The Royal Academy's crushing defeat was not a major concern to the audience as a whole.
Although many spectators supported the Royal Academy, that was only in comparison to the Ocean Magic Guidance Academy.
After all, there were three major academies on the human side. The Holy Rite Academy, which had the most followers, and Saint Marian Academy, the host, had yet to make their move.
However, after this battle, people gained a much clearer understanding of the Ocean Magic Guidance Academy's strength.
A corner of its mystery had been lifted, finally revealing its terror.
In the audience's projected rankings for the championship, the Ocean Magic Guidance Academy had risen several places, now second only to Saint Marian Academy and the academies representing their respective regions.
At the same time, they could not help wondering just how powerful the equally mysterious Sky Magic Guidance Academy might be.
After all, Saint Marian Academy's first-round opponent was the Sky Magic Guidance Academy!
Combined with Saint Marian Academy students' defeat in the exhibition match, this made people all the more worried.
But setting all that aside, the first round had actually been quite entertaining—if one was rooting for the Ocean Magic Guidance Academy!
After all, the Academy Championship's audience did not consist solely of humans. There were also Demi-Humans who disliked humans.
Evenly matched duels were certainly thrilling, but there was also an audience for a satisfying, overwhelming stomp.
Even the gods had their own preferences.
Not to mention the spectators.
Thus, the overall atmosphere inside the Open-Air Duel Hall was actually quite good. The unexpected result instead added a degree of tension and excitement. Only the final duel had been rather dull.
The next second-round match was Elven Spell Academy VS War Totem Academy.
Never mind how races other than elves and