That time when they made the bet, it hadn't even been a couple hours since Rain had arrived in this new world. So Rain didn't think much about it, making the bet in words only, without signing anything.
As for the current situation...
Rain looked at his sister Eliana, who stood defiantly in front of him with her arms crossed over her firm chest.
No part of her was willing to accept this reality. She couldn't back down here. It would be to jeopardize the worldview she had held since childhood.
Now she was driven forward by an absolute certainty of her rightness, which had grown even stronger during the last hours of reflection.
…He hoped it wouldn't come to that.
Not a fair fight with Gray? Underhanded tricks?
Her pride was even greater than he'd expected, as was her unwillingness to accept reality.
But...
'Does that mean it will be even sweeter for me to subdue her?'