The bell rang and Runali was sitting and watching with a critical eye as she munched on some food she was offered. Being a tourist island there were many things she hadn't heard of, one being something called a churro- the delicious pastry she had been eating. But, even experiencing some new exotic food, the one eye she did have was keen and noticed every single movement. It was something she trained herself to do considering she got a little paranoid when people were on her blind side.
In the blink of an eye, the match was over and Elise was on the ground. Everyone around her were in an uproarious frenzy. All of them missed how it happened. All of them were in shock at the sudden fall. But Runali saw it. From the slightest movement of her grabbing the sword to her dodging Elise's swords and rendering him unconscious. "That is definitely good swordsmanship. If all the fighters are as dim witted as that, this Tashigi girl will get through in a breeze." She was talking to no one in particular, but a few of the spectators around her overheard and obviously had a few remarks about it being a lucky break or she cheated somehow.
Runali simply rolled her eyes, although people could only see one, and sat back. Another match went by before there was a break until the next batch of fighters in Group C. She had faith he'd rank up in his group, so when the final match was over she stood from her seat in the bleachers and went out to find where all the contestants were being held. She had time, so she stopped to get some more of the foreign snacks they were selling. It didn't look like she was suppose to enter inside, but she casually waltzed in unnoticed.
She walked in, a little surprised to see all the many people fighting for the prize. Not only humans, but fishmen too. They were a little different from mermen, considering they were able to walk around on land and breathe oxygen. The mermen's method of transportation on land was a bubble that managed to get them from place to place on an island. Her gaze passed by one who had razor sharp teeth and another with shark fins. Some people, all the losing ones that weren't unconscious, were walking out with looks of disappointment or even complimenting others and their abilities. Besides the arrogance of some, the tournament wasn't all that bad.
Amongst the crowd, it was easy to spot the tall redhead with the facial tattoos... Who wouldn't notice that? She wandered through the crowd until she found him. Weaving through, she felt a lot shorter than usual. It was no doubt because even some of these men and fishmen were tall... "Makachi." She called out before slipping up next to him, and then standing on a small step stool or bench to rest next to him. "I'm sure you'll do fine, but I'll give you a heads up regardless."
She noticed a peculiar looking fishman that's bottom half was part octopus. He was surrounded by his a few other fishmen, applauding him on. Must've been a winner for Group A...
Her focus returned to Luro, but once again she wasn't on topic. Man, the male was starting to rub off on her. "Wasn't Nolan with you? Where'd he go?" Hopefully he wasn't off to buy more food... The King and Queen had given them plenty. "Oh right, what I was going to tell you... I have no doubts that you'll make it to the finals. But, be careful. There are some that are more dangerous than they look. Alright? That was all." She put a thumbs up, trusting that that was enough for her scatterbrained shipwright to focus a little more on the matches. In the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the Tashigi girl that won Group B's match up. "She's one of the finalist." Runali said and nodded her head towards the woman.
"15 minutes before Group C takes the arena! Everyone get in your seats so the tournament can begin! The announcement sounded all over the island for everyone to hear. Runali saluted Luro after adjusting the cat ears on her hood and then nodded. "We'll be cheering you on." She nodded and hopped off the stool and hurried to get a good seat. She figured she could watch the entire Group C match instead of just waiting for Luro's match.