Chapter 241

There was a reason why Luke chose to fight Gregory, despite Reina’s warning .

He had two enemies that he had to deal with .

The Lich, Arsene, an enemy of the past, and Emperor Rudolf of the Baroque Empire, the descendant of the other enemy .

Among them, Rudolf was a known Sword Sage .

So, he decided to use his head and calculate the amount he had to grow .

But before he could even see what was happening, things had escalated fast .

So, he thought he could test against the best knight of another continent, the Sword Sage .

“Is it fine to say I was testing you? Huh, just as I said, I act very loyal when it comes to a test . ”

At the words of Luke, Gregory frowned not being able to understand .

“Then, shouldn’t one be more obsessed with winning? If you would have taken the initiative of my sword, you would understand what I thought . ” Responded Gregory .

“Of course, I understand your emotions . But I have no intention of complying with your feelings . You just want to cut me off, don’t you?”

Gregory decided to not say anything .

The silence was the answer, not negative .

He did want to get rid of Luke, who had downgraded the Pope, who was sent by the Great Lord into just another woman in love .

“I too have a lot of experience, so I know how to see inside the people . Especially for those who are like you, who obey God’s will… those emotions are clearly reflected in your expression and eyes . ” Stated Luke .

“What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I am very faithful when it comes to tests . Of course, the subject of the test wasn’t me, it was you . ”

Luke shrugged and answered .

“Which is why I don’t think that I have to win against you . ”

“Why so?” Gregory asked .

“I don’t think of you as an enemy . ”

Even though it was a troublesome situation, Luke hadn’t thought of Arch Duke Gregory as an opponent he had to win over .

If he did, Luke would have managed to use all his abilities to get rid of him .

His goal was to indirectly assess Rudolf’s abilities through Arch Duke Gregory .

Therefore, it wasn’t necessary to make any extreme decisions like using his dark magic or demon abilities .

In addition, the actions of the Arch Duke when he took down the assassin a while back, or the words and the way he acts in front of Reina proved that he was very loyal to her .

“I know what bothers you so much . Reina, no, the Holy Pope’s abilities, you think they will be flawed by me, right?” Asked Luke .

“…”

“I know that heart . However, that is up to one’s heart to decide, don’t you think you are too greedy to think otherwise?”

“What did you just say?”

Gregory’s eyebrows went up .

Listening to him wasn’t great, however, Luke kept on talking .

“I heard about the descent of the Pope and came into the nation . I don’t how the Arch Dukes and Bishops would accept it, but she is someone I know very well . ”

“A princess of another nation?” Gregory asked .

‘So you knew . Then why act like you weren’t aware?’

Whether Luke confirmed or not, Gregory had expressed himself .

“Whatever her past was, she is the Apostle sent by the Lord, the chosen one for us . ”

“No, it isn’t like that . It was only by chance that Reina had appeared before you in the process of returning back from the Spirit World which she entered . ”

“For you, it was just a coincidence . But it is a bond and destiny given to us by the Lord . ”

‘These words make no sense . ’

Gregory’s stubbornness annoyed Luke .

But he tried to put on a smile after a thought .

“Just as the Arch Duke has said, then the way I met Reina now, is a bond and destiny . ”

“Yeah, that is true . ”

‘What, what did he say?’

Luke lost his speech for a moment when the man nodded his head and agreed .

If he would have disagreed with Luke’s statement, Luke was planning on contemplating the stubbornness and make him give away .

But he just convincingly accepted!

‘Is he much thoughtful than I thought?’ Thought Luke to himself .

“Today’s meeting is a clear opportunity that the Lord has presented me to try and kill you if I can, that I am assured of . ” Gregory said .

‘I was wrong . This person isn’t someone I can persuade or argue with . ’

Luke who was thinking positively about the person, shook his head at the man’s next words .

The Arch Duke Gregory was a person who saw and judged everything within the framework of destiny and loyalty .

Like a wizard who questions the world, all went to solve questions logically and systematically .

‘Yeah, I see how this man became a Sword Sage . ’

To reach the level of Sword Sage, the man had blindly devoted himself to the goal he believed and desired than to think deeply and question the basis .

The same was true for the Rakan warrior, the former warrior .

‘The men who support the gods…’

It was problematic, but Luke didn’t have time to get annoyed or frustrated .

There was one thing that he knew without a doubt . The opponent couldn’t be dealt with by words, and only force had to be used .