"Moving on to his strength… Rafael is quite strong. His overall raw strength is similar to Jay's, but his profession is that of a Guardian like Ragna. His weapon of choice is a sword and a shield.
"While it's true that he is a guardian, his swordsmanship won't be losing to an extremely good swordsman. If he abandons that shield, his sword will become stronger… since he basically ignores his defense.
"As a Tier 4, he has Muscle Augmentation as well. In terms of raw strength, I can say that Jay is still slightly above him, but in overall evaluation, I have to say that Jay will lose unless you have something you haven't shown me this far. For example, a hidden strength beyond my analytic skills.
"Anyway, he has a calm and collected attitude, but this competition weighs a lot on his shoulders, so that's something you can take advantage of." Erwin stopped, allowing them to think about it.
"Having a bad relationship with the family… Is that abuse or expectation?" Clovis asked.
"!!!" The rest of his teammates couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.
"As expected of you, Clovis, it seems that you've seen through it." Erwin smirked. In addition, Erwin had been mentioning Jay this whole time as if he knew that Jay would be the one handling Rafael.
"I see." Clovis understood what it meant to have a lot of expectations from the family, considering he also came from a very powerful one. And his was just a bit too extreme compared to Rafael's family.
"I believe that Rafael will choose to guard the flag, allowing your team to take the initiative to attack. This way, they will have a terrain advantage. If I say more than this, I will just cause more confusion. Hence, I'll continue with the second person first, the vice captain." Erwin flipped the page.
At the same time, Melody changed the picture to a woman.
"The vice captain is Jane, 24 years old, Tier 3 with Heart Affinity. She looks calm, but she is a fiery person inside. This also means that she is hiding her own feelings from her junior, Rafael. There is nothing to say about her family relationship. They're quite reputable without a lot of dirt. Her three sizes are 88-62-90…"
"Aaaaahhhh!" Kanaria screamed, trying to stop Erwin. "What kind of information was that?"
"What do you mean? This is all the information. I'm just saying that in that picture, you don't see a lot of volume. That's because she suppresses them. And it means that she will be exhausted pretty easily if you're planning to fight her with speed." Erwin glanced at Clovis, implying that he was the only one who could easily defeat her.
"…" Clovis remained silent. On the other hand, Melody and Ragna couldn't help but look at Erwin's notebook, thinking the same thing. 'How much information does that notebook contain?'
"Heart Affinity… does she have…" Clovis frowned.
"Heart Affinity boosts regenerative power like Ragna's constitution. So I can't really use simple speed, huh?" Clovis sighed. "Alright. I think I understand what I'm supposed to do. Let's continue to the next four people."
"Alright. The next one is Aran, their operator. He is similar to your operator, but I don't think he is strong enough to be compared to her. Just consider him a downgrade of your operator. There isn't much I can say about this guy. Plain and boring.
"As for the fourth person, Grace. She is an assassin, the type that will deliver a killing blow. However, her skill is actually ranked last among the rest of the group despite having such importance." Erwin pointed at Kanaria and Melody. "If you split both of them, you don't have to worry about her. Besides, your operator is extremely efficient.
Unless she is at the same level as Aileen, I don't think she can escape your detection."
Clovis squinted his eyes as if he noticed something else from that information. However, he still said, "Continue."
"The fifth person is rather interesting. He has Blood Affinity, but his weapon of choice is a spear. His specialty is thrust. His thrust is quite deadly. For example, he might be able to keep you at a certain distance with swift and deadly thrusts, Clovis."
"Hoh?" Clovis's expression turned serious. "That's rather interesting to see."
"He has a daddy's issue due to him being a drunkard. You might be able to use that to trigger him, but if you do that…"
"I know. It will look scummy. Then again, I don't really care. For me, the most important thing to consider is the fact that I can't use the same trash talk with my next opponent." Clovis smiled.
"That's right. I'm helping you guys right now because I want you to face Bloody Rose. So there is no need to feel indebted to me. It's as simple as my own selfishness." Erwin shrugged. "As for the last person, Melvin… He is strong but dumb, similar to our Gilza.
"To be honest, there aren't a lot of things I should say regarding the last four people. Rafael has gotten their absolute obedience, so things like Jay won't happen to them.
"And they're just… not interesting like you guys. When I discussed your group with my teammates, I had to talk for a whole two hours so that they knew about all the details and took advantage of them. Unfortunately, you guys just surpassed even my analytic skills. Feel free to be proud." Erwin shrugged.
"Mhmm… So what do you think will happen in tomorrow's match?" Clovis asked another question.
"I'm not really good at tactics, so I can't really say for sure. I will just say what Tarkan told me beforehand. If your plan is to win the championship, you will definitely need to let Clovis rest as much as possible during the fight against the Eight Swords. In other words, Jay will become the focus.
"In other words, you will have to win the group match with at least a three-point gap. This way, you can send Jay in for the first match. Of course, your opponent will definitely be Rafael himself. You have to win, Jay. That's the only way if you want to become the champion."