☀️ Arselia and Akonia

While one Erephir was ready to thank the winner for the fight, her counterpart from the not-so-distant future was accepting Beaty's coins. "To His Radiance? Is that for him?" she gestured with her eyes towards the surprisingly relaxed cat at the blonde's feet. "Just kidding. It's nothing, Count Chegver could have defeated me with a 50% chance; he's strong. You would have had an advantage against many other fighters." Erephir didn't say that she didn't consider her own result to be excellent, or even acceptable. In a real battle, "almost" doesn't count, and losing to a boss is a complete defeat; moreover, defeating a boss is the most important thing. Or at least a draw, or at least the opportunity to retreat and return. Monogat... He will definitely be no weaker, which means that the current preparation is in no way even close to sufficient. But it was very informative and inspiring, objectively speaking. If the opponents in the tournament were weaker, all this fuss in such a sandbox would be useless, but now, as always after a defeat, she was full of determination to eliminate all her weaknesses and avoid a repeat of what happened. Next time, she won't break down prematurely and will complete the 11th task. ...Funny, she was second last time too. True... Somewhere else and a little later, she was still the first heroine. Let the desire remain, but honestly, this bravado is not such an important indicator compared to real actions.

Betting results

"Yeah, people probably lost because of me... Shame."