From MC's perspective:
The Capital City, the night before the competition,
Apart from ordinary wizards from other parts of the country, unknown and suspicious people are lurking outside of the Capital.
They are none other than the lower members of said league. They are here to collect the information and share it back with the higher-ups.
Among the suspicious people, there is also another group. Unlike low-key Dark League members. They look like normal citizens and are having conversations with other people.
But each of them has come with one purpose. Which is to take the head of Vincent Carey. These people are evil wizards from the Shadow Skull.
When the Shadow Skull released the mission. Many of the members had been rejected. But still, there was no lack of abnormal evil wizards. Their mind works differently despite the danger ahead.