As for who won or lost, it was never really within their consideration.
After all, the contestants in this month-end review had rather significant differences in strength.
Under the restrictions of the rules, it was already no easy feat for Dark to defeat Hawlucha.
The rest of the arena would be left to the other contestants.
Onstage, Claire surveyed the scene before raising her voice once more to announce, "Thank you to the two contestants from the previous match for that wonderful battle. Now, please welcome the contestants for the next match. They are the mischievous and adorable Meowth, and today's special guest—Diana!"
"My turn!" Diana sprang to her feet, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
Though she had not known she would be competing when she arrived, watching the duel between Dark and Hawlucha had undoubtedly stirred her fighting spirit.
Dark glanced at her and asked, "Using a sword?"
Diana's eyes widened as they darted about, then she nodded. "Sure."
Dark untied the longsword from his waist and tossed it to her. "Take it."
Diana caught it easily, drew the practice sword at once, propped the scabbard against a chair, and stepped onto the arena.
On the other side.
Meowth had long since finished preparing. When it stepped onto the stage, its expression was stern, and it behaved with utmost caution.
Among all the students in this session, it had the best grasp of basic swordsmanship. But against Diana, that slight advantage in swordsmanship could not overcome the absolute disparity in strength.
What was more, it knew nothing about Diana and had no idea what her true level was.
If it wanted to win, it had to go all out!
"Meow!"
With a flick of two fingers, Meowth drew its sword from its sheath.
Unlike Dark and Hawlucha, who