"Well, you don't have to tell me, I'm aware of it." Ten walk closer to Ryuma.
"I see, so I'm going to ask you. You have watched me fight, so do you think, you can defeat me?" The two eyes met each other. At that moment, Ryuma knew that Ten was looking down at him.
"How about we found out now?" Ryuma provoked Ten. Just to be rejected as Ten yawns.
"*Yawn* No, I don't think you will. Not the current you." As Ten was about to leave, Ryuma stood up from his seat and threw a punch at Ten.
The outcome is, that the punch hit nothing but air. Meanwhile, the sharp blade pierced Ryuma's throat in less than a second.
"GAAHK" Ryuma fell to his back when he held his throat. He's surprised that no blood comes out. It was as if that was an illusion; perhaps it was Ten who made Ryuma that way. And then he realized that it was an illusion from his "Predict".
The prediction that Ten has stabbed his throat before he sees it. From other's perspectives, it was as if some kind of force pushed him to his back. Zoey was hesitant to leave her seat, but he still called out to Ryuma as she saw his head hit the front seat.
"O-Oi, are your head okay?"
"Uhh... I'm okay." Ten walks to Ryuma, Ryuma notices the Machete in his hand, his instinct really tells him he would stab him in the throat if he proceeded forward. His "Predict", is similar to foresight but reading opponents' movements by instinct just saves him there.
"I wouldn't mind if you decide to fight us after you feel our differences in ability." Ten is thinking something as he looks above. Ryuma on the other hand, is still stunned by an illusion from prediction. As he looked at Ten, he noticed the scar on his hand.
Ryuma wondered, what kind of experience he went through to get to this level, despite his age being sixteen, he was at the same level as Hutogi who was eighteen.
"Say, would all four of you win against Meryna? Because I don't think you can. Then... Let's make this easier." Ryuma hates to admit it but Ten is right. After watching Meryna fight, even he wouldn't think he could win against that immortal Meryna.
"One week, get stronger to hold up against us, get stronger without destroying yourself. Extreme workout, enchantment drug, even buy high tech weapon. I don't care. By the way, seven dolls would be too much right? Then this time we'll reduce it to only one."
Ten took out the small black doll from his pocket, the objective, the reason for him to fight against Ten.
"I couldn't be more grateful. I... will accept your handicap, to defeat you!" Hearing words from Ryuma, Ten closed his eyelids, and then...
"Huh... Looks like you didn't get it huh?"
"Eh?" Ryuma was dumbfounded because he didn't get what Ten meant.
"Whatever, good luck I guess..." Ten spoke his words before leaving the Spectator's Room. As Ten leaves the room, Ryuma snaps and he shouts at Ten angrily.
"What's with that look huh?! Don't look down on me! I swear, I will get stronger! Stronger than Hutogi to defeat you!" As Ten pushes the door, he leaves a last words.
"Sure, I'll look forward to it." Everything falls silent after Ten leaves. The first one to break the silence was Zoey.
"Hey, are you really sure you wanna beat him? Do you have a way to beat that guy?!" Ryuma gave it a deep thought, and then he answered...
"Nope, No idea."
"THEN WHAT ARE ALL THOSE TALK ABOUT?!!"
"As far I can tell, I have a low chance to go toe to toe with that monster. I need a strategy, a tactic to take an advantage against him even for a second. Before that, I need to get stronger." As Ryuma speaks, Jamis speaks over to him.
"The chance of you beating Ten is less than 10%. Are you really sure you can stand against him?" Ryuma smirked a little as he got up.
"I'll find a way. Because that's the wall for a fighter like me to pass through." Ryuma walks over with the intention to leave the room. But Verina speaks as he walks.
"Say, why are you still deciding to fight against Ten even though it's useless? Despite he clearly shows the differences of your strength in ability?"
"Haven't I told you already, it's because I'm a fighter. I fight any obstacle I see, even if it's unbreakable. I'm gonna push through it one day. If my mind tells me to give up just because I know I can't defeat him, then that's where my limits are."
Ryuma leaves the room, and Zoey and Jamis also leave the room not long after. That only leaves Velina as the only one in the room. As she looked at her rapier, she muttered a few words.
"A limit... huh."
...
("I said all that, but they're right, Ten is stronger than me.") Ryuma, walking in the hallway, looking at the palm of his hand. Despite the words he said, he too, has a doubt. Will he be able to beat Ten? As feelings of despair catch up to him, Ryuma sees a figure walking angrily in front of him.
"Grr... Next time I'll beat him!" It was Rudy, walking with his legs wide. He walked past Ryuma as if he didn't notice him there. But Ryuma still greets him.
"Hei Rudy, you really had a rough time there."
"HAAH?!" Ryuma's eardrum was almost ruptured as Rudy shouted at him.
"Oh, it was you." Rudy's tone changed as he realized it was Ryuma. Meanwhile, Ryuma was still holding both his ears because of Rudy.
"God keep your voice down, will you?! You almost ruptured my fucking eardrum!"
"Hah~ Sorry sorry, I'm in a bad mood right now."
"Why? Because Ten killed you?"
"You saw that? No... Not really, Meryna that fucking bitch cut off one of my balls and put them inside the jar for decoration!"
"Pfft, wait which ball are we talking about?" Rudy closes his distance with Ryuma, they're so close they can kiss each other now.
"You, did you just laugh? Ah~ you know one of my creations that almost looks like a ball- OF COURSE IT WAS MY FUCKING BALL YOU DONUT!!!"
"PFFT HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Ryuma burst out laughing. Meanwhile, Rudy snaps and cracks his steel finger.
"Oh, you're really asking for it huh?~" As Rudy tried to punch Ryuma, he fell silent.
"You, next match it's you against Ten right?" Ryuma calmed down after the burst.
"Huh?" Ryuma doesn't know what's inside Rudy's mind. As a smirk shows in the face of Rudy.