Dream Crystal Plain.
Time rewound to fifteen minutes earlier.
Luigi's Star-Climbing Challenge against Glaimo had finally come to an end.
This challenge was immensely important to Luigi. It determined whether he could obtain the name of "Star." Only by earning the title of "Star of the Green Fields" could he begin to make a name for himself in the Great Sman Empire.
And only after gaining fame would Charlotte look upon him more favorably and allow him to step onto the "Dream Stage."
Thus, Luigi had attached great importance to this challenge, wracking his brains for a way to win.
Now, it all depended on the result Muluoyi would give.
This Star-Climbing Challenge did not reveal the result after each round of the duel. Instead, the scores were concealed, and Muluoyi would announce the outcome only after both duels had concluded.
The original Star-Climbing Challenge had not used such rules. The rules had been changed mainly because of Glaimo.
Before the challenge began, Glaimo had declared, "Even a draw counts as my loss."
That meant that as long as Luigi won the first round, there would be no need to play the second. Winning the first round would already amount to a draw overall.
Yet the Star-Climbing Challenge had to follow its proper procedure. Without finishing the second round, it could not be considered a Star-Climbing Challenge at all.
Thus, to make the result of this challenge more suspenseful, Muluoyi discussed it with Glaimo and altered the scoring rules.
Glaimo and Luigi would first duel twice.
After each duel, Muluoyi would keep the scores hidden.
Only after both duels were over would Muluoyi reveal the final result.
And now, both duels had ended. It was time to announce the final outcome.
Muluoyi walked to the center of the courtyard and