"Have you heard? Blood Sword is coming to challenge Domain Sword after defeating The Steel Bastion in just three moves," a young man said, seated at a table with his friends inside a bustling inn.
The entire room's attention shifted to their table as soon as the words left his mouth.
"I guess it was only a matter of time before he reached this side of the world. I heard he's the son of a powerful king," someone else chimed in.
"Yeah, a prince who chooses to roam the world challenging swordsmen? That's insane," another remarked.
"I even heard his father, the king, wanted to crown him, but he refused. Instead, he chose the way of the sword," added a lean man who appeared to be a swordsman himself.
"It's admirable, sure, but this obsession with challenging every swordsman he encounters? It just doesn't sit well with me."
