Dozens of broadcast screens clearly captured every corner of the replicated Kuoh Academy.
Currently, six screens occupied the center.
The top-left screen showed the Occult Research Club room, where Rias was reclining on the sofa, looking completely at ease.
Ethan and Asia sat on either side of her, equally relaxed.
Knowing that many important figures were watching the broadcast, Ethan didn't engage in any minor activities to pass the time.
One reason was that he didn't want others to see Rias and the blonde little nun in their tempting state, and the other was to align with the current persona of Rias's Servants.
In the corresponding bottom-right screen, Riser's face in the Headmaster's office changed again and again. His initial smugness was completely gone, replaced only by gloom and frustration.
He couldn't clearly and precisely confirm the combat status of his Servants like the viewers, but judging by the magical fluctuations, the situation was not optimistic.
The remaining four screens corresponded to the four battlefields.
Yuma Amano and Akeno Himejima were both in the courtyard, one in the sky and one on the ground, sharing one screen.
However, as the battle began, Sona Shitori and Tsubaki Shinra specifically pulled up two close-up screens.
The battle of the Servants didn't last long. As everyone had predicted, it was a crushing victory.
But to their surprise, the ones being crushed were Riser's Servants, not Rias's Servants, who were outnumbered by more than half.
The first to determine a winner was Yuuto Kiba. This was partly because she was the first to start fighting and partly due to the Knight piece's inherent speed advantage.
Facing the two well-endowed maid-sisters, she showed not an ounce of pity, demonstrating to the spectators why her title, Sword Emperor, was so fitting.
On the flat school pavement, countless uniquely shaped Demon Swords seemed to grow out of the earth, their razor-sharp blades forming a field of deadly spikes.
Burent and Marrion, whose strength barely touched the A-Class threshold, couldn't enter the school building to utilize the Pawn's Promotion ability.
Their maid outfits were tattered, and fresh blood oozed from their tender skin.
"Truly worthy of the name Sword Creation..."
Although they were unwilling, being completely outmatched in a two-on-one fight, and unable to even escape the surrounding sword jungle, the two could only smile bitterly and surrender.
Facing the handsome blonde man who maintained his gentlemanly demeanor throughout, Burent attempted to flirt before leaving the arena.
"You are exactly my type. Would you like to go out for dinner after this is over?"
"No, I already have plans with someone else."
"That's a pity."
[Lord Riser's Pawns, two members, retired.]
Yuuto Kiba exhaled softly. The win was easy, which somewhat exceeded her expectations.
Due to her physical condition, she hadn't rapidly increased her realm like the others, but the special training had certainly been effective.
Amidst the constant training against her partners' skyrocketing strength and challenging enemies, she had long reached the point of being invincible in her current class.
Initially, she was cautious in the engagement, but quickly realized it wasn't necessary at all.
Burent and Marrion's strength was actually decent, and their cooperation was excellent.
It could only be said that constantly fighting Yuma Amano, Ethan, and the others had thoroughly honed Yuuto Kiba's skills.
Realizing there was no pressure, she maintained her usual style, giving the two maid-sisters enough respect.
After fighting for a dozen rounds, she used her Sword Creation ability to trap them, intending to wait for the other battles to conclude before defeating them.
She hadn't expected Burent and Marrion to be convinced of her superiority and willingly surrender.
Just as the silver-haired beautiful wife, the referee, finished broadcasting one announcement, another battle concluded.
[Lord Riser's Pawns, six members, incapacitated.]
Yuuto Kiba's broadcast screen was switched to the corner, and Sona Shitori moved Mitelut and Kalawarna's battle footage to the center.
The two Fallen Angels were not as 'tender and considerate' as Yuuto Kiba. Although they had reincarnated as Devils, their Fallen Angel bloodline remained within them.
The power of light had a restraining effect on Devils. Combined with their absolute crushing strength, the battle ended in less than ten minutes, even with a 2 vs 6 disadvantage.
Two pairs of dark wings appeared behind them. Upon reaching S-Class, the Fallen Angels gained an extra pair of wings.
Since the Fallen Angel form allowed for better use of light elements, the two chose not to use their Devil wings.
As for using one bat-wing and one feathered-wing...
They found this appearance unsightly and rarely used it, even though it was theoretically their strongest form.
"I wonder if Lady Yuma has finished yet."
"It should be soon. If the remaining opponents are also at this level, it's barely a warm-up for Lady Yuma."
Mitelut and Kalawarna floated in the low air, chatting, supported by their dark wings.
On the ground not far in front of them lay six unconscious beautiful girls. Even in their unconscious state, the girls' faces retained expressions of fear and pain.
Within the Occult Research Club, they were the weakest fighters, aside from Asia, who was responsible for healing.
In every practical training session, they were the ones who were beaten. Having such an easy time defeating opponents made them both very happy.
Hmm, after breaking into S-Class, they could finally overpower Yuuto Kiba based on their realm.
They knew this was fleeting. Once Yuuto Kiba reached S-Class, they would once again become the 'little sisters' in strength.
"Speaking of which, what should we do about these people?"
Mitelut frowned, worriedly asking, "Should we just leave them? What if they die?"
"I don't know either. If I hadn't followed Akira and reincarnated as a Devil, I wouldn't have known that Devils now use this method of fighting."
Kalawarna was equally doubtful, having been excited by the rare opportunity to crush her enemies.
Although they had carefully avoided fatal spots, there was still a risk to life if the injuries weren't treated promptly.
This was especially true for the green-haired twin lolis among the six.
These two were the most aggressive, and their weapon was the most dangerous-looking: chainsaws. Thus, Mitelut had paid special attention to them.
Now, the twin lolis' chainsaws were scrap metal, and they themselves were nearly done for.
They had no less than ten bloody holes pierced by light spears in their limbs, and their small bodies had been sent flying by a heavy kick from Kalawarna, embedding them deep into the dirt.
Judging by the spiderweb-like cracks in the surrounding ground, many of their bones were likely broken.
Just as the twin lolis' breathing grew fainter, they vanished in a flash of pale blue light right in front of Mitelut and Kalawarna.
"It seems there are safeguards."
"Yes, after all, it's a battle. Without such measures, it would be too difficult to guarantee zero casualties."
The two whispered to each other, a huge weight lifted from their minds.
If someone had actually died, the situation would have been very difficult to manage.
Killing an opponent when they could have easily been incapacitated would be unjustifiable, no matter the context.
Especially in a match that explicitly forbade killing, it could result in being disqualified and immediately losing the match.
Within this space, if a life-force dropped to a certain weak level, the person would be forcibly teleported out to receive immediate treatment from medical personnel waiting outside.
However, this mechanism wasn't foolproof. For instance, with certain types of continuous damage.
Even if they were teleported outside, the medical personnel might not be able to fully treat them.
Or, if the power was too strong, and the spatial mechanism couldn't react quickly enough, accidents could still happen.
Simply put, the mechanism wouldn't work in the case of an instant kill.
With no further worries, Mitelut and Kalawarna didn't stay put.
They decided to first meet up with Yuuto Kiba, who had also finished her fight, and then go elsewhere to watch the other battles up close.
"Hey, Yuuto, where are you?"
"I'm on my way back to the courtyard. Yuma and Akeno-senpai are there."
"What about Koneko? Hasn't she finished her opponent yet?"
A few seconds later, the white-haired loli's flat voice came through the communicator.
"No. There's a decent opponent inside."
"Oh? Where are you? I want to see."
Mitelut was surprised. She knew Koneko's strength. She never expected the opponent to be strong enough to fight her for so long.
"Gymnasium."
Koneko Toujou responded quietly, then ceased communication on the device.
In those few seconds, she had already taken several hard hits from the opponent.