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

　The more this is the case, the stronger the joy after winning becomes.

　However, the competition had only just begun, and it was far from time to celebrate. The students restrained their urge to party and celebrate that night, and suppressed their excitement, reviewing the match and reliving the thrill of the duel.

　Inside the hidden private box at the Royal Capital Duel Branch Hall.

　Arvit also made no attempt to celebrate openly. Even during the post-mortem analysis, she was still boasting to the King and the Pope.

　The Holy Church is producing many talented individuals, so Pope Sith is doing alright. However, King Austin is under immense pressure.

　Princess Eliza, sitting in the back, hadn't done anything yet when she suddenly felt the air pressure around her drop, and the smile on her face disappeared.

　She couldn't help but start to miss her dear younger brother...

　"The next match is between the Holy Mystic Academy and the Public Magic Academy."

　King Austin, finally unable to tolerate Alvitt's boasting, changed the subject.

　Pope Sith's face immediately showed worry: "So far in the competition, the contestants from each academy are much stronger than expected. The Public Magic Academy is an academy of dwarves and goblins, and their inventions are endless, making them very troublesome. Our academy is likely to be in a tough fight."

　This is just setting the stage!

　The old king curled his lip, thinking to himself that the easiest of the eight academies to deal with was this public magic academy, which was like someone who had won the lottery but was still putting on airs.

　So he immediately flattered them, saying, "How could that be? The Holy Mystic Academy is the pillar of our kingdom's education system. They absolutely cannot be expected to suffer a bitter battle against the dwarves and goblins. I believe they will achieve a clean and decisive victory. I predict a score of four to zero. The last two matches might be a bit of a handicap."

　His Holiness the Pope froze, his expression instantly blank. How could such a jinx be so potent?

　"Let's win first..." he said with feigned sigh. "Besides, even if we win this match, we'll still have to face the formidable St. Mary's Academy in the next one. In the end, we won't go very far."

　The old king chuckled inwardly, but outwardly said, "The Holy Mystic Academy is no worse than St. Marian Academy. I have high hopes for 'Holy Son' Evan Pearson."

　The Pope said with a smile, "Evan Pearson... he's very good."

　Elpison is currently making urgent preparations in the players' lounge. With the match between St. Marian Academy and Sky Magic Academy officially concluded, the next match will be between the Public Magic Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy.

　The captain of the lower grades at the Holy Mystic Academy was none other than Evan Pearson himself.

　But he knew very well that he wasn't the strongest duelist in the team. The contestants from the Holy Mystic Academy were mainly composed of the Holy Sons and Daughters and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, with the remaining contestants also being members of the "Holy Order." However, apart from the Holy Sons and Daughters and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, the other contestants were merely nominal substitutes.

　Among the contestants of the Holy Church Mystic Academy, the class distribution is very obvious, and it is possible to tell who the main contestants are from their daily lives.

　In contrast, the distinction between contestants in public magic academies is not so clear.

　Apart from the "genius goblin inventor" Babayevnidam, the other contestants were all very similar, even their appearances were very alike, making it difficult to distinguish between dwarves and goblins.

　As the post-match debriefing session concluded, the contestants from Sky Magic Academy and St. Marian Academy gradually stepped down from the contestant stage.

　Then, the contestants from the Public Magic Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy, who were facing off in the next round of duels, officially stepped onto the stage!

　The audience's emotions, which had barely cooled down, surged again. The dwarf and goblin audience naturally sided with the Public Magic Academy. But since the opponent was the Holy Mystic Academy, the other demi-human races, who were not usually on good terms with the dwarves and goblins, also all sided with the Public Magic Academy.

　For a time, the number of supporters for the Public Magic Academy was comparable to that of the Holy Mystic Academy.

　The fanatical believers even sang hymns in the stadium, confronting the subhuman audience.

　Inside the venue, chaos erupted immediately.

　Meanwhile, Dark and the others retreated to the backstage area according to the schedule. After their duel with the Sky Magic Academy concluded, their matches for the day were temporarily suspended.

　However, their next opponent will be decided between the Public Magic Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy.

　Dark actually preferred to duel with the Public Magic Academy, which excelled at invention and blacksmithing. However, objectively speaking, he favored the Holy Mystic Academy to win and advance.

　"This duel is a good opportunity to observe tomorrow's opponent."

　Emma spoke up to remind him, then picked up her notebook and looked at the contestants' platform with a serious expression.

　—She looked every bit the advisor, a strategist. Dark blinked, then belatedly realized. Emma, ​​was she...reverting to her role?

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Chapter 1213 The Holy Sword Knight of Light and Fire (4k)

　Emma Metis was originally the strategist among the three main characters in the original work.

　However, as the plot unfolded, her relationship with the original protagonist gradually became distant, and to this day, it remains merely a normal classmate relationship.

　However, although she did not participate in various events with the protagonist of the original work, her own abilities did not decline at all; on the contrary, they increased due to other encounters.

　Now, her abilities are gradually becoming apparent in team competitions organized by college.

　Her contribution was indispensable to St. Marian Academy's victory in the first match.

　After a moment's thought, Dark refocused his attention on the playing field.

　The match between the Public Magic Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy is the last round of the day.

　Given the prestige of the Holy Church Mystic Academy, the audience was paying close attention to this match.

　This is a duel involving racial conflict, and in some people's eyes, it has a meaning that is unrelated to the competition itself.

　Clearly, regardless of whether the contestants from the Public Magic Academy care about this, the contestants from the Holy Mystic Academy certainly have noticed it.

　The two players are on the stage.

　The captain of the lower grades at the Holy Mystic Academy—"The Holy Son" Evan Pearson—was gentle and polite, while "The Holy Maiden" Audrey Joan, sitting beside him, remained as indifferent as ever, seemingly apathetic to everything. This golden couple, simply sitting there, naturally formed a beautiful sight.

　However, apart from them, the lower-grade contestants of the Holy Church Mystic Academy were mostly stern-faced and serious, as if they were going to war.

　Before they took the stage today, the leader of the Holy Church Mystic Ritual Academy had probably already held a mobilization meeting with them.

　The conference's purpose is likely something like "only wins, no losses."

　The lower grades of the Holy Church Mystic Academy have a total of four "Knights of the Round Table". Together with the "Holy Son" and "Holy Daughter", they can make up six main contestants. The other six pre-contestants are just there to make up the numbers.

　Among the six runners-up, Kyle Dimon of the Dimon family was prominently featured.

　Kyle Dimon, also a third-year student, performed exceptionally well in the "Saints' Guild" and was selected for this expedition due to his status.

　However, after arriving at St. Marian's Academy with the team, he didn't utilize his status as an advantage. Instead, he constantly avoided Dark, like a guinea pig hiding in fear. Of course, he still had contact with Joey and Jon...

　As he followed the team onto the arena, Kyle felt quite nervous—even though he had no chance to play, the thought of being forced to fight against Dark's team after winning this match made him tremble and feel uncomfortable in every way, both mentally and physically.

　At first, his companions would ask him a few questions out of concern. But after they realized he was just imagining himself as a victim, no one paid him any attention anymore.

　However, since he is Dark's cousin, the team still consults him when gathering information about Dark.

　He tried to pick out trivial things to talk about. But somehow, as he talked, he portrayed Dark as a ruthless and evil demon.

　For this, he was even accused by Evan Pearson of making false statements. As a result, both sides had their own reasons, and in the end, Dark Dimon embodied the duality of demon and angel in the minds of the contestants of the Holy Mystic Academy.

　However, in the previous duel that just ended, the two nine-star demon species that Dark summoned in succession just proved Ekel Dimon's "demon image".

　Suddenly, more and more people began to side with him. However, now was not the time to focus on Dark Dimon; they still needed to win this duel before they could face Dark Dimon.

　"I'll go first in the first duel."

　The contestants from the Holy Mystic Academy had barely sat down when Glassy Salome, one of the "Twelve Knights of the Round Table" and known as the "Soul Knight," spoke first.

　Glassie is a tall, muscular man with long limbs. His arms, encased in his uniform, are muscular and he always wears silver-white fighting gloves. He is the most skilled paladin in combat among the "Twelve Knights of the Round Table".

　When he was announced to enter the arena, his eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and his whole body was brimming with fighting spirit.

　But captain Evan Pearson shook his head and said, "According to the plan, Hadlis will be the first to play."

　Hades Whit is a silver-haired knight with black eyes. After joining the "Twelve Knights of the Round Table," he earned the title of "Knight of the Holy War."

　He wasn't as tall as Glassie, and was even shorter than most people his age. But he had a resolute face, handsome features, and extremely high purity of light attribute, making him a skilled swordsman.

　After hearing Evan Pearson's words, Hadlis simply nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objection.

　Glassie frowned slightly, her face showing displeasure, but she still did not openly defy the "Holy Son".

　"The public magic academy is hiding its true strength. Letting Hadris test it out first was absolutely the right decision."

　The next speaker was a female knight named Lanmayate Maca. Lanmayate Maca inherited the title of "Radiant Knight," and she possessed the strongest power among the "Twelve Knights of the Round Table," being a character with innate divine strength.

　She was of medium height and flat-chested, with a neat ponytail, exuding a convincing aura.

　The last place in the lower grades of the Holy Mystic Academy (one of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table)

　She was a female knight named Trinsna Field.

　Trinsina is a blonde, blue-eyed girl with light makeup, earrings, and rings. Among the Knights of the Round Table, she inherited the title of "Art Knight" and is the most music-loving and skilled knight in song and dance among the twelve Knights of the Round Table.

　"Holy Son," "Holy Daughter," "Fighting Spirit Knight," "Holy War Knight," "Radiant Knight," and "Art Knight"—three boys and three girls—this is the list of contestants for the main competition in the lower grades of the Holy Church Mystic Ritual Academy.

　They made no attempt to hide this information; it was information that could be easily understood with a little observation.

　Therefore, the dwarves and goblins of the public magic academy had already identified their opponents early on.

　"Genius Inventor" Babayevnedam sat in the middle of the line, with a photocopy of a book sold exclusively by St. Marian College on his lap, filled with densely written information about the six people.

　Despite their low-key and reserved nature, and their infrequent outings, the goblins and dwarves clearly haven't relaxed their intelligence gathering efforts.

　Compared to the Holy Church Mystic Ritual Academy, they clearly knew more about the contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Ritual Academy.

　In their eyes, "Holy Son" Evan Pearson is similar to "Son of the Hero" Vitgold, both being powerful individuals who wield the "Holy Sword".

　The "Holy Sword's" slashing power poses a great danger to their usual giant robots.

　However, based on their understanding of the Holy Mystic Academy, it was impossible for "Holy Son" Evan Pearson to appear in the first few rounds.

　In addition, "Saint" Audrey Joan of Arc was only a second-year student. Her college life consisted entirely of the classroom, library, and tower, a three-point line, and she rarely even went to the canteen.

　Therefore, there is very little information about Audrey Joan of Arc. But since she is a "saint," it is more likely that she will appear later in the story.

　Therefore, their first consideration should be how to deal with the other four "Knights of the Round Table".

　Of the four Knights of the Round Table, Hades Whit, the Knight of the Holy War, was the shortest. But she was calm and composed, an all-rounder with few flaws.

　However, "omnipotent" also means "omnipotent." The "Holy Knight" has learned a lot but not a lot, and lacks strong leadership skills.

　But for his opponents, such a fighter is actually quite difficult to deal with. "Fighting Spirit Knight" Glastis Salome, on the other hand, is the opposite; she has an aggressive personality and an extremely strong fighting spirit, making her arguably the scoring threat of the Holy Mystic Academy.

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　Furthermore, Fighting-type is super effective against Steel-type, making them a target they must be wary of. Next is "Radiant Knight" Lanmayate Maca, a character possessing divine power. Lanmayate's object of worship is the "Valkyrie." Therefore, she specializes in weaponry, is skilled with guns, and is extremely powerful.

　The students of the public magic academy were not familiar with this type of duelist. But after witnessing Diana and Aurora's performances in the previous duel, they finally understood and immediately regarded them as formidable enemies.

　The last "Art Knight," Trinsna, was seen by the dwarves and goblins as the weakest knight of the Holy Mystic Academy—singing and dancing are nothing compared to giant robots, which are the true embodiment of art!

　Therefore, the contestants from the Public Magic Academy judged that the Holy Church Mystic would send out "Fighting Spirit Knight" as their first choice in the first round.

　In light of this, they decided to send the dwarf berserker "Giant Axe" Dave Pulitzer to the field in the first round to face him!

　Not all the contestants at the Public Magic Academy are shut-ins; some are warriors like Dave Pulitzer.

　The dwarves and goblins agreed that those who were unarmed could not defeat those who used axes, so they decided on their starting lineup.

　Not long after the strategy session began, the captains of both teams came to the strategy table, drew a player card from the strategy card, and placed it into the slot of the strategy table.

　Their eyes met, and Evan Pearson nodded slightly, while Babayevnedim casually raised his hand and waved it vigorously at him.

　Both sides reached a consensus to end the countermeasures time early, and the countermeasures will be displayed on the projection platform.

　—The figure of Hades Whit, the "Holy Knight," appeared in the air.

　The goblins and dwarves were surprised, but not alarmed. How could someone with a sword possibly defeat someone with an axe?

　They whispered among themselves, placing great expectations on "Giant Axe" Dave.

　Both players then ascended the elevator platform and quickly arrived on the arena. As the domain expanded, the system connected, the graveyard was generated, and the match swiftly began.

　What kind of dialogue can occur between goblins, dwarves, and paladins?

　You can't exactly curse someone to die in such a neutral and public setting, can you?

　Therefore, the true test will only be revealed in the duel!

　The atmosphere is already set; all that's left is for the battle to begin.

　"Giant Axe" Dave summoned (Axe King Dyson) right at the start of the game.

　Although this Named Magic Spirit Card is only three stars, it comes with a giant axe weapon that is stronger than three stars.

　After summoning it, Dave snatched the giant axe from its hand and charged towards the "Holy Knight" with lightning speed.

　"Holy Knight" Glassie was not to be outdone. He started with a "Phantom Spell" and summoned a "Holy Sword of Light"!

　This holy sword, which shares the same light attribute as Witt's holy sword, is called "A Praise of Light and Fire," also known as the "Fireworks Holy Sword." It is the holy sword that Glassie obtained after passing the trial of the "Sword in the Stone."

　After obtaining the "Fireworks Holy Sword," he gained the ability to use the "Phantom Weapon Spell."

　It manifests the power of the "Fireworks Holy Sword".