He wasted no time in backing up this boast. Clearly, the "turtling up" he'd been doing was more of a qualification to fight test. Now, he moved with astonishing grace, conjuring Light lasers more strategically, to limit our movements as he closed in on me. I couldn't prevent him from doing so. Try as I might, although it did affect him somewhat, even an Arrow of Truth as he vaulted over an Icewall couldn't knock him back.
As we clashed, though, I began to smile. His technique was exemplary, almost as though I was fighting Shokoya, and his movement technique, while more deliberate than mine, was a match for it. However, his strength was nothing special. It was difficult to express my own strength at first, but he seemed quite surprised that I was skilled enough to keep up with him. "You have more talent than I thought," he said, "I might be in trouble if you can keep it up."
