her head and saw the boy with a faint smile next to Girenu, Alice was slightly taken aback, and then kicked Rudeus in surprise.
That face was all too familiar.
Alice's first reaction was indeed happiness; after all, it's normal to be happy to see someone close to you. But then Alice felt a little guilty. The girl leaned down and looked at Rudius fiercely, saying, "You bastard, did you know he would come today?"
Ludius:
Ignoring their whispers, Girenou walked up to them and said to Alice and Rudeus, "Rudeus, your older brother is back."
Rudius's lips twitched, and he stood up abruptly, rushing excitedly toward Roya's location.
He was pushed away by Luo Ya with a look of disgust.
Ludius paid no attention and tearfully recounted what had happened in the past few months.
"Brother Luo Ya, you're finally here! You have no idea how I've been getting through these past few days, sob sob sob."
Alice instinctively sensed something was wrong; she knew all too well what she had done over the past few months.
After Luo Ya left, she went on a wild and unrestrained rampage.
More importantly, she not only failed to learn what Luo Ya had told her to learn, but she also forgot almost everything she had learned before.
"It's bad."
This was her first thought.
Alice's eyes turned fierce, and a glint of malice flashed in her eyes as she looked at Rudius.
If this guy is so ungrateful as to spill all his secrets, then she won't hesitate to be ruthless.
I promised him this morning, but I never expected that this seemingly kind but actually ruthless guy would try to tell everyone he met what was going on.
It seems it's time to teach him a lesson and let him know who's in charge.
Roya didn't know what Alice was thinking, but just from Alice's fierce gaze, he could guess what she was thinking.
Before Rudius could continue, Roya smiled and said, "I won't be staying long this time."
Upon hearing this, Rudius swallowed back the words that were about to come out, his young face filled with astonishment.
Rudius grabbed Roya's hand and asked, "Brother, how long are you planning to stay this time?"
Roya shrugged, glanced at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'll probably stay for about a month, then I'll prepare to set off on another adventure."
Rudius froze, looking down at the ground. Only then did he realize the gravity of the situation.
Judging from this trend, he will be in charge of teaching Alice from now on.
Seeing his older brother was certainly something to be happy about, but the problem was that he had to make plans for the future.
The thought of being tormented by the little devil again made Rudius anything but happy.
According to Rudius's plan, Roya will not leave too soon after his return. At the very least, he will complete his tutoring duties as agreed before leaving.
But it's clear that Roya has no intention of keeping the so-called agreement.
Rudius sighed inwardly, abandoning his idea of reading the book by the red-haired loli, and stood aside sullenly.
Luo Ya reached out and patted his silly younger brother's head, somewhat speechless, and said helplessly, "No matter what, you have to learn to handle all kinds of things. You can't just tattle like a little kid."
Rudius's expression froze, and he looked nervously at Alice standing to the side.
Alice looked at Roya with equal tension.
Their eyes met, and Rudius breathed a sigh of relief.
Even with such an obvious hint, Alice wouldn't understand its meaning unless she said it aloud.
If you then vehemently deny it and attribute your actions to being too excited during the meeting and losing control of your emotions, you can completely cover up the matter.
Great, the plan works.
He patted Rudius on the shoulder and said with a hint of helplessness, "Rudius, you still need to work harder. Your swordsmanship skills need improvement."
Rudius nodded in agreement, but whether he truly took it to heart was another matter entirely.
When Alice saw that Roya didn't press her about her studies, she immediately beamed with joy.
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The girl leaned closer to Roya and said with a smile, "Did you see the duel just now? Even if three, no, four Rudy came, I could still beat him to a pulp."
Ludius: Can we please stop flogging the corpse?
Alice crossed her arms and stared intently at Roya with her fiery red eyes—a unique posture she adopted when she wanted praise.
Compared to Claire, the girl in front of him was much more straightforward, and it was precisely this straightforwardness that made Roya like her even more.
Straightforward people don't have many hidden agendas; they like what they like and dislike what they dislike. Alice, just like her swordsmanship, has no hidden agendas.
Roya smiled and reached out to pat Alice's head, praising her, "Impressive, but Alice, defeating Rudius isn't enough. You need to become even stronger."
The large, not-too-rough hand ruffled Alice's fiery red hair, and Alice instinctively showed an expression of enjoyment, like a spoiled fire cat.
Rudius, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed. He had never seen Alice with such an expression before; in fact, he had never even imagined it.
Is this still the same girl who was so aggressive and wanted to pin me to the ground and beat me up?
When Alice heard the first half of Roya's sentence, she was smug, but when she heard the second half, she frowned and asked directly, "Then how strong do I have to become? Strong enough to fight ten, no, a hundred Rudius?"
Ludius:
Roya felt a little embarrassed this time, as he had been using Ludius as the unit of measurement, which made Ludius lose face.
Roya coughed a few times and offered a few words of defense for Rudius: "Rudius is a magician. You can't use your strengths to deal with his weaknesses. Alice, you also need to see other people's strengths and weaknesses clearly. If you are complacent just because you defeated Rudius in swordsmanship, you will suffer a great loss when you face a real master."
Alice looked up at Roya, puzzled, and asked, "Then who should I take as my role model?"
Roya laughed and said, "Isn't Gileadnu a perfect target? Haven't you always respected her?"
"Wow." Kyrie Irving, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, raised an eyebrow, not expecting Roja to be able to bring the topic back to him.
However, she didn't say anything. To some extent, Kyrie Irvine really cared about Alice, almost treating her like his own daughter. It's just that the orc warrior wasn't good at expressing himself, so he just silently guided her from behind.
"Yes, I will try my best." Alice's fiery red eyes sparkled as the girl nodded her little head with a serious expression.
Roya patted Alice on the shoulder, giving the girl an encouraging look.
“Well then, now that we’ve covered the trivial matters, let’s get down to business,” Roya said.
Rudeus and Alice both looked confused. Rudeus asked curiously, "Is it serious business?"
Roya's lips curled up as he picked up the wooden sword from the ground not far away, waved it, and laughed, "Master Kyrie I'd like to have a match with you."
Rudius and Alice's eyes lit up at the same time, especially Rudius, who completely changed his dejected look and his eyes gleamed with an unreadable light.
Previously, although Roya's strength was not superior to Gilead's, the two could still fight evenly. This was not like when Gilead was practicing swordsmanship with them and deliberately let them win. This was Gilead who did not hold back.
Moreover, after three months, I don't know how much my thigh strength has improved.
The stronger Roja is, the happier Rudius is.
Unlike those who envy and are jealous of others' talents, Rudius would rather lie down than sit. With the World's Chosen leading the way, he only needs to shout "666" from behind.
Rudeus is now very curious about Roja's strength, and so is Alice.
Kyrie Il was practically the highest level of combat power they could access. In fact, to some extent, there were probably no more than ten experts in the Kingdom of Asura who could be found stronger than Kyrie Il.
There is no doubt that Kyrie Irvine is very strong.
To witness the clash of two powerful figures at such close range is truly exhilarating.
However, they seemed to have forgotten that the previous duel between the two was incredibly fast. Being able to watch did not mean that the two could see it clearly, especially since both of them were top-level masters of the Sword God style.
Kyrie Ian was not at all surprised by Roya's challenge. The orc warrior nodded, the scar on his right cheek looking slightly ferocious. Kyrie Ian said to Roya, "Let me see how much you've improved."
They took a wooden sword from the weapon rack and walked together to the center of the arena.
Rudius and Alice shifted their positions, standing at the edge of the grass, their eyes fixed on the two people facing each other in the middle.
Luo Ya swung the wooden sword, and the sword's core was activated. Almost instantly, Luo Ya had a thorough understanding of the weight, length, and texture of the wooden sword in his hand.
He nodded to Kyrie Illya and assumed a starting stance for the Sword God style.
Kyrie Irwin didn't say much. He held the wooden sword horizontally at his waist, his muscles bulging, making him look like a female leopard ready to pounce at any moment. Kyrie Irwin's beastly eyes narrowed, his gaze extremely aggressive as he stared straight at Roya.
Kyrie Io stomped forward with his right foot, creating a deep crater in the ground. Almost at that moment, Roya sensed a powerful surge of magic flowing through Kyrie Io's body.
No, it's more accurate to call it battle aura than magic.
Even Roya was taken aback by that ferocious aura.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Luo Ya's Sword God style has reached the Sword Emperor level. If he were to face someone one level lower, and the Sword King, who is at his peak, were to become complacent, he would inevitably suffer a great loss.
Of course, this is on the premise that Roya did not actively enter Setsuna.
Holding the wooden sword in his right hand, he lowered his body, shifting his weight to the front, and placed the wooden sword at his waist, assuming the same stance.