It had been one month since the War Games announcement. That left five more until the festival began.
In that time, Lucy, Eri, Llarm, Gindu, and Fenric had trained relentlessly, polishing their skills and pushing the limits of teamwork.
But teamwork required the whole team.
And right now, they were missing one crucial piece.
Which is why Lucy began hunting for an ogre.
Not to fight—but to recruit.
His team's greatest weakness wasn't strategy or spirit. It was raw, brute force. Llarm brought agility and utility. Eri and Fenric hit fast and hard. Gindu served as the tank, but he lacked the sheer size to hold the line against the monsters they'd face.
And Lucy? He could do everything.
Except be enormous.
