“You lost?”

A surprised voice came from behind the curtain.

The voice was alluring and had a magnetic charm to it. It sounded like it could have either come from a woman or a gentle-sounding man.

“Tapio, you’ve already ascended the Third Stair of the Skyward Stairway and yet you still lost to James?”

Tapio knelt on the ground with a frustrated and helpless expression clouding over his pale face.

“I don’t know what kind of martial art James was practicing. Not only did his body suddenly take