"By the way, Aisa," I said as we finished up eating.
"What?" she turned to me, raising an eyebrow.
"This tournament… you have it set as a main quest, correct?"
She nodded. "Yes. What of it?"
"What if a player fails to enter the sect, somehow?" I asked. "I mean, I've faced other players, even in the preliminaries, and they were outright eliminated after losing to me. What happens to them?"
"A different questline is triggered if that happens. Although, it really is not too important to you, is it?"
I shrugged. "Sure. I was just curious."
"Naturally, this secondary questline is inferior. It is a lot more boring and takes longer to get stronger. Count yourself lucky, human. Also, if you were wondering, the probability of Nadeshiko Nakano and that demon making it into the sect as well are above 99%. In other words, your actions from behind the scenes were successful."
