"How utterly ridiculous!"
"There's definitely something shady going on here!"
"Even putting a real Xing Xing in Zone D wouldn't have been excessive... Why would the school do something so controversial?"
"I'd always heard that some hunting teams would stop at nothing to advance. Now I'd finally seen it for myself!"
In the observation room, the young wizards monitoring the screens chattered among themselves, shaking their heads repeatedly. More than one openly expressed contempt for a certain hunting team, as well as distrust toward the school departments and personnel involved.
"The You Zui Hunting Team... that's the team that won this year's Freshman Competition at the School Hunting Meet, right?!" The witch from Alpha Academy looked uncertainly at her companions beside her.
The wizards around her promptly gave affirmative answers.
"Of course it was them," another white-robed male wizard said with a curl of his lip, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Everyone watching the competition said their hunting team had cheated, summoning a spirit beast beyond what the hunting grounds could withstand... But since Old Yao was in charge of this year's School Hunt Competition, I suppose he had his reasons."
Though he had not accused anyone outright, the implications behind his words were deeply suggestive. Although the Jiuyou Academy students present were somewhat displeased, the facts were right before them, and they could not very well start an argument in front of everyone.
The Green Parrot perched atop the screen, acting as a messenger, was the one who spoke up for the You Zui Hunting Team.
"Those youngsters are all good children! How can people be so prejudiced?" The Green Parrot flapped its wings and squawked loudly, its piercing voice buzzing through the observation room and irritating everyone to no end.
"They certainly are good children... I heard that