The time wasn't short, and the sudden announcement of the tournament's start happened very quickly. The participating students had already arrived and were just waiting to be called, while the others were merely observing.
The first fights were entirely normal; in fact, the first to fight were the weaker classes, and nothing really noteworthy happened. On the contrary, it was boring.
Some people even fell asleep watching some fights. The reality? Not everyone is a fighter; on the contrary, the first-year classes are mostly made up of people who came to study and didn't learn to fight thoroughly.
Dante, for example, came for knowledge, but he already wanted to become stronger. However, some people, like children of noble families focusing on agriculture, economics, and alchemy, don't have real battle potential. Therefore, these first battles were, in summary, detailed.
Boring.
