Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 283: How did the Sword Holy Land change hands?

"Come and watch the challenge."

The voice fell into the air, and everyone turned to look at Ariel, and then turned to look at Alan.

The person in charge of the royal capital looked at Ariel for a long moment and then spoke.

"Assassinations should be common in the battle for the crown prince, but they are often carried out under the surface."

"But there were too many witnesses to the assassination in Liupu City this time, so it can't be covered up at all. As soon as your guards return to the capital, the palace will know about it."

"Whether you succeed or fail, whether you, Ariel Anemoi Asra, are dead or alive, it will cause a great uproar in the capital."

"The First Prince is not a fool. He still dares to do this. It seems that your father, the King of Asura, has a somewhat too 'ambiguous' attitude towards the battle for the crown prince and towards you, his children."

Ariel looked at Alan, her expression didn't even change, she was still as calm as ever.

"Asura's nobles have always been like this, and the royal palace is no exception."

This statement was a bit confusing, but Alan, who had read the original novel, immediately understood it.

This is indeed the case with the nobles of Asra.

Before, let’s take Brother Paul, the eldest son of the Notos family, as an example.

It was true that Paul had played tricks at that time, but it was ridiculous that the victim came to his door and it happened to the legitimate heir of Notus, the fourth prince of Aslabreas, which was full of the meaning of being fanned by others.

The person who did this knew very well what kind of character Paul was, and what kind of character their father was, and deliberately provoked this dispute, causing Paul to run away from home in anger and give up his position as head of the family.

It's a crude method, but it works wonders on Brother Paul.

Later, with the example of Boreas in front of them, the Boreas family was already pretty good, and they were able to take the initiative to set up a rule to avoid conflicts between brothers. Even so, it did not affect Philip's never-extinguished ambition and James's careful suppression of all behaviors that were detrimental to the position of head of the family.

Everyone is like this. Why do you, old man, make us follow BYD's rules?
The best brothers are the dead ones.

So, what about the royal family?
Too much is as bad as too little.

There is nothing new under the sun.

The ruling class under the human regime in the continent of sword and magic is also a group of makeshift people. They wield the so-called power under slavery and do some really shitty things.

From this perspective, it is very clear what the king is like. He seems to have all the military power in his own hands, has strong control over the capital, and is very wise and powerful.

But in fact, the root motivation of the behavioral logic is exactly the same as the struggle for succession between Notos and Boreas.

It's nothing more than sitting on the throne in the bloody fight for the throne. Now that you're on the throne, you have to consolidate your position. Mastering the armed forces is nothing more than preventing your brothers and sisters who have failed in the power struggle from having other thoughts.

The same logic applies to allowing children to fight for the throne and using assassination methods.

I went through this too, how can you guys escape this?
Go fight, go grab, go tussle, go bite.

No matter what means you use, you will be able to stand in front of me when I decide to give up my position.

That is the next king.

The battle for the crown prince follows this straightforward logic.

Alan narrowed his eyes at Ariel and smiled.

"Even so, at least you are safe these days. If you really died in Liupu City, then there will be a commotion, and we can just put the blame on the assassin organization. No one will seek justice for the dead in the battle for the crown prince, and it is only a matter of time before the assassin organization disbands for a few years and sets up a new business in Liupu City."

"And the people are naturally good at forgetting. After a few years, you, the once most beautiful Princess Asura, will be nothing more than a few idle conversations after dinner."

These words were too straightforward, and Dilic turned pale. However, Ariel's expression was very serious. The various things that happened in the past two days have rapidly promoted her growth.

Alan continued.

"But the problem is that you are not dead. According to the speed of ordinary boatmen coming by water, passers-by from Liupu City will spread the news tonight. Your dear father, His Majesty, can allow you to die in Liupu City in public, and can allow you to die quietly in the palace, but he cannot allow you to die right under his nose in the public opinion storm in the capital."

"This is not about the fight for the crown prince, this is about the dignity of the royal family. The fight for the crown prince is fun for the royal family and the nobles, but the people of the capital cannot watch it."

"So you will be safe these days and don't have to worry about assassinations."

After saying this, Dilic was stunned again. To be honest, his mind was still full of how to recruit Allen, and he didn't expect it to be so far.

Ariel looked at Allen and blinked, causing Izuruti's curved eyebrows to stiffen for a moment.

She immediately stopped smiling and responded seriously.

"You misunderstood. I am not trying to force you to extend the 'borrowing period' for my own safety. I just think that instead of sitting in the Silver Palace and being in a daze, I would rather follow you. This way it will be more interesting."

Alan asked with interest, "Really?"

Isaruti frowned and looked as if she had seen something dirty.

Ariel looked unusually sincere.

"It is absolutely true. But if you do not want us to go with you, we will return to the palace first. But after all, you saved me this time, so please allow me to invite you to the palace for a banquet."

"No time." Alan responded immediately.

Isaruti's brows relaxed instantly, and her eyes were curved again.

The next moment, he raised his hand and touched the knife at his waist.

Ariel seemed to have expected this and immediately spoke up.

"I'm really busy these past few days. If it's not convenient, I'll come visit you later with gifts."

Alan smiled playfully and glanced at Ariel.

"Where are you visiting?"

Ariel blinked, "The palace, okay?"

This unusually straightforward invitation made Sylphy, who was confused by the two people's witty words, immediately look breathless.

Isaruti was different. She took a deep breath.

Holding the hilt of the knife, he turned and looked at Alan's profile with a smile.

Allen Guangzhi shook his head. "No! We have to stay at Isaruti's house. Her house is very spacious, and the rooms are…"

He turned to look at Isaruti, who was still smiling. "There are three vacant rooms."

Alan nodded, then suddenly froze. He didn't expect that Isa Luti would not cooperate with him.

At this moment, the latter's second half of the sentence, with an obvious smile, entered his ears.

"In that case, Sylphy will have one room, Mr. Rudeus will have one room, and Ms. Alice will have one room. My senior brother and I will stay in my room." "That's perfect."

Sylphy breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then she felt something was wrong. When Izuruti's true intention was revealed, she looked shocked: "Σ(⊙_⊙???"

Ariel still responded quickly.

"I vaguely remember that the Water God's residence should be on the edge of the upper noble district. Okay, then we will pay a visit there."

The words fall.

The two looked at each other in silence.

Soon, Allen spoke.

"The 'borrowing period' has been extended. It is better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Please follow us. We will accompany you to the princess's residence later and leave before sunset."

Ariel didn't expect that Allen would rather extend the "borrowing period" and be temporarily involved with her in the eyes of everyone in the capital, rather than make friends and be involved with her for a long time, and she suddenly became a little anxious.

"That was not what I meant."

It was 8:37 in the morning. The entrance to the Shuishin-ryu Dojo was deserted. The apprentices who were supposed to attend classes were already in the dojo, and no one dared to stand at the door of this violent institution.

Alan turned around and led a few people towards the gate of the Mizukami-ryu Dojo.

"But that's what I mean."

Turning his head, a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Then, the happy smile did not last long, and soon became awkward - because of a red-haired girl who became illiterate prematurely due to the butterfly effect of Alan's arrival.

Alice, who couldn't understand Ariel and Allen's logic since they started talking, frowned. When she saw her brother move, she turned around and caught up with Allen, and asked about her doubts.

Very direct!
"What is a kick-out?!"

Everyone was silent.

Allen, Sylphy, Rudy:
We are already in Season 12, where is this space-time rift?
Isaruti was still not affected by them. She took her eyes away from Ariel, who rarely showed a dazed look, with a hidden "refreshed" smile on her face. She turned to Alice and explained happily.

"Challenges between dojos are more like sparring between fellow disciples. At most, they just arrange seats in the dojo. But if this kind of challenge happens between dojos, it is like kicking out the dojo. This is an act completely different from sparring. Just like what Senior Brother said, it is more like provocation. This is especially true for the Sword God School and the Water God School. This meaning is particularly obvious."

"Huh? Why?" Alice couldn't understand the "dojo accent" in Izuruti's words, and her face became even more confused.

Isa Luti smiled and said, "This is related to some of the things that the Sword God Style and the Water God Style are obsessed with."

"face."

“Reputation.”

"dignity."

"glory."

Izuruti paused for a moment and continued.

"The ultimate goal is to own the holy land of swordsmen - the Holy Land of Swords."

These words pulled everyone out of the state of silence caused by Alice.

"Ownership of the Holy Sword Land?"

Rudy asked doubtfully.

"I read in a book that whoever is stronger between the Water God School and the Sword God School will win the ownership of the Sword Holy Land. But the Sword Holy Land is clearly at the westernmost end of the northern continent, very far away from here. Is this necessary?"

Isaruti shook her head.

"It is necessary. We are just taking back what is rightfully ours. The Holy Land of Swords was occupied by the strongest swordsman of the time, so it was originally the place where the first generation of the Water God taught. But then it was taken away by the Sword God School, and we successfully took it back more than a hundred years ago, but a few short years later, it was taken away by the Sword God School again."

Rudy blinked. "A few years? How can it be so short?"

Izuluti turned her head and glanced at Ariel, who looked unusually depressed and looked down at her feet.

At this time, several people had already walked to the entrance of the Shuishenliu Dojo, and Allen, who was walking in front, stopped.

Naturally, everyone who took him as their backbone stopped.

In front of me, a five-meter-wide road branched off from the simple white brick and stone wall, with iron gates on both sides open.

In the sight, there is a pillar similar to a screen wall, but it occupies a very small area. It is only the size of a few people hugging and stands in the middle of the sight.

Interlocking blocks are carved into it, with black stone chips embedded in the notches to outline the emblem of the Water God Ryu Dojo.

Rough, yet with a simple beauty.

Alan squinted at the familiar pillar.

——The Suigami-ryu emblem above belongs to both the Suigami-ryu dojo and the personal emblem of the first Suigami.

"Because, a hundred years ago, the Water God School was held back. However, now under the shadow of Gar's 'School of Desire', it is indeed weak."

"?" Sylphy, Alice, and Rudy all looked at Allen with confusion on their faces. And Izuruti smiled inexplicably, looking at Allen's broad back.

Very 'safe'.

The latter turned his head and looked at the white palace standing on the mountain in the distance behind him.

"The Holy Land of Sword was not originally called the Holy Land of Sword. It was just an ordinary snowy town where the first generation of the Water God taught. Because of him, this barren land in the north gradually became known as the place where the strongest swordsman taught, and it was praised as the Holy Land of Sword."

"But the first generation Water God is not a pedantic person. He knows very well that the reason why the Water God School is strong is because he is strong enough, not because of the overall strength of his disciples. He also does not think that after his death, the Water God School will always be able to bear the name of 'Sword Holy Land'."

"If you want swordsmanship to flourish and continue to prosper, you need to set up a target for the world, a 'pilgrimage site' that all swordsmen yearn for. But as a human being, he will eventually die one day, so what should he do? People will die, but the 'Sword Saint' will live forever. So before he died, he turned the Sword Saint into this 'target'."

"Last Will: The Sword Holy Land will hold a challenge every five years. All sword schools are welcome to challenge. If you succeed in the challenge, the Sword Holy Land will teach you. The content of the challenge: two aspects."

"First, the overall strength of the sect's disciples below the Emperor level."

"Second, look at the top combat power above the emperor level of the school itself."

“The former is more important than the latter.”

"After all, the overall strength of the school is low. If the top leaders are strong enough, they can occupy the Holy Land of Sword. Then the name of 'Holy Land of Sword' is meaningless. It should be renamed 'Home of the Strongest Swordsman'. The ownership of the Holy Land of Sword can be changed by relying on personal strength. This is something the First Water God did not want to see. It is inconsistent with his original intention of promoting the overall prosperity of swordsmanship."

Rudy was stunned by these words.

"But I heard from Gilenu that the reason why the Holy Land of Sword is called the Holy Land of Sword is because it is the place where the strongest swordsman of the time teaches his style of swordsmanship."

(End of this chapter)