'He can indeed help a lot in the operations, but maybe this is for the better…'
At the side, Ascalon seemed to be deep in thought while watching Daru's seemingly desperate defense.
Onimaru Kunitsuna had been on the back foot since Lesha began using her innate sword skill, though, surprisingly, he was holding quite well for the past minute now.
Needless to say, Daru had suffered a few cuts, some deeper than he preferred.
His right arm felt slightly heavier due to them.
However, he was all for it. A battle with semi-realistic consequences was more fun than mere sparring with wooden swords.
Daru watched his opponent with the same level of focus, despite being pummeled with a lot of sharp blows.
The reason for this was because of…
'That…good…keep doing it…' he thought inwardly, observing the short, unpredictable speed bursts of his opponent with an enthusiastic, studious gaze.
From what he had read, it was one of those rare movement-type sword skills.
