So he grinned widely and said to Nero, "Shut your mouth and get inside."
"I see you want to rage-bait me. Have fun while you can," the cat said, entering the arena.
"Wait, what's going on?" asked one of the students.
"Is he going to fight someone?"
"Maybe he is waiting for us to challenge him?"
"But what is that unsightly beast doing here?"
Various assumptions could be heard, but no one could imagine that Nero would be his opponent.
Not even the supervisor guessed, and he was surprised when Jung asked for permission.
The man darted his eyes in confusion but agreed nonetheless.
Both of them stood at the centre of the arena, and only now the onlookers inferred what he had planned.
However, he didn't listen to them and put great effort into studying Nero and her approach to the battle.
Based on how serious she appeared, Jung could tell this fight would be the toughest one so far.