At a crowded mecha match, Knox shocks everyone by stepping forward as Karlie’s legal spouse after she admits they matched. A challenger pushes for a real fight and the Cooks roll out Night Terror, a custom million-dollar mecha expected to dominate. During the duel, Knox rips out Night Terror’s core power unit with his bare hands, disabling the military-grade armor and silencing spectators. Observers refuse to believe he tore it open; Karlie grimaces, saying, 'his mecha is so hard — my hand hurts.' With the champion neutralized, the arena braces for immediate fallout.