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

　Accompanied by a loud shout.

　The ice flower suddenly spun around!

　……

　The audience outside the stadium was already showing surprise.

　John broke with convention at the start of his turn, refraining from summoning a magical spirit and instead activating a spell card!

　This is actually a spell card that can be activated continuously!

　Guided by John's magic, the Ice Flower, riding the raging icy wind, pounced on the flying Hawkman in an instant!

　Ice-type is super effective against Flying-type; once hit by it, Hawkman will definitely suffer.

　But its eyes flashed, and it fearlessly faced the sudden crisis head-on.

　"Ah Cha!"

　Just before colliding head-on with the Ice Flower, the Wrestling Hawkman suddenly flapped his wings and spun around, and countless feathers scattered from his wings spun up and enveloped it!

　"Wow!"

　A handover in an instant.

　The outer feathers were frozen into ice crystals by the "ice flower dance".

　The reversed wind shredded the frozen feathers into dust.

　The ice crystals suddenly burst open.

　Countless sparkling fragments suddenly rained down from the sky.

　The eagle-man, resembling someone wearing a wrestling mask, with its entire body wrapped in cloak-like wings, burst forth from the countless ice crystal fragments like a spinning bullet!

　Gorgeous and handsome!

　……

　Even Dark hadn't expected that it could use the "feather dance" meant to distract enemies so skillfully.

　Breaking the ice spell, the wrestler hawk-man swooped down from the sky like an eagle hunting a rabbit, accompanied by a howling wind, and fiercely pecked at the blue team's magic ball!

　"Crack!"

　Fine cracks appeared on the life barrier of the magic ball.

　The value symbolizing its magic power dropped from 2000 points to 521 points in an instant!

　at the same time.

　A light appeared in front of the magic ball, and a giant monster formed from ice elemental energy shot out from the light. Its fist, as big as a millstone, slammed into the chest of the wrestling eagle man, sending him flying backward!

　An ice crystal appeared on the chest of the wrestling eagle-man, and his magic power plummeted.

　Immediately afterwards, a beam of light descended, and the bat-like Impmon was summoned!

　Dark looked towards the field.

　That "Frost Giant" probably has stats comparable to Witt's Giant, and it also has the freezing ability. Neither Wrestling Hawkman nor Impmon would be able to contend with it.

　but……

　Given that John Smith has such a powerful three-star magical spirit in his hand, why did he start with a spell?

　Look down on people?

Chapter 237 The Wrestler Hawkman Turns the Tide (4k)

　Although the curse of "Frenzied Dance of Ice Flowers" was broken, the temperature inside the arena, which had been lowered by the curse, did not immediately recover.

　John Smith took advantage of the summoning spell's cooldown to breathe out a breath; the cool environment invigorated him.

　His magical spirits are primarily ice-type, thriving in cold environments and able to unleash their full power, but that's not the main reason he starts casting spells.

　→He just wanted to show off!

　John was never a low-key person from a young age, but he was suppressed by his environment after entering St. Mary's College.

　When everyone around you has that kind of simple-minded personality, no matter how skilled you are at social maneuvering, you simply can't make a move!

　Therefore, he could never understand why he was assigned to the House of Fools.

　His luck was not good from the moment he was assigned to the House of Fools.

　Two consecutive Halloween events were marred by unspeakable mishaps, and the Duel Club's two recruitment drives were also missed due to stomach problems.

　This time, if he hadn't asked Sister Carlian for some medicine to improve his digestive system beforehand, he would have missed it again!

　Of course, he wouldn't admit that this was the reason he craved ice cream.

　John was unaware that the main reason he was assigned to the House of Fools was because he had neither noble blood nor the tenacity and courage he needed, nor even the composure and wisdom to do so.

　He was sent to the House of Fools simply because he didn't fit the characteristics of the other three houses...

　Let's not get into idle talk.

　There's nothing wrong with wanting to show off your skills.

　His mistake was underestimating people.

　Dark's hunch was right; John was indeed underestimating him.

　A spell may look impressive at the start, but if it fails, it's like exposing the magic orb to danger.

　If the opponent's magical spirit is a three-star flying type, or has precise ranged skills, then the technique of remotely controlling the magic ball may not be effective.

　There is a limit to how fast a duelist can move the magic orb.

　So under normal circumstances, no duelist would take this risk—unless he doesn’t have any Magical Spirit cards in his hand!

　Dak had been through it once, so he understood it better.

　After assessing the situation, he did not immediately attempt a sacrificial summoning, but instead had the Winged Hawkman and Impmon temporarily switch to a defensive stance.

　"Big Milk Tank" is a tank type among his four-star magic spirits, with an attack power of only 1000. Without being able to use "Roll" smoothly, it cannot deal well with the frost giant.

　Moreover, he did not want to sacrifice the Wrestling Hawkman when facing an opponent who could remotely control the magic ball.

　Impmon is also the evolution material for "BlackGatomon". If you can draw "Elysium III" in the next round, you can summon a second-tier four-star magical spirit without sacrificing it.

　……

　On the other side, John looked at the life barrier that only had 521 points of magic power left and finally had to be cautious.

　Both sides stopped moving at the same time, and the pace of the entire duel suddenly slowed down.

　The 30-second countdown of the first round ticked away, and finally, the second round began.

　"Tick!"

　Draw a card!

　Dark drew two new magic cards from his deck and immediately examined them.

　【Teapot】

　Sylveon

　"coming!"

　Using Shuckle as a sacrifice instead of Hawkman to summon Sylveon is clearly a very good strategy.

　But just as he was about to begin the summoning, he suddenly noticed that John opposite him was holding up a magic card, with pale blue ice crystals flowing on his wrist, and a look of ecstasy on his face.

　It's obvious that they've drawn the key card!

　A thought struck Dak, and he immediately pointed to the "pot".

　When in doubt, consult a teapot.

　"Sizzle!"

　Shuttle, which had appeared multiple times in in-class competitions and left some people with psychological trauma, was summoned directly in front of the red team's magic ball.

　Meanwhile, in the summoning zone on the opposite side.

　The frost behemoth took a sudden step forward, and an ice-blue magic circle appeared right in front of it, followed by a cylindrical handle.

　The frost behemoth reached out and grabbed, then pulled out a long, azure-blue ice crystal spear!

　……

　"It's a weapon card!"

　Dark's pupils contracted instantly.

　Weapon cards are a branch of item cards.

　Generally, weapon cards will increase attack power and add special effects.

　More advanced weapon cards, some even come with their own skills!

　……

　Seeing his surprise, John made a gesture and grinned, saying, "Frost Spear, for use by ice-type humanoid magic sprites, adds 300 attack!"

　The Frost Giant's attack is a top-tier 1500 for a three-star monster, plus 00!

　Indeed, it's formidable.

　Even more powerful is that after Frost Giant obtains Frost Spear, it gains a combo skill that can only be triggered by these two cards together – "Blizzard Thrust"!

　"Blizzard Thrust!"

　John pointed with his finger, gesturing wildly.

　The frost behemoth straddled the battlefield, its two massive arms, reaching to its knees, gripping its spear, and suddenly twisted it. Instantly, a violent gust of icy wind erupted from the spear tip. A visible storm swept out from the shaft of the spear.

　The storm spun, and ice and snow mingled.

　The field of vision turned white.

　The frost behemoth's figure had been swallowed up by the blizzard.

　……

　Witt, watching from the sidelines, was deeply shocked as he looked at the magical elf that resembled his own giant monster.

　They're both giants, so why is there such a huge difference between them?

　……

　Professor Fox, sitting on the judging panel, glanced sideways at Professor Jones beside him, feeling quite smug.

　John Smith was just a decent prospect from the second-year Fools' House, someone I hadn't paid much attention to before, but I didn't expect him to improve so quickly after the holidays.

　Professor Fox changed the subject, saying, "Some young people just don't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is. Older people always have their own wisdom."

　Professor Jones, however, laughed and said, "The new generation pushes the old one aside, that's an eternal truth. Professor Fox, times have changed."

　……

　"boom!"

　A loud bang suddenly resounded from the field.

　But the giant monster, having gathered its strength, suddenly took a step forward, causing the air to tremble.

　After this step, it leaned forward at a 45-degree angle, becoming one with the weapon, completely transforming into a giant gun amidst the blizzard.

　The next moment, a blizzard suddenly struck!

　Compared to this massive spear charging forward, the three magical sprites in the red team's summoning zone looked as insignificant as ants.

　"The victory or defeat has been decided."

　John smiled.

　Even second-tier magical spirits couldn't withstand this attack, let alone just three first-tier magical spirits.

　Force them apart with a storm, and pierce through the life barrier of the red team's magic orb in one fell swoop!

　Victory is within reach!

　He's just a first-year student.