Shizune didn't understand what was going on, but she was happy with the praise she received from her father. Of course, she stated that she was happy and did not thank her father.
"I'm not a child anymore. You don't need to praise me! Hmmh"
Of course, Count Karl wasn't even listening to what his daughter was saying right now, all his attention was on the boy standing in front of the dining table with his eyes closed.
Count Karl paused for a while, then stood up from his seat and squinted his eyes, stopping himself from holding back against the boy in front of him.
The old butler, who had been standing behind Count Karl all this time, was about to reflexively stop his master, but he hesitated and retreated.
While Yuto was trying to focus on his sword intent in his own dream world, the burden suddenly increased and his sword intent became more brutal.
While eating the birthday cake in front of her, Shizune was intoxicated with happiness due to the praise she received from her father. When Shizune suddenly heard a noise like an explosion, she dropped the fork in her hand and locked herself in fear.
Shizune wasn't the only one who reacted this way. Even the servants in the room, except the old butler, were frightened by the sudden noise and turned their heads towards the source of the noise.
The area where Yuto was was collapsed due to excessive pressure, but Yuto continued to resist the pressure by clenching his teeth. Elena and Kael thought this situation was extreme and started running to save their son.
After taking only one step, Kael realized his mistake and increased his speed, hugging his wife and retreating. What Kael just realized was that; The Count's sword intent was not as precisely directed as before when making such pressure.
If Kael had taken a few steps closer to his son, he would have had to face the same pressure as his son. Knowing that even the pressure just now was too much for him, Kael realized that it was impossible for him to come under such pressure and save his son.
Kael realized that the only thing to do in this situation was to kneel to the count, but his wife was still struggling to break free and run to her son.
"Kael and Elena. Calm down, your son is more wonderful than you think. Besides, do you think I'm someone who doesn't know where to stand?"
The confident voice, like thunder, made Elena and Kael instantly calm down. Although Kael didn't show it very much, he was also a two-star swordsman, and when he looked at his son with a calm mind, he realized that it was not up to him to save his son.
The Count's voice had brought not only Kael and Elena but everyone in the room to his senses. Shizune saw Yuto, who, although drenched in sweat, was still resisting his father. Even though Shizune was a noblewoman, she was also a little girl who had just turned five. After Shizune was frightened by the sudden noise, when she saw that someone she cared about was in pain, she succumbed to her emotions and started crying.
When the beautiful woman with pink hair and pale skin saw her daughter crying, she stepped on her husband's foot under the table. The count had to break his sword intention when he felt a pain more terrible than being pierced by dozens of swords at the same time spread through his body.
When the woman pointed out her daughters to the count, the count realized that he was too carried away and apologized and began to console his daughter.
The red-haired woman glared at her husband, who placed Shizune on his lap and caressed her head, then walked past Yuto, who was still standing and had his eyes closed, and left the room.
While all this was happening, Yuto was still thinking about the feeling he had just felt, even though his sword intent had disappeared.
What happened just before? Someone who girds himself with his sword for protection? No no . It looked more like the sword of someone who was angry at him after failing to protect him. Anger, disappointment, hatred, pain, revenge, failure, madness...
[ You begin to understand the sword intent - THE INVISIBLE SWORD MASTERY OF THE SWORD EMPEROR - lvl 10 --> lvl 11 ]
[ You begin to understand the sword intent - THE INVISIBLE SWORD MASTERY OF THE SWORD EMPEROR - lvl 11 --> lvl 12 ]
[Congratulations, you have become a two-star swordsman]
[Congratulations, you have awakened the sword energy]
While Alphenzo was looking at his master who was trying to make his daughter happy, he suddenly felt that something was not right and walked in front of his master.
Naturally, the Count understood what was happening better than his butler. After the Count took his daughter off his lap and sat her on his own chair, he disappeared from where he was and appeared next to Yuto, who seemed to have fainted while standing.
"Everyone get away from Yuto and get behind me immediately!"
When Elena and Kael, who were trying to wake Yuto up, heard the count's words, they moved away from their sons without understanding what was happening. Even though Elena didn't want to go, she was dragged away by Kael, who guessed what was going on.
[ Your sword intent has been seeded . Please get your emotions under control as soon as possible. If you fail, your sword path may be broken]
A few seconds later, a powerful wave of energy spread from Yuto's body to the surroundings, causing all the items in the room to disperse and the windows to explode. Since everyone had just aligned themselves with the Count, they did not feel this wave of energy because the Count protected them by using his own sword energy.
The Count carefully watched the child in front of him and began to prepare for what would happen, and during this process, the smile on his face did not disappear for even a second.
As the energy wave slowly disappeared, Yuto's eyes slowly opened. Even though Yuto's eyes were opened, it looked like he wasn't focusing on anything. Yuto looked up at the tall, broad-chested man standing in front of him and in the next moment he disappeared from where he was.
When he saw Yuto suddenly disappearing in front of the count, he finally stopped smiling and stretched out his arm to grab the sword at his waist, but his hands held nothing.
"above!"
When the count heard the voice of his trusty butler, he immediately looked up and saw his own sword about to pierce his head, and the little boy holding the sword in his hand.
Yuto tried to stab the sword into the head of the strong man in front of him with all his strength, but the cold metal-colored energy that appeared around the man stopped his sword.
Yuto suddenly disappeared again and appeared behind the man, but the sword was caught in this energy again.
The process of Yuto repeatedly teleporting and trying to stab the count continued for five minutes, and eventually Yuto's pupils regained their former brightness.
When the count came to his senses and saw the boy trying to remember what had just happened, he sprayed white steam from his mouth, turned around and gave an order to the people in the room.
"What happened here today will remain a secret. If anyone violates my order, I will execute him with my own hands, regardless of who he is!!!"
After explaining his order, the Count turned around and extended his hand to Yuto.
"Yuto, from today onwards, my daughter Shizune is entrusted to your care. Welcome to the Ironblood family, young warrior."