So!
Seeing everyone listening with rapt attention, the young female mage beside Denken—Laufen, who seemed exceptionally skilled at high-speed movement magic, almost like short-range teleportation—spoke up sheepishly to add:
"Y-yes, that was me..."
"When the two sides were busy swinging their fists at each other, I used teleportation magic to sneak over and... um, steal their Stille."
"As a result..."
"I got old man Denken and his companion beaten up again by the other side, who were furious and embarrassed."
After saying that, she sheepishly scratched her head.
Come to think of it, she hadn't participated in any fights during the first round of the exam. First, she'd stolen a Stille from Frieren's team, then she'd stolen someone else's, and just like that, she'd advanced with ease. She felt a little bad about it.
"You can do that?"
Hearing this, Elaina couldn't help exclaiming. Her violet eyes sparkled with surprise, and she even forgot about the dessert in her hand.
"Your luck..."
"That's just ridiculous!"
"But we did pretty well, too!"
"At the time, our team almost decided to just go steal someone else's, but luckily, at the last moment, this witch's keen eye helped us spot a lone Stille. That's how we advanced without breaking a sweat!"
She didn't dare mention how she'd run into the examiner "releasing" a Stille and then secretly followed behind to "scoop it up." Instead, she deliberately played up her own contribution.
"All right..."
At that moment, Übel, who'd had a mysterious smile on her face the whole time, spoke up.
Her gaze swept back and forth between Wirbel and Denken before she finally spoke in a teasing, amused tone:
"If you ask me..."
"None of that really compares."
"I just think the leaders of your two teams have some seriously thick skulls."
She