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

　And his fellow sufferer, Siward, seemed to be right next door...

　Dak smiled subtly.

　For a formal duel, the decks need to be placed on the "card table" in the player's table. The magic projection mechanism will enlarge the magic cards so that the audience can see them more easily.

　同时还有「现场洗牌」、「起手5张」、「30秒1回合」、「1回合抽卡2张」等规则。

　The duel process is divided into only three stages.

　1. Preparation Phase: Shuffling, Communication (Taunting), Starting Hand

　2. Battle Phase: Draw Cards, Summon Cards, Battle (Beat Up)

　3. Closing Phase: Communication (taunting), collecting cards, declaration...

　Of course, there aren't as many rules in today's duel.

　The twin-tailed girl from the Magic Academy over there had already clutched the only "Fantasy Beast" card in her hand, anxiously awaiting the referee's whistle.

　Dark suddenly became a little worried that she might break the "magical beast".

　Both sides' magic orbs have already deployed life barriers with a magic value of 500, and they are now floating in front of each other.

　Using magic to manipulate a magic ball remotely is an advanced skill, not taught to first-year students.

　Therefore, the only way to move the magic ball is through physical means.

　Röntgen: "Beep—Begin preparations."

　Dark took "Fantastic Beast: Eevee" out of his card pack, held it between his index and middle fingers, and entered the preparation phase.

　Röntgen: "Battle countdown, 30 seconds!"

　Röntgen: "3, 2, 1, go!"

　The instant the battle begins.

　"My turn! Spellcaster!"

　In an instant, Dark raised his magic card and successfully summoned his magical beast at the 8th second of the battle phase!

　Eevee landed lightly without any hesitation and then ran like the wind.

　Twelve seconds into the battle, it had already traversed the battlefield, which was only 10 meters wide, and pressed down on the magic ball floating on the ground with its paw pads!

　"咘咿|w`)?"

　Tilting her head to look at the girl opposite her, Eevee-chan showed an adorable expression.

　Then he slapped it four times in a row, reducing the life barrier of the magic orb to a mere sliver of blood.

　The twin-tailed girl was so charmed that she bled, her magic power was interrupted, and she hurriedly began a second summoning.

　Eevee waited patiently for her to summon her Pokémon, and then → delivered the final blow to the Magic Ball.

　"The battle is over!"

　"Winner: Darko Dimon"

　Dak sighed, put away the card, and turned around.

　dull.

　tedious.

Chapter 43 Diana is never afraid of challenges

　"Is this the end?"

　Diana watched Dark slowly walk back, blinked, and felt that something was off.

　These four matches are happening simultaneously. The others have just started their matches, and you're already back?

　|°°）

　Diana kept something to herself.

　She didn't really think highly of Dark, after all, Eevee didn't look like the kind of magical elf that could withstand attacks and fight, how could it be as fierce as her Great White Bear?

　So, duels can be played like this?

　Without even a clash between magical spirits, the opponent's lifeline was seized by the speed of summoning, before the opponent could even summon their magical spirit!

　The final release of water was probably a handout from Dak.

　After all, it's someone's first duel. If they can't even successfully summon a magical spirit, it will definitely become a lifelong trauma.

　……

　Of course, Diana wasn't the only one paying attention to this match.

　Both Emma and Witt turned their attention to this side when Darko left the field.

　But no one could have predicted that this duel would end in this way!

　Emma carefully assessed her summoning speed, her face turning slightly pale.

　Dark is so fast!

　The summoning spell's casting time of just eight seconds has already surpassed the level of a first-year student!

　She had thought her 12 seconds was fast enough, but now it seems completely inadequate!

　This is no longer something that can be reversed by the power imbalance between magical spirits.

　This is a crushing defeat beyond the level of magic!

　the other side.

　Witt's expression was also not good.

　He was determined to win this in-class competition.

　But if a match can be lost because you can't even summon a magical spirit—how do you win?

　"How long does my summoning spell take to cast again?"

　Witt suddenly realized that he hadn't really calculated the casting time at all!

　……

　"Next group, No. 1, No. 1 Novel Network"

　Professor Jones directly grabbed the number plate from the fifth group.

　Robert exclaimed in surprise, "Your turn, Witt!"

　Vittor nodded, grabbed the number plate, and walked towards field number 3, his steps slightly heavy.

　His opponent was a boy from the Fool's House whom he didn't know very well.

　The other person looked honest and simple.

　But as they entered, the boy from the Fool's House suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Are you really the son of the hero?"

　Witt looked surprised, not quite understanding why he had this question.

　During the battle, the two activated their summoning spells almost simultaneously!

　Witt summoned the stag at least two seconds earlier, but by the time the stag landed, accelerated, and rushed into the opponent's summoning zone, the opponent's summoning spell was finally complete.

　A black bull with a layer of rocky skin on its forehead suddenly appeared in front of the magic ball, blocking Witt's stag!

　However, the stag continued its charge without hesitation, using the power boost from the acceleration to forcefully overturn the black bull!

　Witte held onto his advantage and persevered, eventually wearing down the tough-skinned buffalo.

　……

　Followed by.

　Diana, Lo

　Silk, Emma, ​​and Robert also made their appearances.

　Diana won without any doubt, her "Fantasy Beast: Polar Bear" slapping away her opponent's "Fantasy Beast: Unicorn Rabbit".

　In another match, Rose played the role of the innocent rabbit...

　Emma's otter, on the other hand, barely managed to win.

　Emma originally wanted to try to replicate Dark's strategy by relying on the 12-second summoning speed.

　However, her opponent was a top student from the Magic Academy, who, although slightly slower, still successfully completed the summoning in less than 14 seconds.

　The magical spirits of both sides collided in the left half of the court.

　Emma's otter is a standard "magical beast" with 100 magic attack and defense. In a pure battle, it was once at a disadvantage, but finally found an opportunity to spray a mouthful of salty soda on the face of the opponent's magical spirit, thus turning defeat into victory!

　As for Robert...

　He was lucky; he encountered a student from the House of Fools.

　Both of them took more than 16 seconds to summon the magical spirit.

　Robert summoned "Magic Beast: Castle" directly above the magic ball. The hollow castle piece perfectly covered the small magic ball, turning it into an unshakeable fortress!

　→This match dragged on until the first round was over.

　Amidst the students' bewildered expressions, Professor Jones reluctantly announced that both teams had advanced simultaneously.

　So in the first round, 78 students were narrowed down to 39, and a total of 40 students advanced.

　……

　The second round of the competition began immediately afterwards.

　Darko remains in the starting lineup.

　The opponent is a student from a noble academy.

　The student was bragging to his friends.

　His magical beast is a small dinosaur of the dragon type, which demonstrated an overwhelming power advantage in the last duel!

　Throughout the entire event, only Diana's polar bear could rival him.

　Therefore, he certainly has the right to boast.

　However, life is like that. Sometimes, you can't overcome obstacles just because you are strong enough, because there are always people stronger than you.

　Duolong entered the venue with a pale face.

　As he approached Dark, a sudden idea struck him, and he shamelessly asked, "Dimon, can I summon my magical beast before we fight?"

　Darke replied indifferently, "What do you think?"

　Duolong could only laugh awkwardly twice before heading down the path destined for failure.

　……

　After his defeat at high speed, Duolong immediately ran into the washroom and pounded on the washbasin.

　"Damn it, it's just a little faster! What's with the arrogance?"

　"You must have learned summoning magic before enrolling!"

　"Or else you'll rely on that little fox? Damn it!"

　"Don't let me catch up with you!"

　……

　After cursing and crying, he goes out as a proud and elegant nobleman again.

　Doron walked out of the washroom with slightly red eyes and saw his only rival, Diana, dueling with Robert of the Knights Academy!

　The Dorron family and the Gretel family are open rivals in the kingdom, but their relationship is not actually that bad.

　He and Diana had met long ago during a family visit.

　But the heartless Diana didn't remember him at all.

　This made him feel disappointed for a long time.

　And the opposite side