A Monkey with a Fire Wood

The crowd's murmurs turned into restless grumbles, the tension in the arena growing unbearable.

People began standing, pointing, and whispering among themselves.

"Isn't this Kenny guy supposed to fight?"

"Did they put a nonexistent fighter on the roster?"

"Wait, I've seen his face before... isn't he that guy who touched himself in front of a girl?"

The whispers quickly turned into louder accusations, not only did they recognize Kenny, they also recognize him as a student of the academy.

"so this is true! They're just pitting their own students against each other!"

"They're breaking their own rules!"

The atmosphere grew heavy, the discontent spreading like wildfire.

In the Golden Cosmos section, Mercury crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing as she observed the chaos.

"This Kenny guy... and that guy in the arena," she began, her voice low. "Aren't they both students here?"