Comment by Ichigo on Eleceed - Chapter 252

@Ichigo Nah, I don't think that's the case. Based on the lady's expression when she announced Jiwoo's victory, I think she legit believes Jiwoo won the fight. She noticed that Jiwoo likely fought with a handicap (saw his speed decrease), that Jiwoo's last attack could have killed Duke if aimed at a different location on the body, and she knew Jiwoo had no intention to kill, so I believe she called out the winner the moment a lethal strike was made.

(Edit: pronoun correction(?). As Random Commenter said, I also remembered the character being introduced as male, but translation could be wrong. However, even if the character turned out to be a non-binary pansexual that identifies as a strong, independent helicopter, I'd still enjoy the story, so I'll just leave the pronouns as I left them for now since it plays zero difference in the story. Thanks fellow commenters! I enjoy our interactions.)

@Ashtauriel that red person is a she

I could be mistaken but Royst (the red headed disciple of Schanuzer) was introduced as a guy when he attacked the academy to meet Kayden's apprentice. Appearance wise, definitely looks more female than male

And Ashtauriel, I pretty much agree with your call. Royst (suspected something happened when the sharp decline in speed and given Duke's confidence (both before the fight and after Jiwoo was wrecked), probably suspected he was involved in said something. Despite those adverse conditions, Jiwoo managed to bring down her junior disciple