20 men and women walked in from the left, and 20 others walked in from the right.
The ones on the left wore robes of vermillion and purple, defining colors of the Southern Continent. The ones on the right wore robes of green and azure, defining colors of the Eastern Continent.
They arrived on the stage and stood on either side.
The stage was prepared with everything an alchemist would need and was divided into two halves in which the two groups of alchemists would perform alchemy and other tests in the competition.
The headmaster welcomed everyone and started explaining what was going on.
The alchemy competition was meant to show off the alchemy knowledge of each side, and there was no better way to do so than through an alchemy match.
