Chapter 13: Competition
The matches began early in the morning.
All of the students from classes I to V were gathered in the training hall.
After a lengthy speech with no particular substance, the professors acting as the judges started calling names to enter the arena.
The rest of the students took their places on the spectator stands, awaiting their turn.
Watching fight after fight, Cyril slowly came to realize the average level of this year.
Few received proper training before coming here, and there was not enough time spent studying to make up for it.
Still, the people around him seemed excited as they discussed what's happening in the arena with great enthusiasm and cheered when someone won.
He was starting to get a bit bored when finally his name was called.
It looked like he would be the first out of his friend group to participate.
After he reached his side of the arena, Cyril turned to take a look at his opponent.
It was a student from class II; he carried a two-handed sword with him;