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Bryan stood there, frozen, as the last few seconds of the scene played out in his mind. The cold, calculating way Catherine had taken down the gang—without even breaking a sweat—left him in stunned silence. His mind replayed the moments again, but it wasn’t just her fighting skills that caught his attention. It was the ease with which she moved, as though this was all second nature to her.
David’s voice snapped Bryan back to reality. “Bryan, did you see clearly? I didn’t even see how the new student attacked them. Say, if you fought her, who would win?”
David’s words should have been a casual question, but Bryan felt an unfamiliar surge of unease. He knew better than anyone what it meant to be at the top of his game, to feel invincible. But Catherine… Catherine was different. There was something about her. Her strength wasn’t just physical; it was in her presence, in the way she carried herself. Bryan wasn’t used to anyone—not even the toughest fighters—having this sort of effect on him.
Bryan quickly masked his confusion with a sneer. “Nonsense. There’s no way she’d stand a chance against me.”
But even as he said the words, he couldn’t help but wonder. Would he really win in a fight with her? His heart pounded at the thought. For the first time, he doubted himself.
David looked at Bryan with a raised eyebrow, not buying his bravado. “You’re not really sure, are you?”
Bryan’s eyes darkened, but his expression softened as he tried to shake off the thought. “Don’t be ridiculous. I’m the best. No one could beat me.”
But deep down, something gnawed at him. He had seen some of the best fighters in the world, but Catherine’s fight had been… different. It wasn’t just about strength or speed. It was her control, her absolute dominance over the situation, that had left Bryan questioning everything.
As they walked away from the alley, Bryan couldn’t get the image of Catherine out of his head. She had fought with precision, like she had trained for years. And that cold, indifferent expression on her face—was she always like that? It didn’t make sense. How could someone be so calm, so unaffected by everything around them?
David, still processing what they had just witnessed, couldn’t help but glance at Bryan. “You’re thinking about her, aren’t you?”
Bryan shot him a quick glare. “I’m thinking about how we don’t let people like her get in our way.”
But his voice lacked the usual conviction. Even he knew the truth. Catherine wasn’t just another person to be ignored. She was someone who would make him rethink everything. And deep down, Bryan could feel it: this was only the beginning.
What had started as a curiosity now seemed like something far bigger. He wasn’t sure where it would lead, but he knew one thing for certain: Catherine would become a force he couldn’t ignore.