Sword God Gal Farion thought for a moment, then added, "Sword King Master Certification."
"...Huh?"
The situation was so utterly unexpected that the smiles on the swordsmen's faces froze in unison.
"What did we just hear?"
"Sword King" was the third rank in the Sword God Style, below only Sword God and Sword Emperor.
The Sword God would teach her swordsmanship?
Teach her personally?
In other words, she would become the Sword God's... direct disciple!
No one had received that honor in the dozen or so years since Ghislaine! That meant being the cream of his prized disciples!
What was more, a Sword King with Master Certification could train her own disciples up to the rank of Sword King.
Under the Sword God Style's ranking system, higher ranks assessed lower ones. Alice could already be called a "Sword Emperor in waiting."
That was a height even Ghislaine had not reached.
"W-wait!"
The most senior Sword King finally could not stand it anymore and stepped forward.
"Lord Sword God, this is impossible!"
"Sword Saint is a special title bestowed only upon those who have mastered the Sword God Style's secret art, the Sword of Light!"
"And Sword King is a rank granted only with the recognition of a Sword Emperor or the Sword God."
"How can this... this little brat, no better than a mountain monkey, be allowed to so easily..."
The man's voice abruptly cut off halfway through.
The Sword God had fixed him with those cold eyes, devoid of any emotion.
And he was pointing at him with the hand that had just sheathed his sword.
The Sword God said flatly, "That mountain monkey you're talking about took down two brats who had learned the Sword of Light."
"And is my recognition not enough to make her a Sword