Karsten opened his eyes and realized that he was looking at the ceiling of an unfamiliar room instead of the arena.
He was immediately alarmed as he looked at his surroundings. He seems to have been brought to the Tower's clinic…
He's alone and no doctors or other patients can be seen…
'What happened?! Could it be…' He immediately checked his necklace and confirmed that it is still there. He swiftly gathered his mana and activated its imbued Mana Art. This necklace is a magic tool that could cancel any illusions or mind attacks that are affecting him.
However, the necklace didn't find any of these in his surroundings as it failed to activate…
"N-no way… Did I really lose?"
Since this is not an illusion and he couldn't remember what happened, he can only think that Vincent knocked him out without being able to react at all.