Clang! Clang!

“Huh!”

Clear, metallic sounds rang out into the air, and the southern nobles and the landlords were unable to hide their admirations as they observed the bout between Isla and Raven from atop the castle walls.

“This is truly amazing.”

“I have heard unending rumors about His Excellency Duke Pendragon’s skills as a knight, but this is really…”

“As a fellow knight, my heart is boiling deep with passion.”

The knights from the 7th regiment had directly experienced the two men’s skills, so the bout was nothing new to them. However, it was a different story for the southerners who belatedly joined the coalition.

Most of them were seeing the skills of Duke Pendragon and his knight, Elkin Isla, for the first time.

When they were passing through Aranka, Duke Pendragon had fought and won against the traitorous nobles and soldiers of the detached force by himself, but not many were present to witness the unbelievable sight.

All the traitorous nobles were forced to give up their entire wealth and troops to the coalition in exchange for their lives, and they became confined to their respective mansions and castles. In addition, all of the soldiers had been made into slave soldiers.

Moreover, when the coalition...