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The Hunting Master opened and closed his mouth repeatedly as if struggling to find the right words. Meanwhile, I pondered my situation. Regardless of how the fight had unfolded, I realized there was little to gain by continuing. With that in mind, I saw no reason to continue fighting.
"I concede," I declared.
There was no shame in winning or losing, but the sparring format itself felt limiting. Within the constraints of a spar, it was harder for the weak to defeat the strong. I couldn't carry out a bold, life-risking attack. Once those restrictions were lifted, it couldn't even be called a spar anymore. It was simply inevitable.
Tanko regarded me with a sullen expression. He didn't give off a pleasant vibe, and I felt uncomfortable. He wasn't going to argue with me for admitting defeat, was he?
"Regardless of how the spar played out, you lost in the end. That's a two-point deduction," he stated.
"Understood," I replied, accepting the penalty without protest.
Losing two points was far from pleasant, but I judged the experience to be worth more than that. The spar with Tanko had been the most intense fight...
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