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

　They reacted quickly.

　Having experienced a life-or-death battle with the demons, he couldn't possibly feel tension in a duel of this magnitude.

　However, our opponent is not weak, and we must show them the utmost respect.

　Dark God pondered for a while, until almost one o'clock, before finally leaving the clubroom to head to the open-air duel.

　Museum.

　His appearance time is roughly between 1:30 and 2:00, so there's no need to rush.

　However, because of his duel with James Gardson, the students and professors gathered in the circular audience area...

　Most of them were unexpected.

　If you can get into watching magic duels, they're really exciting!

　The students were chatting and laughing in the audience, not at all like they were there to watch their math professor make a fool of himself.

　Victoria was among them, but she was resting her chin on her hand and looked unhappy.

　She was dragged here by her deskmate, and after watching Dark's duel, she had to rush back to the dorm to catch up on her studies.

　Time to do math homework.

　Her deskmate, Mia, whispered, "Victoria, are you the professor's magical sprite?"

　Victoria pouted and said, "Yes, yes."

　"Oh." Mia paused, then added, "Have you ever actually played on stage yourself?"

　Victoria didn't react for a moment and instinctively replied, "What?"

　Mia said, "I mean, have you ever appeared in a magic duel?"

　Victoria shook her head blankly: "No, there was one time I almost got to appear. But I am a secret weapon after all, and I can't make my appearance easily."

　Mia nodded with an "I understand" look on her face and said, "Oh, oh, oh."

　Victoria immediately straightened her face: "I'm not making this up! Do you know Dark Dream Demon? Every time he summons..."

　When I'm a dream demon, I can fly to its side with a whoosh whenever I want! Hmph, don't let my current seat fool you...

　"He's always ready to step in at crucial moments! Then I'll show you the terror of the Seven-Star Magical Elf!"

　Mia's eyes widened immediately, shining brightly as she exclaimed, "Really? Really?"

　Victoria immediately patted her chest and said, "Of course it's true!"

　Mia quickly replied, "When will you perform?"

　Victoria hesitated, her face full of embarrassment, and said, "Well, then we'll wait until there's an opportunity."

　Mia said, "Great! I'm really looking forward to it (v)!"

　Victoria pressed her face into her palms and continued to pout.

　Nearby, Anna and Angie were talking quietly, but surprisingly seriously discussing Dark's chances of winning.

　Of course, given their lack of understanding of each other's strengths, all they could do was continue talking.

　Like most students, the outcome is not actually certain.

　Therefore, Coleman, a sixth-year student from the Knight Academy who secretly launched the betting operation, did not receive as much as he had expected.

　Betting.

　But this may have saved his life.

　Meanwhile, in a corner of the ring road, Steve, the sixth-year Potions professor, was with James Gad.

　Sen sat in one place.

　The master and student whispered to each other, occasionally pointing to Professor Thompson not far away. It was unclear what was going on between them.

　What kind of deep-seated hatred could they possibly have?

　"James, this duel is a fight to the death! I'm betting a century-old Gru Grass on it!"

　"Teacher, isn't that essential material for [Advanced Integration]?"

　Faint sounds like these could be heard coming from the air.

　Pandora Drogon has returned to the open-air duel arena after a long absence.

　However, she was accompanied by Winnie Skadi, who was also in the literary society.

　The two, the top students of the fourth and fifth years of the Magic Academy respectively, seemed to have established a bond after a certain encounter.

　A pretty good relationship.

　"Let's not talk about the Gold Cup," Winnie Skadi said. "I'm more worried about this year's Academy Cup."

　Don't you dare betray me. I already have plans to use the Holy Grail.

　Pandora said, "Personal feelings are personal feelings, and competition is competition. I originally wanted to win the Academy Cup this year..."

　Challenging Noah Sharp of the Knights Academy is a way of sending him on his way. If things go wrong, the only way to suppress their momentum is to challenge the sixth-year students of the Noble Academy.

　Upon hearing this, Winnie Skadi raised an eyebrow and said, "Leave that sixth-year student from the Noble Academy to me."

　Pandora asked curiously, "Want to jump two levels?"

　Winnie Skadi looked at the dueling stage and whispered, "What else can I do? I'm already a fourth-year student. There's no third level I can skip."

　Pandora smiled and said, "You think he'll definitely be two levels above you, right?"

　Winnie Skadi said, "Obviously. He might even challenge the sixth-grader above us."

　Pandora raised her eyebrows and said, "That depends on whether he can win the Golden Cup this time. With his..."

　His personality dictates that he won't take risks unless he wins the championship.

　Winnie Skadi said, "So, the Academy Cup war has already begun ahead of schedule."

　Pandora Drogon nodded and said, "The battle has begun."

　As the saying goes, for every person who is sad, there is someone who is happy.

　Edwin Clarissa, a fifth-year student at the Noble Academy and the current president of the Noble History Research Club, was in a good mood: "I'll soon be able to see his duel with the sixth-year students. That's great. I wish I were this good at his age."

　Mike Irving, standing beside him, reminded him, "President, didn't you also represent the fourth graders and defeat the fifth graders in last year's Academy Cup?"

　Edwin sighed with a look of "let bygones be bygones," "A Pyrrhic victory, a Pyrrhic victory, and we picked the weak one."

　Mike Irving chuckled and said no more.

　On the other hand, almost all the second-year students were also present.

　Diana and Rose were enjoying their snacks and chatting happily when they suddenly saw Professor Cazell waving at them.

　The two exchanged a glance, then crouched low and slipped through the corridor, quickly arriving beside Professor Cazell.

　Bian Yi-Ergani is here too!

　Within the academy, aside from the first-year students, Diana and Rose were among the few who had interacted with Ergani.

　The students I came into contact with.

　Professor Cazell probably thought she was too lonely, so he brought two companions with her.

　This tenderness is so touching, I almost cried!

　However, Diana and Rose's actions also attracted the attention of other second-year students.

　Emma Metis had simply been casually following Diana and Rose's route when she glanced in that direction—

　However, once you start looking, you can't take your eyes off it.

　During her vacation, her mother took her to meet the "Sage of Mystery," and she suddenly became the "Sage of Mystery's" personal disciple, her status in the sect even surpassing that of her mother, who was just an ordinary disciple.

　As a result, she received meticulous guidance from the [Sage of Mystery] and learned many new things.

　She could vaguely sense a certain special aura.

　That aura was called the "Mysterious Aura" by the "Sage of Mystery." It is said to guide her to find the "secret treasures" that are beneficial to her.

　The concept of "treasure" is very broad and does not refer to products such as gold.

　For example, as her mastery of the [Secret Aura] grew stronger, she was able to extract it from Dark Demon each time.

　I saw the dense, cloud-like [Secret Aura].

　This sometimes really bothers her.

　how to say.

　Her interactions with Dak were originally quite natural.

　But after acquiring this [Secret Aura], she always felt that she was only approaching it out of self-interest.

　This feeling, ironically, made her subconsciously distance herself from it.

　However, the same situation occurred with the blonde girl sitting next to Professor Cazell, but she completely...

　There was no such concern at all.

　Emma squinted, trying to observe Ergane discreetly.

　Inside the players' lounge in the open-air duel arena.

　Dark Dimon leaned against the window, observing the other fighters' duels, waiting quietly.

　He didn't check his deck again until the duelist ahead of him stepped onto the stage before leaving the lounge.

　Walk towards the center of the venue.

　When he finally appeared at the exit of the players' tunnel, the sharp-eyed audience members who spotted him immediately screamed.

　Darko Dimon thoroughly enjoyed what it's like to be a top-tier celebrity.

　Before anyone knew it, his popularity had become extremely high.

　At the other end of the passage, James Gardson finally appeared.

　Although James Gardson is already in sixth grade, he has always kept a low profile and hasn't amassed many fans.

　The response was minimal.

　The popularity of the two sides differs greatly.

　However, a duelist's strength is not determined by popularity.

　In the underground betting industry of various dueling halls, James Gardson's odds were naturally higher than those of Da.

　K. Dimon is lower.

　After all, it's sixth grade, and many viewers would tell themselves that, and then place their bets on James.

　There were no members of the Duke's household in the audience today, presumably they were preoccupied with matters concerning the "Moon Goddess".

　And busy.

　After the previous duel ended, Dark emerged from the passageway and soon arrived at the dueling arena.

　He then saw James Gardson appear on the other side.

　"Hello, senior." He nodded politely to the bearded senior.

　“Hello.” James Gardson raised his hand and waved, his smile hidden by his beard.

　"He's a nice senior student," Dark thought to himself as he walked onto the contestant's platform.

　In this duel, he was on the red side, while James Gardson was on the blue side.

　Both fighters took to the platform, and the audience quickly shifted their focus from the exciting duel to...

　All eyes are on this long-awaited, super-advanced challenge.

　Jumping four levels in a row!

　This is quite rare in the history of the Golden Cup.

　However, the dueling club that made this decision was not acting recklessly.

　The current head of the Duel Club, Inya Knight, was also not far from the arena at that moment, personally...

　To observe this duel.