That bard is such a charmer!

Chapter 35 Jostein is confident

Richard took a bite of the steaming hot chicken wing and said to Jostein:

How does it feel to be abandoned by everyone?

Abandoned? No, I'm the one who abandoned them!

Jostein's eyes widened in anger.

However, he didn't argue. Instead, he suppressed his anger and demanded, "Who are you? Are you from the Phoenix family?"

As he spoke, his hand stealthily reached for the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Richard stuck the chicken wing into the ground and shook his head: "You guessed wrong."

Jostein frowned.

That makes sense. If it really were the Phoenix family, they wouldn't have sent only two people.

So who exactly are they?

Who else could know the location of this hunter's hut and come specifically to ambush him?

For a moment, Jostein couldn't think of an answer.

Richard lost his patience, gestured to Grace to remove the disguise, and then took the lute from behind his back and strummed the strings.

"Now you should remember, Captain."

Jostein: ?!

"You...you're Richard? Richard Targaryen!"

"No, no, no, how could that be? You're already dead! You should be dead!"

"I must still be dreaming, this... this can't be real..."

Snap, snap snap.

Richard clapped his hands and announced loudly, "I'm sorry, Jostein, I escaped from the dragon's fire. If you still don't believe me, perhaps I can give you a good kick in the ass with my boot to help you face reality?"

Jostein's mouth was half open, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

But after a dozen seconds, he regained his cold expression.

Meanwhile, the events of the past few days were being pieced together in his mind.

A man and a woman whose origins are unknown...

His gold tooth was stolen just as he was soliciting a prostitute...

And nowadays, precise interception...

Jostein gradually came to understand everything.

"Richard, you! You're Robin Hood! You survived, and then you conspired with others to take revenge on me! It's all your fault!"

"Damn it! I've finally got this opportunity! A chance to stop enduring leaky carriages and lice-infested blankets, and to become a big shot!"

"But you ruined it! How could you do this!"

Seeing Jostein's finger pointing at him, Richard raised an eyebrow in surprise: "You see me again, and instead of repenting, you're accusing me?"

"Repentance? What repentance? Oh, you mean that?"

Jostein stared wide-eyed, his voice tinged with madness, and said:

"I just did what everyone else would have done! On one side was a useless weakling, and on the other was the treasure of a dragon. If you were in my shoes, would you have made a different choice?"

I will.

However, it's obvious that you wouldn't understand even if I told you this.

Richard sighed, losing interest in continuing the conversation, and nodded to Grace beside him.

boom!

Grace received the signal, drew her two-handed greatsword from her back, jumped up, and slammed into Duru next to Jostan like a cannonball!

"Hey! Slow down!"

Dudu cried out in fright, but her movements remained calm.

He lifted his clothes, revealing a semi-transparent body, from which he spat out two iron gloves. Then, his "hands" softened and flowed into the gloves, growing larger and harder, instantly putting them on.

At that moment, Grace's sword was already upon them.

At the critical moment, he ducked down, and despite having half his head severed, he was completely unaffected and threw two punches, striking Grace squarely in the waist and abdomen.

Clang! Clang clang!

In less than a breath, the two sides exchanged several blows, stirring up a cloud of dust before separating again.

But then Dulu swayed his body, beckoned to his feet, and the half of his head that had just been cut off melted back into his body, perfectly showcasing his non-human characteristics.

Then he said to Grace, "Was that a sneak attack?"

Grace didn't answer, but said excitedly, "So you really are a liquid person, and you even have a strange melee class! This is so interesting!"

"Strange? What's strange about it? Don't you have any martial monks in your world? And why do you find it interesting... Oh no, it's the kind of pervert I'm worst at dealing with!"

Dudu shuddered, and seemed to want to back away.

But Grace didn't give him a chance, and rushed over again with a playful laugh.

The two sides clashed again.

next to.

The moment Grace made her move, Jostein drew his newly purchased expensive sword and his own original sword, wielding both weapons with focused attention.

But he discovered that Grace wasn't even looking at him; instead, she was focused on his otherworldly follower.

At the same time, he noticed that Richard was not merely watching, but continued playing the piano. From the bright music, he could vaguely sense a magical power blessing Grace.

He then began to think:

Richard, that kid, somehow found a powerful helper and even learned the bard's magic himself.

Damn, how could he be so lucky...

However, he seemed to rely too much on that helper, who had become a bit too engrossed in the fight and was drifting too far away from him.

This is an opportunity!

Although Duru is slightly at a disadvantage, he can hold on for the time being, so I can take this opportunity to deal with Richard!

It's only been a little over a month since I last saw him. Even if that kid has made some progress, how much more progress could he possibly make?

I'm sure I can easily win him over!

At that time, whether you use him to blackmail his henchmen or kill him directly to cut off his spell effects, you can completely turn the tide of the battle in your own hands!

Great, it's decided then!

Jostein grinned maliciously, brandishing his twin swords as he charged toward Richard.

Seeing this, Richard raised his hand to prepare for the Laughter spell while using his Eye of Insight to check Jostein's panel—he had done this before when he was observing Big Gold Tooth, and this was just a second check.

Hmm, a level 5 warrior with a strength of 17 and the same agility as me. He only knows three combat skills, and his talents and feats are question marks and cannot be seen. His equipment is good, but it mainly increases spell resistance and attributes, and does not have any active skills.

No problem, it's the same as before.

Let's proceed according to plan...

With a thought, he unleashed the Mad Laughter spell.

However, Jostein had already seen his movements and rolled away to avoid the spell.

Richard feigned panic and turned to run.

Seeing this, Jostein felt even more confident, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

What?

I thought you dared to ambush me because you were so well prepared, but I never expected you'd end up scrambling to your death.

Ultimately, the weak are the weak, and the useless are the useless.

Let me kill you one more time, and end this nightmare once and for all!

He strode after him and quickly closed in behind Richard, raising his sword to strike.

Just then, a pale golden shield appeared around Richard—it turned out that although Richard was running, his upper body hadn't stopped; instead, he was focused on casting a spell, which is why he released the Vajra Shield at the crucial moment.

Jostein, standing behind, paused slightly in surprise.

He didn't know what battlefield spellcasting was, so he was somewhat surprised that Richard could successfully cast a spell in this posture—panting and chanting at the same time, wasn't he afraid of biting his tongue?

However, he didn't think about it any further.

Judging from this, isn't it just a shield spell?

It's something that can be shattered with a single sword strike!

"Go to hell!"

Without hesitation, Jostan unleashed his most powerful combat technique, Raging Wind Slash! He sent his twin swords hurtling towards Richard like a whirlwind!

then……

Duang!

With a loud bang, the shield trembled, but Jostan was shaken even more violently, so much so that he lost his footing and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth!

"Ugh! What... what's with this force?!"