It was the third day of the preliminaries - only two more to go. Last night, Ming Hong had reported back to me saying Furuwa had won her fight yet again, and Ichigo and Horiya were still nowhere to be seen. As for Jim, Ming Hong said he didn't see him. Most likely, he had missed the sign-up yesterday, which was unfortunate for him, but good for us.
The time right now was 5:30 AM. We had just finished getting ready for the day and prepared to head out. But when we exited the inn's doors-
"Hey."
-A female voice called out to us.
I turned to see who it was, as my eyes widened. "You're…"
The girl, leaning on the wall, smiled and licked her lips seductively. "Don't worry. I won't kill you… yet."
I narrowed my eyes. "… What do you want?"
"Oh, nothing. I just wanted to cheer you up a bit," she replied nonchalantly - but I did not miss the snake-like eyes that gazed over my entire body. It was as if she was watching me closely… and that feeling made me uneasy.
