The Greatest Sinner

Zak was surprised by Evan's actions, but after a short thought, he replied, "Guy, it's all in your hands. Do you want to die? Go ahead."

"Mr. Zak! Do you really allow him to act like that?" The soldier Evan had pointed to, was clearly not thrilled with such turn of events.

Zak looked at the soldier and grudgingly said: "What? You're afraid to take on some kid who's still wet behind the ears? Maybe I should pick a worthy one myself!"

"Sucker, I don't know what demons are in your head. But that was the worst decision you`ve ever made."

Evan, on the other hand, only muttered quietly: "You're not a soldier, you're just a talkative idiot."

Whoosh.

Without warning, Evan attacked his opponent. He swiftly attacked with his sword from top to bottom, hoping to kill the soldier with a single blow.

Clang.

The man reacted instantly and blocked Evan's blow. However, Evan`s attack didn't end there. He simply continued to press on with his sword, exerting tremendous force, which he had acquired after receiving the Lion Sigil.

Evan appreciated the interior decoration. But he still didn't know the purpose why the commander called him there.

Zak walked over to the stand, and picked up one of the swords.

"Here, it's yours now." The sword scabbard was made of good quality leather. The sword itself was wide and long. It was forged of steel. Evan's attention was drawn to the strange green color at the edges of the blade.

"Thank you, but what are these strange green pigments?" Evan was certain that this sword was far from as simple as it appeared at first glance. It was definitely different from other most ordinary steel swords.

"This sword was sharpened using such amazing stones called - 'Sharpening Stones', a simple but most appropriate name. These stones are filled with mana, and when you sharpen a sword with such stones, you can achieve unparalleled sharpness. The sword you had before isn't even sharp by comparison. It's a completely different level. I give it to you, in the hope that you will accomplish great things in the future."

A pile of information poured out at Evan, but he understood it all easily. Once again, he thanked Zak for such a valuable and rare gift. Evan didn't know why he was so good to him.

If it was because the squad leader saw some potential in him, all that was good for him. You could say that to a certain extent that was what he wanted.

The most important thing wasn't even the gift. From Zak's words, Evan learned that mana existed in this world, too. Just like in his home world, which couldn't help but make him happy.

Of course, he had previously used the sigil of one of the 72 demons to kill Abigail. But for that, in addition to mana, he could use the life force. So it wasn't a hundred percent proof.

"But that's not all, my young friend, tell me what type of armor do you like better?"

"If it`s possible, I would like a light type of armor, preferably leather." Evan had never liked armor. In his opinion, it was too big, heavy, bulky, and terribly uncomfortable.

Hearing Evan's answer, Zak hesitated, and after a while, he walked out of the tent.

"Evan, follow me!"

The young man quickly followed Zak. A few minutes later, they reached the huge tent, which appeared to be a kind of warehouse for all the equipment.

At the entrance, Zak was greeted by a pair of guards. They looked in amazement at the young lad walking behind their commander.

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"What do you think of this one? Made of black wolf hide. It's light, supple, and will provide quite a bit of protection. I think it's just what you need." Zak pointed to the black leather armor, which Evan immediately liked.

"Yeah, it looks pretty good, I think it's exactly what I wanted." Evan inspected the armor from top to bottom, then put it on.

"Well? How does it fit?"

Evan smiled weakly and said contentedly: "It's like it was made for me. Commander Zak, when we are going to battle?"

Zak smiled broadly, patted Evan on the shoulder and replied, "As I see you're ready to fight. Don't worry, very soon we will be on a real battlefield. Death will be everywhere. We move out tomorrow."