"Ha…"


    That was all that Kaito and ze could say when they came back.


    That was because their luck with the draws really were bad.


    In this round of thirty two, out of all the people that they could have drawn…they were actually matched with each other.


    It was a fight between Kaito and ze, one that no one would have expected.


    However, it would certainly be an interesting fight since they both used mes.


    At the same time, Hayate and ire were matched with one from Kaito''s group.


    This was a fight between members of the same guild, but it was almost expected since we had the most number of people in the top thirty two in the first ce.


    We had a total of ten people, six from my group and four from Kaito''s group, so it was to be expected that we would be matched with each other. But for so many of us to be matched with each other…it really was considered bad luck.


    Long Shui Ling, Bing Xin, and thest member of Kaito''s group had a better draw that they were matched with people that we had never interacted with before.


    The other fight that was interesting was a fight between Alex and Julius.


    It seemed that they hadn''t been lucky either and had been matched with each other.


    But there was nothing that could be done since it was a fair drawing in the end.


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    …


    The next morning, it was time for the second round.


    The first fight of the day was actually ze versus Kaito.


    Before they entered the stage, neither of them had talked to each other.


    Since leaving the hotel, it was as if they hade to a mutual understanding and had avoided each other. It wasn''t that they weren''t friends anymore, but rather they acknowledged each other and the power that the other had.


    It was only when they stepped onto the stage that they faced each other again.


    Standing there on the stage, the two of them looked at each other with stern looks on their faces.


    With how they were facing each other like that, it almost seemed like they were about to swing punches at each other at any moment. But they didn''t do that in the end.


    All they did was reach their hands out in front of them and grab each other''s hand to give a firm handshake.


    Right after the handshake, they jumped back to the edge of the arena and started releasing their mes. They didn''t even bother waiting for the judge to tell them to go as they were already preparing for the fight.


    The judge shook his head with a bitter smile before saying, "Go."


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    But of course, no one paid attention to him.


    The crowd was shocked by the amount of mes the two of them created, but it was clear one side had the crowd''s attention more.


    Kaito''s ck mes really were eye catchingpared to ze''s normal red mes.


    The ck mes seemed like they would be more powerful than the normal red mes, but that wasn''t the case. After all, ze had been working with Kaito the entire time, so he knew just how strong Kaito''s ck mes were.


    Naturally, his mes would also be strong if they could work with these ck mes.


    Once they had finished gathering their mes, they suddenly charged at each other.


    The two waves of mes came right at each other before suddenly shing in the middle of the stage. There were mes that suddenly burst forth into the sky, forming a pir that was half red and half ck, reaching all the way to the clouds.


    With the way that they exploded into the sky, there was even a hole that was punched in the clouds in the sky.


    That was just how powerful their mes were.


    But it wasn''t as if the mes were only going up…they also went all around the two of them.


    There was a moment where the audience was terrified by the mes that wereing at them, but that fear quickly disappeared. That was because they saw that the mes were blocked by something in front of them.


    There seemed to be this invisible barrier in front of them that stopped the mes, allowing them to let out a sigh of relief.


    After the fear subsided, excitement quickly took over.


    This kind of shy fight was naturally something that everyone enjoyed watching.


    After the mes subsided a bit, they could see ze and Kaito just standing there in the middle. The two of them had their mes wrapped around themselves as they punched each other.


    It wasn''t that they were fighting properly, but rather they just stood there exchanging blows.


    No, it wasn''t even a proper exchange of blows.


    They just stood there punching each other one after another. It seemed that they were taking turns hitting each other and the one that fell would be the one that lost.


    It was like one of those movies where rivals fighting just took turns hitting each other.


    With each blow that was struck, there was a burst of mes that spread behind the person that was hit. This was a demonstration of just how much power was in the fist that hit that person.


    And with each passing blow, the mes were getting stronger and stronger.


    However, ze and Kaito both had rxed looks on their faces as they taunted each other.


    "Is that all you have? Did you not eat breakfast today?"


    "You''re the one that didn''t eat breakfast today! I can barely feel your weak punches!"


    "Well, then take a few more of them if you want!"


    "Why don''t you take a few of my punches as well!"


    Just like this, the two of them kept slugging each other as if they didn''t feel the punches, but it was clear by how their legs trembled that they were indeed feeling the effects of these punches.


    In the end, it was ze that was able to knock Kaito down with one final punch.


    After a moment of silence, there was a loud wave of apuse that came from the crowd.


    Watching two rivals fight like this was definitely a passionate match that could rile people up.