Royal Palace Arena.
This was the only arena in the Royal Palace. It was not a place for the Knights to use, but a place reserved for the royal family.
The arenas used by the Knights for training and sparring were all located in the military district of the northern sector. Even the Court Mages employed by the Royal Palace trained their magic there. Only members of the royal family could use the arena established within the palace; no one else was allowed to make use of it.
Of course, if there was a competition or duel that had to be held in the Royal Palace, this arena would also be opened for use.
Therefore, this arena was not small. On the contrary, it was quite large. It even had spectator stands that could accommodate nearly a thousand people, along with protective barriers. Even high-level magic could be hurled about here without reaching the stands, which was reassuring.
At this moment, there were only two people in the Royal Palace Arena.
"Come on!"
Roxie stood before Shien, holding the sealed Holy Sword. With an expression as though she were gritting her teeth, she spoke.
"Let me see what you're really capable of!"
Hearing that, Shien, standing opposite Roxie, twitched at the corner of his mouth.
"With that expression, are you sure you're not taking this chance to teach me a lesson?"
Shien seriously suspected that was the case.
"How could that be?" Roxie said, though her wine-red eyes seemed to swirl with murderous intent as she declared word by word, "I merely want to properly seek guidance from a true Hero. How could I do something like that?"
"When you say that, you can let a little more resentment show on your face. It's fine." Shien felt as though he