Alexandre is in a good mood when he arrives at the participants' lodge, at the entrance a man from the arena is there with a computer, the man asks "Hello! Your name, please?"
Alexander looked relaxed and said, "William Walton, would you like to see the serial number of my Pip-Boy?"
The man immediately understood the situation, looked Alexandre straight in the eye, with a suspicious air and said "I'm going to trust you, you can start your fight in 15 minutes, but I warn you once you're in the dressing room there's no giving up!"
Alexander walked past the man and into the dressing room.
A few seconds later, the man heard his phone ring and said "Yes boss? Yes, I'm letting them in just as you've instructed" Suddenly the phone whistled loudly and the man grimaced, answering "I'm sorry, Boss! I only followed the instructions you gave me. Do you want me to go and get him?" Then he said "Ok! As you wish! Sorry boss!"
Alexandre immediately saw Chetan Ambani and two other people who would also be on the points of this fight. Alexandre didn't sit down, as he only had a few minutes to wait, so he preferred to stand and think quietly.
Suddenly Chetan Ambani joined him, fully equipped from head to toe in Hunter steel armour. Alexandre immediately understood why the director wanted to get rid of someone like that, in a normal fight between Hunter of the same level, the better-equipped had a big advantage, but Hunter like Ambani, who was a repeat student and therefore had an extra year's experience, it was clearly a fight without suspense, Ambani just had to bet the amount he wanted and he'd win the prize of bet ..
Ambani stood next to Alexandre and said, "I'm sorry it had to be you!"
Alexandre doesn't reply and smiles
Ambani followed up and said "I've got a big responsibilitys, I just need money, that's all..."
Alexandre replied "I don't blame you, but your arguments are a bit weak, I imagine that everyone on this island has a good reason for needing money."
Ambani "You don't understand, it's not a question of comfort, it's a question of duty!"
Alexandre smiled again, for him Ambani's arguments were weak, the thief or the hitman would always manage to justify his act by the need for quick money, for him Ambani was a bit like this type of unscrupulous man. ...
Ambani was slightly annoyed by Alexander's air of superiority: "What do you know about world upheaval? You were born in America! You had a comfortable childhood! What do you know about the people who have gone into exile?"
Alexandre "You think you're the only one to have suffered? Do you think that for Americans, the big wave was a piece of cake?"
Ambani "I'm not saying it was a piece of cake, but how can you compare to the many communities that lost everything in the black zone? My family before the great wave was one of the richest in Asia, but lost everything, I came to America with my sister at the age of 16, how can you compare to situations like ours?"
Alexandre smiles again, "Your armor must be worth at least several million dollars, I imagine you didn't arrive empty-handed, you're far from being in the need, so stop trying to justify your actions, you're a scammer, period!"
Ambani remains calm and says, "I'm not talking about money, but about culture and identity! Our country has been submerged, and there's nothing we can do about it! Most of my people died, or worse, became refugees in the most absolute misery in South America! Tell me if you have such a cause to defend? It doesn't matter if I humiliate a novice hunter for a few minutes, it's my people I want to save!"
Alexandre "A utopian, eh? You want to restore the world as it was before? recreate China, Russia, India, the countries of Europe? But you're walking on your head! This world is dead! And if you don't understand that, you'll die too! This world has no mercy for the naive like you!"
Ambani "That's what cynics like you say! But 'Utopia' will make it! It already has the most fortresses in the black zone and will soon be the most numerous guild!"
Alexandre "You're even more naive if you think a guild is going to have philanthropic ambitions! It's only what you can do on a personal level that can be achieved! If you start trusting anyone, you might as well give up right now!"
suddenly the bell rang, interrupting the conversation and announcing the fight between the two men.
Ambani looked at the ground and said, "I'm not going to try to make you understand, but I'll beat you, that's all!"