Cursed Daughter Looking for a Mate
Chapter 15 Duel

"I'm giving you a chance to recover your self-esteem tomorrow. If you win, I'll admit that you're better, but still you're cheating. If you lose, it means that you are indeed weaker than me, there is no need to prove who is better with hunting anymore" Ian sneered.

The disgraced Beckett in public, looked at Ian furiously. "Alright, I accept your challenge." He immediately went down from the stage to his tent. All the views point to him. The whisper talking about this underhanded Prince sounded lively.

Prangs...

Beckett slammed everything he could hold inside the tent. His guard came in while bowed.

"I'm sorry Prince."

Beckett's fist immediately floated to the left side of the bodyguard's face. The guard is still standing. He was in pain, but did not dare to show it because his master's anger would become more and more so.

"Bas stupid." His hands pointed at his bodyguard.

Beckett set his breath in trouble. Both of his hands held his temple. His eyes were hinting that he was going to kill someone.

"Look at me I'll make your face even more broken, the Ugly Prince."

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The fights of the two princes were held in the main palace training ground. Most of the nobles who were present at the hunting party yesterday had come to watch this duel. They wondered who was stronger between these two princes.

The Royal Family sat near the training ground, as witnesses. Julliane smiled broadly at the large number of nobles who had come. The news of the winner of this fight will spread faster. His plan to humiliate Beckett will come true.

Ian and Beckett stood face-to-face in the midst of the Palace Squad Leader. Supervisors in this fight asked the readiness of both participants. They nodded. The Leader of the Army gave a warning to start the fight.

Beckett quickly unsheathed the sword into Ian's face. Ian gasped at the attack from his enemy. Beckett grinned wide. He launched an attack quickly, especially targeting Ian's face.

The attacks that were launched constantly poked Ian. From earlier Ian only survived, unable to retaliate against his enemy's attack.

"It looks like Prince Beckett will win."

"Prince Ian is overwhelmed."

"Without the help of his bodyguards even once, Prince Beckett would have won yesterday."

The nobles watching supported Beckett. Their hatred for Ian is still not gone. Not only them but the Yuvinere Royal Family was also confident Ian would lose. Of course except Julliane. He believes Ian is just waiting for an opportunity to avenge Beckett. Making the enemy careless first is a way to achieve victory. He often reads it in novels.

Ellaine whispered something to her brother. "It looks like the winner has already been decided, Sister Juli."

"That's right," replied Julliane who was still looking at the duel of the two Princes.

Ian saw a gap in Beckett's right side. The sword slash immediately deployed to his enemy's right arm.

Although shocked by Ian's attack, Beckett is able to stop him. He counterattacked, but all of his attacks were repelled easily.

Both of them saw a light that would lead them to victory. They swung swords at each other towards that light.

Brakes...

One of the swords flew. All the spectators gaped at the end of this fight. There was no applause, only the sound of disbelief with their eyesight.

"The winner is Prince Ian," shouted the Palace Squad Leader ending this duel.

"You cheated. You hide your abilities from the beginning. Let's fight one more time."

That is a strategy excluding cheating. It's so sad for you, Beckett.

Julliane closed her eyes unable to see the stupid show before her eyes.

"If that's what you want I'll support it" Ian replied.

They both fought again. Ian quickly ended the fight, before Beckett could dwell. His sword is now beside Beckett's neck. The supervisor immediately announced the winner again.

Beckett gritted his teeth. As he was about to open his mouth, Ian preceded him. "I'll serve you any number of times, even if you fight with two people." Ian glanced at Beckett's bodyguard.

Beckett, who could no longer hold back his anger, immediately charged towards Ian. The Palace Team Leader blocked it. Beckett's bodyguards stopped his master, before the Lortamort Kingdom's Prince further humiliated himself.

"Enough!"

All eyes were on the person who was shouting. Julliane walked over to Beckett.

"Better stop it, Prince Beckett. Attention has its limits too. If you want to take my heart, don't use it this way. I don't like people who cheat."

Julliane instilled the thought in people who saw that Beckett was rejected in public and as an attention seeker. Beckett took off the hand that wrapped around his body. He immediately left the training ground while muttering indistinctly.

The audience returned to their homes. They are satisfied with the events that have happened because they got good talk.

The Julliane family has resumed work. They were unable to say anything about the duel that had been witnessed.

Julliane turned towards Ian lifting her skirt. "Congratulations on your victory, Prince Ian."

"Thank you, Princess Julliane." Ian crossed one of his hands to the shoulder while looking down.

Only the two of them were left on this training field. Both of them smiled happily. Especially Ian. The embarrassment he received at the debutante party, avenged many times over to Beckett. Staying to repay to other nobles.

"To celebrate our victory, do you want to spend time with me tomorrow, July?"

"Maybe, Ian."

Julliane does not realize that Ian called her by a nickname. More precisely he did not care what kind of being called by Ian. That's not his real name anyway. Unlike Ian who felt their relationship was getting closer.

Julliane crossed Beckett's name off the list of people who might be her true love. Leave some candidates who can take his heart.

Kyler Orsin

Lionel Crowley

At the very bottom he had just added Ian Constain.

Without Julliane realizing her heart was looking forward to her meeting with Ian.