Outside the Secret Realm, on the Central Playground.
The image on the screen froze. The crowd stared blankly at the massive display, as if they, too, were frozen in time.
The entire venue was silent for several long seconds.
Then, a tremendous roar of voices erupted!
"First place! We really got first place!"
From the Beast Taming Academy's section, located at the very edge of the crowd, came the first earth-shattering cheer!
All the students leaped to their feet, their faces flushed bright red with excitement!
Some were so overwhelmed they could no longer control themselves and began to sob:
"First place... we really did it! We won't be demoted, and we won't have to use the other academies' leftover resources anymore."
"WAAAH..."
"This is great! This is just great!"
On the massive screen, the scene came to life again. Inside, among the Beast Taming Academy's contestants, some were cheering while others were weeping.
