In other words, they needed to think and strategize from the perspective of the weak. Their original plan had been to send out Lanmayate, the "Radiant Knight" who possessed their greatest strength, and reclaim a round with overwhelming force.
That was the obvious mindset of the strong.
But from another angle, in response to their strategy, the other side would most likely send out one of their stronger contestants—though they could not rule out the possibility of a sacrifice strategy.
If it was the former, then with Evan Pearson already defeated, they could not guarantee that the "Radiant Knight" would win in a clash between two strong opponents.
As for the latter, it would only drive the situation further into a corner.
Whichever of those two responses it was, neither would be favorable to Holy Rite Academy.
Conversely, if Holy Rite Academy also sent out one of their weaker contestants at this time, then in the former case, they could trade away one of the opponent's stronger contestants. In the latter case, they would not be without a chance of winning either.
But that would effectively mean giving up the second duel, placing a severe test on the entire team's ability to withstand pressure.
"Suppose—I'm saying, suppose," Evan Pearson said. "Suppose we follow Trinsna's line of thought, send out our weakest contestant, and lose two rounds in a row. What do we do after that?"
Trinsna said quickly, "In that case, we would need to take at least three points from the remaining four duels. But the opponents we would face would be their three weaker contestants and Dark Dimon. If we still can't secure three wins under those circumstances, then there is no way we could win regardless." Evan Pearson could not help but furrow his brow.
But there