A Surprising Choice!

Bishop raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "Which of you wants to go first?"

"I'll go first!" Nat stepped forward and gestured to Benedict. "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Benedict."

Initially, she wanted to spar with Gerard, the Yellow-Robed Holy Mage. Still, Benedict's words sounded highly offensive to the first-year students, so she changed her mind at the last moment as she wanted to see just how capable Benedict was.

Since Nat was the first to stand out from the crowd, Benedict secretly admired her, 'As expected of a Dragon Bloodline Warlock. She has a backbone!'

He had already prepared to fight two people alone but did not expect Nat to fight him one-on-one. He bowed to Nat and said, "Please," as he gestured. Then he walked to the closest ring, and the others followed suit.