The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　That "second consciousness" mindset completely exploded!

　……

　After a brief pause, Witt Gold opened and closed his eyes. The black tide receded, leaving only a blank stare in his eyes.

　……

　[5:00 AM today! I went to the hospital yesterday, then took a nap. My head is buzzing, and I feel all adorable.]

Chapter 729

　Victor Gold's change in expression did not escape Dark's notice.

　From the perspective of the "Eye of Truth," the blurry black shadow behind Witt Gold suddenly collapsed inward and vanished in an instant.

　Then, Witt Gold opened his eyes with a blank expression.

　It took Dak about three seconds to sort out his thoughts, then his brow twitched, and he sensed something was wrong.

　"Oops!"

　According to the initial plan, what he needed to do was to put as much pressure on Vittor God as possible in this duel, gradually increasing his desire to win while making him feel desperate, thereby stimulating his "second consciousness".

　—Although the implementation process differed slightly from the planned situation, the same result was ultimately achieved.

　Once he has brought out the "second consciousness," he will need to engage in duels to observe it more comprehensively and gather as much useful information as possible.

　The most important thing in this process is to prevent the "second consciousness" from noticing anything amiss and from being tempted to unleash its full potential.

　Everything was going smoothly at first.

　Although the "Long-eared Rabbit's" attacks were fierce, the damage it dealt to "Vampire: Sandra" was actually very limited. Even if it managed to whittle down "Vampire: Sandra," it took a very long time.

　Since Witt Gold's "second consciousness" has already entered the arena, it must be aiming for victory, and it is impossible for it to give up because of such a small setback.

　This is similar to the second consciousness of the protagonist Yugi Muto in the first part of Yu-Gi-Oh!, "Yami Yugi," who always appears at crucial moments to turn the tide, but occasionally also shows a "last gasp."

　But now, Darke finally realized he had misunderstood!

　Witt God's "second consciousness" was far more fragile than he had expected, unable to withstand even such a minor setback!

　It's just that an eight-star vampire got blown up by a five-star fluffy rabbit, right?

　Isn't it just that he personally got his mind bewitched by the "charming body"?

　It's not a big deal. The life barrier of that magic sphere hasn't broken yet, has it?

　Right? Right?

　……

　Dark couldn't help but shake his head.

　He was just getting ready to enjoy the duel when it was all over.

　Now that the "second consciousness" has been defeated and left the stage in a sorry state, it is extremely difficult to awaken it again.

　Since it is impossible to awaken the "second consciousness" again, there is no point in continuing the duel with Witt Gold.

　"Let's finish it."

　With that thought in mind, he gave the magical spirits the order to attack the magical orb.

　Now, the red team only has one one-star "Leech" left on their field, which is practically useless.

　Meanwhile, Witt Gode was still in a dazed state of consciousness switching.

　The red team's magic ball was then completely undefended.

　Once its magical spirits launch an attack, it has no chance of stopping them.

　"Milnas - Water Cannon!"

　"Fairytale Animal? Little Rabbit" - "Ruyi Divine Sword!"

　Milotic raised its long neck under the moonlight and slightly opened its mouth towards the red Magic Sphere high in the sky. Ice-blue water element condensed rapidly in its mouth, swirling and compressing into a water sphere that emitted terrifying fluctuations, and then suddenly shot out!

　The thick column of water instantly submerged the magic ball.

　Meanwhile, "Fairy Tale Animal? Little Rabbit" threw a giant sword burning with golden fire amidst wild laughter.

　Once the "Ruyi Divine Sword" is released, it loses its special effect of "absolute severance." However, the Magic Orb's Life Barrier is not defensive in the first place, so the difference is not significant.

　Then, with a single sword stroke, flames pierced the sky.

　Under the night sky where water and fire intertwined, the life barrier of the Red Magic Sphere suddenly shattered, scattering endless brilliance like glass.

　【End of battle】

　……

　"Beep——"

　The referee's whistle finally jolted Witt Gold out of his daze.

　He almost instinctively looked at his hand, and what he saw were several completely unfamiliar magic cards mixed in with his hand.

　Witt Gold's thinking stalled, and his logical circuits finally broke down. The anomalies he had been vaguely aware of were now corroborated, and some unacceptable possibilities surged forth like a flood bursting its banks.

　His face was deathly pale.

　……

　The end of the duel seemed extremely abrupt, even to the audience.

　From the moment "Vampire Sandra" was captivated by "Long-eared Rabbit," Wit Gold's performance was terrible—no, he didn't perform at all!

　Those viewers who had high hopes for him could only conclude that he was unlucky and drew a useless joker at the last minute.

　However, the battle between "Long-eared Rabbit" and "Vampire Sandra" was indeed exciting. Most viewers were still immersed in the amazing feat of the five-star plush rabbit defeating the eight-star vampire, and did not think too much about what Victor Gold was doing during this time.

　This incredible battle served as a fitting ending, which wasn't bad at all; it just left people wanting more.

　In the end, Witt Gold lost the duel without any resistance, which many people saw as him "accepting his fate".

　"He probably felt he couldn't win no matter what, right?"

　"It's possible. If I were him, I would probably have similar thoughts."

　"An eight-star 'Bloody Serpent' was slain with a single sword strike, while an equally eight-star 'Vampire' was slowly ground to death. If it were me, I'd probably feel the same way—it's just too despairing!"

　"That's the difference. I told you long ago that this guy named Witt could never be a match for our Dark. How dare he boast and challenge Dark? He's just overestimating himself."

　"A person who can't even see themselves clearly can end up in any situation..."

　"Speaking of which, the one that slew the 'Bloody Serpent'... was it an Armed card? Weren't the conditions for using Armed cards supposed to be extremely strict? Why was that two-star rabbit... ah, it was only two-star! The eight-star 'Bloody Serpent' was actually slain by a two-star pink fluffy rabbit with a single sword strike!"

　"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that the core of that armed machine was still a two-star rabbit."

　"So, both of Vittor God's eight-star magical spirits were killed by a low-star rabbit? Ah! That's too tragic!"

　"You mean Dark Dimon's deck, is it a rabbit deck?"

　"I don't think so, since there are other magical spirits stuck inside..."

　"I really can't believe it, those rabbits... He's never summoned those rabbits before, has he?"

　"So, Dark wasn't using his usual deck before?"

　"Hey, definitely not! If we use our usual deck, wouldn't we just crush them? That would be so boring!"

　"Yeah, right?"

　"Mmmmmmm!"

　……

　The audience's murmurs rose amidst thunderous applause.

　Some were criticizing Witte, some were praising Darko, and others were seriously analyzing the details of the duel.

　The "Demon General Habakard" and "Blood Demon Sandra" summoned by Witt Gold also attracted a lot of attention. However, in the world of the victor, the loser is condemned, and Witt Gold's crushing defeat shifted attention away from the two named magical spirits and towards the two pink fluffy rabbits that secured the victory.

　Of course, given Angus Jeffrey's precedent of summoning "Monster Amster", "Demon General Habakar" and "Blood Demon Sandra" are nothing special.

　In a sense, the early departure of the "second consciousness" was actually somewhat fortunate for Witt Gold.

　Although he launched a fierce challenge against Dark and ultimately suffered a humiliating defeat, it was still better than summoning even more demons—magical spirits—in the future.

　Otherwise, the college might have to activate the emergency response system again.

　Even so, Witt Gold still attracted the attention of some people.

　Angus Jeffrey's father, Earl Jeffrey.

　The chief archbishop of the Holy Church, Caleb Norris.

　Both of these important figures had already realized something after watching the duel.

　Because of his relationship with Angus Jeffrey, Earl Jeffrey had some limited knowledge of the incident that occurred at the academy.

　The Holy Church initiated an investigation after the appearance of "Demon King Amster".

　Therefore, Caleb Norris knew as much as he did.

　For Caleb Norris, the appearance of "Demon General Habakar" and "Blood Demon Sandra" was more surprising than "Demon King Amster".

　Because both "Demon General Habakar" and "Blood Demon Sandra" are demons that appeared in modern warfare!

　Therefore, he thought deeply and captured more clues.

　However, this in itself doesn't have much comparative significance.

　Because after the duel ended, Count Jeffrey quietly came up behind him.

　Prince Charles, who remained uninvolved, was actually more interested in Dak, but he didn't mind getting a piece of the story.

　So the three of them left the dueling arena together and went into a nearby Holy Church property, where they sat down in a secluded room to discuss their business.

　……

　at the same time.

　Although Aylvit wasn't particularly interested in what had happened to Vittor Gold, she couldn't ignore the fact that Dark was also at the academy.

　Compared to those three, she doesn't need to go through any trouble to find out the truth.

　In a sense, the Valkyries who graduate from St. Marian Academy have always been part of the St. Marian lineage.

　"Go and fetch Irene."

　After watching Darke leave the arena, Arvit gave instructions to Janice beside her.

　Then she happily left the venue.

　She is in a good mood.

　……

　Meanwhile, Ophelia Brad, also a parent, had an extremely unpleasant expression.

　Within St. Marian Academy, if anyone knew more about Witt than Professor Dark and Professor Sylph at this moment, it would only be Ophelia Brad.

　However, before tonight, Ophelia Brad's information was actually limited. After all, she wasn't allowed to have too frequent contact with Victor.

　However, she is particularly sensitive to certain types of things, and at this time she can make connections more quickly.

　After watching the duel, she became even more certain of the initial suspicion that she had instinctively dismissed.

　So, after the match ended, she immediately got up and, having failed to shake off Hephaestus Doragon, hurried toward Professor Sylph's office.

　She was going to wait for Professor Sylph there.

　……

　On the other side, the students, whose attitudes toward tonight's duel remained largely unchanged, were freely expressing their emotions.

　After a day of pent-up frustration, the second-year students of the Noble Academy finally released their pent-up energy. Both boys and girls were chanting Dark Dimon's name, creating a powerful sense of unity.

　The second-year students at the Knights Academy were quite disheartened after their ominous premonitions came true.

　Many people even complained on the spot about Witt Gold's overestimation of his abilities.

　If today's events had ended with Witt Gold winning the "Silver Cup," the junior mages of the Knights Academy might have been happy all Christmas—even though Witt still lost to Dark in the "Gold Cup" points match that evening. But that was just a normal win and loss, and didn't escalate to the point of a "Silver Cup" continuation.

　Now that this has happened, they probably can no longer use the claim that the Knights' Academy won the Silver Cup to argue with the House of Nobles.