Klaus called the three contestants for the Martial Arts Division, bringing them out to the stage.
Edward, along with Xavier Denmark and Eben Lustriel—students from the Middle and Upper Class respectively—all climbed the platform, then faced the moderator as he told them the rules.
"You will now pick lots. Your placement in the battle will be determined by the letters you choose." Klaus declared, bringing out their tags from his breast pocket.
The students conceded and took their respective tags from Klaus. Once each of them had gotten one, he instructed them to open the folded piece of paper and view the contents within.
"State the number written on your tags!"
The students could most likely make a guess concerning the relevance of their respective figures, still they obeyed without hesitation.
"A" Eben Lustriel said.
"B" Xavier Denmark muttered.
"C" Edward Karl Leon, my comrade, finally responded.
