cant tell if sarcasm so... they did hear how strong he was, they just refused to believe it."He's on par with Dragon Lord Sama?"
Man I kind of feel for these Village Elders, if only someone trustworthy (like a fellow Elder, some of their strongest warriors, and/or allied high ranking beastfolk) had gave them information, reports and/or warnings telling them how strong Arc was, then this obligatory battle wouldn't have been necessary, at least not for the reason it was done for...