Within the mostly destroyed forest, the participants of the martial arts festival started to walk back to the temple through the broken rock wall.
They wouldn't be able to fix it at this time, so everyone was free to also leave the temple's grounds and fight in the forest if they so desired.
"Good job~"
Aoi jumped into Kiernan's arms and hugged him tightly—she then saw that many eyes looked at them, so she turned embarrassed and hurriedly let go of him.
"Strong showing there, Kiernan."
Master Arakawa said with an approval nod.
"He didn't stand a chance against you! Hugo is one of the most annoying opponents to fight, but you made easy work out of him!"
Dante said with a grin.
He was also happy that they were still in the tournament, but now it was his turn, so he needed to put in his best effort.
After such a great showing from Kiernan, he didn't want to disappoint his dojo and let it go to waste just for him to lose in his fight.
