Shin had been having a weird week, or year depending on how you measure these things.
His token battle against colonel Hugh had turned into a full-blown entry into the tournament finals, which no one had expected. By beating the colonel, he ended up fighting the second ranked semifinalist next, who proceeded to destroy him.
'I think, after seeing my fight with the colonel, Major Ryan decided to go all out immediately to make sure there wasn't an upset again,' Shin thought, as he looked around the table with nine other finalists, all the head generals, and, bewilderingly, Emperor Gertand.
