With Arabel's defeat, the 2-on-2 battle turned into a 1-on-2 duel.
The members of the three guilds who joined the "Kingdom" were somewhat puzzled to see one of the leaders of the new guild fail. They expected their leaders to win, but, alas, it turned out not to be the case.
Some of them realized how impressive this battle was, and realized that there were hardly any other Golden-ranked Awakened Ones capable of reaching this level of skill. But a defeat is a defeat, and not everyone could fully realize this fact.
Alois, Liam, and Ren, who were following the Path of the Sword, watched Lina and her next move with great interest.
"The will of the sword..." whispered Ren, looking admiringly at Lina and her hand, which was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.
"I want to fight her.", — Ren thought. "I want to feel it… I want to know what it's like..."
Meanwhile, Alois turned to Liam, his student, and made a decision.
