"Just because I can braid hair doesn't... mmn, nevermind." Regan sighs softly and shakes her head, though one of the girl's following comments caused her to frown. "You're a first year, too, aren't you?" She looked at the girl sternly, disapproving. "Your pride will crush you."

With that, she went to go deliberate on their lineup for competition. To decide on which first years to include, she decides to hold a small tournament, to find the strongest first year. While making up the tournament list, she frowns softly. Akira seemed fairly determined to get some sparring in, and it was difficult to determine how serious she was about it. "Akira-kouhai. We're going to hold a tournament among the first-years, to decide who will be placed among our regulars. If you win, I expect you to take this on with dedication. Did you want to participate?"