"What... happened?"
Leon just barely managed to get the words out as he looked at Julien. This was one of the few times he had ever seen Julien this rattled. It left him at a complete loss. Especially when Julien was usually the one who was always calm.
"...You happened."
Julien answered, his tone still cold.
"What...?"
"All you have to do is listen to me. From the start, I was against you participating in the Ranking Battles. They simply attract too much attention, and the benefits aren't worth it. You didn't listen to me and still did it. I allowed. But I'm now telling you to stop again. You will fail. You will die."
Leon stared at Julien with a blank look.
From the way he was speaking, it was almost as if he were certain of his own death.
Of his own failure.
And that...
That really didn't sit well with him.
"How are you so certain of it?"
"Ah, shit."
