Chapter 88
Luckily, someone nearby began to narrate the event.
"Looks like they're about to throw the gauntlet?"
One man asked back, following another man's comment, "A duel challenge?"
"Yes! Until a moment ago, they were merely arguing verbally. To be precise, one side said something wrong, and the other took it to pick a fight."
"Said something wrong? What on earth did he say?"
"I heard he insulted the other's family."
"Ah, insulting one's family. No wonder a duel challenge is inevitable."
Even the nobles who usually acted with grace couldn't hide their excitement, fueled by their high expectations of witnessing a fight. It was evident as they let slip impatient and coarse language, such way of speaking that they usually looked down upon.
'Anyway, they are engaging in a duel…'
A duel challenge. It was the ultimate solution when a problem couldn’t be resolved verbally, or when there was no intention of solving it by conversations from the beginning.
