He Came?

After the commentator introduced the judges for the tournament, they all went to their respective seats, just a few meters away from the elevated fighting platform. Meanwhile, the various barons of each town and the duke were ushered to designated areas in the stands.

Entering the area, the first person Nathan saw was the baron of Landon Barony. The two shared a simple greeting and went to their respective seats. Among the other towns, the only one Nathan had a good relationship with was the lord of Landon Barony. The rest harbored a grudge against him because he hadn't provided help during the beast attacks.

Because of Nox and Wendy's absence, Nathan barely noticed their presence and completely ignored them, taking a seat on the left side of Duke Felix, who, as usual, had a curtain covering him, revealing only a faint outline of his figure.