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

　Over the past two days.

　Pandora deeply felt the downsides of being too powerful.

　"If this duel doesn't work, then we can only pin our hopes on the World Cup later."

　She took a deep breath, looked up at Tiffany again, and her eyes revealed deep anticipation.

　"Good afternoon, Senior Doragon."

　Although Tiffany was slightly puzzled by Pandora's eager gaze, she still gave her a friendly greeting.

　After all, the other person was an idol she once admired, and she still wanted to leave a good impression on him.

　"Hello."

　Pandora gave a brief, somewhat indifferent response.

　Tiffany, however, continued nonchalantly, "It's a great honor to stand here on this dueling ground with you, senior. My brother and I have been following you for a long time, and we've even asked people to buy us a lot of your merchandise. Those were truly happy times..."

　Pandora was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then suddenly realized that the captain of the Sky Magic Academy was also a fan of hers, just like the little girl from that morning… Wait, why the past?

　The thought lingered in her mind for a moment before naturally disappearing. Pandora wasn't particularly interested in what others thought.

　Saying it's "the past" simply means that I stopped paying attention to the duels or switched my attention to other players.

　But no matter what, it has nothing to do with her.

　Although she occasionally responds to fans, she mostly does so in accordance with the academy's requirements.

　After all, they were living under someone else's roof, so doing something small for the academy was only right. St. Marian Academy had actually been cultivating a "fan economy" all along, which was quite ahead of its time.

　Therefore, Pandora did not ask any questions, but simply listened for a while.

　As Tiffany spoke, she seemed to suddenly realize that she shouldn't have said such things in the dueling arena.

　Duo couldn't help but stick out his tongue and shut his mouth.

　The duel between the two has begun, and time has moved into "Preparation Phase 1".

　Tiffany belatedly stuffed her deck into the Duel Disk before entering Duel mode, and her aura suddenly became sharp.

　“Let’s begin,” Pandora said casually, seeing that she was ready. “Okay,” Tiffany nodded in response.

　"Preparation Phase 2" [30s]

　Turns switch, both players draw cards simultaneously, then view their hands and make quick decisions.

　Once the 30-second countdown ends, the battle will begin.

　The duel begins!

　"It finally begins!"

　Dak perked up and immediately pressed himself against the window to watch the battle closely.

　The duel that morning was like Pandora walking a stage on the dueling ground. Not only did she find it boring, but the spectators were also completely unsatisfied.

　Now, she has finally met a worthy opponent, so she should be able to hold out for a while longer.

　Pandora is a hybrid of dragon and human, and among dragon people, she has an extremely high purity of dragon blood.

　Sometimes when Dark looked at her, he felt that she was just like Hephaestus, a dragon turned into a human, rather than a dragon-human hybrid.

　She was completely different from Christopher, the "Dragon Man" whom Dark had fought before; she didn't have any features like dragon horns.

　But if we're comparing physical strength...

　Having never experienced it firsthand, Dark couldn't say for sure who was stronger. And in the previous two duels, Pandora hadn't even reached the point where she needed to unleash her physical strength.

　The new dueling rules are clearly a huge advantage for duelists like her, but she hasn't taken advantage of them at all.

　She still uses the traditional dueling rules, and although she is in the dueling arena, she does not participate in the duel.

　Of course, she wouldn't intentionally add shackles to herself.

　So at the start of the duel, Pandora used her own existence to directly summon "Pure White Dragon Princess".

　"Pure White Dragon Princess" is a dragon-human type magical spirit, possessing both Dragon and Fairy types. She is a six-star spirit and possesses the special move "Princess of the White Dragon." She can be Special Summoned even without using tributes, as long as a "White Dragon" is on the field.

　In addition, Pandora's "Pure White Dragon Princess" has awakened her intelligence. She has dragon horns on her head, a cold and stern face, and a white battle robe that clings to her graceful body, perfectly highlighting her figure.

　Another long spear was slanted behind him, its color as red as blood.

　Its stats are among the best of all six-star magical spirits. However, Pandora summoned it not to fight alongside her.

　A six-star magical spirit that can be summoned directly is a very useful sacrifice.

　She then summoned a three-star magical spirit. Using these two magical spirits as sacrifices, she very simply performed a ritual to summon her first nine-star creature—the "Celestial White Dragon"!

　"Celestial White Dragon" has always been an indispensable trump card in Pandora's hands. With the blessing of the passive ultimate skill "Celestial Dragon", "Celestial White Dragon" not only has the fourth tier of status, but also can be immune to most of the transformation-type ultimate skills that target it. Its magic attack and defense attributes increase by 1000 points each, making it reach the panel standard of a ten-star magic spirit.

　Therefore, although it is written as nine stars, it is actually ten stars.

　This is exactly the same type as Dark's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". In a battle between magical spirits, the nine-star magical spirit that Tiffany created using the "Aging Curse" is unlikely to be its match.

　However, after successfully summoning the "Sky Dragon," Pandora did not immediately order it to launch an attack.

　She drew another magic card from her hand and continued summoning. This was her fourth summon.

　However, Tiffany did not launch any attacks during this period. Both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding and focused on building up their board at the start.

　Tiffany successfully spawned a nine-star magical spirit, and then immediately used "Accelerated Summoning".

　Instead of seeking another sacrifice, she directly used the nine-star magical spirit as the sole sacrifice to "accelerate the summoning" of another nine-star magical spirit.

　That was a demi-human, flying-type magical spirit—the "Sky Priest". Although the "Sky Priest" was humanoid, it had wings on its back, bird claws, and wore a white mask with blue patterns on its face.

　This "Sky Priest" exuded an extremely mysterious aura. He wore a black robe inlaid with gold and held two wooden tablets in his hands.

　Of these two wooden tablets, one is carved with flying birds, and the other is covered with cloud patterns.

　"The wind is coming!"

　Tiffany was the first to make a move.

　At her command, the "Sky Priest" suddenly raised the two wooden sticks in his hands and slammed them together.

　"Snapped!"

　The sound of the two wooden beams colliding was very crisp.

　But the next second, a gale swept in, instantly covering the entire arena. Countless turbulent currents surged across the entire field, and even birds caught in them would fall to the ground, unable to fly.

　Tiffany and Disney possess the exact same magical attributes, and their magic cards are primarily of the flight type.

　However, her tactical system is completely different from Disney's control-oriented approach. She uses the "Sky Priest's" "Sky Decree" to disrupt the wind field and restrict airspace.

　At this moment, the magical spirit N, which had taken to the sky, not only found it difficult to spread its wings and fly, but was also attacked by the turbulent currents.

　Even Pan

　Dora's "Sky Dragon" couldn't stay stable in the air until it dropped slightly.

　However, in such a treacherous environment, Tiffany suddenly took a step and walked on the wind, arriving high in the sky in the blink of an eye.

　The restricted airspace had no effect on her; the turbulence created by the gale simply bypassed her.

　She moved through the air with ease, as if the howling wind were an illusion.

　"Something interesting."

　Pandora released her fingers, and the fourth magic card lit up with white light.

　Then a strangely shaped flute materialized in his hand. It was an item card called "Dragon Summoning Flute".

　Unlike some other "Dragon Summoning Flutes" with similar names, Pandora's "Dragon Summoning Flute" can only summon "companions".

　In short, you can only choose from the dragons that are already present on the site and summon them.

　However, while the conditions are limited, this "Dragon Summoning Flute" can Special Summon Dragons from the deck.

　Pandora blew the "Dragon Summoning Flute" without hesitation.

　Immediately afterwards, a magic card suddenly flew out of her deck and was caught by Pandora.

　She continued to blow the "Dragon Summoning Flute," and as if by ritual, she "Special Summoned" the Magic Card she had already acquired.

　That was yet another "Sky Dragon"!

　In the blink of an eye, Pandora had already summoned two [Sky White Dragons]!

　Moreover, both of these "Sky White Dragons" are "Sky Dragons".

　While Tiffany's "Sky Decree" can prevent most flying-type magical spirits from flying, its effectiveness is greatly reduced when targeting "Sky White Dragon".

　The two "Sky White Dragons" can still fly in the air, but they become relatively unstable as they go higher.

　However, this posed no threat to the "Sky White Dragon." Pandora raised her hand and snapped her fingers lightly. Two dragon roars rang out simultaneously.

　Immediately afterwards, the dragon's might, which had been deliberately suppressed, was suddenly released, sweeping into the air like a tidal wave.

　The two "Sky Dragons" suddenly raised their enormous heads, and light elements converged at high speed, with a huge ball of light appearing in their mouths.

　"White light in the sky!"

　With a slight wave of her hand, Pandora sent two beams of white light, like dragon's breath, piercing the sky and shooting towards the "Sky Priest" and Tiffany Nehm.

　The strong winds and turbulence in the air had no effect on the white light.

　The "Sky Priest" is ultimately just a nine-star magical spirit, and before unleashing its defensive ultimate attack, it's impossible for it to withstand the "Celestial White Light" unscathed.

　But since Tiffany had paid special attention to Pandora, she couldn't possibly be unaware of the "Sky Dragon's" attack methods.

　At most, she didn't understand the characteristics of "Heavenly Dragon" enough, and didn't know that "Sky Edict" had no effect on it.

　Since there was no defense whatsoever, there must be a backup plan. And indeed it was!

　As the two beams of white light shot toward them, the "Sky Priest" suddenly threw the wooden arrow engraved with cloud patterns forward. Immediately afterward, he and Tiffany's figures vanished, leaving only a suddenly appearing white cloud in the sky.

　After a slight wriggling, the white light suddenly spread out like an explosion, instantly covering half of the sky above the field.

　A beam of white light pierced the daylight and disappeared into the horizon. "Whoosh—"

　—The sound of birdsong suddenly appeared. A second wooden stick fell from the sky.

　Suddenly, a shadow that blotted out the sky appeared on the ground. Looking up slightly, a giant bird flew in—a divine bird in the shape of a roc! Pandora frowned sharply; this divine bird, summoned by the "Sky Priest," exuded an aura far more powerful than the "Sky Priest" himself!

　"A ten-star magical spirit?"

　A thought flashed through Pandora's mind, and she seemed to understand.

　This "Sky Priest" is truly extraordinary, capable of both setting up venues and summoning divine birds.

　At the start of the round, both sides showed their skills. Senior Pandora was as dazzling as ever.

　Tiffany Neham, however, was not at a disadvantage.

　Watching these two duel brings back memories of the Academy Cup. Pandora and Noah Sharp's duel back then was just like that.

　The first round of attacks was merely a probe. The second round began.

　Pandora then commanded one of the "Sky White Dragons" to unleash its ultimate attack – "Sea of ​​Skylight".

　Instantly, countless light elements gathered, and the area around the venue inexplicably darkened. Then, an ocean of light appeared in the air, rippling gently in the sunlight.

　The "Sky White Dragon" roamed within, and light elements automatically flowed into its body, restoring and increasing its magic power. A semi-transparent "Sky Light Shield" was also created on its body.

　The next moment, the two "Sky White Dragons" fearlessly charged towards the white clouds in the sky.

　The "Sky Priest" and Tiffany disappeared into the clouds. But the two white dragons entered, and with a slight sweep of their slender bodies, they were able to force them out of the clouds.

　Tiffany, of course, would not sit idly by and wait for her fate.

　Suddenly, a series of strange sounds came from the white clouds. The roc-like divine bird seemed to hear the commands from them, and with a sharp cry, it swooped down from the sky.

　Its body was surrounded by surging air currents, yet it remained unaffected by the turbulence in the air. As it flew down, it was like an eagle swooping down on a snake, its two iron claws outstretched, reaching for the middle of the "Sky White Dragon's" body.

　Judging from his appearance, he seemed to want one on each side, which was truly greedy.

　but

　The two "Sky White Dragons" split slightly. One of them continued the command and rushed into the white clouds, while the other suddenly raised its head to meet the divine bird. In the blink of an eye, white light gathered in its mouth and then suddenly shot out.

　A gust of wind suddenly gathered on the divine bird's claws, and a patch of blue light instantly blocked the "white light from the sky".

　But the "Sky White Dragon" charged straight up, ready to engage in a fierce battle in the air. Meanwhile, the other "Sky White Dragon" had already plunged into the white clouds and disappeared. From the outside...

　The white dragon's shadow disappeared within, but as soon as it entered, clouds and waves surged, creating a tremendous commotion.