Feratu and the figure stared at each other intensely. He took a slow, deep breath and closed his eyes.

"I’ll give you a moment to explain yourself, because when I open my eyes again, you’ll be dead! Understood?" he stated in a surprisingly calm voice.

Immediately after, the figure kicked him square in the face, sending him flying back into a row of empty beds.

Pinoir flinched, instinctively realizing that this person was physically far superior to him.

Feratu got up slowly, now with a smile on his face.

"Pinoir! Get out of here! This one’s too much for you!"

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"Understood!" Pinoir replied, quickly making his exit.

"Alright, now it’s just the two of us, kid!"

"Kid?"

"Huh?"

The figure took off her cloak, revealing Kawao and Koru’s rescuer, glaring at Feratu.

"I’m a woman, you bastard!"

Feratu looked visibly surprised but quickly regained his composure.

"Ah. Now I understand! You’re the one! That explains a few things! I thought you were dead?"

"As long as you’re alive, I’ll never die!"

"Oh, really? Let’s see about that! Zenso, the Staff Acrobat!"

"You will pay today! Feratu, the Walking Wilderness!"

Both charged at each other, enraged, and soon fell into a rapid exchange of blows. The sheer force of their strikes shattered the windows in no time. But after about two minutes, they both stopped fighting.

"This is pointless! We could punch each other all day, but that won’t determine a winner!"

"You’re right! Let’s go all out right from the start!"

With that, both activated their Nyd. The real battle was just beginning.