I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 380

Chapter 380 Chapter 174 Drawing Sword (Part 1)
“Brother, why is he challenging Blade… Even if Brother has reached Gold, he might not win against Blade…”
The actions of Ig suddenly challenging Blade in the arena made Shiel unable to help but worry.
The girl’s clear and beautiful eyes, as pure as snow, were filled with anxiety. Shiel looked at Ig in the arena, wishing she could run up and stand by her brother’s side.
“Is it because Blade and the others insulted Brother…?”
Shiel thought, but immediately shook her head and denied it. Although in Shiel’s heart, Ig had considerable self-esteem, he was by no means someone so rash and impulsive, losing his mind just by being provoked.
The girl tilted her head. She suddenly noticed the firm look in Ig’s azure eyes, like hard ice crystals, and suddenly realized that Ig had a plan long ago.
“Could it be that Brother had already decided…?”
Under the girl’s gaze, the silver-haired vampire princess Flarn pouted her big eyes, feigning innocence. However, for Ophi, the little ice dragon princess, it was obviously quite difficult to hide, and her slightly evasive expression on her snowy white face immediately revealed her.
“As expected, you all know!”
Shiel became angry. These days, she had gotten along well with the friends who returned with Ig, except for Verafia.
The girl suddenly lowered her little face again, her snow-white teeth gently biting her tender red lips, and her big eyes seemed to be filled with glistening crystal-clear water:
“But, why didn’t Brother tell me? Does Brother think I’m not trustworthy at all…”
“Mmm, not at all! Shiel, Ig cares about you a lot!”
Ophi, realizing she had caused trouble, hurriedly reached out her soft little hand to stroke the girl’s little head under her silver-white beautiful hair and comforted her, “It’s just that Ig does have a reason not to tell you about something like this, it’s not that he doesn’t trust you, Shiel…”
Shiel’s head suddenly lifted. Being intelligent and sharp, she could immediately discern much from Ophi’s words: “You mean, did Brother suddenly challenge Blade because of me?”
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The surrounding clamor and arguments, even when transmitted to the arena, had become blurred and noisy. Ig stood on the ground, his gaze like an unsheathed sharp blade.
Under the Golden aura that poured out of the young man’s body like a gushing river, Blade’s expression opposite him was frighteningly ugly, and he could barely maintain a smile.
“Ig, the family’s martial arts assessment is not a place for you to fool around.”
Suddenly, an old voice came, and even without turning his head, Ig knew it was that old bastard who was so old he was about to shed all his hair but still refused to die.
The Great Elder of the Landislofen family’s clan assembly said in a magnanimous tone,
“Ig, even though you are the clan leader’s son, if you do not abide by the family’s rules and order, the slightest punishment would be the cancellation of your qualification to participate in the assessment… You should be clear about the consequences.”
“Heh, Great Elder, with Father not here, do you dare to preside over justice now?”
Ig merely glanced at the old man with white hair and beard, and then sneered at the Great Elder who only adorned himself with nobility and morality, but was filled with decay.
A faint smile suddenly appeared on the young man’s face, but unlike his usual demeanor, it appeared extremely arrogant.
“Furthermore, Great Elder, I’ve already said it. Do you really think I care about this so-called family name and can’t bear to give it up? If you really think you can, then feel free to expel my name!”
Nearly half of the people in the entire arena were related to the Landislofen family. Hearing Ig’s words, which could almost be described as treasonous, they were shocked into an uproar.
Ig completely ignored the Great Elder, whose fingers were trembling with anger. He turned his head and looked at Blade not far away again: “Blade, what do you think of my challenge?”
Blade, who was previously enraged by Ig, had now calmed down.
He glanced at Yagmein, who was standing below the arena, and then suddenly looked up and smiled:
“Ridiculous, Ig, what qualifications do you have to challenge me? I’ve killed more than one Gold-ranked person… If you want to challenge me, just win the final competition.”
Blade was not worried about Ig’s Gold rank, but rather, the young man’s sudden and flamboyant challenge made Blade suspect that he had hidden means.
And if Ig were to fight others first… At least, in Blade’s opinion, it would allow him to know what resources Ig possessed, more or less.
Ig sneered, suddenly took off his bracer, and hurled it forcefully at Blade’s face.
The steel bracer was steadily caught by Blade, making a sharp collision sound on his gauntlet.
Although he was not hit, the young man’s handsome face instantly turned redder than a pig’s liver.
For a Knight, Ig’s actions were already considered blatant humiliation… not to mention that Blade was always arrogant, and Ig, opposite him, had never been taken seriously by him!
Ig raised End, his sword edge pointing directly at the young man’s face, his voice colder than the sharp edge of the sword, filled with contempt.
“Blade, if you don’t have the courage to accept my challenge, then get lost earlier.”
“Okay, okay, you, who have just been promoted to Gold, dare to challenge me to a life-or-death battle? If I refuse again, won’t I let this kid get what he wants? Ig, your challenge, I…”
Blade laughed in extreme anger, his palm resting on the sword at his waist, as if he would draw it the next second.
“Young Master Ig, Blade, why bother making such a big fuss over such a small matter?”
Suddenly, a handsome young man’s voice came from the air, with a hint of laughter mixed in.
Ig’s gaze couldn’t help but tremble, and then he slowly shifted his gaze.
…Douglas.
The red-haired youth appeared in his sight, and Ig clenched the hand holding the sword, making a crisp crackling sound of interlocking knuckles.
The moment the red-haired youth, dressed inGorgeous clothing inscribed with luxurious golden patterns and with a handsome face like a wealthy noble, appeared, he instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Many of them knew that this seemingly young noble youth was actually a governor who governed a province on behalf of the king, and they vaguely sensed that the development of events would not be ordinary.
Ig raised his head and looked directly at him. Beneath the luxurious red silk-like hair, the handsome face had pupils like crimson gems, with a hint of a smile flowing within.
“Douglas… why are you here?”
Ig’s voice, suppressed with all his might, still contained extreme intensity.
However, Douglas seemed to not feel the young man’s hostility at all. The youth’s face curved into a smile, looking at Ig:
“Young Master Ig wants to challenge Blade, isn’t it all for me, and Miss Shiel’s engagement?
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Well, Ig was supposed to fight Blade… but after thinking about it, it seemed like a waste of a chapter anyway, so I skipped it.”