The day of the second match arrived.
"Fuuu..."
I woke up early and started doing some warm-up exercises to prepare myself and get my body going.
I stretched my arms, legs, twisted my torso, did light squats—anything to shake off the stiffness from sleep and get the blood flowing.
Then after that...
Tap—
"Yo, kid! Good luck today!"
"Are you good to go?"
I stepped out of my room and joined Brock and the others for breakfast.
"Good luck to us both."
Jin was already there, sitting relaxed, even though he was fighting today just like me. He looked calm, like it was just another normal day.
"Yeah, let's celebrate after our fight."
I told him, a small smile forming on my face.
The four of us then started eating casually, chatting and laughing lightly, as if today wasn't a big deal at all.
Then a few minutes after we finished eating...
"Gladiator Kaiser and Jin, it's time!"
A guard appeared, stopping in front of the metal-bar gate.
And hearing that—
