(Juxta Military Base, Planet Juxta, Charles's POV)
Charles watched the near-victorious Leo standing over his defenseless opponent with a barely contained smile, unable to help himself as a wide grin stretched across his face.
"You really did it… you pulled off a breakthrough mid-battle… What a crazy little bastard! Hahaha," he laughed softly to himself, while the mess hall around him erupted in absolute celebration.
"Holy shit! He's gonna win!"
"I don't know how the commander trained him to beat a Transcendent warrior while still being a Grandmaster, but somehow he did it!"
"So is he really going to become the next Dragon? Are we seriously going to see the Dragon training right here on our military base? Surely we can't be so blessed, right?"
The soldiers cheered wildly, their supposed neutrality forgotten in the face of pride and excitement, as they couldn't help but root for the candidate that was personally trained by their commander.
