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I guess it could be said it was unfair for those that didn't brought assistants to the competition, but it was clearly stated everyone could bring a maximum of two, each team can only have three participants each, yet some still came on their own.
I guess they can't complain if they get outcompeted by those that brought more, so far, only Horshen and Melisa came alone. Erdragon, Goldanaba, Blackeye, and Erika all bought their assistants, which were other blacksmiths, perhaps less experienced, that made their work smoother.
Well, not like those two needed helps, Horshen was amazingly quick and had Fire Spirit Magic! That by itself was amazing, and very rare, especially for a Dwarf. And then there was Melisa, her Dark Sorcery and Alchemy merged perfectly with smithing, giving her the ability to create cursed items very quickly.