Cougar didn't respond but chanted a spell while creating some distance from Spade. "Oh?" Now Cougar quickly closed the distance. His speed had also increased. "Is it a spell to increase speed? Lord Cougar, you hate to lose, don't you?" Spade said as he dodged the attacks, but it seemed Cougar's power had also increased. "This is amazing." Spade increased his speed, moving behind Cougar and trying to hit him in the back with his elbow. But Cougar spun around, dodged it, and kicked Spade in the back. "Oh." Spade braced himself to avoid falling. Cougar then rushed in with his elbow, finally making Spade put his hands on the ground. "Now we're even." Cougar pressed his elbow into Spade's back, panting. "I'm glad you kept up with me." Spade rotated his body, tripping Cougar and pinning him to the ground. Cougar's body hit the ground. "Ugh!" Cougar, who had dropped his sword, tried to stab Spade's arm with something he grasped in his hand, causing Spade to exclaim and dodge. It looked like Cougar was holding a light stake. "That was close!" Spade stepped away from Cougar. In the temple above the clouds, Arias had been screaming since earlier. "Ashlan, enough. If you don't stop this, I will. I'll make that man pay." Arias's right hand was glowing. "Stop. He took the time to spar with him. I get it." On the ground, Cougar, still holding the light stake, charged at Spade, who responded with his bare hands. A slender golden arrow shot down from the sky and struck the ground beside them. "Ah, Lord Ashlan's intervention!" "What? Could he be watching?" "Oh no!" The priests looked up at the sky. Noticing the light arrow, Cougar and Spade separated. Cougar dispelled the light stake and brushed off the grass on his robe. Spade exhaled deeply. "Lord Cougar, I had fun. Next time, please come in more suitable clothes." Spade said with a smile. Cougar glared at Spade, said "Hm," and vanished. "Lord Spade, what are you going to do? Lord Ashlan will be angry." The priests were trembling with fear. "He won't be angry. He'll think it was just a fight between friends." Spade said casually. "Friends don't fight like that!!" The three priests said in unison.
