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

　He had already dueled once, but his understanding of Matthew Hygard's deck was still far from sufficient.

　Unfortunately, Matthew Heigard didn't perform well in the previous duel, which prevented him from gaining much useful information.

　But since he immediately initiated a second duel, he must have been very confident.

　While trying to decipher Matthew's psychological changes, Dark completed the final deck construction and then inserted it into the Duel Disk.

　After the duel arena is connected, there is a preparation time of six minutes in total, consisting of two phases.

　But he completed his deck building in less than two minutes. Looking at the opponent, Matthew Hygard was also very fast, clearly "confident".

　"Start"

　Dark asked, "Let's begin."

　Matthew Heggard responded.

　The duel then proceeds directly to "Preparation Phase 1," and the duel boards for both players are automatically shuffled.

　Then, after just ten seconds of countdown, it entered "Preparation Phase 2".

　Thirty-second countdown. Both players draw cards simultaneously.

　After receiving his five cards, it was time to quickly strategize. But Dark only glanced down at them and already knew what to do.

　He had mastered these decks by heart and could maximize the effectiveness of any hand of cards.

　【Battle Phase (1)】【30s】“Tick-tock!” The duel enters the battle phase.

　Both players immediately began their first normal summons. Dark's lips curled into a smirk as he muttered the incantation.

　"In the name of Darkdemon, a magical summoning—'The Primordial Dragon Egg'!"

　Yes, he drew the "Dragon Egg" directly!

　Drawing the "Dragon Egg" directly eliminates a summoning step. He summons the "Primordial Dragon Egg," making it materialize behind him. At the same time, he keeps a close eye on the opponent's movements.

　If Matthew Hygard were to disappear into thin air again, he would have a general idea of ​​what method he used and a countermeasure.

　This time, however, Matthew Hygard did not get angry; instead, he simply chose to summon a magical spirit.

　"In the name of Matthew Hygard, Spellcasting—[After the Light Token Summoning ended, he waved his hand, and a palm-sized spherical creature appeared beside him. The spherical creature was covered with many white bristles and emitted a warm, snow-white light from the inside out.]"

　Matthew Heggard's magic, D-ei, he studied at the Holy Son's College and was once regarded by many as the future "Holy Son".

　But in the end, it was not him who became the "Holy Son," but Evan Pearson.

　Once the summoning was complete, Matthew Heigard clapped his hands together and released light-attribute magic towards the "light derivative".

　"Light derivatives" are organisms that can self-reproduce in environments rich in light.

　The purer and denser the light-attribute environment, the faster the "light derivatives" multiply, and the higher the star rating of the multiplied "light derivatives".

　If Samsung's "light derivatives" can be multiplied, they can continue to multiply until they can no longer multiply at all.

　Three seconds.

　Matthew only released his magic for three seconds, but the "light derivative" had already multiplied into three three-star units.

　Four three-star "Light Derivatives" floated before him. Then, Matthew Hygard immediately began summoning the next magical spirit—"Light Dragon Slayer"!

　"Dragon Slayer of Light" is a title once bestowed upon a dragon slayer by the Holy Church.

　However, Matthew Hygarde's "Light Dragon Slayer" is a human, but it is not a named magical spirit.

　Its image is mainstream, reflecting people's stereotypical image of a dragon-slaying warrior—a muscular giant!

　The weapon used is called the "Dragon Slayer Blade," a true weapon specifically designed for fighting dragons. Furthermore, as a Light-type warrior, the "Light Dragon Slayer" possesses the passive skill "Heart of the Light Warrior," allowing for special summoning with a sufficient number of Light-type magical spirits as offerings.

　In an environment with an extremely high concentration of light elements, it is even possible to summon without offerings!

　"By sacrificing three 3-star 'Light Tokens,' I summon—'Light Dragon Slayer'!"

　Three of the four orbs of light transformed into white light and shot into the sky, merging with the white light emanating from the card face of the Magic Card, ultimately outlining an extremely complex sacrificial summoning circle.

　The nine-star magical spirit, "Light Dragon Slayer Warrior," was summoned so easily!

　Matthew knew very well that Dark Dimon was very good at quickly establishing a board presence; he...

　They generally won't launch an attack at the beginning of the match, so at this time, you can safely summon high-star magical spirits.

　The result was exactly as he had expected.

　He summoned the "Dragon Slayer of Light" in an instant. With this magical spirit, what does it matter if it's a dragon slayer?

　Therefore, when he saw Dark summon the "dragon egg" as expected, he just sneered inwardly.

　Dark's summoning speed is certainly no slower than his.

　As magic was injected, the "Primordial Dragon Egg" quickly hatched, and the "Blue-Eyes Young Dragon" flew out of the egg. Then, it used its ultimate move - "Call of the Young Dragon"!

　Then, a magic card quickly lit up in Dark's deck and flew out rapidly at his call.

　Meanwhile, Dark continued summoning his second magic card. "In the name of Darkdemon, Magic Summon—'Fairy Puppet'!"

　After pre-activating the "Fairy Puppet," Dark placed it close to his body. Since Matthew Hegard was so "confident," he certainly couldn't afford not to be wary.

　This can be seen as a form of respect for the opponent, to some extent.

　After he placed the "Fairy Puppet" in place, the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" was summoned at the call of the "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon".

　very smooth.

　He knew that after experiencing a "speed limitation" once, Matthew Hygard would definitely not easily resort to tactics that relied primarily on his own combat strength again.

　Sure enough, Matthew also chose to summon the magical spirit.

　The fact that he couldn't even summon a single high-level magical spirit in the last duel must have been incredibly frustrating for him.

　But that magical spirit radiating a nine-star aura… “A magical spirit specifically for fighting dragons?”

　Matthew Heigard probably thought that Dark wouldn't be able to quickly recognize the very rare magical sprite.

　However, he was unaware that a student at St. Marian Academy once held the title of "Dragon Slayer." Dark was not overly sensitive to the "Dragon-Slaying Aura" specifically targeting dragons.

　"Although it's tricky, it's not a big problem."

　After all, the deck he held wasn't a pure Dragon-focused deck. Furthermore, the Magical Spirit, specifically designed for fighting Dragons, was only a Level 9 card.

　There is no rank bonus to appearance.

　Even if it works on a Blue-Eyes White Dragon that's one level higher, would it really work on a Aerodactyl?

　—This joke isn't funny. "If that's all he's got..."

　As Dark drew his third Magic Card, he swiftly issued commands: "Blue-Eyes Young Dragon, let light shine upon the earth—'Hall of Light'!" "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, bring destruction to the world—'Jet of Destruction'!"

　As he gave the order, the net-wielding Yin Fire Envoy roared!

　The Blue-Eyes Young Dragon rose up in response, and the holy white light that burst forth from its suddenly extended wings converged rapidly toward the top of its head, quickly condensing into a bright sphere of light like the sun.

　Snow-white wings fluttered down from the sky.

　The sudden explosion of the sphere of light caused rapid changes in the surrounding environment. The concentration of light elements throughout the site increased significantly.

　After that, even if a "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon" or a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" dies within the area of ​​this "Hall of Light," it can be reborn as a spirit for up to three minutes.

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, absorbing light elements from all directions, condensing them into an incomparably bright white sphere of light within its mouth, and staring coldly at the Light Dragon Slayer.

　It also sensed an extremely repulsive aura emanating from that magical spirit.

　Even though Dark knew nothing about that aura, he could still glean some information from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's feedback.

　At this moment, Darkdemon summoned his third magic card.

　"When the white of the Dark family appeared, a magical spirit dressed as a priestess materialized beside him."

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's Destructive Jet was unleashed! The white beam, radiating an aura of destruction, seemed to burn through the air itself, leaving trails of white smoke in its path.

　But Matthew Heggard was certainly prepared.

　After sacrificing himself to summon the "Light Dragon Slayer Warrior," he also summoned a giant shield called the "Purifying Shield."

　In addition to its powerful defensive capabilities, the "Shield of Purification" also possesses the special ability to purify abnormal statuses and convert attacks into healing energy.

　In short, this is a shield very much in line with the "Paladin" style. However, Matthew Hygard did not use the "Purifying Shield" to defend against the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon's" "Destructive White Beam." Because the "Light Dragon Slayer" was sufficient to handle it!

　The "Light Dragon Slayer" was dressed in close-fitting light armor, with only a helmet covering his entire face. His arms were muscular and thick, almost as thick as his thighs.

　On its back is a giant blade of light, the blade of which is over two meters long, while on its left forearm is a small round shield.

　The giant blade of light is called the "Dragon Slayer Blade," and the small round shield in his left hand is called the "Dragon Flash Shield."

　Both of these weapons are designed specifically for use against dragons.

　Among them, "Dragon Shield" provides additional defense against dragon breath and can even absorb the energy of dragon breath to temporarily strengthen itself.

　The "Dragon Slayer Blade" goes without saying; it's a weapon of the same type as the "Dragon Slayer Sword".

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon fired a white light to test the waters.

　"Light Dragon Slayer" merely raised his left hand slightly.

　The round shield blocked the white light.

　It even emits a peculiar "suction force," absorbing the thick white light and reducing it to a thickness that the small round shield can withstand.

　This prevented the originally thicker beam of destructive white light from reaching the "Dragon Slayer of Light".

　Matthew Hygard glanced at the small round shield and immediately felt relieved. He then commanded, "Light Dragon Slayer, go and cut that dragon down!"

　Upon hearing the command, the [Light Dragon Slayer] drew the "Dragon Slayer Blade" from behind his back, then wielded it with only one hand and strode towards the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　It is grounded and appears to be unable to fly, but since Matthew Hygard gave this order, it must have anti-air capabilities.

　Dark sensed the rage within the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and granted permission: "Go."

　"Roar--"

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon roared and spread its wings, then pounced on the Dragon Slayer of Light.

　During its attack, it unleashed another "destructive jet of white light".

　But the "Light Dragon Slayer" suddenly raised his shield to block the white light, then suddenly pulled his right-hand giant blade back to gather power, and his muscular legs exerted force, taking each step higher and farther than the last.

　As he approached the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he leaped into the air and unleashed a powerful slash with his right-hand giant blade.

　The Blue-Eyes White Dragon resisted with its sharp claws, but was easily cleaved in two!

　The white dragon roared angrily, its wings suddenly thrusting upwards, raising its body high into the air.

　Meanwhile, the "Light Dragon Slayer" landed safely and easily.

　In terms of stats, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" is definitely superior to "Dragon Slayer of Light".

　However, the outcome of their battle was completely reversed.

　This kind of restraint on dragons is obviously more obvious and more exaggerated than the restraint between attributes.

　Dac had anticipated this outcome.

　But since the Blue-Eyes White Dragon wanted to fight, he agreed.

　Unlike other mages, his magical spirits possess intelligence and have their own thoughts.

　He usually allows the magical spirits to do as they please. Winning naturally boosts their confidence.

　Even if you lose, you can learn from the experience and become stronger with each battle.

　Moreover, even if the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is defeated, the Hall of Light will be there to protect it.

　A qualified mage is one who can both allow magical spirits to act independently and also be prepared to cover their failures.

　"Blue-eyed Priestess, use 'White Dragon Ritual'," Dark commanded very clearly.

　The "Blue-Eyed Witch" nodded slightly, then clasped her hands together in prayer before her chest.

　As white light emanated, the faint image of a soul emerged from its body.

　Then her entire body suddenly turned into light and rose into the air, leaving only the "soul of the priestess".

　Ultimate move – "White Dragon Sacrifice"!

　Within Dark's Duel Disk, the deck trembled slightly, and two "Blue-Eyes" Magical Spirit cards flew out and joined the deck.

　Even when facing "Light Dragon Slayer", Dark continued to draw "Blue-Eyes" Magical Spirit cards.

　He glanced at his hand.