The sunset glow of August 28 spread wantonly across the sky like a dreamlike brocade.
Every trace of color seemed to speak of dusk's tenderness.
Yet it was utterly out of place against the deathly silence inside the Multiverse Duel Arena.
"Honestly, Sister Hancock actually lost to that sloppy, stinking man!"
Inside the Colored Cloud Box, Perona, her soul out of her body, floated in the air with a displeased look on her face.
Below, Yami Kaito's blade was already pressed against the neck of Hancock, who lay fallen on the ground.
It also meant that the ninth and tenth places of this year's "Top 100 Tournament" had officially been decided.
"After all, she's only seventeen this year. But the other side didn't even use 'Demon God Form.' That's what I didn't expect. Looks like the gap really isn't small."
As the big sister of this group of girls, fourteen-year-old Yamato murmured thoughtfully.
"I wonder what strong opponents I'll run into when I enter, and what ranking eighteen-year-old me will be able to reach."
Behind her, Kujaku, who was sitting together with Hibari, smiled and said, "I'll enter with you then. I'll be sixteen by that time, just right for the entry requirements~"
Reiju could not help suggesting, "Wouldn't that be too early? I feel like it'll be really hard. Why not wait another four years and enter with me? That should give us a better chance."
Hibari smiled indifferently. "The rule is that only the 'Top 10' are banned from entering again. I can take part in two tournaments in a row."
Just then, Charlotte Linlin suddenly spoke. "Perona, we should go back."
"Why?" Perona looked at her teacher in confusion.
Charlotte Linlin gently reminded her, "Have you forgotten what date it is tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is the thir—oh—, I