The second round of the competition ended in the same exact way as the first.
With Ash embodying the perfection of literal everything he could think of… it was in no possible way for him to lose such a thing.
And by now the affection he'd gained from Luna was almost enough for him to accomplish his task.
Luna addressed the crowd once again, trying — and mostly failing — to hide the shock in her voice.
"Once again… my disciple has produced three 100% Primordial Hierarchy pills." She paused for a moment to collect herself.
Because even as someone of her esteem, she was overwhelmed.
"All of this was done, in under a minute...."
Her announcement at that moment was entirely unnecessary.
The entire domain had been enveloped in profound silence since the final golden rays had faded from view.
The stillness persisted for several long seconds before a ripple of astonished murmurs and sharp intakes of breath spread among the thousands of onlookers.
