And that abnormal-in-various-aspects partner of his had obtained a
magnificent victory in a first strike match, when they were still novice
trainees a mere two months ago, against the head elite swordsman-intraining
back then. In actual fact, it was ruled as a draw by the umpire, but
that was unmistakably Kirito's win. Not to mention the opponent he
crossed swords with was the heir of a second class noble family that served
as swordsmanship instructors for the Imperial Knight Order for
generations, an unbelievable Mighty Sword user.
He was taught the Aincrad-style swordsmanship known only by that Kirito
for over two years now, so it wasn't like Eugeo had no faith in his own
sword. However, it was another story if you were to ask him if he could be
as assured as his partner. Even on the day before a written examination, he
had no intention of skipping out on his daily training.