In the shadows of the S Ranked Main character

Kathlyn looked up, head tilted back, flames still flickering around her bruised and battered form. Her fists clenched. Her jaw trembled.

Then she saw him.

Kai.

Hovering just above the arena, silhouetted by the light of the shattered dome, two jet-black wings stretched from his back, trailing shadows like smoke. He hovered there like some dramatic final boss character who showed up three Chapters too early.

Her eye twitched.

"What the FUCK do you think you're doing here?!"

Her voice cut through the air like a war horn, cracking with frustration, embarrassment, and rage. Even the mana around her flared—frustration given form.

The entire arena fell into stunned silence.

And that was the expected reaction from someone like Kathlyn. Proud. Driven. A tsundere with hands. She was the type who would rather collapse mid-swing than accept help in a fight.

Kai knew this.

But still