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

Chapter 536

Chapter 536: He Had Never Looked at Her Like That

Stephanie’s eyes did not leave it.

"You better hope we don’t cross paths."

Beside her, Nicholas sat quietly, rehydrating. She leaned in and whispered without looking at him.

"If you draw Nnenna next, don’t hold back," she said.

Nicholas gave a subtle nod.

"No mercy," she added flatly.

And he understood.

The six finalists stood tall on the arena floor, their names glowing across the giant scoreboard above.

They had all secured solid A’s.

Now, the only task left... was to keep it.

They didn’t need to win these final rounds, only to hold their ground and avoid slipping up. But pressure hung thick in the air, because holding ground against people this skilled wasn’t easy.

Stephanie and Nicholas weren’t the only ones rattled by Nnenna’s surprising climb.

Adam, Chang, and Keanu had all quietly adjusted their stance on her. The tiny girl they had barely noticed at the start of the day had become a threat they could no longer ignore.

She had earned her place here.

Now they had to take her seriously... or lose to her.

The referee raised a box.

"Draw lots for your next match," he announced.

One by one, they stepped forward and picked their folded slips.

Nnenna unfolded hers.

Adam.

She blinked once, then lowered the paper, already flipping through her mental archive. His footwork, stance, the speed of his first two takedowns... she had watched everything carefully. She had already made notes. Already adjusted.

A calm breath left her lips.

Alright. Let’s go.

announced, she

judges’ table, Arthur narrowed

would not

wasn’t sharp from the start, he could overwhelm her quickly. But Arthur had watched her the entire day. He knew how she read people, adjusted mid

She will win.

He believed she would.

eyes were either on Nnenna or Arthur, noticed the flicker of intensity on Arthur’s

he was

lean forward. The shift of

of

That expression.

That attention.

looked at her like

shifted. The crowd, once chatty and buzzing, fell quiet again, something about

intensified. Every movement would be

Adam struck first.

a sweeping low kick meant to break Nnenna’s balance, but she was already gone, pivoting just in time, landing soft on her toes like a feather, then firing back with a fast

blocked it, but not

the crowd, someone

No wasted motion

been practicing martial

this is wild. She’s really holding her

his stance. He wasn’t smiling

this to

calm and precise, read his shifting posture. She didn’t rush, she waited for

He did. And again.

a spinning kick that cracked the air

blocked. But the impact

slid back two

murmured Master Tayo, watching with folded arms. "Not bad

Olivia tilted her head. "She’s not fighting

a book," said Madam Wolke. "This one...

something

into ten minutes... then twelve... fifteen. Neither side backing

more adaptive. He would pin her, she would escape. He would counter, she would re

And then

She saw it.

leg. His weight slightly off.

Now.

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