Damien flew directly through the window, instead of taking the stairs as most others would. He had already leaped out of the window, so he found no shame in doing the same to enter.
"It might take some time to get rid of the problem that had just been created," the Crown Prince said. "We might even have to postpone the matches."
The other nobles around him nodded as they saw no other choice. "We might indeed have to do that," they concurred.
The Emperor stared at the pillar and shook his head. "That will not do," he said. "The matches must end today."
"But father, the way things are, I don't know how they will—"
"The fight doesn't have to take place at the stage," the emperor said. "We have plenty of space behind us in this barren land, don't we? Have it take place there."
