"She went to the restroom. She'll be back soon."
Yun Man smiled softly.
"I feel like you're lying to me, Sister Yun Man. Sister Changyue just went to the restroom with me and came back."
Kuna's little face was full of disbelief.
"Don't worry about it. She went to the restroom anyway—just wait for her to come back."
Yun Man said with a smile.
Since Yun Man had put it that way, Kuna tactfully did not press further.
At this moment.
The tournament had concluded.
The second match was held as scheduled.
Alec faced another class changer.
As expected, after Alec defeated that class changer, he directly announced his withdrawal amid the audience's utterly stunned gazes.
"What? Withdrawing? Alec actually withdrew!?"
"Isn't it obvious? He definitely doesn't want to fight Ling Zhan."
"But if he doesn't fight, he won't be able to become a citizen this year."
"Hey! A level 550 class changer can't compete with those from the big cities. Withdrawing is fine, really. In past years, which class changer who earned a spot was below level 700?"
"You're right. It'll probably be the same this year. The qualifiers from all those towns are basically doing pointless work."
"..."
Though shocked by Alec's withdrawal, the audience quickly understood.
If he continued competing, he risked being beaten to death by Ling Zhan.
After all, Alec served Will.
And Will seemed to share a mortal grudge with Ling Zhan.
So Alec simply withdrew and stopped competing.
It was indeed a very wise choice.
And so...
In the end, only one person was confirmed to advance: Ling Zhan.
This was truly something none of the audience had expected.
"This Ling Zhan has some real skill. I think he'll shine brilliantly in the real Citizen Trial Tournament."
"That'll be difficult. The main thing