Playoff for First Place in the Group

As expected, the teams advancing from Sea Shepherds Club's group were Greedy Umbrella and Sea Shepherds. Their records were identical, each having lost only one round—to the other—so a playoff was needed to determine first place in the group. Most of the other qualifying groups were in the same situation; only a handful had no playoff.

For instance, Mandrake Club. Under Alesha's leadership, the team went undefeated through all ten matches. It was nothing short of miraculous—they had not dropped a single point in a group of death.

Then there was War Ghost Club, whose lineup consisted of Dinesha, Priscilla, Annie Caldwell, and two outstanding talents from the Harkins Family. That terrifying all-Ghost Witch lineup went undefeated through ten matches. Even Shadow Dragon Club, which had Lilith, lost two rounds to them.

It had to be said that Shadow Dragon was a team aiming for the championship. Its mastermind was Eve Harkins. The mistress of Ghost Castle did not lack money—however much Lilith wanted, she would give her. That kind of audacity had overwhelmed Lilith at once.

Shadow Dragon had swiftly recruited Lilith, as well as the reclusive Rodjielin. Likewise, Rodjielin, one of the foremost academic powerhouses, could hardly claim she had no need for money. Eileen could directly give her a few million to forge a good connection, but tens of millions... Thus, Rodjielin too had been recruited by the utterly cash-flush Ghost Castle.

Just like that, Shadow Dragon had assembled four Dragon Transformation masters above the top tier.

It was said that Eve Harkins had also arranged a meeting with Nanazawa An. However, Miss Nanazawa An, who came from Greedy Umbrella... or perhaps was simply still too green and had yet to develop a witch's shamelessness, resolutely refused.

Incidentally, Eve Harkins had also met with Alesha. Rumor had