*Saint Demon Confrontation Arc
093. vs Holy Knights pt. 4
Having jumped high into the heavens, Shion observed the ground below.
Her eyes glistened with a light of a king who had gone off to hunt a treasured prey.
A fearless smile appeared on her face and she released an ominous aura (haki).
Having easily found her prey, she descended upon a small squad of knights.
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Leonard is, in fact, not a Knight Templar.
He is a genius who reached the pinnacle of magic arts and is the Saint Wizard.
Only he who has mastered the Saint magic archive and the Elemental magic archive can call themselves with this title.
The Saint Wizards are those who truly understand the laws of the world.
However, holy sword in hand, Leonard had engaged in many battles.
Even while hiding his identity as a Saint Wizard, his name is far more famous now as a templar.
And at some point he had become division vice captain.
Without question that was the result of his power.
A beautiful sword hand. Where Arnaud's sword symbolized power, Leonard's embodied harmony.
Though they had comparable power, Arnaud was a little stronger. Moreover, Arnaud specialized in persistent combat.
That endurance elevated Arnaud as the strongest among the knights.
But Leonard was in fact a Magic Swordsman. That is how he now fought.
His sword skill would not lose to Arnaud, and his current fighting style would certainly not fail him.
No, certainly Leonard was now stronger.
However, the Templars did not base their evaluation on〈Elemental Magic〉archive.
Even though there are those among them that have an affinity for Elemental Magic and use it, they silently cast it during battle.
Thus, Leonard convinced himself that true power consisted in reaching the pinnacle of the holy affinity.
If he were to achieve his goal, surely he would have the power to cut down any opponent.
That was his delusion born out of being saved by a hero during his childhood.
The hero was strong.
Simple, perfect strength.
The attacking monsters were decimated with the hero's sword.
Even wicked spirits far larger than a human were vanquished with a single stroke of the sword.
Thus his hidden village, which had resigned themselves to death, were saved by a hero.
Since then, Leonard was fascinated with that mystical sword.
And while mastering the ways of magic he imitated the hero's sword with a stick.
After becoming a Saint Wizard, he finally left for Ingracia Kingdom.
There, he learnt the Sacred Magic and awaited his opportunity to journey to the Holy Empire Ruberion.
For an outsider to be allowed the pilgrimage, one would have to attain certain proficiency with the Sacret Magic.|
In the end, Leonard reached a high level of the Sacred Magic archive and was allowed to become the Knights Templar's apprentice.
Afterwards, during the spirit contract ceremony, he formed a contract with the Light and Darkness spirit.
With a serious expression, he reported to have formed a contract only with the light spirit. For him, the Darkness spirit distanced him from the "Hero" and hence was pointless.
Thus, began the life of the Light Templar Leonard.
A nightmare incarnate descended from the sky.
Lightly landing upon the ground, she looked up at the knights.
Without panicking, Leonard had already begun to order his men.
He had the target surrounded by two knights from each direction.
And had the rest set up a simple Holy Barrier as soon as possible.
He decided that they should end this fight quickly in order to focus on Hinata's order.
Leonard's magic perception identified the monster before him as unreasonably powerful. Even among A ranked monsters, she was far stronger.
Perhaps she is the highest existence in this city. Maybe they were beset upon by the Demon Lord himself.
On this battlefield, Leonard felt powerful existences in various direction through his perception magic.
He couldn't feel the other knights, but that's because the magic power is unnaturally dense in these areas.
There was only one enemy before them.
Negligence would result in death. He decided to dispose of her immediately.
