Chapter 190 A fight with a special meaning for Silver Trout (1/2)

Chapter 190 A fight with a special meaning for Silver Trout

“Our hotel’s price is fair. We have great balconies with a unique view, breakfast and lunch are even offered if you stay for three nights, and you can even rent dwarven crystal spectacles especially made to watch the tournament with.”

In a landing plaza for the sky crystal ferries in Eichemalar, an inn’s clerk was sparing no effort to bawl.

This clerk stared all of a sudden.

From the ferry that had landed not long ago, the ones pouring out were almost all students wearing Holy Dawn Academy’s light-blue uniform and girls wearing Agate Lake Academy’s uniform.

“Are you all students of Holy Dawn Academy and Agate Lake Academy?” someone in the plaza couldn’t help but ask.

“That’s right, we hurried here to cheer for team Holy Dawn and team Agate Lake.”

“But team Agate Lake already lost to team Golden Stag a few days ago.”

“A match that brought glory despite the defeat, plus our St. Lauren also has a match the day after tomorrow between Holy Dawn Academy and Silver Trout Academy. Many students from Divine Shield Academy and Iron Forest Academy are also going to hurry and come here.”

This inn clerk immediately understood. This year, the two teams coming from St. Lauren had both exhibited very outstanding performances. They’d both earned a new level of respect for themselves. So all the academies in St. Lauren felt proud and elated, and many people had rushed there to encourage them just for the occasion.

As soon as he understood, this shop clerk instantly changed his angle of approach. He shouted in a loud voice, “Everyone at our inn is a fan of Holy Dawn Academy and Agate Lake Academy! As long as you’re a supporter of Holy Dawn Academy or Agate Lake Academy and check in for more than three days, you get a 10% discount! We’ll even gift you with a big poster of the members of team Holy Dawn!”

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After the interruption from the Evil Dragon followers’ scheme, the first round of the accelerated group stage after the tournament resumed was already over.

Thanks to Holy Dawn Academy and Agate Lake Academy’s outstanding performances, many students had rushed to Eichemalar to watch the tournament after receiving the heartening news, in order to cheer for Holy Dawn Academy.

“The Most Important Matches Of The Second Round In The Group Stage!”

The newest issue of Breith Magazine used such a title.

After the end of the first round, among the eight groups, there was already no suspense left as to the qualifications of Dragon Breath Academy in group one, Abel Academy in group two, River Bend Academy in group four, Winterfell Academy in group six, and Deepwood Motte Academy in group eight.

For that reason, the matches Breith Magazine focused on were Silver Trout Academy against Holy Dawn Academy in the upper half, Golden Stag Academy against Hawkmoon Academy in the lower half, as well as Three-Headed Dragon Academy against Sea Gale Academy in group seven.

Compared to the past, it was already a rare sight to having half of the eight seeded teams with their future still hanging in the balance.

“Apart from Silver Trout and Holy Dawn, the most unpredictable matches in the eight groups should be last year’s seventh, Three-Headed Dragon Academy, against last year’s ninth, Sea Gale Academy.”

In a small restaurant mainly serving things like black beer, bread, and barbecue, Ivan, Charlotte, Wilde and the others also had the newest issue of Breith Magazine in front of them.

Charlotte couldn’t help but shake her head when she heard Wilde’s words. “No matter who wins between Three-Headed Dragon and Sea Gale, the match will be incomparably harsh and desperate. After the winner qualifies for the last eight, the end result will probably the same no matter the team they end up meeting.”

“Well, from what you said, isn’t Holy Dawn Academy in the same miserable situation? Even if they defeat Silver Trout, they’re probably going to have to pay a great price for it. After entering the last eight, any team left is an outstandingly powerful team,” Wilde said, looking at Charlotte. “The reason Rinsyi sounded so confident is that every substitute in Silver Trout has the strength of a celebrity contestant. Even if they have some members of their main roster severely wounded and forced to withdraw, their global strength won’t be much affected even with a substitute or two instead.”

“But team Holy Dawn is different from all the other teams. Ayrin, Moss, Chris, as well as Rinloran now… Each of them is a guy you simply can’t predict or see through. Who knows how they’re going to fight,” Ivan said.

Then he suddenly looked up at the entrance of the restaurant.