"Forgive me I don't hold my breath." Seifer said in retort. He kept his Struggle Bat pointed squarely at Zack, letting his wrist twist back and forth to cause the weapon to sway almost rhythmically. It was a stance he developed for the purpose of letting him parry attacks more easily, and the swaying motion kept his muscles from tightening too much from tension. The movement also tended to make his stance ever-so-slightly more intimidating as well.

"Let's make this quick. First to score a point wins!" and then he lunged forward. His usual M.O. for an opening move was to go in for a quick, straight thrust. There was a trick to this maneuver, however. Sometimes Seifer's lunge remained straight and unswayed, while other times he would hold back at the lost possible second, using the feint as an opportunity to attack from a different angle. Whether this opening lung was straight or a mere feint, was always decided intermittently and in such a way that Seifer's opponents often had no way of knowing which was coming until it was too late.

The "point" that Seifer referred to was common knowledge among those who competed in the Struggle. Struggle matches were based on a point system. Combatants would come at each other until one successfully landed a hit on the other, which would score them a point. Matches were always restarted after every point scored, and the first to score 5 points was the winner. Seifer had apparently decided that a full 5-point match would be a waste of his time, thus his suggestion that this match be decided by a single point rather than five.

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