Clank!
A minute had passed since Layland started his spar with Jovenus. He was fully aware that Jovenus was testing him, yet he didn't know how the spar would end.
Would the fight end if he simply surrendered? Would the fight end if he was knocked unconscious? Would the fight end after he endured one of Jovenus' ultimate techniques? Would it be okay for him to surrender? He didn't know.
There were so many ways he could think of to end the spar, but all of them would end up making him look stupid. Although he didn't mind to look stupid as long as he could survive, however he was afraid he would fail the test for that reason.
In the end, he kept doing his best to land a hit on Jovenus and fend Jovenus' short sword that was rapidly swung at him.
