People Are Complicated
Sadly, it appeared that Excellent_Render was indeed an exception, as the consequent fights were a lot less appetizing. They were still more difficult than the ones prior, especially due to Mike's Rank rising, but alas, nothing noteworthy.
That said, this entire thing had been more than worth it. While throwing hands with the hologram in his combat class was nice, fighting against other sentient beings with a wild variety of abilities just made everything more was just so much more exciting.
Moreover, Mike finally got the opportunity to express his wolf side. Well, sort of, since he'd only used a partial transformation. But still.
The raw power coursing through his veins, was simply addicting, but more than that, Mike felt a sense of liberation as he allowed a part of himself he typically kept restrained to be released somewhat.
