Humiliation

Liam once again entered his temporary room and renewed his clothes, before healing his wounds and replenishing his 'Ora' reserves. 

The Oni mask he wore was now completely charred – turning black and even more intimidating – but thankfully, the wooden material held on.

Before long, the giant 'TV' turned on, displaying the remaining brackets with the contenders hidden by a question mark.

From 12 players, only 6 remained.

Liam would need to fight twice more to seize victory… but he couldn't hide his true prowess for much longer.

Among the participants he saw fight, there were a few that could really force him to go all out – mainly the 'Ogre', the 'Ace', and 'Bullet'. 

The rapidly changing brackets started to interchange with a sharp sound effect, gradually settling in one place.

After a dramatic, tense pause, the question marks were unveiled, revealing who would fight each other in the semi-finals.

Liam grinned ear-to-ear.