Meanwhile, back at Royal Arcane Academy…
High above the huge open-air auditorium, the edges of the building stretched out wide like giant overhangs.
They looked almost like roofs, but they weren't wide enough to cover the whole place.
Anyone up there could still feel the cool night wind blowing freely.
On one of those wide edges sat a guy, doubled over and coughing so hard it sounded like his lungs were about to explode.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"Damn it!!" he roared through gritted teeth, both hands clamped over his eyes like they were on fire.
"That idiot… should have used some anesthesia or something!"
He couldn't scream out loud, not with thousands of students packed below, chatting, laughing, and waiting for the election speeches.
The candidates were already on the brightly lit platform. One wrong noise and everyone would look up.
