He had to seize this opportunity.
And striving to qualify through the preliminary rounds was the proper course. Dark therefore stopped paying much attention to the students of Ocean Magic Guidance Academy.
If the sea folk truly wanted to achieve something in this World Cup, they could not possibly place their hopes on a group of young students.
Wasn't there already a sea folk contestant in the top ten of the points rankings? That was probably why the students of Ocean Magic Guidance Academy were free to do as they pleased.
The sea folk had not set any KPIs for them, so there was naturally no need for them to become "utilitarian."
When Dark later arrived at the Water Type zone, he even saw Ocean Magic Guidance Academy's "Mermaid," Carola Marjorie, and "Naga," Tim Doris, splashing around and playing in the water—they looked entirely like tourists on a sightseeing trip. But that came later.
For now, he was still in the Ice Type zone. Besides encountering sea folk contestants, he had also run into several students from other academies.
It was clear that the Ice Type zone was genuinely extremely popular.
This Ice Type zone was essentially a massive ski resort. At its center lay a large, perfectly round ice lake, where many spectators and contestants were skating across the surface.
Skiing and skating were the themes of this zone.
He had even seen Diana and Rose holding hands as they raced down a ski slope.
Naturally, he pretended not to see them and quickly ran away.
After that, however, he took the initiative to suggest that they split up for a while so Sophia could experience the fun of skiing as well.
Sophia had been wavering between going and not going, but Dark's suggestion finally helped her make up