Although she took no pride in it herself, the gifts of her birth did indeed have an effect.
Winnie Skadi had a wide range of interests, but she was accustomed to building decks centered around Ice Type Magic Spirits.
This was related to the nature of her magic power and her inheritance.
Her "Ice Chamber Maiden" was beautiful and powerful, immensely popular, and one of the rare Magic Spirits with an A popularity rating.
Thus, almost all spectators who knew her well believed that she was certain to win.
Winnie Skadi's opponent, Tom Nixon of Fool House, had gradually begun to stand out after advancing to third year, but his popularity ultimately could not compare to Winnie's.
Tom Nixon had been born into poverty. His mother was an ordinary woman, and the only craft she was reasonably skilled at was tailoring.
His father was an unknown Orc who had disappeared many years ago.
Before Tom had been summoned to the academy, their family of four, including his two younger sisters, had barely survived on the meager income earned by his mother.
Only after he had been summoned to the academy did the scholarship subsidies provided by the academy greatly improve his family's circumstances.
Therefore, Tom Nixon was filled with gratitude toward the academy.
Through his own efforts, he had climbed all the way up from the bottom of his class when he first enrolled. Now, he had finally become one of the outstanding students in the third year.
His duel with Winnie Skadi could be said to be an opportunity for him to prove himself.
Thus, he had made ample preparations for this duel and approached it with great seriousness and caution.
In contrast, Winnie Skadi appeared extremely casual.
Even after stepping onto the Duelist Platform, she could not bear