Tsuru had taken lead in keeping the exchange of pleasantries intact. From the little that she witnessed, it seemed he and Alisa would get along too. That wasn't surprising, between the two Knights she was definitely harder to please... since the crystal mage had already leaped over that hurdle, the healer wasn't likely to be a challenge. Although, Aki was still a little on the edge about the friendship with this demon lord... Broad minded or not everyone knew demons usually came with their own agendas, this could still be dangerous. But now was hardly the time to dwell on it, neither did she want to, it could very well just be her own scars... After all the demon-slayer had been possessed by a demon and she had managed to keep it at bay, though that had ended rather badly.

She shook her head in an attempt to clear her mind. Her focus shifted back to the competition, her wayward thoughts had definitely caused her fishing expedition to suffer. She noticed the sad collection of stream creatures she'd plucked out of the water in an absent-minded manner. Perhaps it was for the best, it would've taken a miraculous force of nature to let Akira walk away with any prize. The lunar mage had next to no experience with this fishing business and since she was technically supposed to be monitoring the tournament, winning it would be bad for appearances.  

Nonetheless, the more immature aspect of her was rather cross and perhaps even a little petulant. She scrunched her nose and pouted just for a brief moment. In the wake of defeat, Akira briefly assumed the sour-grapes attitude. Alisa displayed much grace in her defeat, which made Aki's eyes go wide and pushed the young girl to follow suit. With a huff she managed a weak smile at the girl who was possessed by the demon as she walked away with her male escort, a bucket chock full of her catch and a crocodile that was probably worth enough for her to be declared the winner.

Akira reached for her own bucket and noticed that Tsuru had already taken matters into his own hands. She nodded, as he betrayed concern over all the dead fish... He really needed to toughen up... But she no longer believed that with as much vigor. It was his kindness she found attractive after all, perhaps even his fresh perspective and naiveness. She agreed and didn't argue with the healer, Akira didn't really have a chance even if she stayed back to try some more. The competition was nearly at its end anyways. 'We best go report that everything went smoothly...' Akira said, with a little hesitance since she wasn't sure if she believed her own final verdict. 'I too, do hope we run into each other again.' she added before bidding the crystal mage farewell.

{ EXIT }