Shortly after the completion of the sword Ikazuchi exited the forging area within the guild building intending to exit the guild in order to find someone or something to test the weapon against. As he neared the exit, Ikazuchi coincidentally encountered Toma once more. The two spoke briefly before the topic of where Ikazuchi was going came up. After hearing that Ikazuchi intended to test his weapon, Toma volunteered as an opponent for him. Ikazuchi naturally welcomed and accepted this offer without caring much for the man’s motivations. Whether Toma simply wanted to fight or was curious about Ikazuchi himself, it was likely to be mutual between them. There wasn’t any member of the guild who wouldn’t enjoy fighting considering its values.
As Toma was doing Ikazuchi a favor by fighting him, Ikazuchi left the choice of battleground to him. It was quickly decided that they would go on a short trip to the area near the Sieghart Mountains on their mounts. Ikazuchi arrived ahead of Toma due to his flying mount and chose a relatively remote large area. The coarse dirt and sand provided slightly unstable footing, but it likely wouldn’t become a major factor for more experienced fighters such as them. As for the surroundings, there were some partially eroded ruins that left partially eroded stone pillars and broken walls along with some decent sized rocks and boulders.
Ikazuchi unsheathed his matching swords and waited at this point knowing that Toma would soon arrive. As for how he was certain of that, it was due to the fact that his wyvern was descending from the sky at that moment. After dismounting, he had commanded the creature to circle above the area to ensure Toma had no trouble locating him atop his wolf. The only reason it would descend would be due to Toma approaching close enough that such an act was unnecessary. He couldn’t help but feel a growing excitement for his first battle against a person in over two years as he quietly watched the direction his guildmate would arrive from.
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