They all call me master

In Alta Square, Arthur saw Byrne from the Joel Chok Fencing Club and a somewhat unfamiliar face in the draw area for the top eight contestants.

Arthur was not surprised at all when Bourne appeared here.

The opponent was originally in the same division as Little Lissop.

When Little Lissop took the initiative to pledge his allegiance to him yesterday, it was not difficult to qualify in the division with Bourne's strength.

What surprised Arthur was another player.

The other party is standing in area E.

It was obvious that the three sons of Lord Bourne's family were fighting hard, and this contestant who also came from the Joel Chok Fencing Club missed out!

Why is it confirmed to be the Joel Chok Fencing Club?

Because, the other party was wearing clothes with the words and emblem of Joel Chok Fencing Club printed on them!

After confirming that he was the new owner of Joel Chalk Fencing Club, Arthur made this point - no one understands the importance of advertising better than Arthur.

And how can one advertisement that "entered the top eight" be compared with two advertisements that "entered the top eight".

Similarly, how can two advertisements for "entering the top eight" compare to one advertisement for "entering the semi-finals".

Of course, the most important thing is that the champion is still the owner of the fencing club.

Thinking in his heart, Arthur looked at the countess swordsman.

No verbal communication is required.

With one look, the earl's female sword master understood what Arthur meant.

Cheating?

How can this be!

This is just a reasonable allocation of the order of competition.

After all, the champion has already been ‘decided’!

Before the lottery started, Bourne walked up to Arthur with the young and immature apprentice——

“Master, this is our club’s new apprentice, Bedivere.

A very talented apprentice, very fast and very dexterous. "

Bourne introduced the slender young man next to him with a shy and awkward smile.

"'Lucky boy', the future is yours!"

Arthur once again made a similar comment to Gawain, and raised his hand to pat the young man's shoulder to encourage him.

Suddenly, Bedivere was flattered.

Although Arthur was not much older than him, Arthur's strength, reputation, and noble moral character made Bedivere and everyone present ignore Arthur's age.

Coupled with the foreshadowing of yesterday's 'Guidance Competition', many people, like Bourne, have begun to silently get used to calling Arthur master.

"Master, I will definitely work hard!"

cried Bedivere.

This made people around him look at him.

Immediately, the young and immature swordsmanship apprentice blushed with embarrassment.

Arthur looked at the remaining five top eight contestants with a smile.

‘Whale-Beheading Sword’ Kang Siang looked arrogant and nodded very reservedly.

‘Wind Sword’ Deljo smiled and expressed friendliness.

The remaining three nephews of Lord Ernest, Lord Dubois and Lord Bath bowed down to show their respect.

Although the three of them are all descendants of nobles, when facing a person like Arthur, they understand the gap between the two sides.

Arthur's strength is simply not something they can guess or estimate.

As for their proud aristocratic status?

It's only temporary.

As Arthur wins the championship and is awarded the title of 'Knight', he will become a noble and become like them...

No!

is nobler than them.

Because they are only descendants of nobles, not nobles in the true sense.

And there is a high probability that he will not be able to inherit the title, and will only be able to make a living by becoming a wandering knight.

So, of course they knew what attitude they should take to face Arthur.

No one is really a fool.

Even some dandy boys know who can and cannot be messed with.

The relatively harmonious scene in the lottery area made the surrounding audience talk a lot.

Of course, everyone’s attention is mainly focused on the arrogant ‘Whale Killing Sword’ Kang Si’ang——

"Who is that tall guy?"

"yes!"

"Why are you so arrogant towards Lord Kratos?"

"That one is the owner of the 'Whale Island', and he is said to be very powerful!"

"Is that better than Mr. Kratos?"

"Definitely not!"

"That's not necessarily true. The 'Whale Island' can survive among so many pirates. It must have experienced countless life-and-death fights. The 'Whale Sword' is rumored to be able to cut off whales with one sword, even if Mr. Kratos is very strong. , it may not be possible, right?”

"Hiss, cut off the whale with one sword?!"

"How terrible!"

"Then is Mr. Kratos in danger?"

…

Malinda naturally heard the audience's comments.

The lady curled her lips secretly.

'Danger?

What's dangerous?

If he hadn't been 'acting' for you, would you believe that Kang Si'ang, the 'Whale Killing Sword', would have knelt down in front of that guy and called you "Sir" right away? ’

Regarding Arthur's "performance under the spotlight", Malinda felt childish in her heart.

However, he was inexplicably relieved.

Arthur put too much pressure on her.

Take advantage of every step and seem to know everything.

And it seems like he never makes a mistake.

Coupled with the ambition that is not hidden when facing her.

This lady is always worried that one day when she wakes up, her property will also become Arthur's.

But now Arthur's childish behavior allowed this lady to see Arthur's 'human' side.

'Humph, I have been hiding and suppressing myself. When I have the opportunity to show off, I will naturally add some drama to myself - no wonder I cared so much about the reports about myself in newspapers before. ’

Malinda thought in her heart and took up her pipe.

But just after taking a sip, the lady frowned again.

Because she thought——

Could this be what Arthur was performing for her?

‘Damn it!

When is it true? When is it fake?

I can’t tell the difference at all! ’

Suddenly, the lady became confused.

Then, there was a fierce look in Arthur's eyes.

Arthur keenly noticed something was wrong with the way Malinda looked at him.

‘What’s wrong with this woman?

Why do you feel like you want to bite me? ’

Arthur thought in his heart, but followed the instructions of the countess's swordsman and walked towards the lottery box.

As soon as he reached into the box, a lot fell into his hand.

‘Tsk, high technology, fully automatic lottery! ’

I took out the sign and it was marked A.

Afterwards, the top eight players were drawn in turn.

Kang Siang also drew an A, and immediately showed it to Arthur, with a look of excitement and a hint of ferocity, which made the audience in Alta Square even more worried.

Byrne and Bedivere are both B's.

‘Wind Sword’ Deljo drew a C, and Lord Ernest’s nephew also drew a C.

Immediately, the descendant of the noble family became mournful.

But the two nephews of 'Lord Dubois' and 'Lord Bath' were all relieved, and both of them were congratulating themselves on their luck.

Whether it is Arthur, Kang Siang with the Whale Sword, or Deljo with the Storm Sword, they all know that they are no match.

Only those two civilians were somewhat sure.

Unfortunately, I didn't win.

However, it's not bad, at least they know each other well and have hope of winning.

The two nobles looked at each other, their eyes filled with fighting intent.

After drawing the lots and confirming that there were no problems with the contestants, the countess' swordsman announced loudly.

"The quarter-finals of the swordsmanship competition begin!"

And just as he finished speaking, Kang Siang's tall figure appeared on the ring.

This 'Whale Sword' pointed at Arthur and raised his fingers——

"Come!"