Chapter 250: A Knight Does Not Speak Falsehoods (6)
“-An axe?”
Iliad tilted his head in confusion.
It was hard to comprehend why his opponent had suddenly discarded his sword and grabbed an axe. It made no sense at all.
“Why? Is the axe laughable?”
“...It’s not that it’s laughable, but isn’t it an unsuitable weapon for a knight?”
“So you’re looking down on it.”
In the Pendragon family, axes were not commonly used weapons.
The reason being that they appeared too crude for a knight.
It wasn’t a prejudice against woodcutters, but rather a general perception that axes were to be used by bandits or mercenaries. Since the potential for mastering an axe was limited, using it as a primary weapon was seen as an admission that the knight was declaring, “I am unskilled, so I’ll use a simple weapon!”
Of course, people wouldn’t openly mock someone for wielding an axe, but there was an underlying current of disdain, and the axe was not a respected weapon.
Yet here was someone who had reached a significant level, and that person was now wielding an axe. Iliad couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“I’m disappointed. A swordsman should fight with a sword until the very end. How could you pull out an axe?”