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

Page 197

　Witt soon realized he had asked the wrong person.

　Since the Christmas ball, Scott has become his mentor, and their relationship has progressed steadily.

　Especially after encountering danger in the secret passage, they became companions who had "lived and died together".

　But Robert and Scott's relationship did not improve at all.

　Witte always believed that people can change; if you make a mistake, knowing it and correcting it is a good thing.

　But he discovered that Robert didn't think that way.

　That's not right either. Perhaps Robert simply distinguishes between friend and foe very clearly.

　Generous to friends.

　Ruthless towards the enemy.

　But Scott didn't do anything too outrageous to him, did he?

　Witt was completely bewildered.

　Robert, however, just sneered inwardly.

　People do grow up.

　Robert is no longer as boisterous as he was at the beginning of the school year.

　Seeing that Witt was still hesitant, Robert casually said, "Go on, the professors are watching."

　Witt suddenly realized.

　That's right, the professors are all watching.

　If someone holds back during a duel, the professors will definitely be able to tell, and their score might be even lower.

　Let's give it our all!

　……

　Witt and Scott bumped into each other as they walked to the edge of the field.

　The two sides were not familiar with each other on the surface, but since the cult was planning to move towards a more formal structure, there was no need to maintain the previous atmosphere of secrecy.

　The two greeted each other, and Scott said with a wry smile, "I really didn't expect my first opponent to be you. I thought that with freshmen participating in the recruitment competition, I would be lucky enough to run into one or two easier opponents."

　Witt's smile was even more bitter than his; "Senior Scott, if you put it that way, you're actually quite lucky. Because I'm one of those easy targets..."

　Scott quickly said, "Don't underestimate yourself like that. You are the son of a hero. By the way, how's your research on the Holy Sword Spell coming along?"

　When the Holy Sword Curse was mentioned, Witt's face lit up with excitement.

　The Holy Sword Spell is a high-level universal spell, one of the few high-level spells that can be inscribed on a magic card without requiring the user to have complete knowledge of the magical language.

　Of course, this thing is special. Apart from a small group of people who can conjure powerful weapons, it's useless for others even if they learn it.

　Witt felt that if he could thoroughly study the "Holy Sword Curse" left by his father and refine it into a card, his strength would definitely reach a new level!

　But that's in the future.

　His current strength...

　Although there has been some improvement.

　But I don't know how much it has improved.

　In the last in-class competition, he didn't even make it into the top eight.

　When encountering danger in the secret passage, it hardly had any use.

　These facts helped him see himself clearly.

　However, he still had some confidence when facing Scott...

　"Both players, please enter the arena as soon as possible!"

　The referee's urging interrupted their off-court conversation. They exchanged a glance and then walked toward the contestants' stands on either side.

　When he stepped onto the contestant's platform, Witt still saw students from the Knights Academy watching him. He composed himself and decided that it would be better to do his best to win.

　On the other hand, Scott had already decided to go all out.

　Second-year students who are unable to join the Duel Club by the beginning of the next semester will miss out on many opportunities.

　Of course, some people have many opportunities and don't care about missing out on a small chance, so they can choose not to join.

　But Scott couldn't.

　"Recruitment competition, win or lose. Try your best to showcase yourself, get a high rating, or at least pass!"

　Scott set a goal for himself and then activated the poker table.

　……

　Judges' panel.

　Professor Fox hasn't recovered from the last game.

　But after discovering that the person going up was the son of a hero, he still said, "Now I know that little Dimon in your class is really good, so what about little Gaode? He's talented, isn't he?"

　Professor Jones's eyes flickered, and he said casually, "You mean Witt? He started with almost zero knowledge, but he's caught up now."

　Professor Fox, being such a shrewd person, almost immediately noticed something amiss.

　This roused him, and he sat up straight, his expression regaining its composure: "That student over there is named Scott. He's a student at the academy of nobles, and his grades are very poor."

　Professor Fox stopped there and said no more.

　Let's stop here.

　He knows a lot!

　Professor Jones's lips twitched slightly as he glanced at the field, thinking to himself that Witt had to live up to expectations!

　……

　The professors' infighting had little impact on the students.

　Since it was a competition between two grades, the first graders naturally hoped that Victor would win.

　Diana asked with a curious look, "Dark, who do you think will win?"

　Dark answered without hesitation: "It should be Witt. After all, Scott is too weak."

　Diana: "Huh, is it really that weak?"

　Dark nodded; "Perhaps a little weaker than your previous opponents."

　Diana: "Oh, that's really quite weak."

　But she didn't know that this was still a lenient way of putting it, according to Dak.

　A person's evaluation of others depends to some extent on what they have seen and heard.

　Dark's understanding of Scott's strength came from their two encounters.

　One of these incidents occurred in Travellers' Street.

　Scott had been following him because of his connection with Flower Cards. But he ended up getting beaten up by Witt and Robert.

　Another time was during a Halloween event.

　Scott's three-eyed squid was kicked away by senior student Mary!

　That scene left a very deep impression on Dark.

　So he subconsciously felt that Scott was very weak.

　But in reality, Scott and Witt had another encounter.

　At that time, Scott and "Pufferfish" teamed up and successfully defeated the duo of Witt and Robert, taking them as trophies into the temple.

　Of course, those things happened last year.

　The little mages grow very quickly; they truly mature in the blink of an eye.

　So the outcome of the match will only be known after the fight.

　……

　Witt and Scott, who had spoken off the court, didn't say much after they came on.

　Private relationships are private relationships.

　The duel began with only the red team and the blue team.

　The words "Preparation Phase" appeared above the poker table.

　Both players placed their decks into the card slots, and then the decks were automatically shuffled.

　After the shuffle is complete, the "30s" countdown to the right of the "Preparation Phase" will start ticking.

　Both sides immediately started drawing cards!

　……

　After drawing all five cards, Witte spread them out in a fan shape.

　"Didn't get the Troll!"

　The moment his gaze swept over them, Witt's heart sank.

　"Troll" is the most core three-star Magical Spirit card in his deck of twenty cards!

　With the "troll" by his side, he had a pillar of support.

　Next up is the "Radiant Python"!

　Beyond the Magical Spirit Card, the core card is undoubtedly "Forbidden Love".

　His magic cards are not yet able to form a system, so he can only rely on strength to crush opponents.

　However, he also lacks second-tier magical spirit cards. Therefore, he doesn't have the ability to duel with upperclassmen.

　However, as far as he knew, Scott had not mastered the second tier of magical spirits.

　Therefore, in terms of high-end combat capabilities, both sides are on the same level.

　But now, out of the five cards in hand...

　There are no "trolls", no "radiant serpents", and not even "forbidden love"!

　Their luck was extremely bad.

　Witt's gaze swept to the "Magical Beast: Stag" on the edge. This one-star Magical Spirit card could only be kept in his hand at this time.

　Among the other four magic cards, one is "Magic Bullet Spell", one is "Magic Recovery Potion", and the other two are newly crafted Magic Spirit cards.

　"I can only choose one of these two magical spirits."

　"Hold on through the first round, and pin your hopes on the next round's card draw!"

　……

　"Battle Phase" [30s]

　……

　Witt's normal summoning speed has been reduced to six seconds. While not as fast as Dark's, this is something he's proud of.

　Even Emma was a little slower than him.

　Scott's usual summoning speed...

　In short, even after successfully summoning his first magical spirit, Witt was still chanting incantations.

　pick one of two.

　Witt chose the one with higher offense and defense.

　But this is just the tallest among the short.