Shizune didn't understand what was going on, but she was happy to receive praise from her father. Naturally, when she felt a few glances falling on her, she quickly lost her smile and looked at the food in front of her like nothing was happening.
"I'm not a child anymore, you don't need to praise me! Hmmh."
Unfortunately, Count Karl was not even listening to what his daughter was saying, all his attention was on the boy standing across the dining table with his eyes closed.
After a moment's pause, Count Karl got up from his chair, squinted his eyes and put more pressure on the boy in front of him.
The old butler, who had been patiently waiting behind Count Karl all this time, hesitated and backed away, reflexively about to stop his master.
Yuto tried to focus on his sword intent in his own imagination, but suddenly the burden on him increased and his sword intent became more violent.
Shizune was eating the birthday cake in front of her, intoxicated with happiness from the praise she had received from her father, when she suddenly heard a noise that sounded like an explosion, and in fright she dropped the fork in her hand and locked herself up.
Shizune was not the only one who reacted this way. Even the servants in the room, except for the old butler, were startled by the sudden noise and turned their heads toward the source of the noise.
Small cracks began to appear in the floor Yuto was stepping on, but Yuto gritted his teeth and continued to resist the pressure. Elena and Kael thought this was too much and wanted to save their son.
Kael, realizing the mistake he had made after taking only one step, picked up his pace and stepped back, embracing his wife. What Kael had just realized was that the Count's sword intentions were not as firmly directed as they had been when he had put such pressure.
If Kael had taken a few steps closer to his son, he would have been subjected to 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 save his son under such pressure. So he prioritized saving his wife, who had already started running towards his son with him.
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 seems to be more wonderful than you think. And do you think I'm someone who doesn't know where to stand?"
The voice, full of confidence like thunder, instantly calmed Elena and Kael. Kael was also a two-star swordsman, although he didn't show it, 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 brought not only Kael and Elena to their senses, but also everyone else in the room. Shizune saw Yuto, drenched in sweat but still resisting his father. although he was a nobleman, he was also a little girl who had just turned five years old. Shizune was frightened by the sudden noise, but when she saw her only friend in pain, she was overcome with emotion and began to cry.
The beautiful woman with pink hair and pale skin coughed slightly when she saw her daughter crying. As soon as the count heard this slight coughing sound, he realized that he was too caught up in the situation and dispersed his sword intentions.
When she pointed to their daughter, he smiled sheepishly as if realizing his mistake and began to comfort her.
The red-haired woman sat Shizune on her lap and glared at her husband as he stroked her head, then left the room, passing by Yuto, who was still standing with his eyes closed. Seeing his mother leave the room, the orange-haired little boy quickly followed her with quick steps.
All the while, Yuto was still thinking about the feeling he had just felt, even though the sword intent had disappeared.
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What was that just now? Someone armed with a sword for protection? No, no, no. It was more like the sword of someone who was angry with himself after failing to protect. Anger, frustration, hatred, pain, revenge, failure and madness.
[You have begun to understand the sword's intent - THE INVISIBLE SWORD MASTERSHIP OF THE SWORD EMPERATOR - lvl 10 --> lvl 11]
[You have begun to understand the sword's intent - THE SWORD EMPERATOR'S INVISIBLE SWORD MASTERSHIP - lvl 11 --> lvl 12]
[Congratulations on becoming a two-star swordsman]
[Congratulations on awakening the sword energy]
Alphenzo was looking at his master, who was trying to please his daughter, when suddenly he felt that something was not right and he stepped in front of his master.
The Count naturally understood better than his butler what was happening. After the Count took his daughter off his lap and sat her in his chair, he disappeared and appeared next to Yuto, who seemed to have fainted.
"Everyone get away from Yuto and get behind me now!"
Elena and Kael, who were trying to wake Yuto up, heard the Count's words and turned away from their son before they realized what was happening. Elena didn't want to go, but was dragged away by Kael, who guessed what was happening.
[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 from Yuto's body spread through the environment, causing all the furniture in the room to scatter and the windows to explode. Since everyone had just aligned themselves with the Count, they didn't feel the energy wave because he used his own sword energy to protect them.
The Count carefully watched the boy in front of him and started to prepare for what was about to happen and the smile on his face did not disappear for a second.
Yuto's eyes slowly opened as the energy wave slowly disappeared. Although Yuto's eyes were open, it seemed as if 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.
When the Count finally stopped smiling when he saw Yuto suddenly disappear in front of him, he reached out his arm to grab the sword at his waist, but his hands grasped nothing.
"Up!"
The Count heard the voice of his trusted butler and immediately looked up to see his own sword about to be thrust through his head and the little boy holding it in his hand.
Yuto tried with all his strength to drive the sword into the head of the strong man in front of him, but the cold metal-colored energy that appeared around the man stopped his sword.
Yuto suddenly disappeared again and reappeared behind the man, but the sword was again caught in this energy.
The process of Yuto teleporting again and again and trying to stab the Count continued for five minutes and finally Yuto's pupils regained their luster.
When the Count came to him and saw the boy trying to remember what had just happened, he blew white steam out of his mouth, turned around and gave an order to those in the room.
"What happened here today will remain a secret, and if anyone violates my order, I will execute him with my own hands, no matter who he is!!! "
After the Count announced his order, he turned around and extended his hand to Yuto.
"Yuto, from today on, my daughter Shizune is in your care. Welcome to the Ironblood family, young warrior."