"Won't you just look at who's on my team?" Gary said from the bottom of his heart.

Ryder thought that Gary was talking about him, and so, he mustered an affectionate smile. "You jerk. You've finally come to your senses. Don't you worry, I'll do my best to bring you guys to the next round."

Gary was stunned as he realized that Ryder had misunderstood what he just said.

He was about to explain himself, but Ryder had already put on his pair of earphones, prompting Gary to shake his head and give up on the idea.

'I guess it's good for him to regain some of his confidence first,' he thought to himself.

Nicole was already by then, casually waiting for the contest to begin.

Then, Ryder said, "Even though our opponents aren't from Northon Institute, they're still very capable. So, we can't underestimate them. I'm going to be very aggressive in the beginning. All you guys have to do is support me."

Gary looked at Nicole awkwardly. 'It's sad that Ryder still doesn't know what's going on.'

However, he figured that it was not his place to tell Ryder about Nicole's real identity, and thus, he said, "Okay."

thought that Nicole agreed with him, as she was just keeping mom.

after, their opponents came over

forming a team, so every contestant who wanted to win could chose the

it to the semi-final. Zeke had already advanced into the next stage, and half of the remaining contestants

same school. Similarly, their opponents had formed teams with their own schoolmates

fashion. "Ryder is the best among them. The Finley brothers truly are something, but they have a rookie among them. I guess our chances of winning are pretty

all set to take this victory," the three people sitting opposite her tittered

a girl like this is such a shameless thing

Ryder, and in a flat tone of voice, she said, "I don't need you to

frowned slightly. 'Why

appreciate your help at all. You should just keep

was

step in for his brother, but he noticed a

at how nervous he became. I guess what I said is

red, but it was then that Nicole retorted with a smile on her face. "Seems like your team is really good at running your mouths, don't you think? I wonder what your performance is going to be like later on. You better not cry for

not going to lose to a rookie like you! You probably don't know who we are! We were the

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