"Obviously, Mr. Thomas, your skills with the sword are far inferior to your mouth!"
After all, it wasn't a fight against pirates, so Aiven "temporarily" didn't use his full strength. In the presence of his colleagues, even though he very much wanted to take down this guy who was likely connected to his nemesis, it was hard to find an opportunity.
Because he knew that neither himself nor Thomas would be ignored by the Major General, who was a Great Knight, if their lives were in danger.
Yet, Aiven's light-hearted remark made the proud Thomas feel worse than if he had been stabbed by a sword.
In just that moment.
The officers who were originally in the conference room had already walked out through the main door under the Major General's lead.
The originally furious Major General Koverdale saw the scene where Thomas suffered a setback and immediately dismissed his plan to intervene, barely restraining a smile and standing aside to watch the spectacle with an amused composure.
