Lightning Strike

(Entering Gerudo Town~)

"Uh..."

For a moment, Big Mouth Mob froze. One second ago, he had been preparing Thunder God Industries' competing advertisement; the next, the match had abruptly ended before his eyes.

The spectators had not processed it either. For a moment, the entire Whistling Arena fell into a rare silence.

At the center of the arena, Plastic Knight lay before Maria, while she held up her shield and pressed the tip of her sword to his throat.

"Boom—"

After that brief silence, the arena erupted once more in even more fervent cheers.

Of course, amidst the thunderous excitement were also curses and wails.

"Damn plastic toy, and I bet so much money on him..."

"If I'd known, I would've bet on this little Nearl! What a regret..."

The spectators who had originally dismissed Maria were utterly disappointed in Plastic Knight.

Meanwhile, those who had placed bets on Maria out of sheer luck were thrilled by this unexpected gain...

"Everyone! Everyone! Everyone! Before this match began, who could have predicted this outcome—the confrontation between the renowned Nearl family and Plastic Knight, who could have imagined it would end like this!"

Big Mouth Mob quickly recovered. Rising from the commentator's booth, he threw both hands into the air.

"I can announce that this match can be called the fast-est-end-ed battle in Whistling Arena history!"

"Faced with little Nearl's lightning-fast surprise attack, Plastic Knight had no ability to defend himself at all!"

"After that dazzling flash came a thunderous assault! That golden trail of flame! How blazing it was—"

"Cele-brate—! Today, Whistling Arena is destined to shine because of little Nearl's outstanding performance!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Bai Ye! What exactly did you do?!"

In the stands, Zofia's mouth hung open for a long while. She reached out, grabbed Bai Ye's coat,