cloth fixing TO THE ! SYLPHID POV

As expected, Handsome used this time to pull his pants back up. Meanwhile, I quickly fixed my shirt.

Phew.

I took a few more breaths to stabilize my breathing while I watched Handsome fiddle with his pants. Man, he sure is carefree. Makes me want to push him to the ground and completely dominate him.

...he is carefree?

What am I even saying? Oh, sure he may have looked like a complete dork half the time but he still managed to foil my every move.

...was he perhaps just pretending to be a clumsy fool? No way, he wouldn’t be able to pull that off to such a degree, right?

But then again he was fooling the Sexy-Knight in his bracket final and he was using some psychological warfare against witchie as well.

Handsome was no strangers to such tactics.

Did this little princess just take me for a ride?

There was really no sugarcoating it. I was one step away from getting defeated. I was too easy going, too careless and now Handsome had me on the ropes. At this point its best to just assume that he had figured out my tickle weakness as well.

He even had that very determined, cool guy look on his face. Sheesh, Handsome. You are way too dorky for this look. Stop, trying to act all suave!

Ugh! That just makes me want to win this even more now! I want to crush him and make him my ****!

I tried my best to appear confident and gave Mari a cocky grin. If he commits to a full frontal tickling **** I’m probably done for.

But he seemed to have little intention of making the first move. He was cautious. He knows he has the upper hand and is not willing to squander that.

Can I exploit that?

“Well done!”

I clapped my hands together. “Well done, Handsome! I wasn’t expecting you to give me that much of a run for my money. You have earned my respect.”

Handsome merely scowled. “Thanks…” he admitted reluctantly and I grinned.

“And to show you my appreciation. I am going to finish you off in style now. There’s a little technique I developed juuuuust for this battle. And I am very proud to show it off now.”

Handsome did NOT like these words. “What are you talking about?”

I continued to grin at him. “I could tell you, but I rather show you. It’s time for you to learn how truly outmatched you are.”

Handsome glared at me. “...You’re bluffing. Stop stalling and come at me.”

He tried to sound tough but I certainly noticed that slight hesitation in his voice.

That’s right bitch! When Speed Sylphid said she’s gonna do something you better believe she is going to do it!

(Even if this is totally a bluff.)

“As you wish.” Slowly and deliberately I clamped my arms behind my back and stared at him.

"Releasing limiter"

Fuhuck! This is so risky! My heart was pretty much pounding with excitement. But my face was a complete mask. Mari is by nature a very careful person. He is clever, but he tends to overthink things. I will take advantage of that.

Even so, I give myself at best a fifty/fifty chance of this to work.