The competition went smoothly. Lawrend's children used single-element spells instead of their combination spells. The duels weren't hard enough for them to put in their all.
After the second round, there were only 168 contenders left. Plus Inferno, which totaled 169.
"For the semi-finals, all of you will be sectioned into groups of thirteen. It will be a round-robin round where everyone will duel each other. The top three for each group will move on to the finals, where we will go deeper into the Phoenix Garden to conduct the finale," the old man announced.
And so, time passed quickly.
Lawrend and his maids spent their time casually watching. They set up their own outdoor parasol table. Some of the duels were interesting, but due to the low levels of the kids, they were nothing for everyone.
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