Who did I think would win?
If I was being completely honest with myself, I had absolutely no clue.
Not even a vague leaning. Not even a half-formed guess. My mind was blank, like someone had wiped the board clean and left me standing there with the chalk.
"If I had to guess," Morishita Nazuna said, crossing her arms lightly as she kept her eyes on the arena below, "it would have to be the Vice Commander, right?"
She didn't sound arrogant about it. Just practical. Like she was pointing out the obvious answer to a math problem everyone else already solved.
"Yeah," Morofuji Yume followed up almost immediately. "I mean, we've actually seen the Vice Commander in action before. She was second-in-command of the strongest military unit in the entire kingdom. That's not just some fancy title you get for looking cool in a uniform. If anyone's winning this, it should be her."
There was logic there. Solid logic.
And honestly? I couldn't argue with it.
