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

　"Let's put it aside for now. Today is Halloween, and the Golden Cup opening ceremony is this afternoon. We can't let the experiment hold us back."

　Dak closed his notebook, sorted all the materials, and began preparing Halloween gifts.

　Halloween is not Christmas, so giving gifts doesn't really make much sense.

　Considering that Zoroark and Zoroark are the only fox Pokémon with the Ghost type, and he happens to own Fennekin, there is a very high probability that the result of the basic training will be locked onto it.

　Of course, Bliss's reserves are currently zero, and he will most likely prioritize crafting the Joker Mask, so there's no need to rush.

　Perhaps we can come up with even better results in the future.

　If you don't have a suitable exchange partner, giving it to Victoria is the best option.

　"I wonder how she will use these two gifts?"

　Dark thought to himself casually.

　Basically, exchanging a little candy or cookies is enough.

　Dark's main recipient was Victoria; he planned to wrap up the Blood Crystal and the Blood Holy Sword and send them out!

　Unfortunately, Vithogd was unable to acquire a new Holy Sword during this period.

　However, it wouldn't be difficult for Dark to find her or summon her to his side.

　Of course, he wouldn't summon it to his side without permission.

　So after making all the preparations, Dak left the dormitory and headed to Traveler's Street.

　Victoria is a student at the House of Fools.

　But on Halloween, Travellers Street opens early, and she will most likely drag Phoenix to go shopping there.

　After Victoria took the bait and sought out the aura, he casually tossed her the Blood Crystal and the Blood Holy Sword.

　"What is this?" Victoria asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.

　“A gift.” Dark glanced at her.

　The traveler's street was bustling with activity and filled with noise.

　The students didn't seem to have had enough fun at last night's costume party, as many students in costumes could still be seen walking around the streets.

　Dark first went to the All-People Duel Club's shop and chatted with Eve.

　Dark reminded him, "By the way, you should return the credits you borrowed."

　“You really have to pay it back?” Victoria exclaimed again.

　Dark rolled his eyes: "Of course."

　But Victoria immediately said, "I know it's a gift, but what's in the box? It smells so good! Can I open it here?"

　“No,” Dark said decisively. “Let’s go back to the dorm and look at it then.”

　Victoria exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be?"

　Dak casually gave her a Halloween present.

　After Victoria and Phoenix left hand in hand, Dark finally stood up and said to Eve, "I'm leaving now. Happy Halloween."

　Victoria: "Okay."

　So, she reluctantly took out her Sorting Card and returned the 1,000 credits she had borrowed to Dark.

　Phoenix then returned the 1,000 credits he had borrowed.

　Dak nodded and left Travellers' Street.

　Leaving aside the surprise Victoria experienced upon returning to her dorm and opening the gift box.

　"Happy Halloween," Eve said with a smile as she saw him to the door.

　Dark thought for a moment and then said, "Also, please wish Irene a happy holiday. Also, I'll be coming again tonight, so be prepared."

　“Yes, young master.” Eve bowed slightly.

　Agumon jumped up excitedly.

　But Dark shook his head and said, "Don't get too excited. I did register for the Golden Cup, but the schedule for this holiday season won't be released until after the opening ceremony, so it's not certain that I'll get a turn. And even if it is, you might not get to play."

　Agumon's expression froze, and he suddenly didn't want to jump anymore.

　After leaving Traveler Street, Dark arrived at the clubroom.

　Keeping his promise, he will leave Miltank in the clubroom to take care of Nekomamushi and Guhuoniao, and then add Cursed Cage: Agumon to his deck.

　Big Milk Tank had a great time at last night's costume party, and he readily agreed to this situation today.

　At that time, as a close partner of St. Marian Academy, Miss Eve, representing the All-People Duel Club, will also take the stage at the opening ceremony.

　Her purpose in taking the stage was, of course, to promote the Halloween-themed cards for "Simulated Duel".

　At that time, all branches of St. Mary's Academy will have Halloween-themed duel disks and Halloween eggs containing models and cards—with a chance to get limited-edition Halloween-themed cards.

　Dak laughed and patted its head, saying, "Don't worry, there will always be a chance."

　The Golden Cup opening ceremony will be held at 2 p.m.

　The rules for the Gold Cup are largely the same as those for the Silver Cup.

　The Golden Cup is also divided into a points tournament and a main tournament.

　The promotional efforts for "Simulated Duel" have been very effective so far, and sales are increasing daily, showing a clear trend of becoming popular nationwide.

　There are countless people who spend large sums of money to acquire rare cards.

　Once "simulated duels" truly become popular, both the All-People Duel Club and St. Marian Academy will make a fortune.

　Each participant needs to engage in at least ten duels in the points-based competition.

　Only after ten duels can the points earned be used for ranking.

　The top sixteen participants on the leaderboard will advance to the main competition.

　Students who excel in the qualifying rounds will advance to the main competition.

　The Gold Cup has twice the number of players in the main tournament as the Silver Cup, with a total of sixteen players qualifying for the main tournament. Before the double-elimination format, there will be a first-round elimination match.

　The remaining competition rules are basically the same as those for the Silver Cup.

　Duelists participate in competitions to hone their skills, enabling them to progress rapidly.

　Spectators watch the games, broaden their horizons, and derive enjoyment from them.

　The fierce battles between upperclassmen are clearly more exciting than the amateur fights between lowerclassmen.

　When Dak arrived at the cafeteria, he found that the students' conversations had completely shifted from "Halloween" to "Golden Cup".

　The annual Golden Cup is a grand celebration for all students in the college.

　As soon as Dak sat down, he heard the students at the two tables behind him saying their names.

　He shook his head slightly and then buried his head in his food.

　He didn't know what would happen to the other second-year duelists.

　Therefore, the Gold Cup receives far more attention than the Silver Cup.

　However, all the second-year duelists this year have been ordered to participate in the Gold Cup—they are like lambs mixed into a wolf pack, and it is unknown what kind of impact they will have on the Gold Cup. And whenever the second year is mentioned, the champion of the second year cannot be avoided—Darkdemon.

　People can only feel the meaning of life when they challenge themselves to reach great heights.

　The same applies to duelists.

　But he knew he would go very far!

　The thought of competing against third-year, fourth-year, and even fifth-year students on the dueling stage filled him with uncontrollable excitement.

　"Hey, it's for academic credits!" Angie emphasized.

　“Yeah, paying back money sounds awful,” Anna immediately chimed in.

　Although they seem to have little connection on the surface, their personalities and temperaments are exactly the same as their appearances, as if they were made from the same mold.

　"I've finally found you, Dark."

　The two little princesses sat down opposite Dak, one on each side.

　Dark asked immediately, "Have you come to pay back the money?"

　Once the topic of last night came up, the two little princesses immediately started talking.

　They proudly recounted their "glorious deeds" from the previous night, listing the classmates who had been terrified by the two and fled in panic.

　The way he took pride in it made Dak's eyebrows twitch.

　Dark took out the Sorting Card, placed it on the table, and said, "Come on."

　"Really," Anna and Angie also took out their college cards and paid off their debts.

　Dark asked, "So, did you have a good time last night?"

　As the two princesses were chatting animatedly, Aurora came over with a tray of food.

　Dark, of course, wouldn't refuse her a seat, so she asked the little princesses opposite her.

　The two little princesses immediately fell silent.

　If the two children were his, he might have to resort to violence.

　Unfortunately not.

　Good afternoon, may I sit here?

　Anna said with a magnanimous expression, "It's alright, our Angie is so forgiving, she's not angry at all."

　Angie immediately glared at her: "Yeah, yeah, Angie isn't angry, it's petty Anna who's angry."

　"I'm not angry!" Anna retorted angrily.

　Aurora tacitly agreed and sat down.

　As soon as she sat down, she said helplessly, "Last night, I didn't mean to lose control for a moment."

　The two little princesses exchanged a glance.

　Dark: "Mischievous."

　"Haha." Anna laughed nonchalantly and finally started eating.

　Angie glanced at Aurora and suddenly asked, "You borrowed it too?"

　Angie made a face: "Hehehe."

　Dak said helplessly, "Eat quietly. At least maintain some princess image in public."

　Anna and Angie said at the same time, "That's just our personality! Even if people see us, they'll just say we're very energetic."

　Dak couldn't help but wonder what had happened between them.

　But he knew now was not the time to ask; it would be best to ask him slowly behind closed doors at night.

　Aurora didn't hesitate to take out her Sorting Card to pay off her debt: "Okay."

　Angie snorted, "Then I lost by a little bit. I heard that I can join the dueling club next semester, and we can compete again then."

　Aurora simply replied, "Mm."

　Such remarks could be heard everywhere.

　Those who already harbored grudges against some of the second-year students were even planning to execute them in the dueling arena.

　Some people who are still stubbornly persistent are also fantasizing about the possibility of making a comeback through this.

　The atmosphere before the Golden Cup began was not entirely peaceful.

　Knowing that second-year duelists would participate in the Golden Cup, some upperclassmen secretly began to harbor malice.

　"Let those overconfident underclassmen see what a real duel is like!"

　And in this.

　Although Dakdimon is clearly not someone to mess with, he has quite a few people eyeing him as well.

　A significant portion of them were people whose blood he had drained the previous night.

　Upperclassmen are not all friendly.