Another team left the locker room. It was Damio's representatives.
Instantly, they were showered with loud cheers and claps.
*CHEERS!*
A middle-aged man was in front of the fighters. He was the same person who told Patti that their match was ready. He was chosen as the coach of Damio's team, and it was a huge honor, which increased his status by miles in society.
He arrogantly raised his chin, showing his boundless confidence in victory.
He was Damio's Coach, Petter!
Behind him, four young men walked with carefree looks while waving towards the crowd.
The first young man, who was the captain, had short blond hair with a pair of earrings on his ears. He also had longer eyelashes than commonly seen with the male population and very slick eyebrows, like he had taken good care of them, resembling a lot of eyebrows women had.
His face was quite handsome, with a tinge of eyeliner and makeup. He was wearing Damio's fighting uniform, which consisted of a pink and white shirt and pants with a flower symbol.
He was Damio's team captain, Lauri!
Behind him, another young man with blond hair walked calmly. His face was quite attractive, with a body stature that was quite similar with Lauri. His body was athletic and lean but without any signs of muscles anywhere.
He was Damio's team co-captain, Sami!
The young man behind Sami was a 160cm short young man with clean-looking brown hair and a golden watch on his right wrist. Even though he is perhaps the shortest person in the room, his arrogance was definitely the highest.
He sniffed the air in front of him and grimaced, ''Scent of poor.'' He glanced in the direction of Arya's team and snorted.
His name was Juuso.
The young man behind Juuso chuckled like he agreed with his remarks about team Arya. He was much taller than Juuso, standing around 190cm with a very skinny but athletic body. His black hair reached all the way to his shoulders, which fluttered gently alongside the wind as he walked.
His name was Onni.
They sat down on their seats that were reserved for them. The cheers still haven't calmed down, and almost everyone who came here expected an easy victory for team Damio!
On the Arya's stands.
Patti paled and quickly whispered, ''They aren't Junior Team— they are the team that represents City of Architecture in Battle of Countries!''
Hessu, Antti and Antero paled.
'What the hell is wrong with my body…' Ichiro, on the other hand, felt very strange ever since he left the locker room. He had leg and muscle pain, which usually happens after he assigns his Stats, but he thought it was weird for it to happen now, but just in case, he checked his stats.
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[Name: Kurogami Ichiro]
[System Level: Expert]
[Martial Rank: Peak Martial Commander]
[Trait: Calm Nature]
[Title: King Slayer]
[Age: 16]
[Level: 10]
[SP: 0]
[Coins: 0]
[XP: 0/17500]
[HP: 585/585]
[Strength: 550]
[Agility: 550]
[Stamina: 550]
[Vitality: 525]
[Charm: 600]
[Dexterity: 491]
[Lottery Spins: 0]
[Quests]
[Shop]
[Lottery]
[Inventory]
[Martial Arts: True Iron Style (Unranked), Iron Style (Beyond Mythical) Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Boxing]
[Weapon Mastery: Knife Throwing - Dual Swordsmanship Expert - Swordsmanship Expert - Spearsmanship Master I]
[Weakness Detection Eye Lv2: It allows you to see any weakness of the person with the rank of Martial General and below!]
[Expert Blacksmithing Mastery: Gives you abilities of Master Blacksmith - You will be able to create weapons which this world has never seen before!]
[Kurogami Ichiro's Legacy: The Legacy of Earth's Strongest Warrior - You can use one attack per week with the same strength as Kurogami Ichiro had in his prime!]
[Beast Slayer: Deals 10% more damage when fighting against Mutated Beasts!]
[King Slayer: Deals 10% more damage when fighting against Martial Kings!]
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'Again, this happened…' Ichiro frowned and remembered that this was the third time that he had a sudden increase in stats, but this time, he had a hunch what was the reason.
'It said I completed Third Step… Could it be?!' He now completely understood why this was happening, 'I wonder what did I do to complete first and second step…'
He rubbed his chin and smirked after seeing his Rank.
He had reached Peak Martial Commander out of nowhere!
Ichiro looked at his hand and clenched it powerfully. Currently, he feels like he can destroy rock boulders with a single strike.
''Ichiro?'' Patti saw that Ichiro didn't seem to react to the shocking news he said only a moment ago.
''Are they strong?'' Ichiro asked nonchalantly; he wasn't worried even the slightest.
''Umm…'' Patti rubbed his forehead and did his own research about teams of the City of Architecture just in case, and this time it paid off.
''Their captain and co-captain are in Martial Commander rank.'' He said with resignation. He is only a Martial Leader and over twenty years older than them, but they are two ranks above him!
He feels disappointed in himself but also embarrassed.
Hessu, Antti, and Antero felt despair. They would be defeated with a single strike!
''I see.'' Ichiro leaned on the chair and asked, ''What is the match format?''
Patti went through his pockets and grabbed a notebook, which was filled with wrinkles.
He quickly went through his notes and said, ''It will be Team Vs. Team, everyone will fight at the same time, and the last team standing will win.''
Ichiro nodded, ''Good.'' He turned his head towards the pale young men and said, ''Don't go head-to-head confrontation— they will wipe the floor with you all.''
Hessu, Antti, and Antero listened closely to Ichiro's advices, which was worth of gold!
''If you are getting attacked, retreat and start running towards me, is that clear?'' Ichiro said and saw the young men nodding seriously.
''Good.'' Ichiro cracked his knuckles and gave one final piece of advice, ''Don't push yourselves— if you feel like you can't keep going, jump off the arena… They aren't here to fight us— they are here to humiliate us, don't give them the chance to do that.''