Weisbach Palace, the top-floor duke's office.
"Knight fighting involves three matches, and theoretically, winning two matches is enough to secure victory," Ludwig stated soberly. "However, by convention, even if one side wins the first two matches early, they will respectfully carry on with the competition to honor the knight participating in the last match."
"Of course, the victory in knight fighting itself is mostly symbolic and practically useless. The key lies in the military deterrence that the fighting itself brings. Due to the impending war, the participants will inevitably be the most capable warriors that both families can publicly field."
"The lowest acceptable result for us is to win one match and lose two. That way, even if those below us become unsettled, there is still a way to recover. The Wolf Family's envoy proposed this duel precisely aiming for a clean sweep."
