. The empty leaderboard screen appeared in front of everyone. Jack was much more familiar with this screen; he had looked at it more than just once as he sighed and waited. Suddenly, the number 10 on the list started glitching, and letters started appearing next to the number.

At the same time, on a giant screen in the middle of the arena, everyone could see the image of another arena. The arena had the bodies of five players, but more than that,it had vines coming out of the ground. Thorny vines almost made the arena look like a jungle, and the ruler of that jungle stood in the middle of the arena with multiple wounds and burn marks.

[10. Hana Fumie]

A smile crept up on Jack's face without even realizing it. He felt relieved, almost like a very heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Just as he felt relieved, the number 9 started glitching as letters started appearing next to it as well. The scene on the screen also changed from the jungle arena to another. The arena was filled with all kinds of colors, almost as if it had been a palette for the most artistic person to have ever been born. It didn't even seem like a fight had occurred there. It almost seemed like someone had painted the most beautiful scenery with the blood of their enemies, the burgundy standing out.

[9. Lucien Fei]

He honestly had no idea who this guy was, but the painting was indeed mesmerizing. It was not like Jack was a big art appreciator, but even then, it caught his eye. Just then, the number 8 began glitching as a letter appeared next to the name again. The screen changed, and as it did, Jack was more confused than shocked, as the arena was much simpler than his own, but the bodies lying in the arena had huge bites taken out of them by something. As the screen finally focused on the winner, everyone saw what was bitten off from all the dead bodies. It was a singular person riding on top of what seemed to be his pet. That man was riding a fucking alligator, and while solving the reason behind bite marks, he only confused everyone more. Who was that guy, and why was he riding a fucking alligator?

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[8. Mort Sarella]

Jack saw this, and at least one of his questions was answered. The second one was probably more important as it went unanswered and Jack could only sigh, and so the cycle continued as the 7th number glitched and showed the next person. He honestly wondered what his rank would be. The scene shifted again, and the arena this time was rather okay. It was not damaged much, but all nine people in it had been killed. The nine lifeless bodies were scattered all over the arena as a singular man stood in the middle of it all. A man Jack knew very well.

[7. Toki]

"Toki?" he said as he noticed those blue eyes and black hair. His hands were covered in blood, as was the floor all around him. It seems like he went on a killing spree, honestly. He honestly felt happy that guy survived; he was glad they all kept their promise, at least. None of them ended up dying, but if they were 10th and 7th, what was even his own rank? he wondered.

Just then, the sixth number glitched, and the screen changed again. It now showed an arena that seemed rather peaceful. As soon as the screen did change, everyone's ears were intruded by a melody so sweet it felt like the heavens themselves were singing down to them. In the middle of the arena stood a man playing the flute. The man had blonde hair but didn't seem to have faced any injuries during the battle, as he was clean. The music mesmerized everyone.

[6. Remiel Wisteria Urion]

Well, that guy was interesting. For some reason, Hack got a rather offsetting vibe, almost as if his just being there was making it worse for Jack. Regardless, the counting moved on to the next, making Jack actually wonder how high he had even made it. But that misunderstanding was cleared up very soon. As the screen shifted to his arena, He was the only one standing without a drop of blood on him, while the whole arena was damaged by different things.

[5. Blackjack]

"Huh…." Jack looked at the screen, confused. That was not his name, but the title he had earned. He was not sure what the titles even did, so he wasn't sure what happened, but he couldn't do anything about it. So the screen shifted again, and the number 4 glitched, so Jack paid attention to the next screen.