In the West, throwing down a glove was a widely known gesture.
Throwing a glove at one's opponent was both a provocation and an invitation.
What kind of invitation?
"A duel...?"
Sylvia murmured softly, voicing Rearguard Water's purpose.
Yes.
A duel.
Or rather, a declaration of war.
Rearguard Water was declaring war on Fang Li.
As for the reason behind that declaration, there were already far too many that came to mind.
"After all, half of God's Right Seat has already fallen by my hand. The Roman Orthodox Church has probably long seen me as a thorn in their side, right?"
Fang Li spoke as though it meant nothing.
"Still, compared to Frontier Wind and Leftover Land, this Rearguard Water has quite the spirit of a knight."
Frontier Wind regarded the Science Side as her mortal enemy. In order to deny science, she had recklessly unleashed her strategic power and launched a frontal attack on Academy City. She was undoubtedly a terrorist.
Leftover Land viewed everyone outside the Roman Orthodox Church's believers as livestock, killing and taking from them without mercy. To achieve his goals, he had not hesitated to exploit the entire world. He was ruthless and cruel.
Compared to those two, Rearguard Water was indeed far more gentlemanly.
He had neither launched an attack amid Academy City's chaos nor resorted to any underhanded means. He had simply come before Fang Li openly and declared war on him.
That was because Rearguard Water was the only one in God's Right Seat with a sense of justice, and because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.
Sylvia understood this.
She knew that beneath Fang Li's indifferent display, he had already begun taking this opponent seriously.
It was a seriousness he had not shown when facing Frontier Wind or Leftover