"I believe I'm not late," Vaan coolly replied.
"No, I'm just early," Bram Krauss shook his head wryly and said, "I was looking forward to this duel of ours."
With one look at Bram Krauss's wry and awkward expression, Vaan understood that he wasn't the one who spread the news of their duel.
After all, Vaan had briefly mentioned the duel to a few people, and Bram Krauss had most likely done the same.
It was from those people that the whole academy ended up learning about the duel between them. Even the academy instructors have shown up.
People treated the duel as an entertainment event to end the day.
Even the academy's healer, Wihnhilda Angelsin, was present, on standby, ready to act at a moment's notice—should the situation call for it.
"You're not going to use a weapon?" Vaan casually asked.