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"Ladies and Gentlemen," The announcer's voice came from the lacrimas, "After a quick deliberation the winner is Minerva Orlando!"
What?.......She won?
I looked over at Minerva as her teammates ran over to her, smiles bright on their faces. They weren't the only ones, though, Minerva herself was smiling brightly.
I lost.......Again! I lost to Minerva Orlando!
I tried not to let the ugly feeling of failure build on in my heart........but I couldn't help it......It's who I am.
And I'm still not good enough to beat Minerva.
"Kagura!" I hear someone shout my name and turn to see Minerva herself.
"Minerva," I said, my tone even, nodding my head to her.
"You put up quite a fight today, it was an honor fighting you again," She said, holding out her hand for me to shake.
"Thank you," I said, my tone the same as I took her hand, "To you as well," I said, solemnly.
I saw Minerva's smile falter for a second as she looked at me, but it was back just as quick as it was gone.
"Minerva!" Sting shouted from Sabertooth's box, "C'mon, the next round is starting soon!"
Minerva turns her head back to me, "Again, it was an honor to fight you Kagura, you prove to be quite a challenge for me," She said before turning around and walking away.
"Minerva!" I shouted before she was completely out of hearing distance.
"Yes?" She asks, her long side braid swinging as she turns around to look at me.
"How'd you do that?" I ask, referring to when her eyes had changed to a darker color.
"Oh," Minerva said, rubbing the back of her neck nervously, "Well.......long story short I changed myself into a demon and Porluysica wasn't able to completely heal me back to normal and remnants of it were still left behind.....not much, though, hence why my eyes are the only thing that change. All it does is give me a bit of extra speed and strength," She says, before once again turning around and walking to her guildmates.
