In the middle of the Jade Palace stood a lavish training platform built of stone and decorated with beautiful jade, gold, and other precious things. There, Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Viper, and Mantis—the Furious Five, also known as the Fearsome Five—were locked in a fierce, back-and-forth battle.
"Hey!"
Thump~!
"Ha!"
Boom~!
"Take this!"
"Bring it on!!"
Thump-thump!!
"..."
(▽)
Long before the tournament began, Annie had come to the Jade Palace with the rabbits, geese, and pigs. She'd found a spot near the front of the second floor and sat on the railing, hugging her Tibbers and blinking her beautiful green eyes as she watched the fighters below with her mouth slightly open, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle put on by the "Furious Five" and "Fearsome Five."
Yes, it was entertaining to watch. That was all...
To Annie, their back-and-forth sparring, with all its punches and kicks, the occasional "hya" and "ha," and the compressed, shaking air that seemed so intimidating, was mostly just a performance.
As for the so-called "Furious Five" or "Fearsome Five," the five animals were only so-so in Annie's eyes. But compared to the residents of the Valley of Peace—the pigs, rabbits, and geese—their strength was clearly impressive. The hysterical cheers and shouts from the crowd made that obvious enough.
"..."
(ˉ▽￣~) Tsk~~
Annie didn't join in the enthusiastic cheers of the residents of the so-called "Valley of Peace," most of whom were fat pigs, black-and-white geese, and rabbits. The fireworks at the opening had been far more fun than the fight, hadn't they?
Anyway, the so-called "Fearsome Five" or "Furious Five" were all sorts of nonsense. Their strength was still at an ordinary, mortal level, nowhere near enough to impress Her Majesty Queen Annie! But other people's strength was their own business. She was only here to