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

　But these actions were far from enough to attract Dak's attention.

　He was simply enjoying the steady increase in his points, and so he continued to fight one duel after another.

　Of course, there were also some extremely strong female duelists who put him in a tough fight at one point.

　At those times, he would feel very fortunate that he had put all his effort into building the deck.

　They arrived at the fairy garden around 10 o'clock and fought until 11 o'clock.

　For a moment, Dak was distracted and realized that he had been there for a full hour.

　As time went on, the fans who came specifically for him were able to pinpoint his location from the projection.

　At one point, the number of spectators at the scene suddenly surged.

　He was still in the middle of the duel when he suddenly heard words like "Darkdark, I love you," and he immediately felt terrible.

　In the past, when duels took place in the arena, some spectators would shout such slogans. However, one was inside the arena, and the other was in the audience, with many other voices mixed in between.

　But now, in this Duel City, the audience and fans are only about ten meters apart at the closest point, so when such a slogan is shouted, it immediately has a chilling effect.

　Dark's change in expression was immediately noticed by his opponent.

　The older female duelist, whose situation in the arena had already fallen into a disadvantageous position, instead of becoming nervous, covered her mouth and chuckled very gracefully, highlighting her "shaking body with delight".

　Dark quickly focused his mind and concentrated on the duel.

　This is a great opportunity for him to accumulate points and catch up, and he must seize it.

　In the hour in the Fairy Garden, Dark won a total of nine victories, bringing his score to twenty-nine points.

　And its ranking has also jumped significantly, entering the top 500!

　"Twenty-nine points, that's only over four hundred and eighty. This world is indeed full of hidden talents."

　After looking at the points card, Dark took a deep breath and quickly recovered his stamina, magic power, and energy.

　As the intensity of the duel increased, his energy was depleted, making it impossible for him to maintain peak condition to face his opponent's duel.

　To conserve his energy, he would slow down when facing weaker opponents, saving his strength and maximizing his stamina and endurance. He took the hot water Sophia offered, drank it down in one gulp, and then looked at the next challenger.

　At this moment, in this fairy flower garden, he was like a champion defending his throne. And below the arena, contestants were queuing up, waiting.

　That being said, the number of remaining contestants willing to challenge him is indeed decreasing.

　This joyful journey of accumulating points is finally coming to an end.

　Half past eleven.

　Dark won the final duel, and looking around, no more fighters came to challenge him.

　The number of duelists in this fairy flower garden has decreased significantly compared to when he first arrived.

　Conversely, the number of viewers increased exponentially.

　He deactivated the duel field, shook hands with his opponent, and then took the duel disk down and put it into his backpack.

　In that half hour, he won four more duels, bringing his total score to thirty-three.

　The ranking has also steadily risen, from over 480 to 320.

　It is clear that duelists at this level cannot always maintain the highest efficiency in accumulating points.

　Moreover, he was actually quite lucky. Although there were some close calls, he didn't encounter any truly threatening opponents.

　Otherwise, if you lose one duel, you need to win two duels to get +1 again.

　In the end, this meant they wasted the time of two more duels than other contestants. And that's why.

　Therefore, unless one is absolutely confident in their abilities, few people would specifically challenge overly powerful duelists at this point.

　"It was a pleasure to duel with you."

　The older sister, slightly dejected, took a breath in the final duel, but ultimately managed a smile.

　Dark said "thank you," then pulled his fingers out of her hand and walked toward the audience.

　Sofia immediately trotted out and followed him like a rabbit.

　Next, it's lunchtime.

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　Having lunch with my favorite duelist is something I could only dream of.

　Sofia never had such a wish when she arrived in this city of duels.

　But she found that she was obviously very lucky and snatched the position that the group of "like-minded people" behind her had been dreaming of for a long time.

　She was so happy that she didn't even feel the slight fatigue in her feet.

　"Where do we go next?" she asked again.

　Dak, familiar with the area, said, "There's a fast food restaurant in the neighborhood that's relatively close to here. Let's go there."

　There are many restaurants inside Duel City, and the menu varies depending on the region.

　In this fairy-themed region, there are many fairy-themed delicacies that can only be heard of in legends.

　They even sell fairy wine.

　However, the Fairy Wine is very expensive and requires the chef's fairy's permission to sell.

　—I wonder where Principal Arte found this little fairy chef from.

　But Dark wasn't planning on going to the most popular goblin restaurant in the area.

　Popularity means crowds, and crowds mean slow service. He didn't have that much time to wait for his food. So he chose the nearest fast food restaurant.

　The advantage of fast food restaurants is that they have pre-prepared ingredients, serve food quickly, and make eating more convenient and quick.

　I believe most duelists would make this choice.

　After leaving the Fairy Flower Garden, Dark used magic cards to speed up his journey and quickly arrived at the entrance of the "Great Fairy Fast Food Restaurant".

　Because of its proximity to the Fairy Flower Garden, this fast food restaurant attracts quite a few duelists.

　But now is not the time to be picky. Yuanqie-iJi then sat down and ordered, all in one go.

　After instructing the waiter, he turned to Sophia and said, "I've ordered yours too. Is there anything else you need?"

　Sofia immediately shook her head, as if shaking a rattle-drum. Having lunch with her idol, and her idol paying for it.

　If something like this has happened, how could I possibly be picky about food in front of my idol?

　Miss Sophia would never make such a basic mistake!

　Moreover, unlike those vixen-like duelists, she never tried to "steal the spotlight" and always stayed true to her place.

　Of course, if you really want to show off, you should do it after you get home.

　Then, she'll take the autographed photo of herself and Dak and slap her family in the face for not coming with her!

　That's right, their whole family are fans of Dark Dimon.

　Just thinking about this made Sofia burst into laughter inside, and a smile naturally appeared on her face.

　The signature dishes at "Big Fairy Fast Food Restaurant" are "petal cookies" and "rose jelly", as well as fragrant rose tea.

　Dak ordered two servings of all the specialties, plus fried chicken, hamburgers, and fries.

　Oh, you're asking why there's fried chicken, hamburgers, and fries here? Guess!

　This World Cup Duel Challenge was theoretically hosted by the Magic League. However, the actual participants included many high-ranking officials from various countries.

　However, most of the sponsors provided infrastructure assistance, such as shops in Duel City. Although a large portion was allocated to the national groups, there were still many projects that the Magic Alliance needed to attract independently.

　But for this first World Cup, the priority is to ensure there are no mistakes.

　Therefore, after deliberation, the Magic Alliance did not actually recruit many merchants from outside, and ultimately chose to absorb them internally.

　However, St. Marian's College doesn't have much experience in this area, and it certainly couldn't find so many merchants to manage them all at once. So, in reality, it's the Freedom City and the Dimon family that are running these shops behind the scenes.

　In the various competition zones of this Duel City, although the names are different and each has its own characteristics, the fast food restaurants with basically the same main dishes are all the work of the Dimon family.

　In other words, it was Dakdimon's doing.

　From the All-People Duel Club to the Magic Duel Club and then to this chain of fast food restaurants, these are the three steps Dark has taken.

　However, the former two were built with subjective will, while the latter was merely a matter of going with the flow.

　This World Cup provided a perfect opportunity to popularize fast food restaurants, and Dak took advantage of it.

　They will expand to other cities on a large scale after the World Cup ends. By then, with the customer base established during the World Cup, opening these chain fast food restaurants will be much easier.

　Unfortunately, he hasn't had much time or energy to dedicate to fast food restaurants, so he hasn't developed a cola yet.

　However, given the magical technology of this world, developing cola is not a difficult task.

　When hamburgers, fries, fried chicken, and cola are served together, it will be a huge bombshell for the world's food and beverage industry.

　fifteen minutes.

　Dak only sat in the Big Fairy Fast Food Restaurant for fifteen minutes.

　In those fifteen minutes, he not only finished his meal and replenished his magic, but also learned in detail about the current audition situation.

　The information about the preliminary selection was collected with Sophia's help; she always proved useful when needed and had excellent assistant skills.

　Dak quickly glanced at the information she had compiled, and combined it with the points ranking and popularity ranking that could be seen in the store, and got a general understanding of the preliminary selection situation.

　After a whole morning

　After fierce competition, some of the early entrants who were lucky or used opportunistic tactics to get to the top of the leaderboard have disappeared.

　Those who are still ranked at the top, even if they are not the strongest players, are definitely not weak.

　Dark saw Louis Kennan's name at first glance.

　This name, which dominated the first place shortly after the auditions began, remains firmly in first place to this day.

　However, he has been dethroned from the first place, and the current number one is a court mage named Cortoinby.

　Cortoinby was the type of court mage who kept a low profile, but his name has been passed down through generations.

　Even the most spoiled brats in Dark had heard of his name more than once.

　If I had to use a metaphor, he'd be like a "hidden master" or "unsung hero."

　From a positional standpoint, he should belong to the royal faction directly under the king. But in reality, he was not entirely obedient to the king.

　This is actually an inevitable part of the extraordinary world.

　When a person's personal power is too great, those in power cannot completely restrain him by relying on their authority.

　In any case, Cortoine still belongs to the royal faction, and he is also a sage-type mage, making him a strong contender for this World Cup title.

　As for Louis Kennan, who is currently ranked second.

　Sofia gathered some information about him from the audience. Among those who came for Dark, several had seen Louis Kennan's duels and knew something about him.

　Louis Kenan was a young man in his early twenties, only a few years older than the graduates of St. Mary's College.

　Unlike the older Cortoine, Louis Kennan was really young.

　Moreover, he was of very high status, being the son of an old duke who had already retired from the inner circle.

　However, he was the nineteenth child in his family, the tenth son of the Duke of Shi. Therefore, the benefits of land allocation and title distribution were essentially tied to him.

　They have absolutely no connection.

　However, he showed exceptional learning talent from a very young age and was a well-known child prodigy in the area.

　The Duke also doted on him and once recruited a large number of teachers to impart knowledge to him.

　Later, Louis Kennan was taken away by one of the teachers.

　Outsiders only know that the teacher was a reclusive sage.

　"In the end, he is still a disciple of the sage."

　After learning a little about Louis Kennan's identity, Dark lost interest in the man.

　He himself didn't have the passion to challenge his peers who were stronger. Once he confirmed that the person's strength was traceable, he stopped there.

　If we have the chance to meet again in the dueling arena, that's a matter for later.

　Now, he is more concerned about the rankings of the college professors.