Swordmaster’s Youngest Son

his plan of yours is?”

“I’ll drag you to the duelling arena and beat you up like a sandbag! Once I’m done, I’ll spit on that contemptible smug face of yours.
I challenge you to a duel, Jin Runcandel.”

“Goodness…”

 

Jin urgently checked his surroundings to see if anyone had heard Syris’s declaration.

Fortunately, no one appeared to have heard her as she was whispering to him from up close.

 

“Should I say it louder? Let’s go.
You need to pay for ridiculing me back then.”

 

At this rate, Jin wouldn’t be able to avoid fighting her.

 

‘Syris would be the perfect opponent for me to test my current swordplay skills on.
But…’

 

The Master of the Hidden Palace’s only child, Syris Endorma.
She was definitely strong and talented for her age, but… Jin remembered his father’s words.

 

“Lady Syris.
I’m terribly sorry, but I cannot accept your challenge.”

“Is it because you’re not confident in yourself?”

“Ah, the thing is… My father gave me a stern warning not to duel anyone weaker than myself.”

 

Crack!

The wine glass Syris was holding with two fingers broke at the stem.
Her now-clenched fist was trembling like crazy.

 

“What… did you just say?”

“Please don’t misunderstand.
I would love to duel you, Lady Syris.
However, I cannot go against my father’s orders.”

“You little…! Haaaaa…!”

 

Syris glared at Jin with bloodshot eyes, but soon sighed deeply to compose herself.
As she regained her calm, Syris carefully placed the pieces of broken glass in her hand onto the table.

 

“You seem to enjoy messing with me, Young Master Jin.
Then, should I give you a taste of your own medicine?”

Sponsored Content

 

Syris suddenly grabbed Jin’s hand and placed it on her thigh.

 

“Now, if I were to shout out ‘Kyaa, where do you think you’re touching?!’ and shoved you away…”

 

Jin hurriedly blocked her mouth with his other hand.
He then chuckled to himself and nodded in defeat.

 

“If you’re willing to go that far, then I guess I have no choice.
Let us make our leave quietly.”

“You should’ve said so earlier.”

 

The two of them stood up simultaneously and made their way to the door.

However, the few people who had been observing them couldn’t help but misunderstand.

 

“How immoral… Depraved… Did you see that, Mary? The youngest put his hand on her thigh… And I think they even kissed.
Do kids these days actually behave like that the moment they make eye contact with a stranger? Unbelievable.
Where do they think they’re going?”

 

At the table on the other side was Dipus Runcandel gulping down wine with his sister Mary.
From their position, it almost looked like Jin had kissed Syris when he blocked her mouth with his hand.

 

“We’ve got countless empty rooms nearby, so I’m sure they’ll just go to one of those.
Stop thinking about them, Elder Brother.
They’re all grown up already.
They’re fifteen.”

“Goodness gracious.
Are you telling me you also behaved like that when you were fifteen?”

“That’s none of your business.
Or do you think you can handle the truth?”

“Forget it…”

“Just drink some more wine.
Whether it be the Master of the Hidden Palace’s daughter or our youngest sibling, they won’t be able to date others freely in a couple of years.
So let them have their fun while they still can.”

 

***

 

The duelling arena was still quiet.

The combatants and spectators would begin gathering here once midnight passed.
It appeared Jin and Syris would do the honour of having the first duel of this banquet.

Jin actually preferred this silence.
Defeating Syris in front of countless guests would’ve been far too cruel to the girl.

Once they entered the arena, the guardian knights stationed inside raised their blades in salutation.

 

“Have you come to duel, Young Master?”

“That’s right.
Other than the medic, you may all take a break outside.
Oh, and bring us two decent swords to use.”

“Yes.
We shall seal off the arena until your duel is over.”

 

The sharp-witted guardian knight replied to Jin, and the boy nodded in satisfaction.

 

Sponsored Content

“That would be perfect.”

 

The medic also read the room and left Jin and Syris alone.
He would remain in the waiting room until the battle ended.

Now, there were only two people standing inside the wide, round arena.
Not long afterwards, the guardian knight returned with two swords.
Jin told Syris to choose her weapon first.

 

“Please choose the one that best fits in your hand, Lady Syris.”

“Jin Runcandel.
Your arrogance pierces through the skies, even though you’re just an ordinary 5-star knight.”

 

Syris didn’t bother comparing the blades and simply grabbed the one closest to her.

Once she got in her stance and raised her weapon, the air around her changed completely.
The burning anger in her eyes was replaced with icy-cold concentration, and the sword she held diagonally didn’t show any visible trembling.

 

‘So this is how I get to experience the famous Hidden Palace’s swordsmanship from the rumours.’

 

An ordinary 5-star knight.

That was how Syris had described Jin.
And she wasn’t wrong.
Syris knew that Jin had yet to learn the Runcandels’ secret techniques and decisive killing moves.

On the other hand, while Syris was still at 4-star, she was the Hidden Palace’s only successor.
That was why she could openly look down on Jin, who had reached a higher stage than her.

 

“Before we begin, I want you to promise me something.”

“What is it?”

“If I win, you must tell me everything related to the incident at Mamit.
Not a single piece of information left out, do you understand?”

“I understand.
In that case, if I win, Lady Syris will have to forget our coincidental encounter that day.
You will never have seen me that day.
Today is the first time you will have met me.”

“Looks like you truly were doing something fishy.
Come at me!”

 

As soon as she finished talking, Jin dashed and reduced the distance between them.
He was planning on overpowering her with the vast difference in their physical capabilities.

Sckrrrr—!

Suddenly, a strange cold energy swirled around Syris’s sword and froze her blade.

It was the main reason why the Hidden Palace could stand tall in the middle of the West Sea, as well as the power that symbolized the Endorma bloodline.

The ‘Myriad Iceblades’.

______

Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World.Site Only

Translator’s Corner:

AAAAAH! Another cliffhanger!!!! The author just loves torturing their readers!!!

This is by far my favourite chapter in this novel as of now! Loved Jin’s interactions with Syris and his siblings’ reaction to their “immoral” behaviour lmao

Welp, it’s the end of volume 2!!!