The Re-Ranking Tournament began, as it always did…with opening speeches. Not terribly exciting, but thankfully they didn't last that long. The teacher in charge seemed to get the hint from the blank expressions of the audience that anything longer than 2 minutes would be met with irritation.
The second opening speeches ended, the crowd immediately heated up into a cacophony of chaos and cheers, and the loud rushing of at least three people who'd clearly mistaken the start time and showed up late mid-sprint.
A sea of students filled the stadium seats, their voices like a tide of anticipation. Signs were waved, snacks were sold, and one overzealous alchemy student was actually trying to sell his dubious elixirs to the students of other departments nearby. The Academy staff had to station a pair of glare-intensive professors at the entrances just to keep order.
