Surprise Part II

No doubt the tense atmosphere and stiff shoulders that were seen earlier had loosened up a lot more.

The scene made Madame Fon turn to exchange a smile of relief with Ann.

“Alright! Hurry and finish up. We don’t have much time left. I’m going to give you a final preparation,” she said, turning to the three men. “The plan for today is this: Black, you be the first baton. Merlin, second. And as our last resort, Joker will be third.”

Everyone nodded to her decision. The youngsters, in particular, were in high spirits.

Perhaps this was the first game since the beginning of the tournament that all batons were assigned to Thailand’s “three musketeers”.

“You three…ready?” Madame Fon asked.

The trio turned to look at each other and then broke into smiles.

“Yes, ma’am!”

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