The dragon's roar echoed through the sky...
As the dragon's roar rang through the ancient city, lightning from the thunderclouds illuminated the hall.
The dragon that had nearly destroyed Andouward several days ago had appeared again.
Kirino, who had been waiting in the corridor, ran into the throne hall with a terrified expression.
"Everyone, what was that roar just now?"
"Has the Gifted Competition started again? But the truce period clearly hasn't ended yet. The organizers shouldn't be able to..."
Yō suddenly stopped, and the others realized it as well.
"Could it be that because I tried to solve the Gifted Competition, the truce was forcibly ended? It's all my fault for getting it wrong. The dragon will..."
"Yō, you didn't get it wrong. The Gifted Competition restarted precisely because you found the right answer."
Yō looked at Leticia. She was shaken as well, but her eyes still retained a trace of calmness as she spoke steadily.
"Listen, Yō. Your deduction was correct, which is why the Gifted Competition restarted. Do you understand? The truce period ended precisely because the Gifted Competition was about to be solved."
"In other words, we only need one more element to arrive at the perfect answer."
Leticia was telling Yō everything she could explain, and Yō now understood that this was not the time to give up.
Yō slapped her cheeks and pulled herself together. "Mr. Gandak, could you let me see the contract document? Maybe I overlooked something."
Gandak immediately took the parchment from his arms and handed it over.
Yō once again examined the third and fourth victory conditions.
The dragon's roars and the thunder outside the city shook the entire castle.
Even if Leticia said she would restrain the dragon, no one knew how long it would be before the dragon