A Wonderful Aspect of Autumn: Action (28)

The party division, which would bring the arena tournament to a close, was about to begin. The first match of the high-level final bracket was one that drew the attention of many people. After all, it was a direct confrontation between one of the only three parties of monster players to make it through the tournament and the leading favorite to win, commonly known as the 'Hero Party.'

"Wow, there are a lot of people! This is making me nervous~"

"Lying is no good. You're not nervous at all. This is what being nervous looks like—like Sei-kun."

"Tch! I'm not nervous!"

"Whiiine..."

"Kikii..."

Leaving the carefree Nanako and composed Mott-san aside, Sei was so tense he was practically rigid. The three tamed monsters following Sei cried out worriedly. Tess flew around in front of him as if encouraging him, Phil repeatedly pressed its head against his face, and Momo groomed his cheek.

However, their efforts had almost no effect, and his movements remained awkward. He was neither as brazen as Izamu or Jigoro nor as accustomed to attracting attention as Kanna and Raga. In a sense, he was one of the clan's few sensible people.

"The fairy... the big wolf... the little monkey... They're all so cute."

"I won't deny that, but that doesn't mean you should go easy on us, okay?"...