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

　"boom!"

　The moment the life barrier shattered completely, the blue magic ball was violently knocked away.

　The whistle signaling the end of the battle sounded instantly.

　"The battle is over!"

　"Winner: Rose Florty!"

　……

　After a while.

　The cheers suddenly erupted.

　"The dust has settled."

　Commentator Buddy Morris quickly grabbed the microphone and gave his final summary: "After a fierce duel, Rose Florty, a newcomer duelist from the second-year Noble Academy, achieved a stunning victory. However, Robert Broheim, another newcomer duelist from the second-year Knight Academy, also displayed an exceptionally strong performance. Although they still have room for improvement as second-year students, their growth in all aspects is remarkable. As a commentator, there's nothing more gratifying than seeing the duelists continue to grow. In short, I eagerly anticipate their next appearance. Now, please welcome..."

　During Buddy Morris's official address, the two duelists on the contestant platform began recalling their magical spirits.

　The tension of scripture reading during a duel, which had been pushed to its limit, would then ease.

　After a brief moment of gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, Robert loosened his clenched fist.

　When he first stepped onto the stage, he didn't think he had much of a chance of winning. But once the duel began, all he could think about was the desire to win, and even now that the dust has settled, he still can't let go of the feeling.

　"If only my summoning speed could be a little faster..."

　"If we could summon the 'Blood Beast'..."

　Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

　Rose carefully collected and put away the magic cards one by one, then turned her head to look at the audience.

　During this brief survey, she suddenly noticed someone waving vigorously in the middle of the audience. She couldn't help but focus her attention and finally saw her tutor, Debbie Giles, and her uncle and aunt sitting next to her.

　She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a sweet feeling welling up in her heart.

　"I wonder if my uncle and aunt will be satisfied?"

　With careful consideration, she slowly walked down from the contestant's platform.

　……

　Shortly afterward, Rose and Robert both entered the ring and met up with their respective friends.

　When Diana saw Rose approaching, she quickly moved the sign that was occupying the empty space.

　Rose sat down carefully.

　Diana immediately grabbed her hand and, with an air of mature wisdom, praised, "Well done!"

　Rose said happily, "No, I almost lost."

　Her face flushed, and she couldn't help but glance at Dak on the other side.

　Dark smiled and said, "Well done."

　Rose nodded and said, "Yes!"

　"Eh?" Diana bit her cheek.

　Rose immediately started playing around with her.

　……

　Robert, on the other hand, was filled with frustration.

　This was the first time Witt had ever seen his friend, who was always overly meticulous in his reading, so frustrated, and he didn't know how to comfort him.

　After thinking for a long time, he could only say, "I'll win it back next time."

　Robert clenched his fist and took a deep breath: "Next time!"

　Witt suddenly had a bright idea and said, "Let's get our revenge this Halloween!"

　Robert frowned and said, "Witt, that's not a duel."

　Witt quickly replied, "Then let's duel! I remember the minimum credit requirement for a duel is one hundred. We can participate in more duels to earn more credits and hone our skills at the same time. Second-year duels... By the way, what kind of duels can we participate in in the second year?"

　Robert said, "There's the Silver Cup, which is only for second-year students, and the Gold Cup, which everyone except first-year students can participate in. There's also the team championship, which is only for clubs... Once we move up to second year, we can sign up for most of the competitions in the academy."

　Witt said, "Shall we sign up for the Silver Cup?"

　Robert shook his head: "We need to forge more magic cards to build stronger decks."

　Witt cautioned, "That would require more credits and materials. And relying solely on random crafting won't produce the desired magical spirit; it's easy to waste resources."

　Robert said, "We can get the materials from the dungeon."

　Witt's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's right. We'll be able to enter the dungeon soon!"

　The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

　Learn, take risks, then defeat your opponents and surpass your goals!

　There could be no more inspiring life than this.

　"By the way, after the match, I'll go to Traveller's Street. I want to see if there are any new card packs."

　"Let's go back and play another round. This time, I won't lose!"

　"Tactics are also part of the duel."

　"Correct!"

　……

　In a duel between two people, there will naturally be a winner and a loser.

　As noon approached, the debut battles for the new duelists were drawing to a close.

　Many people performed well, even impressively.

　Of course, there are also many people who perform very poorly in the final moments of the competition, falling to their absolute worst.

　The professors have observed all of this and will provide targeted education to the students afterward.

　Those with poor mental fortitude who cannot even participate properly in duels will be banned from entering the dungeon.

　Students will be exposed to more things after their second year, and professors will face more challenges.

　……

　It was exactly noon.

　The final duel ended in front of everyone, and the audience began to leave one after another.

　Viscountess Flori did not leave immediately after Rose's duel ended, but has been watching ever since.

　Only then did Viscount Flori ask the lady, "I don't know much about duels, but was Rose's performance good in this regard?"

　The Viscountess frowned, then turned to the governess and asked, "Debbie, what do you think?"

　Debbie Giles chuckled, “That would be wonderful. If Your Excellency wishes to learn more, you can continue to watch more matches whenever you have the time. There are plenty of matches that second-year students can participate in, and Rose has a good chance of playing.”

　Viscount Flori nodded slowly and said, "In the end, I have plenty of free time."

　……

　The saying goes, "Strike while the iron is hot."

　Before the match ended, the Dark trio went to Traveler's Street for a small celebration, and then returned to their dormitory to work on their dueling class homework.

　By the time the remaining homework was 3% done, it was almost evening.

　The three of them appeared in the clubroom again, seemingly without prior arrangement.

　I'm lucky tonight; all five members of the club are here.

　Dark thought for a moment, then gathered the magical spirits together and took out the "Club Card".

　"It has been more than a week since the club was formed."

　He placed the book in the middle, opened his palm, and made the "Magic Book" float up.

　"Our club's task points are 0, placing us at the very bottom of the college's club rankings!"

　He couldn't help but laugh as he said this.

　The club members shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

　After all, the Odd Animals Club is essentially just that kind of club, and most of the time the club members just use the club classroom as a comfortable place to relax.

　The unique location atop the spiral clock tower makes the club very quiet, in a undisturbed environment.

　Moreover, the club has sufficient funds to renovate the club classroom according to its own wishes.

　The thoughtful club president always keeps plenty of snacks and tea in the club room, so that a private tea party can be held anytime, anywhere.

　The innocent and adorable cat grass and the gradually growing little guhu bird have added a lot of color to the club.

　It's so comfortable that you don't even want to go back to the tower dormitory.

　Katrina and Britney Spears would rush to the clubroom whenever they had a spare moment.

　The only drawback is probably the excessively high stairs.

　Looking at the members, Dark said helplessly, "Although, the specific rules regarding club tasks still need to be explained in detail. This is an excellent way to earn credits within the academy."

　Katrina and Britney were naturally aware of this.

　Dark's main purpose was to inform Diana, Rose, and the magical elves about this.

　He has already applied for the "commercial version" branch card used by the magical spirits, and it should arrive tomorrow.

　At that time, the magical spirits will also be able to earn credits through 3% of the missions.

　This is exactly what they have been hoping for all along!

　……

Chapter 565 The Mission Master Driven by Interest (6k)

　Club activities at St. Marian College are generally divided into two types.

　One type is the official task issued by the college.

　Another type is unofficial quests posted by students, professors, staff, and even merchants in the Traveler's Street.

　Generally speaking, official assignments are instructional tasks that offer generous academic credits. However, they usually come with very strict conditions and are limited in number.

　In contrast, while unofficial tasks are more restrictive in terms of academic credit rewards, they have more lenient restrictions and vary in difficulty, allowing for free selection.

　Club tasks refresh automatically at 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM every day, and can be viewed using "Club Cards".

　If you want to post a task, you can apply through the student council's task window.

　In addition, even students who are not members of a club can accept tasks privately. However, while they will receive academic credits, they will not receive an equivalent amount of task points.

　Within the academy, a massive task system had already been established.

　The student council has always served as an adventurer's guild.

　Every student granted access to the dungeon becomes an adventurer within this Adventurers' Guild.

　In two weeks, Dark and the others will also be integrated into this huge system network.

　……

　Dark unfolded the "Guild Card," switched to the "Guild Missions" page, and had the "Magic Secretary" scan all of them before flying to the guild members and magical spirits to display them.

　He himself then picked up the "club card" and examined it carefully.

　Official missions, due to their educational nature, have always been the students' first choice. Only when they cannot find official missions that meet their requirements will they resort to unofficial missions.

　The most common restriction in official missions is... grade level!

　To cater to new students joining clubs, the college usually releases some exclusive second-year tasks during the first two months of the semester for them to choose from.

　The most common of these are material gathering tasks that can be completed in just the first few levels of the dungeon.

　Although not explicitly labeled, these tasks are often referred to as "beginner tasks" by upperclassmen.

　Among these "newbie missions," there are two particularly special ones.