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

　"The battle is over!"

　"The victor...Pamela!"

　……

　The St. Maryann Academy Open-Air Duel Arena, and its branch arenas around the world. The audience's voices, as if muted, gradually rose up at this moment, and then became uncontrollably noisy.

　No one has ever seen a magic duel like this. Because this isn't a magic duel at all!

　Despite the grand scale of the event, the "Gods" did not play any music. But even so, it could not diminish the brilliance of this duel.

　Unfortunately, the final victor was not the dark elf girl who created the entire grand spectacle.

　The referees hesitated slightly when announcing the results.

　The commentators, who finally began to speak after the duel ended, focused entirely on analyzing what had just happened in the arena.

　Once the smoke and dust cleared, the entire scene of the duel arena was finally revealed.

　The nine-star magical spirit, "Twilight Dragon," coiled on the ground, head to tail.

　It was covered in wounds, its dragon horns were broken, and its magic was weak.

　Pamela Ingersoll curled up in the middle of the "Twilight Dragon's" body, and the magic emanating from her body formed a sphere of light and darkness around her.

　That was the final manifestation of the "Twilight Realm".

　"Crack!"

　The domain is shattered.

　Pamela, who had recovered from her injuries after the duel, finally opened her eyes. Her hair had returned to its black color, and her small, oval face showed the relief of having escaped death.

　This is a tug-of-war between magic and vitality.

　Fortunately, her magical properties countered Vivian's, which allowed her to barely survive until the end.

　But even after the duel ended, she still felt a lingering fear. "Monster..."

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　"call……"

　In the "Graveyard" area, Vivian slowly exhaled. The experience of being resurrected from the dead was ultimately not a pleasant thing. The protection mechanism of the "Graveyard" was not omnipotent either.

　If one gets used to dying in magical duels, it's easy to lose one's reverence for death.

　That would actually be quite fatal to intelligent life.

　From this perspective, adding a "health" system is indeed necessary.

　Vivian turned her head slightly, took one last look at her opponent, and then turned and left the dueling arena.

　Although the result was not as she wished, she had done her best in the duel and had nothing more to say.

　Judging solely by the outcome, she did lose, and inevitably felt some guilt.

　But when she returned to the contestant's platform, she was greeted with praise from her teammates.

　There was no comfort, only praise.

　Even Witt God said with a look of relief, "Pamela's Twilight Domain is indeed powerful. My Holy Sword of Light was completely countered. Once I stepped down, it would be difficult to win. Fortunately, Vivian stepped in to protect me."

　Vivian pursed her lips but didn't smile.

　...

　But in reality...

　Pamela Ingersoll of the "Twilight Clan" is indeed a perfect counter to "Zoffy the Greatsword of Light".

　Witte can only manifest one named holy sword at this time. When the power of the holy sword cannot be exerted, the limitations of his deck will be fully exposed.

　Especially in terms of speed of setting up the field, it definitely can't compare to Pamela's.

　Moreover, Pamela's "Twilight Dragon" does indeed give people a feeling of being too powerful.

　Her starting position is not only due to her ability to counter Witt's Holy Sword, but also largely due to her own formidable strength.

　Although she keeps a low profile, she is undoubtedly a top-tier student in the lower grades of Sky Magic Academy.

　Witt Gold's chances of winning a normal duel against him are indeed not high. As for whether he truly thinks that way, only he himself knows.

　While Vivian returned to the contestant's stand, Pamela Ingersoll went to the host's stand.

　She put her black leather coat back on, covering her overly voluptuous figure completely, and then stood there with a frown, as if on the execution ground, letting the host ask her questions.

　The host, Judy, seemed very gentle and easy to talk to. Perhaps sensing that Judy was not very willing, she asked very basic questions.

　But no matter how basic it is, you have to do it before you can do it!

　Pamela pursed her lips tightly, completely at a loss for words. After all, in this duel, apart from summoning the "Twilight Dragon" at the beginning, she had only been doing her best to activate the "Twilight Domain" to protect herself.

　It's fair to say that she wasn't in control of the entire duel; she was simply taking the hits!

　Although she won in the end, it only proved that she was more resilient than Vivian.

　She was not happy about this at all.

　Host Judy kept asking her how she felt about the duel. What could she possibly feel?

　Am I really going to dig a hole and bury myself?! (Sarcasm ≤) O Ahhh!

　The post-match analysis of this duel was clearly a challenge for the analysts as well.

　He had no idea how to analyze it, because the entire duel was filled with explosions, explosions, and more explosions!

　As for Pamela's race, abilities, and the attribute counters between them, Vivian's magical properties... these are secrets that ordinary people simply cannot see. Even if he could see them, he wouldn't say much about them.

　Post-match analysts have a job that requires them to make their analysis understandable to the audience, but also to avoid revealing secrets that the players don't want to disclose. In short, it's a very difficult role to manage and demands a high level of skill from the analyst.

　In the end, the analysts simply played the explosion scene repeatedly, letting the audience fill in the blanks with their own imaginations…

　The constantly replayed explosions made the venue noisy.

　On the competition stage, the captains of both teams, bracing themselves against the noise, began discussing their next moves.

　As far as St. Mary's College is concerned, the current situation was actually within expectations.

　The only problem is that Pamela Ingersoll's abilities are a bit too overwhelming, which forces them to raise their assessment of the Sky Magic Academy's contestants' strength even further.

　If you want to maximize your win rate, you must be prepared that your next opponent will be no weaker than Pamela.

　Under these circumstances, we must carefully consider who to send into the second duel.

　Meanwhile, on the contestant's stage at the Sky Magic Academy.

　Disney? Nehm is carefully questioning Pamela about just how much damage Vivian's magic blast actually causes.

　The final result made them more vigilant. Pamela's ability to withstand the explosion didn't mean they could. Moreover, given the current situation, they had to consider the possibility that "Vivian is the weakest among the main competitors from St. Marian Academy."

　Previously, they believed that Vivian was not someone to be used as a "trade-in" because she was the top student in her second year.

　However, judging from the current situation, while Vivian is indeed formidable, her fighting style and tactics are entirely a "lose-lose" scenario, making one want to overturn previous assumptions.

　But if Vivian was indeed sent to "exchange" someone, then Saint Mary...

　Just how strong are the other contestants from An Academy?

　These are all things that the students of Sky Magic Academy must carefully consider.

　Only by assessing the opponent's specific level can we adjust our strategies accordingly. Since the difference in combat strength between the two sides was already small, the selection of personnel becomes extremely important.

　Sky Magic Academy will not let its guard down just because it won the first duel by chance.

　In the previous round, the Elf Magic Academy also won their first match. However, they were overturned starting from the second match and ultimately lost despite their struggle.

　They should naturally learn from this.

　"So, who will play in the second round?" Disney turned to his companions and asked seriously.

　"Tess or Sami, I guess," one of the "older" contestants said, looking up.

　Disney looked at Tess and Sammy, asking for their opinions.

　After a long pause, Tess of the "Jade Clan" said softly, "Looking at it from an equal standpoint, since we won the first duel, we will have more leeway in the second. Unless the opponent is absolutely confident, they will not decide to send out an inferior horse again in the second match. Therefore, in this match, we can selectively exchange with their superior horses."

　"Should we also exchange pieces?" Disney frowned. "Now that we've won the first game, we only need three more wins to end this game early. If all three of us win, we'll meet the requirements."

　“But the chances of all three of us winning are very low,” Sammy Tommy of the Tree Royal Clan interrupted immediately. “We must find a way to avoid their captain in order to have a chance to win three more games.”

　“How can that be!” Disney said instinctively, of course he didn’t want to give up the opportunity to duel Dark.

　But Sammy Tommy said, "Everyone's at the academy, what are you afraid of? Even if we don't meet in this round, in the third round of the all-grade competition, you can choose whoever you want to duel."

　Disney paused, then said in a low voice, "What if something unexpected happens?" Sammy Tommy said, "Don't forget, you're the captain now." "Don't be so serious," Tess said. "If Disney is confident of winning, he can certainly put him against him. So, are you confident?"

　Disney looked up and said, "Let's... split it fifty-fifty!"

　Tess shook her head and said, "It's a 50/50 chance, meaning the outcome is uncertain, and we can't afford to gamble. If you lose, and we can't win four out of the first six matches, we'll have to face him again in the final decisive match. Then, will you be the one to play again?"

　Disney's eyes lit up, and he said, "Sure! It's a 50/50 chance; I'll win one out of two. If I lose the second one, I'll win the next, right?"

　Tess was stunned by what he said, and after a long while, she said quietly, "The mathematics course at this college is quite good. Take a look at it when you have time."

　Then she ignored Disney and turned to talk to Sammy and Tommy. "Hey," Disney suspected he had been abandoned, but had no proof.

　There are many factors to consider during the drafting and banning (BP) phase for players.

　Sky Magic Academy wanted to use a piece-trading tactic in the second round to replace the opponent's top-tier horse, but also wanted to continue sending out their core players to secure a solid victory in the second match.

　They were undecided between the two options.

　Meanwhile, St. Maryan's Academy had already selected its candidates in advance.

　Their goal is to win three out of six duels, which is easier to achieve than the Sky Magic Academy's goal.

　Moreover, one of those three matches is a "sure win," so we only need to win the other two.

　Therefore, no matter what kind of players the opponent sends out, they only pursue victory in every match.

　This second duel is naturally not to be missed! Of course, there are also many things to consider here.

　The most important thing to pay attention to is the placement of the card "Virtogad".

　Witt, wielding the "Holy Sword," is a relatively reliable scoring point. For the players from St. Mary's Academy, ensuring that Witt can consistently score points is crucial.

　In the Sky Magic Academy, besides Pamela Ingersoll of the "Twilight Clan" who has already appeared, Tess of the "Jade Clan" also has a noticeably strong control over the light attribute.

　Witt's "Greatsword of Light Zoffy" would likely be ineffective against Tess.

　Therefore, after discussing with everyone, Darke unanimously decided to save Wittgold for Tess's turn before sending him out!

　Witt enjoyed the treatment of being a "secret weapon," but he felt extremely uncomfortable, as if his companions were putting him on a hot plate.

　Dark himself did not intend to appear directly in the second duel.

　To win the match, he naturally needed to find a way to face off against the opposing captain. This second duel was still far from the right time.

　The debriefing session is over.

　After a short transition, we entered the countermeasures phase.

　The two teams have only five minutes to decide who will play in the second round.

　The options available for Dac are actually quite limited.

　Excluding Vitgold, he can only choose between Aurora and Diana.

　Emma and Sarah were originally on his list of considerations, and were even given very high priority. But since they themselves lacked confidence, Dark naturally wouldn't force them.

　Therefore, he hesitated for a while between Aurora and Diana, and finally decided... to let Diana go first!

　Between Diana and Aurora, who is stronger?

　Although Diana was talented

　She possesses extraordinary talent, but Aurora also has giant blood. Giants are a race that exists almost in mythology, beings on the same level as dragons.

　Aurora, who inherited the blood of giants, possesses terrifying physical strength.

　However, her own cultivation of "qi" was very superficial, making her incomparable to Diana in this respect.

　Moreover, Diana has not only mastered "Gathering Qi" and "Bunny Tooth Fist," but has also begun to see results in her training of "Explosive Qi."