In the final duel, Diana used her brains, crushing Vanessa's lineup beneath layer upon layer of brute force and finally claiming victory.
The unwillingness of the Fool House second-years stood in stark contrast to the excitement of the Noble House second-years.
Diana had finally held her head high again, sweeping away the gloom of her loss to Sara. Beaming with pride, she strutted over to Dark, puffed out her chest, and waited for praise.
Dark gave her intelligence a halfhearted compliment, then rose and left the Duel Hall with the two girls, heading to the Cafeteria for dinner.
This week's Silver Cup was not yet over. There was still an elimination match for the Losers Bracket that evening.
And the contestants in that elimination match were, naturally, Diana and Victor!
Matches between Noble House and Knight Academy were always especially eye-catching.
The second-years who gradually entered the Cafeteria eagerly discussed that evening's match. Before the two contestants had even begun their duel, the arguments here had already turned red-faced and heated.
Dulong, who had watched the girl he cared about get eliminated by Victor, piled old grudges atop new ones and led the Noble House second-years in a war of words against the Knight Academy second-years.
As the center of discussion, Diana and Victor reacted very differently.
Diana and Rose sat off to one side, with Dark and Eudora, who had come over carrying a tray, seated opposite them.
They had chosen a relatively quiet table by the wall, keeping one table's distance from the Noble House second-years.
Rose and Eudora spoke softly to each other, while Dark listened with interest to the verbal sparring between their classmates.
Diana, naturally, was battling the mountain of meat in front of her.
According to her, she had to build up strength for