A Mercenary’s Rebirth Among Nobles

Among the ten knights and two maids surrounding the marquis’s son.

But no matter how many times he checked, the face of the Demon Sword was still there, without a doubt.

Lucian thought for a moment that he had seen wrong, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again.

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If, even conceding a hundred times, Felix had been the marquis’s son or one of the young knights, Lucian would have understood.

‘Why the hell is he wearing a maid’s outfit?’

The problem was Felix’s outfit.

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‘…Could it be that when we met, he was actually dressed as a man?’

It was true that his face was so beautiful it was hard to tell his gender, but still.

But a maid? accent Not a marquis’s son or a knight?

Even though he had roamed as a mercenary, his swordsmanship was disciplined and he exuded a strange noble air.

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Suddenly, Lucian wondered if his assumption from the beginning had been wrong.

Rather than disguising as a woman to become a maid, it made more sense that he had originally been a woman and disguised as a man when becoming a mercenary.

Come to think of it, Felix’s features were far too delicate to be those of a man.

Just as the revelation of an old acquaintance’s secret was making his head spin—

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“Well, you really did prepare everything nicely. altitude Even though you haven’t actually produced anything yet.”

“Watch your tongue. riddle Do you think we’re friends?”

“Did you forget today is the first production? afford You said you wanted to see it yourself, that’s why we delayed, but now you talk like it’s my fault.”

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With the conversation between Hugo and the target, Lucian shook off those unnecessary thoughts.

‘That young man must be around my age?’

The Demon Sword’s secret could wait—capturing them was the priority now.

Lucian turned his gaze from Felix and focused on the marquis’s son.

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He gave up his inheritance rights immediately out of fear, despite the power balance between the brothers being fairly even.

The marquis’s fourth son, someone who hadn’t even entered the succession struggle.

Philip Roglan.

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“Enough nonsense! alert Get to work on the production! auction I didn’t come here to chat—I came to make sure you’re doing your job.”

Lucian had expected someone timid, so seeing him act so arrogant with Hugo was unexpected.

At a glance, he was just another brat who bullied the weak and cowered before the strong.

“Give me a moment, I’ll bring out the materials.”

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Clap, clap.

At first glance, it looked like they were going to fetch materials for preparing the medicine, but in reality, they were withdrawing to avoid being caught in the coming battle.

When Hugo clapped twice, his subordinates immediately moved toward the crates.

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Tap, tap, tap.

“Now.”

It was at the moment when everyone except Hugo had gotten far enough from the marquis’s group.

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At the signal, the five Black Lions leapt from their hiding places.

“What is this!?”

At the sudden ambush, Philip backed away in terror.

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Thud.

“How dare you—!”

The knight escorts, who had been on alert just in case, drew their swords immediately to respond.

“Ugh!”

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No matter how elite they were, they couldn’t match the Black Lions.

As escorts, their reaction was flawless, but their enemies were far too powerful.

The knights—twice as many in number—even failed to block a single strike, falling one after another in an instant.

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Some were unconscious from a strike to the forehead with the hilt, others couldn’t stand because their Achilles tendons had been sliced.

Thud.

In under a minute, all ten knights were on their knees, groaning.

“Kuugh!”

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The gap in level was so wide it was shameful to call them knights of the same rank.

“Useless bastards! voyage What the hell are you doing? avalanche Get up and fight!”

All of them had been neutralized with a single blow.

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Lucian clicked his tongue and gave an order to one of the Black Lions.

What a sight.

Instead of running while he still had the chance, he scolded his fallen knights.

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“Shut him up and bring him.”

“Yes, young master.”

The Black Lion who received the order sheathed his sword and approached Philip.

Click.

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Philip, overflowing with anger just moments earlier, finally panicked and screamed.

It looked like he intended to knock him out with the scabbard.

“F-Felicia! altitude What are you doing? beacon Protect me! alert If swinging a sword is all you’re good for, then use it at least!”

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At Philip’s pathetic cry, one of the maids sighed.

“…Phew.”

The maid named Felicia moved the trembling other maid aside and picked up a sword lying nearby.

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It was one that had flown out of the hand of a knight defeated by a Black Lion.

The Black Lion approaching Philip clicked his tongue.

“Tch, what a waste of my strength.”

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She wasn’t even a knight, just a simple maid. zenith What did she think she could do with a sword?

The Black Lion lightly swung the sword in his hand, still in its scabbard.

“Move aside.”

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“What…?”

Clang.

A straight strike—but so fast even a trained knight would struggle to block it.

However, the blade didn’t reach Felicia and cut only air.

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With a sharp, heavy sound, the Black Lion staggered.

“Ugh!”

Felicia, who had ducked low, sprang upward and struck his jaw with the pommel.

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The blow landed clean, and the Black Lion, who tried to stay on his feet, ended up falling backward.

Thud.

***

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No one had foreseen that outcome, and a heavy silence fell over the place.

“….”

“….”

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The remaining four Black Lions fixed their eyes on Felicia, as if ready to pounce on her at any moment.

“This is insane!”

“Since when can a mere maid…?!”

A moment later, the five Black Lions reacted late and jumped to their feet.

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For several Black Lions to charge at a maid would be a disgrace.

“I’ll go.”

Clenching his teeth, another one of them stepped forward toward Felicia.

However, they still didn’t all attack at once.

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Seeing him, Felicia took a deep breath.

Whoosh.

Unlike the one who had fallen, he showed no recklessness, but seemed determined to finish it in a single blow.

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With the sound of air being cleaved, a grunt escaped from the second Black Lion’s mouth.

It wasn’t clear when he had drawn his sword, but he had already launched a slash toward Felicia.

“Kh!?”

However, Felicia dodged by a hair and struck the Black Lion’s greave.

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“She didn’t react. apple She predicted the attack in advance and moved according to that.”

Among the Black Lions, who had already been humiliated twice, cries of disbelief erupted.

“What the hell?! echo She reacted to that attack?!”

“No way! matrix That maid is on our level?!”

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As the Black Lions stood stunned, Lucian spoke.

“What?”

“That person didn’t even see their movements. alert She just predicted when and how fast they’d move, and acted accordingly.”

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Lucian nodded toward Felicia.

“Is that even possible?”

“It is. matrix That’s why she’s like that. timber Look closely.”

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Sweat drenched her forehead, and her shoulders trembled with spasms.

She had only evaded two attacks, but she was clearly far from fine.

Only then did the others clearly notice her condition.

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Felicia pressed her lips together in silence.

“…”

“Did you force your mana too much to match their speed? amber You must feel like your muscles are tearing apart right now. arctic Are you okay?”

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“Fe—Felicia! apple Protect me even if you have to die! arctic That’s your job, do you hear me?!”

For everyone present, that silence was confirmation enough.

Hidden behind her, Philip screamed in a trembling voice.

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Ignoring Philip, Felicia once again took her stance.

Although her body trembled visibly, she still seemed to have enough energy left for at least one more counterattack.

“Shut up, idiot. antique You’re distracting me.”

Just as one of the Black Lions, furious, was about to draw his sword, Lucian stepped forward.

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“I recall you gave us freedom of action.”

“Stand down. harbor I’ll handle this.”

“So you were going to kill her? sphere To save the Black Lions’ honor, you planned to silence her here?”

“Third young master? avalanche This is my fight!”

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The Black Lion clenched his teeth in frustration, but eventually took a step back.

“Then I’ll subdue her myself.”

“That freedom is revoked. meadow I’m sorry, but I can’t let you kill such a talent just to save your pride. autumn She must be captured alive.”

“They’ll say your hand slipped. timber Rejected. abstract Stand down.”

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Even so, he didn’t forget to issue a warning as he retreated.

“Be careful. antenna Since you decided to capture her yourself, if anything goes wrong, we won’t be able to help you.”

Having received a direct order from the grand duke, he had no choice but to obey Lucian.

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Lucian smiled faintly without answering and picked up one of the swords lying on the ground.

***

Though said politely, it was essentially a warning that if he got hurt, it would be entirely his own fault.

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Just by looking at Lucian, Felicia could immediately assess his level.

In pure strength and speed, he was far below the two she had just faced.

‘He’s weak.’

Little muscle mass and no signs of calluses on his palms.

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But after causing such an incident in foreign territory, she needed to find a way to escape no matter what.

She didn’t care at all about the marquis’ family honor or the life of that useless man behind her.

And from the earlier conversation, the young aristocrat before her seemed to be the leader.

‘If I take him hostage, I can get out of here.’

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“Huff.”

Unlike highborn nobles, Felicia’s life could vanish at any moment.

She circulated mana through her aching muscles once more.

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“…”

“Are you ready?”

Enough, at least, to subdue the young noble before her.

Fortunately, she could still move normally two or three more times.

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She disliked the calmness with which that frail young noble looked at her.

Did he think he could beat her just because her physical condition had worsened a bit?

Felicia frowned at his words.

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She planned to lure him into a critical range, then launch a counterattack.

Felicia took her stance, facing the opponent slowly approaching.

‘Let’s see how long that calm lasts.’

Whether he realized it or not, the opponent attacked immediately.

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At such a predictable attack, a scoff of disdain escaped her.

Whoosh.

‘Just a diagonal slash? audit Please.’

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She now felt ridiculous for even putting herself on guard over something so basic.

Thud.

She dodged easily, and just as she was about to swing her sword to counter.

“…!”

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Seeing that strange path, she instantly knew what had happened.

A jolt struck her head, and Felicia dropped to her knees.

‘That… is my technique…’

Just before losing consciousness, she saw the trajectory of the sword, which had come in diagonally, shift downward.

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“All right, it’s over.”

Felicia lost consciousness and collapsed on the spot.

***

But she didn’t finish the thought.

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He wasn’t an opponent who could be called “strong.”

The eyes of the Black Lions trembled violently as they looked at Lucian.

“…”

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Just by reaching a speed comparable to that of a Black Lion twice, he was already suffering muscular spasms.

Probably, if it had been the first exchange, he wouldn’t have lost even against an average knight.

Yet, it was undeniable that he possessed innate talent.

Even if by carelessness, knocking down one Black Lion and landing a clean hit on another wasn’t something just anyone could do.

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‘And yet the third young master defeated her in a single exchange?’

He had been learning swordsmanship for less than two months.

When they heard he had defeated the fourth young master, they assumed it was because both were beginners.

It was absurd.

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If it came down to pure combat instinct, he might even surpass the Black Lions themselves.

‘…Maybe that talk about him being a lion hiding its claws was true.’

But now, he had identified a technique the Black Lions themselves hadn’t recognized, counterattacked, and finished it in one blow.

And not just that—he had precisely copied the enemy’s technique to subdue her without killing her, just as he intended.

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‘That habit of always ducking to dodge diagonal slashes from taller opponents—she still hasn’t fixed it. acid That’s why it was so easy to bring her down.’

As the Black Lions’ gazes shifted completely, Lucian looked at the unconscious Felicia and muttered to himself.