Fine, Then Let's Have Some Fun

"Use magic and compete with me."

The moment Bagaman said those words, everyone present froze before breaking into an uproar.

"So this is Marquis Murajit's true aim?"

"So this was what he came for?"

"What a calculating move."

The crowd could not help discussing it among themselves.

At first, they had wondered what Bagaman intended by directly approaching Riezel and provoking him like this.

Even if it was for Marquis Franzer, for the woman he had set his sights on, provoking Riezel for no reason was undoubtedly an extremely foolish thing to do.

Not only was the other party a superhuman powerhouse whom even the kingdom's strongest Old Sword Saint had admitted was superior to him, but he also had two female Sword Saints following him. No matter how one looked at it, winning him over and building good relations with him was far more worthwhile than offending him.

Especially since Sword Saints, unlike mages, were subject to few restrictions, rashly offending three Sword Saints was an exceptionally thankless thing to do.

To those in power, mages were not frightening at all.

Protective barriers like Heavenly Pillar Light had been set up in every major noble house, though their grade was far inferior to the former.

Even the City Lord's Mansion in Neutral City Sinyele possessed a barrier capable of robbing mages of their power.

Only Sword Saints were truly feared.

This was also the primary reason everyone had begun to fear Riezel.

Not only was he a powerful Sword Saint himself, but two female Sword Saints followed him. That force was truly terrifying and could easily destroy a powerful family.

Yet even if they did so, the kingdom would most likely not dare risk offending them by pursuing their responsibility afterward.

After all, aside from Riezel, Eulalie, and Lilith,