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

　He gripped the sword and shield tighter and tighter, his mind filled with nothing but the desire to admit defeat, but he couldn't bring himself to utter the words.

　"what happened"

　Dark was finally satisfied after summoning all the Blue-Eyes White Dragons.

　He sighed as he realized he was only missing one "Advanced Fusion" card, then looked at Matthew Haggard.

　This time, they finally noticed something was wrong with Matthew Heigard. "What did I do to make him like this?"

　Dak was indeed puzzled.

　He could never have imagined that the heart of "Eternal Knight" Matthew Hygard would be so fragile.

　And this is probably the main reason why he couldn't become the "Holy Son." Compared to Evan Pearson, who could grow and evolve despite constantly suffering setbacks, he was indeed far inferior.

　But Dark wouldn't have thought of these things.

　He could never have known that Matthew Heggard had suffered a psychological trauma during last week's duel.

　Matthew Hygard's unusual reaction made him hesitate slightly. He had originally intended to end the match there and send him off with a burst of white light from four Blue-Eyes White Dragons.

　Now, I can't help but worry that using too much force might cause him some incurable harm.

　This is, after all, a duel stage that attracts the attention of the entire nation.

　If Dark accidentally damages one of the twelve Knights of the Round Table from the Holy Mystic Academy, he will be in a difficult position.

　But Matthew Higgard stood there, refusing to admit defeat. He couldn't very well just give up on his own, could he?

　"Think about it, think about it."

　Dark's gaze lingered on his hand for a moment. Then, it settled on the Spell Card "Devimon".

　"Very well, in the name of Darkdemon, Spellcaster—'Little Devimon'." And so he summoned "Little Devimon" directly. [Little Devimon] was overjoyed when it materialized.

　After all, it had just experienced a thrilling battle and now subconsciously felt that it could go all out again.

　However, its excitement vanished the moment its gaze swept over the scene. Something was very wrong.

　Although it is still within the realm of duels.

　But it was completely different from an ordinary duel.

　That duelist over there, whose identity I don't know, should be my opponent this time, but why is he being so hesitant and fussy, like a woman?

　“Go, give it a shot,” Dark said.

　"Ah," "Devimon" turned to look at Dark, looking puzzled. Dark reminded him, "'Deviant Hypnosis'."

　"Oh." "Devimon" responded, and this time flapped its wings and slowly flew to the top of Matthew Hygard's head.

　It circled in the air for a while, then looked up at the four "blue-eyed white dragons" and suddenly realized what was going on.

　"Look at you, you've scared the child half to death."

　— Matthew Heggard may look like a teenager, but he is actually in sixth grade.

　But the kind-hearted "Devimon" doesn't care about any of that.

　It turned around and, following its master's instructions, used its ultimate technique on Matthew Hegard—"Demon Hypnosis".

　This deadly technique, which is usually ineffective against people with strong willpower, unexpectedly produced an immediate and effective result at this moment.

　Matthew Hygard was hypnotized on the spot and collapsed to the ground, supported by the "Shield of Purification".

　But Dark waited a while and realized the duel wasn't over. After a brief silence, he gave instructions in his mind.

　A white beam of light, radiating an aura of destruction, then sent Matthew Heigard to the "graveyard".

　As the duel came to an end, Dark waved his hand slightly towards the sky, and the four "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" spiraled down, turning into light one by one and returning to the Magic Cards.

　In the "Graveyard" area, Matthew Heigard finally awoke. After being reborn from the "Graveyard," the duelist's injuries and abnormal statuses will be removed.

　However, psychological trauma does not heal.

　Fortunately, the kind and benevolent Darkdemon used the right method during the duel: first, he put Matthew into a hypnotic state, and then let him leave the stage painlessly without any awareness.

　This prevented his psychological trauma from worsening.

　As the Blue-Eyes White Dragons in the sky disappeared, Matthew Hygard returned to normal.

　He sat on the ground, gradually recalling what had happened at the end of the duel, and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of gratitude towards Darkdemon.

Chapter 1307: Not even a moment of mourning for the Eternal Knights' defeat (4k)

　"So that's where the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's destructive beam was."

　Tim Doris, who was in the middle of a duel, suddenly perked up and looked in the direction where Dark Dimon was.

　But just a second later, he was blasted into the sky by a magical sprite that emerged from beneath the ground.

　The senior duelist who was dueling with him couldn't help but sneer: "You dare look away while dueling me?"

　But he didn't notice the strange ripples on the ground behind his feet.

　With Matthew Heigard awakening in the "Graveyard" area, his duel with Dark is finally over.

　Two consecutive duels, with completely different fighting styles, left Matthew Heigard completely convinced of his defeat.

　The second duel, in particular, almost gave him the illusion that he was fighting the strongest student at St. Marian Academy—Pandora Drogon.

　However, after this duel, he felt that his White Dragon PTSD not only did not worsen, but also showed signs of easing.

　Indeed, gentle people always bring healing to those around them.

　He had developed a liking for this junior who was three years younger than him, even though this junior had just taken two of his points. "There's nothing I can do; losing to a younger student is definitely my own fault."

　Matthew Haggard looked up, took a deep breath, and his expression returned to its pure state.

　Afterwards, he tried to strike up a conversation with Dark, only to find that Dark's gaze had already turned to the other two duels.

　Two duels have already concluded here, but the duel over there is still ongoing.

　But it was different from a typical duel; the art style there was rather unconventional. Dark watched, blinking repeatedly.

　First up is Diana's duel against "Soul Knight" Glassie Salome.

　The two are the same age and both have extremely high combat skills. They are the type who are mages when they pick up magic cards and warriors when they put them down.

　But now... it's like they've thrown away their card packs, and they're only using "weapon cards" to fight between warriors.

　Glassie's "weapon card" is of higher quality, but Diana's physical strength is greater.

　The two cancel each other out, resulting in a fairly even match.

　Then comes the comparison between combat skills and on-site handling capabilities.

　They treated each other as opponents to hone their combat skills, and the more they fought, the more excited they became.

　Of course, very few "divine causes" were attracted by them.

　Meanwhile, Aurora is dueling with "Holy Knight" Hadris Whit.

　Hades Whit is a "versatile" mage. Simply put, she excels in attack, defense, and healing, and is good at all of them, but not at the very top level in any one area.

　This kind of all-around mage is actually more difficult to match than a mage who specializes in only one ability.

　His defense may not be the strongest, but it's only slightly weaker. Combined with his healing and purification abilities, his resilience is definitely far superior to someone who only knows how to defend.

　Aurora could only suppress him offensively in their duel. After several unsuccessful exchanges, Hadris Whit was forced to change tactics, switching to full defense to conserve strength and plan a counterattack.

　Therefore, the duel, which started as a battle of mutual attacks, quickly turned into one side attacking and the other defending.

　Aurora's offensive gradually intensified, but Hadris's defense also grew stronger. He used magical spirits and magic cards to construct a cycle of defense, enhancement, and healing, managing to hold on until now, and there was no sign of him being defeated in the short term.

　"It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer," Dark said after observing the situation.

　For academic mages, such frequent and intense opportunities for continuous duels are extremely rare.

　Although the Academy Championship appears to be a competition aimed at determining the strength of an academy, the reasons for its organization are varied.

　However, once it was implemented, it naturally formed an educational environment with "academic characteristics".

　Many participants in the competition experience rapid growth during the Academy Championship.

　Diana was like this, and so was Aurora.

　Dark himself gained a great deal of combat experience fighting against skilled opponents. Furthermore, he gained a much better understanding of his own shortcomings and weaknesses.

　The duel between Diana and Glassie Salome ended in Diana's victory.

　The reason was that Diana had superior physical strength, and Glassie Salome, who always called herself a "physical monster," got tired first.

　Exhaustion naturally reveals weaknesses, and Diana seized the opportunity to establish a decisive advantage.

　The duel between Aurora and Hadris Whit ultimately ended in Aurora's victory.

　It's not that the spear is superior in a contest between spear and shield. Rather, it's because the number of magic cards is limited.

　Glasti Salome couldn't find an opportunity to counterattack even after exhausting all her magic cards for defense and healing, and naturally, she was defeated.

　During this duel, Aurora witnessed a variety of defensive techniques and was filled with admiration.

　After the three-way duel ended, none of the three contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy lingered.

　Their group of three had a very similar purpose to Dark's group of three.

　Now that they've lost four points in one go, they certainly can't afford to relax here any longer.

　They must

　They need to accumulate points as soon as possible, otherwise they might not be able to dine at the Blue Restaurant. Instead, they'll have to find a small place like the coffee shop where Dark and his companions had stayed before to find something to eat.

　If they fail to find it and cannot replenish their energy, it will definitely have a negative impact on the subsequent matches.

　……

　After watching the three contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy leave, Dak and his two companions immediately moved to another location to rest.

　Diana Nuo and Aurora were greatly exhausted in this duel, especially physically.

　Fortunately, both of them have monstrous recovery abilities, and it won't be long before they recover to 80-90% of their original state.

　Meanwhile, Dark reviewed the previous duel in his mind and summarized his experience in using the "Blue-Eyes Priestess".

　"Blue-Eyes Priestess" is arguably the key to linking the "Blue-Eyes" deck with the "graveyard." However, the card's actual use of the "graveyard" is limited.

　It's more like using the "Graveyard" as a transit point to refresh the ultimate move after the monster is resurrected, allowing the duelist to use this card to perform "White Dragon Ritual" twice.

　However, for Dark's current deck, two "White Dragon Ritual" is already more than enough.

　From this perspective, his "Blue-Eyes" deck is actually quite complete; what it lacks is only the final strength, which is a "Blue-Eyes" deck of 12 stars or higher.

　But this is something that can't be rushed.

　For a considerable period of time to come, he may have to fill the gaps with [Fossil Pterosaur (Ancient Form)].

　However, even with a twelve-star "Blue Eyes", it might not be as strong as the [Fossil Aerodramus (Ancient Form)].

　All I can say is that the [Fossil Aerial Dragon (Ancient Form)] is just too powerful, and it's a trinity, making it a perfect magical spirit with no blind spots from any angle.

　But when I think about the hardship involved in transforming the "fossilized pterosaur" into its ancient form, I feel that such intensity is well-deserved.

　Thinking this, Dark suddenly turned his head to look out the window and sensed a presence approaching.

　Without even a moment's mourning for the defeat of the "Eternal Knights," the ones who immediately arrived on the battlefield were... Timdoris and Carola Marjorie from the Ocean Magic Academy!

　Having grown accustomed to duels with the upperclassmen, Dark almost forgot that he was still a lowerclassman.

　He only became aware of things when he saw the Naga boy and the mermaid girl descending from the sky.

　But he didn't expect that even at this stage of the competition, someone would still take the initiative to challenge him to a duel.

　Timdoris and Carola Marjorie summoned a magical sprite that looked like a fathead fish after landing.

　Carola grabbed the fathead fish and squeezed it hard. The fish let out a miserable scream, and the sound waves spread out instantly.

　Dark and the others didn't try to hide; they were simply resting inside on the second floor. The sonic probe detected their presence in a single sweep. Sensing their presence, Dark leaned out of the window and greeted the two who turned to look at him.

　Timdoris's eyes lit up, but she immediately concealed them. He was a genius among the Naga, and age and seniority meant nothing to him.

　So far in this round of competition, apart from losing to Gina Grant of St. Marian Academy, he has not suffered any other defeats.

　Even against older students, he was able to defeat them. And geniuses always attract each other.

　Timdoris is participating in this year's Academy Championship. Besides protecting and caring for the "Chosen One" Carola Marjorie, she also wants to see what the legendary "Son of the Hero" is all about.