News of the boxing tournament to be held at Scarlet Castle quickly spread through the communications network of orbs across Murphy's growing domain. Far away, in the ancestral forest of West Sico, the young Countess Sharon, who had been staying there for the past few days, immediately grew excited when she saw the notice issued by the Administrative Office.
At her age, she loved lively events. Though her experiences had made her much more mature than her peers, she still couldn't suppress her eagerness to join in the excitement when she saw such a grand event being announced.
The large-scale event also seemed to signify that Transia's era of chaos had finally come to an end, and that Murphy's territory was moving toward a new order, one that was gradually taking shape.
And the young countess herself was one of the people caught up in that evolving order.
But Sharon was a manager, after all, and she quickly realized that this event, which was sure to draw a crowd, had another significance for her.
"The mountain folk of the ancestral forest have only just joined Transia's system. Now, when we need to unite and weather this crisis together, we can no longer afford to remain isolated and closed off from the system.
"So this is actually Governor Murphy's way of creating an opportunity for the mountain folk at just the right time. Yes, absolutely!
"This is a great chance to introduce the mountain folk to the other peoples. I can't waste His Excellency the Governor's kindness."
Outside the wooden cabin atop the ancestral mountains, little Sharon gazed across the forest, shrouded in the morning mist. She beat her wings and rose into the air, surveying the depths of the woods as she thought:
"So we should choose some mountain warriors