Needless to say, but the previous fight, had left the audience of the tournament in awe, the revelation that Mellie could boost her realm up, took them by surprise, everyone knew the queen could do it, but they supposed it was her who was a monster, so now everyone was interested on Mellie too.
If their heirs were to manage to win the heart of the little princess, won't their offspring be amazing, meaning their families will rise in the next years, not to mention getting a connection with Annete meant they also got on the god books of Vincent, it was an incredibly good deal.
But the surprises didn't stop there, they then saw her using Annete's renowned ability to dispel martial arts and spells equally, which is what granted her the position of queen, besides the support of at least one of the pillars of the kingdom, the title of queen was supposed to go to the strongest woman in the kingdom.
