Back Then, I Kept My Hands in My Pockets-I Didn't Even Know What a Worthy Opponent Was / Back Then, I Kept My Hands in My Pockets-I Didn't Even Know What a Worthy Opponent Was

In any case, Dark would give it his all.

A quarter of an hour later.

The contestants entered one after another.

A raised platform rose at the center of the Open-Air Duel Hall, with the arena laid out upon it.

Duelist platforms rose at either end of the arena.

Along the sides of the arena stood the Commentary Platform, the referees' platform, and two contestant stands directly opposite each other.

After entering, the Knight Academy and Magister House contestants climbed onto the contestant stands on either side of the arena.

They would sit there and watch every duel between the two Houses. As they entered, cheers and shouts of encouragement erupted from outside the arena once more. Sitting in the contestant stand, Dark looked outside and almost immediately spotted Alvitr, Claire, and the others.

His mood instantly improved somewhat.

Judy was still livening up the atmosphere from the host's platform. A little later, the commentators and referee for today's matches finally entered.

Two more minutes passed. After testing the microphone, the commentator took over.

Judy finally put down her microphone and quietly let out a breath. She had been doing a solo routine for ages...

Before the duel between the Knight Academy and Noble House ended, she could finally get some rest.

However, she could not relax completely.

As a professional host, she had to watch every match so that she could interview the winners after each duel.

There probably won't be any suspense in this first duel, right? Judy glanced at the two second-year students in the contestant stands and could not help thinking.

Most people, both inside and outside the venue, shared the same thought. After all, Dark Dimon's performance in the Golden Cup was there for all to see. That was simply not something an ordinary second-year