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

　The size of the venue will inevitably lead to changes in tactics and techniques.

　In short, the apparent pace will slow down.

　But the internal conflict will only intensify.

　He turned to look at the audience.

　Before 8 o'clock, the connection between the audience seats and the dueling arena had not yet been opened.

　At this moment, the stands were empty, and the entire venue appeared rather deserted.

　Students who wanted to watch the game were seated in special seats inside.

　That's a ring road between the stands and the dueling arena; it's not part of the dueling arena itself.

　Projected to branches throughout the kingdom.

　“Then I’ll go first.

　Rose waved the "Bear and Cat" sign and walked towards the circular area.

　Dark and Diana showed their player cards to the staff and then entered the player access area.

　Road.

　"Which game are you in?" Dark asked.

　Diana waved her Sorting Card and squinted as she said, "The fourth round."

　Dark: "If it's a ten-minute match, then it's the 8:30 match. Do we have a chance of winning?"

　Diana thought for a moment: "A little, but really only a little."

　Dark laughed and said, "Then I'll do my best."

　Diana said worriedly, "But what if we can't win even if we try our best?"

　Darko: 'Then we'll win it back next time.'

　Diana: "That's right!"

　She immediately laughed.

　soon.

　The circular belt was full of people.

　Not only were all the first-year students present, but many high school students also came, and some professors were also there.

　While the rookie competition may not be as exciting as the major tournaments, the unique energy and vitality of the newcomers can give the finals a boost.

　It adds a lot of color to the battle.

　Professor Jones and Professor Fox sat side by side, this time without any animosity.

　Professor Sylph and Professor Lily were also present beside them.

　However, one came as a vice principal to observe, while the other simply came to have some fun.

　A little further away, Professor Ryan Hax and Professor Mitchell Bartholomew were also there unexpectedly.

　It's exactly eight o'clock.

　A phenomenon resembling spatial distortion appeared in the audience seats, and then one by one, the audience members appeared...

　They were in the audience, but they weren't actually there; they were just like projections.

　Dark, who was in the players' lounge, looked out the window at the ring track, trying to find Pandora, and then he unexpectedly saw Arvit in the audience!

　Alvitt sat in the front row, with the eldest princess to her left and Claire to her right, her hair flowing smoothly...

　Her blonde hair was extremely eye-catching.

　If she were just sitting there, she would be the epitome of gentleness and tranquility.

　However, at this moment, Arvit looked worried.

　Perhaps it was because the clock had already struck eight, but she still hadn't seen her beloved son.

　Dark hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why are they here?"

Chapter 268 Even Darkdemon Understands the Gap

　Dark was surprised by the appearance of Aylvit and Claire, but he quickly realized that it was probably...

　The reason they came to watch was because St. Marian's freshman showcase was always held on the Saturday morning of the second week of school each semester.

　This did not have much impact on Dak's mood.

　Their arrival made it harder for Dark to lose.

　We will win.

　Looking at Alvitt's long-unseen face from afar, Dark couldn't help but reveal a warm smile.

　The first game of every Saturday starts promptly at 8:00 PM.

　Unlike the mock matches that Dark had experienced before, the official matches had both referees and commentators.

　Today's commentator is Zach Wilson, a member of the Duel Club!

　Wilson, with his slightly long cheeks and hooked eyes, had a sinister look when he squinted.

　However, he is quite popular within the dueling club.

　Despite being a pure-blooded nobleman, he was humble, kind, and helpful; he was outwardly an old man.

　Good people.

　So when he suggested switching shifts this morning, the original commentator was successfully swapped with him.

　Standing on the commentary platform, Wilson looked around and, sure enough, saw Angus Jeffrey, the president of the Aristocratic History Research Society, and Mike Irwin, a third-year student, on the circular track.

　"You bitch!"

　He secretly wished he were the one in Irving's position.

　After glancing at the two men, Wilson couldn't help but look towards the audience.

　The sheer size of the audience this morning also surprised him.

　The appearance of the eldest princess, the eldest prince, the Valkyrie, and the archbishop brought a unique twist to this round of the rookie competition.

　The meaning of "usual".

　If both the players and commentators can deliver a standout performance this morning, it will be a great opportunity.

　meeting!

　Wilson suddenly perked up!

　Commentators are not referees and cannot have a substantial impact on the outcome of the match.

　However, since the commentator also acts as the host, they can influence public opinion.

　Wilson had originally wanted to watch Dark Dimon embarrass himself at close range, but now he dared not do so.

　It has a bias.

　"Hello everyone! After a week, we're back at the St. Marian Rookie Tournament."

　field."

　"As regular viewers know, today is a special day. New duelists usually have their first match in their second week after joining the dueling club, which is today!"

　"But you probably don't know that among this year's newcomers, there are a total of seven first-year students!"

　"As for who these seven young duelists are, we will gradually reveal it in the upcoming matches."

　"Now, please welcome our two contestants for the first round of the rookie competition."

　"The red team's player is a veteran who joined the dueling club in the second half of last year—that's really old. He's a second-year Knight Academy student, Willie Brontë!"

　"Yes, today is another classic showdown between the Knights' Academy and the Noble Academy."

　"The blue team's player is one of the seven true newcomers, a first-year student from the Noble Academy, Teddy Doron!"

　"Let's give a warm round of applause to both contestants!"

　"Clap clap clap!"

　Enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the ring track.

　"Dolong, Dolong!"

　Little Pistan waved the flag vigorously, cheering and shouting with all his might.

　Duolong blushed slightly as he stepped onto the blue team's platform, the pressure of being the first to perform fading somewhat.

　But when he arrived at the arena, he only looked down at the 120-meter-long official track and felt slightly...

　dizziness.

　The opponent, Willie Brontë, is a top student in his second year, and the one who only participated in the recruitment competition this semester...

　Unlike the second-year students, they were already considered veterans of dueling.

　He was just a complete newcomer, fighting in a formal arena for the first time.

　The probability of winning is approximately 0!

　"Winning or losing isn't scary, just play with spirit!"

　Duolong slapped his cheeks hard to try and focus.

　"Why isn't he a hero?"

　The eldest prince in the audience was somewhat agitated.

　The appearance of the eldest princess at the same time displeased him.

　The elderly archbishop glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, sighed inwardly, and still spoke slowly.

　"Teddy Dorron, the youngest son of the Dorron family. The Dorron family is a force that must be won over."

　The eldest prince glanced at the arena and said, "I know. To promote our principles, the military..."

　Fang's support is crucial. The Doron family's prestige within the military is second only to that of the Great Bear. However, for this young Doron, it will take at least six years after he graduates and joins the army, and even longer to be promoted.

　The archbishop leaned back in his chair, tilted his head slightly, closed his eyes, and breathed steadily.

　In a corner of the audience -

　A man in an ordinary-looking overcoat was watching the stage with satisfaction: "Not bad, it seems Little Tai..."

　Dee didn't slack off in class. Even I, his father, couldn't join the dueling club back in the day.

　When I get back to my clan, I'll finally be able to show off properly.

　Doron was unaware that his father was secretly watching from the audience.

　He concentrated, carefully measuring the distances on both sides of the field, and felt somewhat at ease.

　If we disregard the quality of magic cards, the biggest difference in pure strength between first-year and second-year students lies in...

　Summoning speed.

　The absolute difference in summoning speed, combined with the high speed of the magical spirit, allows for [effective control] in short-distance terrain.

　It can form a deadly fast attack.

　However, the larger playing field greatly limits this kind of quick attack tactic that relies on a single decisive blow.

　This is actually an advantage for first-year students.

　"Please have the blue team players prepare as soon as possible."

　The referee's announcement was accompanied by a whistle, and Doron froze, then quickly reached for the card table.

　Infuse with magic to activate.

　As the projection of the card table appeared in front of the players' table, Doron's first battle began.

　In the first round, he successfully summoned the three-star magical spirit [Little Rock Dragon] with an attack power of 1500.

　Then, a considerable number of high-stat magical spirits were summoned, under the relentless pursuit of the second-year students.