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

　After completing the extraction of the great sins, Dak took a bath, meditated, and soon fell asleep.

　The next morning, he picked up the book "Three Thousand Props and Eight Thousand Practice Methods" from his bedside table and read it for a while.

　Only then did I get up and wash up, feeling a little lazy.

　Yesterday's three consecutive duels, especially the last one against Sara, really took a toll on his mental energy.

　Viewers new to magical duels often assume that duels, being so short, must be incredibly easy for the duelists. However, the mental strain of such intense battles, where every second counts, is unimaginable.

　When mages are highly focused, they subconsciously drive their magic to accelerate their thinking. Although the acceleration is not significant, it still causes their energy consumption to increase exponentially.

　The magic that Dark tried to learn from several math professors—the magic that could truly boost thinking speed—also had similar drawbacks.

　After he finished washing up, he put the "trash slime" on his face, then walked out of the bathroom and sat down at his desk.

　Shortly after he sat down, Little Devimon flew into the balcony carrying a vegetable basket with two newspapers stuck in it: the Daily Wise Man and the Daily Clown.

　Starting in second grade, Dak subscribed to his own newspaper.

　The newspaper collection point was the cafeteria where students went every morning.

　He pulled out two rolls of newspaper and lifted the lid of the shopping basket. Then he placed a napkin on the table, took out his breakfast items one by one, placed them on the napkin, and began to eat in small bites.

　In the past, the magical spirits would adorably come over to beg for food, but now... they go to the cafeteria to enjoy their breakfast on their own.

　After eating a little, Dak spread out the Daily of the Great Sage and read it carefully.

　As expected, the headline of this morning's "Great Sage Daily" is indeed about simulated duels!

　"It seems that the advertisements for simulated duels have indeed been rolled out."

　Upon closer inspection, Dak discovered that the newspaper also contained a detailed description of the Silver Cup exhibition match.

　"Son of the Hero", "Silver Dragon Girl" and "Daughter of Winter" were all widely publicized as "image representatives" of magical duels.

　Towards the end, there's even a "mysterious designer" who never showed up...

　"The advertisements should all be in place, but I don't know how well the public will accept them?"

　After reading this part, Dak became somewhat worried.

　In an era lacking television media, relying solely on print media for dissemination inevitably has its limitations.

　Even if the newspaper describes "simulated duels" in a very interesting way, it may not be able to convey the full meaning.

　and.

　He actually had another concern.

　Simulated duels can be considered a simplified version of magical duels.

　The simplified version is often referred to as the "degraded version".

　Those with ulterior motives might use this to denigrate simulated duels.

　"If that really happens, then it will involve a war of words..."

　Dak couldn't help but ponder it.

　But he quickly smiled and shook his head.

　With the backing of St. Marian Academy and the Duke's Mansion, and the endorsement of "Hero" and "Valkyrie", what kind of power would be needed to overwhelm them in the war of public opinion?

　Or rather, does such a force really exist?

　……

　After breakfast, Dak continued his study of "Three Thousand Items and Eight Thousand Training Methods".

　The successful forging of the "Spider Orb," "Moon Pendant," and "Scythe-Cutting Dagger" gave him great confidence.

　But that's because there happens to be a template to follow in "Three Thousand Items and Eight Thousand Training Methods".

　However, the items he truly wanted to create were not among the "three thousand items"... Well, not exactly, there were still some similar templates that could be found.

　The degree of similarity is just somewhat mysterious.

　Therefore, if he wants to master this skill, he needs more adjustments and revisions.

　Of the four "item cards" that are to be crafted, the "Rhino Horn" is the simplest and easiest to craft.

　In "Three Thousand Items and Eight Thousand Refinement Methods", there is also a refinement method for an item card called "Beast Horn", which can be used as a reference.

　Therefore, he decided to start his research with the "Rhinoceros Horn" and further learn and master the method of crafting item cards through practice.

　……

　A morning passed quickly. Dak had made some progress in his research, but it was not yet ready to be put into practice.

　After lunch, he summoned the magical spirits to his presence and began to ponder again.

　According to the schedule sent by the academy, he will once again step onto the dueling stage this afternoon. But this time, his opponent will be a student from the House of Fools.

　Thinking about it carefully, he defeated the contestants from the Knights Academy, the Noble Academy, and the Magic Academy in the three duels yesterday, so it is indeed time for the Fools Academy to take his turn today.

　The second-year student at the Fool's House was named "Jimmy Abbott".

　Jimmy Abbott, like the other students in the second-year Fools' House, had a relatively low profile.

　But Dark actually knew him.

　Because he is the only student in the second-year Fools' House with "divination talent"!

　Therefore, he also took Professor Mitia's "Astrology" class.

　"Although the Fool's House may seem unremarkable on the surface, it actually produces several dark horses every year, so it should not be underestimated."

　Dark pondered for a moment, then looked at the magical elves and asked, "Who wants to go up?"

　……

　In yesterday's three duels, Dark used a deck built around the theme of "Elysium" and achieved quite good results.

　But since that deck has already been proven effective, it's obviously not the right deck to use in today's duel.

　He plans to rebuild a deck of twenty cards.

　He initially wanted to try out the "Zoo" series. But upon closer inspection, the only Spell Card he had that paired with "Bird Beasts" was the "Zoo" card.

　If you were to build a deck around just one "Zoo" card...

　If you fail to draw "Zoo" within the first two or three rounds, then even if you win, it won't have much to do with "Zoo".

　The so-called "zoo deck" will likely end up being nothing more than a deck cobbled together from "bird and beast" species.

　It lacks practical significance.

　If it's not a "Zoo" deck, the only deck he can currently build is the [Elysium + Pride] deck.

　"Ecstasy + Pride?"

　Dak picked up his pen and began to work on his notes.

　"First, there are the Magical Spirit cards that can be upgraded or evolved using 'Elysium'."

　①【Fantasy Beast: Eevee】

　②【Fantasy Beasts: Ditto】

　③【Cursed Cage: Impmon】

　④【Dream Demon】

　⑤【Demon Fox Beast】

　⑥【Cursed Cage: Agumon】

　"Secondly, there are the Magical Spirit cards that can be upgraded or evolved using 'Arrogance'."

　①【Fantasy Beast: Eevee】

　②【Fantasy Beasts: Ditto】

　③【Cursed Cage: Impmon】

　④【Gatomon】

　⑤【Lionmon】

　⑥【The Primordial Dragon Egg】

　⑦【Cursed Cage: Agumon】

　"As you can see, the first three cards of these two sets of Magical Spirit Cards overlap."

　"Temporarily remove 'Cursed Cage: Agumon'."

　"Then combine all the Magical Spirit Cards except for 'Cursed Cage: Agumon'."

　"If we come, we will have eight Magic Spirit Cards."

　"Since both 'Cursed Cage: Impmon' and 'Gatomon' are present, we can certainly add 'Fusion' to it."

　"To ensure that half of the cards in the deck are Spellweavers, we can add 'Jug' and [Wrestling... Since we already have 'Leomon,' we can replace it with a two-star card—'Spellbook'!"

　"As for the [Single Sword Sheath (Weapon Form)], it will remain in the item card for the time being."

　"After adding the sin cards 'Elysium' and 'Pride,' the simple deck composition is complete!"

　Dak wrote in his notebook:

　Elf Cards:

　【Fantasy Beast: Eevee】

　【Fantasy Beasts: Ditto】

　Cursed Cage: Impmon

　[Magic Secretary]

　【Dream Demon】

　【Demon Fox Beast】

　【Teapot】

　The Primordial Dragon Egg

　Tailmon

　Lion Beast

　Item Cards:

　【Single Sword Sheath (Weapon Form)】

　【Soul of the Moon GodⅠ】

　Magic Cards:

　【Paradise II 3.0】

　【Paradise III】

　【Paradise III? Moon】

　Pride II 3.0

　Pride III

　Pride IV

　[Underworld Soul Ring]

　[Flying Spell]

　After careful consideration, Dark temporarily removed "Moon Pendant" from the deck, but kept "Soul of the Moon I".

　However, this adds one more card to the deck, increasing it from twenty to twenty-one.

　"But in fact, twenty-one is a more reasonable composition than twenty."

　"According to the rules of magic duels, you cannot draw cards in the first round, and you start with five magic cards in your hand during the preparation phase. If you only have twenty magic cards, you can only draw one magic card in the ninth round. But if you have twenty-one magic cards, you can still get two magic cards in the ninth round."

　"So twenty-one is more reasonable than twenty."

　"Anyway, let's leave it at that for now!"