Akari's Terrifying Strength, Leon's Shutout Disaster

"..."

In the stands, Red put down his phone. During the wait before the first match began, he had contacted Blue, Green, and the others several times.

In fact, he had been trying to reach them since yesterday, but the three of them seemed to have vanished completely. The night before last, they had still been messaging him, saying they had found clues about the Tree of Beginning and were preparing to investigate.

"Hope nothing happened to them..."

He adjusted the brim of his cap, then looked down and swept his gaze across a section of the stands.

The person he was watching wore a baseball cap, with long golden hair tied into a ponytail. Like Cynthia, she had bangs that covered her eyes.

That person seemed to sense something as well. She turned to look at him, adjusted the brim of her cap, and smiled before turning away again.

"..."

Red watched her for a moment longer before looking away. He had noticed her the night before last.

She looked very much like someone Blue had described—a guy named Volo. Apparently, that person was no good...

Just as he was about to try contacting Blue again, both sides had already entered the field.

Leon was still dressed like a Champion, though all the logos on his cape were gone. After all, he had taken over Macro Cosmos and become the boss himself. He was no longer working for Rose.

Akari had changed outfits, but she would never take off her mask. Having finally gotten an opponent after waiting for days, Leon smiled in anticipation.

Then he struck his signature pose and shouted, "Little miss in the mask, make this your stage and show us everything you've got!"

"Little miss... me?"

Akari did not even know how to respond to