Eve of the Tournament

Yumiko and Erika stood in the dungeon bazaar, meeting Saki for lunch. The surroundings seemed busier than usual because of the Chosen tournament which would take place in an old arena created over two thousand years ago. 

"Hey, Saki, why is there an arena anyway? Did the kingdom used to have gladiators fight each other?" Erika tilted her head while biting at the soft, chewy meat kebob in her hand, her face scrunching together in delight when she tasted the sweet sauce.

The small beastkin ate a small pile of tomato rice with a cute folded omelette covered in mayonnaise. 

"Um... I think it's where they would make slaves fight in the past against monsters taken from the dungeon or demon kingdom. It seems they stopped using it around 400 years ago, instead using it for knight demonstrations, criminal executions and battles between heroes and monsters."

"Oh... I see, so no gladiators?"