The tension boiling down the room didn't go unnoticed by the others. They eventually realized the cause of such suffocating atmosphere.
All the teachers eyes shifted to Rio, seemingly curious and sympathetic at the same time.
Rio merely ignored those stares, turning a blind eye towards the tension in the room.
Eventually, seeing his callous and indifferent attitude they moved their focus to a more important problem. The state of Ashen Ataraxia. Others that were inexperienced in combat might've not noticed them, but a majority in the room witnessed the battle and noticed immediately.
Arcuied and Ashen were both dueling with the intent to kill each other. In what was a mere duel of exam turned into a hack slashing battle of life and death.
In the midst of the silence in the room, the deputy head that was normally enforcing rules was quiet and seemingly deep in thought as his head lowered.