"Maybe I should just drop out of the Mystic Carrot Bowl. Zhulong and Niquel are probably right, there really is something off

About all of this. There is no way that the fight with last year's winner was supposed to be that easy. Was she told to hold back? I don't know, but point is, something really doesn't feel right about this at all.

You know, to be completely honest here, something about this has felt quite off since the

Beginning. I should have listened to Zhulong and the other buns that warned me. But,

Even still, I deserve to get a redo!

I'm not unhappy! And, there's no way I'll lie down and accept

This divine mistake that was gifted to me! How long has it been now?

Well, it's the sixth month now, I guess. I won't let this be my name! I was always meant to be Farmer Bunny! I'm sure it'll be fine. Why would the Mystic Carrot Bowl be rigged? Maybe there's some hidden elements

Or something that no one told me about? Like,

Uh, fire, aqua, nature and wind? No, why would something

Like that be the case here? I know that something was

Definitely fishy about that first

Battle! How in the world did I beat last year's champion?!

Even I don't know how that's possible without some strings being pulled

In the background! There's something going on, and I

Need to find out as soon as possible! No, maybe I shouldn't

Myself into that kind of hole. I need to keep myself focused on winning for now.

Yes, I can do this! It won't be dumb luck, this time! It might not even

Be rigged. Maybe all of this is just one big misunderstanding! Yes, that's all this is, a huge misunderstanding. There might

Even be a chance I won't win the

Second round at all. Yes,

There's a chance I'll lose here!

I don't know who I'm up against today,

Nor do I have any idea if I can win

This entire thing, but if I do win this

Entire thing, I'll get that

Redo! I'll get that sweet, sweet redo!

Everything will be fine,

Surely, this isn't rigged! Why would would

The Mystic Carrot Bowl be rigged? I just need

To focus on the competition. Focus

On winning. It could have

Just been dumb luck. Yes, surely, that's all it was.

Ugh, I need to

Stop thinking about this. Yes, stop

Thinking about all this! I

Don't have time to for this.

Right, so the second round, I wonder, who am I going to be up against? I didn't get a good look at any

Of the contestants. I

Probably should have taken a look.

Oh, well, guess it's a little too late for that now.

Uh, what if one of

The contestants is

One of the Godbuns?! No, no, Siorc, that's so silly! Why would that be the case here? What could the Godbuns possibly want

From a competition like

This? They can just grant their own desires with the snap of a finger!

Haha. But, what if I do

End up fighting one of the Godbuns in the final right? I'm so going to lose!

Maybe I should kiss my chances of winning this goodbye!

Yikes, come on,

Siorc, be more positive.

Thinking that

I'll lose is exactly what the godbuns want!

Come it, it'll be fine! I

Can't get caught up in my head now! It'll

All be fine, that's

Right, everything will be okay! Maybe the second

Round will be a normal

One! Perhaps,

The first one was just a test. Ah, definitely, I

Bet it was!

Of course it

Was, the Godbuns wanted to see how I would react to me being pitted against

Last year's winner, that's all! Speaking of last year's winner,

I wonder, what did they wish

For? And, why are they competing again? Should

I ask her? No, why would I do

That? It's not my business, now

Is it? Of course it's not.

Simply put, I need to keep my nose where it belongs. I'm sure Agitated

Rat wouldn't want me asking that.

I should just focus. I need to

Get ready for the second round. Did I train enough? I don't know, I

Guess not. If I can win this, that would be wonderful, but I just don't know if I

Even have what it takes to get to the final round. I

Don't know how many rounds there might be, but

I need to do my best. I

Still don't

How far I might get, but

Once and for all, I will win this and I'll get this curse

Undone! Yes, yes,

Let's go all the way!

Dropping out

Now is what

The godbuns want, for sure. There's

Absolutely no way that I can

Leave now! I can do this, yes, I can do this.

Let's get this started!

Once and for all, I

Will win this. I will be the

Mystic Carrot Bowl champion, no matter what!

Yes, yes, I can do this, I can

So do this!

Everything rides on me getting to the final round!

Let's get

Fighting! I will

Take down all

Of the competition! Let's get

Busy! Okay, maybe that was a bit much,

Ehehe, ehehe. Should I

Prepare myself for a

Long fight?

Ah, that, I don't know.

You know, maybe I should have researched all this.

Eh, too late for that now, I suppose. I

Don't know what's in store for me,

But I do know that I have to keep doing.

Yes, keep going, I have

To keep at this, I

Have to win.

Everything rides of me

Getting to the end

Of all this! I'll get that redo! If I

Don't win? I'll find another way to

Score that redo! How? I have no idea, I guess I'll have to fight the gods. No, no,

Let's not think about losing here!

I can do this, I have to

Keep at it until the

End of

The competition! I

Have what

It takes! I

Still have a few rounds to go,

But I can do this!

Unless?

The godbuns do have something up their sleeve?

Aaah, aah, stop, stop, stop

The noise! Stop

Thinking that! I

Have to keep my head held high!

Everything will be fine!

Stop thinking

About whether the

Mystic Carrot Bowl is rigged. Why would it be?

Everything find and dandy,

That's right,

It's all fine and dandy.

Maybe this time around, I'll

End up having a fair fight?

I don't know, I simply

Don't, but

Eh, it's fine.

Surely, it'll be fair this time.

Everything will be fine, I'll get that

Redo that I

Very much deserve! In the

End, I won't be Unhappy Bunny

Anymore! Goodbye forever! Godbuns you'll

Reap what you sow for

Ever thinking that

Divine name was the right

One for me, and

I'll never let you live it down! Agh,

What am

I saying? I need to calm down, just a

Little! It's not

Like I can make the

Godbuns pay, can I?

Eh, probably not. After

This is all over, I'm going back

To the farm.

Once this over, I'll

Be farmer like I was destined to be. Or, I guess, I'll

End up losing and this will all be

For nothing? No, come on, it'll

All go as planned!

Right, I'll win the

Mystic Carrot Bowl!

Everyone will see, this

Ridiculous divine name was never meant to

Be! I can do this,

Uhuhu, I can totally win this!

No matter what, I

Need to win,

Yes, I

Need to win, and

Of course, I will!

My time has come to show

All the buns in Lagozora what my divine name was meant

To be! I'll be Farmer Bunny, and

Then, I'll finally be rid of this job, too!

Everyone will hear me

Roar! Roar, roar, I'm Farmer Bunny, you

Will all see me shine in the Mystic Carrot Bowl!

Haha, as if, but, it'll

All go as planned.

This has to work out this time!"

Reaching the battlefield, the bun's heart sank. Is it just him, or it even emptier here than anywhere else? But, the bun slapped his cheeks at such. It's fine, surely the audience is just late. Heading off towards the front desk, a blinding light soon overtook the area. Faces locking onto him, the bun resisted the urge to hop back at who waited for him.

"Look at who we got here!" an imperial voice said. "Unhappy Bunny!"

"Heh, my betting machine puts money on this sad, sad, poor bunny is going to lose in the third round! What do you think, Excabu, Sapphbu?"

Looking at him with an intense look of rage had been a short dark skinned important looking divine rabbit with a short dark purple bowl cut. White robe looking close to snapping in half, hundreds of feathers rained down from the skies above. Who was this godbun again? He believed his name was Ametbu? What was his full title again? Ah, right, the Divine Rabbit of Amethyst, he almost forgot. Why wasn't there any information in the textbooks about him back at school? He doesn't know, maybe they're the youngest amongst the twenty.

Tinkering with a mechanical hand had been a tall, dark skinned important looking divine rabbit with short grey hair that almost looked like it was made out of iron. Both palms looking like they were taken from some robot, the bun tried to recall. Which godbun were they again? He believed their name was Mechbu? The Divine Rabbit of all Things Mechanical? Maybe Strix prayed to them once for a new tractor? That sounded about right.

"Oh, you know it! We bet he'll slip in the semifinals!" Excabu shouted, giggling. "Say, little plaything, if you lose today, consider yourself busy for the next two months!"

"That's right, you'll be ours until the Sugar Bun Festival, got it?" Sapphbu cried. "So, you'd better win today!"

"Let's toast on this pathetic mortal's future loss!" Ametbu shouted.

"I'll toast to that!" Mechbu shouted, raising up a mechanical glass.

Godbuns laughing up a storm, the bun folded his palm into a fist. He'll show these four, he'll sweep this entire competition! Announcer soon screeching a storm, the vampa steeled himself. Any second now, and it would be his turn. Hour racing on by, the golden opportunity soon presented itself to the crowd of almost no one.

"And, the next fight is now upon us!" the announcer shouted. "Our fourth battle will be between Unhappy Bunny and, drumroll please!" Bomp, bomp, bomp. "Woah! What's this? A three versus one?!"

Sprinting onto the battlefield, the vampa's jaw dropped at the sight before him. Zinn, Peltro and Rashmi pounding their fists together, the bun almost wanted to run away. What are these three doing here? Since when were they competing? Gazing at the seed bracket, his head spun. Where are their names? Forget this, he has a fight to get done here, don't think about it!

"Chew look like chew'r surprised to see us here!" Zinn cried. "Chew better not underestimate us! I'm warning you, we're good!"

"For once in my life, I agree with Zinn!" Peltro shouted. "You'd better prepare yourself! You're going to wish you never signed up for this!"

"One thinks one is getting too ahead of oneself," Rashmi said, arms crossed.

"Listen here, you purple haired freak!" Peltro cried. "Either shut your mouth and fight, or I'll fight you!"

Opponents looking about ready to knock him into next week, the young adult's eyes burned. How in the world is this allowed? A three versus one? Who decided this? No, no, it's fine, he's got this. Right, this is just a test to see if he freaks out in front of no one! No way, not happening. Slapping his cheeks, he curled his finger. They'd better give him their all!

[You think three of you is enough to stop me? Watch this!] A crackling voice shouted through the Talkmaster B's speakers.

"Chew think dat, huh? Let's see who get da first move!" Zinn shouted. "Heads!"

Coin dropped down, the chimera gulped. What if it lands on heads? He's so done for if that's the case. Creature landing on the head, doom creeped over his shoulder. Oh, no, it's so over! But, as he thought such, the ground shook. Creature on the opposite side, the bun rose an eyebrow. What was that just now? Something's not adding up here.

Reaching for his hairpin, the hyena wondered. Where should he aim? Teeth out in the open, the young adult leaped upward. Take this, Biter Hamster! Super Teeth Slash! Hearing a cracking noise, the bun covered his mouth. Did he go too far just now? Maybe he should dial it down a notch. Screams coming his way, red dripped down from who knows where.

"Chew'll pay for that!" Zinn shouted, huffing, tears streaming down his face. "Take this, meteor chomp!"

But, such attack went nowhere, in an instant. Triple shields throwing themselves onto the battlefield, the party of three had soon been knocked onto their backsides. Seeing such, the vampa's head spun. Where did all this come from? Blade out in front of him, the enemy's backs were wide open.

Opponent's health bar dropping down to a little slither, the bun broke into a sweat. Did his attack really do that much damage? This had to have been some sort of error. Party of three looking ready to wobble into oblivion, the bun rammed his ears into the center of their torsos. Loud ping filling the stadium of air, eyes had soon locked onto him.

"I don't know how chew did it, but fine, we'll admit defeat!" Zinn cried. "Good luck with the rest of chewr fights!"

Late evening soon sneaking up on him as the hours winded down into nothing, the bun returned to his temporary accommodations. Second round burning into his brain, the vampa buried himself underneath the hotel covers. But, as the dream world was ready to devour him, one last thought dragged him down into a sea of burning questions.

Maybe the Mystic Carrot Bowl is rigged.

But, how can he prove it?

He doesn't know.

But, he has to find a way as soon as possible.