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

　This was actually her first time appearing in such an event, and the thousands of spectators were also a first for her.

　After all, the population of Sky City is really small.

　Listening to the cheers of the audience, she couldn't quite say whether she preferred a quiet life with fewer people or a lively life with more people.

　"The infection on the ground is truly terrifying."

　As she was thinking to herself, she unconsciously stepped off the stage again.

　Back on the contestant's platform, Tess readily accepted her companions' praise, and then immediately began discussing the next contestant selections with Disney and the others.

　“We’ve won two games, the score is two to one.” But as soon as she sat down, she heard Disney say this. This opening gave her an ominous feeling.

　Sure enough, Disney then started mentioning the other two contestants, but never mentioned itself.

　Tess immediately realized that Disney still wanted to be the grand finale, facing off against Darkdemon, who was also the grand finale on the other side!

　She would wholeheartedly agree with the proposal if Disney won.

　But after reviewing Dark Dimon's information, she found it hard to imagine how Disney could possibly win.

　You can't really expect your opponent to have a terrible hand, right?

　In a normal fight, a hundred Disneys wouldn't be a match for Darkdemon, unless he uses "Accelerated Summoning".

　However, Disney's "accelerated summoning" is not very sophisticated, and frankly, we can't count on it.

　While Tess was pondering, Disney was talking non-stop: "Listen to me, we've won two games ourselves. If we can win one more in the next two, then the final round will be handed over to me... Well, I've definitely considered that too! Even if I lose once, it's still three to three, right? I can go on again!"

　"Two consecutive best-of-two matches, I can't possibly lose them both, believe me. I've studied Darkdemon more than any of you, I have a chance of winning!"

　But as he was speaking, he suddenly realized that there was no sound around him. Everyone was staring at him.

　Even Tess remained silent.

　The atmosphere on the contestants' stage suddenly froze.

　Disney blinked, then seemed to suddenly have something stuck in his throat and couldn't speak.

　The scene froze instantly, many remaining silent. It wasn't until the referee announced the start of "countermeasures time" that things began. "Okay, okay! I understand!"

　Disney said with a look of annoyance.

　"In the next duel, I'll go straight onto the court and secure three points."

　But before he could finish speaking, Tess said quietly, "Don't even think about revealing your hand." Disney's face froze, and he immediately looked guilty, as if he'd been caught out: "Revealing my hand? Hahaha, how could I? How could I do something like that?"

　If he reveals his player card openly on the counter-strategy table, the probability that the opposing team will send out Darkdemon to face him in order to increase their chances of winning is very high.

　In the instant before Tess exposed him, he did indeed have that thought.

　But of course he wouldn't do it... probably.

　As time passed, both teams had essentially completed their strategies. Then, the team captains walked to the strategy table.

　Dark glanced at Disney Neham across from him. Instead of taking out his own or Emma's player card, he drew Aurora's!

　A 3-3 tie and a deciding game has never been his goal. His objective, from beginning to end, has always been 4-2 to finish the match! Therefore, this duel...

　Although he was certain that Disney would compromise for the team, he did not heed Emma's suggestion to let her go on stage to exchange pieces.

　That kind of behavior is meaningless.

　Dark had great confidence in Emma and Sara's abilities, believing they had a very high chance of winning against non-core long-lived species.

　Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Emma plays in this game or the next game.

　As for Disney's Neham, he chose to believe in Aurora!

　It's time for Aurora to accumulate some dueling experience against stronger opponents.

　Both team captains had placed their player cards on the slots in the player stands and announced the early end of the "countermeasures time".

　Host Judy immediately displayed the projector and announced, "The match between St. Marian Academy and Sky Magic Academy has entered its fourth round. I'm sure everyone is eagerly anticipating who will take the stage for this duel. Now, let's take a look at Sky Magic Academy's player who is currently leading 2-1... It's... Disney Neham! Unbelievable, Sky Magic Academy has actually sent out their captain for the fourth duel! Judy thought all the captains would choose to save their captains for the final showdown, hee hee."

　“It really is Disney,” Sarah said, arms crossed. Emma, ​​however, frowned slightly, looking rather unhappy.

　Because Dark rejected her "sure-win strategy" and chose a riskier decision.

　“Let’s have our St. Marian Academy’s contestant…” Judy said, “Aurora Montilfali! She’s a second-year student! The next duel will be between the captain of Sky Magic Academy and Aurora Montilfali, a second-year student from St. Marian Academy!”

　The announcement of the two players sent the entire venue into a frenzy.

　However, on the stage of the Sky Magic Academy contestants, Tess and the others looked at each other with serious expressions.

　"I got swapped out again..."

Chapter 1199 Seeking a Clear Shadow atop the Clouds (8k)

　Sending second-year students to participate in the main competition is itself an unusual thing.

　Naturally, this will remind people of the "exchange pieces" tactic.

　Even though there are no weaklings among the second-year students who have appeared so far, it is difficult to change this perception.

　After all, strength and weakness are relative.

　Leaving aside Nono Artemis of the Elf Magic Academy, Vivian Alvind of St. Marian Academy did indeed lose in the previous duel.

　Moreover, the Sky Magic Academy sent its captain, Disney Nehm, to this match!

　Their ideal match would be Disney facing off against the strongest third-year student from St. Mary's Academy, and Disney emerging victorious.

　In that case, St. Marian Academy would be missing a top-tier horse. Sky Magic Academy would then be able to secure another victory in the next two duels!

　In the end, they defeated St. Mary's Academy with a score of 4 to 2!

　Plans are always beautiful until they are actually implemented.

　However, your opponent will not cooperate with your performance.

　Tess immediately realized that the other side had guessed their plan. So she decided to play along and sent a second-year student to replace their captain.

　Therefore, besides Darko Dimon, the opposing team should have another top-class third-year horse that hasn't yet entered the arena.

　It will be even more difficult for Sky Magic Academy to score points in the two duels.

　"Is it really only a three-win, three-loss scenario, with a decisive seventh game left?"

　Tess frowned. The seventh duel would inevitably be a battle between the two captains. While she was stronger than Disney in defense, she was slightly weaker in offense, making her overall strength slightly inferior to Disney. If Disney couldn't win, she would naturally find it difficult to win either.

　However, this is not a point that needs to be considered.

　For them, betting on a decisive seventh game is far too risky.

　She absolutely did not want to see that scene unless absolutely necessary.

　However, it now seemed that the only option left was to place the bet on the final match. This thought filled Tess with worry.

　At this point, the situation on both sides was relatively clear.

　Disney Nehm is in a very complicated mood as the player who is about to take the stage. He originally wanted to face Dark, but instead he was paired with a second-year student.

　This disparity is indeed detrimental to morale.

　But now that his opponent has been decided, he has no choice but to go on stage and win this duel first.

　So he raised his hand to his teammates, made a winning gesture, and then climbed onto the lift and moved towards the field.

　Meanwhile, Aurora on the other side seemed a little nervous.

　After all, this was her first appearance in the main competition, and she was going to face a third-year student, who was also the captain of the opposing academy. It was like a newborn calf facing a tiger; it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.

　But she has seen a lot in real life, and a little nervousness is just a spice in the day; it won't affect her performance.

　Gently patting her cheeks, Aurora stood up from her seat and walked towards the elevator platform.

　As she passed the countermeasures station, she heard Dark say "Good luck," and a faint smile appeared on her face.

　Then, a unified cheer suddenly rang out from a corner of the stands outside the stadium.

　Aurora turned her head and looked over there, and sure enough, she saw many familiar voices; it was the support group of the City of Freedom.

　Having someone supporting you is truly heartwarming.

　That photo of her standing on the city wall, looking up into the distance, is really too big.

　Aurora's ears turned slightly red, and she quickly looked away. Now, she had to get really serious!

　Whether it's for winning the competition or to attract more "divine influence".

　Moments later, both contestants arrived at the dueling arena. Disney was on the red side, and Aurora was on the blue side.

　After landing, the two exchanged a glance and immediately activated their dueling domain. A whooshing sound filled the air as an almost invisible layer of light radiated from beneath Disney's feet, creating several distinct vortexes in the sky.

　"wind"

　Darke glanced at him slightly; the very first moment Disney's dueling arena revealed his true nature.

　However, there are still many races that can control the wind, so we cannot deduce the races in Disney's universe from this.

　However, if you specialize in Flying-type moves, using Ice-types might be a good idea.

　However, Aurora excels at both ice and fire attributes. Focusing solely on ice would actually disrupt her team composition and is not recommended.

　This duel can be fought normally.

　Dark sat down in his seat, ready to watch the game.

　As Aurora's duel arena unfolded smoothly, the air became filled with a mixture of heat and cold.

　Her attributes are blazing sun and icy moon, actually representing the four attributes of sun, moon, ice, and fire. However, currently, the vast majority of her magic cards tend to be dual-attribute ice and fire, with limited research into sun and moon attributes. Even when she does have them, they are often combined with ice and fire.

　The dueling domains of the two fighters merged after they came into contact and then spread outwards.

　"Hello." Disney raised his hand in greeting, but he was clearly not very enthusiastic.

　Aurora frowned slightly and suddenly said, "You want to duel with Dark?" Disney was caught off guard but did not deny it: "That's right." Aurora said, "Then you'll have to get past me first."

　Disney paused, his expression turning serious: "It seems you weren't a tactical casualty."

　Aurora narrowed her eyes, revealing a sharp edge: "Next time you speak, think it through before you speak."

　After saying that, she immediately unfolded the Duel Disk, neatly placed the deck into the slot, and then looked at her opponent, waiting intently.

　Disney's lips curled slightly, but he immediately unfolded the Duel Disk, placed the cards into his deck, and said in a low voice, "In that case, let's see who's the best in this duel!"

　[Preparation Phase 1]

　Both players simultaneously activate their duel disks, completing the shuffle.

　Immediately afterwards, they all focused their attention and entered a state of combat readiness.

　[Preparation Phase 2]

　A countdown of "30 seconds" appeared in the sky. Both players drew cards simultaneously.

　If Disney was somewhat careless when it first entered the market, it is now completely serious.

　The opponent was not the tactical sacrifice he had imagined. Judging from her appearance, she was very likely like the moon elf from the Elf Magic Academy, who, despite being a second-year student, possessed extraordinary strength.

　Moreover, Aurora did give him a feeling that was somewhat similar to that of the moon elf.

　As for the similarities, whether it's temperament, appearance, bloodline, or something else, we should soon find out.

　Disney looked down at his five cards and quickly formulated a preliminary strategy in his mind.

　He was a human born in the Sky City, a true child of the sky. If one had to use a single word to describe his attribute, it would be "sky," not simply wind or flight.

　In the lower grades of the Sky Magic Academy, no one except Tess could pose a threat to him.

　He was born a king, destined to look down upon others.

　Aurora removed the card projection displayed in front of her, held her left hand out to the side, and placed her right hand on the duel disk in her left hand, waiting for the thirty-second countdown to end.

　She has three Pokémon on her: one is a Duel Pokémon from the Duel Disk, one is a "Sun Pokémon" with both fire and solar attributes, and the other is a "Moon Pokémon" with both ice and moon attributes.

　She is not only a hybrid of a sun-chasing giant, a moon elf, and a human, but also an elf wielder of the blazing sun and the icy moon!

　Even before the duel began, the environment on the field had already changed.

　Both players' magic powers were activated, awaiting the moment the battle would begin.

　"Battle Phase" [30s] "Tick-tock!"

　Turn switch!