"Ooof!" Ryan exclaimed as he saw Stella fall.
This broke the tense silence as everyone broke into cheers.
"She beat a top ranker!"
"As expected of Miss's Best Student!"
"Bryloria! Bryloria!"
The name echoed across the forest clearing, carried by the wind and the pounding excitement of their voices.
Ryan turned to Jules, whose gaze was still fixed on the distance, and said, "You don't look too impressed. You expected this?"
Jules nodded and gave a slight smile.
"You don't look too impressed. Did you expect this?"
Ryan's eyes twitched as he retorted, "What? I did expect Bry to win! I just expected it to be… harder!"
That's understandable.
Despite seeing Ryan's point, Jules still scoffed as he whispered, "Excuses."
"Ah! I'm not doing this with you!" Ryan said, grinning in frustration.
Jules chuckled.
"Yo, Ryan! What are we doing next?" someone called.
Jules turned to Ryan, seeing his companion ponder before he replied:
