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Hunger

The final tournament had begun—and the audience was steadily growing.

「Where the hell’s Kou?」

Despite the opening of the final bracket, Kou was nowhere to be seen.

「The crew of his ship caught him. He basically deserted after all. He’ll be back soon, though.」

「Deserted? Isn’t he a big shot or something?」

「That’s the problem. Word is he got slapped with the Panjandrum Punishment…」

Hyoue, having heard the report from Asia’s Aimer, looked genuinely sympathetic.

「The hell’s that supposed to mean?」

「You know the breaking wheel? It’s kind of like that. Supposedly, they strapped him to a Panjandrum and rolled him downhill.」

「He’s the Big Boss, isn’t he…?」

Bardo stood speechless. So much for the enemy’s big leader’s dignity.

「Well, these things happen. —Looks like it’s about to start.」

Hyoue pretended not to care, but he couldn’t exactly laugh. He himself was due for a scolding from TAKABA’s Kawakage any day now.

「That guy’s from another bracket, right? What’s his unit?」

「Huh. That