An eye for talent

"The first match of round of 32 will be fought between Jin Mu of the Mu clan and Alicia Don of the Poison Frogs guild.

Killing and maiming is strictly prohibited and so is the use of auxiliary objects apart from your primary weapon.

The match ends when either side is incapacitated or surrenders." The match referee said as Leo nodded his head and clutched his sword with both hands, pointing it towards his opponent.

His stance was unusual with many obvious flaws as the judges and the more experienced warrior's in the crowd frowned at his immature display of swordsmanship.

" Tch, the first seeded individual this time around is weaker than I expected, when he picked the sword I was hoping that he would be an expert, however, it looks like he doesn't even understand the basics of swordsmanship.

Having a longer weapon means that you can fight while exposing a lower surface area which is why swordsmen fight while being either northpaw or southpaw.