When a Lord faced the Second Rank Phantom or the K4-Phantom, who was on the verge of evolution, there was one factor that could show how strong each side was.
It was a kind of test, albeit fairly accurate.
What was the essence of this test?
Well, it was simple — whoever showed their weapon first was the weaker one.
Liliane summoned her rapier, her Arc, hoping to finish off the unknown hunter in one attack and capture Adam. She wasn't going to waste time on Alexia because she knew she couldn't withstand even one hit.
But everyone else, except for the young man, summoned their Arcs when they saw that Goen was able to stop Liliane's barrage.
This wasn't part of the plan. They acted on instinct, and that was the moment they failed the test.
"W-Wait..."
The blue-haired girl flinched as she looked at her bow and Goen's empty hands.
The realization struck her, as well as everyone else.
