Chapter 324: A Challenge.

Chapter 324: 324: A Challenge.

The unexpected question caught Sun off guard. He simply stared at Lord Ash, unsure of how to respond.

"Huh?"

Lord Ash maintained his cold, firm expression as he folded his arms and repeated himself. "I asked if you want to have a physical combat match with me."

He continued, "If you win, I’ll accept the meal and accept you, too. But if you lose, you’ll have to leave this tribe."

"..."

The silence between them grew tense as they stared at each other.

Lord Ash expected Sun to back down and leave. He didn’t believe an F-ranker like him would accept such a challenge, figuring the little rabbit would simply give up and leave with his meal.

That would certainly be an easier way to send him away.

But to his surprise...

"Okay... I accept the challenge," Sun declared firmly, leaving Lord Ash rather stunned.

"What?" Lord Ash stared down at him. "Do you even know what you’re getting yourself into? An F-ranker like you accepting a challenge from an S-rank like me? Do you have a death wish or something?"

But Sun stood his ground. "You asked for it, didn’t you? And I accept the challenge. I’ll do anything to make you eat the meal and accept me. I worked so hard to prepare it... I can’t just let all that effort go to waste!"

He spoke with such determination that Ash couldn’t help feeling both surprised and moved. He wondered what exactly was going through the young man’s mind and what his intentions were.

Sun knew perfectly well that he was no match for Lord Ash. Still, he couldn’t give up so easily without at least trying.

He already felt bad about the tension between Ally and her father. He couldn’t help feeling that he was partly responsible for the bad blood between them, so he wanted to do his best to mend their relationship.

"Fine." Lord Ash folded his arms and stared down at the bunny. "If that’s what you want, let’s get this over with. Right now."

---

Ally had finally returned from her trip. She had gone with a few beastmen to search for some ingredients needed to prepare Sun’s medication, and after spending some time gathering them, she was finally back.

She headed straight to the house where she expected Sun to be resting.

However, when she entered, she was surprised to find that he wasn’t there. Ally looked around the room, but there was no sign of him anywhere.

Growing worried, she hurried outside, wondering where he could have gone. Sun was still weak and recovering, and she didn’t believe he should be wandering around alone.

As Ally searched for him, she noticed a group of young beastmen running in the same direction, looking as though they were rushing to witness something exciting.

She quickly stopped them and asked, "Excuse me, but have you seen Sun? He was supposed to be resting in that room, but he’s not there."

The young beastmen exchanged glances before looking back at her.

"Oh, it seems like you don’t know yet?" one of them asked.

Ally frowned in confusion. "Know about what?"

They exchanged another glance, briefly wondering whether they should tell her. But they soon figured it wouldn’t make much difference if they kept quiet. She would find out eventually anyway.

So they quickly explained the situation.

"The rabbit and Lord Ash are about to have a competition! A physical combat match. Almost everyone is already there to watch, and we’re heading there, too!"

As soon as they finished explaining, they turned and hurried off to join the others.

Ally remained rooted to the spot for a moment, completely shocked. She couldn’t believe what she had just heard.

"What the... How is that even...?"

She was still struggling to process the situation, but she quickly realized that standing there wouldn’t solve anything.

Without hesitation, Ally took off running towards the scene, determined to stop whatever madness was unfolding in the tribe!

---

By the time Ally arrived, she was shocked to discover that almost the entire tribe had gathered!

Nearly everyone was present, forming a large circle around the area to witness what was about to happen.

Ally was speechless. The sight seemed downright cruel to her, and she hurried towards the front to see what was going on. Pushing her way through the crowd, she finally caught sight of Lord Ash and Sun standing opposite each other, clearly preparing to begin their fight.

Ally gasped in fear and tried to rush forward, but someone grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"Let go of me! I need to—"

She turned around, only to find Commander Lynn standing beside her.

Ayra, Lord Zark, Lord Vale, Rai, Kan, and her siblings were also nearby, watching the scene that was about to unfold before their eyes.

"What’s happening here? Why are all of you here? Why isn’t anyone stopping this?" Ally demanded, looking from one person to another.

She continued anxiously, "Sun is an F-rank! He’s weak and still recovering. He can’t fight Papa! He’s going to hurt him! Why isn’t anyone helping him? Mum!"

Commander Lynn continued holding her firmly, preventing her from rushing into the middle of the match.

Ayra approached her with a gentle smile and softly patted her shoulder before shaking her head.

"What can I do, sweetheart? I tried talking them out of it, but it was Sun’s decision. He wanted to do this himself," Ayra explained, glancing towards the two waiting fighters with a smile.

"Besides, I think this might actually be a good thing."

Ally stared at her in surprise. "Huh? Why would you say that, Mum?"

Ayra smiled as she looked at her daughter. "Don’t you trust your papa? What makes you think he’ll hurt the poor kid? He might be unhappy with him, but he’s not the kind of person who would deliberately harm him."

Ally fell silent for a moment, though she still looked worried. "But even so..."

"If anything," Ayra continued, smiling as she watched the two of them, "I think this confrontation could actually be good for them. Who knows? It might help them work through their differences and settle whatever is going on between them. We never know unless they try."

Ally remained quiet as she turned to look at the scene again. She had heard what her mother said, and deep down, she trusted her father enough to believe he wouldn’t go too far.

Still, she couldn’t help worrying about Sun.

Ayra smiled and gave her shoulder another gentle pat. "So, settle down and enjoy the show."