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

　Following that, the lower-grade contestants from the Elf Magic Academy and the Public Magic Academy took to the stage one after another!

　Although these two contestants are substitutes, their skills are not an issue. Most importantly, both of them can pilot giant robots!

　Leaving aside the contestants from the public magic academy, the student from the elven magic academy can summon steel divine soldiers.

　While dismantling mechs by hand is visually appealing, watching giant robots fight each other is also a thrilling spectacle.

　—An exhibition match should have the characteristics of an exhibition match!

　The goblins and elves who followed then put on a massive battle between giant robots, quickly igniting the atmosphere in the arena.

　The second exhibition match was between the senior substitutes from Sky Magic Academy and the senior substitutes from Ocean Magic Academy.

　The duel was evenly matched and extremely fierce, but in the end, the senior substitutes from the Sky Magic Academy won the victory!

　This is clearly not a good sign for the Ocean Magic Academy's main competition contestants who are about to take the stage.

　As the warm-up ended and the main contestants took to the stage one after another, the lower-grade contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy were visibly more focused!

　Meanwhile, the contestants from St. Mary's Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy, who were about to take the stage in the next round, also came out of the lounge to watch the battle from nearby.

　The first match of the second day of this year's "Academy Championship" has begun!

　The Ocean Magic Academy is on the red team.

　The War Totem Academy is positioned on the blue team. The cheers and shouts of the audience have already begun.

　The occasional curses and insults were mostly directed at the orcs. "Take a good look, especially at the dueling style of the Ocean Magic Academy," Dark reminded them slightly before watching intently.

　The War Totem Academy's main tournament competitors displayed almost their full strength in yesterday's match against the Elf Magic Academy.

　However, the Ocean Magic Academy remains deeply hidden.

　Now that they are facing off against the War Totem Academy, they can no longer hide their strength and will inevitably have to reveal some of it.

　Only by understanding their strength in advance can we gain an advantage in the final.

　Of course, the contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy thought the same thing.

　The five-minute response time has ended.

　In this duel, Eva Hester, the captain of the War Totem Academy, actually sent out "Earthshaker" Ersharkel, who was the last to appear in yesterday's competition!

　Meanwhile, Carola Marjorie, the captain of the Ocean Magic Academy, sent out a main tournament player who had not played yesterday.

　This contestant has fleshy horns growing from his forehead, with red magic stones hanging from the tips, resembling lanterns.

　Its prototype is the anglerfish, also known as the "lanternfish". "Angelimaia" is the name of the anglerfish!

　The Angelimaia is small in stature with fair skin, but its mouth is slightly large and its head is flat, resembling a toad, which makes it look unappealing.

　But duelists do not judge by appearance.

　The fact that Ryan Jeremyar was included in the starting lineup for this match is a testament to his strength.

　In contrast, his opponent, "Earthshaker" Ersshaker, was upset in the previous match by "Moon Elf" Nono Artemis.

　His starting appearance this time was not well-received.

　The main reason is that Erssakel specializes in Ground and Fighting types, and Water types completely counter Ground types, making its appearance even more...

　It's like a tactical sacrifice by the War Totem Academy.

　However, Erszakel's strength should not be underestimated. After confirming that his opponent was Ryanjerimaya, who had obvious "sharkfish" characteristics, Erszakel quickly adjusted his deck, switching to a Fighting-type deck.

　At the start of the battle, Ersshaker sacrificed himself to summon a six-star magical spirit – "Horned Totem Beast"!

　Like the "Giant Spirit Totem Beast," the "Horned Totem Beast" is also a type that can enhance strength.

　Ersshaker merged with the power of the totem, causing the bull horns on his head to grow enormous, and his limbs to become even stronger, especially his lower body, which became increasingly terrifying.

　After completing the fusion, he stomped his foot on the ground, causing the ground to shatter into terrifying spiderweb-like cracks.

　Fueled by this terrifying burst of power, he accelerated and charged forward in an instant, attempting to crush his opponent with his own strength, leaving him no room to maneuver.

　However, just as he rushed out, the ground suddenly shook. "Shark" Ryan Reynolds had actually used a field card!

　As the ground cracked layer by layer, black reefs burst forth from the ground, piercing the sky like swords.

　Huge reefs rose up beneath the feet of Ryan Jeremiah.

　The reef lifted it into the air, its front resembling a grotesque, terrifying face.

　Ryan stood atop the reef, the magic card in his hand continuously glowing, and one after another, fish-like magical spirits emerged from the card's surface, forming large groups.

　—Legion Card "Deep Sea Fish School"!

　"Deep Sea Fish School" can summon up to one hundred "glowing fish" depending on the amount of magic power injected.

　These luminous fish emit rainbow-like light, and when they gather in groups, they resemble colorful ribbons on the deep seabed, attracting much attention.

　Now summoned from the ground, they still swim as freely as they would in the ocean.

　This is not entirely due to the field card "Deep Sea Reef", but also because "Deep Sea Fish" itself is a Psychic-type Magical Pokémon!

　Psychic-type fighting!

　Ryan McGrady made a decisive move, commanding the "Deep Sea Fish Swarm" to use their ultimate attack, "Death Loop."

　Under its command, the "school of deep-sea fish" swam in circles in the air, releasing hypnotic waves with mind-control effects, like targets.

　Ersshaker, who had charged all the way from the blue team's area, was drawn to the colorful circles. His eyes reflected the colorful circles, and his face showed a deathly look, as if he were an old man.

　—This is a super-powered ultimate move that can cause its prey to undergo a death-induced circular motion! At the bottom of the deep sea, marine creatures are attracted and hypnotized by this "death loop," committing suicide within the loop and becoming bait for the "deep-sea fish school."

　"only--"

　Suddenly, a bull's head phantom appeared on Ersshaker's right shoulder, roaring angrily.

　Shocking and enlightening!

　Ersshaker was suddenly awakened, but he was already surrounded by "deep-sea fish".

　Ryan Jeremiah's forehead antennae twitched slightly, and the red magic stone at the tip of the antennae emitted a dim and ambiguous light.

　The bodies of those luminous fish simultaneously emitted a dark red light, completely covering the original seven colors.

　The entire venue was suddenly plunged into darkness, which, combined with the "Deep Sea Ghost Reef" venue, made it eerie and terrifying.

　"only--"

　Ersshaker broke out in a cold sweat and goosebumps rose on his skin at that moment. He roared like a totem and instinctively used his ultimate move—"Enhanced Totem"!

　As the power of the totem beast flowed into his right foot, he raised his foot and stomped down hard.

　"boom!"

　A loud crash was heard, and the ground beneath his feet collapsed like a block of tofu.

　His body shot into the sky like a rocket, using this terrifying leap to escape the "death loop".

　But Ryan Reynder calmly drew a Magic Card from the Duel Disk and summoned it in three seconds.

　The dark rocks beside him suddenly glowed, rising up one by one and becoming even sharper, circling around him like swords.

　With a wave of his hand, the sword-shaped reef shot out towards Ersshaker high in the sky.

　With nothing to hold onto while in mid-air, Ersshaker became a sitting duck. In a moment of crisis, he summoned a magical spirit, using its ultimate attack to temporarily block the attack and creating a foothold above its head. He then flipped his body upside down and used "Enhanced Totem" again to use his feet for leverage as he swooped down.

　He transformed himself into a cannonball, crossed his arms into a cross, and aimed fiercely at Ryan Jerimaya's vulnerable throat!

　He smashed through the sword-shaped rocks that were continuously launched upwards. His descent was so fast that the rocks couldn't keep up with him. After smashing through several, he was already not far above Ryan Jeremiah's head.

　In just half a second, he could crush this seemingly frail "mermaid" boy into dust!

　"Ow—"

　But suddenly he heard a ghostly howl in his ear, and his eyes widened in shock as he saw a terrifying ghostly face appear beneath Ryan Jeremiah's feet.

　The demonic face revealed a sinister smile, and a hideous and terrifying demon suddenly emerged from the face, opening its blood-red maw towards him!

　Ersshaker swooped down as if deliberately crawling into the mouth of the demon.

　In a flash.

　Sight, hearing, and smell suddenly disappear.

　He couldn't see, hear, or smell; his whole being was being devoured by that demon.

　Inside the entrance.

　Fear arose spontaneously, bursting forth from the depths of my heart.

　The once strong will inexplicably became fragile.

　His face contorted in terror as he screamed, curling up into a ball and trembling violently like a chaff plug.

　On the dueling arena, in the audience's view, there was no demon.

　Ershakir swooped down from the sky and crashed headfirst into the ground. After creating a large crater, it curled up in the crater in the "Yamcha pose" and began screaming desperately.

　Ryan Jerimaya crossed his fingers and turned to look in the direction of the referee.

　"Schools of deep-sea fish" swam in from all directions, gradually surrounding Ersshaker.

　This time, even his totem beast remained silent.

　Moments later, Ersshaker was engulfed by the fish. But he did not die.

　So the duel is not over yet.

　Outside the playing area, the referee hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head and sent a message asking questions.

　"Wow—"

　The whistle finally sounded. "Battle over!"

　"Winner: Ryan Jerimaya!" the referee announced the Sea Clan's victory.

　Ryan Jerimaya nodded slightly, recalled his magical spirit, deactivated the field, and then snapped his fingers at Ersshaker.

　[Earthshaking Divine Ox] finally awoke from its hallucination. But fear remained, leaving it unsettled.

　The audience looked at each other in bewilderment for a long while before they began to applaud.

　The contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy were on stage, and the sea creatures had expected this result; they simply nodded and smiled.

　But in the arena of the War Totem Academy, the orcs had gloomy faces, and the surroundings were deathly silent.

　"Earthshaker" Ersshaker was actually one of the stronger, top-tier horses in their group.

　He was started this time because the strength of the Sea Clan was anticipated, and the team wanted to use a top-class horse to secure a victory, which meant aiming for a winning start.

　As a result, Ersshaker was completely powerless against his opponent, and not only was he defeated, but he was also defeated so miserably.

　The sea creatures used only one field card, one three-star Magician Spirit card, and one spell card from beginning to end.

　He neither summoned a high-level magical spirit nor used the sea creature's unique "Abyss Summoning".

　He simply relied on his own abilities to unleash the full power of the magic cards. Ersshaker was unable to break free from the other's mental control and was completely dominated by the other within the illusion.

　This fighting style is impossible to resist without carrying a magic card that counters it and without the corresponding resistance.

　"call--"

　(Eagle-Man Royal Family) Eva Hester took a deep breath. The ultimate reason for this situation was insufficient intelligence gathering. If one had to blame someone, it was simply that the Royal Academy's contestants were too weak, and were actually defeated by the substitutes from the Ocean Magic Academy.

　Otherwise, if they had known about Ryanjerimaya's abilities beforehand, let alone preparing for the match, as long as they hadn't let Ersshaker face him, there were quite a few orcs with strong mental resistance. Even if the outcome remained the same, they wouldn't have lost so badly.

　But what's done is done. Eva has learned a lot from her struggle with the Elf Magic Academy. Dwelling on the past is pointless; everything must be moved forward.

　"Next up, Robin Hood, you're up!"

　Robin Hood, the "Toad Beastman," is amphibious and excels at using decks that combine water and ground-type cards.

　Robin Hood didn't play a significant role in the duel against the Elven Magic Academy. However, within the team, he possessed strength second only to Eva.

　Eva Hearst decided to place her hopes on him.

　But this time, after securing their first victory, Ocean Magic Academy once again opted to field their substitutes!

　"Looks like I've been underestimated!"

　Eva clenched her fist tightly and slammed it towards the countermeasures table.

　She does not believe that the Ocean Magic Academy adopted the "exchange tactics" after making accurate predictions.

　The reason for sending in substitutes was probably because, after the first duel, they felt that there was no need to send in official players to deal with the orcs.