We are the Champions

Earl Cruz sat in the stands, unsure how to put his feelings into words.

He silently watched the arena below. Empress Yekana had first awarded the Best Player medal to Foya of the opposing team, a gesture of respect for the strong.

Even an outsider like Earl Cruz could see Foya's prowess in Holy Spirit, but afterward... when the Steel Country audience across the stage cheered for the Iron Forgers, Earl Cruz found his emotions impossible to describe.

At his age, he had attended many award ceremonies and received plenty of honorary medals himself. But on this stage, in this arena, there were not only citizens of the Steel Country.

There were also people from nations all over the world! The eyes of the entire world were fixed upon the arena.

The lineup of visitors this time was so impressive that Earl Cruz did not know how to describe it. His Highness Shael, the new king of the Frost Country; Duke Lang, the Coastal Country's grand general; and three of Nolan's Seven Sages had all arrived.

There were also great nobles from countries across the world hidden among the audience.

With so many important figures gathered together, Earl Cruz would have thought it was a roster of generals for a world war just from hearing their names. In the past, only a battlefield could have brought such people together.

But this time, they had indeed come for a war—a conflict on the Holy Spirit Battlefield.

That was what delighted Earl Cruz!

The Steel Country had won this war. His son, acting as a warrior general, had led the Steel Country to victory. The influential figures behind the enemy nations could only applaud, watching enviously as the Iron Forgers carried away the trophy.

Golden light drifted down from the sky. When