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

　Its smooth movements and rich facial expressions perfectly demonstrate its high intelligence, which is no less than that of humans.

　If you hadn't seen it being summoned by sacrifice with your own eyes, no one would have believed that it was actually a magical spirit!

　……

　Professor Sylph's eyelids twitched, and she questioned Claire again: "You really didn't teach this?"

　Claire replied expressionlessly, "I can't teach her."

　Even her own magical spirits, with the exception of a few, only reached an intelligence level of 3.0.

　3.0 is a classification standard for intelligence levels.

　In the understanding of mages, beings with an intelligence level below 3.0 do not possess a complete thought process and are considered to have "deficient intelligence".

　Only those who reach a score of 3.0 or higher can be considered to possess "intelligence," capable of complete thinking and having the ability to learn.

　But further up, there are even more levels.

　The two four-star magical spirits summoned by Dark were clearly above level 3.0.

　That is the lifelong pursuit of the vast majority of spiritual masters!

　"How on earth did he do it?"

　The professors present couldn't help but have questions.

　……

　within the venue.

　Gatomon finally stopped playing around.

　It looked up at Sarah on the blue team's platform, poked the life barrier on the magic ball twice, as if to say, "Bring on any other tricks you have."

　In that instant, Sarah suddenly realized that she had been humiliated by a magical elf!

　This is truly a rare experience.

　Some people may never experience this feeling in their entire lives.

　Sarah wasn't the kind of docile little lamb either. She immediately summoned the "Magic Bullet Spell" and hurled the magic bullet at the white cat!

　"boom!"

　Blue team's magic ball.

　Magic Power: 1000 → 900.

　……

　The weather is getting cooler, so wear more clothes.

　Eat less of the foods that cause internal heat.

　Woo.

Chapter 180 We Are the Champions

　The red player is on the stage.

　Dak couldn't help but cover his forehead.

　The match is now effectively over.

　Gatomon wields the Blue Magic Ball, ready to shatter the Life Barrier at any moment.

　Sara's deck is actually quite helpless against high-star magical spirits that have built-in control skills.

　Even if she sends her magical spirits to use suicide tactics, Gatomon has to be willing to play along.

　In fact, Dark had not given Tailmon any instructions in this regard; it was all Tailmon's own spontaneous behavior!

　【Disclaimer】

　……

　Sara Swati clearly knew that the outcome was already decided.

　She summoned the "Magic Bullet Spell" only to vent her anger.

　I never expected that this magic bullet would ignite my anger even more!

　"Calm down! Calm down! Think about what your father would do..."

　Sarah forcibly averted her gaze from Gatomon, her mind racing through the various proverbs the ancient sage had told her.

　What? — "A gentleman takes revenge all day long."

　What?! "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, the dragon slayer becomes the dragon!"

　"Ugh, what kind of nonsense is this?"

　Sarah finally raised her head and glared at Dark across from her with all her might. Regardless of whether he saw her or not, she gathered up her magic cards and recalled the three magical spirits on the field one by one.

　"I, Sara, will never forget the humiliation I have suffered today!"

　She turned to Professor Jones and said, "Professor, I concede!"

　Professor Jones laughed heartily and announced, "This competition is officially over. The champion is—Dark Dimon from the Noble Academy!"

　Thunderous applause erupted immediately.

　……

　Sara found Gatomon's behavior utterly despicable. But from the audience's perspective, they simply felt that this magical Pokémon was incredibly powerful!

　The final was full of twists and turns; although it wasn't particularly intense, it was a battle of wits and strategy.

　It's quite commendable.

　Both Dark's Umbreon and Dark's Gatomon left an extremely deep impression!

　When Dak stepped down from the contestant's platform, he was greeted with cheers from his classmates.

　Just as he said before going on stage, he carried on the legacy of his classmates and successfully won the championship.

　As for the 5000 credits awarded to the champion, that was a godsend for him!

　"Finally, I have money to buy Christmas presents!"

　Looking at his classmates from the aristocratic academy, whom he didn't usually interact with, Dak wondered if he should give each of them a gift, like chocolates or something.

　Anyway, chocolate isn't expensive.

　One credit can buy a large bar of chocolate.

　……

　"Dark, what are you thinking about?" Diana patted his shoulder.

　Dak then asked, "I'm thinking about how to use the 5000 credits?"

　Diana immediately pouted.

　Rose then smiled and said, "This time, the top ten will all receive academic credits, right?"

　Diana then became happy again.

　What a simple child.

　Dark was actually a little envious.

　……

　Even the awards ceremony for this in-class competition was particularly formal.

　The top-ranked students... in reality, only eight students were gathered in the center of the venue to receive encouragement and rewards from the deans of their respective colleges.

　Finally, as is customary, the champion delivers a speech.

　Dak walked to the front and glanced at the hungry students.

　Compared to the last in-class competition, this time the champion is clearly more credible, and it seems that more people will listen attentively.

　Professor Jones asked, "Dimon, what are your thoughts on winning your second championship?"

　Dark smiled and said, "Just like last time, it's an honor. The students have all made great progress, and I always feel like I could lose if I'm not careful."

　Professor Jones: "That's not something someone with an undefeated record should say. Humility is a virtue, but excessive humility..."

　Dark interrupted, “Professor, I’m telling the truth.”

　Professor Jones wasn't annoyed. She paused for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "So, like last time, would you mind sharing your learning experiences with the students again?"

　Dak smiled and said, "I'd love to make progress together with my classmates."

　Professor Jones pursed his lips slightly: "Then it's your turn."

　Dark nodded and then turned his gaze to the students who were lined up in four square formations.

　He organized his thoughts and said, "I remember last time, I mainly talked about the importance of moderation and also mentioned the balance between work and rest. I think that should have been helpful to some students."

　Emma below nodded vigorously.

　Dark continued, "So this time, let's change the subject and talk about desire!"

　"Desire is the driving force behind human action."

　"Whether it's eating, sleeping, or reproducing, all of these are derived from the desire to survive."

　"Only by facing our own desires can we be motivated to move forward."

　"Some people think that desire and restraint are in conflict, but that's not the case."

　"I believe they complement each other!"

　“Facing desires head-on and taking action to fulfill them is one of the reasons I can stand here.”

　……

　Darko never lied; both of his championship speeches were based on his true feelings.

　This is what is known as "learning experience".

　He doesn't believe he's right.

　But I never intended to be perfunctory.

　As I said before, the truth is already there; whether to take it or not is up to you.

　To know something and then put it into practice, or to know something but not to put it into practice.

　Everything is determined by oneself.

　……

　But even Dark probably couldn't have imagined it.

　This time, the one who will truly take his words to heart is Witt Gold.

　Witt's eyes were filled with confusion: "Facing desire, what is my desire?"

　……

　This time, Dak shortened his speech to less than ten minutes.

　I finished speaking before some of the students started yawning.

　Professor Jones then affirmed his speech and offered a few words of praise, thus bringing the in-class duel to a successful conclusion.

　……

　Afterwards, the first-year students all rushed to the cafeteria, and dispersed after dinner.

　With Christmas approaching, today is the third-to-last Friday before Christmas, and the Traveler's Street is already decorated for Christmas. I heard there will also be a circus performance.

　Therefore, many people couldn't wait to rush to Traveler's Street.

　The Christmas atmosphere is gradually getting stronger.

　Dark declined Diana and Rose's invitation and returned to his dormitory alone.

　He didn't forget to extract his daily dose of "bliss".

　Today is December 8th. The insect branch has 1 point of "Arrogance" stored in it, and "Bliss"... is already full at 10 points!