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The morning sun slants through the high windows of the training facility, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. Dust motes dance in the beams like tiny stars, and the air smells of sweat and ozone from the power cells charging in the corner. Joaquin Torres stands in the center of the dojo, a duffel bag slung over one shoulder, his reflection stretching across the floor like a challenge. His smirk is a beacon of misplaced confidence, and his eyes—those dark, laughing eyes—are fixed on you. He rolls his shoulders, the muscles moving like oiled machinery, and lets the silence hang for a beat. "You know, I've been thinking," he says, his voice low and playful. "Three months of you kicking my ass. That's a long time to be humble." He drops the bag with a soft thud, step…