Moments prior to the fight.
Casually coming out of his room, Edward made his way toward the arena. Along the way, he couldn't help but think about Ren.
'I'm curious about his strength...'
In spite of the fact that it had been four years since he last met him, he remembered him as a promising talent.
In comparison to Kevin Voss, he was not exactly a high-profile talent, but an incident caused his name to spread far and wide at the time.
Something about him defeating a demon or something...
"Looks like I've just arrived in time."
A loud cheer greeted Edward as he stepped into the arena.
After arriving at his designated platform and entering the room that overlooked the entire arena, he sat down on a sofa and made himself comfortable.
[On the left side, we have a familiar opponent. This is someone who has never lost a fight, and whose Duke ranking is third...]