The Person in My Memories

Afternoon, Little Bemmu Manor.

Juliet and Sophia had no idea where they had gone, but Prince Bino had cornered Jiang Xiao in his room to analyze the competition.

Jiang Xiao stood before the windowsill, holding a stack of documents and burying himself in study.

"Jiang Xiao Pi, are you done reading?" Prince Bino's voice came from behind him.

"Ah, yeah, I'm done." Jiang Xiao lowered his head to look at the documents and replied casually, "Why are there so few contestants?"

Prince Bino sat on the sofa, smiled, and said, "There aren't many contestants every year. You know, ordinary people aren't eligible to participate."

Jiang Xiao turned around and said, "By my count, there are only twenty-three teams. Wouldn't it be too easy to place?"

Prince Bino nodded and said, "Some countries were indeed affected, and some contestants couldn't make it. Still, twenty-three teams is quite a lot, especially since there are two people per team. Most people are here to relax."

Jiang Xiao grinned. Most of the princes and nobles aren't here to compete. They're using the tournament as an excuse to throw a party, aren't they? Jiang Xiao said, "You people really have resources. The champion's reward is so good, yet hardly anyone seems interested. By the way, work something out so we can get a bye."

Prince Bino: "..."

Jiang Xiao: "What? Isn't the competition being held on your turf? You can't even handle such a small matter?"

Prince Bino said, "There might not be any byes. Sophia originally had no intention of participating, but Juliet wanted to join in for fun. Perhaps the two of them will decide to participate at the last minute on the day of the competition."

Jiang Xiao nodded and asked, "You can decide at the last minute? This competition is really