After the duel with Harold, it took Ethan over an hour before he was able to get back on his feet.

That meant that the fatigue had really built up in his body. Swinging his sword at nearly the same pace for almost two hours against a Sword Master—it was no surprise.

‘…Still, he was pretty impressive.’

At the very least, just the fact that he hadn’t given up, even though he was a Sword Expert facing off against a Sword Master, was enough for Ethan to get passing marks in my book.

The way he persisted to the very …