Three Days ago.
When the meeting of Gods started and all the SS-ranker and S-rankers that arrived from all over the world went into seclusion to discuss important matters, the students they brought were also not sitting idly.
Some went to the shopping area to buy local elven goods, and some toured the whole Capital city over the course of those three days.
During these three days of free time, several members of the younger generation encountered each other while wandering around in the vast city and ended up becoming friends with each other.
Although everyone was having a relaxing time, they all knew that no one who was able to make it here was weak.
Each of the students has gone through rigorous tests to make it to this tournament, thus not even a single candidate who came here is weak.
Thus, while touring the city people also tried to gather as much information as possible about the others.