With the crowd roaring in excitement and the prefecture lords staring at Toseko in confusion, the god laughed some more. Toseko ignored the normal protocol for his introduction and the lords' usual show of fealty. Instead, he simply made a motion with his hand toward the arena.
On command, two figures entered the stage from the tunnels, Slazza and Narja. Narja began to walk on the air and hovered there while Slazza took center stage.
"Everyone!" Slazza shouted, easily capturing the entire colosseum's attention. "I, Sir Slazza, shall be the referee of this exhibition, as directed by the Noxious God. That is Lady Narja, who is in charge of protecting the crowd from stray attacks. Now, we're officially ready to begin the first round of the exhibition, the duels between prefectures!"
As always, the crowd cheered with all its might, even if some people from the territories didn't fully comprehend the significance of Slazza's words.
