Jack was talking a walk around Nakakuma city. He had his morning shot of coffee from the local cafeteria, a vital thing for him to start his day. It was a while before he had any Sci-Fight due to the lack of competition. The lack of competition from his opponents made him quite dissappointed with the game, to the point of powering down his Al-fighter, or just mess around during the fight. Of course, he believed that there should be opponents worthy enough for him to go all out, but until he found one, he decided to avoid playing the game and relax.
On his way home, his Sci-Changer beeped, to alert him of a message-invitation about the first annual Sci-Fi Tournament ever, an event he never heard before. He didn't know if ability or fame throughout the game were criteria for the selection, or if everyone could join and it was simply survival of the fittest, but one thing was for sure. There were bound to be strong opponents in a tournament, especially with this great a prize.
"Interesting...I guess I will have something to occupy my time!" Jack thought and replied positively in the message.