As Hikari walked down the stairs, the almost homogenous sound of the crowds slowly began to become more separate in her ears.
Her face saddened, it was just as she expected yet she could not let it bother her too much. However, the exact same could not be said about Regrit Oswald.
He and Adam were abnormally silent, staring at each other. Both seemed rather unusual from how they last appeared, most notably Adam Walker himself who seemed to be almost smiling as he spoke.
"So… You must be Regrit Oswald… Brother of Kai Fatebringer… I have forced myself to refrain from watching any of your previous matches… I have been looking forward to our inevitable bout... It has been told to me by rumour that you are even more powerful than your older brother… Is that true?"
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"For someone who's stayed quiet for the entire tournament, you sure do talk a lot. If you wanna see how strong I am then face me and see for yourself!"