The arena buzzed with murmurs, and my gaze remained focused on Jack. Despite his higher potential rank, I couldn't underestimate him.
Jack with a hockey smirk stair toward me and said
"You got lucky, my dear cousin."
"…hm?"
"With a puny talent like yours, you managed to enrol at the Nova Academy while I had to settle for the second-best option. How is it that someone of your calibre can enter the academy and I can't?"
…without saying a word, I looked at him straight into the eyes.
Although his words had some truth to them, right now he was merely trying to shake my mentality.
This was a common practice used when opponents faced each other in duels.
Regardless of who your opponent was, a key component in increasing your chances of winning was to get into your opponent's head.
If you managed to enter their heads, the chances of you losing drastically reduced.
