Carol was about to aim her firearm at Harvey when Makoto was slapped to the ground. She withdrew the weapon shakily immediately after that.

She originally thought that Edwin was the reason behind Harvey’s confidence. However, all she could feel at that moment was despair.

Makoto held his face gingerly, feeling his cheek smarting with pain. His pride, self-esteem, and the Bushido spirit were wounded from the slap as well.

Harvey took out a tissue and carefully wiped his fingers.

“You just can’t,” he concluded lightly.

Those three words crippled Makoto once and for all, who slumped back onto the ground. He had underestimated Harvey’s strength before meeting him, and felt that he could still crush him even if he was protected by a King of Arms. It was only now that he realized that Harvey could down him with just one slap.

The Shinkage Way, the Takei family, and other combat experts… They were nothing in front of Harvey’s slap.

Even on the verge of having a breakdown, Makoto stil