"…no, I didn't forget. I did kind of expect this."
I sighed wearily as my shoulders drooped. Wiping the perspiration from my face, I studied Eliza while White Tiger and Leo flanked me.
"I was hoping to finish you off before you could recover, though."
Sighing again, I shrugged wearily before linking my will to White Tiger and Leo. Lightning flashed out, but Eliza swatted it away with her glowing broadsword. Pushing my glasses up my nose, I continued to scrutinize her, and realized why I was paying such intense attention to her.
Eliza Franklin was growing stronger with each passing second. The advanced spells that she had been casting and weaving around herself from the beginning were finally kicking in and manifesting as buffs. Her physical strength was increasing exponentially, and she was finally getting to be on par with me, canceling out the advantage I had at the start of the match.
