If they wanted to select an outstanding champion from this competition, they would inevitably have to eliminate many people. It was undoubtedly cruel, but everyone now had to face that reality.
Uchiha Hikaru felt bad as well, because the further things went, the more pleasing every contestant seemed to him. He felt that each of them was qualified to be his companion, yet in the end, he could only choose one.
In this cruel competition, many people would lose their lives because of it. Uchiha Hikaru knew that these were innocent lives, lost just like that. But there was no helping it. If they wanted to select a champion, they had to use such a cruel method.
"You must have confidence in yourselves throughout this process. Don't lose the entire match over some tiny detail. You need to clearly understand that you must also have an overall strategy in this competition."
"Another thing: if you truly participate in this competition, then you must take responsibility for your own lives. Do not treat it as a game."
"After the previous rounds of elimination, only ten contestants remain. To be honest, I truly like all ten of you from the bottom of my heart. I believe every one of you has what it takes to become champion."
"But there is no way around it. The rules we established were like this: a champion, runner-up, and third place must be chosen. The rest are merely insignificant extras, and they will be eliminated. Your lives will also be threatened."
Uchiha Hikaru felt that they had reached the final stage, so everyone had to take it seriously. This concerned every person's life, and he had no desire to treat their lives as a joke.
In truth, he knew the competition's system was extremely cruel. However,