It's been a few days since the tournament ended, and everyone is still working hard. Negi wonders if he looks at him like a girl. He asks about his opponent, Rakan, and finds out that he's only 120 percent sure that he can beat him. He's doing research on Rakan's opponent, and he thinks that Rakan is the best fighter in the tournament. Rakan has been training for forty years, so he knows how to fight. He doesn't have to rely on his natural talent, he just has to be "the ultimate hard worker" , and that's how he'll beat Rakan.