Carly Draker.'
She was like an older sister to Zeke.
But in his previous life, he had only seen Kali Draker face to face a few times. He had only seen her from afar during family events before he entered the cradle.
She was the eldest daughter of the Draker family and one of the guardian knights of the Four Seasons Castle.
There are thousands of knights belonging to the Four Seasons, but less than ten of them are guardian knights.
Even Abel Drake, who already has his own order of knights, has not yet received the rank of Guardian Knight.
So the fact that Kali Draker, still in her thirties, was a Guardian Knight was a huge deal.
Carly Draker's performance was that great.
Aeson, the largest port city in the Midlands, has been troubled by South Sea pirates for over a hundred years.
Because the pirates who had settled in the Dead Sea area south of the Republic of Dorta were scattered in a tangled pattern, it was virtually impossible to wipe them all out.
But after Carly Draker became a full-fledged knight of House Draker, the problem was solved, because the first thing she did was to clean up these South Sea pirates.
He boarded the pirates' ship alone and slaughtered them all, chasing down the fleeing enemies and wiping out even those hiding on the island.
It was no use attacking, and it was no use running away.
Kali Draker quietly, steadily, and thoroughly eradicated the problem of South Sea pirates that no one thought could be solved.
After five years, at least in Aison, there were no pirates to be found.
The sea route in the Central Sea that could lead to the Republic of Dorta and the Eastern Empire beyond has been cleared thanks to Kali Draker.
In recognition of this achievement, Kali Draker became the youngest Guardian Knight ever to receive the title.
The students started getting excited again when Carly Drake showed up for the special lecture.
Duke was taken aback when suddenly all his attention went to Carly Draker.
During this gap, President Flaubert motioned for the Duke to quickly come down from the stage.
Duke, whose place had been taken by the rising star, stumbled down the podium.
The president cleared his throat and returned to the podium.
"Today, we have invited one more special guest, Kali Draker, famous for being the Silver Knight. Since the previous lecture was long, we are running out of time, so let's quickly invite the Silver Knight."
Carly Draker greeted Flaubert politely and then went up to the stage.
A blonde-haired knight wearing silver armor stood proudly before the students.
It was like a Valkyrie from a legend.
She spoke to her students without using a voice amplifier.
"Everyone, at attention!"
All the students were startled by her loud voice and sat up straight without realizing it.
If even the president, Flaubert, was shocked, how much more so must the regular students be?
She bowed politely to the Duke.
"Dear Black Knight, I would like to first greet the Duke Draker. Everyone! Salute the Duke Draker!"
The students from the Academy instinctively jumped to their feet and saluted the Duke.
Students who hadn't graduated from the Academy hesitated, followed the salute, or looked at Kali Draker.
Only after finishing her greetings did she stand up on the stage again and begin to speak.
"Gentlemen. On my way to the special lecture today, I looked around Valhalla. And today, I was disappointed in you."
Carly Draker was from Valhalla before the appointment of President Flaubert.
At that time, Valhalla had stricter discipline than it does now, as its chancellor was a Draker.
She spoke in a stern voice.
"The peace on the continent today was not achieved in vain. It was achieved with the blood of our senior knights."
Compared to Carly Draker, Duke Draker was a mild-tasting Draker.
For three long hours, she spoke with sternness and seriousness about the spirit of chivalry, the importance of strict discipline, and the need for rigorous training.
Flaubert covered his face as he listened to Carly Draker's lecture.
'Those damn Drakers.'
Flaubert was determined never again to appoint Drakes as lecturers.
The students' faces, which had been delighted to see Baek Eun's knight in person, gradually turned ashen.
After feeling like they had been verbally assaulted for three hours, the special lecture ended and they all staggered out of the lecture hall, feeling like zombies and exhausted.
Zeke surprisingly enjoyed Carly Draker's lecture.
'It's tough, but it all makes sense.'
Since he had been on the battlefield his entire life, he understood why she would say such things.
Instead, Zeke could feel the warmth and consideration in Carly Draker's words.
If there was no consideration, there would be no reason to give such advice.
"Hey, bro. Wanna hear some new music I wrote in five whole hours?"
Zeke shook his head as he listened to Diego's strange music.
As he was about to leave the lecture hall after listening to Diego's strange music, someone approached him.
"Zeke."
When I looked back, there was none other than Carly Draker standing there.
Zeke bowed his head toward Kali Draker.
"Meet Sir Kali Draker, Guardian Knight of the Four Seasons."
Carly Draker also greeted Zeke with a polite greeting.
She told Zeke.
"Can you give me a moment?"
As expected from someone from Drake, his speech was stiff.
Zeke followed Carly, leaving Diego behind who looked regretful.
I thought she was going to ask me to have a cup of tea with her, but surprisingly, the place she took Zeke to was the training center.
Kali Draker stood in the training grounds and spoke to Zeke.
"Get ready."
It was Kali Draker who told Katabuta to prepare for sparring without saying a word.
Zeke couldn't figure out what she meant, but he decided to go along with her for now.
Zeke pulled out Bahamut from his back.
At the same time, Kali Draker also pulled out her pure white sword.
It was a solid mithril sword gifted from the Holy Kingdom.
In the Holy Kingdom, which had suffered the most from pirates, he personally made and presented her with a full set of mithril armor and a sword to express his gratitude for her efforts in eradicating the pirates.
As expected from a wealthy Holy Kingdom, it was also very generous.
Carly Draker, who wore pure white armor and bravely wielded a pure white sword, was given the nickname of the Silver Knight.
Kali Draker said, pointing her sword at Zeke.
"Show me all your skills, Zeke Draker."
At Kali's words, Zeke aimed his sword at her.
"Then I won't decline."
Zeke ran towards Kali, stepping on the welcome mat.
Pachin!
Zeke's sword and Kali's sword clashed.
Kali followed all of Zig's movements as he moved around in a chaotic manner, leaving behind afterimages.
As Kali swung her pure white sword, a gorgeous afterimage like a blooming flower remained.
It was the skill of the most beautiful and strongest knight on the continent.
WHEEK!
Zeke sensed that Kali Draker's skills were not ordinary and stepped back.
It was not just advanced swordsmanship that he had learned, but real fighting skills that had been honed through actual combat.
Zeke, who had lowered his skills to the level of a Blue Knight, took great care to deceive Carly's eyes.
If he wasn't careful, the fact that he was hiding his skills could have reached the family's ears.
If news got out that he already had the skills of a Red Knight, it was clear that his family would not let him go and would try to tie him up somehow.
It went against Zeke's plan to get out of here as quickly as possible and establish his own power freely.
'When I can manipulate Drake as I wish, then I will return to the family.'
Phew!
As Zeke was trying to calm his mind, Kali struck first as he kept his distance and refused to come in.
Kwakwakwa!
Kali Draker's strength was her brawn.
The sword was loaded with power far more powerful than that of ordinary knights.
Whoosh!
Zeke deflected Kali's sword and then found an opening to stab her with his sword.
Because I had been beaten to death by King Caesar while training with him, my body moved on its own and I fought back.
Kali flinched and stepped back at Zeke's sharp attack.
She was amazed that her youngest brother had such extraordinary talent.
"That's great."
Exclamations came out naturally from her lips, which are usually stingy with praise.
Carly grabbed her sword and focused her aura.
Woohoo!
A pure white aura blade resembling hers wrapped around the sword.
It was to properly see Zeke's skills that he even raised an aura.
As Carly began to use her Aura in earnest, Zeke also took a deep breath and raised his Aura Blade.
The air flowing between the two was different than before.
ping!
They began to engage in an offensive and defensive battle, passing each other at an invisible speed.
Clang!
Kali put pressure on Zeke with her flashy sword skills.
Zeke dodged Kali's attacks with a welcoming gesture and took advantage of the opening.
Although she was no match for Caesar, she was undoubtedly an excellent swordsman with a good balance of offense and defense.
Choaack!
Zeke knocked away Kali's sword and used his dragon slaughter technique.
Even the simple crescent blade, used by Zigg, was incredibly powerful.
Kali's body was pushed back to the point where it was blocked by a sword.
As the attack was blocked, Zeke stabbed Kali with his sword, aiming for her blind spot.
Then Kali brought her sword to her chest and concentrated her energy.
Woohoo!
In that moment, a huge amount of energy surged out of Kali's body.
In fact, before Kali was given the nickname of the Silver Knight, she already had a nickname that people were talking about.
Giant sword.
Those who received her sword said that it was like facing a giant's sword.
The power of that terrifying aura enveloped her entire body.
At the same time, the size of the aura blade surrounding the sword grew to that of a bastard sword.
She swung her mighty sword at Zeke.
Kwakwakwang!
Zig quickly dodged her powerful sword with his swordsmanship.
The shockwave was so strong that the floor of the training ground split and cracked.
Zeke tried to look tired, aimed his sword at Kali, and shouted.
"Haaaah!"
It was Zeke who acted as if he was gathering all the aura in his body.
At the same time, the Aura Blade was intentionally made rough rather than neatly compressed.
The aura blade formed a flame shape around Zeke's sword as if it was burning.
It was a technique called 'Sword Flame' that Zeke created in the past when he was unable to properly handle the aura.
But its power was not insignificant.
Carly's expression changed when she saw Zeke's sword.
Kali's mighty sword and Zeke's flame sword clashed against each other.
Kwakwakwang!
Zeke and Kali were thrown backwards at the same time.
"Ugh!"
Zeke fell to the ground, clutching his chest, feeling as if his aura had been reversed.
At the same time, it adjusted the blood flow and made the face pale.
Then Kali, who had put away her sword, quickly approached him and handed him the potion.
"Zeke, drink now."
Although he was perfectly healthy, if not perfectly healthy, he had a hard time getting through it after taking the potion that Carly gave him.
His complexion returned to normal, as if his internal injuries had just subsided.
"Thank you, Sir Kali Draker."
"Please feel free to call me 'big sister.'"
Zeke was surprised by Carly's words.
Even though the Drakes are blood brothers, they are never friendly with each other and are only competitors.
The fact that Kali Draker, the number one candidate for the head of the household, reached out to Zeke, who was not supported by any other family, was a rare occurrence in Draker.
"Okay, Sister."
Kali Draker looked at Zeke with curiosity.
"They say you became the youngest Blue Knight in the family. You really are an amazing talent. Even Abel wasn't like this when he was your age."
Originally, before Zeke, the youngest Blue Knight was recorded as none other than Abel Draker.
The continent was in an uproar just because a nineteen-year-old became a Blue Knight, so how much more so when a fifteen-year-old named Zeke became a Blue Knight?
Carly continued speaking in a serious voice.
"Zeke, I didn't originally come here to talk about this, but meeting you changed my mind."
"What are you saying, Sister?"
"I would like to make you a proposal."
She said, looking at Zeke.
"Abel Draker. Help me stop this brutal slaughter."