Greg had planned to pretend no one was home and ignore this person who inexplicably wanted to fight him, but the knocking soon started again.
"Hey-don't pretend you're not home! I know you're in there! Open up!"
"..."
With no other choice, Greg walked over, took hold of the doorknob, turned it, and pulled the door open.
Standing outside was a girl of average stature who nonetheless had an unmistakable presence.
Her reddish-brown hair was tied into a high ponytail, with two curved, dark dragon horns peeking through the strands, gleaming a dusky red under the hallway lights.
Behind her, a tail covered in fine scales swayed gently, showing that she was in quite a good mood.
She wore an outfit that allowed her to move freely, with a pair of short-handled battle-axes hanging at her waist. Everything about her suggested she was ready for a good brawl at any moment.
Greg recognized her.
Juno, a student at the Ember-Eyed Tower Magic Academy, was a supporting character mentioned in the Third Act of the original story. She only received proper scenes and dialogue during the Five-Academy Competition in the Fourth Act.
She was lively and energetic, with tremendous talent for combat, but her mind was rather simple. She was the sort who would never use her brain to solve a problem if her fists could do the job.
So she had actually come to the Exchange Meeting too.
Greg was a little surprised.
But he soon realized that she had probably been eliminated during the Preliminary Debate because of her rather simple mind, without ever getting a chance to shine. That would explain why she had no scenes in the Third Act.
Once he had composed himself, Greg looked at her and asked bluntly, "So, you're looking for me? What