Who's there? 

Adam was fully immersed in the battle between these top-tier adapters, particularly the incredible power that Sadou was displaying, and he was abruptly snapped out of his reverie by the sound of the applause.

He turned toward the direction where the voice was coming from and was greeted by the sight of a man wearing an oni mask with his upper body completely bared.

The oni mask was a very clear indication of his identity, but the most attention-grabbing feature on his body was his azure dragon tattoo, depicting a massive azure dragon that stretched all the way from his abdomen before wrapping around his shoulder.

In the east, it was considered to be taboo to have a dragon tattoo on the shoulder as it was considered to be a harbinger of terrible fortune. Unless one possessed immense power that could overcome the curse of such a tattoo, it was supposed to bring instant death.

Not only was...