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

　Under these circumstances, the release of the "new dueling rules" became a secondary matter.

　The mages, who have no concept of Shinto rituals, will not pay extra attention to duels because of the release of the "new dueling rules".

　If it weren't for the current group of people announcing the "new rules," they wouldn't even pay any attention to them.

　This is because at the first public meeting after the establishment of the "Magic Alliance", no words related to "gods" were mentioned.

　Even the "duel arena" wasn't mentioned much.

　But this is precisely the effect that Principal Arte and others wanted to achieve. The popularization of the "New Duel Rules" is definitely not something that can be done overnight. The core of today's meeting was originally to make the establishment of the "Magic League" known to the world.

　As for the "new rules of dueling," it is only necessary to give people a basic understanding of them, and then gradually let everyone accept them through other means.

　In this phase, Dark's Duel Club also plays a crucial role.

　Over the next month, the branches of the "Magic Alliance" will be established in various countries.

　Each country's "Magic League" branch is established and managed by the country itself.

　The headquarters of the "Magic Alliance" will be established in the "City of Freedom".

　The "New Duel Rules" will only be officially promoted after the "Magic League" has branches in various countries.

　The first step in promoting these "new dueling rules" is the already planned "Academy Championship"!

　Students from magic academies around the world will gather at St. Marian Academy in October for a month-long duel competition.

　This student-only dueling tournament will present the "new rules of dueling" to everyone.

　The "Magic League" will promote the "Academy Championship" and begin teaching registered magicians in the league how to summon and duel domains.

　Then, the "World Cup," a dueling tournament open to all duelists worldwide, will be held after the "Academy Championship"—no longer limited to students!

　To this end, the "Magic League" will set up a huge prize pool to attract all duelists to participate in the "World Cup".

　Identity, race, nationality—every duelist is labeled with these kinds of tags.

　Even though the "World Cup" is essentially an individual competition unrelated to nationality, it is unavoidable that individual players will be labeled with nationality.

　Even more striking than nationality labels are racial labels. The World Cup, from its inception, could never have been purely symbolic. Now, members of various countries within the "Magic League" also secretly compete with each other.

　Second-level members like "Lionheart" would definitely want to take this opportunity to become first-level members.

　The competition in the World Cup is bound to be fierce.

　Now, in the aftermath of the war, it will become a very important way to demonstrate national power and even racial strength.

　However, on another level, if competition can replace war, it is not necessarily a bad thing for the world as a whole.

　That concludes the content of the first public meeting of the "Magic Alliance".

　After Principal Arte announced the establishment of the "Magic League" and its members, the five first-level members took turns to speak.

　Then Principal Arte returned to the stage and announced the "New Rules of Duel." After that, she announced the planned "Academy Championship" and the "World Cup."

　The entire meeting was very efficient, with no unnecessary steps.

　After the meeting concluded, alliance members began giving interviews to reporters. Of course, all the journalists granted entry were "insiders."

　The questions they asked were basically what the "Magic Alliance" wanted to release to the public.

　And the issues that the "Magic Alliance" doesn't want to mention, they definitely won't mention a single one.

　Otherwise, not only your career, but your entire life...

　It's all coming to an end here.

　The problems are particularly significant regarding the list of second-level members.

　To someone who knows nothing about gods, Hermes, contracts, or divine rituals, every unfamiliar name on the second-level membership list that could be compared to "Lionheart" is the problem itself.

　But not a single reporter dared to ask a question. They didn't even dare to touch on the subject.

　Although this era is gradually opening up, there is still a long way to go before achieving true "freedom of speech".

　A smart journalist always knows which questions to ask and which not to ask.

　After the interview session ended, the attendees gradually left the room.

　But only the venue for the press conference was vacated.

　Next, there will be a formal dinner to celebrate the alliance's founding. That, of course, will be a venue without reporters.

　With official business completed, everyone visibly relaxed. The young people from various factions gradually lost their inhibitions and began "visiting friends."

　Just as Dark was about to relax, Lucia Artemis, the "Elf Princess," came knocking on his door—though she ostensibly came to see Aurora.

　However, the three of them didn't get to exchange more than a few words before the other young people from the "Heavenly Court" who had fought together with them gathered around.

　When they met again after several months, they seemed to feel even more familiar with each other.

　Perhaps it's because they've all joined the same alliance, adding another layer of colleagueship to their relationship.

　However, while exchanging pleasantries, they were also observing each other. After all, while they were both "comrades-in-arms," ​​they were also unavoidable competitors!

　While everyone was enjoying themselves, Vitgot, "the Holy Son" Evan Pearson, and others also wanted to join in. However, they all felt a sense of inadequacy and simply watched from afar.

　The princes and princesses who had always followed behind the old king became even more silent.

　...

　However, among the young people present, there were not many students, which was a pity.

　They will meet at the "Academy Showdown".

　However, the Twin Paladins have made it clear that they will participate in the World Cup, hoping to...

　He met Darko and others on the world stage.

　With the atmosphere now in a good mood, everyone readily agreed, creating another harmonious and joyful moment.

　It has a feeling of "friendship first, competition second".

　Of course, everyone knows that if that really happens, even their brains will probably be...

　You need to type it out.

　The interaction among the young people was still full of energy, adding to the celebration.

　A touch of color.

　Communication among adults has become nothing more than insincere politeness, characterized by a forced smile.

　The joint establishment of the "Magic Alliance" is based on shared interests, but it does not mean that they...

　There has been no easing of tensions in the relationship.

　On the contrary, as time goes by, their relationship will only get worse due to the intensifying competition.

　However, that did not prevent them from working together to build the "Magic Alliance".

　They can always distinguish this point.

　……

　And at the same time.

　Far away at St. Marian's College. On the same evening.

　The opening ceremony for the new school year is being held in the auditorium.

　Yesterday's first-year students have bid farewell to the past and taken their place as second-year students.

　The second-year students, on the other hand, have been promoted to the third year.

　This year's freshmen entered the auditorium and took their seats one by one at the end of the long table. On the stage, the sorting ceremony, which every freshman must undergo, was taking place.

　On the stage, Principal Arte's "avatar" stands gracefully, never absent.

　Aisha and Ellie, as freshmen entering St. Marian Academy, are anxiously awaiting the sorting ceremony.

　For better service to the young master, "The Noble Academy" is the best choice.

　However, if the two of them are assigned to the "House of Nobles," extra attention will need to be paid to their social status and lineage...

　There isn't much to note about this year's first-year students.

　The grand spectacle of "two princesses and four Dimons" is impossible to recreate. The dual enrollment of the hero and the Valkyrie's son is now a thing of the past. Under these circumstances, Dark didn't even mention the opening ceremony, indicating that this year's new students are extremely lacking in headlines.

　However, this does not mean that the quality of the new students is poor.

　The topicality of the opening ceremony often stems from identity and status, while the talents and character of the new students can only be revealed one by one after the start of the semester.

　Perhaps in a year or two, something will emerge that could pose a threat to older students.

　In the banquet hall of the "City of Freedom," Dak chatted and laughed with his "peers" until the party ended.

　The Lionheart King stepped out of the banquet hall and immediately boarded the carriage to return to the orc territory.

　There are many people like him.

　They clearly had no intention of staying in the "City of Freedom" for another night and all rushed back to their respective countries without stopping.

　In the end, only the original six factions remained in the "City of Freedom".

　The Duke of the North and the old king have something to discuss.

　The Moon Elf High Priestess is visiting her family in the "City of Freedom".

　Principal Arte, along with Alvette, Claire, and others, were to continue their conversation that had not been finished by the early hours of yesterday.

　Meanwhile, the Holy Church went to the church in the "City of Freedom" to make relevant arrangements. Dark, on the other hand, prepared to return with Aurora.

　From the Duke's mansion, then turn onto the academy.

　All in all, everyone has their own things to do. Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

　"The Tiger of the North Wind" Gavinos was taken back to the North by the Duke. Quintinanos, on the other hand, went to the capital with the King and his entourage and transferred to the Royal Academy.

　After enjoying a day of family bliss, High Priest Bellamy reluctantly departed from the City of Freedom.

　After confirming the continued cooperation with Duke Dumont's mansion, the staff of St. Marian College also left.

　After the people from St. Marian College left, Pope Sis St. Patrice also began his journey home.

　In the end, only Dak and his group remained, and they stayed another night in the City of Freedom. The next morning, under the watchful eyes of Lord Sunamontilfali, they rode in a carriage and flew into the sky on a dragon.

　After a long day of travel, Dak and his party returned to the capital and immediately began their intensive planning and preparations.

　Arvit and Claire disappeared after landing. Dark, on the other hand, did not participate in the day-to-day affairs of the government or the company; he belonged to the decision-making level and only participated in the overall strategy.

　After taking a bath and changing his clothes, he sat in the study built into the bedroom, enjoying the late-night snack prepared by Ollie, and casually flipping through the performance reports of the "Duel Club" over the past two days.

　Sales on the first day, September 6th, were not as good as expected. The lag in information delivery was reflected in many ways.

　Sales are more abundant only in the capital city and in a few other well-informed major cities.

　Moreover, all sales are concentrated on products from "All People's Duel Club". "Magic Duel Club" is deserted.

　The weekly magazines prepared that day didn't sell at all. Dak initially thought it was a temporary phenomenon. But the situation remained the same the next day.

　Slightly different from the first day, more people entered the "Magic Duel Club" store, but they were all there to ask questions.

　After reading the report, Dark put it aside and casually remarked, "The 'Magic Duel Club's' performance is hampered mainly because the 'New Duel Rules' haven't been widely adopted. Duelders don't have much demand for the new product. But that will gradually become a thing of the past. We'll see in a month, after the 'Academy Championship' begins. In the meantime, we'll focus on building a reputation and cultivating users."

　Dak made the decision off the cuff.

　"In addition, we will publish a ranking of the strength of well-known duelists in the magazine. If the response is good, we will continue to do so."

　He then put that matter aside and picked up the reports about Ash and Ellie.

　The opening ceremony went very smoothly.

　Neither Ash nor Ellie used any connections; they were assigned to the "House of Nobles" during the Sorting Ceremony.

　Looking at the report, Dak asked, "Didn't they find anything?"

　A maid from the "Scorpio Palace" spoke from the shadows. "They were adopted by an old beggar when they were as young as they can remember." Dark asked, "And the beggar?"

　The maid said, "He's dead."

　“I see.” Dark put down the report casually and said, “Then let’s pretend this never happened.”

　If the trail goes cold, then so be it.

Chapter 1153 Darkdemon Still Wants to Live a Buddhist Life (4k)