The Grand Plaza of Overlords Academy was usually a place of transit, a hub where students hurried between floating islands on their way to lectures. Today, however, it was an arena of gossip.
Thousands of students had gathered, forming a massive circle around the central fountain. The air buzzed with excitement and tension.
In the center of the plaza stood Lysander.
He was the picture of nobility. Tall, with flowing blond hair and armor made of crimson dragon scales that shimmered in the sunlight. He held a staff topped with a ruby the size of a fist, which pulsed with a visible heat haze.
Lysander wasn't just standing there. He was broadcasting.
[System Announcement: Public Challenge Issued!]
[Challenger: Lysander (Vice-Head, Arcanist Faction)]
[Target: Alvian (Freshman, Special Entrant)]
[Stakes: Ownership of Department of Forbidden Arts & Expulsion.]
