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

　Dark Dimon suddenly noticed that after the contestants from the Public Magic Academy and the Royal Academy of the Kingdom had mostly left the field, the aggressiveness of the contestants from the other academies had also decreased significantly.

　They seem to have started to focus on "securing points" and are no longer competing as fiercely as before.

　They happened to run into someone passing by, only to discover that it was a former duelist. Dark's face showed disappointment, and he simply invited Diana and Aurora to go to the Blue Restaurant for a meal.

　After a whole afternoon of duels, Dark's score has risen to 30 points.

　This means he has now defeated 21 players in a row. Diana and Aurora also saw significant increases in their scores. All three have achieved considerable success.

　When they arrived at the Blue Restaurant, they found that most of the contestants from St. Mary's Academy were already there.

　This time, all the contestants from St. Mary's Academy, including Vittor God, reached nine points.

　They gathered together, enjoying dinner and sharing their experiences from the competition.

　But tonight, the Blue Restaurant will no longer be booked by them.

　One by one, more and more contestants entered the Blue Restaurant. Some of them had already qualified to enter the Blue Restaurant at noon, but did not show up for various reasons.

　However, in the evening, they all appeared as if they were attending a high-class banquet.

　Among them, the Ocean Magic Academy has the most contestants, second only to St. Marian Academy.

　They clearly gained a lot of points in their hunts of the public magic academy and the royal academy of the kingdom.

　Secondly, there are the contestants from the Sky Magic Academy.

　There were also students from the Holy Mystic Academy, the War Totem Academy, and the Elven Magic Academy, but not many.

　As more and more contestants entered the restaurant, Dark and the others gradually quieted down.

　With so many people, it becomes necessary to pay attention to restaurant etiquette.

　Even when the contestants were talking, they all kept their voices down and no one was shouting.

　Dak glanced around, then looked away, returning to his struggle with the steak on his plate. He understood.

　These people weren't there to eat; they were there to show the audience that they were also part of the "winners."

　At least for today's matches, they are the "winners." Furthermore, it's highly unlikely they'll be in this blue...

　They stayed inside the restaurant because there were still many players outside who didn't have enough points.

　Although there are only two hours left until the end of today's match, we cannot relax even at this last moment.

　With the younger contestants generally seen as "prey," they have to shoulder the responsibility of both "hunter" and "protector."

　As for what's happening here...

　Just like walking the red carpet, whether it's a real walk or not, as long as a photo can be taken, that's fine.

　The more contestants a college has, the faster they eat and the more hurried they are to leave.

　Although they all appeared nonchalant on the surface, their actions, rather than their words, clearly revealed that they were not as composed as they seemed.

　I need to go back and protect the weaker, younger students!

　So, after going around in circles, only the group from St. Mary's College remained in the blue restaurant.

　Everyone knows that when most of them are gathered inside this restaurant, the cameras are definitely pointed at the inside of the restaurant.

　So they all behaved very restrained inside the restaurant and did not cause any unnecessary conflict.

　However, as soon as they left the restaurant... no, at least they managed to get out of the building. The contestants who had walked out of the blue building one after the other almost immediately started to move.

　Some people instantly engage in duels against a target they have already locked onto.

　Some people immediately used magic cards to quickly escape the battlefield.

　Clearly, not everyone wants to duel in front of this building.

　But those few who wanted to duel were enough to stir up this murky water.

　Soon, the entrance to the blue building was blocked by a series of dueling zones.

　After the last contestant from another academy had left the restaurant, the contestants from St. Mary's Academy got up and went to the window to watch the match.

　After a full day of fighting, they had widened their existing advantage to an even greater extent. Even if they spent the last two hours resting in the Blue Restaurant, they wouldn't have to worry about being caught up.

　In fact, Emma and Sarah already had this idea; they were both extremely tired, not physically, and not even magically.

　Physical strength can be replenished through eating and resting, and magical energy can also be replenished through potions.

　However, the mental strain is not so easy to recover from. They had never experienced such intense and frequent duels in a single day before, and were already exhausted both physically and mentally.

　This situation is actually seen in many people. Even a player like Wittgarde, despite being full of energy, is actually very tired after a whole day.

　This would somewhat lower their already high win rate in duels. Emma and Sarah had managed to maintain their score above nine points and didn't want to take that risk again.

　Witt, on the other hand, felt that only by pushing himself to the limit could he possibly break through his own limitations, so he wanted to continue.

　As for everyone else…

　Although none of them planned to rest in the restaurant, they would at least reduce the frequency of duels.

　After all, tomorrow's match is the main event, and we can't overexert ourselves because of today's match.

　Moreover, some of them were already getting a little bored with today's game.

　“It looks quite nice from here.” Senior Pandora walked beside Dark and glanced out the window.

　The duels that began right at the entrance created a spectacular display of visual and electrical effects. In the night, it resembled a celebratory fireworks display.

　But Dark understood her meaning in an instant and casually said, "It will be even more beautiful in the future."

　"I hope so." Pandora looked at the reflection of her figure in the windowpane, a slight smile playing on her lips.

　The fireworks created by the contestants didn't last much longer than real smoke. As their duels concluded, the area in front of the blue building...

　It quickly became quiet and cold again.

　The students from St. Mary's Academy then calmly walked out of the building.

　Then, they rejoined the battlefield!

　Time flies.

　Dark was still traveling with Diana and Aurora.

　The three of them walked slowly along the rooftops on both sides of the street in the increasingly dim night.

　Kennick Andrew of the Royal Academy and Chloe Artemis of the Elven Magic Academy both made their exits.

　The only senior team captains that Dark has yet to duel with are Selena Teresa from the Ocean Magic Academy and Saint Zachary Lanslot from the Holy Mystic Academy.

　Those two captains were his final targets. Regardless of victory or defeat, they had to fight each other.

　Otherwise, this academy competition would not be perfect.

　But catching up with them and fighting them would not be easy. Dark wouldn't push it too hard.

　He planned to take a more relaxed approach for the last two hours.

　……

　At nine o'clock sharp.

　The first day of the third round of the Academy Championship has officially concluded.

　The last two hours of the competition were not particularly intense, and the frequency of duels between the players decreased significantly.

　The overall score did not change significantly.

　But not a single spectator chose to leave. Everyone was waiting for the moment when the game would end.

　Because after the competition ends, the organizers will project...

　The system displays the final scores of all colleges.

　Although there is still one day left in this round of competition, the results of the first day's competition can more or less show the gap in strength between the various colleges.

　Besides the audience, the contestants also naturally attached great importance to the final result.

　Because this is related to their strategy for tomorrow.

　Therefore, when the clock struck nine, all the contestants stopped what they were doing, and even those in the restaurant came to the window to wait.

　The three men, including Dak, were no exception.

　They stood on a balcony, organizing the magic cards in their hands while waiting for the final results to be displayed.

　In the final two hours, Darko only managed to gain two winning points.

　This was partly due to his lack of enthusiasm compared to the daytime. But the real reason was that the opponents he encountered tonight, the ones he was interested in, were all people he had already dueled with once.

　But that's not a big problem; he was already very satisfied with the whole day.

　"Our college's points should be number one, right?"

　Diana leaned over the balcony, almost half her body hanging out. She stared at the patterns outside for a long time before stepping back and casually asking a question.

　Aurora smoothed her bangs and said, "It should be." "And what about second place?" Diana asked.

　Aurora thought for a moment and said, "It's probably the Ocean Magic Academy. They have quite a few people dining at the restaurant tonight."

　Diana said, "Oh. So the third place is Sky Magic Academy, and the fourth place is..."

　This time, Aurora shook her head slightly and said, "Anyone could be the top student of the Ocean Magic Academy and the Sky Magic Academy, but it's hard to judge the remaining Holy Mystic Academy, War Totem Academy, and Elf Magic Academy."

　Moreover, there are many factors involved in this round of competition, and it is not necessarily true that stronger players will get more points.

　Aurora didn't dare to draw any conclusions easily.

　About five minutes later, the score calculation was finally completed. All the screens and projectors in "Duel City" simultaneously displayed the score calculation panel.

　"finally come."

　A thought struck Dak, and he immediately looked up.

　At this moment, all the eyes of the audience and the contestants were focused on the various screens.

　From low to high.

　The first academy name to appear in the projection is... Public Magic Academy!

　Although the result was expected, the contestants from the Public Magic Academy were still ashen-faced when it was officially announced.

　In the kingdom of goblins and dwarves, the people watching the game, both inside and outside the stadium, all looked grim.

　The dwarves either smashed their beer mugs or drank them down in one gulp.

　The goblins held all sorts of support items, their fists clenched.

　The impact of this academy competition was enormous. It was practically the first major event to be broadcast across the entire continent, attracting a nationwide audience. Yet, in a competition of this scale, the public magic academy belonging to the dwarves and goblins was the first to be eliminated, inevitably causing other races and nations to question their national strength.

　Although the war has only recently ended, warmongers have not disappeared. Even among humans, there are hawks and doves, not to mention those races that are inherently warlike.

　Races and nations that have this idea might take some less-than-friendly actions as a result.

　Even putting that aside, goblins and dwarves... especially dwarves, couldn't stand the title of "weakest".

　Therefore, the commotion is greatest in the Dwarf Kingdom, and many people will surely be tossing and turning all night.

　After the name of the Public Magic Academy appeared, the name of the Royal Academy of the Kingdom also appeared on the results panel.

　Although the Royal Academy of the Kingdom is destined to be second to last, unlike the public magic academy, its total score is not zero.

　Quintina Nos scored thirteen points, which is the total score for the Royal Academy of the Kingdom.

　Although the total score was still meager, it allowed the old King Austin Clarissa to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

　Bringing Quintinanos back to the capital was probably the best decision he had made recently.

　Second to last is still embarrassing, but it's better than last. It's wonderful that they invited the public magic academy to participate in this academy championship!

　Moreover, although only Quintina remains from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, there is still one person, so there is someone to watch in tomorrow's competition.

　Viewers who support the Royal Academy of the Kingdom cannot help but regard it as "the last hope".

　Some are even hoping she can create a miracle in tomorrow's match.

　Who will be third to last?

　"Dark said in a low voice."

　After a slight pause, the results panel finally displayed the name of the third-to-last college, which was also the sixth-ranked college.

　"It's actually the War Totem Academy!"