"Yawn."
Purple Diamond lounged sideways in her seat and let out a long yawn. She casually glanced over the projected image in the distance, then quickly looked away in disinterest, muttering softly, "Boring."
The assessment had entered its middle-to-late stages. The leading examinees had all ventured deep into the secret passages in search of the so-called "Maze Nodes," while the trailing teams refused to be outdone and desperately searched for new riddles. The maze, once filled with all manner of conflicts, was now strangely quiet—most examinees were focused on traveling, and fights were few and far between.
Naturally, this situation left the guests in the viewing stands without much to focus on, and their interest waned. Watching the puzzle-solving process once or twice was still novel, but after the first few teams, almost no one besides the examiners who had created the questions cared about the puzzles themselves.
For a time, the projections showed nothing but the monotonous footage of several leading teams making their way forward.
Team 277, with its outstanding performance, was naturally among them. In fact, because the team led by Tudingui had repeatedly achieved remarkable results, Team 277 had become a focal point of the projections. Even now, when she was doing nothing but returning after leaving a node, the feed still switched back to her team from time to time.
Yet few guests found this surprising. After all, Blue Star's great name was renowned throughout the Magic Kingdom. Since the accidental death of Cherry Blossom, the previous strongest Strong Flower, Blue Star, as the representative magical girl of the Material Realm, had accomplished one great feat after another. Her current prestige was second only to the Gem Scepter. As Blue Star's disciple, Tudingui's exceptional performance was entirely expected.
Besides Team 277, the other teams receiving