The ranking board above flickered the moment Edward got off the stage, placing Ezekiel at his former position while he dropped to the 67th rank.
An annoyed twitch afflicted the noble's eyes as he stared at the returning Ezekiel with a somber expression. Yet he wisely chose to make no comments. His opponent wildly outclassed him.
Without any breakthroughs in his strength, Edward had no confidence that he could win against the mechanic while still at the E rank.
Beyond the Institute's walls, he had multiple ways to get back at Ezekiel for the searing defeat burning away at his pride and ego. But such methods couldn't be implemented within those walls. Not if he wished to be banished from the school.
