“Is that the benefit of mastering the Marciais Combat Form?”

Mattaniah drew a long breath. “A young kid like you has mastered both the Historial Power and the powers of the Marciais Combat Form? How astonishing…”

James merely smiled and said nothing.

Mattaniah furrowed his brows. “So, you were holding back because you wanted to avoid harming those two ladies earlier?”

“That’s one of the reasons,” James replied.

Mattaniah asked, “What’s the other reason then?”

“I donʼt want to engage in a full-on battle before we sort things out.” James responded, “The Iustus Sect is Xitlalyʼs home, after all. I do not want to make the situation awkward for any of us.”

Mattaniah laughed heartily. “We have great talents in the younger generation too, huh? I never would have expected that I would one day be spared during a battle because of a young lady.”

“You’re being overly humble, Sir Mattaniah.” James answered firmly, “With your powers, you can easily kill me with just one hit.

“Howev