Bronya Rules!

But before they could even step forward, the spotlight automatically returned to where it was supposed to be.

This time, however, it was no longer empty beneath the light. Silver Wolf slowly walked out, chewing a piece of slightly twisted bubblegum while flipping an Aether Coin.

She even blew a bubble as she walked.

The moment Ismi saw Silver Wolf appear, he swiftly slipped back into host mode.

〔Ahem, everyone, please welcome the challenger in this grand final—the [Net Surfer] from Punklor!〕

Silver Wolf's portrait replaced Ismi's on the left side of the screen, and the audience erupted into cheers.

The corners of Silver Wolf's lips curled upward, her gaze carrying a hint of disdain.

"Hmph. I just hope this so-called champion doesn't make things too boring for us."

Silver Wolf's declaration broadcast across the entire venue, making the crowd's cheers even more thunderous.

March 7th looked at Silver Wolf on the stage with surprise in her eyes.

"Wow, I didn't expect that hacker girl to get first place! I thought it would be Miss Topaz, since I heard she entered this competition too."

After all, before the tournament, Cion had said that woman was incredibly good at this game. They had happened to run into her once, and when she said she wasn't the tournament champion but a challenger like them, March 7th had assumed she was the mysterious champion.

"You mean Topaz? My seventh badge—no, my seventh star—was won from her."

Cion pulled out his Aether Coin again and showed it off to Stelle.

As if to say: See? The opponents I beat had way more substance than yours.

Stelle had no way to refute that, so she could only turn her head away and ignore him.

After all, the strongest opponents she had defeated were only Luca