-674- [ Last One ]

Due to the Night Party's sequential battle format, tonight's match features the two lowest-ranked students out of the one hundred who have qualified for the Night Party.

In other words, it's the 99th versus the 100th match tonight.

Rozen sat in the audience and watched this match because one of the participants was someone he knew and had been keeping an eye on.

"I remember that Frey improved her ranking in the last regular assessment, moving up from 100th to 99th, right?" Rozen mentioned.

Although her ranking improved, tonight was still Frey's time to participate.

Beside him, Yaya was sulking.

It was clear that Rozen's interest in Frey was making the envious Moon doll rather displeased.

However, Yaya still spoke up. "As long as one side grabs the other's glove, the battle will be declared over, right?"

"Yeah," Rozen continued to watch the scene and replied, "As long as the glove isn't snatched away, the competition will keep going until it's forcibly terminated at midnight. The next night, the battle continues."

"But there won't be just two participants," Rozen added.

"According to the rules of the Night Party, regardless of the results from the previous night, the 98th participant must fight on the following night, and then the 97th on the night after that. Every night, a new participant appears on the battlefield."

Rozen explained, "If the participants keep not determining a winner, by the final night, all 100 participants will be on the field for a massive free-for-all."

That's the uniqueness of the Night Party. As the number of surviving participants increases, the battle becomes more chaotic.

Under these rules, lower-ranked participants can even form alliances to take down higher-ranked ones, or higher-ranked participants might join forces to eliminate lower-ranked opponents for an assured one-on-one battle. Various scenarios are possible.

There are only three situations that the Night Party does not allow.

One: Puppeteers must not be treated as targets for attack. Violating this rule will result in immediate disqualification.

Two: Any act that leads to the death of puppeteers will result in immediate disqualification.

Three: When a participant with a higher ranking enters the arena, lower-ranked participants must wait on the battlefield for a minimum of one hour. The intentions of the higher-ranked participants take precedence over those of the lower-ranked. Only after waiting for a full hour can lower-ranked participants leave voluntarily.

Yes, participants can choose to leave the battlefield voluntarily.

This is one of the features of the sequential battle system. By waiting for one hour, they can exit, even if there's no clear winner, and the match will continue the following night.

"Furthermore, high-ranking participants can even voluntarily lower their ranking and enter early," Rozen told Yaya.

"For instance, I could lower my rank to 99 before the competition starts, allowing me to attend tonight's event."

This is also one of the privileges of higher-ranking participants. This shows just how important rankings are in this academy.

They determine not only the treatment but also the privileges and advantages.

The higher the rank, the better the treatment, the more privileges, and the greater the advantage – these are all the benefits.

"So, it's possible that Miss Frey may not participate tonight?" Yaya said as if she suddenly realized. Given that Frey is ranked 99th, she could choose not to participate when her opponent is ranked 100th. However,

"Today is the first night of the Night Party. Regardless of whether she can or can't do it, even if she could, it wouldn't be possible, right?"

Rozen surveyed the surroundings.

"Because today is the opening night, and nearly a thousand people are gathered here. Various individuals are watching, including some military officials and corporate giants. If she withdraws and doesn't participate on the first night of the Night Party, even if Frey herself doesn't care about others' judgments and opinions, the powerful forces behind her won't allow it. Such damage to her reputation often affects actual gains. Leaving this aside, just for the secret betting taking place on the Night Party, negative rumors could have an impact."

So, tonight she has to participate.

The problem is,

"If Frey participates tonight, it's really dangerous," Rozen said in a low voice.

With Rozen's words, a female student from the Night Party's executive department stepped forward and made an announcement with a voice as melodious and graceful as an opera singer.

"The 100th ranked participant, [ Last One ] please take the stage!"

Last one.

When this registration code appeared, there was an instant silence throughout the arena. Then, a male student slowly ascended the stage.

He had a strong physique, a tall figure, and broad shoulders. His graceful and developed muscles resembled a wild animal, yet he possessed deep features and a well-proportioned face.

No matter how you looked at him, he appeared to be a handsome young man. He had a lazy expression, and there was no hint of charisma emanating from his entire body. Instead, he gave off an air of apathy and lack of enthusiasm, even more so than Rozen.

And behind this male student, there followed a suit of armor.

It was indeed an armor, with no trace of exposed skin on its entire body. It looked like a medieval armored humanoid walking silently, quietly following its master.

This was the male student's automaton.

"So he's the 'Last One'?" Rozen squinted his eyes.

August Veyron.

That was his full name.

The reason he had the Last One registration code wasn't that he was the lowest among all the participants in the Night Party, but because his performance ranked last among all the students in the entire academy.

His academic performance was the worst in the academy. He left all the regular tests blank, never submitted reports, and sometimes even skipped mandatory courses. He was clearly someone who shouldn't even be in this academy, just a waste of expensive tuition fees.

However, he wasn't expelled from the academy, and no objections were raised by any of the sponsors. The reason was simple.

"It is said that Mr. August Veyron possesses abilities beyond ordinary people, and if he shows his true skills, he might even be able to rival the Marshal. That's the rumor that's been circulating," Yaya said with her head tilted.

Rozen didn't deny it; he simply smiled slightly. "I don't know if he can rival Marshal. All I know is that if I hadn't taken away the position of one of the remaining thirteen after Felix was expelled, he might have been the one to replace Felix as one of the thirteen."

In other words, the person known as August Veyron, who held the last place, was only in the 100th position because of Rozen's appearance. Due to his lack of effort in the regular examinations, he was placed in the 100th position by the Night Party's executive department.

"This is also why today is so lively. Everyone has high expectations for the so-called Last One person rumored to have abilities to rival Marshal," Rozen sighed. "Frey is probably going to have a hard time."

That's the current situation.