Chapter 68: I Forfeit

"Nox." The beautiful, petite, light-skinned girl smiled bitterly as she recognized her opponent; it was none other than Nox himself.

"Serana?" Nox blurted out. He had known that entering this tournament would eventually mean facing familiar faces to secure his spot as the Barony's representative, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

Serana clenched her fist. Like every other kid, she had dreamed of joining the tournament and pummeling the arrogant brats from the Armstrong Duchy. But with this unexpected turn of events, she strongly doubted her chances.

'Why? Why does it have to be him?' she thought, angry at the organizers for pairing her with her best friend, aware that it wasn't a deliberate choice but a random one.