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

　To summon it again next time, you need to replenish its mana.

　If you replenish mana multiple times in a short period of time, the durability of the Magic Spirit Card will decrease rapidly.

　This is similar to how a battery's capacity decreases after multiple uses.

　However, there are corresponding repair methods for the Magic Spirit Card.

　It can be repaired using some of the materials used to create the Magical Spirit Card.

　Therefore, mages often keep a copy of the materials for their main magic spirit cards as a backup.

　"Miniature darts!"

　With a flap of its wings, Little Devimon shot out a syringe shaped like a shark's head!

　Eevee nimbly dodged, then used its special move "Mimic," which quickly formed a slightly different colored syringe and shot it back at Devimon!

　The little devil screamed and flew high to avoid it, while Eevee quickly dissipated after releasing "Mimic".

　Dark watched as the little Eevee gradually materialized on the "Fantasy Beast: Eevee" card and began trying to replenish its mana.

　According to the description in the textbook.

　Replenishing mana isn't difficult. Just pay attention to the speed and amount of mana input. When the Magic Spirit Card gradually glows, it means the mana has been replenished and is overflowing.

　Dark gathered magic at his fingertips and drew a small six-pointed star on the card.

　Use the Star-Replenishing Magic Array, then point to the center of the array—the area around Eevee's belly—and inject more magic power.

　"Buee-ee-ee—"

　Suddenly, the Ibrahimovic on the card started wriggling and moving, startling Dark.

　He then immediately realized that he might be able to enter the realm of "Mind Mage" through another means!

　……

　Two minutes later.

　Dark learned how to move the mana replenishment array while replenishing mana.

　The magic replenishment array moves with the movement of the fingers, and the magic power continues to flow uninterrupted.

　Dark rubbed Eevee's belly with his fingers, listening to its panting "bubbling" sounds, and his mouth gradually turned into a grotesque grin.

　[Paradise +1]

　……

　Tuesday.

　This week's dueling lessons have finally entered a new phase.

　At seven o'clock in the morning, a notification suddenly appeared on the college card of each of the four colleges in the first year.

　Dark took the constantly vibrating Sorting Card out of his wallet and discovered it was a notice about changing classrooms.

　"I see. So today's dueling lesson will be held at the dueling arena?"

　St. Marian has three dueling arenas, two indoors and one outdoors.

　The indoor dueling arena is usually used for teaching purposes and consists of two sections, A and B.

　The outdoor open-air dueling arena is used for dueling matches, and it is one of the few places outsiders are allowed to enter, apart from the Traveler's Street.

　Every week, from Friday afternoon to the end of the weekend, countless spectators travel from all over the kingdom to watch the dueling matches, and a large number of fan clubs have been organized for this purpose!

　Of course, the infiltration of the spinach industry is also inevitable.

　Rumors often circulate that Saint Marian herself is the biggest spinach boss...

　Today's dueling lesson for the first-year students is at Duel Arena B.

　Dak entered the venue a little later, by which time there were already quite a few students watching curiously.

　During extracurricular time, both indoor and outdoor dueling halls are usually occupied by upperclassmen. This is the first time that freshmen have been able to observe the facilities in such a relaxed manner.

　The first impression of the Duel Arena is that it's high-level!

　It's so high, reaching the ceiling, like being in the clouds.

　The second impression is what matters most.

　It is said that the dueling arenas in the battle arena are all built using "arena cards" as templates, and can be transformed into different types of arenas as needed.

　As 8 o'clock approached, more and more students poured into the venue.

　The House of Nobles, the House of Knights, the House of Magic, and the House of Fools.

　The freshmen from the four colleges arrived one by one.

　This was the first time they had attended the same class.

　The new students of the Noble Academy mostly attend classes together with the new students of the Knight Academy.

　The new students of the Magic Academy mostly attend classes together with the new students of the Fool's Academy.

　Therefore, the people on both sides are not very familiar with each other.

　When Professor Pava Jones arrived, the four schools were clearly divided into two sides in the venue, and the two schools on each side were also far apart.

　"Since everyone seems to be in good spirits, let's run a couple of laps around the venue first."

　Professor Jones was dressed like a physical education teacher, wearing only a small shirt with a bow tied below the ball to tightly bind the ball and reveal his rock-hard abs!

　The young magicians were clearly experiencing the so-called "running laps" for the first time, and there were many complaints in the venue.

　The first one to start running was Robert, whose sharp eyes were shining through!

　Robert glanced at Witt once before bursting out of the crowd.

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　Although it is extremely abrupt, it is mainly eye-catching.

　"Excellent, Broheim adds five points!"

　Robert couldn't help but show his elation, and he strode forward with even more force!

　Although the venue was large, Robert had undergone formal military training before enrolling, so he was physically fit and didn't feel tired even after running two laps.

　Witt, however, was exhausted.

　the other side.

　Dark finished the race at a leisurely pace. When he looked up, he saw Witt, Emma, ​​and Rose, who had just started their second lap, along with a large group of magic academy students.

Chapter 28: Vittoria and Roberts combined for 75 points.

　Speaking of which...

　The aristocratic elite preschool education that Dak received actually included activities such as horseback riding and archery.

　As the son of a Valkyrie, he also received sword training, but he gave it up halfway through.

　The same is true for most of the new students in the Noble Academy. Even if they slack off and don't try their best during training, their physical fitness can still be maintained at a near-standard level.

　However, many students at the Magic Academy can spend the whole day reading without exercising, and their physical fitness is much worse than that of students at the Noble Academy.

　Not to mention compared to the Knights Academy!

　The Fools' House, on the other hand, is basically in a mediocre state.

　In this way, it becomes obvious who will fall behind and who will not finish the race.

　Emma, ​​a bookworm who somehow ended up in the Knights Academy, had no advantage in physical fitness compared to Rose, who never left the house. She started panting heavily after running only half a lap, and her face turned pale after the whole lap.

　Rose is no different from her.

　Witt fared relatively better; a month of meals in the cafeteria allowed his body to absorb a lot of nutrients, and his health gradually recovered.

　Although he felt like his bones were falling apart after the run, Witt managed to pull through!

　After recovering with Robert's help, the two of them turned to look at Emma.

　Witt's eyes held an unsettled expression.

　Robert was just gloating!

　If he weren't worried about losing credits, he probably would have already made sarcastic remarks or kicked someone when they were down!

　……

　“Metis deduct 5 points, Flori deduct 5 points, Swati deduct 5 points…”

　Professor Jones showed no mercy by penalizing freshmen who failed to complete the race by deducting points!

　"It seems that none of you followed my suggestion to go for a morning run last week."

　"I've seen plenty of you magic academy students! You think you can gain an advantage in magic duels just because you're a little bit smarter. Little do you know that magic duels also require physical stamina from the magician. Countless duelists throughout history have collapsed on the dueling platform due to exhaustion! Perhaps you want to make the headlines for that?"

　Professor Jones showed his stern side for the first time, while Emma, ​​Rose, and others became tragic background figures.

　"Five minutes to rest!"

　……

　Seeing that Professor Jones's gaze had softened, little Diana immediately slipped to Rose's side, picked her up in a princess carry, and carried her to a bench by the stadium to rest, ignoring her struggles.

　The other students also had some friends, more or less.

　In the end, only little Emma was left, all alone, sitting on the ground, drenched in sweat and pale-faced.

　Vitte felt a pang of pity and said, "Robert, why don't you go help her?"

　Robert simply scoffed, "Help her? Why should we? Witt, we're not friends with her!"

　Witt: "That's true."

　This is a turning point.

　……

　five minutes later.

　The students regrouped.

　They stood in four squares, arranged in the form of four separate departments.

　Professor Jones finally began today's topic: "We've covered the basic theories of dueling. Today's lesson will mainly focus on a practical demonstration of magical duels. First-year students are generally not eligible to join the dueling club or participate in the academy's dueling tournaments. However, we do have our own competition format, the Elite Format created by the Mind Mage Red. Who can explain what the Elite Format is?"

　In the Knights Academy's line, Robert immediately snapped to attention and whispered, "Witt, your chance to get extra points has arrived!"

　Witt looked ashen-faced: "But I didn't know."

　Emma raised her hand shakily.

　Dark, on the other hand, has already transcended this lowbrow interest.

　Professor Jones's gaze swept across Emma's face, but he chose a girl from the Magic Academy: "Swati, you come here."

　"Okay, Professor."

　The girl named Sarah Swati had healthy, wheat-colored skin, a high nose bridge, and slightly full lips.

　She was also eager to get back the credits that had just been deducted, so she said, "The so-called Elite Mode is a duel mode that uses Magic Spirit Cards as the absolute core. Duelists are only allowed to use Magic Spirit Cards and a small number of support Magic Cards, while most other Magic Cards are banned. In each round, duelists can only summon one Magic Spirit. According to the pre-match rules, it can be 1vs1, 2vs2, 3vs3, or 6vs6."

　"That's good, Swatija gets five points."

　Sarah wanted to launch into a long explanation, but Professor Jones interrupted her, saying, "Elite Mode primarily tests the quality of Magical Spirit Cards. Even with only one Magical Spirit Card, a duel can take place. This is a more suitable duel mode for us first-year students. Now, those who have successfully created Magical Spirit Cards, step forward."

　Then one by one, people walked out of the queue.

　The House of Nobles has Dark, Diana, and three others.

　The Knights Academy has Emma, ​​Witt, and two other people.

　There is Sarah and six others at the Magic Academy.

　There is only one person in the Fool's House.

　A total of seventeen people stepped forward. Apart from Diana and Witt, they were all top students in the first year.

　"Only seventeen?"

　Professor Jones's face showed obvious astonishment: "You are the worst class I have ever taught!"