After all!
Not everyone had witnessed that Beanfall Man tournament.
There were always characters who joined later, and girls who logged in only afterward...
A new mode, new mechanics. It would be fairer to everyone. Wouldn't it?
"Yay~ Even ordinary people like us can enter the competition world!"
"It's a pity that our main area of activity is more or less limited to the town."
"..."
"But isn't that pretty good?"
"We can provide some logistical support for the girls we like. That counts as helping out too~"
"..."
Yes.
A competition was still a competition.
It was ultimately a place where the participants competed against one another.
Although Little Griseo allowed non-participants to enter the competition world,
she would still impose some restrictions, more or less.
For example...
Non-participants were not forbidden from entering dungeon areas.
But it felt more like a simple trial version, something for them to have fun with, without any expectations placed on them.
They could only wander around the first five floors.
Of course, this was also to prevent certain participants from gathering a large group of non-participants and using the strength-in-numbers tactic. Whether it was marching in force to search for the entrance to the next floor, exploring the entire floor's map, or simply having the Scourge Legion overwhelm the boss, all of that would be unfair competition to the other participants.
That absolutely had to be—
Without a doubt—
Prevented!
Although non-participants could wander around the first five floors,
those first five floors could also let the non-participants help the participants with those tasks.
But the first five floors...
At most, they were merely trial stages.
A beginner's village.
Whether non-participants helped or not actually made little difference.
Therefore, the impact wasn't all that great either.
This had all been suggested by