Drops of liquid fell from the little robot and splashed onto the floor of the contestants' hall.
Shama froze for a moment, then looked up.
"It seems the arena above was damaged, and water is leaking through."
"Sugata, move aside a little."
The little robot obediently shuffled over.
Luka looked at Shama and her little robot. "Is it really your partner? It looks a little... small for a contestant."
Quite a few Intellitrons had entered the Martial Arts Ceremony before. They had rights, and every weapon mounted on them had been ruled part of their bodies, much to the outrage of other contestants.
"You misunderstand," Shama explained.
"Sugata is merely my traveling companion, not a contestant."
"I alone will represent Danlun Temple in this competition."
"Danlun Temple? Never heard of it." Yan Huan had no memory of any temple by that name.
In fact, this was the first time he had heard anyone mention a temple at all.
Shama smiled faintly.
"Danlun Temple was founded less than three Amber Eras ago. It is only a small temple drifting through space."
"Our ordained monks keep their distance from worldly affairs. Were it not for the need to seek alms, we would rarely meet outsiders."
"It is only natural that you have never heard of Danlun Temple."
Yan Huan nodded, more or less understanding her.
Generally speaking, shrines and temples had gods or buddhas they worshipped.
In this world, the greatest objects of worship were the Aeons.
What buddha did Danlun Temple worship? Or... was that buddha actually an Aeon too?
"I... this humble monk took her vows only recently and has yet to let go of her desire to fight."
"I should not have been the one to come to Xianzhou and compete when my training is still so shallow. But..."