The day of the duel had finally arrived.
With only a single month remaining before the Grand Tournament, there was no longer enough time to spread the city's highest-ranking matches across several weeks as they normally would.
The winners would need sufficient time to recover, reorganize their affairs, and travel toward the Grand Tournament venue.
While physical injuries could be healed almost instantly through advanced healing spells and precious medicines, wounds of the mind were a different matter entirely.
Mental exhaustion, damaged souls, and shattered concentration required time that no spell could completely replace.
Because of that, the organizers had made an unusual decision. The two most important ranking battles the city had witnessed in decades would both be held on the same day.
The first duel would determine the second and third ranks.
The second duel would decide the first and fourth.
Naturally, Kavin's battle came first.
