"Stop!"
At the sudden appearance of the Rabbit, everyone froze where they stood.
"Hard Metal violated the rules of no fighting outside of the Arena," the Rabbit announced in its flat, mechanical tone. "You are hereby disqualified."
". . . HUH?!"
"Disqualified?! Us?!" one of the players barked, his face red with rage. "What about them?! Did you even look at that guy? He's a walking bug! How can you disqualify us when he's clearly cheating?!"
The fight had ended, with Ren standing as the clear victor, so the Rabbit was summoned again to mediate the uproar.
"Player Ren did not cheat," it said calmly, its small glasses glinting under the artificial light. "He defeated his enemies using his ATP and skills."
"That can't be true!"
"Are you blind?!"
"It was thirteen against one! How could he win that?!"
"Show us proof he's not cheating!"
The arena erupted in angry shouts. Players pounded their weapons against the floor; curses and disbelief filled the air.
