Relatively speaking, however, her duel win rate was exceptionally high. Her defense-and-counterattack-focused tactics always allowed her to secure victory through steady play.
But if she did not win the final two badges soon, she would likely be eliminated in the preliminaries.
As for Eudora, she was also two badges short, just like Rose, though her progress had been a little slower. Whether she could advance from the preliminaries would depend on both skill and luck.
Dark switched back and forth between several TV channels, sincerely hoping that all of them would make it through.
Yet over the following half hour, until six o'clock, the situation in the arena remained rather drawn out. In a full thirty minutes, only six people advanced.
And among those six were Aurora and Victoria.
That was right—Victoria had finally found her last opponent and defeated them in that duel!
Her performance in those final three duels had been extraordinarily impressive. Both on and off the field, she had done everything within her power. With a bit of luck and a little help from fate, she finally collected all twenty types of badges and successfully advanced to the main event.
This meant that two days later, she would enter the Alliance Duel Hall and step onto the main-event stage.
Dark was delighted, and the maids in the dining hall competed to celebrate. The fragrance of wine-flavored grape juice drifted everywhere.
Aurora had qualified even earlier than Victoria.
Her victory in that duel directly prompted the adventurers of Free City to drink in excitement and raise their glasses in celebration. After all, Aurora was the one they considered "one of their own."
Most adventurers had kept their eyes fixed on the young city lord.
This was especially true for the mixed-bloods who regarded Free City as