"No need to continue."
"I could never outlast Lady Esdeath in a best-of-seven."
"She is, after all, a Zoan user, and she has Red Lotus Blood in her body."
"I lost."
Stussy waved a hand at Historia, signaling that she was forfeiting the rest of the match.
Esdeath, across from her, was somewhat displeased, but she also knew Stussy was right.
Still, through this match, she had gained a general understanding of Stussy's strength.
Very strong, but somewhat weaker than herself.
After all, she still had Mahapadma and Ice Storm General that she had yet to use.
Within Star-Pressure Palace.
Imu "watched" Stussy and shook his head helplessly. "What a clever woman."
Did Stussy truly lack stamina?
Not necessarily. In her mouth was a fanged Teigu called Blood Collection: Rapid Absorption.
Its basic ability was to improve all aspects of physical fitness through bloodsucking, or restore injuries and stamina.
Over the past few years, Stussy had long since developed it further.
Not only had she gained stronger control over blood, but she could also store large quantities of blood in advance within the Teigu.
So, until that stored blood was used up, Stussy would always possess abundant stamina.
If they truly fought a best-of-seven, one or two days probably would not be enough.
But Stussy felt that things had already gone far enough.
She had no need to win the match. Esdeath was, after all, the Empress.
As long as she made the other side understand that she was not someone to be provoked.
August 23rd.
The quarterfinal eliminations of the second Multiverse Top 100 Combat Power tournament began.
Aside from Sasha and Dr. Tanchi, whose rankings had already been decided among the Top 10, the other eight would face off in pairs.
The winners would advance to the next