Zeno retracted his sword, and walked off the stage, as his armor dissipated slowly
Elding used his flexibility, and flipped into a standing position, he scoffed as he walked off the stage, while his monstrous form melted, and revealed his skinny figure
"So you've mastered it" the sleeveless kimono wearing man said
"Not quite, it seems that there's another stage, it'll probably take me years, to fully master this technique, hopefully, my life span can hold out," Zeno said as he leaned on a wall, and closed his eyes
Zeno turned around and looked at the Elding, who completely ignored him
"Why is he so mad?" Enopy whispered to Sirus
"It only makes sense, he lost the battle, and he's getting closer to peak rank 3, after you reach that rank, there's no moving forward, that's the end," Sirus said as he wore a solemn expression
"Oh" Enopy exclaimed as he turned silent
"Who's next?" Sirus said as he looked around
"Wait. what happens to the winner" Zeno asked