After the duel.

Mikhail was reflecting on his faults in the darkness.

-Stop it, senior.

He clenched his fists while thinking that if only he had swung his sword a little faster, the result would have been different.

It was a battle in which he had gained much.

Mikhail had nothing to lose in this battle, not even the achievement of explosive growth in a short amount of time or meeting the most excellent sword master in the Empire.

To Mikhail, this battle had no penalties to bear, so there was nothing to regret, …