The astonished faces of Lains and Zeta said it all. They had thought that Brand's swordsmanship might be stronger than what their vice captain mentioned, but it should have been limited. They had seen Breson's swordsmanship, which was among the best of the official members of the Guard Team. Yet, purely based on swordsmanship, it was impossible to take on two people at once.
They couldn't help but feel like they were in a dream. They looked at the sword in the opponent's hand—what was going on?
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"Captain Madden is a veteran of the November War, and everyone knows this. He has already served the Kingdom once and proven his loyalty. Listen to me, everyone, don't we have an old saying? If Lord Marsha lets a person live, you should cherish this luck—"