"Hang in there, son. As long as you make it into the Top 10, we still have hope."
Teigu World.
Inside a duplex villa on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital district of the Empire, a middle-aged man with graying hair, rumpled clothes, and an appearance that could even be called slovenly—
Suddenly swept away the mess of bottles, ashtrays, bowls, plates, cigarettes, and other trash piled across the table with one arm.
His eyes were fixed on the virtual screen projected into the air by a Visual Den Den Mushi.
On the screen, his son Shura stood at the center of the duel arena.
This was Honest, the Empire's prime minister from the "original work," a man who held immense power, murdered the old emperor, deceived the young emperor, and enforced brutal policies.
Yet he now looked far thinner and more bedraggled than he had in the "original work."
Honest had no idea why, but no matter how he bribed high-ranking officials over the years, he had never received even the slightest promotion.
It was as though an invisible hand had deliberately kept him pinned to the bottom of society.
If not for his son's exceptional talent in martial arts, he would probably have become a beggar on the streets by now.
But fate was about to take a turn!
As long as Shura could enter the Top 10 of the Top 100 Tournament—
The Empire would have no reason to refuse him and Shura entry into the court.
With his methods and schemes, he and his son would have every chance to climb their way into the upper ranks step by step!
And even if they failed, placing among the Top 100 would still earn them generous rewards.
Inside the Multiverse Duel Arena.
With host Gatz's shout of