Everyone was fighting for second place.
However, on the first day, Mari Watanabe still claimed the crown in "Mirage Bat," bringing her three-year career to a close.
Though it was not as breathtaking as flight magic, the repeated leaps created through a composite spell of continuous movement and hardening, like climbing a stairway to heaven, were enough to amaze everyone.
That was right.
This time, there was no interference from No Head Dragon.
In the rookie division, Tatsuya still used flight magic on Miyuki.
The reason was that, after Mahiro comforted her that day, Miyuki seemed to have come to some realization and decided to face the competition at her peak.
And so, Miyuki used the flight magic Tatsuya had only recently invented, shocking all nine high schools.
The following "Monolith Code" was also the perfect grand finale.
Katsuto Jumonji led Kotaro Tatsumi and Hattori Hanzo, and the outstanding tactics and magic they displayed during the competition earned everyone's recognition.
Especially their final battle against Masaki Ichijo of Third High, which could be called a model of practical combat.
Unfortunately, when air bullets encountered Katsuto Jumonji's "Phalanx," Masaki Ichijo could not win even after giving it his all.
Thus, he suffered a crushing defeat.
This created the first legend of a Ten Master Clans member suffering consecutive losses—though all of his opponents had also been members of the Ten Master Clans.
Perhaps because it was an internal struggle among the Ten Master Clans, the old man Kudo Retsu made a rare appearance in the special seating area to watch the competition.
After it ended, Kudo Retsu seemed to notice someone's gaze from the audience below.
He slowly lowered his head and met Yotsuba Mahiro's eyes.
"Grandpa Kudo, as promised, I've come to see you."
After the Nine Schools Competition ended,