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

　Caught off guard, the gorilla staggered back several steps, but once it realized what was happening, its face became even more ferocious!

　On the field, two identical ferocious beasts stood silently facing each other!

　……

　As the light of "Pride II - New" was injected into Ditto's body, its mind finally regained a sliver of clarity from the chaos.

　"Ditto, Overlord Roar!"

　The sound from behind its ear made it immediately open its mouth and roar.

　A roar like a tsunami suddenly erupted!

　The Tyrannosaurus Rex was knocked back by its own finishing move for the first time. After standing upside down for several steps, its fur stood on end, and it pounded its chest with all its might!

　But such a deterrent action is meaningless.

　A white shadow suddenly flashed in the lower left corner of its field of vision.

　After only a few seconds of thought, Gatomon pounced forward and joined the battle between the beasts!

　Ditto's biggest weakness in "transformation" is its unchangeable magic power.

　Even a four-star Ditto only has 400 magic points. If it were to truly fight a Tyranitar, it would definitely lose!

　But everything changed after Gatomon joined.

　After Ditto transforms into a Gorilla, it gains a special move called "Gorilla Hammer" in its skill bar!

　For a Tyrannosaurus Rex with an attack of 2800 and a defense of 2300, being hit by the "Gorilla Hammer" will definitely result in significant damage!

　Furthermore, Tyranitar's magic power has been significantly reduced by Gatomon, so this attack will be fatal!

　……

　"Magic Summoning!"

　Seeing that Tyranitar was in dire straits, Angelia, who was unaware that Ditto only had 400 magic points, decisively offered up the lone fairy and the Sphere as sacrifices to summon a new fourth-tier magical spirit!

　It was a black, incredibly fast vine beast!

　……

　Card Name: Vine Beast

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Plant]

　[Type: Grass]

　【Magic Power: 1400】

　[Attack: 1900]

　[Defense: 900]

　【Ultimate Techniques: Demon Vine, Vine Entanglement】

　……

　The canine-shaped beast, entwined by black vines, possesses a lithe body that grants it phantom-like speed. The black ghost vines extending from its shoulders are as sharp as spears. Its powerful attacks combined with its explosive speed make it like a shadowy assassin, bringing despair to those who behold it!

　However, after Angelia summoned the Vine Beast, she did not command it to join the Tyrannosaurus Rex's battle!

　The vine beast's fragile body couldn't withstand the white cat's attack, and it was no warrior capable of charging into battle.

　At this moment, its target is the Hawkman, who has been forced to the side by the previous battle!

　The already severely injured Hawkman was merely a three-star magical spirit and had temporarily lost the ability to fly. Even if he managed to raise his wings in time, he still couldn't stop the piercing vines.

　With a final cry, the Hawkman exited the arena!

　……

　The biggest threat to the Magic Ball has been eliminated.

　The Vine Beast's body twisted in the air as it charged relentlessly towards Sylveon!

　Sylveon, who had just been attacked by Tyranitar—though only through contact with its upper arm and thus not seriously injured—was in poor condition, especially with its two ribbons severely damaged.

　But its gaze was resolute, and after locating the vine beast, it charged headlong into it!

　Its body transformed into light in the air, and a mysterious sacrificial summoning circle appeared in front of the blue team's magic orb.

　A cute cow emerged from the crowd, its raised hooves instantly deflecting the piercing ghost vines!

　The invincible vine finally pierced the steel plate.

　"Moo!"

　Big Milk Jar grabbed one ghost vine with each hand and pulled it inward with force!

　The lithe vine beast was suddenly pulled over—no, it was done in the flow of the situation!

　A black crack burst open along the midline of its body, and its entire body instantly transformed into a giant maw, swallowing the entire Milk Tank whole!

　"Crack!"

　The uneven black vines slammed shut.

　Ultimate move – Vine Trap!

　The vine beast let out a ghostly howl, trying to strangle the giant milk tank inside its body!

　But its expression suddenly changed.

　"His!"

　The body, entwined by black vines, was torn in two from the inside out!

　The giant milk tank pulled the black vine's body in front of it and continued to tear it apart.

　Not only was it completely unharmed, but its attack power also temporarily increased from 1000 points to 1500 points!

　→【Herbivorous】

　→【Passive Skill: When attacked by a Grass-type special attack, not only will you not take damage, but your attack power will also increase.】

　Kurofuji-san died with his eyes wide open in disbelief!

　……

　"Roar!"

　Ultimately, the Tyrannosaurus Rex couldn't withstand the two-on-one attack from Justice.

　After being overwhelmed by Gatomon's antics, Ditto's "Gorilla Hammer" struck its chin, delivering a fatal blow!

　"BOOM!"

　As the giant black gorilla fell backward to the ground, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

　……

　Angelia, the player on the red side, couldn't help but grip her cards tightly.

　Having never experienced the endless reversals of a duel before, she was slightly off-balanced during the rollercoaster-like experience.

　But her previous strategies worked.

　Despite the situation having deteriorated to a low point, Vine Beast successfully killed Wrestling Hawkman.

　The enemy has lost its air combat capability.

　The red magic ball, flying in the air, could rest easy.

　She still has a chance!

　……

　"Tick!"

　The seventh round arrived quietly without anyone noticing.

　But that's no longer important.

　Dark summoned the last card in his hand.

　The Popplio, appearing amidst the light, unleashed a wide-range special attack—"Enchanting Voice"—on the Magic Ball in the air!

　Unlike Sylveon's "Enchanted Voice".

　Pygmy's "Enchanting Voice" transforms into a water-type ability under the influence of "Wet Voice," granting it physical damage beyond its mental abilities.

　Red's Magic Ball.

　Magic power reduced to zero!

　……

Chapter 246 Darkdemon, I Remember It (4k)

　As the water ripples covering the sky suddenly dissipated, a few drops of water fell down.

　Angelia reached out blankly, and the coldness of her fingertips made her realize that she had really lost.

　Although victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, she still found it hard to accept that she had suddenly lost a duel she was confident of winning, especially since her opponent was a first-year student.

　Among the cards she had just drawn was a magical spirit that could be summoned. However, a two-star magical spirit would be useless even if she managed to summon it, so she hesitated.

　However, this hesitation will not change the outcome.

　A loss is a loss, and Angela is not at the point of refusing to admit defeat.

　She took a deep breath, carefully put away the magic card, and turned to walk towards the contestant's platform.

　“Dark Dimon, I’ll remember that!”

　……

　The audience's applause came late, but it did.

　Dark spent more time on the podium than Angelia.

　He recalled the magical spirits one by one, his mind still replaying the scene of the duel.

　The duel, which lasted less than four minutes, was both incredibly exhilarating and undeniably exhausting.

　The highly concentrated mental energy and the constantly active magic both resulted in enormous consumption.

　He was not proud of his victory in the duel.

　This duel was less a victory for him and more a victory for the magical spirits!

　Without Gatomon's extraordinary performance and Ditto's brilliant idea at the crucial moment, he might have already lost.

　This result convinced him of the correctness of educating the magical spirits!

　Of course, moral education is also essential.

　Sylveon's unwavering commitment to protecting the Magic Ball even after being swept away is commendable.

　As the intelligence of the magical spirits increases, their feedback to damage and pain will also increase.

　Putting himself in the other person's shoes, Darko didn't think he could react that way when he was in excruciating pain.

　He continued to ponder the shortcomings that needed to be addressed and the strengths that could be developed, and slowly walked off the stage.

　The three judges on the panel then announced their scores.

　Professor Jones was the first to raise his sign.

　"Red team? Angela, 9 points."

　"Blue team? Darko, 10 points."

　As the winner, Dark unsurprisingly received a perfect score.

　Angelia, the losing team, also received a high score of 9 points—just 1 point short of 10.

　But that wasn't because she failed.

　However, simply because she was a third-year student, she did not demonstrate the dominance expected of a third-year student.