章 348: Onigashima

The amphitheatre shook mightily under the thunderous cheers of the people.

It was finally Day 1 of the main tournament. The main bracket.

They hoped to get out at least 6 of the matches today, then 6 tomorrow, so we could quickly move on to the quarter-finals on the third day.

The cheers from the people were promptly quelled once the emperor made an appearance in his booth. With a single wave of his hand, he tamed the entire crowd. Even I felt that was a truly masterful feat.

It’d require me sending a psychic message to the entire crowd for them to even understand what I wanted them to do, but this man already had a lock on them with mere gestures.

“My dear citizens...”