Stella looked at Selena as the two of them faced each other on the stage.
For a brief moment, the sounds of the Arena seemed distant.
The cheers were still filling the enormous structure, but Stella's attention had already begun to return to the present. Her golden eyes remained fixed on Selena as the memory that had occupied her mind slowly faded.
She had just snapped out of the flashback.
The memory of the day when her jealousy over the title of the Flowers of Britannia had begun.
"THREE!"
The crowd began the countdown.
The voices of hundreds of thousands of people rolled through the Arena while cheers for Princess Stella Aethelmont and Selena Galehart filled the air.
Flags and small banners were raised from different sections, and the spectators who supported each girl shouted their names as the countdown continued.
But, of course…
Selena Galehart was more dominant than the cheers for Princess Stella's fans.
"Let's have a good match, Your Highness."
