‘I heard the rumors, but…’ Mihen had heard that the king also praised Hans’ skills along with Zich’s at Westilburd, but he didn’t think much of the news. Even if Hans had talent, his training period had been incredibly short, and even if Mihen thought Zich possessed was a genius in swordsmanship, he was still doubtful of Zich’s teaching skills.

Furthermore, hearing that Hans possessed a unique and great sword made him undervalue Hans’ skills even more. The fact that he heard the story directly from the Count didn’t help either since he didn’t witness the scene with his own eyes. Thus, he ended up making very conservative judgments about Hans. Yet now, Mihen completely reassessed his evaluation of Hans.

‘He’s strong.’ His new evaluation of Hans was simple but bold. Lara’s skills were also outstanding. If she agreed to do so, he wanted to place her in the most elite order that he led in the Steelwall Estate: the Steel Spear Order of Knights. Yet, Hans’ skills easily surpassed even those of Lara. Even though they were dueling, anyone could tell that Hans was the one overseeing Lara’s swordsmanshi...