“What was that just now…?”

“Did the young lady of House Mullet actually lose?”

The silence quickly broke, and a wave of commotion spread through the applicants.

No one had grasped what exactly had happened in that instant—why the poised and ready-to-counter Julienne Mullet had ended up on the floor—but the result was undeniable.

Julienne had fallen, and her opponent was still standing. Just as Assistant Professor Kaid had declared: it was her defeat.

“…Hah!”

The only one who had clearly caught the decisive moment was Bakron. He scoffed and looked at Karl.