"...Wow! Xiao Huan, I knew you'd come!" Tribbie lit up when she saw Yan Huan arrive at the venue.
Tine chimed in:
"We also saw... Xiao Feier running really fast just now."
"Who's Xiao Fei'er?" Yan Huan blinked. "Princess Feifei? Juju Bao's goddess?"
"No, we don't know who that is. We meant Cipher," Tine explained.
Tribbie smiled faintly.
"Xiao Feier is always hiding from Aya. We can't even catch a glimpse of her. She probably won't enter the competition."
While they chatted, Apophis, the organizer, began explaining:
"Lord Yan Huan, the groups have been decided. You and Lord Tiba are in one group, while Lord Tining is in another."
"And I should remind you: one little Chimera isn't enough. You need at least three seals for the official competition."
"Lord Yan Huan, do you have one of those? You know, a—"
"A what?" Yan Huan was even more confused.
"This!" Tribbie pulled out a silver coin engraved with a little seal. "Aya prepared a Leopard Coin for you, Xiao Huan, and asked us to pass it along!"
"A Leopard Coin? That's thoughtful of her. May Leopard Coins come your way too, ha..."
"Hehe, thanks." Tribbie handed Yan Huan the Leopard Coin, then explained:
"With a Leopard Coin, you can buy a little seal for the competition."
"Only one..." Yan Huan closed his hand around the little silver coin and thought it over.
"I'm still one short, aren't I?"
On the way here, he had learned roughly how the competition worked.
In Seal Clash Battle, two contestants each used three little seals in a turn-based three-on-three fight.
Yan Huan had Bubble, plus a Leopard Coin he could use to recruit a little seal. That still left him one short...
He quietly turned toward the Earth Beast drinking nearby and asked:
"Can