AlyxAtlas and Thomasinho floated downward as the crowd finally calmed down from their shameless begging for platinum coins as though they grew on trees.
"Well, there you have it, folks. The outcome was always destined to be this," Thomasinho said as he floated down.
"I wonder if anyone actually placed a stake on Theodore to win," AlyxAtlas said with a light smile. Theodore had been given a whopping twenty-to-zero odds to win, and with billions of people betting across the world, surely someone must have taken the risk despite knowing how it would most likely turn out.
Her words earned a wave of laughter from the crowd as they mocked whoever had made such a foolish bet.
"And besides that, it seems the Zarethorne Empire and Star Academy are truly going all out this time. After all, out of the final eight, they already have four representatives remaining. Impressive, isn't it?" Thomasinho remarked.
