Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

With this in mind, she spent several days on Rhodes Island and saw many things she had never seen in prosperous Kazimierz.

Incredible tools and machines, and a diverse array of appearances and human nature.

"If only things could continue like this."

But today, Bai Jin, who was thinking this way, was caught off guard and saw a "boss" who always surprised and frightened her and was hard to figure out.

That was Qingjin, who had lost an arm.

Then, the viewpoint shifts to Roy, the Azure King—

Losing an arm is a huge loss.

He survived, and he's won big.

After that "battle," Roy felt a little happy thinking about it, but he still needed to get his arm sorted out, otherwise, let alone his archery skills, even his daily life would be a big problem.

So he went to Rhodes Island, which was rumored to have advanced prosthetic technology.

It is said that they have provided many infected children with limb defects with high-performance prosthetics, and their technical level is even above that of the medical community in Colombia.

It seems that the Business Alliance has already backed down to Rhodes Island and is even going to negotiate on the matter of the Saiyan Knights. They used to be best at bullying the knights until they could not rise again, but now they seem to be being pushed step by step. This is undoubtedly a crisis that those who care about their face have to swallow their pride to deal with.

If you admit defeat, you won't be so easily regarded as an enemy.

As long as I surrender quickly enough, I won't lose to anyone.

So even if his identity as a member of the Unarmored Alliance is exposed, he shouldn't be treated as an enemy, since he is "currently" still a member of the Business Alliance!

The boss has already admitted defeat, so what is there for the employees to resist?

To his delight, the staff there did not react in any particular way to his visit, as if no one had noticed his identity.

After completing a series of procedures, Roy, who had ordered the latest prosthetic limb from a woman named Fydia who reeked of gasoline, was ready to have a simple meal at the Rhodes Island cafeteria.

Since we're already here, let's see what this organization, which even makes business alliances back down, eats on a regular basis.

On the recommendation of a purple-haired Sarkaz employee, he ordered a special nutritional meal and found a spot that looked a little cramped in the crowded cafeteria.

Even though most operators on Rhodes Island have their own cabins, most prefer to eat in the cafeteria rather than take out, so it's hard to find an empty seat during mealtimes.

However, Roy, a social butterfly, didn't mind squeezing in with others, so he greeted them as he joined a table.

There are probably these people at this table—

The man is muscular and has a rugged appearance; like Roy, he is missing an arm, seemingly for some reason.

He nodded to indicate that he didn't mind sharing a table, and even moved some space for Roy.

Sitting directly opposite was an Agor woman with long, flowing hair, her plate piled high with an astonishing amount of food.

The red-haired Sarkaz woman was engrossed in savoring a large bowl of ice cream, which wasn't exactly suitable for the current season.

A white-haired woman with red horns slurped up a bowl of piping hot, rich ramen covered in chili oil.

Immediately afterward, Tomat squeezed through the crowd, followed by the dark-skinned, pointed-eared man, Toran, who had just found Rhodes Island.

Thomas was very helpful in showing the suspicious-looking visitor the way.

“Skadi, this guy said he was looking for you—with all of you sitting together, I can hardly tell who’s who anymore.”

Roy looked up as the name sounded familiar, and then felt a sense of familiarity the moment he saw Tomat.

But soon, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of another familiar figure—Platinum, who was also secretly watching them...

At that moment, Roy felt his mind was in a state of confusion.

He was unsure whether it was the sudden appearance of these things that made him lose his footing, or the unusual taste of the nutritious meal he was eating.

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The awkward and chaotic scene didn't last long; it was quickly swallowed up by the bustling atmosphere of the cafeteria.

Toran wasn't foolish enough to reveal his plans in public, but Skadi, after the other party announced they were looking for "Bounty Hunter Skadi," decisively thwarted any possibility of them trying to recruit her.

"There is only the Guard Operator Skadi here, not the Bounty Hunter Skadi. I don't plan to go back to my old ways during this time."

Meanwhile, the Azure King Roy bluntly revealed Toran's identity at the dinner table—and described him as "the strongest and the most evil."

The others at the table merely glanced up at Tolan's face, which showed a fleeting hint of gloom, before continuing to eat.

"...And what are you doing here? How did Qingjin, the most senior member of the Unarmored Alliance, end up with only one arm?"

Toran didn't seem to be going to back down either; he also recognized the blue-haired youth's identity—although his hair had seemed to be black not long ago.

"Wow... quite a few unexpected characters have gathered here. I only came here to get a prosthetic limb."

Roy frowned, not because he was bothered by the complicated situation, but because he was certain that the dish he was recommended for was indeed terrible.

He frowned, looked towards the corner where the white figure was, and called out in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft:

"Little Platinum, don't just stand there staring, come sit down with us!"

Rather, what happened when I was just there to have something to eat was already a pleasant surprise.

These discoveries were interesting enough for Roy, not to report to the Unarmored Alliance or to provide information to the Business Alliance; he simply wanted to know them out of personal interest.

Platinum, who had been called to a halt, trembled slightly.

It's already unbelievable enough that we've inexplicably run into the Azure Gold Grandmasters here, but now we have to get close to them?

I've already nominally defected from the Unarmored Alliance, haven't I?

Has Rhodes Island tacitly agreed to let the Unarmored Alliance decide its fate in order to avoid trouble?

run away?

That seems a bit unrealistic.

If the people of Rhodes Island colluded with the Unarmored, she would have had no chance of escaping.

And why is he missing an arm?

They can't just get taught a lesson like I did and then run away from the Undead Alliance to join Rhodes Island, can they?

The only weapon I had was a fork.

Platinum, carrying her tray, left her seat and, lost in thought, forced herself to walk towards Roy.

And Roy, who was usually so unserious that he was completely out of place with the Unarmored Alliance, and who was shrouded in countless mysteries, was now frowning deeply at him...

"Is this my last meal...? Sigh, I should have ordered some fancy dishes..."

When the others at the table saw Platinum approaching, they kindly gave her some space so that she could squeeze in the direction Roy was facing.

"Platinum..."

"...yes."

"You must have been living here for quite a while?"

"...Um."

"Since that's the case..."

Platinum remained silent, waiting for Roy to continue.

Am I really going to have to judge myself, the traitor, at the dinner table?

Should we resist?

Is there any hope?

As numerous questions swirled in her mind, Roy's words reached her ears:

"—Then recommend a few dishes for me. This nutritional meal is really awful. Is that Sarkaz lady lying to me?"

"what?"

Meanwhile, Toran, having been rebuffed when trying to invite Skadi, seemed to be trying to ease his awkwardness by asking about the mountain of unidentified meat piled on Skadi's plate:

"Um, is this good?"

Seeing the "harmonious" atmosphere, Tomat stopped standing there dumbly after bringing Toran here.

He had already eaten his fill during off-peak hours; he was just helping out at the cafeteria on his way.

Now he has other things to do, which is to attend a pre-match exchange meeting organized by the Knights Association as a "rookie knight".

It wasn't for fighting; it was just a banquet where representatives from the top-ranked knightly orders or independent knights would participate, or participate in person.

Generally speaking, those who can attend this banquet are basically the players who are guaranteed to play in the main tournament. The main tournament will select the sixteen knights with the highest points ranking and their respective orders. These people and their orders will be the participants. Now that the main tournament is not far away, there will not be much change in the rankings unless something unexpected happens.

As far as Tomat knew, the Rhodes Island Knights, Bardock, the "Saiyan Knight," and himself were certain to appear. As for other names, the only one he remembered seemed to be the previous champion, the "Blood Knight"—he only remembered it because the infected knights kept mentioning it.

Furthermore, it seems that the younger sister of Linguang was not mentioned either, perhaps because she still hasn't accumulated enough points.

After donning his armor and arriving at the meeting venue in the Business Union Building as scheduled, Thomas was somewhat surprised by someone who appeared there—Near Light, who had never shown any interest in participating before.

Tomath didn't know the specifics of how it worked, but it seemed that it was possible to use the points transfer rule to allow a player who had never been declared to represent the team to play. And the fact that this was allowed was probably related to the business alliance negotiating with Rhodes Island about Gohan.

It's likely that Rhodes Island's offer was to "have Nearl participate as a player."

Little did they know that Gohan's actions in that match were entirely consensual between Tomat and himself, and had nothing to do with Rhodes Island.

The appearance of the Radiant Knight caused the scene to get a little out of control, as there were many media present in addition to the knights.

However, their crowd was quickly dispersed by the imposing commander of the Helmsman Knights, "Left-Handed Knight" Bai Yang Tester, who seemed to be questioning how Nearl, as an infected person, had the audacity to appear in the venue at this critical juncture.

—Then he was separated by Viviana, the "Candle Knight" from Letania and the commander of the Scattered Knights, while the former infected champion, the advocate of the infected knight system, and the ace of the Crimson Knights, the "Blood Knight" Dikeopolis, held down the left knight's shoulder.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense at one point.

But when he saw that it was the Blood Knight who was blocking him, the Left-Handed Knight immediately lost his temper, simply shrugged, flicked his cloak, and turned to leave.

The commotion caused by the appearance of the Radiant Knight had not yet subsided when some attendees spotted another figure in the venue who was "invited but unlikely to appear."

A man, clad in ancient-style lamellar armor and wearing a bright red mask, with what appeared to be crimson eyes beneath, appeared in the hall carrying a large sword.

"Hey, look at that guy, isn't that 'Nightmare Knight' Tora?"

[Main Text] Terra's World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament. Debate Chapter: Chapter Ninety-Four Could it be...me?

In the eyes of the business alliance, the vast majority of knights are nothing more than obedient lambs, and these lambs are either aware of their own actions or believe that they are obeying the rules that have been secretly decided without restraint.