Chapter 39: Pace Juggins Wouldn't Be Threatened

Below the arena, the crowd still packed in shoulder to shoulder, a sea of trainees craning for a better view. Besides Princess Lark, the other focus of every gaze was Pace Juggins. Up on the platform, Pace carried the label of "Mortal Constitution trash," yet he cut a striking figure. His features were handsome, his bearing clean and upright. With a longsword in hand and a calm, deep-set composure, he looked so steady that plenty of female trainees could not tear their eyes away. "The match begins!"...