Rain, dressed in light black leather armor reinforced with several movable alloy plates for strength, with a black sword at his waist, looked at his opponent.
Opposite him stood a young man with a slight smile on his face, wearing stylish rich clothes, inlaid with several good enchantments and without a speck of dust on them. And even against this appearance, his weapon stood out – a long odachi in a lavishly decorated scabbard.
Waiting for the instructor to give the signal to begin, Rain placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. At that moment, his opponent spoke.
"You must recognize me, right? I'm Izumi Russ. I don't mean to brag, but after the Rift collapse incident, I've become quite popular in and out of the academy."
A bitter smile appeared on Izumi's face and he shook his head guiltily as he continued.