Battle Begins

"Yo, Little Pegasus."

Three more figures had appeared at the top of Flame Blade Arena.

"Lazurite? You actually came too?"

Platinum stared wide-eyed at the two people who had appeared beside her.

"Hey, hey, what kind of greeting is that, Little Pegasus... It was an assignment from the board. We only need to keep an eye on her. Mm, or should I say him? Whatever..."

One of the Lazurites remained expressionless, while the other answered Platinum's question with a smile.

"Whew... I never expected the board to actually agree to let him compete..." Though she stood high above, Platinum was a Pegasus herself and could naturally see the "Blanket" Knight standing in the arena.

She knew the "Blanket" Knight's real name. It definitely was not Artoria.

One of the Lazurites sighed.

"His financial resources are naturally nothing compared to the Business Association's, but his strength is another matter entirely..."

"When was the last time the three above us joined forces?"

"Even so, they were still defeated by him..."

As they spoke, the expressions on both Lazurites' faces became somewhat strange.

Those had been three Obsidian ranks—the "three" at the top of the Armorless Union's inverted "three-two-one" triangle, the three highest-ranking knight assassins.

Even the three of them together had lost beneath that young man's sword.

After hearing the Lazurites' account, Platinum's expression gradually turned strange as well. Obsidian ranks? The board?

Wasn't Bai Ye merely supposed to bribe the staff handling tournament registration? How had it become entangled with so many things?

"Hehe, Little Pegasus, your little performance with Fartooth just now was fairly convincing. I was planning to remind you, but I didn't expect you to already know..." Lazurite gave Platinum a meaningful look.

"All right, we'll take over from here... With me and this sourpuss watching, there won't