"Now, time to have a look at my rewards."
However, as he glanced at his system interface, Sato didn't see any notification informing him of having completed the trials. He didn't even see informing him that the challenge was over.
'What's wrong? What's going on?' Sato got confused.
He even began to wonder whether the mirror image had truly died, after all, its corpse was still on the stage. Usually, when a monster or an opponent dies, they disintegrate to starlight but the same didn't happen with it.
Just as Sato began trying to figure out why he had yet to receive any system notification informing him of his victory and was even considering stabbing the mirror image a couple more times to confirm its death, a gentle flash of light abruptly appeared just a few feet away from him. It only lasted for 3 seconds before it went out slowly. With the disappearance of the light, a new arrival had appeared on the stage.
