The first thought that crossed my mind when I saw the match schedule was this:

‘Why did they set it up like that?’

Why on earth would they organize the matchups this way?
It was blatantly obvious that the Murim Alliance had tampered with the match schedule.

I had suspected this ever since they reshuffled the matches due to the addition of new participants.

They were definitely up to something.
It was probably just an excuse to justify their actions—I knew that much all too well.

‘But why?’

This matchup wasn’t something I had anticipated.

Tap. Tap.

I …