Blade King’s words—that I had no openings—were a comfort.
I didn’t show it in front of the Four Great Villains, but it was more valuable than any praise.
It meant that the frustration, the sense of suffocation, the solidity I felt from Blade King’s sword… he had felt the same from mine.
People really are sly creatures.
I found myself thinking: if only I had fought more masters in my past life—won and lost more—wouldn’t I shine brighter in this moment?
This must be what Alliance Leader Im Sobaek meant by a meaningful defeat.
Come to think of it, Im Sobaek likely hopes that the high-level fighters of the White Path can gain something from each other through these spars.
