บท 142: Who am I matched against?

A blue light finally hit me. I looked at the second elder to see if his expression changed. 

He did not look satisfied, but he did not look disappointed either. He just looked forward monotonously now. 

I looked down at where the blue light had hit my body. It was at the center of my chest, and upon close inspection, I could see that there was this number that was showing on me right at that point. 

The number, fifty six, was shown to everyone else. I looked at the number that Ji Riyal had. 

"Fifty seven. It looks like we were almost destined to meet, but we are not going to. A pity. We are in totally different halves. Well then, if we shall meet, then we shall meet in the finals. Until then, I hope that you do not fall short." Ji Riyal smiled as he started walking away.