Jillian paused for a few seconds before she broke into a small grin and nodded happily. Anna seemed to know exactly what to say to make her feel motivated right at that particular moment. "Is that so? Well that's about as good a motive to try my damndest to win if I ever heard one." Her smile became more jovial, a bit more egotistical, and her eyes narrowed as she leaned back in her chair and dusted off her shoulder. "You know, the fact that I'm going up against an ace like him means that the big wigs at the MBF consider me a potential hit for the big leagues... I'm going to take it as an honor that they'd pit me against somebody like him."