"Winner, Ramon".
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"Winner, Dickerson Winsmoke".
"Status, injured".
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"Winner, Baraka Jogo".
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"Winner, Hazard Tempest".
Hearing that last name, Ramon's eyes widened in shock.
And finally, he paid attention to his opponents for the first time.
He recognized that name, he could not forget that face, it was the same senior of his back in the academy that humbled him and Aegon a few years back in the combat arena.
"Damn, he's here?"
"Now, I'm even more pumped to win this tournament".
"Don't get overconfident". Aegon warned. "He's strong".
"I know". Ramon grinned.
The first round of the under-17 tournament produced some pretty crazy fights, both intense ones and one-sided ones that ended swiftly.
Of course, Ramon's win was one of the most ridiculous and swift.