Fortunately, their gazes didn't linger on him for long. Instead, the blue-haired woman's cape fluttered with her grand welcoming gesture as her voice thundered with mana.
"In the Jadevale's kingdom name, I welcome everyone to Saphir Springs for this inter-academy tournament's edition. I'm Alice, and I will oversee the competition with Knight Mathias."
Her eyes took two crescent-shaped forms, contracting with the menacing words she spoke next.
"Before anyone has strange ideas, let me tell you that I'm an adept and won't tolerate any misconduct. So, by all means, try to climb over my head to see the result."
As the other kids trembled, he grinned at her confidence and listened to her speech.
"You're the cream of the crop among your peers, this decade's top sixty-four students and the nine magic academies' representatives. Yet, only one will rise above the rest to claim the champion's title."
