August 21st, 10:00 a.m.
After two hours of admission, the ten tiers of stands were once again packed with hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Over ten thousand Wind Stone seats floated freely through the air.
[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]
As the mages organized by the Tournament Organizing Department fired streams of magical flames into the sky, dazzling fireworks bloomed one after another overhead.
Even the daytime did nothing to diminish their brilliant colors.
That was where magical fireworks surpassed gunpowder fireworks.
"Distinguished guests, dear audience, welcome to the Top 16 Elimination Round of the Second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament!"
"I am your familiar old friend, the chief host of the Multiverse Duel Arena, Gatz!"
His words left the audience at the venue and viewers before screens across countless worlds speechless.
Aside from the people of Dressrosa, everyone had only seen him once during Reincarnation Paradise.
How had he become a "familiar old friend" in his own words?
"As you all know, in the Top 100 Tournament, only those who enter the Top 10 are qualified to make a wish of the Tournament Organizing Department—in other words, the World Government!"
"Whether you desire a mythical secret treasure, entry into an important official department, or even the resurrection of recently deceased relatives and friends, the World Government will make it happen!"
Gatz paid no attention to what the audience thought and loudly relayed the information he had received beforehand.
Sure enough, the moment he mentioned "the resurrection of recently deceased relatives and friends," the entire Multiverse Duel Arena erupted in an uproar.
Resurrecting the dead?
The World Government could do something like that?
"What?!"
Inside Shura's guest room, Mato sat naked on the thoroughly disheveled bed, her body bearing faint marks as she stared in stunned disbelief.
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