Beneath his outwardly hearty smile, Radahn also let out a slight sigh of relief—
Did Radahn really not want to spar with Malenia, someone on his level, after going a whole year without fighting?
Wasn't it just because close-quarters blade fighting was too dangerous, and he was afraid of cutting somewhere he shouldn't and ending up in that damned little brat's little black book?
Although he had lost the chance to practice martial arts to his heart's content over the past year, Radahn had received a solid educational foundation under his mother's watchful eye during childhood. After thoroughly mastering gravity magic, he had also worked hard this year to absorb knowledge from the stars.
For example, he had learned this term from certain websites. It was used to describe a certain brat who had been full of tricks since childhood and, according to reports from Leyndell, had grown increasingly close to Gwen despite never growing up.
Up in the arena stands, Oga and Finlay, who had accompanied the two here, both sighed in relief. They exchanged glances and saw the relaxation in each other's eyes.
However, neither had the chance to speak before they both went to greet their respective lieges.
After obtaining detailed methods for treating their chronic ailments, Radahn and Malenia had both left Leyndell and returned to their respective territories to stabilize their people.
They had only hurried back to Leyndell this time after receiving Gwen's message, bringing dozens of personal guards with them.
Before the meeting, however, the two had first fought a match in the arena.
"Come to think of it, this new arena is much better than the old one.
"With the old construction quality, we probably would have smashed this place to pieces already."
Radahn took a huge swig of strong liquor and