Outside the arena, the audience silently watched the gamble of the duel.
"Hey, hey, who do you think will win this duel?"
Someone asked.
"That's obvious, of course, it will be Lady Sitle."
"Indeed, it must be Lady Sitle. She was famous before I was even born. How can the young lady compare?"
"If it were the young lady's mother, Lady Euphilia, competing, I might still be uncertain. But now there's no suspense; Lady Sitle will surely win."
...
The views of the crowd were almost one-sided.
After all, this is the Dragon Kingdom, most grew up listening to Sitle's legends, and in their minds, the Golden Country Elder is an unattainable bigshot.
As for the young lady?
She's only risen for less than half a year, and for witches, half a year is practically negligible. Even if she makes headlines daily, many Great Witches spend decades or centuries in seclusion researching, and half a year is really nothing, insufficient to create an unbeatable impression in their minds.
