PAID

Waaaah!

The stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

Skada stepped out of the waiting room before the finals, making her way toward the main stage by circling through the audience seats.

There was no need for her to take the long way around, as the participants’ waiting room was located right behind the main stage. She could simply ascend to the stage when it was time.

But as Skada walked, the murmurs of the spectators pierced through the roaring cheers, reaching her ears.

“Did you hear? Since the start of the tournament, Whitedog has finally revealed themselves in reality. The internet has been going wild throughout the tournament because of it.”

“Yeah, I saw it too. Apparently, people from her area have seen her around occasionally.”

“So, that kid was living alone in a rundown neighborhood, struggling with her health? She’s with Kris now, but I heard she was alone back then.”

Skada knew. The moment Rain, “Drizzle Rain,” appeared in this world, she became the center of gossip.

Even so, she had chosen to show herself here.

“I saw her at the hospital once! I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to be a bother, but it was so hard to keep quiet!”

“Is that why she’s so strong? They say she can’t use her legs in reality, so maybe that’s why she poured everything into Astria Online.”

“And wow, she’s so pretty.”

Skada’s gaze followed the spectators’ eyes to the screen showing the main stage.

What unfolded on the screen wasn’t merely a martial arts match; it was a breathtaking painting come to life.@@novelbin@@

Boom, boom! Splat, splat!

The vibrations of the stage echoed through the entire arena as a silver-haired girl moved gracefully across it like a butterfly.

Even the ferocious dragon-like power of the fierce fighter couldn’t disrupt the silver butterfly’s elegant dance.

And then, in a sudden burst, the butterfly transformed into a terrifyingly fast and razor-sharp flash of light, surging toward the dragon as if to tear it apart.

A butterfly? A bee?

Or perhaps something else entirely.