Reiner and Erika were panting hard as they had poured their everything into those final attacks. The two were not even able to hear Hakai's voice as they stared at each other both having different thoughts about the situation.
Despite losing Erika had a smile on her face. Aside from Ichika, Reiner was the only other peer she fought who was able to handle her full strength. Not only was she able to somehow achieve her dream of fighting an Arseid Knight
On the other hand, Reiner was looking at the smiling Erika with a confused look on his face. Even now as he won he couldn't understand why he had done his best, but for some reason, he felt an excitement he had long forgotten.
Ever since the death of his family, Reiner hadn't felt much of anything as he believed that nothing could be gained from anything. Yet today there were many things that he had thought he would never do.
