Leo's performance against Khyaal left several of the VIP sponsors with mouths agape and eyes wide, as some even found themselves unconsciously wiping the drool gathering at the corners of their lips, for they finally saw in Leo what Major Hen and Principal Alric had known all along— that he was going to be the next universal sensation.
"What speed! What reaction time! That boy's nothing like a typical fighter—"
"Leo Skyshard? I've never heard of the Skyshard Clan. Which elite bloodline does this boy belong to?"
"Mu! He's got to be one of those hidden Mu Clan kids, sent out with a fake name like they always do.
That's got to be it. The Mu Clan will probably pull him back into the fold after the circuits—"
"He's marketable too! Tall but not overly bulky, fair-faced with those gray eyes—handsome, but not to the point where the common folk resent him. He's the perfect poster boy! Our armor would look perfect on him!"
