The Shining New Star was rated relatively high internally, speculated to be a hidden gem, a potential contestant similar to Xili.
But it was just speculation.
So, Angel was curious why they would talk about this match?
“It's because of this No. 1,” Lyon replied. “During the time you were at Black Castle, No. 1 actually came to Fangling Hall often and taught me a lot about combat skills.”
Angel was stunned for a moment: “This No. 1 is?”
“Reynaud,” Nausicaa continued. “You might not know him, I met him during my travels at the Shampoo Coast, a Transcendent who is…”
Nausicaa seemed to choose her words carefully and after a while said: “Do you know about John's comeback?”
“I do.” Angel looked a bit surprised; he had just discussed the meme of “John's comeback” with Sabo, and now he heard it again from Nausicaa's mouth.
“Reynaud is like that John, a hot-blooded youth with a natural aura of luck.”
In fact, Reynaud's strength was not as good as Nausicaa's, but his luck was too good. All of the opponents he met were weaker than him, and even those slightly stronger, as long as he heated up, he stood a chance to turn defeat into victory.
After listening to Nausicaa's words, Angel had already tagged Reynaud with the “hot-blooded male protagonist from novels” label.
However, at this time, Lyon added: “Unfortunately, this time he didn't achieve a come-from-behind victory against the Shining New Star. We just looked at the results of the match, and he lost to the Shining New Star. It seems his good luck has run out.”
Angel: “Sometimes, a loss doesn't signify misfortune.”
“Ah? Why?” Lyon looked confusedly at Angel.
“On a competition field where life and death are not at stake, if the price of victory is ten years of stalled cultivation, or if your Magical Core is damaged and you can't advance further, would you rather win or lose?”
Lyon: “Of course, I would admit defeat, but isn't that a rather extreme example?”
Right after Lyon finished speaking, Angel's communicator received a new message about the latest matchups.
Angel handed the communicator to Lyon: “Take a look at their next opponents.”
Lyon took the communicator and saw a match notification at a glance.
“No. 1 VS Book of the Sage”
“Shining New Star VS Son of the Ocean”
The Book of the Sage is Serum, currently being carried on Lyon's back. Judging from Serum's condition, he definitely won't be able to participate in the next match.
And the opponent of the Shining New Star – the Son of the Ocean.
That's Jiebo, currently the most favored contestant for the New Star Championship.
Comparing the two, Lyon suddenly understood something, silently handed the communicator back to Angel: “I see now, it seems he really does have the 'John's comeback' aura…”