Day nine.

It seems that they have already acquiesced to this fact, and neither the officials nor the public have any hope for the upcoming showdown.

The most intuitive manifestation is that the entire Zhanzheng Academy has long lost its initial vitality. Although they have not given up on the duel and left, most people no longer choose to go to the street. Everyone is crowded together, crazy and screaming.

Shouting and cheering, because it would look particularly silly against the backdrop of such a boring duel.

People are still more willing to sit in pubs and hotels, order a glass of ale that is not strong, and chat with familiar and unfamiliar people about their experiences from various places, or other things, instead of really paying attention to the content of the duel.

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As the official Supreme Council, the number of presiding officers was reduced from two to one. Moreover, the guy who came to preside over, that is, the man with a mustache, had an unlucky expression on his face and said listlessly.

The situation on the ground.

The only exception is probably the mage tower in the Zhan Zhan Academy.

Everyone was present and no one was absent.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the crystal screen of magic reflection hanging high in the sky, as if they were extremely focused.

But the atmosphere was extremely solemn, and no one said a word.

It seems that as long as someone says something, something will burst out in an instant.

Suffocatingly silent.

Only the voice of the mustached man in the sky echoed slightly along with the shouts in Summoner's Rift.

This matchup is Demacia versus Bandle City, a showdown without much suspense.

There is no suspense in the ending.

Demacia wins.

There were no cheers or congratulations.

There was silence on the mage tower.

After a long time, a crashing sound was heard.

It was Lalivash who stood at the top.

He took a step towards the audience and suddenly stopped.

So time also stopped.

Everyone seemed to hear the heartbeat of time.

"Dong dong——"

"Dong dong——"

"Dong——"

"Everyone." He suddenly spoke.

Lalivash, as soon as he opened his mouth, he lifted the spell of time and space.

Time begins to flow again.

Everyone began to breathe slightly harder.

Everyone can feel that pair of eyes looking at them.

Lalivash.

This man who has ruled the Zhanzheng Academy for nearly ten years is as majestic as ever.

Like an abyss or a prison.

Like gods and demons.

Under his gaze.

No one dared to move, even for a moment.

"It's really a wonderful showdown, isn't it?" he said again, looking around the audience in a calm and slightly smiling tone.

"Ha ha……"

"yes……"

"Wonderful."

“Excellent.”

It took a full three seconds before someone started to answer the call one after another.

Everyone seemed to slow down for a moment, feeling as if something deeply hidden deep in their hearts had been seen through Lalivash's glance.

People with their own thoughts smiled awkwardly, covering up their gaffes, catering to Lalivash, and saying incomprehensible words.

"Wonderful." Lalivash looked at the people expressing their opinions, nodded, said "Wonderful" again, and then left without looking back.

Until then, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, as if they had just woken up from a big dream.

The other two giants also chased after them with a look of fear.

"Do you think he has seen through it?" Chen Senran sat there calmly, feeling the majestic prison-like momentum go away.

"Is this a demonstration?" Swain asked after a long silence.

"No, it's a warning." Chen Senran confirmed.

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"Sir Speaker, they seem to be making some small moves."

The silence that spread all the way made Piero finally unable to bear it and spoke.

"Oh?" Lalivash stopped for a step and tilted his head slightly to show his listening.

"This is unusual. I'm talking about the duel on Summoner's Rift. They are playing passively." Piero seemed to be unable to withstand the pressure from Lalivash. He couldn't help but take a small step back.

replied more respectfully. "That's not normal because they don't seem to care about the end result."

"Yes." Lalivash nodded, indicating for him to continue.

"I think they might be planning something..." Piero left the blank blank very cleverly.

"Something?" Lalivash nodded again, but this time he retracted his listening attitude and slowly moved forward again.

Fading away.

"He knows." Hudson, who had been silent until now, suddenly said.

"Yes." Piero put away his fear and fell into an absolute depth.

"What now?" he asked.

"Don't do anything," Hudson replied.

"Nothing...you mean..."

"What do you think?"

"But if I miss this time, in the future..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"What are you afraid of?"

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"He agreed."

The carriage galloped on the deserted path.

Swain was in the compartment of another car, informing Chen Senran of the latest news.

He is, of course, the one who represents the gray order, Hastur, Anne's father.

"Okay." Chen Senran was not surprised.

"Okay?" Swain felt strange.

The implication is that Laliwash has noticed something strange about these people today, and will definitely take precautions after such a long time.

"Isn't it bad?" Chen Senran asked strangely.

He didn't seem worried at all that something might go wrong.

"Aren't you worried at all?" Swain really asked.

"You don't seem to be worried at all." Chen Senran asked again.

Swain was silent.

After a long time, he asked: "Do you believe me?"

"Do you believe me?" Chen Senran asked for the third time.

Things have entered a completely obscure and inexplicable stage. All the previous arrangements, the trust and commitments reached between each other, all fell apart at Lalivash's glance today.
To be continued...