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Lies, pretense, truth...
Regardless of what people thought of Soren Marek Vire, the tournament has to continue.
Before, there were 20. Now, there are 24.
Only ten will move on to the final round. And in the final round, the top 10 will determine who amongst them was the strongest in the Letter Kingdom.
After the spectacle created for the seeded participants, Terry moved right along with the event. He didn't pause to address the people's doubts about Ren's record. He and the organizers didn't care whether people believed the information or not; they trusted that Ren would prove it himself once he fought.
Terry stated the rules of the semi-finals. Then, he only gave the audience a brief pause before he called up the first pair of fighters.
Just like that, the semi-final round began...
The audience's attention shifted. The fight occupied their focus instead of questioning the validity of Ren's information.
Pair by pair, the battles continued.
