"As expected of the captain of the royal knights, you're strong," The leader of the [Crows] praised Julius's strength as he retreated after evading a series of Julius's slashes.
"You too. You're strong as well. As expected of the leader of the [Crows] acting directly under the Duke," Julius's response remains calm. Julius's sword and the leader of the [Crows]'s dual swords had been colliding for quite a while, but none of them had taken a single scratch on their bodies despite of the fierce exchange of strikes between them.
(A single hit and the poison from his blades will be my end, huh...) (Julius)
Julius had been taking the full offensive and forced the man to defense in order to prevent him from getting attacked by the poison-smeared blades.
