Theatrics

(Rodova Military Academy, Practical Combat Grounds – 9:05 AM)

Once everyone was settled and the medical staff had finished setting up their emergency operating stations, Major Hen stepped into the center of the marked combat field, his presence alone enough to command everyone's attention, as he raised his right palm, signaling for silence.

"Alright, quiet down—" His deep voice carried across the arena, as the excited murmurs gradually faded.

"As you all know, Sundays are reserved for educational combat analysis, and today will be no different.

Today's fights will be observed, reviewed, and analyzed by me after they are concluded, as although our original plan was to hold matchups between the best of the first-year students. However—" Hen paused, as he glanced toward a familiar figure in the stands, "Captain Yu Shen approached me with an alternative proposal, and I gladly accepted it."