An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"What the hell? The brat may be despicable, but Dustin shouldn't underestimate him either! What the hell is he thinking?"

"He might not even win with a weapon. Fighting without a weapon is just foolish!"

The crowd exchanged remarks among themselves. No one expected Dustin to utter such arrogant words even after two consecutive defeats.

"Is this bastard crazy? Fighting with bare hands against Marco is just like suicide!" Miles was both surprised and puzzled.

"Hmph! He must be trying to find an excuse when he loses. This is his way of escaping the situation. He knows he can't defeat the brat and will use his lack of a weapon as an excuse for losing.

"I've seen through his petty tricks!" Ruby spoke as if she had figured out Dustin's clever plan.

"Is that so?" Realization hit Miles.

It was a cunning move from Dustin. Despite knowing he would be defeated, he still insisted on basking in the limelight. His shameless tricks seemed to know no bounds.

accept your challenge since it's

room for doubt. Otherwise, setting up a duel at the foot of Sacred Wrym Summit would lose

Utilize any

only be considered a concealed weapon. In a direct confrontation, it was still necessary

now." Dustin

snapped off a sturdy branch.

shall be my

For a moment, he was at a loss

witnessed Dustin wielding a tree branch as

choose a weapon like that. Was this

for an ordinary tree branch against the famous Demon sword

but it also carried an additional layer of humiliation

he does is just to gain attention. He never thought about winning!" Ruby was

a clown." Miles