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

　Apart from St. Mary's Academy, even the Ocean Magic Academy and Sky Magic Academy, which have the highest starting points, only have an average of five points. They must win four duels within a morning to qualify for dining in this blue restaurant.

　It's definitely not that easy to do.

　Dark asked for a menu and then inquired, "Where are Senior Pandora and Senior Winnie?"

　"Who knows? She's probably on her way to a duel," Gina Grant said calmly.

　Eluri Clarissa smiled slightly and said, "Strong players avoid her, and she's too lazy to duel with weak players. We encountered her twice, both times while chasing someone."

　Gina Grant said, "The main problem is that today's round of matches wasn't very difficult. The other academies are unlikely to pose a threat to us."

　"This is an advantage we gained from our efforts in the first two rounds," said Elurly Clarissa.

　Gina Grant said, "Indeed, the advantage of consecutive wins is too great. This makes the outcome of the third round less suspenseful. However, this is a matter of the tournament format and has nothing to do with us."

　“Not entirely,” Elurly Clarissa said. “Today’s match was just a warm-up. The duels between the contestants were restricted by the rules and couldn’t be performed to their full potential. Tomorrow, there will be a chance to turn the tide.”

　Dark laughed and said, "That's right. Today is just a redistribution of points; the real battle will begin tomorrow. But if you want to enjoy the duel, today is the only time. You probably can't make a move easily tomorrow."

　Eluri Clarissa said, "It depends on how the specific rules are enforced. For example, how often the 'duel time' occurs."

　Dark said, "These deliberately ambiguous points are probably left as a precaution against the current situation. If the point difference between the academies becomes too large, it will increase the frequency of 'duel time' events."

　Gina Grant shook her head and said, "But ultimately, these maneuvers only work if the players cooperate. As the event organizers, we certainly want the competition to be more intense. But this doesn't benefit the players who have the advantage. Besides, given the current situation, it's unlikely that we can get the other academies to unite against us. As long as there's competition among the other academies, our position will be hard to shake." Eluri Clarissa said, "While opening champagne halfway through isn't a good habit, I think we should definitely consider the rewards for winning the championship."

　After saying that, she looked at Dark and asked, "So, is there any inside information regarding the rewards?"

　Dark blinked and said, "There should be a reward list then. From first place to last place, every student from each academy will receive a reward, and they can choose any reward within the corresponding level."

　"So, what are the rewards for the champion?" asked Elurly Clarissa.

　Dark explained, "The champion will receive one 'Holy Grail' wish opportunity and can choose an additional highest-level material. However, this level of material is quite rare, limiting the selection. Therefore, players are allowed to negotiate with the tournament organizers to obtain materials of similar value that are not on the list."

　Elurly Clarissa said, "I get it, so you can have whatever you want, right?"

　Dark shook his head and said, "It has to be something the organizers can produce in a short time."

　After he finished speaking, he turned to look at the door, and someone else came.

　……

　At this point, it's unlikely that anyone else would be coming to the Blue Restaurant.

　The first to push open the door was Shrek Holmes of St. Mary's College.

　Following them into the restaurant were Mars Carey, Emma Metis, and Sara Swati.

　In the end, Witt Gold was left outside!

　"boom!"

　As the door closed, a lingering look could be seen on Victor's face through the crack.

　"See you later, Witt." Shrek Holmes turned to Witt and grinned at him.

　The others walked over, observing the restaurant environment as they went. Once they were all seated, Dark pointed to the door and asked curiously, "What happened to Witt?"

　Mars Carey chuckled and said, "It's nothing, he's just too popular."

　The five-person team led by Shrek Holmes did not chase after powerful opponents like Pandora, nor did they specifically seek out people from the Royal Academy and the Public Magic Academy of the Hunting Kingdom to duel like Dark and his two companions.

　They generally only choose suitable opponents, and selectively avoid teams that are too strong.

　Neither Shrek Holmes nor Mars Carey were particularly conservative types. But with three younger students in tow, it was natural for them to think about "protecting" them.

　This resulted in Emma and Sarah maintaining their positive records. Unfortunately, it didn't help Witt maintain his positive record.

　As Mars Carey put it, Witt Gold was just too popular.

　The younger students might be slightly wary of the holy sword in his hand. But most of the older students wouldn't care.

　Many of the teams they encountered after that challenged Vittoria directly after seeing him.

　While Witt wasn't indiscriminate in accepting all offers, he couldn't possibly keep doing so forever.

　They refused. Coupled with an unexpected mishap when they took the initiative to challenge, their final record became negative.

　Those with less than nine points would be unable to enter the Blue Restaurant. Teams from other colleges opted to give up because only a few could advance.

　Their team certainly wouldn't give up on entering the restaurant just because one person couldn't make it.

　So, we'll just have to make do with little Vittoria.

　"By the way, can we get takeout?" Shrek Holmes suddenly asked. Dark hesitated for a moment before replying, "I guess... not." If we could get takeout, wouldn't it mean that if one person could come into the restaurant, the whole family wouldn't have to worry about food?

　This is obviously not possible.

　But to be more certain, Dak asked the restaurant staff.

　He initially thought that the meals offered by these two restaurants would be prepared by the "food card". But after entering, he found that the restaurants had dedicated chefs and prepared ready-to-eat meals in advance.

　Diners can choose to eat quickly or order à la carte. Since Dak and the others weren't in a hurry, they got together and ordered lunch.

　anyway.

　While the game was still in progress, they were leisurely browsing the menu in the restaurant—an experience they'll likely never encounter again in their lives.

　But what's that saying again... anyway, just enjoy the moment.

　Pandora and Winiscatti arrived about fifteen minutes later.

　The two walked past Victor, who was squatting by the door, pushed the door open, and went straight to the dining table to sit down.

　Gina Grant and Eluri Clarissa shared half of their food with them before continuing to order.

　The group gathered together, chatting and laughing about their experiences in the morning's competition, showing no sign of the tension that was present during the game.

　But as Eluri Clarissa said, their current leisure is a reward they deserved, earned through their performance in the first two rounds.

　And at the same time.

　Students from other colleges, however, are still busy traveling.

　However, during the competition, they did keep an eye out for places that offered food, or they would eat and drink as much as possible when they passed by. In short, they rarely ate during mealtimes.

　The risks of going to a fixed meal service point for lunch in groups during mealtimes are actually quite high.

　If you're unlucky enough to run into someone, then you can forget about eating; you're lucky if you don't end up in a bloody fight.

　When all the students of St. Mary's College gathered in the Blue Restaurant, the director deliberately cut to the scene inside the restaurant, creating a stark contrast with the scenes of other colleges engaged in fierce battles.

　This scene not only drew admiration from the audience, but also whetted their appetites.

　The audience members in the dueling arenas around the world finally couldn't resist getting up and going to the restaurants to eat and take care of their physiological needs.

　But most viewers went and came back quickly, since a fierce duel was still being shown on the roof of the restaurant.

　half past twelve.

　After eating and drinking their fill, the athletes from St. Mary's Academy rested for a while before leaving the restaurant.

　As Shrek Holmes pushed open the door to leave, he suddenly remembered that Witt had been waiting outside, and quickly bowed to apologize.

　Witt waved the bread he had somehow produced, laughing to indicate that he was completely unaffected.

　Shrek Holmes immediately raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, but the pat only made his face contort.

　"It's time to get to work."

　Marscare walked at the front, eager to get started.

　Although he barely made it to base with nine points, the difference between passing and failing is that one is outside the goal and the other is inside.

　Marscare remains highly motivated, displaying an intensity that suggests he's determined to double his points.

　Once downstairs, the group regrouped and set off again.

　But what they called a regrouping was actually just assigning Emma and Sarah to Gina Grant and Eluri Clarissa.

　The remaining Wittgold continued to work with Shrek Holmes and Marscare.

　The three of them formed an "assault team," ready to follow the trend. Like other academies, they would actively hunt down contestants from the Kingdom's Royal Academy and the public Magic Academy.

　As for Emma and Sarah, they were physically weaker and were already exhausted from the frequent duels and movements, which is why they left Shrek's team.

　Meanwhile, the groups brought by Dark and Pandora remained unchanged. St. Marian Academy was thus divided into four groups and set off.

　Shrek Holmes' trio has redefined their goal of earning points.

　Pandora and Venuskadi continue to seek out powerful individuals to challenge.

　Gina Grant's four-person team, on the other hand, chose to act randomly, dueling with whomever they encountered.

　After a moment's thought, Darkdemon's trio chose to follow Shrek Holmes's trio.

　His strategy remained unchanged; he simply couldn't determine the direction of their actions for the time being. Therefore, he decided to follow Shrek and his companions for a while.

　After all, their objectives were quite aligned. They were lucky.

　Less than five minutes after leaving the Blue Restaurant, they encountered a team that was chasing after the Public Magic Academy.

　Dark and Shrek Holmes exchanged a quick glance and immediately discussed their ideas.

　Dark suddenly accelerated and challenged one of the senior students in the "Hunter" team to a duel.

　Then, Shrek quickly pursued the group from the Public Magic Academy. The two sides worked together seamlessly, directly dividing up their "prey."

　The senior student who was stopped by Dark's Duel Field looked extremely unpleasant.

　He winked at the three contestants beside him, and they suddenly sped up, leaving the senior contestant behind.

　Diana and Aurora were prepared to fight them, but they never expected that they would flee without a fight.

　Keep in mind that among those three contestants, there was also a senior student!

　"You don't think you can stop us like this, do you?"

　The last remaining senior contestant—Randolph Agnes of the "Sea Soul Clan"—said in a somber tone.

　He is a senior student at the Ocean Magic Academy and is an extremely special undead from the deep sea.

　The decks he uses are mainly based on Zombie, DARK, and Ghost types.

　Although he was wearing a uniform, his body beneath it was like a green ghost, giving off an extremely sinister feeling.

　He does indeed belong to the sea people.

　But if he were taken out of the group alone, he would definitely be mistaken for a member of the demon race! Faced with such a contestant, Darkdemon still wore a smile.

　He said, "No, I just wanted to stop you."

　One of his goals was to compete against different players.

　This contestant from the "Sea Soul Clan" has a completely different feel from the other contestants.

　He had long wanted to try a duel with him.

　Now that we've encountered him, we certainly can't let him escape.

　"Enough talk, let's duel!"

　Dark reached out and lightly swiped the Duel Disk, spreading its wings to face his opponent.

　"Jie Jie Jie."

　Randolph Agnes let out a sinister laugh, but the speed at which he deployed his duel domain was anything but slow.

　Others might be wary of Darkdemon's white dragon, but he wasn't afraid at all.

　Even a blue-eyed white dragon with the light attribute would be corrupted and degenerated within his dark soul domain!

　"Duel Zone, Connect!" "Duel Zone, Connect!"

　As the domains connected, the two players quickly created a certain distance between themselves. Then, each player drew cards from their card packs to complete their deck construction. After making targeted adjustments, both players inserted their completed decks into the slots on the Duel Disk, where the decks were automatically shuffled.

　Finally, let's have a gacha duel!

Chapter 1311 Darker Than Darkness (4k)

　"In the name of Randolph Agnes!"

　The contestant from the "Sea Soul Clan" suddenly raised his right hand, and the magic card between his two fingers emitted an unusually strong black light.

　It gave the impression that he had fully activated the magic card. However, Randolph Agnes's starting hand was definitely not that magic card. Anyone who had watched his duels knew that he possessed a special ability that was perfectly suited to his duels.

　Moreover, that ability doesn't require magic cards as an aid; it can be released instantly!