"An academy tournament? And she wants me to participate? Is she that desperate to win?" Michael could not help but think. After all, his strength had reached Tier 2, and she had most likely noticed it by now.
It would be stranger if she hadn't; her strength was much higher than his.
He was not against participating, but he assumed it would look bad for Vivum if they ended up destroying all their competitors. They might even get the wrong idea and think he was some sort of instructor; all sorts of misunderstandings could arise.
But he didn't really have anything else to do, so he decided to go through with it regardless.
The participants were pretty obvious: Michael, Chloe, Elizabeth, and Kevin. As for the last one? He had no clue.
Liam was a good candidate. Despite his looks, he was a close-range fighter—a brawler at that.
