How to Replace Your Dad - Chapter 141

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How to Replace Your Dad

Chapter 141

Stella’s face turned red as if it would burst.

Trembling violently, she screamed.

[If such a talented kid was so great, why was she so hated?!]

At that moment, Yustea flinched and looked somewhere else.

It seemed she heard signs of people nearby.

Her eyes instantly filled with wariness.

[Keep your voice down. Someone’s outside—.]

[Fine, let’s say you’ve helped me with my work a little. But that doesn’t mean only you have talent.]

[Stella.]

[My talent is being loved!]

Stella’s lips twisted.

[It’s a talent you could never have, desperately struggling every time to create achievements just to get a little recognition.]

Yustea narrowed her brow.

Stella smiled brightly.

It was an arrogant smile of someone who considered herself the victor.

[Your true self isn’t loved by anyone. Unlike me—!]

The town square erupted in commotion.

“What the hell is that.”

“What kind of words are those…”

To the people, Stella’s image was like this.

Stella like sunshine.

Kind Stella.

Stella without a shadow in her heart.

Therefore, lovable Stella.

Even her friends who called themselves Stella’s Guard turned pale.

“Uh… this is…”

The gaunt young man looked around with a flustered expression.

The crowd got excited and jeered.

“She was just wearing a mask. Nothing but a petty, foolish half-noble!”

“Who’s the one with a rotten core!”

“We were deceived. We were all deceived!”

Having a good image wasn’t entirely an advantage.

Once you fall, you become a wreck.

Just like right now.

The friends who had shared in her popularity as Stella’s retinue looked bewildered.

Especially the young woman around Stella’s age who had been like the captain of her guard was very flustered.

“What, what is this. Why are things going like this…”

As she muttered and looked around nervously, she quickly spoke up.

“There’s no way Lady Stella would say such things. Yustea must have schemed something…!”

However, the expected reaction didn’t come.

“How stupid!”

“If she has the character to spout such words just because she fell for a scheme, then she was never the saint we thought she was!”

The crowd’s backlash was tremendous.

It was only natural that Stella’s friends couldn’t say anything and looked around nervously with bewildered faces.

* * *

“Your true self isn’t loved by anyone. Unlike me—!”

Stella gripped her skirt and spewed venom.

She was so excited she couldn’t see what was in front of her.

That’s when it happened.

“How nice to see sisters getting along.”

A giggling voice was heard.

A family had approached us.

A girl with red twin-tailed hair in curly waves.

‘Roji of the Olbera Count Family.’

She was the most dangerous opponent among the girls participating in the Family Tournament.

Only then did Stella’s eyes widen.

I quickly stepped back.

“You don’t think the back is clear, do you?”

Roji said while playing with the hair at her temples.

That’s right.

The back was already blocked by Roji’s knights.

‘The entire Olbera family came.’

I quickly scanned for escape routes.

Unlike me, Stella took a few steps toward Roji.

“Instead of this, how about we resolve it through dialogue?”

“Dialogue… let’s hear it.”

“I have a flag. I’ll give it to you if you want.”

“And then?”

“Take my flag and let me go.”

“Hmm…”

“If you can acquire a flag without any damage, that would be beneficial for you too… um, I mean, my lady.”

“It’s Roji Olbera.”

“Pardon?”

“You seemed not to know my name.”

“Ah. I’ll remember it. I won’t forget my lady’s name.”

“You seem to have misunderstood what I meant.”

Stella looked puzzled.

Roji smiled brightly.

“I meant we’re a knight family famous for our mages.”

“What…”

“What I mean is, we’re not a family that would suffer damage just to catch one half-wit!”

A whip sprang from Roji’s hand.

It was incredibly thick with sharp metal pieces attached – a true killing weapon.

Whoosh—!

With a sharp sound, the whip struck the ground violently.

I dodged quickly, but Stella was different.

“Kyaaah—!”

The whip shattered Stella’s shoulder armor and scraped her forearm.

Blood dripped down.

Stella collapsed on the spot.

Her face was pale as a corpse.

“How, how could you do such a thing…!”

Roji groaned “Ahh…” and said.

“I really hate stupid things.”

“What, what did you say?”

“When words don’t work, you have to use your body. I hate getting too muscular.”

Roji is similar to Antonio’s type.

Someone whose muscle density is on a different level from ordinary people.

In fact, that small body was hiding tremendous strength.

Her muscle quality was so incredible that just a little exercise would build muscles superior to men’s.

If she had let her muscles develop freely, she would probably have trouble moving nimbly.

“In contrast, that one seems troublesome in a different way.”

Roji looked at me and grinned.

At my feet, golden light was forming a circle.

A healing zone.

The moment Roji pulled out her whip, I had activated my healing trait.

‘It would be troublesome if I lost consciousness from being hit by the whip.’

I continued to survey my surroundings.

Roji saw me doing this and let out a hollow laugh.

“I said it would be troublesome. Look, that one still hasn’t given up.”

As she grumbled, one of the Olvera knights behind her spoke.

“You shouldn’t call people ‘this’ and ‘that.’ ‘Young Lady.'”

“Anyone watching would think you’re really polite.”

Roji raised an eyebrow slightly.

He and Roji glared at each other menacingly.

My eyes widened slightly.

‘That man is…!’

Prince Olvera.

In other words, Roji’s older brother.

Just because the Family Tournament captain was limited to girls didn’t mean other family heirs absolutely couldn’t participate.

‘They included Olbera Youngshik among the knights.’

It showed how much attention the Olvera Family was paying to the Family Tournament.

Romeban Olvera.

He boasted skills that were undoubtedly among the best of the young knights.

‘If Olbera Youngshik has blocked the rear, escaping is nearly impossible. Then…’

I quickly racked my brain.

But even in the midst of this…

“Sob… ugh, ahh…”

Stella’s sniffling was interfering with my concentration.

The Olvera knights sneered.

They must have found it absurd that the Family Tournament captain was trembling and crying after being hit once by a whip.

I said while staying alert to my surroundings.

“Stella, get up.”

“What?”

“Two people have a higher chance of breaking through than one.”

“How are we supposed to run away in this situation! We’re blocked front and back, and I’m injured!”

Stella shouted angrily.

Then she glared at me.

“I’m not stupid enough not to realize you’re planning to use me as bait and escape alone!”

Pffft!

Laughter burst out from the Olvera Family members.

Fighting even in this situation must have seemed ridiculous.

I frowned and said.

“I don’t know about Olbera Youngshik, but we can break through the Noble Lady’s side.”

Roji’s face contorted.

She let out a hollow laugh.

“That’s not something I can just let slide. Where did such a stupid idea come from? The sisters are both equally dim-witted.”

Though Roji spoke coldly, snickering laughter could be heard from behind.

It was Olbera Youngshik.

He shrugged his shoulders with a satisfied expression.

“Seems like a wise judgment to me.”

“Just spouting whatever nonsense.”

Roji’s face turned menacing.

I slowly moved into position.

That’s when it happened.

“Let’s see if you can really break through!”

Roji swung her whip.

‘Now’s my chance!’

I quickly dodged.

I had been waiting for the exact moment Roji would swing her whip.

The whip truly lashed out.

Since I dodged, it hit Prince Olvera who was right behind me!

“Ugh…!”

The whip with sharp metal pieces tore through Prince Olvera’s chest skin with a ripping sound.

The knights’ eyes widened in surprise.

Roji smiled and said.

“Oops. My mistake.”

“Mistake?! You crazy… that’s obviously bullshit…!”

Another piece of information about the Olvera siblings.

‘They get along terribly.’

Olbera Youngshik gripped his sword.

The knights tensed up as he looked ready to lunge at any moment.

I seized that opportunity.

Seized it and… bolted!

“…!”

“…?!”

The Olvera Family members flinched.

“You were aiming for this!”

“That bastard…!”

Olbera Youngshik and Roji shouted.

Stella, who had been sitting on the ground, opened her eyes wide.

“Huh? Uh… uhh…!”

Stella frantically tried to get up from the ground, but escape was impossible for her.

The knights who had let me escape once weren’t going to let Stella slip away.

* * *

Imperial Palace Colosseum.

Marquis Esgaroth couldn’t hide his delighted laughter.

Aslan also let out a small chuckle.

The assembly hall had been heated up the entire time.

“They broke out of that?”

“Wow…!”

Without even a knight, let alone a weapon, and blocked front and back, everyone thought defeat was certain.

“I wondered what was happening when they proposed escaping together to Stella Andres.”

“They deliberately provoked Roji Olvera.”

“Since they had no way to attack, they used their opponent.”

The audience was delighted by this unexpected solution.

And some of them…

“What is that kid, really.”

Marquis Nevarro groaned “Huh…”

His son, the current duke, also watched the mirror world with surprised eyes.

“It would have been impossible without knowing the Olbera siblings’ tendencies.”

The frozen relationship between the Olbera siblings was a recent development.

Of course, they couldn’t be called close originally either.

But they became enemies after a certain incident.

“They thoroughly prepared for the Family Tournament. They carefully examined every participant’s background.”

When the current duke clicked his tongue, his father the former duke let out a hollow laugh.

“Do you think everyone could do that just because they prepared?”

Marquis Nevarro glanced at Marquis Esgaroth.

That annoying bastard was watching the mirror world with an amused expression.

“Damn it… I have no choice but to acknowledge it.”

At that moment, those watching the mirror world shouted.

“They’re being pursued.”

“It’s not just the Olbera family. Enemies are swarming from all directions.”

They had been searching continuously after hearing that Yustea was alone.

“Of course. They can’t miss the chance to break the strongest frontrunner.”

“Since she acquired quite a few flags early on, if they just catch Lady Yustea, they can get all those flags.”

Yustea ran frantically.

Even while doing so, she was fiddling with her communication stone.

However, she soon frowned and put the communication stone away.

[Even here…]

“Even here?”

Someone muttered in a puzzled voice.

Then someone shouted.

“It’s interference waves. Communication isn’t working!”

“Well, they can’t let Lady Yustea and her knights reunite.”

But something was strange.

The princes watching the mirror world furrowed their brows.

“What, where is she going?”

“Isn’t she going to the camp?”

“She should reunite with her knights.”

“No, if communication isn’t working in the first place, there’s a high chance the knights left the camp to search for their young lady.”

The number of knights participating in the Family Tournament was only four.

It wasn’t enough to handle both searching and defending the camp.

Yustea entered the mountain.

Dense trees obstructed her path.

Yustea ran frantically, falling and rolling, but never giving up as she climbed the mountain.

“Is she trying to shake off the pursuit by using the rugged mountain?”

“Even so, climbing the mountain would strain a young noble lady’s stamina. In terms of stamina, wouldn’t the knights be superior?”

“Right. The pursuit force is getting closer.”

“This time it’s really a misjudgment…”

Gaspard glanced at Luciano.

Luciano was silently watching the mirror world.

Gaspard smirked.

“After sacrificing Stella to escape, she’ll be caught soon enough.”

Fourth Prince Ain, who was sitting next to Luciano, said.

“Yustea didn’t sacrifice her, Stella stupidly fell behind.”

“What?!”

Gaspard bristled.

Since his brother and mother had been pushed aside, someone like Ain dared to talk back to him.

Gaspard clenched his fist and glared at Ain.

Luciano said.

“Ain’s words aren’t wrong.”

“Let’s see how far Yustea gets.”

She’d be caught soon anyway and dragged away disgracefully.

Gaspard snorted dismissively.

His lips curved up as he watched the mirror world.

But then it happened.

“Huh?”

“What, what is that.”

“What on earth is that…!”

“…!!”

People gasped in shock.

Because Yustea had set the mountain on fire—!

[Fire!]

[Take cover, young lady!]

The pursuit force panicked.

As soon as the flames spread, Yustea crouched down and created a small circle of light at her feet.

“It’s a nullification zone!”

“Right, with that she can prevent the pursuit force from approaching!”

The nobles shouted excitedly.

But the Imperial Army commanders thought differently.

“Oh no, that’s a bad move…”

“That’s right.”

“Mana isn’t infinite.”

A fire that large would take considerable time just to extinguish.

Could she maintain the nullification zone continuously during that time?

A blonde noble lady approached Yustea through the fire.

[Do you think only you can heal?]

She was a girl with healing power excellent enough to be appointed as a senior priest this year.

The priests said.

“Lady Hilery has not only healing but also excellent barriers.”

“In terms of fearsome abilities, she’s superior to Lady Roji Olbera. Lady Hilery’s divine magic aptitude is the best among her peers.”

Under Hilery’s divine magic protection, her knights were unaffected by the fire.

While it couldn’t be called saint-level ability, it would be sufficient to catch Yustea.

Just as Hilery’s knight reached out toward Yustea.

[You’re calling quite hotly.]

“…!”

“…!!”

Flash—!

Character strings starting from some point rippled at insane speed.

The approaching knights were bound tight and thrown away.

Seeing those crashed into the ground, Yustea looked up.

[Sorry I’m late, young lady.]

Aslan’s lips curved up.

“The fire wasn’t just to protect herself.”

She had used the mountain visible from anywhere as a beacon to summon her knights!

Rumble…

The ground vibrated.

And the handsome knight who appeared in midair used a massive barrier to cover the flames.

The fire, cut off from oxygen, soon died down.

It was the appearance of an Irregular.

“Waaaah—!”

Hot cheers echoed throughout the Colosseum.

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