Native Hunting Competition

The Native Hunting Competition is a triannual contest partaken exclusively by the World Nobles. It involves a literal, island-wide Manhunt (人間狩り) where the slaughter of the resident population is translated to points, leading to victory for the top scorer.

So far, the only seen entry of this event was the one that occurred at God Valley in West Blue, 38 years ago.

Overview
This tournament was held once every three years on individual islands unaffiliated with the World Government. Once an island is chosen for the contest, it is forcefully annexed by the government, regardless of its actual rulers' consent. The native population is then rounded up and kept captive in cages to be later released and hunted down for sport throughout the event. Problematic slaves and criminals can likewise be used as additional game.

A points system is used to determine the winner. It is unknown how exactly the score is tallied, but Figarland Garling was struck with a negative 10,000-points penalty for false starting; he ended up slaying God Valley's king before the starting signal.

History
At some point throughout history, this custom of cleansing islands of its natives became a popular event among World Nobles. It is unknown when exactly this competition was established and if it is still practiced in the present.



Thirty-eight years ago, God Valley was chosen as the venue for a new tournament due to its name, considered sacrilegious for carrying the name of "God" in it, and its rich natural resources. The island's king was slain by Saint Garling for protesting the event while the population was mostly caged to be used as hunting game.

Kuma was among the slaves that were to be used as game on God Valley, but he managed to briefly escape only to be later found by the slave group he was part of, who then proceeded to beat him unconscious so he would return to the event by force (for if he escaped, their entire group would be killed). It was then that Kuma was approached by fellow slaves Emporio Ivankov and Ginny.