Chapter 52 Epilogue: Girl Laxana No Longer Worries

Chapter 52 Epilogue: Girl Laxana no longer worries

Blade Waltz, the supreme secret of the Laurent family's swordsmanship.

It is said that when using this secret, the user will completely disappear in the endless sword light, and the person and the sword will attack the enemy indiscriminately.

Encircled by the sword light, the enemy can only defend in vain against attacks from all directions, and finally die in the dazzling light.

It's just that the members of the Laurent family in recent generations have a bit of poor skills, so this move has not appeared in people's vision for a long time, so many people think that this is just the self-boasting of the Laurent family.

Maybe...it's just a good swordsmanship, but few people are really willing to believe that the user can disappear in the sword light.

And now, they have seen this swordsmanship with their own eyes.

Fiona's figure almost merged with her sword light, like a tangled gorgeous ribbon, lingering around Lux.

The red streak on the ribbon was the cape outside Fiona's armor!

Zhao Xin, standing behind Jarvan III, held the spear in his hand.

Although it was not honorable enough, he was ready to go down and end the battle at any time - no matter from which angle, he could not sit idly by and watch the two people in the duel arena get hurt!

Being in the battle, the pressure Lux felt was even more amazing.

In front of Blade Waltz - even the still immature Blade Waltz, Lux, who could still maintain the situation in close combat, finally fell into a disadvantage.

She dodged left and right in a panic, frequently blocked with her sword, and even used the thickest part of her armor to deal with Fiona's attack from the side - thanks to the thin and tough rapier Fiona used this time, if she used a three-sided sharp duel sword this time, I'm afraid Lux ​​would have died on the spot!

Although she was quite shocked by the former "outstanding student who watched", it was still not direct enough compared to the current personal experience.

During the simulation training, Lux had faced many kinds of opponents, but because of Karya's "limited computing power", opponents of Fiona's level could not be simulated.

In this dazzling sword light, Lux seemed to have returned to the first training and faced the scarab.

This continuous sword light, just like the endless beetles at that time, and the yellow sand all over the sky, almost suffocated her.

Relying solely on skills and reactions, it is impossible to face the sharp blade waltz.

After realizing this, Lux avoided another fatal stab while holding the hilt with both hands for the first time.

"Now?"

Facing Lux's question, Karya, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke for the first time.

"Now!"

Fiona's rapier attacked again.

This time Lux did not retreat or dodge.

She held the sword with both hands, exerted all her strength, and met the brightest sword light from bottom to top!

"Zheng——"

With an extremely harsh sound of metal and iron intersecting, Lux's sword and Fiona's rapier finally collided head-on.

Lux's head-on attack cleanly cut the blade of the rapier.

This time, the thin and tough rapier failed to bend and bounce off Lux's slash and continue its attack as it did in the previous collision.

With a sword slash, the two swords intersected, and the two people passed by, and the two swords broke almost at the same time.

"Swoosh——"

"Swoosh——"

"Tap——"

The next moment, in the astonishment of the audience, the broken sword blade flew out and nailed to the table in the front row of the audience.

Then, with two sounds of "Ka" and "Uh", the two nobles behind the two tables locked their hearts, rolled their eyes, and fainted on the spot.

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The swords of Lux and Fiona were both broken.

According to the rules of Demacia, a broken sword is a loss - theoretically, this is an extremely bad lose-lose outcome.

According to the Demacia code, a lose-lose duel should have a "second round witnessed by the Winged Sisters".

However, because the Winged Sisters have not seen each other for a long time, there will be no witnesses in the second round - and a duel cannot be carried out without witnesses, so in essence, a lose-lose is a draw.

Considering Lux's age and the Blade Waltz used by Fiona, the witnesses present obviously would not think that anyone lost - this is clearly a win-win situation!

Even though many people know that Lux tried her best and barely got this outcome, if she said it out, this duel would eventually be regarded as a draw.

Everything is moving towards a perfect result. Although many nobles are worried about Lux's performance and do not want to see another Tiana rise, at least at this time, their choice should be to stand up and applaud enthusiastically.

Then, just as Jarvan III was preparing to give his testimony, the Illuminati bishop who presided over the engagement yesterday stood up first.

"Sure enough, there is a second round! The oracle is true!" The old bishop with white hair shouted in an extremely excited tone, "The Winged Sisters have not forgotten us, they have been watching us and Demacia! Laxana and Fiona, you will have the second round of duel under the glory of the Winged Sisters!"

This sudden change shocked all the nobles present.

Is Mr. Bishop crazy!

You don't even look at who is dueling. It's a happy ending for these two. Even if we wish they would both lose, we can only applaud obediently now!

Are you tired of living by jumping out to cause trouble at this time?

At this time, all the nobles finally shared the same hatred and glared at this uninvited guest - the Illuminati should be your charity group honestly, and don't come out to make trouble at this time!

No matter how close Lux is to the royal family, it is also our nobles' internal affairs!

You Illuminati want to get involved at this time?

Dream on!

However, what people didn't expect was that facing the murderous eyes of the nobles, the old bishop still looked calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care at all.

"This is an oracle!" He smiled, as if bathing in supreme glory, "It is the will of the Winged Sisters! The Silent Man has interpreted the oracle, and the Winged Sisters are watching us!"

After hearing the oracle, the nobles present finally couldn't sit still. They looked at each other, and their originally resentful eyes instantly became horrified - if the Silent Man was sure that it was an oracle...

It can't be true, right?

How could this be?

At this time, the Illuminati got the oracle!

Many nobles who reacted very quickly have remembered the past history, the history of the struggle between the divine power represented by the Illuminati and the royal power represented by the royal family!

If it weren't for the royal family and the nobles, who finally won the support of the people with the sacrifice of blood, the Illuminati would not be as harmless as it is now!

Although they had not experienced that era, many nobles had learned a lot of secrets from their elders. If the silent people within the Illuminati had not intervened and the Illuminati had not forged the oracle, even if Jarvan I died on the battlefield and Jarvan II went into battle, the nobles would have found it difficult to win a complete victory in that political struggle.

And now, the Illuminati confidently took out the oracle...

Could it be that the Illuminati, which has been low-key for a hundred years, finally couldn't help but show its fangs?

"The Illuminati will not lie about the oracle." The bishop smiled and looked extremely proud. "Everyone, the Winged Sisters have never been away from us. Next, let me announce the oracle-"

"No need." Just when he was proudly planning to spread the glory of the Winged Sisters and make the Illuminati great again, Lux suddenly spoke and interrupted him without warning, "I lost this duel. There is no need to announce the oracle. As a loser, I am willing to bear the punishment of the stone crown."

No one thought that Lux would say this.

When her powerful words appeared in everyone's ears, the king was stunned, the nobles were stunned, the bishop was stunned, and the entire duel hall became silent.

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No one could have imagined that at this time, Lux would take the initiative to stand up and interrupt the words of the Illuminati bishop and stop them from announcing the oracle by accepting the punishment of the stone crown!

Voluntarily accepting the punishment of the stone crown means that Lux will climb the Giant God Peak barefoot until it reaches the top to wash away her failure and the blasphemy against the Winged Sisters!

When Lux said this, no matter what oracle the Illuminati bishop found, it was completely meaningless at this time-Luxury would rather accept the oracle than accept it, and would rather accept the punishment of the stone crown!

This made the bishop's breath almost stuck in his throat. He never expected that an opportunity to spread the glory of faith that finally appeared was destroyed by Lux in a nearly martyr-like manner!

At this time, the nobles who came to their senses all paid the highest respect to Lux with all their heart.

In this situation, even the slowest nobles realized that if they let the bishop announce the oracle and then fought the second round of the duel with great fanfare, perhaps the religious faction within the Illuminati would rise again.

After all, the Illuminati was not so gentle from the beginning. This ancient organization, which was born out of the Winged Sisterhood, was the "founding father" of Demacia, just like the thirteen nobles.

In Demacia, theocracy was once an important force. The Illuminati and the nobles used to pull each other's hair and spit on each other!

However, due to the foreign war, the nobles used their own sacrifices to gain the support of the people, and finally squeezed the Illuminati out of the center of power and turned it into a harmless charity organization - but even so, they did not forget to suppress the Illuminati.

Even in Demacia, a large part of the reason for the rise of the demon hunters was to gain a step towards the Illuminati and suppress their influence in the field of magic.

Just now, when the Archbishop of Xiongdu announced the reappearance of the Silent Man and the coming of the oracle, the Illuminati, a long-dormant organization, already had a reason and opportunity to reactivate!

From what he said, it seemed that the oracle mentioned the second round of the duel!

Considering the result of the duel between Lux and Fiona, this is a true prophetic oracle. If it is spread, countless people will return to the arms of the Illuminati!

Moreover, unlike the previous situation, even the Silent Man who is loyal to the Winged Sisters will be involved in the struggle - when the time comes, all the nobles will have a hard time!

However, at this critical moment, Lux admitted her failure, rejected the oracle, and accepted the punishment of the stone crown neatly, blocking all the ways of the Illuminati with one sentence.

Stop talking, I will accept the punishment myself!

In silence, Lux raised the broken sword high.

"In the name of Laxana Crown Guard, I accept the punishment of the stone crown myself and climb the top of the giant god to avenge the defeat!"

"I will not return to Germany until I climb the top of the mountain, forge the broken blade, and avenge this defeat!"

As Lux made the oath, all the nobles took off their hats in unison and touched their chests with their hands to express their respect for her.

On the surface, this was for Lux's honesty in admitting her failure and her uprightness in accepting the punishment herself.

In fact, it was because she truly sacrificed herself for others - sacrificing herself for the benefit of all the nobles.

Regardless of their relationship with the Crown Guard family and Lux, at this moment, all the nobles, even the king, are willing to pay tribute to her sacrifice.

Although according to the nobles' usual style, no one who bears the punishment of the Stone Crown will really climb Mount Targon, which is almost equivalent to exile, but in this case, it is no longer important.

Lux took a big risk for the nobles and chose to exile herself, so the nobles were naturally happy to turn her into a harmless idol, and it was not an exaggeration to praise her!

Moreover, Lux did a great job in this matter. It was obviously to block the expansion of the Illuminati for the nobles, but the reason was that she lost the duel. It was well-founded and could be used for publicity. No one could find any problem with it. Look, the old bishop almost turned green after hearing Lux's oath.

There is no way!

In the midst of the tributes, many nobles suddenly realized that sometimes it is a good thing to have a "royal model" around you?

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In the end, a duel ended in a way that no one could imagine, cleanly and unexpectedly.

For the commoners, the version they heard was "the noble and righteous Miss Laxana tied in the duel, but was willing to admit defeat because she was at a disadvantage and accepted the punishment of the stone crown."

For the nobles, they successfully curbed the expansion of the Illuminati, and also caused the Crown Guard family, which was in the limelight recently, to lose a future star, causing a crack in the close relationship between the Crown Guard and the Light Shield.

For the Crown Guard family, Lux may not be able to return to Demacia in a short time, but the status of the entire family has officially changed from "a loyal dog following the king" to "a free man wooed by the king and the nobles" - in addition, although the marriage-style relationship development failed, Fiona is willing to fight for the Crown Guard.

In the end, everyone benefited, and all the pain was borne by Lux alone.

As for the second half of the night on the day of the duel, the wall of the Forbidden Magic Prison had a small problem due to "long-term disrepair". Such trivial matters were not paid attention to by anyone in the entire Demacia.

So, what is all this all about?

Let's go back a little and review Kalya's entire plan.

First, Sona's part.

In the whole plan, Sona's task is to introduce a new force - the Illuminati.

Under Kalya's guidance, Lux left some "oracles", which attracted the attention of the Illuminati. Because of the seriousness of the matter, the Illuminati finally invited the Silent Man, who usually only served as a legacy, to verify the authenticity of these oracles.

The Silent Man identified that the oracle was true, but the content was a little vague. Kalya left a very mysterious sentence "God is watching here, waiting for the predetermined person to appear in front of God".

The Illuminati obviously didn't know that there was an old guy named Kalya who watched Demacia being established, so even the Silent People who adhered to the creed thought it was time to spread the glory of the Winged Sisters again, and the Illuminati began to act.

The Silent People were preparing to welcome the oracle, and the secular faction planned to take the opportunity to attack the power of the nobles. It happened that the duel ended in a draw, and thinking of the second round of the two-loss battle, the bishop naturally couldn't hold back and jumped out.

Then, it was Lux's part.

Political problems were solved by political means. Throughout the duel, Lux always stood on the absolute moral high ground. She first stood up for her people and accepted the duel; then she admitted defeat after the duel ended in a draw, maintaining justice and curbing the Illuminati's use of the issue. These are the most aboveboard parts.

At the same time, she also stood from the perspective of the nobles, followed the rules of the nobles, and protected the collective interests of the nobles - plus the Stone Crown Punishment almost completely deprived her of her political rights. For such a person who would not compete for the power of the nobles, all the nobles were grateful for her.

Here, Dili and Gao Kan, two fence-sitters, are specially mentioned.

They did not get any actual benefits this time, but had to become loyal to the Mianwei clan. If they were slightly disloyal, they would be rejected by the entire noble class.

Jumping back and forth?

Climbing up the ladder again?

Don't even think about it.

Fiona, who had known Lux for a long time, completely recognized Lux ​​and was willing to join the Crown Guard Family. After Lux swore the Broken Sword Oath, she swore a vow of non-marriage and joined the Ranger Corps.

It was also because of Lux's self-sacrifice that the Crown Guard Family brought her into a relationship with other nobles. She truly did what Tiana had been trying to do but could not do before. Although Lux paid the price of the Stone Crown Punishment, this Stone Crown Punishment brought a lot of favors at one time!

Considering that Lux would no longer stand in anyone's way, these favors were as heavy as Mount Tai!

Finally, it was Ino's part.

This part was the simplest. In the interlayer of the title page of the book, Lux drew a magic circle for positioning.

After the book was delivered to Ino, Lux directly destroyed part of the wall of the Forbidden Magic Stone Prison that night, allowing Ino to increase the sentence in the name of "prison break".

What's interesting is that after this duel, Tiana's attitude towards the relationship between Lux and Ino changed 180 degrees.

Before Lux asked Ino to come out and go to Mount Targon with her, Tiana took the initiative to change Ino's punishment to the Stone Crown, the same as Lux's.

Tiana's meaning is very clear. The Stone Crown cannot bring guards, and Ino is the guard and maid Tiana prepared for Lux.

Through this operation, Lux now has no political future. In this case, kindness and consideration for civilians are no longer a problem.

Even for Lux's safety, Tiana is happy to let Ino stay with Lux.

After all... Tiana has always loved her niece.

In the end, Lux's departure from Demacia was set for a month later.

It was during this month that Lux accompanied the sad Ogatha every day and comforted her mother by means of means. She repeatedly assured that she would return to Demacia and would never rashly climb Mount Targon.

"Believe me, mother, I will come back with endless glory."

"Silly child, I just hope you are safe, even if you live in anonymity at the foot of Kalamanda Mountain for a lifetime!"

During the time Lux spent with her mother, Kalya consciously stayed with Sona for a month, trying to make up lessons for her students as much as possible, and even left a set of "self-study materials for improvement".

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In this way, under Kalya's dazzling calculations and operations, the Demacia Heroes City was in turmoil.

The whole incident ended with Lux holding the broken sword and swearing to accept the punishment of the stone crown and climb Mount Targon.

After the incident gradually subsided, Lux was surprised to find that the once hypocritical nobles would sometimes show some sincerity when facing her.

She never expected that after stripping off the identity of a noble lady, she could see the truer side of those people.

After all, to them, Lux was no longer a competitor, but more like a pure indifferent person.

It was at this time that Lux clearly realized what Karya often said was "the alienation of power to people".

What Lux hated most was the personnel struggles among the nobles of Demacia, especially the young people in their prime - they could have enjoyed all the joys openly, but they always put on a stern face and ruined all the good times.

Now, Lux finally understood that it was the power struggle of the nobles and the existence of the nobles themselves that made them give up their natural innocence and had to follow the rules, put on a stern face, put on a mask, and ruin all the good times!

In this way, Karya taught Lux the last lesson in Demacia.

Finally, on a summer morning a month later, Lux boarded the ship to Kalamanda.

Standing on the deck, she looked at the nobles in the port who were either sincere or hypocritical, and looked at their waving arms and sweat towels.

Leaning against the railing of the boat, she waved her arms towards her reluctant relatives and friends, towards the confusion and doubts she once had.

Her long golden hair shone brightly in the morning light.

Her blue eyes were clean and pure in the reflection of the ocean.

Goodbye, Demacia!

Goodbye, my hometown!

From today on, Lux will embark on a new journey!

Although she is only thirteen years old.

But the girl Laxana is no longer troubled!

[Volume 1·The Troubles of the Girl Laxana·End]

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It is rare to say a few words at the end of the text. I hope that the readers who listen to the book will not dislike it.

Just like Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther", the theme of the first volume [The Sorrows of the Girl Laxana] is also the confusion and growth of young people.

Lux is a kind-hearted girl. Her noble birth and her identity as a demon-tainted person make her somewhat out of place in the peaceful Demacia. She is confused by her noble birth and her pity for the common people, and by her identity as a demon-tainted person and the order of the country.

And Kalya is her enlightener and guide, guiding her to grow and look directly into her heart.

In this process, Kalya helped her establish her three views, but did not make choices for her. In the end, Lux transformed from a kind-hearted noble lady into a truly progressive youth.

Now, she has broken free from the shackles of her identity and left Demacia - in the future, her story will be even more exciting!

Starting tomorrow, the second volume [A Tale of Two Cities] will be updated. The story will unfold in Piltover and Zaun. Lux will rise from the ruins with firm ideals and beliefs, together with like-minded people, and witness the birth of a new regime from scratch.

The subsequent plot will be even more exciting. The author here guarantees that there will be thirty updates on the shelves, and five updates on a daily basis - which day is considered a break!

Because this is also considered a "map change", so I beg everyone to read more, I really want to go to Sanjiang.

After years of failure, it is rare to have a promising book, and I also implore everyone to support it!

I hope everyone will keep reading and looking forward to it!

Finally, I wish all readers a life like Lux's smile, always full of sunshine!

See you in the next volume - tomorrow at 6 pm, see you there!