The arena still remained unusually quiet even after the winner of the match had been decided.
The fight platform was almost unrecognizable.
Large sections of the stone had been shattered or sliced apart, while other areas were covered in frost from Diane's Frost Alchemy. Broken pieces of ice were scattered across the ground, mixed with spent bullets, fragments of firearms, and small pieces of metal that had been thrown around during the final exchange.
Cold air still drifted across the battlefield.
The force field surrounding the platform had finally stopped trembling, but faint ripples could still be seen disappearing across its surface.
Yet none of that was what most of the spectators were looking at.
Everyone was still staring at the two Flowers of Britannia.
Vera remained on the platform.
Diane was still outside it, kneeling after being sent flying by Vera's final punch.
Then…
"Winner!!!"
Patrick West's voice echoed loudly through the arena speakers.
