Mental manipulation.
That was Surman Marliak's specialty, according to Fae. His Martial Art and techniques were centered around affecting his opponents' minds adversely and apparently, he was quite good at it too.
This included things like misdirection, hypnosis, impression imprinting and other psychological-oriented skills. Rui had done some research into the matter in order to understand how Surman might end up fighting against him.
He looked forward to the fight. It wasn't everyday he got to fight against someone this unusual.
He made his way to the observer balcony reserved to for participants.
What he did not expect was the presence of the other representatives!
He glanced around at the several martial Squire guards inside and outside the balcony.
