[Next day]
They were in the meeting room. This time, the pressure was not on all five members but only two.
Before this contest began, the Headmistress brought this strategy to include three class toppers in the group rather than including only runesmiths.
Her focus was to remove the stain from Runebound's name of being the first-round failure. They have always gotten eliminated in the first round for the past three years, that's why this change was introduced. And until now, it has worked as she predicted.
They are now in the third round—competing against the Aegis Academy to gain the title of the winner.
The two runesmiths Adrian selected from the academy were Thalia and Hayden.
They are exceptionally good for those who still were in their teenage. Adrian has personally checked their skills before bringing them here and he could tell that a bright future awaits the two.
However, the fact is, in this round along with quality, the quantity would matter too.
