"That's got to hurt." Seth mumbled with a frown. Aether nodded, and as they watched, Richard collapsed on the ground face down.
"Geoffrey of The Academy of High Magic wins!" The announcer's words were met with a roaring crowd from across the field.
"Speaking of," Aether mumbled. "How come did their school get to bring the other students as spectators, but we couldn't?"
"Because the date of the preliminary rounds got changed last minute, and today was the day of the midterms. Since a government representative must be present during midterm exams, the Principal wasn't able to change the date." Clara explained with a low voice.
"And yet they could?" Erika asked, gesturing towards the other school's spectator group. "How come?"
Clara shook her head. "They had the connections to make it happen, I'm sure." She pouted. "It annoys me to no end."