The replay ended.
Professor Veylin adjusted his glasses slowly, his face calm as though he hadn't just been proven wrong on live broadcast.
Darius shot him a sidelong look, grin wide and teasing.
"Professor," Darius said, chuckling, "didn't you just say it would take time?"
Selene stifled a laugh, covering her lips with her fingers. The playful jab rippled across the audience like a slap of truth.
But Veylin, seasoned as he was, did not falter.
He inclined his head, his voice smooth. "Indeed, I did. And yet, this only emphasizes my point." He leaned slightly forward, gaze steady on the camera.
"This round is unpredictable by nature. I warned that hesitation could be fatal. And as you can see, the very first to fall underestimated the pace."
