Sylvia's POV:

At first, I wasn't convinced.

Leonard was strong and I wasn't a match for him at all. I had tried my best in battle, but I knew it would be futile. Just when I had found an opportunity to fight back, he stopped me...

With his hands clasped behind his back, Leonard narrowed his sharp eyes at me, as though he had seen right through me. Sure enough, his next words were, "I know you're not convinced." He exposed me, which was a little embarrassing.

"I am, sir," I replied stiffly.

Leonard snorted. "Your thoughts are written all over your face."

Unable to retort, I lowered my head and didn't say anything. Leonard's show of strength now made me realize just how weak I really was.

Neither of us said a word for a while.

Finally, I took the initiative to break the silence.

what were my three fatal mistakes?" Feeling a little awkward,

door open and walked in, I hid just behind the door,

here from the beginning? But I didn't even hear

had especially sharp senses, especially those who had received professional training. I should've been able to sense

what you saw with your eyes first. You saw an empty training gym, so you convinced yourself that the place was empty. But the fact

such a sneak attack?" I stubbornly

didn't seem to hear me murmur. With a straight face, he continued to criticize me. "You entered a new place, yet you not only let your guard down, you exposed your back to your enemy

"This is the Royal Army. I came here to attend a class. I didn't expect

methods were so far outside

was talking to me in a relatively calm tone just moments earlier, but now, he was shouting at the top

If every soldier thought the same way you do, the empire would have declined a long time ago. Leonard's harsh scolding made me feel even more embarrassed, but I

today because I was too complacent

that Leonard was being a bit too harsh. He was even fiercer than Jerome. And he seemed to enjoy resorting to personal abuse. He didn't

my lower lip, trying to

Do you dislike it when you're

"No."

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