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After leaving the headmistress's office, Noah headed outside while sinking into deep worry.
As the grandest ritual offered to the five great Spirit Kings, the Spirit Sword Dance Festival varied every time, both in its rules and format, depending entirely on the Spirit Kings' moods.
For example, the Spirit Sword Dance Festival fifteen years ago had been an unrestricted battle where many participants fought at once.
The Spirit Sword Dance Festival three years ago, on the other hand, had been an individual competition conducted through one-on-one elimination rounds. As long as one defeated the opponent before them, they could keep winning until the end.
This time, the Spirit Sword Dance Festival would be held as a team competition. Every team needed to gather five Elf Users in order to participate.
Of course, gathering five Elf Users alone was not enough to enter the Spirit Sword Dance Festival.
At the very least, the Elf Users representing the various countries across the continent all had to undergo special selection.
As an academy specifically established by the Austia Empire to train Elf Users, Areishia Spirit Academy had received three entry slots for the Spirit Sword Dance Festival.
In other words, only three teams from Areishia Spirit Academy could participate in this Spirit Sword Dance Festival.
To that end, Areishia Spirit Academy would rank its students.
During the period before the Spirit Sword Dance Festival began, students were allowed to form their own teams and compete for ranking points through various methods decided by the academy.
For instance, students could earn corresponding ranking points by winning team matches arranged by the academy.
They could also complete various missions assigned by the school