The first day of the Magic Cup concluded smoothly at ten o'clock that night.
Ron's real body had stayed by Nora's side the whole time, occasionally helping handle a few matters.
But for the most part, Nora took care of everything herself, and Ron did not need to worry.
Across the various divisions of the Magic Battle Hall, although the schedule was packed, completing ten matchups within a week was a remarkably relaxed affair for any individual.
So most contestants spent their time wandering around, watching the progress of other matches.
Or gathering together to discuss newly emerged tactics.
Or sitting alone before the Mimic Grass, watching recorded footage of past matches.
Of all these, the Mimic Grass's "replays" were clearly the most popular.
"Did you watch Andy and the others' matches this morning and afternoon?"
"Wodesen and Luo Wei'er went on stage almost at the same time. I only watched Luo Wei'er's match."
"Wodesen's match was incredible! His opponent was also a Gold Rank contestant, and he even pulled out a new combo. He nearly knocked Wodesen off his horse!"
"Damn! I missed it. Luo Wei'er's match was pretty boring..."
"You can order it from the replay wall."
"...It's too expensive. Ten copper coins for one replay—wouldn't I rather spend that on a good meal?"
"How about we each put in five copper coins and split the cost to order Wodesen's match?"
"?" The man looked baffled. "Didn't you already watch it?"
"That Gold Rank contestant used a new move. I was so busy being shocked at the time that I didn't manage to memorize it, so I'm planning to watch it again. That's why I'm looking for someone to share the burden with."
Conversations like that were extremely common in the battle hall.
The replay walls on every