Rocky and Xia Nai's conflict had just ended when the preliminary competition began. Following the staff's announcement, half of the players in the rest area headed to their respective arenas, including Xia Nai.
"Let's go too, to watch the other players' matches," Rocky said as he stood up from the bench and spoke to Liliya and Monte, after all the competitors had left.
His reason for coming to the Arena so early was to watch the other players' matches, to get a concrete idea of the competition. So, as the players for the morning's three preliminary matches took their positions, Rocky left the rest area, seemingly unaffected by the earlier altercation.
Since he was a competitor, he enjoyed certain conveniences when watching the matches. The Arena had a special viewing area for competitors, where they could watch the action up close. However, if multiple matches were happening at once, they would need to choose which to watch.
