Chelsea had appeared out of nowhere, dropped that one line, and vanished without another word.

Felix smiled faintly in response, but Julius and Xenon felt a chill run down their spines as they wondered what was happening. After all, Chelsea was currently ranked number one, undisputed. So, why would she be looking forward to fighting someone like Felix, who barely scraped into the top 50?

The two exchanged confused glances before looking at Felix, who only shrugged and smiled. "Don't look at me. I've got no idea either."

None of it made any sense. They couldn't wrap their heads around whatever Chelsea was up to.

Now, trying to shift gears, Felix asked, "So the upcoming matches are all one-on-one, right?"

Julius nodded. "Yeah, that's for sure. The format always varies slightly, but it's always solo duels in the end."

If they followed Earth's old-school tournament style, 200 people doing one-on-one matches would take forever. Felix only considered it for a second, though, because he