"Seiya was as strong as ever. No wonder Alice had always been so proud of him.
If Seiya had been in the village when Alice was taken away, he might really have been able to stop that Integrity Knight...
In five years, can we really catch up to Seiya and go with him to the Church of Truth to save Alice?"
After their swordsmanship sparring session, Eugeo watched Seiya and Lybia ride off through the sky on a dragon and could not help sighing.
"Don't boost someone else's morale while crushing your own, Eugeo.
Once we complete our Divine Duty as Engraved Hands and choose 'Swordsman' as our Divine Duty, we'll definitely catch up to Seiya soon enough.
Even taking the worst-case scenario, if one of us can't beat him, the two of us together can surely beat him until he's crawling around looking for his teeth, right?"
Eugeo could only respond to Kirito's words with a bitter smile.
Seeing that his spar with Seiya had made Eugeo realize the gap between them and left him somewhat dispirited, Kirito thought for a moment before finally bringing out his trump card.
"Eugeo, if Alice saw you so discouraged, she'd definitely be disappointed, wouldn't she?
You're all childhood friends. You never had any rivals before, but things are different now.
Seiya and Alice aren't actually brother and sister. Since Seiya is only the village chief's adopted son, that means Alice can like Seiya too, right?
You know Alice has always had a bit of a brother complex. If Seiya also does the most to rescue her, then you won't stand a chance."
At Kirito's words, Eugeo's face clearly showed a trace of panic. But he quickly noticed his friend looking at him with an amused expression and hurriedly tried to cover it