I checked out the novel (a couple of chapters in) and was immediately disappointed. The plot is immature, Chuni mc(not only does he wear a hood and mask, he also wears an eye patch). It seems like manga artist is smoothing out the corners.
I know it's crazy, but he puts it on when he goes to a tournament and takes it off afterwards. It's so cringe.
Overall, the novella seems to have been written by a schoolboy with eighth-grade syndrome.