The Final Match

The match ended smoothly. Under Dumbledore's "deliberate" guidance, everyone focused on Harry Potter, who had rescued two hostages like a hero. Hardly anyone paid attention to Yinsen.

Scáthach, Illya, and even Rin Tohsaka all knew that his main purpose this time had been to protect Harry. The so-called competition was just for fun, so they were not surprised that Yinsen had deliberately held back.

Yinsen casually took a towel and wiped his hair, then calmly waited for Dumbledore to announce the results.

The winner of the second round of the Triwizard Tournament was Harry Potter, who had brought back two hostages. Although he had returned almost at the deadline, in the final minute before the match ended, his heroic act of rescuing two hostages earned him a great deal of extra "points," directly placing him first.

Second place went to Viktor, who had rescued his classmate early on. His performance had originally been enough to earn first place and make up for his disadvantage from the first round. Yet Harry Potter had somehow surpassed him, so Viktor was still in a poor mood after this match, his expression much the same as after the previous round.

Third place went to Yinsen, who returned shortly before time ran out, only a little earlier than Harry Potter. His performance in this match had been utterly unremarkable: not only had he failed to rescue his target quickly, he had not brought back additional hostages like Harry Potter.

He had simply brought Hermione back in a proper, ordinary manner—only Hermione herself knew that Yinsen had hidden underwater for more than half an hour. If he had wanted to, he could have rescued her immediately after the match began. He could even have rescued all four hostages, leaving the other three contestants unable to complete