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

　Dark opened the email and saw a reply saying "Nothing happened," followed by a question asking what he had noticed.

　He then described his experience and passed it on to Professor Sylph. About two minutes later...

　Professor Sylph sent another message.

　When Dak opened it, she saw that it told him to focus on the competition and not to worry about anything outside of it; she would take care of it.

　Dark had no choice but to reply "Okay," and then put the "Professor Card" away.

　Of course, he couldn't just let it go like that.

　But since even Professor Sylph said nothing happened, it means that nothing really did happen last night.

　At least nothing happened that affected the students or professors. "Little Devimon, what do you think?"

　Dark turned to look at "Devimon".

　[LittleDevimon] raised an eyebrow and flapped its wings in a slashing motion: When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!

　"Heh." Dak couldn't help but chuckle, then headed to the washroom to wash and change.

　Seven o'clock.

　The twelve contestants from St. Mary's College gathered in the cafeteria. Dark casually asked them how they slept last night.

　As soon as he raised the question, Emma let out a long yawn and looked embarrassed.

　"Did you stay up all night?" Dark asked.

　Emma quickly shook her head and said, "No, I went to bed quite early, but I felt like I was dreaming the whole night, and I felt a bit tired after waking up."

　Dark's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What kind of dream did you have?"

　Emma's eyes suddenly darted away when he asked her that question, and she subconsciously looked away.

　"Why are you asking this?" Sarah suddenly leaned in and glared at Dark.

　Dark said in a serious tone, "It's just to check everyone's status."

　Sarah said, "We fought all day yesterday, it's not easy to recover, and not everyone is a monster like you. I'm almost exhausted too." She then gave a fake yawn, which made Emma laugh. But actually, both of them were in good spirits, just experiencing normal morning fatigue.

　Looking at Diana and Aurora, Diana blinked and said directly, "I woke up and it was already dawn."

　Aurora replied with a touch of reserve, "I slept well."

　Immediately afterward, the upperclassmen replied, "Absolutely no problem." Pandora then asked directly, "What happened last night?"

　Dark said, "Nothing should have happened." Senior Pandora frowned, already on guard.

　Dark exchanged a glance with her, then suddenly noticed that someone else hadn't responded and couldn't help but ask, "Victor, what about you?"

　Wittgold was resting his chin on his hand, deep in thought, when Dark asked him this, and he instinctively replied, "What what?"

　Dark asked, "How did you rest last night? Don't fall asleep during the match today."

　"No way," Witt quickly denied. "I did have a nightmare last night, and now I'm trying to remember it, but the more I think about it, the more blurry it becomes, and I can't remember anything at all."

　Dark's expression shifted, and he whispered, "Can you remember?"

　Witt shook his head and said, "I can't remember. But it must have been a terrifying nightmare."

　"Did they wake up?" Dark asked.

　Witt said, "I don't think I was startled awake. After that nightmare, I think I had several other rather uneventful dreams... but I can't remember them."

　Shrek Holmes slapped him on the shoulder and said, "You little rascal, you're not going to be a failure today, are you?"

　"How could it not work?"

　Witt suddenly straightened up, looking just like Robert.

　Dak didn't ask any more questions.

　But he was deep in thought during breakfast.

　Having a nightmare is not a valid basis for any conclusion.

　Even if the person having nightmares is the "son of a hero," it won't work.

　Unless Witte can remember what he dreamed about.

　Otherwise, this matter will just end up like this, unresolved.

　"Could it be because you were too tense during yesterday's match? As a result, you're overly sensitive and get startled by the slightest disturbance."

　Dark turned to look at "Little Devilmon," suspecting that it had poked him while he was sleeping last night!

　[[Little Demon Beast]:]

　Dak stuffed a piece of sausage into its mouth.

　Inside the cafeteria.

　Contestants from various colleges arrived one after another.

　The substitutes and students unrelated to the match quickly filled the cafeteria. The students of St. Mary's Academy had no worries; the academy currently held a huge advantage, and everyone was very relaxed and excited, making the cafeteria increasingly noisy.

　It was clearly not the right place to continue discussing competition matters. Therefore, after eating and drinking their fill, all the participants immediately left the cafeteria and headed to the players' lounge inside the open-air dueling arena.

　The students from St. Mary's Academy did the same, arriving early at the players' lounge and briefly summarizing the key points from last night's meeting.

　And then, they didn't.

　Instead of further discussion, they began checking their magic cards and mana potions, trying to improve their condition, and quietly waiting for the match to begin.

　7:45 a.m.

　The spatial hub in the audience area was opened in advance, and audience projections in various venues appeared simultaneously, which was quite spectacular.

　The atmosphere in the open-air dueling arena instantly became lively. Host Judy returned to the stage, as beautiful as ever. As the opening act, the St. Mary's Academy's orchestra played a symphony, instantly dispelling the morning's fatigue.

　After the song ended, the host, Judy, displayed the scoreboard from yesterday and announced the official start of today's competition!

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　Upon arriving at the dueling arena again, the expressions of the leaders from various countries were somewhat serious. Today was the final day of the Academy Championship.

　Once the day ends, the competition results will be determined, and the rankings of the various colleges will be revealed.

　The college rankings themselves don't involve the national level. But this college competition is so large that the outcome of a college's victory or defeat is essentially no different from the outcome of a nation's or race's victory or defeat.

　Those who watched this competition will inevitably equate the college rankings with the national rankings, which has a significant impact on a country's status.

　It is precisely for this reason that "Lionheart" had the idea of ​​using this opportunity to improve his ranking in the Magic League.

　As for the significance of a nation's status, we will leave aside topics like war and peace for now.

　With the successful establishment of the Magic League and the rapid popularization of the new dueling rules, everyone should realize that this is the beginning of a brand new era.

　At such times, a nation's status determines its weight in the distribution of interests.

　Investing now means investing in initial shares.

　The higher your status, the more of the pie you get.

　Therefore, every country wants to demonstrate its national strength as much as possible, and this academy competition is a very important opportunity to do so.

　But most of the time, humans can't do whatever they want. Just like the dwarf kingdom and the goblin kingdom, they also want to demonstrate how their technology enhances their strength.

　However, the Public Magic Academy was the only academy to be eliminated yesterday. In the dueling arena, the strong are strong, and the weak are weak; their bottom-ranking position was already predetermined.

　Among the eight factions in the Academy Championship, the human faction is the most unique.

　There are three academies representing the human camp. Although St. Marian Academy has always represented "neutrality," it is still considered part of the "human camp" due to its student body, history, and other reasons.

　Or rather, it refers to the human forces that maintain a neutral stance on racial matters. Therefore, the status of the human kingdoms is jointly determined by the three academies.

　Otherwise, the Royal Academy's performance would cause the prestige of the human kingdom to plummet.

　King Austin wouldn't be as relaxed as he is now.

　"I wonder how far Quintina can go in the end," he said, looking up at the stadium.

　The barrier covering "Duel City" is gradually opening.

　The "Duel City," ravaged by yesterday's match, remains the same today...

　The organizers did not repair the dueling arena, and the terrain remained unchanged.

　The contestants from all eight...seven academies were already in place at the entrance.

　Once the barrier outside the "Duel City" is fully opened, it will be time to enter the arena!

　The entrance to St. Mary's College.

　Shrek Holmes watched the barrier turn transparent and shook his head repeatedly.

　He still felt that this arrangement was too foolish: "It's already the second day of the competition, so why not just start from the restaurant?"

　"Then we'll just sit down in the restaurant and discuss who will duel whom?" Gina Grant couldn't help but say with a laugh.

　Eluri Clarissa chimed in, "This round of competition should be considered a city-level tournament, so theoretically there's no concept of 'leaving the field.' Even if there's a break, it should be within the city. That way, after waking up early, we can continue the match directly from where we are."

　Mars Carey suddenly turned to Dark and said, "I heard this round of matches is just a preview of the future 'World Cup'."

　Dark nodded in agreement: "That's roughly right. But the city-level qualifying rounds, which are modeled after this competition, should just be the preliminary rounds of the 'World Cup.'"

　"I see." Mars' eyes darted around, and he asked, "Are there any requirements for participating in the 'World Cup'?"

　Dark thought for a moment, then looked up and said, "There are no requirements so far. You just need to verify your identity and prove you are qualified to be a duelist."

　"Then the duel rules will remain the same," Mars said, raising his fist and waving it. "You can go up into the ring yourself."

　Dark frowned and said, "That's still under consideration."

　Mars Carey immediately guessed that the Academy Championship had exposed the flaws in the new dueling rules.

　Moreover, the contestants participating in the college competition are all law-abiding students, and their behavior is within a controllable range.

　In the "World Cup Duel Challenge," the competition becomes a mixed bag, with all sorts of people appearing. Allowing duelists to take to the field themselves introduces too many variables, making the competition unpredictable.

　These are all things that the event organizers need to consider.

　Therefore, the World Cup will definitely impose further restrictions on the dueling rules.

　But none of that mattered to him. Whatever the final rules were, he was determined to participate!

　Thinking of this, Mars Carey's blood boiled again. "Duang!"

　As the barrier of "Duel City" was fully opened, contestants from various academies immediately flooded into the arena.

　The commentators' voices echoed through the stadium. Today's commentators were once again Kingsley and Tonya. Their faces were excited, and their voices were impassioned.

　Cheers erupted from the audience outside the venue, with shouts of encouragement for the participating colleges and contestants filling the air.

　Amidst cheers, the contestants entered the arena one by one. Projectors atop the Red and Blue Building and the Red and Blue Restaurant displayed the initial actions of each contestant.

　Surprisingly, at the start of this competition, all the participants did not scatter, but gathered together and headed in a clear direction.

　It's obvious that they all chose to team up in the early stages!

　After seeing these scenes, Kingsley immediately began analyzing the game situation and explaining to the audience why the players were doing what they were doing.

　His view is very similar to that of Darko and others. Yesterday's match was essentially a redistribution of points.

　Most of the points were transferred from the lower grades to the higher grades.

　Those players who have lost a lot of points but haven't reached zero yet simply cannot afford any more defeats.

　Therefore, "spreading the money out" is no longer meaningful.

　Moreover, without the restrictions of the rules, the second day of competition will be even more dangerous. Without protection, smaller teams are likely to be completely overwhelmed by larger teams.

　Ten minutes of protection time for a duel is really too short. In addition, even if there is a plan to split up, it should wait until the rules of the "duel time" are clarified.

　The commentator was talking animatedly offstage.

　The contestants were quite quiet after entering "Duel City". As planned before the match, Dark and his group summoned their magical vehicles and flew towards the Blue Restaurant at top speed and along the shortest route.

　Their plan was simple: first, to occupy the high ground of this "Duel City," namely the Blue Restaurant or the Red Restaurant.

　Given the choice between the two, they opted for the more auspicious blue restaurant where the "winner" was staying.