"As a young hunting team founded less than two years ago, You Zui won the Freshman Competition and fought in the Black Prison Battle. But what they're best known for is their advisor this year—Upper Councilor Su Shijun of the Moonlit Parliament!"
The cheers around them suddenly grew much louder.
Zheng Qing narrowed his eyes and looked toward the rostrum. He could make out Su Shijun's figure, which might explain why the crowd was so excited.
"...In the six selection matches held from midnight on October 10 to midnight on October 16, the You Zui Hunter Team scored one hundred points in its first match, against ghouls; one hundred in its second, against Zoogs; ninety in its third, against nightgaunts; sixty-six point six six in its fourth, against Hounds of Tindalos; eighty in its fifth, against Sky Fish; and ninety in its sixth, against Cold Spiders."
"The final selection score is calculated the same way as the score for an individual match."
"We discard the highest score of one hundred and the lowest score of sixty-six point six six, then average the remaining four scores... That makes the You Zui Hunter Team's final score across six matches—ninety points!"
On the rostrum, the Puppet's hoarse shout drew waves of cheering, noise, and applause from the stands. How much of it was for the You Zui Hunter Team and how much was for its advisor, Zheng Qing had no idea.
He was following the Braided Witch step for step toward the Center of the Hunting Ground.
To their left stood the sixth-place Judgement Hunting Team. Farther left, in order, were the Atlas Academy Team, the Starry Sky Academy Team, the Jiuyou Academy Team, the Alpha Academy Team, and the selection match's first-place finisher, the First University Team.
The Judgement Hunting Team's captain