Chapter 51

MAIN.01 Starting on November 13, the twenty-seven companies in the Anti–Academy City Science Guardians will be hosting a martial arts tournament in Baggage City in Eastern Europe. The rules are as follows: Contestants will contend for victory in a tournament of one-on-one fights. The arena will be a circular stage thirty meters in diameter, and all entrances will be closed off when a match begins, preventing any means of escape. While you will not be penalized for destroying walls with your attacks, if you use the holes to exit the venue, you will be disqualified. To win, you must either knock out your opponent or force them to signal their surrender. Victors will not be punished if they happen to kill their opponent in the process of knocking them out. Each match will last fifteen minutes with no breaks. If this time elapses without a winner, the tournament’s doctor will determine the victor based on the level of the contestants’ physical damage. The upper limit on equipment you may bring to a match is eighty kilograms, clothing included. Additionally, you must either be wearing your equipment or holding it in both hands when the match starts. Placing pedestals, tripods, etc. is not allowed. The use of any explosives, poisons, microbes, radioactive matter, etc. specified in the Second Frankfurt War Treaty is forbidden. Weapons that do not appear on the treaty, however, are exempt from this stipulation. Any participant found to be in violation of one or more of these rules will not be allowed to participate. Should any contestant be found to be in violation of one or more of these rules during the competition, their results will be voided, and they will be disqualified. If a contestant who breaks one or more of these rules does not comply with the tournament administration’s command measures, we will use the newest unmanned drones to remove them by force. The contestant who is crowned Natural Selector will receive only one prize for their achievement—a Proof of Global Standard Equal to Academy City Psychic Power. We know there are many who have had the misfortune of being labeled “unscientific” for simply engaging with concepts outside of Academy City’s system, like UFOs and OOParts. We feel this is an outrage. Use this opportunity to prove you are the real deal.