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"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."

with him, as she was just keeping mom. Then, she

opponents came over and sat

could

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

Ryder, and Gary were from the same school. Similarly, their opponents had formed teams with

her and began gossiping about her in mocking fashion. "Ryder is the best among them. The Finley brothers truly are something, but they have a rookie

this victory," the three people sitting opposite her tittered and

jabbed, "Teasing a

looked at Ryder, and in a flat tone of voice, she said,

'Why is she

you hear that? She doesn't appreciate your help at all. You should

was suddenly

brother, but he noticed a strangely guilty look

I said is right," his opponent

retorted with a smile on her face. "Seems like your team is really good at running your mouths, don't

immediately darkened. "We're not going to lose to a rookie like you! You probably don't know who we are! We were