How to Replace Your Dad - Chapter 142

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How to Replace Your Dad

Chapter 142

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‘They’re here!’

I looked at the three people standing in front of me, blocking my path.

It was Yuise, Antonio, and Abel.

Antonio asked.

“So who is it, Young Lady?”

What?

When I widened my eyes as if asking what he meant, Antonio said.

“The bastard who made you desperate enough to set the mountain on fire.”

‘Oh, that…’

Everyone chasing me was dangerous.

But if I had to pick the most frightening one among them, there was one.

I pointed to the tallest horse-riding knight among Hilery’s knights.

“That one.”

The horse-riding knight flinched.

In contrast, my knights’ eyes gleamed with anticipation.

The horse-riding knight seemed somewhat flustered, but soon gripped his massive spear and faced them.

The size of the spear was truly enormous.

It would be difficult to even grip the shaft without using both hands.

The horse-riding knight shouted.

“I, Keegan, guardian of the great Toreyaes Family! Come, you who threaten my master—!”

His roar split the mountain.

Antonio’s eyes sparkled.

“Cool.”

“…”

“…”

Yuise and I remained silent.

‘Well, Antonio does have boyish tendencies.’

He’d probably like something like Power Rangers.

“That one’s mine.”

Antonio kicked off the ground and charged low.

It was a terrifying speed.

Antonio’s weapon was a mace.

According to Father, he handled a mace better than a sword.

The horse-riding knight swung as soon as Antonio entered the spear’s range.

But Antonio was faster.

He dodged under the spear, blocked the shaft with the armor on his side, and swung his mace.

Clang—!

With a sharp cracking sound, the horse-riding knight’s helmet shattered.

Antonio tossed the mace handle up.

He caught it in reverse grip and immediately used the metal part of the mace like a blade to slash the opponent’s abdomen.

The horse-riding knight staggered.

Antonio didn’t miss that moment and swept his leg.

The horse-riding knight fell.

Dropping his spear.

Antonio said with a mischievous face.

“Now, take this too!”

That’s when it happened.

“I’m defeated!”

“What?”

“I said I’m defeated!”

“…”

Antonio fell silent.

Antonio, who had been firmly stepping on the horse-riding knight with his military boot, turned to look at me with a sad face.

“…He spoke so magnificently though.”

He had spoken so impressively, but seemed deflated after becoming pathetic in just three exchanges.

‘Well, that knight isn’t significantly higher level compared to other family tournament knights.’

Compared to the Irregular Elite, he’d be at a child’s level.

That knight was made useful by Hilery casting all sorts of enhancement and amplification magic on him.

With all sorts of support magic attached, he must have felt incredible elation thinking he’d become strong.

That’s why he was so eager to catch me to show off.

But now it was impossible.

Hilery seemed to have her hands full just blocking Abel.

“Should I… handle this too…?”

Abel said in a languid voice.

The ‘this’ he was referring to was Hilery.

Hilery said in a choked voice.

“You think you can easily defeat me?!”

Abel glanced at Hilery.

At that moment, crash—!

Hilery’s barrier shattered.

“…!”

Hilery’s face turned pale.

The other knights stepped forward.

They were at a superior level compared to the horse-riding knight.

The knight with a sword clashed with Antonio.

His swordsmanship was definitely exceptional.

Just as his blade was about to reach Antonio.

Whooom—.

With vibrations, golden light gathered around Antonio.

My nullification field.

Antonio grinned.

“Do you think you can draw even a drop of blood from me with our Young Lady behind me?”

Attack is a double-edged sword.

The moment you fail, your abdomen and legs become exposed.

It was natural that Antonio’s mace blazed through that opening.

Yuise’s sorcery mercilessly struck Hilery’s knights.

Up to this point, only 4 minutes.

Collecting the flag would actually take more time.

‘How reassuring this is.’

I let out a deep sigh and received the flag that Yuise had collected.

Then I looked down the mountain and said.

“Let’s go. Time to return what we received.”

Abel, Antonio, and Yuise ran down the hillside.

* * *

When Yustea and her knights joined, it became completely their game.

[Ahhh—!]

[Stop, stop!]

[Young Lady!]

The Irregulars watching the Mirror World from Esgaroth Castle chuckled.

“They’re no match for the squad leaders.”

“Oh my, they’re forming an alliance over there.”

“An alliance won’t help. They’ve never coordinated before, so it won’t be much use in actual combat.”

The knights’ skill level wasn’t bad.

Rather, if they weren’t elites, they were strong enough that regular Irregular unit members would have difficulty facing them.

‘Yet the reason they can be knocked down like matchsticks is…’

The vassals watched the Mirror World with trembling eyes.

“Amazing.”

Yustea was the core of this battle.

She had clear vision.

When attacked from both sides, she could instantly identify and target the weaker side.

The moment one side broke through, when they tried to attack from behind, her tremendous nullification field shone.

Her path was efficient.

She thoroughly calculated the knights’ stamina and mana.

As a result, she swiftly dealt with the ragtag groups.

Javid, the Marquise’s son, looked around anxiously.

The expressions of those watching the Family Tournament preliminaries had changed.

No one looked down on Aslan’s daughter anymore.

“Does heaven’s fortune accompany Lord Aslan…?”

One who obtained such a treasure without Esgaroth’s halo.

The eyes of the Marquise’s faction vassals trembled narrowly.

Javid shouted.

“It’s not over yet!”

He stood up abruptly and said.

“What she’s dealt with so far are just ragtag groups. She hasn’t faced strong opponents like Nevarro yet!”

While Yustea was being pursued, the strong ones had diligently acquired flags.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places were already determined.

At the current ranking, Yustea wouldn’t pass the preliminaries.

Moreover, the weaker ones had recognized Yustea’s side’s abilities and were no longer approaching.

One hour until the end of the preliminaries.

To change the rankings dramatically before then, the only option was to defeat the family that had acquired the most flags.

However, once the 1st and 2nd place families had a decent number, they quickly hid.

To pass the preliminaries without losing strength for the main tournament.

Javid smiled coldly.

“She will never pass the preliminaries.”

A sinister voice echoed low.

* * *

“I don’t see any enemies.”

“None here either.”

“This way too…”

Yuise, Antonio, and Abel said.

I groaned.

‘They’re hiding.’

It’s advantageous to hide once you’re in the safe zone.

The main tournament is in three days.

To recover by then, it’s better not to fight anymore.

“Who’s in 1st place?”

“Lady Guinevere of the Nevarro Ducal House.”

“What about 2nd and 3rd place?”

“The Calveron Count House and the Ibanes Count House.”

All three are formidable opponents.

‘Especially Guinevere’s side has two mages.’

They must have created special barriers to make tracking difficult.

I checked my watch.

‘Only 40 minutes left…’

As I grew quiet, Antonio asked in an anxious voice.

“Why are you just standing there? We need to move quickly.”

“I’m thinking.”

“Thinking?”

“Where would I hide if I were them…”

If I had acquired that many flags and wanted to hide safely…

I bit my lip.

‘There are too many variables to figure out.’

If they had holy knights, it would be better to recover near the Holy Site.

On the other hand, if they were mage knights, the Holy Site would be poison instead.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams all thoroughly managed their information, so I didn’t know much about their knights’ backgrounds.

‘It would be nice if I had tracking skills… Wait, skills?’

I startled.

And opened my status window.

Name: Yustea Esgaroth

Class: Saint

Traits: Purification, Healing, Status Window (Active), Divine Prophecy (100% (More)), Crest Bestowal (1/1), Affection Reading (Active)

MP: 1492/1500

.

.

I focused on one spot.

[Divine Prophecy (100% (More))]

‘I can see it!’

Divine Prophecy is a special skill.

There’s a set time when it can be viewed.

After not viewing the divine prophecy last time, the percentage had dropped to 0.

Now I could see the divine prophecy.

I activated the divine prophecy.

Sometimes paths are made.

It was a meaningless statement.

‘Hmm, I wish the divine prophecy was more accurate.’

It always speaks so vaguely like this.

Also, it might not always be about what I want to know.

I was about to sigh.

‘Make a path…?’

I startled and looked up.

“Young Lady?”

Yuise looked at me as if asking what was wrong.

I smiled brightly.

“That’s it, that’s the answer. Yuise!”

“Yes?”

“Can you do something like this?”

As I whispered, Yuise’s eyes widened.

He let out a hollow laugh.

“I could do it, but… are you really going to? I mean, will you really?”

His face was incredibly bewildered.

I chuckled sinisterly.

* * *

Imperial Palace Colosseum.

Several people watching the Mirror World checked the time.

A middle-aged noble asked the one looking at his watch.

“How much time is left?”

“20 minutes remaining.”

“Oh no, is Esgaroth finally eliminated…?”

Despite their tremendous performance, it was disappointing.

The others also had gloomy faces.

The preliminaries of this Family Tournament had been quite a spectacle.

Yustea had displayed all sorts of wit.

“It would have been nice to see her in the main tournament too…”

When a noble lady spoke regretfully, her son shook his head.

“20 minutes would be impossible. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are all hiding so well.”

But then it happened.

[20 minutes until end. Announcing rankings.]

A mechanical voice came from the Mirror World.

A loud announcement echoed throughout the preliminary zone.

“Ah, are they announcing the rankings now?”

“Haha, how considerate.”

“Considerate? It’s frustrating.”

{1st place, House Padro.}

“What?”

Count Padro looked at the Mirror World with a bewildered expression.

His daughter had tried her best until the end, but only managed to steal 10 flags.

Having lost 2 of her own flags, she currently held only 8.

{2nd place, House Chedrox.}

“Chedrox?”

“What? Chedrox was completely destroyed by Esgaroth’s Yustea and lost all their flags.”

Just 30 minutes ago, no less.

{3rd place, House Nevarro.}

“3rd place?!”

Marquis Nevarro, who had been proudly watching his granddaughter Guinevere who had recorded 1st place in the preliminaries, jumped up.

All the rankings were wrong.

Marquis Nevarro angrily looked at the Mage Tower Master.

“What kind of ridiculous announcement is this? My Guinevere has 51 flags, 51!”

The Mage Tower Master frantically waved his hands with a flustered face.

“That’s not it!”

“What do you mean that’s not it? My Guinevere is in 1st place with 51 flags!”

“No, that’s not what I mean – we never sent out such an announcement…!”

“What?”

The Mage Tower Master looked extremely wronged.

He had never set up a 20-minute warning announcement.

All the tower had done was install or deploy transmitters and release the Mirror World codes.

The Colosseum stirred.

“Then, that announcement was…”

“Oh, look at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place contestants!”

Those who had been confused by the announcement were revealing themselves.

[Wasn’t I in a safe position? No way! I need to get flags quickly!]

[Padro. We need to target House Padro!]

The faces of Countess Calberón and Countess Ibanez in 2nd and 3rd place turned pale.

Even Guinevere in 1st place released her barrier and came out to survey the surroundings.

[Only 1st place can advance with a bye. We’ve taken serious damage, so if we don’t get a bye, we’ll be in danger in the main tournament. We need to acquire more flags!]

The revealed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place contestants immediately searched for enemies.

And just as they were about to clash.

[Hello, noble ladies.]

Yustea’s voice was heard.

“…!”

“…!!!”

It was the moment people’s eyes widened.

A brigadier general of the Imperial Army grabbed the railing and shouted.

“It was Lady Yustea who spread that announcement!”

“What?!”

People gasped.

It was a method no one had thought of.

“How did she think of such a thing…!”

Even the Emperor looked surprised.

He almost lost his dignity and gaped.

Luciano chuckled softly.

“She’s always been like that. I’ve never beaten Yustea in cunning either.”

The Emperor slapped his knee and burst into laughter.

“If you can’t find them, make them come out! Who could match that child’s wisdom!”

Right, paths aren’t just for finding.

Sometimes you have to create them.

The Imperial Army watched the Mirror World with amazed faces.

“How could she think of such…”

“Amazing—!”

Clamante, a soldier of the Imperial Army, shouted.

Marquis Nevarro’s face turned yellow.

“Guinevere…”

The girls in the Mirror World realized they had been deceived and turned pale.

One girl bit her lips tightly.

[That’s not a wise method. Didn’t you think we’d form an alliance the moment we realized?]

[Why wouldn’t I have thought of that?]

[Are you trusting in the knight with long-range attacks? Do you think he can defeat us all?]

She was Countess Ibanez.

Countess Ibanez twisted her lips.

[You’ve been expelled from noble families for so long that your calculations must be off.]

[…]

[Or maybe you were expelled for being so foolish.]

[…]

“That’s too harsh…”

“Right, it’s not like she cheated…”

As people murmured, Yustea said leisurely.

[Abel is strong, but he’s not what I’m counting on.]

[What?]

[I’ll introduce my final knight.]

Yustea slowly opened her mouth.

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