Yamato: Ice Dragon Grass, Go! (Bonus Chapter 14 for Alliance Leader Little Transparent Who Reads)

First half of the Grand Line.

Jaya Island.

The bustling streets were packed with people, and the din of the crowd never ceased. It was extraordinarily lively.

If not for the Five-Star Sea Unification expanding the island several times outward,

it simply could not have accommodated such a surging crowd.

Although the first Magical Creature Battle Tournament had been publicly announced to open on March 5,

that referred to the main tournament that would determine the Top 16.

But there were thousands of registrants, so qualifiers had to be held first to determine the thirty-two contestants who would enter the main tournament.

Thus, starting from March 1, large numbers of men and women of different ages came here every day,

commanding the various magical creatures they had brought to battle in turns across fifty small arenas.

"Damn it, why is the minimum age requirement for competing ten years old?!"

"Couldn't it be eight?"

Ace, dressed in a red short-sleeved shirt, black shorts, and an Army cap, clenched his fists.

With a face full of envy, he watched the Kung Fu Dugong and Bok Choy battling fiercely in the arena.

"That's the thirteenth time you've said that."

Behind him, Yamato ignored the curious and envious looks around her. She stroked the white fur beneath Ice Dragon Grass's chin and curled her lips.

According to the tournament rules, magical creatures over three meters tall, three meters long, or judged to be highly dangerous had to be placed in the association's care beforehand.

During a match, they could be summoned into the arena upon request using the contestant's number.

Ice Dragon Grass was exactly three meters tall, so she was allowed to keep it by her side.

As for why people were envious,

of course it was because it was extremely expensive and