Avery and Cerise continued to stare each other down. Both of them unable to reach a resolution because of their doubts.
For Cerise's part, she had been a bit suspicious of Avery since the start of the competition.
He was someone that had only recently become a prominent mercenary that was a rising star in the organization.
However, it was strange how quickly he had risen through the ranks, and him somehow coming into possession of a thought to have been stolen experimental vessel from Storren Corp. was questionable.
It was only speculation on her part, but she had considered the possibility that he might be an agent of some group. Perhaps he was even involved in what Cerise had entered this competition to investigate in the first place.
There was also the fact that he was armed with a strange exoskeleton armor she had never seen before.
The fact that he had come to this place armed with a weapon that got past security was already fishy.
