It felt like a really short wait before it was our turn, though I would attribute it to the fact that Katsuki was feeding me sweets while we waited so it felt like time flew past.
Our opponent was, of course, the Yoblin's team who tried to negotiate for me to lose to her on purpose before this.
We were intentionally directed to enter the arena from opposite sides of the arena and entered as the announcer called out our team numbers.
As we walked in, I heard several murmurs from the crowd nearest to us.
"They weren't kidding about the odds, were they?"
"It's like they're saying they're really going to win the entire tournament."
"I've never seen odds like that in all my time here though."
"These people must be frauds."
"Shhhhh!! You shut up right now! You don't know what you're talking about, you idiot!"
"Wha… What? What are you talking about?"
"Just shhhh!"
