"Who is going next?"
Everyone looked at Almond.
Almond swept his glance and paused on Arjun. "You are not keen on manifesting your third True Concept just yet."
Arjun smiled. "Correct."
"Then go and get some insights. Win or lose doesn't matter."
"Haha, thanks. I'll do just that."
The countdown hit zero, and all ten Grim Students arrived in the arena.
No one spoke.
Arjun loosened his shoulders and lifted his bow.
The string hummed softly.
He exhaled.
Then everything exploded.
A hail of attacks detonated at once.
Blades screamed through the air. A wave of crystallized sound tore across the arena. Fire bloomed, then collapsed inward as gravity inverted. Arjun didn't run. He didn't retreat.
He stepped sideways.
Technique: Infinite Sunder — Spatial Baseline Puncture.
The arena's shared sense of position fractured.
