By doing the math, the next match was either going to include me, Yr'Arl or perhaps even both of us if that was the way the cookie crumbled.
I'd probably end up feeling pretty bad if I had to take Yr'Arl out so early in the competition. He deserved to make it through to at least the semi-finals, but if I did have to take him out then I knew that I had it in me to do exactly that.
"If we end up having to fight before the finals," I said, "You'll go all out on me, right? You won't hold back just so we can pull off the plan, will you?"
Yr'Arl never got his chance to answer my question, because before he could reply a bright blaze of blue swept him away and down into the battle arena. I guess that answered that question, next up was going to be Yr'Arl, which meant my fight was once again going to be the last of the four that were happening in this round.
