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

　As long as you start with "Blue-Eyes Girl", you don't need to worry about your opponent's opening burst.

　The "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" that it later transformed into also possessed enough strength to command respect.

　Furthermore, the effects of [Strong! Invincible! Strongest] last for thirty seconds and are inherited even when transforming into "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　This single Magical Spirit card is enough to defeat most opponents.

　However, since her opponent is Sara, she should focus on a defensive strategy—not by directly confronting her opponent. There are many ways to avoid a strong attack, such as making her magic ball disappear!

　Dark guessed that Sarah would probably use this kind of tactic.

　However, when facing an opponent who is too powerful, this method is only a temporary solution and not a permanent solution.

　He was in no hurry.

　"But this 'blue-eyed girl' can be kept hidden for a while."

　His gaze then fell on the "Black-eared Beast" and the "Stardust Dragon".

　The special move requirements for "Stardust Dragon" are easy to meet, but it cannot be the lead. "Black-eared Beastmaster" does not have this problem.

　With "Blue-Eyed Girl" as a foundation, he had no worries about starting with "Black-Eared Beast," and he had excellent luck this time, directly getting "Elysium 4v" into the hand.

　The last one is a "scythe helmet"...

　Dark placed his hand on the "Black-Eared Beast". "Tick-tock".

　The turn-switching sound rang out instantly. The duel entered the "Battle Phase." Dark immediately began chanting a Normal Summoning spell.

　"In the name of Dark Demon, I summon the Black-Eared Beast!"

　In the blue team's summoning area, "Black-eared Beast" stretched out its ears and slowly descended, spinning like a propeller.

　Dark raised an eyebrow and turned his finger to "Elysium 4," preparing to summon again in three seconds.

　The "Black-eared Beast" that landed on the ground didn't need his command. In three seconds, unless it was an instant-cast spell or a speed-specialized magical spirit, it would be difficult for it to pose a threat.

　As expected, Sara Swati took the expected measures in this first round.

　The first thing she summoned was a limp, black slime-like magical sprite.

　As soon as the magical spirit appeared, it lay down on the magical ball and completely enveloped it.

　Immediately afterwards, the magic ball, along with the magic sprite, gradually disappeared!

　—In this duel, Sara actually used a stealth-type magic spirit!

　Magical spirits with the ability to become invisible are extremely useful in battles against beginners.

　However, it is also very useful in battles against high-level duelists...

　High-level duelists are often unable to include reveal/conceal spell cards in their decks due to the nature of their decks.

　Unless prior information indicates that the opponent is a duelist skilled in such abilities.

　In this situation, it often yields surprising results when a duelist suddenly adds a stealth-type Magical Spirit card to their deck.

　Furthermore, the magical spirit summoned by Sara Swati possesses not only the ability to become invisible and assimilate, but also the ability to teleport randomly.

　After becoming invisible, it can move the magic orb to a random location and then completely disappear from sight.

　Aside from the unreliability of its random elements, this magical sprite is really well-suited to the current duel mode—unfortunately, it will soon be phased out by the version.

　However, the drawback of this thing is that the invisibility effect only works on the user.

　Once it's sacrificed, the Magic Orb will be revealed. Aside from that, it doesn't offer much benefit; it's essentially just wasting an extra magic card compared to your opponent's throughout the game.

　This delay slowed down Sara's pace of setting up the field. However, in the duel with Dark Dimon, this slight slowdown made little difference.

　Her only chance of winning is to bypass the duel between the magical spirits and shatter the life barrier of the magical orb when they are off guard.

　But that's very difficult to do.

　Sarah Swati gritted her teeth and began her second summon. However, only a short while later, the "Black-eared Beast" in the blue team's summoning zone was bathed in a pink glow.

　That is the light of evolution!

　Anyone who has paid attention to Darko Dimon is very familiar with this kind of radiance.

　Sarah was naturally aware of this, and she immediately prayed silently that it was a lower-level "Star Spirit Card".

　However, under the illumination of Elysium 4, "BlackEarmon" directly underwent Mega Evolution!

　In the blink of an eye, a Perfect-level Digimon appeared in the Blue Team's summoning area—"Antilomon"!

　"Antilo Beast" is also known as "Jade Rabbit Beast," a name that is clearly more descriptive. However, since the characters "Jade Rabbit" are subject to censorship, only "Antilo Beast" can be used.

　Its limbs are long and powerful, and its body flows with the "qi" of a martial artist.

　Summoning a nine-star magical spirit at the start of the game has always been a very simple thing for Dark Dimon.

　He put down the "Black-eared Beast" magic card and immediately commanded, "Antilomon, meditate!"

　"Antiro Beast" was confused because the target in the field had disappeared. At this moment, it received the order and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and closed its eyes to meditate.

　It was a meditation similar to a yoga posture, which not only allowed it to fully restore its own magic power by coordinating the use of qi, but also greatly enhanced its mental perception, enabling it to detect extremely subtle breaths.

　—No matter how well a three-star magical spirit can conceal itself, it is impossible to avoid the ultimate move of a nine-star magical spirit.

　Dark glanced at the other side.

　Sarah Swati chose the Magical Spirit again in her second summon.

　However, she roughly knew that ordinary magical spirits would have little chance of surviving against Dark's magical spirits. Therefore, she implemented her basic strategy, and this time the summoned magical spirit could only be heard but not seen.

　That was none other than a magical spirit that normally remained invisible—"Invisible Beetle Rikimaru"!

　As soon as "Invisible Beetle Rikimaru" materialized, it quickly silenced itself and silently rushed towards the blue team's area.

　Its sole mission is to shatter the life barrier of the blue magic ball! Magic duels are duels conducted within the constraints of rules; direct confrontation is not a necessary condition for victory.

　While high-star magical spirits possess a unique aesthetic appeal, even those with lower star ratings are not without their uses.

　Sara Swati never intended to settle the score with a high-level magical spirit from the beginning.

　She looked at the three remaining magic cards in her hand, preparing to begin setting up the ritual. But in the blue team's summoning zone, the "Antilomon," which had been meditating with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes.

　In just two or three seconds after it closed its eyes, it had already sensed... the magical aura hidden in the air!

　The moment it sensed that presence, it sprang into action! At the same time...

　Dark flicked his finger, sending the blue magic ball soaring high into the sky. He then proceeded to summon the "Blue-Eyes Girl".

　Even though he had considered keeping it as a trump card, Dark remained vigilant. He summoned the "Blue-Eyed Girl" to eliminate any possibility of surprise.

　Both sides acted very quickly.

　The entire situation was already operating according to their respective strategies. And that was at that very moment.

　The "Antilomon" suddenly lowered its waist and unleashed a burst of power from its lower limbs.

　"boom!"

　A loud bang was heard.

　The "Antilo Beast" vanished from its spot in an instant. The next second, it suddenly reappeared near the center line, high in the sky towards the blue team's zone.

　Then, this wingless magical sprite suddenly hovered in the air.

　"A Hymn of Incantation!"

　It is not a powerful offensive ultimate move called "Forest of Sword Leaves", but rather an instantaneous "burst" type ultimate move.

　The "Antilo Beast" hovered in the air, raised its right leg and placed it on its left knee, and suddenly clasped its hands together.

　The instant his palms clasped together, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, hardening his physical tissues and granting him the ability to ignore most transformation-type ultimate techniques for a short period of time.

　Then, it suddenly opened its eyes, its right palm facing forward, and drew a circle with a seemingly slow but actually fast speed, striking out from the circle—in the process of striking out, the palm turned into a fist.

　"Boom!"

　The power that erupted in that instant was unimaginable.

　The first magical spirit summoned by Sara Swati remained in the position of enveloping the magic orb. It was instantly blown away upon merely touching the aura surrounding the fist—it appeared briefly during the process before vanishing completely.

　The magic ball, which was directly hit by the fist, also made a sound like glass shattering under the immense force of the impact.

　The life barrier on the magic orb was shattered almost instantly. A clean and swift fatal blow!

　The red team's Magic Orb's life points dropped to zero in that instant. Sara Swati's expression froze slightly.

　"Invisible Beetle Rikimaru" was still stealthily heading towards the blue team's magic ball. Dark had already recalled "Blue-Eyes Girl," which he had just summoned to blow a bit of wind, back into his magic card.

　The best approach when facing a duelist who is prone to unpredictability is to kill him quickly before he can even begin to fight.

　Dark followed this strategy and easily won the duel.

　He used the same strategy in all three consecutive duels against second-year students.

　But after watching those two duels, the audience still didn't seem to get used to his style of ending the duel in one or two rounds, and still screamed when the duel ended.

　"Wow—"

　"The battle is over."

　"Winner: Darko Dimon"

　The referee's tone when declaring victory seemed to have lost some of its passion.

　"Hey……"

　Sarah sighed deeply and returned to normal.

　In this duel, she wasn't able to perform as well as before. This was partly due to her hand, and partly because her opponent was too strong.

　She starts with a nine-star magic-wielding elf, and is the type that isn't afraid of deathrattle. Her strategies are unlikely to be effective.

　Dark Dimon's armor was impeccable. "Too fast, can you slow down next time?" Sarah put away the magical sprite and complained slightly.

　Dak's expression changed, and he replied, "I'll definitely do it next time."

　Sarah took out her deck, put it back in her card pack, raised her hand and waved before turning and walking off the player's platform.

　There's nothing to review. We lost too cleanly.

　On the other side, the host Judy didn't even sit down. She teleported directly to the blue team's stage and began interviewing the winner.

　"Still as fast as ever," Judy teased, picking up the microphone.

　Dak said helplessly, "I'm worried that things might get complicated if we wait too long."

　Senior Judy said with a slightly more serious tone, "That's right. A qualified duelist should maintain due respect for his opponent."

　Dark: "Respect."

　Senior Judy said, "This is the third interview today. It's tough being the host. How about we ask a standard question that everyone wants to know? We've asked this before, so it's a good opportunity to ask it again. You see, the challenge match is tonight. Do you have a specific goal?"

　Dark frowned slightly and said, "This is classified." Senior Judy said with some regret, "Can't it be revealed?" Dark replied, "No."

　"Hi," Judy shrugged and said, "I asked around, and it's all classified."

　Laughter from the audience could be faintly heard from outside the arena. Dark said, "Want to win?"

　Senior Judy shook her head and said, "You were defeated 4-1 by the Fool's House duelists in the last round. What were your thoughts at the time?"

　Dark smiled and said, "What else can I think? It was a 4-1 defeat. But isn't that how duels are? If the outcome is predictable from the start, what's the point? Besides, this year's Fools' House contestants are all very strong; we are indeed slightly inferior."

　Senior Judy said, "Isn't there any resentment?"

　Dark said with some surprise, "My seniors are indeed very unwilling to accept defeat. But isn't that only natural? How can anyone be willing to accept defeat?"

　Senior Judy blinked and asked again, "Aren't you in a hurry? Because with a score of 4:1 against the Fool's House, you're already at a huge disadvantage in this duel."

　Dark gave him a quick glare, then smiled and said, "This is a very simple math problem. I think anyone who can do addition and subtraction within ten knows that we still have a huge advantage. Unless, in this round, we lose to the Magic Academy by a score of 1:4 again. But I can say for sure that's impossible."

　"You're really confident." Senior Judy couldn't help but smile. She knew very well that although the junior in front of her was strong, he was very reserved. He never made judgments easily, and it was usually difficult to get such decisive statements out of him.

　His current arbitrary actions are clearly aimed at boosting team morale and providing more support to the senior students.

　"So..." Senior Judy paused slightly, then said, "One last question, are you confident you can win this Academy Cup?"

　Darke suddenly laughed and said, "Victory is assured."

　Senior Judy smiled and said, "Then I will ask the principal to send the Academy Cup championship trophy to the tower of the Noble Academy ahead of schedule."

　Dark laughed: "Then I'll leave it to you."

　After the winner's interview, the "post-match analysis" segment began.