Eight o'clock in the evening.
The spectators inside and outside the venue had all returned to their seats.
The night sky was filled with stars, their light dazzling, while Saint Marian Academy's Duel Hall was bright as day.
Even after watching all day, the audience showed no sign of fatigue. They excitedly discussed the victories and defeats of the four Houses, with their attention gradually shifting to individual competitors.
Second-year Dark Dimon, fourth-year Winnie Skadi, and fifth-year Pandora Doragon—these highly anticipated competitors had become the center of discussion.
The audience was desperate to know whom they would challenge, and how many years they would skip in doing so.
In particular, all three of those competitors were overwhelmingly dominant within their own year groups. That made their cross-year challenges all the more eagerly anticipated.
Among them, second-year Dark Dimon alone had more possibilities. He had won all three of his duels against students in his own year within one or two rounds. While displaying a gulf between himself and his peers, he had also left his supporters feeling very unsatisfied.
But now, at last, it was time for the cross-year challenges!
"Third-years and fourth-years probably won't be enough, right?"
Most spectators instinctively disregarded the preliminary points and focused only on the outcome of this dueling tournament.
Calculating the point gap, they believed that Dark Dimon would surely challenge competitors from higher year groups.
Many spectators had already begun arguing over the relative strength of Dark, Winnie, Pandora, and Noah Sharp.
Amid this unprecedentedly fervent atmosphere, the competitors from all four Houses entered in succession.
The host platform had been moved directly to one side of the dueling field, with four rows of seats set up upon it.
The competitors took their seats according to their respective Houses, and host Judy appeared