Rui did a double-take at those words. It was unexpected. Yet the idea of being called something incredibly corny or cheesy or flashy made him cringe.

"Uh. Can they not?" He asked.

"Sorry, they can't not. The Martial community of this Empire loves doing that." She smirked.

They bantered a bit more, until Rui realized how much time had passed. He had trult gotten absorbed into the conversation.

"Good talk." He said, getting up. "But I should return now."

She nodded at his words. "This was fun."

Rui simply stared at her for a second.

"I look forward to fighting you tomorrow." He said, with a serious edge to his voice. "May the best fighter win."

She simply shrugged. "They always do."

Rui simply smiled at those words before taking his leave.

He thought about his conversation with her, having gotten a stronger grasp of her character and personality.

And then his thoughts soon proceeded to how to defeat her. Ultimately, that was what he would be setting out to accomplish.

His instructors came to his room shortly after, discussing the matter about her.

put a hand on Rui's shoulder. "Do your best, we'll console

was a Martial Squire and had vastly more experience than Rui, knowing how to

clear that her opponents were

in her fighting style in that

style stemmed from deep arrogance, but after talking with her for a while, he had started to realize she simply wasn't as invested in the fight as he was.

with and some he didn't. Ultimately, it was up to him. He was

passed, a

as

by one. He could hear nothing except for his

image of Fiona manifested in his

His concentration accumulated.

His focus sharpened.

His mind gathered.

on its environment, pushing down on it as

passed as Rui remained in that state

Squire Kyrie knocked

himself. She had been worried he would have been

"You're at your

them, he simply did not want to waste even the slightest bit of energy on anything not useful. Even in the short journey to the Martial

it was also delicate, it could easily crumble if his attention was drawn away even slightly. Doing so would not weaken much at all, but being

the arena once

all been

cheers and applause as chaotic excitement sizzled

highly anticipated Fiona Roschem, known as the mighty Chosen Incarnate, she is the representative with the highest estimated odds of victory according to

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