Sir, You're Spoiling Me!
Due to their unique circumstances, the system assigned them as a pair.
Upon seeing the pairing, Valerie commented, "This pairing works well. Now I don't have to worry about you both getting injured."
After all, being acquaintances, Melissa and Julian could casually exchange a few moves, and a friendly game of rock-paper-scissors would settle it.
Later, on the competition stage, before a hundred spectators, they engaged in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
Ultimately, Melissa secured victory in two out of three rounds, becoming an Intermediate-Stage participant and winning the wood card.