What the dimensional sentinel did, however, was the last straw that broke the camel’s back as Vandread launched his onslaught after he swiftly picked up the sword from the ground. It seemed as though the dimensional sentinel had desired this strategy from the very beginning, as he appeared to take pleasure in the way that he avoided Vandread's attack.

"I have always believed that the new hero of Dizencia who would come after me would be more powerful than I am, but I suppose that I was wrong," the old hero said. "It appears that I was wrong." The sentinel then said in a voice that contained an undercurrent of malice as he pointed his sword in the direction of Vandread.

While this was going on, Vandread, who was standing at the opposite end of the room, drew his sword to his side with his left hand clenched firmly