"Hm!?"
Alisa, one of the people involved, was stunned when she heard Lan Qingyou say that.
After all, the other party was surely just as eager as she was to decide the winner.
So why had she suddenly changed her mind?
And so quickly, too...
Oh... so that's what she meant...
When Alisa looked at Lan Qingyou in confusion and realized she wasn't looking at her or Mela, she followed her gaze.
Then she saw her Stitched Monsters.
Agumon of Light's cells.
That was probably why the other party had changed her mind so quickly.
Like a child who'd just gotten a new toy and couldn't wait to hold it and play with it.
That was exactly the look in the Witch of the Tower's eyes.
And she'd used the word "pause."
In other words, they would have to continue the match later.
But...
"I agree to pause this duel, too."
Alisa nodded.
It was obvious that one person couldn't force a duel to continue.
Since the other party had agreed to stop, she clearly didn't want to fight her anymore.
If she insisted under circumstances where her opponent wouldn't be able to give it her all, then even if she won, she would only have beaten someone who wasn't at her best.
There would be no meaning in that kind of victory.
So Alisa chose to "pause" the duel, too.
Besides, the old woman in front of her was incredibly powerful with magic.
Even if Alisa wanted to fight, the other party would stop her.
She might have been able to fight seriously.
But the problem was, there was no need to get serious right now.
"That's wonderful."
Seeing that both of them had agreed to end the duel—even if only temporarily—was good enough for Mela.
So the old