"Famous contestant Philly was attacked at her residence. The attackers have been identified as six mages."
A new newspaper headline appeared throughout the streets, sending a jolt through the nearby mages. They knew Philly's name. Someone had actually attacked her...
"By my Floating City, why would anyone attack her? Is she all right..." someone said worriedly.
"What's going on here? Could those Battle Mages have attacked Philly because they didn't like her? Those Battle Mages really have no respect for the law..." someone else seized the chance to stir up emotions and fuel the conflict.
"First of all, it doesn't say the attackers were six Battle Mages. And even if Battle Mages did attack her, why don't you ask yourselves why we Battle Mages would attack her? What exactly did that Philly say back then..."
"Exactly. I say she deserved it. Hopefully they beat her so badly she can't even stand, never mind compete in Magic Duels..."
When "Philly" had been generating publicity, she had recklessly stirred up the conflict between Battle Mages and magic duelists. As a result, ever since her popularity had soared, Battle Mages had been targeting her both openly and covertly.
Now, whenever she appeared in the Duel Arena, she had to watch out for bottles of foul-smelling alchemical liquid thrown from the stands before she reached the dueling platform, even though anyone who threw one would be fined and escorted out of the Duel Arena.
Her popularity had never faded, which had brought the conflict between Battle Mages and magic duelists directly into the spotlight during this period.
By now, the different groups at the newspaper stands came close to fighting every day, though no actual fights had broken out.
Nora struggled to find a copy of today's newspaper in the crowd, then paid and