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

　But Ada Sawyer just smiled coldly and said, "Draw a card!" He also had a rather unconventional personality.

　He had previously provoked Elsie Kevin but was defeated by him. However, their actual strength was roughly equal, and Elsie Kevin's victory could be considered a Pyrrhic one.

　Of the four third-year contestants, apart from the third-year students from the Magic Academy, they were all quite evenly matched.

　Elsie Kevin was also reversed by a narrow margin in her duel with Benjamin Leopold.

　Currently, Ada Sawyer is facing Benjamin Leopold, and the two are not far apart in strength.

　However, Benjamin Leopold became overconfident after his winning streak. Ada Sawyer, on the other hand, learned from her mistakes and was extremely cautious. This duel did not result in a comeback or a dramatic reversal of fortune.

　From the mid-game onwards, Ada Sawyer successfully suppressed Benjamin Leopold by gradually snowballing her advantage.

　Then, he maintained his dominance all the way to the end, winning by a narrow margin. He was so composed, as if he had lost something.

　After the duel, Ada Sawyer was extremely excited, as if she had been reborn.

　During his interview with the winner, he directly named Elsie Kevin, challenging him to a rematch, which caused a stir among the audience.

　Benjamin Leopold's Dao heart shattered after his defeat, and his entire aura became depressed.

　It's unclear whether he'll be discouraged and give up, or whether he'll recover and bounce back.

　But it seems unlikely that he would withdraw from the dueling stage because of this defeat.

　His current deck is better suited for practical battles like dungeon adventures, but it will be weakened somewhat when it comes to duels.

　But this is enough to demonstrate his potential.

　He needs some time to settle down.

　What followed was a duel between fourth-graders.

　Mars Carey of the Knights Academy vs. Nguyen of Hui Province. Of the four fourth-year students, all except Winnie Skadi...

　He is a member of "The Hidden Serpent".

　All three of them have some connection, but Mars Carey is less familiar with the other two.

　At this moment, both of them were going all out in their duel.

　Mars Carey won the final victory thanks to his superior strength.

　There's not much to say about this duel. The real showdown is in fifth grade.

　Shrek Holmes, president of the "Sports Club," versus Gina Grant, president of the "Astrology Club."

　Both are presidents of large clubs, and both took office in their fourth year. This is also their first time representing their college in the College Cup.

　They often interact due to conflicts between clubs. However, they rarely take action themselves, usually letting the vice president handle it.

　It was rather dramatic to see them standing together on the dueling stage. After exchanging smiles, the duel began!

　The duel between Shrek Holmes and Gina Grant was extremely exciting.

　The entire duel was filled with a great deal of psychological maneuvering.

　It's hard to imagine that the president of the "Sports Club" would have such a delicate mind and sharp intellect.

　However, manipulating minds is the greatest skill of a prophet.

　Gina Grant's vision clearly extends further and longer.

　Shrek Holmes ultimately fell into her trap and never rose again.

　"Wow—"

　"The battle is over!"

　"Winner: Gina Grant!"

　When the whistle blew, Gina Grant smiled calmly and bowed to Shrek Holmes in his favorite gesture, saying, "Thank you! Thank you!"

　Shrek Holmes was trembling with rage and immediately vowed to give the sports club members a good workout tonight!

　Following the duel between these two was the most anticipated duel of this round.

　Noah Sharp, a sixth-year student at Knights Academy, versus Sandra Wesley, a sixth-year student at Fools Academy.

　Based on their current records, both players have a 2-0 record. But as for who has the stronger overall ability...

　If Sandra Wesley didn't have that "Ancient Tombstone" prop card, the audience would definitely unanimously support Noah Sharp.

　But the item card she displayed was so powerful that no one knew whether Noah Sharp's "Dark Abyss Dragon" could be suppressed!

　Once Noah Sharp's "Dragon of the Abyss" is suppressed...

　He could only summon a second "Black Abyss Dragon".

　The duel between Noah Sharp and Sandra Wesley produced little suspense.

　The biggest difference between him and Franklin Doron is that he has multiple management points.

　One was suppressed, but another remains.

　Sandra Wesley did not possess a second "Ancient Tombstone"! Noah Sharp remained undefeated in the three duels.

　He became the first player in the entire dueling tournament to achieve a three-game winning streak.

　He opened his arms, responding to the support of thousands of spectators with a bright and dazzling smile.

　"It's our turn."

　In the lounges of the Noble Academy and the Magic Academy, both teams' contestants stood up.

　The duel between the Knights' Academy and the Fool's Academy ended with a score of 4-1. Two of the Fool's Academy's scoring options were completely ineffective against the Knights' Academy.

　So far, the Knights' Academy has earned a total of 90,000 points, while the Fools' Academy has only earned 70,000 points.

　Finally, all eyes fell on the Noble Academy and the Magic Academy.

　The contestants from both academies took to the field amidst deafening cheers. The students from the Noble Academy rallied, waving flags and posters bearing the names of their respective contestants with renewed vigor.

　Even the usually reserved aristocratic young ladies were cheering loudly for the academy.

　The students of the Magic Academy were not to be outdone; those seemingly weak and unassuming students were quite formidable when they put their minds to it.

　The contestants from the Noble Academy and the Magic Academy took to the contestant stands at the same time.

　According to the draw results, the Magic Academy is on the red team, and the Noble Academy is on the blue team. Dark sat on the inner side of the blue team's seats, and could see Pandora's face with just a slight turn of his head.

　He told himself not to look at too much and quickly focused his attention on the game.

　As of now, the House of Nobles is at a significant disadvantage. However, the good news is that the final outcome is still in their hands.

　In this year's duel competition, the skill levels of the contestants from different grades varied greatly.

　Anyone with a discerning eye could tell from watching the duels all day that...

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　In fact, this is a situation that basically occurs in every duel tournament.

　When the top student from each grade appears on the dueling stage, the previously blurred grade gaps will become apparent again.

　Successfully attempting a challenge beyond one's level is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

　Based on this situation, if the Noble Academy can secure three victory points as planned in this match against the Magic Academy, their probability of winning the duel will still be extremely high.

　Furthermore, the overall strength comparison of all the dueling tournament participants is clearly presented. Even factors like luck in card draws that could skew the outcome of a duel are omitted; those who were destined to win generally won, and those who were destined to lose generally lost, without even any controversial reversals. The overall strength of this year's academy was foreshadowed very early on, and not just once or twice. The final result of the Academy Cup was even predicted earlier. As for the score, it's a real headache; if you're too lazy to calculate, please don't just make things up. Then, regarding Sandra's artifacts, it was already foreshadowed earlier: the "Ancient Sage" left home for three years in search of artifacts, and Sarah's family even possesses a considerable number of ancient artifacts. The outcome of the entire dueling tournament is logical. Yes, logic that doesn't exist in reality, but must exist in a novel. So, I really can't see any need for debate. As for the hidden trials of each academy, I wasn't originally planning to write about them now; that's third-year content… but since some people insist on arguing, I'll just have to write them down for now. Finally, please don't try to create anything that's not written in the book! This book has such a light and cheerful tone, can't you please tone down the negativity a bit and let me get some sleep?

Chapter 1063 Darkdemon's Little Tricks for Making Lies (Bonus Chapter for 10k Views, Please Vote)

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　While the students from the Noble Academy were calculating their scores in their minds, the students from the Magic Academy were doing the same.

　“Our situation isn’t looking good,” sixth-grader Debra Nellie whispered.

　Pandora Doragon nodded slightly and said, "In the first two rounds, we only got 60,000 points, and the gap between us and the Noble Academy is only 30,000 points... This is because they performed poorly in their match against the Fools' Academy. If we want to win the Academy Cup, we must widen the gap further."

　Debra Nellie said, "Pandora is right. The skill gap between the different grades this year is very obvious. It will be difficult for us to get a higher score than Dark Dimon in the cross-grade challenge. If we want to win the Academy Cup, we must widen the score gap to 40,000 or even 50,000 in this round of duels!"

　Winnie Skadi shook her head slightly and said, "Fifty thousand might not even be enough. Let's prepare for the worst. If Dark Dimon picks a sixth-grader and wins, he can get forty thousand points in the cross-grade challenge all by himself. As for us... to be honest, it's a bit difficult."

　Debra Nellie paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Then let's widen the gap to 60,000 points!"

　Winnie Skadi looked up and said, "To widen the gap to 60,000 points, we have to score a high score of 4:1."

　Debra Nellie said, "If the Fools' House can win by four points, we should... be able to do it, right?"

　As she spoke, Debra Nellie herself began to lose confidence. Franklin Doron, a sixth-year student in the Academy of Nobles, had already had two duels, and after carefully observing them, she knew that it would be difficult for her to win against him.

　Although it was frustrating, as a sixth-year student at the Magic Academy, she was likely to get no points at all.

　This is, of course, based on rational analysis.

　Emotionally, she would definitely give it her all to try and win against the odds. After all, such tactics are not uncommon in those duels.

　Pandora Drogon sighed and said, "The Academy is not easy to deal with. Winnie and I can reliably secure two win points, but Sarah's chances are slim, Sean's are also in trouble, and Senior Debra... it depends on her form. In the worst-case scenario, we might not only fail to widen the gap further, but we could also lose. But if we want to win the Academy Cup, we have no way out. Unless, we pray that Dark dies in the cross-class challenge."

　Third-year student Sean Craig had an idea and said, "That's a good idea. If we can widen the gap to 40,000 points or more through this round of competition and the cross-class challenge, wouldn't Dark Dimon be dissatisfied with just winning the Academy Cup and challenge the sixth-year students to win the duel match as well? We can try to lure him in..."

　Debra Nelli frowned and said, "That's a matter of individual tactics... We'll talk about that later. Right now, we need to focus all our efforts on this round of matches. As Pandora said, this round is very difficult. We've been able to secure three points, one of which is actually against Sara. But when the opponent is the House of Nobles, we naturally lose one point."

　Sarah Swati suddenly spoke up, "Senior, we haven't even fought yet, can't you give me some face?"

　Debra Nellie immediately showed a rather helpless expression. Sarah Swati smiled and stood up, saying, "I'll be right back." But as Sarah turned and walked off the bench, her face instantly tightened. She had always been a very competitive person.

　Although she occasionally shows a humble and friendly side in front of outsiders.

　But deep down, she didn't believe she was inferior to anyone. Even if that person was Dark Dimon!

　The duel hasn't even begun, so the outcome can't be predicted. She has a chance.

　Even if there are no opportunities, create them!

　Miracles cannot be waited for; they must be created.

　Sara Swati moved to another elevator and slowly climbed onto the red team's platform.

　A short while later, Darko Dimon appeared on the blue team's platform.

　"Wow—"

　"Both players, take your positions!" the referee blew his whistle to urge them on.

　Both players placed their decks into the card slots.

　Sarah then turned on the loudspeaker and waved, "Hi."

　Dak waved back, saying, "Good afternoon."

　Sarah blinked and said, "I don't feel like we have much to say, let's get started."

　Dark laughed and said, "That's true."

　They knew each other so well that once they were on the contestants' stage, they had nothing to say to each other. "Whoosh—"

　The words "Preparation Phase" appeared in the sky. Both players placed their hands above their decks, concentrating intently. When the 30-second countdown began, the duel instantly commenced!

　Dark quickly drew five cards from his hand and glanced at them.

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　"Blue-Eyed Girl" [Elysium 4] [Black-eared Beast] [Stardust Dragon]

　"Scythe Helmet"

　The biggest advantage against duelists like Sara is a magical spirit that can ignore most transformation-type special moves.

　Therefore, the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," which possesses this passive ability at only nine stars, is its greatest nemesis.

　If Dark can summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon as soon as possible, he will be able to win the duel with Sara relatively easily.

　His current deck has a lot of points that allow him to quickly summon "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　Including this one, this condition has been met in the first round of three consecutive duels. However, the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in this duel is a bit special—it doesn't have the passive effect of [Dragon of Destruction]!

　However, while the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the incarnation of the Blue-Eyes Girl, lacks the passive ability of the Dragon of Destruction, it possesses another incredibly powerful buff-type ultimate skill—[Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!].

　Therefore, "Blue-Eyed Girl" can be considered Dark's strongest trump card.

　It is only three stars and can be summoned in the first round. Upon summoning, it can use the [Tough! Invincible! Strongest] skill on itself, gaining 30 seconds of invincibility.

　That alone is enough to make it the strongest presence.