After watching Iris's battle, for the next few days, Lyra watched the matches one by one according to the schedule of potential opponents made by Astrid. Except for one or two matches that she had to participate in herself at the same time and would inevitably miss, she didn't miss any of the remaining matches.
The more she watched, the more Lyra felt the huge gap between herself and these potential champions. Especially Iris Kroyd, without most of the other contestants revealing too many of their trump cards, the strength of this foreign princess was almost a crushing advantage over the other contestants. If it wasn't for the group stage draw preventing them from meeting, the other contestants Astrid had marked would probably not have gained much advantage against her.
As the days passed, the spots for the quarterfinals were quickly confirmed.
