Alden calmly looked at the black-haired boy.
'He looks strong.'
Too strong.
Will I be able to defeat him?
He felt doubt creep in on him. But the doubt was overwhelmed by the excitement he felt.
His ability urged him to win.
_
Ren also scanned Alden with a playful smirk.
'He is interesting.' Ren thought.
Ren was never defeated by anyone of his age in his life….Well, except his sister.
Most of the people of his age couldn't even dodge a single attack from him properly.
But the boy in front of him dodged his attack, and with ease at that.
"What's your name, my friend?"
This was the first time Ren had even bothered to ask the name within this whole trial.
Alden looked at him like he was seeing a weirdo. "What does it matter?" He answered.
"Yeah, it's true it doesn't matter," Ren said. "But isn't it courtesy to reveal the name of someone who has done the same?"
Alden recalled the warning Gretta had given him. She strictly said to not reveal anything,
