"Where is he?"

After the end of the second semi-final between Xanthea and Bloody Lily, the crowd that filled the Valkyria Arena was eagerly awaiting the start of the grand finale.

All eyes were on the two opposing entrances to the battlefield, with the vast majority of the crowd waiting for Kaizen to appear.

In the waiting room, Bloody Lily also kept looking at the door, waiting for her opponent to appear. However, he did not appear during the thirty-minute intermission that followed.

When the organizers finally called the players into the arena and the crowd fell silent, Bloody Lily stood up and walked to the small dark room where he would remain until the two were announced. Before leaving the waiting room, she looked back one last time, hoping to see Kaizen. She wanted to see him before the battle, to wish him good luck and tell him how much she cared for him. But he wasn't there.

She felt a tightness in her chest and a pang of worry.