"Hmm, the fourth group is up? That's pretty early."
Hopkins nodded slightly, casually remarked, and let the Showering Snow Sword continue daydreaming. Then, he turned his gaze to several 'colleagues' not far away, whose strength was comparable, if not superior, to his own as headmaster, and narrowed his eyes with a gentle nod.
Those high-ranking officials from the Holy Spear Knight Academy, who usually considered themselves superior and weren't particularly respectful of Hopkins as headmaster, were now smiling like blooming flowers. After casually admonishing the students participating in the competition to behave, they left together.
