The next moment, Alvard, who had been cautiously concealing himself beneath a Disillusionment Charm and waiting to ambush Alice while Matthew distracted her, did not even have time to recover from his shock when Alice's voice suddenly rang out beside his ear. He took a Stunning Spell full-on and toppled over stiffly like a plank.
Even as he completely lost consciousness, Alvard could not figure out how Alice had pinpointed his location in such a short time.
The audience before the Large Screen was equally dumbfounded. None of them had noticed when Alvard had secretly followed them over. It seemed that he had long intended to hide nearby, ambush the two of them, and reap the rewards.
Wait!
In other words, Alvard being enchanted by the Veela had been an act from the start. He had planned to launch a sneak attack while Matthew and Alice were dueling, winning the final victory through such a despicable method?
It was just that Alvard had never expected his Disillusionment Charm to be seen through so easily by Alice. Not only had his ambush failed, but he had been ambushed instead.
"That doesn't count as underhanded. It can only be called a strategy—a strategy for defeating the strong while weak."
When the judges handed the microphone to Albert, he calmly shared his view. "However, Durmstrang's Champion overlooked one thing: whenever magic is used, it leaves traces."
"Any skilled wizard can find clues in magical traces. That is the main reason why, despite using such an advanced Disillusionment Charm on himself, he was still so easily caught out by Alice."
Albert spoke of magical knowledge that many wizards would never encounter in their entire lives, leaving everyone bewildered. Once they came back to their senses, they finally realized what Albert meant.
So Alice Anderson