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Kartal just stared into space, with his mind just loaded with one topic. It will be best to leave him at that for now.
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YingJue bowed slightly and decided to leave Kartal alone with his thoughts. As much as he had helped her overcome her first loss, in the end, she herself had to be the one who had to improve, if she had not improved, no amount of help could have made her succeed. In this case, there was probably very little she could do to actually help him, and Kartal had to be the one to overcome this block of his.

Upon leaving him, YingJue noticed at a table further away, Gordon was hanging out with his friends celebrating his recent victory. YingJue approached and broke the ice by congratulating him, "That was an awe-inspiring victory, reminiscent of the time Shiro Amada used a Ball to defeat a Zaku in the 08th MS Team." She had been meaning to speak more with the Australian champion after the free-for-all battle, but didn't have much of a chance. She wanted to know why he seemed to condone what she had done to the Thai champion despite the sense of guilt and shame she felt. She also wondered what philosophy, what sheer skill could allow him to achieve the kind of victory that he had just displayed.