The chapter begins with Leona and the other Savanaclaw members celebrating their victory for having destroyed the Diasomnia dorm. He feels confident that they will win this year. They prepare to head to the Magift Stadium when he gets stopped by a crowd. Leona hadn't expected to be betrayed by one of his own dorm members, he expected more from him. Jack angrily tells Leona that he didn't want to stand by someone willing to resort to this. Crippling promising athletics, even going as far as getting the public involved, he couldn't stand Leona's dirty tactics for underhanded victory. Leona silences him before belittling Jack as a filthy traitor and spoiled brat. If he keeps this up then he will never know what it's like to seize victory.
Suddenly, Lilia cheerfully appears before Ruggie, upside down and unharmed. When a panicked Ruggie asks how he is still alright, Lilia grins before flipping him over to reveal that he, Silver and Sebek don't have a scratch on them. Ruggie asks how they were able to survive the stampede and Cater points out that the Diasomnia athletes he saw were a product of his Unique Magic "Split Card". Two of Cater's clones appeared in Diasomnia attire next to Silver and Sebek, and Lilia goes on to reveal that Riddle told them everything. So they planned this little charade for them. Cater mockingly thanks Leona for falling into their trap, much to Leona's annoyance. Ruggie asks about Malleus and they reveal that the real Malleus is in perfect form, and he's been clearing up the chaos by using magic to guide everyone back to safety back at the coliseum.
Riddle tells Leona there is no escape before he persuades him to confess honestly to his misdeeds. The unnamed Savanaclaw dorm members attack Riddle and the others, believing they will shut them up by force as long as the tournament stays on and victory is theirs. However, all of them are collared by Riddle's Unique Magic, "Off with your head," and he easily defeats them. The Savanaclaw dorm members go to Leona begging him to shut those guys up and tell him how much they need him. Leona refuses to do anything but give up at this point, and Ruggie is disappointed and surprised by how easily he gave in. Leona reasons that they don't stand a chance with Malleus going into the game with full health. There's no point competing in a tournament. Leona prepares to go when Ruggie stops him, trying to remind Leona about their dreams of change, and he attempts to persuade him to keep trying, because even if Malleus is still in the game they took out all the other top athletes and still have a chance. Leona coldly brushes them off, saying that while they're all going on about their dreams, he was the one going for it. For all the talk about the whole world watching, there is still nothing but playtime between school kids. Ruggie is horrified as Leona bluntly states that Ruggie will always be a hyena raised in a pile of trash, and he will never become a King, he'll never be anything but the hated second Prince. The harsh truth is that they can never turn that around, no matter what they do.
Ruggie feels betrayed and joins the other members of Savanaclaw, and the group turn against Leona and attack him with their magic. Leona single-handedly outmatches them and coldly tells them to stop, it's already over. The other members refuse to accept this or give up on Leona, they still want him to be their King until the very end. Leona is unknowingly at his breaking point as his magic begins to blot, corrupting him further. Everyone begins to realize something is wrong and he loses his patience, resulting in him using his unique magic, "King's Roar," on them with full force.