There were no wild celebrations inside the Rodova locker room after their Round of 16 win.
Everyone sat quietly, catching their breath as Yu Shen, Su Yang, and Minerva downed stamina recovery potions in silence—
Until Yu Shen finally broke the quiet.
"Tomorrow's a rest day. The quarterfinals won't begin until the day after, but we still have obligations—fan meet and greets, press events, the whole circus.
So listen up—rest your bodies. Don't go wandering off. Don't do anything that'll get us sanctioned or draw the wrong kind of attention."
He paused, letting that sink in before continuing.
"Our next opponents are the Nature Academy. They've got two Grandmasters in their lineup now, which means this won't be an easy fight.
If we get past them… chances are we'll face Clarence Academy the very next day. And they've got three Grandmasters this year, and frankly, they're looking better than they've ever looked before.
