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

　Tonight's unexpected duel taught the students of St. Mary's Academy a harsh lesson.

　The elves and orcs, however, were still unaware that this was an act of aiding the enemy. Perhaps, in their eyes, it meant nothing at all. The students of St. Marian Academy remained like flowers in a greenhouse. "Pfft!"

　Blood blossomed, staining the armor crimson.

　The rhinoceros-beastman was shot through the neck by a sneak arrow from the grassland elf. The arrow shot from behind without revealing a trace of its presence, piercing through his armor and through his neck.

　A fatal blow!

　At that moment, the grassland elf was still directly in front of the rhinoceros orc! Suddenly, the air twisted.

　An elf, like a mirror image, appeared from behind the rhinoceros orc, a cold smile on its face.

　The duelist is dead, the battle is over. The rhinoceros orc is resurrected in the "graveyard." He himself has a stern expression, but remains relatively calm.

　Several other orc students, however, began to curse angrily.

　The victory of the grassland elves did not end the conflict between the two academies; on the contrary, it tended to escalate the conflict further.

　The beastmen cursed and swore at the grassland elves, calling them despicable, filthy, and beasts in human form.

　The elves sneered, but they were actually unable to refute the argument.

　While a sneak attack from behind is a tactic, it's certainly not something to be honored to admit.

　But being scolded once or twice is nothing to worry about.

　The orcs, despite clearly losing, became increasingly arrogant and their insults grew louder. This fueled the elves' growing anger.

　Some even conjured longbows in their hands.

　The atmosphere became even more hostile after the duel ended, and the two sides were on the verge of a full-blown brawl at the slightest disagreement.

　"Elf Princess" Lucia Artemis remained seated side by side with Aurora, lightly swinging her little feet.

　The atmosphere became so intense that it was almost out of control before the team leaders from both sides suddenly stepped in.

　"That's enough," the elven team leader said calmly. The orc team leader, however, cursed and swore, "Losing and making a fool of yourself, go back and reflect on your actions!"

　The bloody battle ended when the orcs were driven out of the dueling arena by their own professor.

　But the struggle between the two colleges has only just begun.

　"The fight doesn't just take place on the battlefield." In other words...

　"Dueling isn't limited to the dueling arena."

　Orcs are not the type to be disciplined.

　This is human territory. If they can't target the students of St. Mary's Academy, why can't they target you elves?

　It's getting dark, be careful of the slippery roads!

Chapter 1160 A flawed example is still an example (4k)

　With the elves stopped and the orcs driven away, the excitement in the dueling arena cooled down considerably in an instant.

　Knowing that a fight was unlikely, the onlookers could only pick up their stools and leave the dueling arena with considerable regret.

　As the crowd gradually dispersed, Dark, who had only been dragged there by Diana and Rose, also got up and left.

　Despite the "Elf Princess's" warm invitation, Darke insisted on declining. As the host, he couldn't show favoritism; if he accepted the elves' invitation to a private meeting, people of other races would follow suit and invite him as well, making it impossible for him to refuse.

　and so……

　Okay, those are all excuses.

　He was simply too lazy to socialize, and genuinely, he had nothing to say to Lucia Artemis.

　Ultimately, he and Lucia Artemis weren't that close. Their so-called "comradeship," "alliance," or even "life-saving relationship" were hardly personal.

　Lucia Artemis may genuinely be grateful to him and very much want to get closer to him.

　He would talk to them in public, making it clear that they were "acquaintances." But in private, they were simply not acquainted.

　He and the Elf King, in the selection, were far less than 2'

　After leaving the Duel Arena, Dark, Diana, and Rose returned to the Noble Tower.

　building.

　The three walked side by side, their conversation revolving entirely around their previous duel. The duel between the grassland elves and the rhinoceros-men was indeed very inspiring.

　Although the professors had analyzed this tactical system centered on itself in detail during the summer camp classes.

　However, in actual practice, very few people actually do that.

　This is related to the nature of "sparring".

　However, this tactical system centered on itself actually has a very big problem.

　That is, it's not very magical!

　In light of this, the professors divided this tactical system into two types. One type, like that of the Rhinoceros Orcs, uses one's own power, in addition to magic, as the absolute core.

　Another type is similar to the grassland elves. Although they also focus on strengthening themselves, their emphasis is still on magic.

　Aside from magic, one's own power is not enough to overshadow the opponent in a duel.

　This is actually very important for magic duels. Outsiders may not know, but the students and professors attending the summer camp are very clear that magic duels under the new rules are not centered on "winning"—although winning is equally important.

　The expanded domain connects to the system, specifically the system of Shinto rituals. The magical duels that follow the expansion of the domain are, in fact, part of the Shinto rituals.

　The path of magic and divine power requires dueling rituals to continuously fill and construct it. Duelists need divine rituals to pave their way forward, and also to attract "divine cause".

　In Shinto rituals, the only thing that can truly attract "divine cause" is the "magician".

　Even if one's own power is the core, it must be one's own power enhanced by magic.

　simply put.

　An ordinary person with limited strength wins by using an "Armed Card," while an orc with powerful bloodline wins by using the same "Armed Card."

　The former can attract and retain more "divine causes".

　After watching the duel between the grassland elves and the rhinoceros beastmen, Dak made a discovery.

　Even when the rhinoceros was dominating the grassland elves in the early stages, it didn't attract many "divine influences" at all.

　Even the naturally gathered "divine causes" showed no reaction to its "brilliant performance".

　On the contrary, the grassland elves, while not quite "magical" either, attracted slightly more "divine influence" because they used magical elves to support their battles.

　But it was only "slightly".

　The grassland elves continued to make extensive use of their elven abilities, which backfired in their attraction to "divine cause".

　Even if he ultimately wins, he won't attract much "divine cause." Ordinary people lack the "cognitive" foundation to see "divine cause." But as long as Dark opens his "eye of truth," he can see it clearly.

　"Divine cause" is not only an opportunity, but also an essential element for becoming a god. In any case, the more the better.

　This "Academy Championship" is the first large-scale public event that brings together "divine beings" since the Shinto ritual began.

　How many "gods" a student can attract in this competition depends on their ability.

　However, abandoning magic altogether is highly inadvisable. Victory gained through such means is meaningless.

　In the eyes of ordinary students, the duel between the grassland elves and the rhinoceros orcs was a correct demonstration of the new rules of dueling.

　However, it was seen as a bad example by students who were familiar with Shinto rituals.

　Mistakes can also be enlightening.

　The biggest lesson Diana learned was that "even if you are strong enough to end a duel at the beginning, you should not actually do it."

　He feigns weakness to the enemy and to the "audience," then uses magic to strengthen himself, primarily to demonstrate his magical power.

　The victory gained through this duel is the true victory. Diana, you understand!

　Under the new rules of dueling, magical duels not only test strength but also acting skills!

　The first stage is to become an actor. The second stage is to become a director.

　Diana secretly resolved to become

　The actors begin.

　Just as other academies have already selected their "preliminary participants," St. Marian Academy has also selected its "preliminary participants." The selection follows a principle of six participants from lower grades and six from upper grades, with the number of "preliminary participants" doubling each time.

　A total of twelve students were selected from grades one through three. The majority of these twelve were third-year students, but there were also second-year students like Aurora.

　Dak hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now he's asked and learned the detailed list of these twelve people.

　First of all, he himself was among them.

　Secondly, the third-year students are Victor, Emma, ​​Sarah, Doron, Diana, and Rose.

　Vanessa, Klein, and Heidi also participated in summer camp, but they were not selected for the "School Championship" this time. Instead, Doron emerged as a surprise winner, securing a preliminary spot.

　For the sake of balance, the academy also selected several second-year students: Aurora, Vivian, Jon, Anna, and Angie.

　Victoria, Phoenix, and Shirley Augustine were all excluded.

　Cecilia Doyle, Joey, and two other second-year students who also attended the summer camp were also not selected.

　Cecilia Doyle gave up voluntarily, which gave Jon the opportunity to squeeze in.

　One can only say that the granddaughter of the "wise man" has her own considerations.

　She probably knew very well that even if she managed to squeeze into the preliminary list, she would basically not be able to play. It would be better not to be in the preliminary list at all, so that she could watch and learn in peace.

　In the end, second graders are just there to make up the numbers.

　Among the five selected for the preliminary rounds, even Anna and Angie have a low probability of playing.

　The most likely candidates to participate are Vivian and Aurora, who possess exceptional strength and magical abilities exceeding the grade level.

　In the third year, Doron and Rose also had difficulty getting playing time.

　Of the remaining five, only Dark is guaranteed to play, and only Diana is certain to play; the others are uncertain.

　The competition in this "Academy Championship" is exceptionally fierce; even Emma and Sarah may be eliminated.

　Although the core goal of students participating in the competition is to attract "divine influence," from the perspective of St. Marian Academy, "winning" remains the top priority.

　The inaugural competition always carries extra significance.

　St. Maryann College, as the host and organizer, naturally wouldn't want the championship to be taken away by another college.

　Therefore, the lineup for the senior group can be described as luxurious.

　Pandora and Winnie, representing sixth and fifth grade respectively, are the only two upperclassmen confirmed to appear.

　The remaining four spots are highly competitive, even more so than the Academy Cup...

　After receiving the list, Dak looked at it carefully and couldn't help but feel sorry for Doron.

　Having finally squeezed into the preliminary rounds, I'm about to be pushed out by a second-year junior. I don't know whether to be happy or worried.

　But since the academy's goal is to win, Aurora and Vivian must...

　They will appear.

　Aurora's magical skill was already on par with that of a third-year student, while Vivian was slightly weaker. However, after the summer camp training, the gap between the second and third-year students was minimized, and she is now a completely different person.

　Dark was quite looking forward to seeing the dark elf girl face off against the elves.

　day.

　Putting aside matters related to the "Academy Championship" for the time being, Dark continued...

　Continuing with the topic from the past few days.

　He was researching how to make golems.

　Using the existing "Golden Country" Magic Cards as a reference, start creating the Golden Golem from "Golden Country Grave Digger".

　Although I already had a general idea of ​​the steps, this was still quite challenging for the "Alchemy Class".

　For Dak, who had to work on his final project by cheating, it was still an extremely difficult challenge.

　He hasn't yet successfully created the image of the "Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist" in his mind.

　But in short, you have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. Let's start with the most basic "Golden Line Gravedigger" project! I just happened to get a huge amount of credits from writing the math textbook, now's time to put them to good use!

　Time always flies when you're immersed in research. Before I knew it, it was bedtime.