Night had fallen, moonlight like water spilling across Andy's face.
Compared to the ordinary boy who had once carried a trace of inferiority, he now clearly possessed an air of confidence and composure.
Some time ago, Miss Nora from the Magic Battle Hall had come to visit him and his parents to discuss a partnership concerning the arena matches.
Although Miss Nora had already sounded him out at the Battle Hall and made the terms and conditions of the partnership clear.
Andy still remained worried about his parents' attitude.
After all, Magic Duel seemed far too much like neglecting one's proper duties, and there had never been any precedent for it.
No matter how tempting the prize money looked, in these still-peaceful times, man-eating beasts might not be common, but nobles who devoured people without even spitting out the bones were everywhere.
They could first paint you a beautiful cake, then refuse to give you a single coin in the end. What could you do about it?
To nobles, a contract signed with commoners was no different from a blank sheet of paper.
Because commoners simply could not afford all the costs of taking a case to court.
As long as the nobles dragged things out long enough, they could play you to death outright.
So at first, though the generous terms offered by the Magic Battle Hall made Andy's eyes burn with desire, he still kept a bit of his wits about him.
For a child his age, that was already quite rare.
And that was also thanks to his two open-minded parents.
Otherwise, Andy would never have had the chance to enter the local Doer Junior Academy in the first place.
At first, when Nora came calling, she laid out the various benefits Ron had offered. The price