After a brief scene created by the masked figure, named Xerx happened, everything proceeded just as planned.
The matches began based upon the match-up list from left to right, which meant the first match happened between Asta's team, who, with some hurdles, won. During that battle, it was revealed that Xerx used Trap Magic.
After this, another match occurred where the team, where Magna, Sol, who always stuck around Charlotte, and Mimosa's seemingly gay brother, was pitted against another team, and won under the instructions of Gay Man, who also happened to be the vice-captain of Coral Peacocks.
This caused Wilhelm to feel like he dodged a bullet by taking Black Bulls over Coral Peacock.
The following matches were of Finral with Leopold, and Hamon from Golden Dawn, and his brother Langris, who won their respective matches.
And this leads to the match of Wilhelm and his team.
"Wilhelm, we should really discuss a strategy." Nils pleaded, standing with a crystal behind their back, their match moments away from beginning.
'He is not going to get off, is he?
You know what, might as well give him something.' Wilhelm decided, as he was tired of Nils' insistence.
It was not that Wilhelm did not recognize the worth of planning or teamwork, but the words that he spoke to Julius before the beginning of this competition were not just mere words.
He is stronger than Julius, Yami, or anyone in this kingdom, even the Diamond Kingdom, so it was only natural that he felt it a waste of time to fuss over planning for these matches.
From his perspective, this was not a match between magic knights, but between an adult and a newborn. Planning was useless.
But relenting, he created a convincing plan on the fly and spread it amongst his teammates, whose complexion gained its color back.
Looking at Wilhelm, Nils, and a still wary Ruben nodded, where the former commented.
"This is a good plan. We can definitely win with this."
"Thanks for the compliment." Wilhelm said off-handedly and waited for the signal to start the match.
In a few moments, the voice of Julius sounded close to them, using magic.
"Match begins!"
As those words fell, Nils said hurriedly.
"Crea-"
*BOOM*
"Match over!"
But those words were interrupted by a boom followed by an announcement from Julius, whose voice was noticeably excited as he announced the end of the match.
This caused Nils and Ruben to look equal parts confused and scared, because they did not know how, but the reason for their win in the blink of an eye was Wilhelm.
But little did they know, the confusion they were suffering from being in the unknown was nothing in front of the disbelief of those who saw everything.
"Did he just… throw a spear…?" Noelle muttered while others were making weird expressions.
"Seems so…" Klaus muttered, his words trailing off.
"WOAH!! HOW DID HE DO THAT?!" Asta interjected with stars in his eyes.
They were confused because the spear materialized from thin air, but for the trained eye of a battle maniac like Luck or an experienced person like Kirsh who had been leading Purple Orca, they determined what had happened.
"AHA! It is very simple! He created a portal and shot the crystal with the spear. I want to be on the receiving end of it. Looks fun." Luck said, punching air, and his heart brimming with the desire to duke it out with Wilhelm.
Hearing the explanation, all the Spatial Magic users, especially the Roulacase/Vaude brothers' expression turn to one of shock.
"That is impossible. He cannot do that." Finral said as he moved his hand through the hair.
"What is to doubt 'bout it, huh? He just chucked a spear." Magna asked, to which Finral responded with a noticeably higher intensity in his voice than he tends to use normally.
"He did not 'just chuck a spear'. Did you see him throwing it?"
"Aaa…"
"Exactly! He somehow kept the spear loaded somewhere and shot it somehow, creating the smallest amount of portal possible, with so much force, this fast and accurately." Finral ended at which Magna mulled it over and said, "Sounds complicated."
"Because it is!" Finral said with a defeated sigh.
While not everyone gathered there was a Spatial Mage, and they could not realize the full impact of the act, the quick and precise execution nonetheless garnered their attention.
As for Solid, he was beyond terrified of the enemy he had made that could hit him from anywhere without him knowing a thing about it.
But they could not spend more time on this, and hence the next team was asked to prepare, while Wilhelm's team appeared to join the other teams who were waiting for their upcoming matches.
Upon his entrance, all the eyes shifted from the match in front of the screen to him, which Wilhelm took in stride, as he marched over to the group of Black Bulls along with the Mimosa and Yuno. Klaus was absent because his match was going on right now, with Luck in his team.
Upon joining the group, he suddenly said with mock arrogance, "How was it? Did my extreme show of strength blind you?"
"The match lasted barely a second. What was there to watch?" Magna spat, at which Wilhelm just looked at him as if he were a dumb animal and replied, "You know what? I am going to save the time of everyone gathered here by not replying to you."
"Watcha' mean?" Magna asked, leaning forward, sliding his sleeve over his arm.
"Exactly my point." Wilhelm said as if it explained everything and then…
"Hello…"
…talked to Yuno!
"Um…hello?" Yuno replied a bit weirdly because this was the first time he felt like he was actually holding a conversation with Wilhelm, under the eyes of others, who looked expectantly as if a bar fight was about to be initiated.
"Make sure to win your match…"
"I will."
"…because I want to touch your balls with my spear."
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