Chapter 135 (2/2)

“What?” the rest of us, aside fro on ReadReadNovelFullonlinecoaze immediately landed on Art to see hoould react With hi physically and mentally drained from these past few hours, I didn’t knoould take such a confrontation However, to my relief, I spotted an amused expression on my childhood friend

“Nice to meet you, Darvus Clarell, fourth son of the Clarell House May I ask for the reason of this duel?” Art replied without getting up

Caria iot up and held back Darvus “D-Don’t mind him, Mr Leywin—”

“Please, just callfoolish”

“I’” Darvus shook his childhood friend away before facing Art again It was a weird sight seeing Darvus speak to Art in such a formal and respectful manner since Darvus was a few years older than Art

“As for my reason,”—Darvus paused—“with all excuses aside—a man’s pride”

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I was utterly baffled by his response, and looking at the stunned expressions on Caria’s and Stannard’s faces, so were the two of theh as he covered his mouth His shoulders shook as he tried to hold it in before breaking down into a hearty laugh

The four of us looked at each other with expressions of even greater confusement as even Darvus looked bewildered Soldiers, drawn in by the uncontained laughter of Art, gathered around our ca on

“Sorry, I didn’t hter “After spending what felt like a lifetiht that what you said was quite refreshi+ng”

“Thank you?” Darvus replied, still trying to figure out whether to be offended or pleased with Art’s re as lives aren’t at stake, I’ up froan roup of curious soldiers eagerly followed behind them

“Do you knohat this is about?” I asked Caria as the three of us trailed behind the group

My petite tea about hier and supposedly stronger than he is”

“Not tothan hi out a deep breath as well

“What? So that’s what he meant by a ‘man’s pride’?” I blurted, dumbstruck

“Yeah, I know He’s hit a ne” Caria nodded, looking at my expression “I wonder if all men are like that?”

We both turned to Stannard who looked back at us with an unamused raised brow “On behalf of all men, allow me to say that we aren’t all like that”

“Maybe not all, but it has to be a le

Letting out a defeated sigh, Stannard nodded “Probably”

We got to the rounds just in tiin It see to watch the two go at it I could understand the soldiers being curious about Art’s strength since we had only seen the afterht, but I didn’t expect to see Dresh at the front, eagerly waiting in anticipation next to the Twin Horns The usually impartial Helen, leader of the Twin Horns, was enthusiastically rooting for Art as the rest of her party cheered him on Soldiers from this expedition who had all seen Darvus in action and knew of his prowess cheered for him histles and hoots

Beside roan “Who am I supposed to root for?”

“Shouldn’t it obviously be to your childhood friend?” I teased, snickering at the sight of Darvus po the cheers with his chest puffed out Sylvie, as still ina quick peek before deciding that her sleep was more important

“Hey! We don’t always have to choose our childhood friends,” Caria replied, shaking her head at Darvus’s unseemly attitude

“You kind of do, Caria,” Stannard snorted, turning his gaze toward my arms “Anyway, I didn’t ask before but it’s been on my mind; what sort of mana beast is Arthur’s bond anyway?”

“You wouldn’t believeon thewith his left hand leaning on the po his axes to put on a show for the crowd to see

“Just before you came, Tess, he was in such a sour mood Now look at him; God, I swear, he has the eruer,” I chuckled, re how mature Art hen he was four years old

One of the soldiers, a seasoned augmenter, volunteered himself to be the referee and stood between Darvus and Art with his hand held up

“I’eneral consensus is that we’d like to keep this cavern in one piece, so I want you both to keep lance at Dresh for confir the approval fro nods fro down his hand “First to yield or otherwise be incapacitated loses Begin!”