While shaking the sand off her hair, Aoi sat beside Kiernan with a shy smile and then turned to him, asking.
"May I get my ring back?"
"Sure."
Kiernan reached out to his back, but he was secretly entering his inventory and pulled out a ring that he received from his mother.
He handed it to her, and she accepted it back with a bright smile, mouthed 'thank you', and then slipped it back on her finger.
She then leaned over to Kiernan, put her head on her shoulder, and closed her eyes, letting out a contented sigh.
While she didn't look like it, she was very nervous during the match because if she lost, their dojo would've most likely lost the match.
She didn't want to lose in front of Kiernan and disappoint him. She also didn't want to disappoint her grandfather, who had taught her everything she knew about martial arts.
"Do we think we win?"
She asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, you can trust in me. I got it."
