The start of Youth Tournament was going to begin. The screen in our lounge was opened, and the announcer for this event was on screen.
"Before we begin, let's start with the tournament schedule and the format."
How do we not know the format of the tournament? We needed to know what the format was before we did it. Otherwise, how else would we know when to compete?
"The tournament would last for five days."
"During the first day, we will be doing an open ceremony. The opening ceremony will show the representative of each team."
This will be annoying, so we wouldn't be allowed to sit in the lounge and watch. We will be outside being watched by others.
"After the opening ceremony, we will officially begin the tournament."
Changing the screen, a list of events was shown to the audience and competitors. The first day would have all four years competing.
Day 1 event: Opening ceremony, Maze Runner, Hide And Hit, Random 1v1 Battle.
Day 2 event: Monster Hunt, Power Test, Elimination Team Battle.
Day 3 event: 6v6 Battle, And three teams of 2v2, Two teams of 3v3.
Day 4 event: All Team 1v1 Battle, Captain Battle.
Day 5 event: Steal Game, All Division Battle Royale.
These were what the games were going to be. Some of these events were self-explanatory, but the others were unclear.
Games like Steal Game and Hide And Hit were unclear to know. We would have to wait for the challenge to begin to know what they are. Now everything was clear. The opening ceremony would begin.
The second-year students that hadn't arrived were now here. All we need is someone to call us, and all twenty-four of us will go.
While waiting for someone to call us out, a winged human appeared out our door and told everyone in our room to get ready.
We left our lounge without wasting time and followed the winged human. There were twenty-four of us, and having us walk together was uncomfortable.
I didn't have much information about the other years. I heard that our second and fourth-year students did decently, while our third-year students did terribly. The only second year I know was Audrey. I can't believe how much I see her at this time.
To arrive at the main stage, each team's stadium was split into ten teams with their side of the stadium. Having a front-row seat, each student had six seats every year. Sitting on the left side with my team, and the other years choose their own.
Since the stadium was massive, I couldn't directly look at our opponents. One would need supervision to check the other side of the stadium.
"Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen!"
Before I knew it, the announcer had made her call. With this, the tournament could officially start.
"Today is our twentieth annual Youth Tournament!"
So, this was the twentieth tournament. People who had never been to a place like this couldn't help but be curious about the experience earned by participating. In contrast, the veterans are enjoying what's to come.
"Let's give a warm welcome to our 240 contestants!"
All of us were now shown on screen. The countries and four divisions were shown. I had even seen familiar faces looking at the screen.
"Starting from the worst performing country, we have Estia!"
That was ruthless. Estia, the combination of Winged Humans and Fairies, mostly lived in that country. I didn't think the people of Grandelle would humiliate someone of their race. Showing the faces of the Estians, everyone could tell they were embarrassed.
"Followed by Estia, we have Uthua!"
Uthua was a country mixed with Dragonewts and Winged Humans. Due to its tall landscape, these two races preferred to live in places like these.
"Then we have Everest!"
Everest was the country of dwarfs. Dwarfs who lived under the mountains had tons of materials relating to ores. They're pretty exclusive and prefer to stay in their own country. It could be said that they provide every country with materials relating to ores.
"After Everest, we got Evergreen!"
Evergreen is a country mostly covered in trees. Both Elves and Fairies occupied this land and formed a great relationship. Both have affinities with nature, and because of this, they get along very well.
"Give it up for Grandelle, our home country!"
Everyone was cheering when they were called. The country we are currently on is a floating island big enough to rival a country. Usually, it is almost impossible to enter a country like this, but due to an event this big. It was pretty much opened up to everyone.
"Then we have Star State, who has a strong lineup this year!"
It is my home country, famous for its unique scenery. Our rank from the previous year wasn't bad at all. And with us here, getting our rank higher would be easy. Seeing my face was showing, I tried to keep calm.
"Mt. Igarde, who had a fabulous performance last year, got fourth!"
A mountain top reserved for the race of dragonewts. Like the dwarfs, they are pretty reclusive and rarely go out of the country. Since they're part dragons, they are also pretty greedy regarding treasure.
"Etheal was neck and neck with Avaris, but after losing in the last event, they had gotten third!"
Etheal is a hot desert. Demons are the races most resistant to magic and heat. Despite their dark magic type, they aren't inherently evil. If I went to Etheal, I would thrive there due to the sunlight.
"Avaris, our runner-up from last year's tournament!"
Even if they are considered the strongest country, the largest country in the continent got second place in last year's tournament. Like Avaris being the largest country, they also have the largest population. Avaris was a beast-man-exclusive country.
"Echela, who was last year's winner!"
Echela was a reasonably normal country compared to the rest. They are mixed with humans and demons, which is unusual. They seem like they all get along.
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