Ten in the morning.
Sunlight poured without reserve over every corner of Duel City like a veil of golden gauze.
Inside the Multiverse Duel Arena, voices were roaring at that moment, the heat of the crowd surging to the skies.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators from different worlds, different races, and different classes
had flooded into the venue early through the various teleportation points, filling every stand that could hold the human tide until not a single seat was empty.
All to watch the seventh elimination match of the Top 16 that was about to begin.
With the first six matches over, among the list of the Top 16, the only contestants known to have yet to appear were the final four.
Noelle Silva, Yami Kaito, Fana, and Yuno Grinberryall.
All four of them, without exception, came from the Black Clover World.
A true civil war.
A clash between powers of the same origin, and possibly even between acquaintances.
It undoubtedly stirred the audience's curiosity and anticipation.
However.
At this critical moment, certain areas of the spectator stands sparked rather controversial discussions.
"Speaking of which, have you noticed something?"
An adventurer with an Unyielding Silver nameplate on his chest frowned as he voiced his doubts to the people around him.
"This is the highest-level tournament hosted by Sea Star."
"But among the 'Top 16,' there's only one native Sea Star contestant, Boa Hancock."
"And she's already been beaten into the loser's bracket by Bang from the Hero World."
The adventurer from the Teigu World spoke with a hint of puzzlement in his voice.
"Does Sea Star really not have any strong fighters?"
His words immediately caused a small stir.
Quite a few spectators who did not know the inside story nodded, feeling that there was some sense to it.
Judging