-Challenged-

'Challenged?'

Confused by the word, Max directed his raised brow at Iris, who was already handing over her phone to Emma, who then passed it to Viv.

At the end, Alicia and Evelyn held the phone together to stare at its screen.

"Ethan is so unbelievable," Emma said, her face scrunched in disgust as she imagined the jerk.

"Hmm," Iris agreed with a nod, further leaving Max speechless.

Alicia and Evelyn handed the phone back to Viv with light frowns on their faces.

Seeing this, Max didn't hold back anymore and spoke up.

"What is it?" he said, maintaining eye contact with the five girls at once.

They seemed a little taken aback by this, then suddenly realized he didn't know what they were talking about.

An instant later, Viv did the pleasure of speaking first.

"Ethan has challenged you to a duel," she said.

"Previously, because you were an A-Ranked Elite, some regulations didn't apply to you.