"I'm sure you're wondering, what on earth made such a huge hole right in the middle of the exam hall? It's the same reason why I forced myself to come to you for help. Mizuko."
As she repeated her statement, Rentaro stared into the hole, confused, dumbfounded. "Mizuko? What do you mean?" He asked, trying to clear his confusion.
"Moments after you fell unconscious, even before the stage 2 lockdown was called for, the proceeding match was between Mizuko and a noble of this empire. At first I was worried, but not because of his safety." She explained, her voice growing softer as she recalled the past events.
"What were you worried about?"
"Before the exams began, both me and Yui trained under the guidance of Mizuko. It was going well and we grasped the concept of the two core stages."
"I'm sensing a but." Rentaro spoke, there was always another side to the story.
