If both parties forfeit, they can advance to the third stage together.
This is a benefit without any drawbacks, but it's only beneficial for those in the front groups; the contestants at the back can only watch as the ones ahead advance.
When the number of advancing contestants in the front reaches ten, those who haven't yet had their turn can pack up and leave.
Thinking of the contestants at the bottom of the pyramid all looking upward with hungry eyes, their expressions rife with jealousy or dissatisfaction.
0175 and 1868, closest to the pinnacle of the pyramid, seem dazed, unable to believe such a good opportunity has fallen upon them; they're the frontmost group.
The rules announced by Teacher Slaughter prompted some dissatisfaction from the upper-class spectators, who hissed, not understanding why there would be a rule enabling the lower-class to advance so easily.
"What trick is the host up to?"
