Kuroda smirked in return as he heard the woman's voice, now able to peg her as one of the competitors he would have to watch out for. "You must be Neo France," he stated in the manner in which Gundam Fighters often addressed each other, leaning back against the railing of the observation deck. The major countries like Britain, France, and America usually had some of the toughest competitors, though there were always those warriors that came out of the smaller to take the gold. He hoped to be one of those. "I thought your country usually chose knights and the like to be their representatives."