Kohaku ignored Kagome and Inuyasha as they started bickering.
With a little over ten minutes left until midnight, he turned to Sango beside him.
"Big Sis, have you heard of the Magical Creature Battle Tournament?"
"Of course. There have been news reports and commercials about it on TV every so often these past few days."
Sango, dressed in a pink-and-white kimono and standing to Miroku's right, smiled.
The two hottest topics among Sea Star lately were the upcoming Dragon Transformation Festival on Wano Island and the Magical Creature Battle Tournament being held on Jaya Island on March 5th.
It was said that anyone, regardless of age or gender, could register for the tournament as long as they brought three magical creatures that obeyed their commands.
The battle rules were simple as well: contestants merely had to command their own magical creatures to fight their opponents'.
The range covered by so-called magical creatures was rather broad.
Everything from massive tigers and dinosaurs to monsters and magical beasts with supernatural powers counted.
However, they had to be able to obey their owner's commands.
Those who had already been granted the status of intelligent races were also forbidden from competing in person.
For example, the Rose Witch, Demon Race, Sea Folk, Beastman Race, and so on.
Finally.
Contestants were forbidden from maliciously killing or dismembering their opponent's magical creatures during battle.
Once the referees determined that an act had been malicious, especially if it resulted in death, the contestant would immediately be disqualified.
That was because the Magical Creature Association wanted entertainment, not cruel beast-fighting slaughter.
As for injuries and bloodshed, those were unavoidable.
"Um... can I bring Kirara to compete?" Kohaku asked nervously.
"Huh?"
Sango was greatly surprised, and Miroku beside her was the same.
"A lot of students in our class