The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 58 - Dueling

At the moment Clara and Jean are on the field fighting. Clara with her beloved sword and Jean who wears the sword are available at the training ground.

Avrim himself was on the sidelines, watching. Suddenly he felt de javu when he remembered that Clara had fought once at the Wayne residence with the Young Duke. Although Avrim did not know because he was not at the scene, Avrim only heard the rumors from the servants.

SRING

Clara and Jean take up positions ready to attack.

"Well, when this rock hits the ground. Then the fight begins."

Nero is now a judge for both of them. He was also somewhat shocked at being asked by Clara Scoleths, who incidentally was an 'antique' in this imperial palace. If the girl had been scratched during the duel with Jean, she would not have thought of the consequences, it would have been too horrible to even imagine.

Nero warns Jean to be careful. The problem is when the emperor comes home later, if Clara seems to have a scratch then all the living creatures of the imperial palace.

Nero threw a rock that he held high - high. Clara and Jean are increasingly quick to take their respective positions.

It seems Clara besides wanting to vent her frustration, she also wants to hone her fighting skills. A weapon must be able to stick its sword at the opponent.

The stone that Nero threw soared high up. But due to the force of gravity, the rock began to fall back towards the ground. Nero as much as possible stepped back.

TUK, SRET

A split second after the stone shot back to the ground. Jean at high speed approached Clara, kicking the girl with all her might because she was still sheathing her sword just like Clara.

BUGH

Clara made her left hand as a defensive shield from Jean's kick. Jean retreated slightly and immediately pulled out her sword from the sheath, seeing that Clara was doing the same.

Jean ran towards Clara while facing her sword eyes at the girl. Clara also confronted him with a sword. Clara forced Jean to retreat by pushing Jean's sword back with her sword.

Then Jean was forced to take a hit back, with the speed at which he had Jean giving Clara a streak of attacks with a very large number of attacks. Clara was almost overwhelmed, apparently Jean level is above Hendrick. Or maybe while fighting Hendrick, Clara was hockey?

I don't know, who knows.

Attack after attack, stalk after stalk. Various types of attacks have been issued by Jean. Clara was tired, but her pride as a weapon that once inhabited Hortensia made her undaunted.

I can't lose here! I haven't even fought with that old man! Don't let me lose!!!

Clara's determination to win this fight is getting stronger. He tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

After that, Jean broke out into a cold sweat. What he saw at this moment made his strength seem to weaken.

Suddenly Clara's sword was enveloped by dark air. The dark Eve tried to cover Jean's sword as well as her. Not willing to take any chances, Jean steps away from Clara.

Avrim who also saw that her eyes widened, unable to hide her shock. Nero is the same, but he thinks like Jean 'doesn't want to take risks'. Whatever it is, right now if Clara's not stopped then she's gonna be all the more so.

"If only His Majesty were here." Avrim's murmur was heard by Nero.

On Clara's side, she saw the dark air as well. Honestly, he was scared. But Clara felt it hard to let go of her grip on the sword. It was as if the sword had stuck.

What exactly is this? Though I only want to seriously fight, why is everything always runyam like this. Uh! Is this what His Majesty told me?

The black magic was absorbed into my body...

"Aah!"

Unwanted by Clara, her body suddenly moved towards Jean. Clara assumed that if the culprit was this sword, the inanimate object could apparently control its own movements and get out of control.

Suddenly Clara became increasingly panicked, this had never happened to her. Even when he was dueling Hendrick back then, there was no such awkwardness. It was as if this place was what triggered everything to happen.

Jean catches Clara easily and takes the rose sword from Clara's handle. Jean throws it as far as possible and is stuck in the ground, the location of the sting is still in the arena of sword training.

And the next incident made Clara more shock.

From all over the place, came out a sort of black and dark aura that had just enveloped his sword. But Clara is sure the origin is not from her sword but it is beyond it all. Jean clicked in annoyance, carrying Clara without a cue - carrying her as far away from her sword as possible.

All the black smoke from the various places seemed to approach one object, the sword belonging to Clara. It looked like his sword was absorbing all that black smoke.

"Eh? Jean's? What the hell is this really? My sword how can it absorb all that black smoke...?" Clara asked questions, but Jean could not answer any of them.

"I don't know either, Miss."

That's all Jean could say, Jean coded Avrim to stay away from where the sword was stuck.

TAP

Jean takes Clara down from her carrier, letting the rose sword continue and continuing to absorb the mysterious black smoke, Jean cannot stop it. Next to him is also Avrim who immediately checked the condition of Clara.

"It doesn't seem like it's just any black smoke." Nero commented, This is not a time for nostalgia. But Nero knew something was wrong with this smoke, and it had been proven in the past.

Jean remained silent, thinking about how to stop the rose sword from absorbing the black smoke. Avrim himself was still busy twisting Clara's body to check if Clara was blistering or not. Clara confirmed Nero's statement in her heart.

Is that smoke a...black magic?

Slowly - the sky above them which was originally brightly lit became dark. It was as if there was a fog around them that blurred the eyes. Clara clutched Jean's clothes to calm herself down.

"What should we do now?"

Clara was close to tears at this time, where else there was no Meiger that made Clara even more panicked. This has never happened in his life. Even in novels, it is never told that the sword of Clara Scoleths can absorb black magic.

I think it was me...

The atmosphere is getting tense, Jean is almost out of time to find the right idea to be able to stop all this. Avrim and Nero could not even think of anything else in this gripping situation.

"Don't anyone know how to stop that?!" In the midst of her anxiety, Jean asked.

But from the beginning they did not know what about the sword. Clara, Avrim and Nero only shook their heads faintly.

"Then I'll go ahead and stop it myself." Keep Jean on again.

Whahuh?

"What?"

"Are you crazy, Jean?" Ask Nero.

Jean ignored Nero's question, and he quickly darted towards the spot where the sword was stuck. Clara embraced Avrim as her anxiety reliever, Nero sipped her saliva with worry.

They can't do anything and just expect Jean.

Jean's speed diminishes as she gets closer to her goal. Jean clutching her neck, she seems to be running out of oxygen to breathe. The black smoke was under great pressure, which made Jean even more difficult.

Fight, Jean!

Jean kept going, the pressure got bigger. His hand was about to reach the handle of the rose sword, yet he still looked so troubled to reach it. The wind around me was also suddenly strong.

TEPS

How could he...?

Clara stared in disbelief at the man, she had just been met by Clara at the convenience store just now. And it was unexpected that he could return so quickly. Even stop all this mess so as not to get worse.

"Your Majesty...?" Jean groaned slowly.

Meiger held the rose sword and pulled it out of the ground. His gaze was so complicated, he knew that it was the owner of the sword that made things messy. Jean, Avrim and Nero also look pretty fucked up.

"Claras? Can I talk to you for a second?"

DEG

Clara was shocked, almost having her heart removed. That cold voice again - again calling him by his first name, it was bad for his heart. Clara's reflexes tighten her embrace on Avrim, hoping that Avrim can help her escape from this one monstrous human.

"Miss..." Avrim said in a soft voice, trying to persuade Clara to join the emperor.

Clara's efforts were in vain, she let go of her embrace of Avrim. "Please pray for me to return safely, Avrim."

"Huh?"

Clara walked with careless steps following Meiger who seemed to be going to his workspace, Clara more resigned. Avrim himself approached the fallen Jean and left Nero in his contemplation.

"Are you okay?" Ask Jean Avrim.

"I'm good." Answer Jean.

Jean steals a look at Nero, she hopes that Nero doesn't feel awkward toward them both. To be honest, Jean felt that Nero was somewhat different from the other cooks in the imperial court. His eyes were so 'watching'.

"I hope he doesn't suspect me and Avrim's sister."

...❀...

Clara was still following Meiger, the more visible the door of the emperor's study room the more resigned she was. Even so, Clara's gaze was fixed on her sword which was in the grasp of Meiger.

Clara is increasingly curious about Meiger's 'devil' ability where the limit is. Jean alone who Clara thought had magic turned out to be a level still far below this person.

He looks more suspicious than ever.

Although Clara was able to say the light about her heart to Meiger. Clara could not bear the consequences she would get when she did.

Plus, Meiger's memory of Clara suddenly fainting the other day is still clearly imprinted in his memory. It seems that even before a week since that day, Clara had been acting out again.

Pray that Clara will live until tomorrow.

CRICK

The door of the study room opened, Clara felt goosebumps at how dark this place was. Understandably, Clara was a bit arrogant in a place that was not visited by sunlight after her skin was resistant to sunlight.

Meiger sat in his usual place, while Clara was still standing. He was not so presumptuous to sit together with an emperor before being allowed or if he was tired of living.

"Sit down."

After hearing permission from Meiger, Clara immediately placed her butt on the soft sofa.

"You should know why I called you here."

Clara lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Meiger. The man could have hypnotized her with ruby eyes just like Grein did. It is possible that Clara was expelled from her pride as a resident of the imperial court.

So pimply! My life has only come here?!

Clara's body stiffened, she held onto her clothes tightly. The cold sweat was already flowing unstoppably again. The fear of Meiger's anger was already clearly imprinted in his imagination.

"It hasn't been a week since that day, and you've done it again."

THE GLUP!

With a heavy weight Clara swallowed her saliva. Meiger placed the beautiful rose sword next to her. He propped his chin up, his gaze focused on this often near-extinct, antique girl.

"Do you like to play?"

"..."

"Oh? Or are you tired of living?"

This time Clara shook her head quickly.

"Then, what makes you so fond of making trouble? It's not a game for kids. Do you want me to teach you the right way to play that fun game?"

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In his heart Clara screamed incoherently, in his imagination he had even gnawed at all kinds of things because he was so upset. This counseling guidance would never have existed if the emperor had not 'baper', that was Clara's mind.

"I saw you at the supermarket this afternoon, it seems you've started to adapt to the sunlight huh?"

What's?! Your Majesty is aware of my existence there! Finish me...

"Yes... Your Honour..." Clara replied slightly.

"Hee... It's so good that you can't stand under that sun?"

"Maybe..."

Meiger retrieves Clara's sword and throws it at its owner. It was a bit off, but fortunately Clara was able to catch her sword.

Hup! Good thing I could catch it, otherwise I could have been stabbed to death!

"Anu... Has Your Majesty forgiven the servant for that?"

"Maybe I'll forget it."

Clara's expression was so shining, but it was only temporary because Meiger's next sentence was so burdensome.

"You remember not being paid because you live here? I'll forget it if you fulfill my request."

"alright. So what does His Majesty request?"

"Tomorrow to accompany me to the City, of course this time I will remove my title."

The acre? So what is different about that time? It doesn't seem to exist, does it?

TB

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