"Thor really did lose."
Raiden Shogun shook her head.
In fact, Thor was already far stronger than he had been at the same point in the original story. He'd even won two of his three fights, losing only to his final opponent. That was already an excellent result.
After Thor's defeat, the 900 best contestants soon emerged from the 7,200 participants.
"Let's go... We should head out."
Nine Swords Venerable had wanted to address Raiden Shogun by name in a friendly way and get closer to her.
But... "Shogun"? Why did he suddenly feel like he was her subordinate!?
Who had come up with that name!?
Nine Swords Venerable wasn't foolish enough to criticize it. After all, her parents had given her that name, and he didn't want to say anything that might earn him the ill will of his "future disciple."
The two returned to the plaza. The 900 victorious geniuses were transported to Central Plaza, while the 6,300 who had lost didn't appear. They'd probably been sent straight back.
"Congratulations!"
Nine Swords Venerable's voice rang clearly in everyone's ears. Only then did they notice that he had appeared, and they hurried over to gather.
Xu Ai and the others also came over from the "audience stands."
Once everyone had gathered, Nine Swords Venerable asked once more whether anyone was unwilling to join the Virtual Universe Company and wanted to speak up.
Yes, it was still a pointless question. The Virtual Universe Company was the strongest of the Five Great Forces overall. The Giant Axe Coliseum was its equal largely thanks to the authority of humanity's strongest warrior, Giant Axe Founder; that was how it stood alongside the Virtual Universe Company.
Basically, no fool would turn down the chance to join the Virtual Universe Company.
Seeing that there were