—How do I escape gracefully in front of another version of myself?
This fleeting thought quickly vanished when Rita met QM Rita's gaze. She extinguished the thought immediately.
She could use Absolute Freedom to leave, but not now.
She could accept losing to anyone—but not to QM Rita.
Facing QM Rita, she wanted absolute dominance.
But even though she wasn't thinking of fleeing, the Quiet Mountain players were already anticipating it. The two long tendrils, resembling crab mushrooms, sprouting from Mojie's head began to glow, summoning waves of water to rise up. The waves eventually gathered above their heads, forming an inverted half-circle that enclosed the area, effectively trapping them.
The atmosphere grew tense. Nivalis and QM Kessa had stopped fighting, or rather, the latter had kicked Nivalis toward SS Rita.
