MC needed a whole chapter to go from inn's room to tournament.
I don't know how to feel about the author's decision to present these important plot points this way and at those moments, but at some point I yelled : "Get to the damn tournament!"
Yeah, I figured Ix's first win wasn't dumb luck. For him to disguise his skill as luck, doesn't that make him the perfect opponent for a champion gladiator who's being extorted into throwing the match?