The extremely fast slash arrived later but struck first, quickly catching up with Russel's sword, and then suddenly intercepted the longsword. The terrifying force was like a flood, recklessly impacting Russel's knight's sword.
Russel's face turned pale, and the longsword was directly knocked away. Before Russel could react, a hand had grabbed Russel's neck, directly lifting Russel into the air.
The powerful force almost made Russel unable to breathe. Russel's face turned red in that instant. Russel subconsciously reached out and grabbed Roa's right hand tightly.
Roa raised an eyebrow and let go.
The powerful knight fell to the ground, gasping for breath, greedily inhaling the fresh air.
"I say, aren't you a little too strong?"
Russel's gaze became strange, and he reached out to touch his neck. A slight touch brought a burning pain.
Roa's expression remained calm. Perhaps Russel's strength was indeed not bad, but that was all.
Defeating the opponent was a matter of course.
Everyone was now in a state of unspeakable shock.
"What's that kid's name? Roa?"
"This child is terrifying."
"Even Russel was defeated? By the way, does anyone know how many moves they exchanged?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again.
The thin adventurer who had spoken earlier said somewhat uncertainly, "It seems, it seems to be one move."
At this time, everyone realized how terrifying Roa's strength was.
If defeating Claire in a few short breaths could be explained by Roa's strength,
But now that even Russel had entered the arena, he still couldn't withstand Roa's one move. This could no longer be described as being very strong.
For a time, everyone looked at each other, and they all saw the shocked expression in each other's eyes.
Even Russel wasn't his opponent. How terrifying was his strength?
Everyone didn't dare to think too much and turned their gaze to the two people on the stage.
Iris looked at the competition below with bright eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a happy expression.
Iris sat up from her chair, and the girl's white skirt swayed slightly with her light movements. The girl stood up, her cherry-like lips pursed slightly, and the girl shouted to the young man below, "Brother, amazing."
The young man looked back, and the plain face finally had a slight change. The corners of the young man's mouth brought a faint smile, and he nodded with a smile to Iris above.
Russel got up and just happened to see Roa and Iris's interaction. The already uncomfortable mood became even more bitter, and he couldn't help but bring a few strands of self-deprecation to the corners of his mouth.
Having stayed in the palace for so long, even as the captain of the knights, he had never seen the girl show such a happy smile.
Russel sighed slightly, and the tense square face tried to show a gentle expression as much as possible.
The knight, who was in his thirties or forties, said to Roa in a deep voice, "Roa, your strength is very strong. The strong always have privileges. I can't teach you anything, so, as I said before, you can have your own time. I think everyone has no objections, right?"
Speaking of this, Russel scanned the surrounding adventurers.
Their eyes may have envy and awe, but definitely no jealousy.
This was the privilege that the strong should have. If they didn't even have this privilege, who would work for the kingdom?
Iris on the stage nodded slightly, and the girl's expression became solemn. The girl coughed a few times at this time, attracting everyone's attention.
Roa looked curiously at the quirky little girl on the stage, always feeling that after seeing him, the other party had become different from before.
Iris winked at Roa, and then slowly said, "I want to make Roa my knight."
The girl paused and looked at everyone's eyes.
Everyone was still in a shocked state, and they didn't seem to have recovered from the impact that Roa had brought them before.
Even after hearing Iris say this, they still didn't react.
Iris thought for a while and added another sentence at the end, "My own knight."
Everyone then showed a surprised expression.
Russel smacked his lips, pondering the meaning of Iris's words.
Russel originally thought that Roa and Iris's relationship was unusual.
But now it seemed that it was not unusual at all. On the first day of entering the palace, he received an invitation from the princess, and then on the second day, he became the princess's confidant.
The Royal confidant was not something that everyone could become.
Although the so-called confidant and privileges were not much, just being by the princess's side was the greatest privilege in itself.
One of the reasons why Claire was able to become Iris's knight was because her background was one of the most powerful families in the country.
Thinking of Claire, Russel couldn't help but cast a few pitying glances at Claire.
When someone was favored, someone would naturally fall out of favor.
Even if Claire couldn't be said to have fallen out of favor so seriously, who would feel good about having an extra competitor?
Looking at it, he saw Claire in the crowd, her eyes drooping at this time, her expression with a little loneliness.
The golden short hair seemed to have become a little dim at this moment.
Iris walked down from the stage. For a time, everyone's eyes were focused on Iris. Iris's posture was elegant, and the white skirt separated just before touching the ground. The white ribbon on the girl's chest looked so pure, just like the girl's clear eyes and innocent appearance. The posture was calm but with innocence and romance. This was a girl who could arouse the desire to protect.
The golden long hair hung down to her waist, swaying with the shaking of the skirt. Iris walked straight to Roa, looked directly into Roa's eyes, and the eyes were so clear and serious. The girl asked again, "Roa, can you be my knight?"
There was a little more expectation in Iris's eyes, as if she was a little afraid that Roa would refuse. The girl took a few more steps forward, stretched out her white and slender hands, grabbed Roa's left hand, and looked at Roa with a pitiful expression.
However, in Iris's expectant expression, Roa hesitated slightly and still said, "No."
Iris was indeed very cute, even more cute than her two younger sisters in some ways.
But he couldn't really stay in the castle with Iris, playing house.
Hearing this, a clear disappointment flashed across Iris's face. The girl pursed her lips, with a little grievance in her eyes.