Was it an illusion?
No!
Everyone's gaze had changed!
As the confusion on his face deepened, Hada Ichiba swept his gaze around the surroundings, and a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
With that glance, seeing the focused looks on everyone's faces, Hada Ichiba understood that the atmosphere of the entire training ground had changed.
The focus of those attentive gazes had changed.
Though they remained equally intent, everyone's attention was no longer on Anna. Instead, it was on Ikeda Ichiro.
Had the tide...
already turned? As that thought arose, another surfaced in Hada Ichiba's heart, and the suspicion on his face grew even more apparent.
"Hey! Idiot Ichiba!"
At that moment, perhaps because he had not received a response from Hada Ichiba, Hada Ryuhiko's deeply dissatisfied voice suddenly rang out.
"What is it?"
This time, Hada Ichiba withdrew his gaze and looked at the little boy beside him. Seeing that the boy was staring at him with great seriousness, he spoke.
"What do you think this Ikeda Ichiro will do next?"
Seeing that Hada Ichiba had finally noticed him, Hada Ryuhiko let out a breath, seemingly suppressing some emotion in his heart as he said this.
A method? Hearing that, Hada Ichiba did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked down at the white mist that had completely spread out and obscured everyone's view.
The arena was utterly silent, quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Yet within the spreading white mist, no one could tell what was happening inside.
It was impossible to see where the battle between the two was heading.
Clearly, Hada Ryuhiko could not make out the current situation either. The entire venue seemed to have become cautious, afraid of breaking this silence born of uncertainty and disrupting the contest between the two.
"I don't know. Anna