~ And how are you going to punish me? ~

"Don't be surprised, chief, otherwise, if you let your guard down, you could lose."

Maxime laughed slightly at Andrew's provocation, then the next moment, he rushed at Andrew, sword in hand.

Andrew defended himself hastily, but without being too surprised.

His boss wasn't someone who cared about the rules of combat or dueling. If a fight was requested, then from the moment he accepted, the duel began.

All the mercenaries had gotten used to this and even thought it was the best form of training possible. This was especially helpful in real combat.

It also had some positive effects on reaction time when ambushes were set.

Their two swords clashed.

Knowing that these were their battle swords, any movement could be deadly.

But they were experts, so they always knew how to control themselves, even though minor injuries were allowed.