"That gray-haired girl is the heiress of the Mushroom Group. An agent approached me, saying that if I cast my vote for her, I would receive 100,000 gold coins after the competition. After being out here for so long, the most I've ever had on me was only 10 gold coins. With that amount of money, I could return to the village."
"So there are already interests entangled behind the competition?"
Shami frowned, not expecting Theo had made such underground deals with others.
However, the fact that Theo was willing to tell him this showed that Theo indeed considered him a buddy.
Theo sighed.
"That's how the competition is... Otherwise, I would have voted for number 8. Number 8 is truly the most capable contestant. — Although it somewhat goes against my conscience, the offer is just too tempting..."
Theo said slowly.
Shami immediately recalled who contestant number 8 was.
