User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author - episode 10 Battle of Beacon/@comment-25405817-20160202032751/@comment-24218038-20160202171244

Ciel seemed to be Penny's handler. She wasn't even there when Penny "died" which does beg the question, where was she?

The three unamed contestant were inconsequential to the story. That would just mean more animation for nothing.