Eye-Catching Rewards

The moment Eichi returned, every gaze turned toward him.

Kaiser, Ji Ke, Ami, Yasushi, and Kōmatsu were seated, while Sato, Kona, and Xiao Ye stood nearby.

Eichi smiled. "Everyone, I didn't let you down. I won."

The group instantly snapped out of their silence. Kona jumped in front of Eichi and said, "Eichi, you really did it. I never thought you'd actually win the championship."

"No way, you have to treat all of us to a meal."

"Of course, no problem," Eichi said. "But the food at the hotel is already delicious. Where else could possibly be better?"

"We don't care about that," Kona said.

Kaiser stepped forward as well. "Congratulations, Eichi. Congratulations on becoming the champion. Honestly, I never expected you to be the one who won in the end."

"You hid yourself pretty well."

Ji Ke also stepped up. "Exactly, exactly. I really don't know how you trained. You're only thirteen, yet you're so much stronger than old folks like us."

Everyone could hear the self-mockery in her words.

"You're not old at all," Eichi said. "You're all only sixteen. How would Director Liu feel hearing that?"

"Hehe."

After chatting and joking for a while, everyone sat down to talk. After celebrating for some time, they gradually calmed down.

Sitting beside Eichi, Kona asked curiously, "Eichi, do you know what the rewards for this tournament are?"

"I asked Director Liu before, but he said I hadn't made it into the top thirty-two, so asking would be pointless."

He sounded quite indignant as he said this.

"What do you mean I'm not in the top thirty-two? If I were sixteen too, I'd beat them until they were crawling all over the ground. The championship might even have been mine."

Eichi found that rather amusing. With Kona's talent, if he