“Sir Luke and Lord Keter have left, Lord Besil,” reported Suvide, the elderly man with a monocle. 5

Suvide was the head butler.1

Besil, who was dealing with a mountain of paperwork, didn’t take his eyes off the documents and asked, “Did he leave quietly?”0

“Oh, uh...”0

“It's alright. Go on.”0

“Lord Anis challenged Lord Keter to a duel but was ignored.”0

“Haha. Anis does have a strong competitive spirit, so that’s understandable. But ignored? Does that mean Keter refused the duel?”0

“According to the soldiers...”0

Suvide recounted how Keter had thrown two arrows with just his arm strength, and how Anis had caught one but was tripped by a rock that the other arrow had struck.0

Suddenly, Besil, who had been buried in paperwork, stopped and looked up at Suvide.0

“Injuries?”0

“They say Lord Anis wasn’t hurt because he used his aura to protect himself.”0

“He must’ve used Overshield. He probably collapsed of exhaustion by now.”0

“No, my lord. Lord Anis went back to the underground training area. I checked myself, and he seems even more invigorated.”0

“Overshield would be the only way to defend against an unexpected attack like that… Are you sure you saw correctly?”0

“How could I lie to you, my lord? You are the patriarch,”0

The Overshield was considered a last-resort technique for aura users. It was used when one believed they could not block an attack, or in life-or-death situations as a way to avoid death. The technique...1