"Euomo's physical abilities are quite average, with almost no obvious weaknesses or shortcomings. His swordsmanship and Chi are also excellent. It is not easy for opponents of the same level to defeat him. Of course, if it's Your Highness, who has such strong power, he can completely overpower him with absolute strength," muttered Gavet, rubbing his chin.

"So, you mean Aya can't win against him?"

"It is indeed difficult, because I am not sure about Miss Aya's specific abilities, making it hard to analyze accurately, especially -" Gavet pointed down towards the arena, saying a bit strangely, "Even though Aya's swordsmanship and physical abilities are excellent, why doesn't she use Chi? It would make the fight easier. In the current situation... without strengthening her sword's edge, she will be at a disadvantage against Euomo's swordsmanship."

Tilan's eyes flickered slightly, as if she wanted to cover her face. Well, can I tell you that it's because he can't use it?

"If she doesn't use Chi, she can't win, right?"

"She can't win," Gavet said decisively.

"I really wish you would hesitate a bit."

Gavet smiled bitterly, "I also hope that Miss Aya can win, so His Highness doesn't have to step in personally. After all, this time Euomo was too reckless... Ah."

Suddenly remembering something, Gavet muttered, "Hmm, if I have to mention a weakness, there is one, I'm not sure if it counts."

"What?"

"Here's the thing," Gavet spread out his hands, "Euomo is a very traditional knight. He is excellent in all aspects of being a knight, but it is limited to being a 'knight'. As for other aspects, such as unarmed combat, he has never practiced."

"Oh?" Tilan's eyes lit up.

"I don't know if Your Highness has heard this saying, 'A knight does not perish by unarmed combat'. According to the traditions of knights, using weapons in battle is the proper way for a knight, so many traditional knights do not practice unarmed combat like wandering knights or mercenaries. They consider it a crude way of fighting... Your Highness, what's wrong?" Gavet suddenly realized that Tilan seemed a bit strange and couldn't help but stop.

"It's nothing, don't mind me. I do know that saying, but the meaning is completely different..." Tilan's expression was peculiar, her mind was full of "A knight does not perish by unarmed combat," "Yangtze River knight," "Unblemished lake light," and "Forgiving hat of fluffy hair." Eventually, it developed to "Glorious internal ejaculation of my son's spear" and other strange things.

"If Miss Aya is strong in unarmed combat, you can try to force Euomo to fight her unarmed. In this aspect, Euomo has no experience and will easily be defeated when forced into an unarmed situation. However..."

Gavet looked at Aya, who was still escaping and dodging below, and said, "I think given Miss Aya's current condition, it might be a bit difficult to disarm Euomo. Your Highness should consider allowing Miss Aya to surrender, it wouldn't be good if she gets hurt."

"No need." Tilan waved her hand and communicated with the contract again. Just as she was about to speak, Aya's angry voice exploded in her mind, almost blowing her skull apart.

"Tilan Ellis Yun! if I survive, I will definitely sue you for attempted murder! I thought as the respectable princess of Milaniya, you would have some principles, but I never expected you to do something as despicable as scheming against an innocent maid. I have never seen such shamelessness in my life!"

This guy... has quite the rich inner monologue, doesn't she?

Taking a deep breath, Tilan gently said, "Hey, Aya, can you hear me?"

The complaints immediately stopped, followed by silence.

"Did you hear?" A moment later, Aya weakly spoke up.

"Yeah, I heard it, very clearly too. You've never seen someone so shameless, right?"

Then, on the stands, Tilan saw Aya stumble a bit in her steps as she tried to escape below.

"Princess, listen to my explanation! I absolutely didn't mean to..."

"Ah, you don't need to explain."

"What?! Are you going to execute me directly? No, please! Although I went a bit overboard in what I said, I really didn't mean it. It's society's fault, it's the system's fault, it's Earth's fault, and it has nothing to do with me... In any case, please spare me!"

"You're making so much noise, be quiet! I didn't say I was going to execute you, I want to tell you how to defeat that guy."

"Oh... Really?"

"Of course, listen..."

...

Euomo, who was still chasing after Aya, felt a bit annoyed.Ever since he met His Majesty this morning, he had this feeling. The reason might be that His Majesty never stopped talking about his daughter, "How is my little Taitan doing?" "Oh, she killed a dragon, amazing!" "The most adorable knight is a beauty." These remarks sounded a bit like a pervert...Well, to be exact, it was a doting and boastful speech that made Eiom feel dissatisfied.

He had heard about the legend of Taitan before. She started practicing martial arts at the age of six, obtained the title of knight at the age of ten, became a recognized Great Knight by the Knight Association at the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of fifteen, completed the subjugation of a city-level giant beast at the age of sixteen, and now she had an unpredictable strength. He was considered a powerful warrior who could rival legendary heroes.

He did not doubt any of this. Everything here could be verified, especially the attack on the city-level giant beast, which was witnessed by thousands of adventurers and residents in the hunter town on the edge of the magical forest.

Eiom knew very well that he was simply dissatisfied. He was twenty-seven this year, only two years older than Taitan, and he was also considered one of the most outstanding individuals. Whether it was for the pursuit of martial arts or his pride, he would definitely find an opportunity to challenge Taitan.

The only problem was that he seemed a little impulsive just now. Eiom was not stupid. After calming down, he carefully thought about it. What he did was really damaging to the face of the royal family. Fortunately, it was not a public duel, and as long as the news was blocked afterwards, it would not cause too much impact.

Even if he was punished afterwards, it was worth it to be able to prove his martial arts by fighting against the Silver Battle Maiden directly.

But Princess did not fight with him and sent her maid instead, which made him very annoyed. What made him even more angry was that this maid was bouncing around during the fight, and her movements were very agile, slippery like an eel, without the necessary dignity of a knight's duel.

Thinking of this, Eiom made up his mind to teach this maid a lesson and make her learn to respect the duel of knights.

Did you really think you were safe just by running away? Eiom's three-meter-long reinforced sword suddenly shrank, the white brilliance converged into the blade, and the light became even more dazzling.

He suddenly stopped, and the blade of his sword pierced into the ground with force.

A burst of light erupted, with the point of the sword as the center, a violent shockwave erupted in all directions, covering the entire arena!

Large-scale group attacks like this were usually the privilege of magic-based professions, but some extremely powerful knights could also perform similar moves by erupting their Chi.

The arena was a circular field with a diameter of about one hundred meters, which was just barely enough for Eiom to execute a ranged attack. Although the power would be weaker than a melee strike, the advantage was that the opponent couldn't evade at all.

The shockwave spread out in a circular shape, quickly approaching Aya. The powerful wind generated by the energy explosion had arrived even before the shockwave, and the formidable momentum made people think that the battle would end in the next second.

But at this moment, the circular shockwave silently burst into countless tiny light particles in the air, which quickly dissipated and disappeared. The agile figure then rushed out from it and headed straight for Eiom.

Eiom was slightly surprised, obviously not expecting Aya to be able to resist the shockwave. Although his Chi had not recovered after just releasing a big move, he still had the swordsmanship of a Great Knight.

The blades of both sides clashed once again, but this time Aya did not retreat like before and continued to swing her sword, forcing Eiom to fight back.

The piercing sound of the blades kept echoing, and the long swords in their hands groaned under the powerful force of Dragon.

Vaguely sensing Aya's intention, Eiom's face changed slightly. With one sword, he forced Aya to dodge and then withdrew his sword, only to be approached by Aya again with a sword aimed at his head.

It was too late to retreat, so he could only raise his sword horizontally to block.

The grating sound of metal friction made people's scalps tingle. After a while of scraping against each other, the cracking sound that Aya had been expecting finally came.

The successful realization of his plan brought him joy, so he increased his strength and pressed down on the sword, but the feeling of force suddenly disappeared.

The sudden change in force almost made him stumble, but now was not the time to worry about that. This guy's sword was broken, so it was time to take advantage of the situation and strike him hard!

But just as Aya was about to swing her sword, she realized something was wrong. Wait, why hasn't this guy's sword broken yet? And the cracking sound I heard...Looking down, Aya's victorious smile froze on her face.

Her sword was reduced to just a hilt, and the remaining blade had snapped and landed three meters away from her.

Ah... It seems I didn't consider the durability of my sword when devising this plan. Thinking back, it seems that my sword has suffered significant damage in previous clashes...

However--

Aya gritted her teeth, threw away the hilt, and clenched her right fist, charging straight at Iomor.

After recovering from a series of strikes, Iomor refused to back down and ignited Chi, drawing his sword again!

Dragon scales, unleash!

Dragon's breath!

The sword blade clashed with the dragon fist, and the Chi-enhanced blade shattered into pieces under tremendous force. In utter disbelief, Iomor's gaze met Aya's fist as it shattered the sword blade and struck him right in the chest!

His chest plate shattered, and he was flung several meters away, landing outside the arena.

...

"I... won..."

The two people in the stands looked dumbfounded. Did she really win?

"Your Highness? You wouldn't..." Geofith stared at Tiarn doubtfully. What the hell? Why did Miss Aya win just after I revealed Iomor's weakness to Tiarn? Don't tell me it's a coincidence. I don't believe it!

"I didn't! I didn't do anything!" Tiarn vehemently shook his head, denying his suspicion almost immediately.

...

Outside the arena, Iomor struggled to get up, silently staring at the boundary line in front of him and the scattered chest plates and blade fragments on the ground. His gaze, compared to before, was somewhat dimmed.

Then, he forced himself to stand upright and performed a knight's salute towards Aya. "I apologize for my previous arrogance. This time, you have won, Lady Knight Aya."