Legends of Runeterra

"Mr. Li En, although I have heard that you are amazingly powerful, in order to ensure the quality of teaching, please have a competition with me."

"Yeah, no problem, Mr. Sebastian."

Standing on the training ground of his own manor, Li En nodded slightly at Sebastian.

"Come on, Li En~!"

Wayne sat under the parasol and raised her little fist to cheer Li En up.

"Haha~! Then I'll change to a training sword first."

Sebastian said as he was about to walk towards the weapons rack nearby.

"Wait, Mr. Sebastian, just use the sword in your hand!

Since we're going to be fighting in the near future, let's not use those unsharpened toys."

"Mr. Li En, this..."

"Could it be that Mr. Sebastian has no confidence in his skills?"

"Haha~! Okay, then let's do as you say."

After that, the two stood face to face, five meters apart.

"Hey~!"

Sebastian drew out the sharp long sword with a golden guard that was specially made for dueling.

"Mr. Li En, this time we are just trying to find out our strength. You can do whatever you want without being bound by the rules."

"No problem, Mr. Sebastian."

Li En nodded calmly and drew his sword.

Sebastian's eyes narrowed. Just from this one move, he could tell that Li En had only simply learned the skills of the long sword at most, and was a complete novice in kendo.

"Is your Highness serious about this? Can Mr. Li En really win the championship?"

For a moment, Sebastian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Mr. Sebastian, are we ready to begin?"

"Okay, Li En, you go first!"

"Shua~!"

As soon as the word "bar" came to his mouth, the sword stopped at Sebastian's throat.

There was no skill involved; this strike was simply so fast that it exceeded the limits of reaction.

"Wow! Li En is so fast!"

Vayne couldn't help but exclaimed while watching the game.

"Fast, right? I'll let you see if I'm fast later!"

Li En glanced at her and made a note of her in his heart.

"Hey~!"

Wayne felt a chill on her back, and her small toes curled up unconsciously in her shoes.

"Mr. Sebastian, do you want to... do it again?"

Facing Li En's tentative gaze, Sebastian felt even more embarrassed.

But in order to save his face, he had to nod slightly.

"Then do it again."

After that, the two stood face to face again.

This time, Li En stood ten meters away from Sebastian.

Seeing this, Sebastian clenched the sword in his hand, looking at Li En with a serious expression and full concentration.

He was indeed a little careless just now, but this time, he would give it his all.

He has been practicing sword since he was three years old, and it has been fifty years now. When Sebastian got serious, an inexplicable aura rose up and pressed towards Li En.

"Well, Mr. Sebastian, shall I begin?"

"Come on, Lee En!"

"Be careful!"

"Hey~!"

It was still the same sword, but when Sebastian got serious, he could vaguely capture the trajectory of the sword.

"Ding~!"

The sharp blades collided, and a huge force came from the long sword.

Before Sebastian could be shocked, the muscle memory from years of sword training allowed him to deflect the sword and dissipate the force.

"Yiya swordsmanship is the best in the world!"

Li En's mouth corners slightly raised, he raised his sword and stabbed again.

"Ding~!"

"Dang~!"

The sword was getting faster and faster, and Sebastian, who had lost the initiative, had to defend himself continuously. Soon a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Shua~!"

He subconsciously raised his sword to block, but found that Li En had already sheathed his sword and was standing three meters away, looking at him with a smile.

I glanced again and saw that Sebastian was about to leave the training ground.

"Hoo~!"

With a sigh of relief, Sebastian put away his sword and saluted Li En.

"Mr. Li En's strength is amazing. Sebastian admires him!"

In addition to admiration, Sebastian's tone also carried a hint of loneliness that was difficult to conceal.

Even though Li En's sword had no skill at all and was just a random stab, Sebastian was completely powerless to resist due to his amazing physical fitness.

"If I had this physique, I would have recreated the glory of Laurent long ago..."

"Haha~! Mr. Sebastian, you are too kind. I know myself. The few moves I made just now were far inferior to the exquisite force-releasing techniques you demonstrated!"

"Skills only require hard work. Mr. Li En, your talent is one in a million. I understand why you said that learning 'Duel Etiquette' is to protect other participants."

Shaking his head, Sebastian looked at Li En.

"Now that we have seen your strength, Mr. Li En, shall we start today's lesson?"

"No hurry, Mr. Sebastian, let's take a break first."

Following Li En's gaze, Sebastian noticed that his elegant attire was a little disheveled and his face was covered in sweat.

"Okay, take a break then."

Led by the waiter, Sebastian changed into clean clothes and returned to the training ground.

"This is Ionia's new tea this year. I asked Jarvan for it. Mr. Sebastian, please try it and see if you like it."

Whether in terms of status or strength, Li En is now someone that the Laurent family needs to look up to.

When Sebastian saw Li En standing up to pour him tea, he felt touched to be valued.

"Thank you, Mr. Li En!"

"Haha~! You're too polite. If you don't mind, you can just call me Li En.

After all, you are much older than me, and you will teach me the "Duel Etiquette" next. If I really count, I have to call you "Teacher"! "

"I understand. I will call you Li En during private training!"

"Sure, whatever you like!"

Sebastian, who had been frowning slightly since entering the manor, finally relaxed his brows and a smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.

...

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding~!"

Even through a thick layer of wood, the knocking sounds of maintenance work could still reach Fiona's ears.

This affected her training efficiency to some extent as she was used to quietness.

"Hoo~!"

"Click~!"

After adjusting her breath, Fiona sheathed her sword and turned to leave the training ground.

On the way back to the room, a man of medium build, dressed in aristocratic clothes, passed by in the distance.

That was Amda Laurent, the second of Sebastian's five sons.

"Amda!"

From a distance, Fiona called the other person's name.

"Hmm? Fiona, why are you here? Aren't you going to practice swordplay today?"

"Don't mention it. Why did you suddenly start renovating the training ground? It's making so much noise that I can't concentrate on my sword practice!"

"Oh! This, I forgot to tell you, it was arranged by my father."

"Huh? Why?"

"Don't you know? Recently, it's been rumored that my father taught someone 'Duel Etiquette' at the request of His Royal Highness the Prince, and that person is going to win the 'Banquet Duel' in the near future!"

"You mean His Highness' birthday party where all duelists are invited?"

"Exactly!"

"A guy who has just started learning 'Dueling Etiquette'? My father is..."

"Fiona!"

Amuda interrupted Fiona's faux pas.

"Okay, sorry Amuda, do you know the man's name?"

"Let me think... I heard my father mention it once, it seems to be called... 'Li En'."

"'Li En'..."

"Fiona, if you're interested, you can meet him when he comes to our house!"

"Dad renovated the training ground just for him?"

"That's right!"

"okay, I get it."

Fiona nodded, bowed to Amuda, and turned to leave.

Amuda looked at her departing back, the words that he hadn't spoken yet got stuck in his throat.

"Ah~! Forget it, I'd better not say anything more."

Shaking his head, Amuda turned and left.