They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 535: One of Them Must’ve Coached Her

Commander Olivia smirked slightly. "This one fights like she’s in live combat."

Madam Wolke wrote her score without hesitation. "Efficient. Very."

Her scores never dipped below 85.

And just like that, Stephanie stayed at the top of the leaderboard.

Every other student eyed her warily.

Some of them quietly prayed they wouldn’t draw her name in the next round.

Even online, the tension was clear.

@MartialArtsMom: If I see my child’s name next to Stephanie’s, I’m pulling them out.

@NicholasFanHere: Can anyone even match her?

@SpilledTeaOnLive: In year three? Doubt it!

In the middle of it all, Stephanie stood calm. Her uniform didn’t have a wrinkle, her ponytail didn’t shift.

She wasn’t tired.

She wasn’t impressed by her opponents.

And she definitely wasn’t done.

The energy in the arena shifted again when the announcer called out the next name:

"Student Nicholas."

Unlike his twin sister, Nicholas didn’t walk onto the stage like it belonged to him.

He owned it the moment his foot touched the mat.

He didn’t carry Stephanie’s sharp edged aggression, his strength was his advantage. Calculated but wild. Where Stephanie was speed and strike, Nicholas was brute and force.

His first opponent tried to take him by surprise with a flurry of fast moves.

Mistake.

the opponent down with a textbook throw that had Master Tayo leaning forward in delight. "Nearly perfect control of

used minimal movement plus much strength to get maximum effect." Commander Olivia

his strength to

don’t expect less. He has a solid foundation." Elder Onyedika said as

said nothing and just scored

18 – 18 – 16 –

clearly

There

something else. Stephanie is fire. Nicholas is a

Who let two top tier boss level fighters into

second match

faster, younger, and had a longer reach, clearly someone who had trained to outmaneuver. But Nicholas didn’t flinch. He stood firm, his stance wide and grounded, like a mountain refusing to

and out with testing strikes. But Nicholas absorbed the hits that came close, waiting, watching. Then,

high with a loud smack, ducked low, and slammed his weight forward in a shoulder charge that shook the mat. Before anyone could blink, he swept the boy’s feet out from under him and pinned him flat

from

didn’t even give

judges’ row, Commander Olivia nodded once, lips pursed in approval but slight

Not elegant and there’s wasted energy," she said

arms crossed, added, "Not subtle

number with a tight smile.

slightly in his seat,

the crowd, the screens lit

Chibueze –

scored just under his sister, again.

storm that

was the hammer that

the livestream commentators, "but no one in their right mind would call him

replied. "Stephanie’s a scalpel. Nicholas

haven’t you noticed that Stephanie has better precision and control"

make a good point." The host replied,

audience to also see

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stayed second on the leaderboard, right

with every match, it became

their class. They were in

names. One by one,

Nnenna kept winning.

to eight. Another barely made it to twelve. The longest was fifteen minutes, a student well trained and sharp, but still, she won with the