Once Dark had calmed down a little, he noticed that the boys at his table had begun discussing the two professors' excellent results, clearly sharing in their glory.
Looking toward the front rows, Professor Harvey and Professor Jones were also raising their glasses with their colleagues in celebration.
Although the preliminary results did not mean much, they were still a display of strength. Saint Marian Academy's students and professors had claimed three spots in the top ten—proof of the academy's strength!
Naturally, the representatives of each country at the head table were also congratulating one another.
Sky City's representative was the "Elf Dragon," Parvana Glet. The sea folk's representative was Sea Prince Kamel Poseidon, a sea folk prince with fin-like ears and scales along his neck.
It was said that Kamel belonged to the most noble race of the sea—the Sea Emperor Clan! The Sea Emperor Clan's status among the sea folk was equivalent to that of Behemoths among Orcs. Though they were not the only royal clan, they were the royalty among royals—the kings of kings! However, humanity's understanding of the ocean had always been extremely shallow, and Kamel was only the second Sea Emperor Clan member to come ashore in nearly a century.
Thus, humanity's knowledge of the Sea Emperor Clan was limited to their outward features.
Aside from their ears and scales, there was virtually no visible difference between them and humans.
As the younger brother of the current Sea Emperor, Kamel leading the sea folk in the World Cup was enough to show how closely the sea folk were following the changes of the times.
At the same time, it seemed to reflect that the depths of the sea were not peaceful either.
The revival of the gods had brought far too much pressure upon this