The matches continued, and Lukas used the time between his bouts watching his fellow competitors.
He had no idea who he'd faced in the next round, and while he was confident, he was careful not to be arrogant.
Confidence was being aware of one's capabilities, but arrogance was simply being blind to your opponent's. And that could lead to defeat.
After all, he'd watched a D-rank Awakener defeat a C-rank. Ranks were not the only things that mattered. Strategy did too, and the most important part of strategy was knowing one's opponent.
As he watched, he mentally catalogued what he saw.
As expected, the fighters around him were a mixed study.
Some were cautious, preferring to slowly wear down their opponents with whatever advantages they had, while others were aggressive from the very first second, and didn't give their opponents time to do much.
