Thanks to the Alchemist Competition, he had been gifted a rare opportunity to score points with the woman he thought to be the love of his life. To other competitors, this was a way to level up- in social status, on the academic setting, and generally, career-wise. Every ambitious student was looking to take advantage of the competition.
But absolutely no one was more serious about this than Galen. To him, this was a do or die affair. And he was not looking to take any prisoners.
Prior to the day of the competition, the lover boy had stalked Zooey to her training ground, hoping to try to get her to come watch his performance. Like a school boy with a major crush, he dressed his best, put on some cologne, and even used his room mate's shower gel to style his hair properly. All for Zooey.
