Nova, breathing heavily, finally found his voice. "…Who… are you?"
The figure looked at him, softening his expression. Then replied, sighing, then blinking once: "My name is Kanghee, but you can call me Kai. I'm the President of the South Korean Guild."
Nova was baffled, realizing that Marcus had mentioned a person named "Kai" during one of their training session, whom Nova had to befriend if he wanted to survive the tournament. Nova realized that this was the golden opportunity for him to do exactly what Marcus had told him.
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During one of the training sessions, Marcus was sparring with Nova, helping him get used to his newly acquired B-rank powers. Marcus had mentioned something very important to him.
"By the way, if you find a person named 'Kai', you should befriend them. And especially them." Marcus said, nodding his head.
"Why?" Nova inquired.
