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

　Elsie Kevin shook his head: "It's more fun when it's challenging, isn't it? I'll also challenge you as a loser in the next match."

　Upon hearing this, Dark couldn't help but smile: "I'm looking forward to it."

　Elsie Kevin managed a weak smile: "Okay, I'll be off the field now."

　Dark looked up, asking curiously, "What didn't you think of?"

　Elsie Kevin said, "I did expect to lose, but I didn't expect to lose under these circumstances. How you became so strong is really not a topic for discussion, I was presumptuous. Anyway, I accept this defeat wholeheartedly. I wish you all the best in the Gold Cup. Honestly, I'd love to see you in the Round of 16—or even the Quarterfinals."

　Dak paused for a moment, then said modestly, "Isn't this a bit difficult?"

　But as soon as he put the Pokémon and Snorlax into his card, a ripple appeared around him.

　Judy, who appeared beside him via spatial teleportation, brought with her a cloying fragrance.

　"Looks like you've gotten used to interviews?" Judy said with a smile.

　As he spoke, he took the deck out of the slot, arranged it together with the magic cards in his hand, put it into the card pack, and then walked down.

　As Elsie Kevin stepped off the contestant's platform, Dark shook his head slightly, placed the wish-fulfilling dice into his deck, and then picked up the magic cards of the magical spirits, preparing to put them back into his deck.

　Applause started again.

　Senior Judy leaned down slightly and said, "So, junior Dimon, can you tell me how you felt after defeating the third-year senior?"

　Dark took the microphone and said politely, "Since it's not the first time, I don't feel it very deeply. However, Senior Elsie always manages to wake me up, and I have truly experienced the joy of dueling from him."

　Dark asked, "Three minutes?"

　Senior Judy nodded and said, "Three minutes."

　Then she immediately addressed the audience, whose applause was fading, saying, "Now we begin the winner's interview. As regular viewers know, Elsie Kevin is no weakling, and his excellent performance in this duel has proven that. But the ultimate winner of this duel is not Elsie Kevin, but our second-year student, Darkdemon!"

　Dark shrugged and said, "There does seem to be such a saying on the surface, but we all know that many people are unwilling to reveal the treasures they possess."

　“That’s true.” Senior Judy casually changed the subject. “So, could you tell me the name of that bone dragon? I couldn’t see the names of the magic cards on the magic projection clearly from backstage.”

　Dark nodded slightly and said, "It is a Zombiemon!"

　"A surprise?" Senior Judy asked. "Do you mean that ancient mechanical giant that's been upgraded to eight stars?"

　Dark smiled slightly and said, "Of course I'm referring to the mechanical core. To be honest, my senior and I happen to be classmates in the alchemy class. I really envy him for being able to access and master the information about the mechanical core."

　Senior Judy thought for a moment and asked curiously, "So it's a mechanical core? I remember there should only be one mechanical core left?"

　Dark noticed the Zombiemon, whose Magic Cards had not yet been retrieved, and a thought struck him. He said, "Can we give it a round of applause?"

　Judy's eyes lit up, and she immediately turned to say, "Of course! Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a round of applause to Zombiemon for giving us such a wonderful duel today!"

　Instantly, thunderous applause and shouts erupted like a tidal wave.

　"Miu," the little dream demon, hugging the magic ball, swayed wildly outside the barrier.

　Dark pointed at the magic ball, then at the opposite side.

　Little Dream Demon immediately pouted, turned around and flew to the opposite side, putting the Magic Ball back into the blue team's summoning zone.

　This novel feeling made the audience's applause even louder.

　A smile miraculously appeared on the hideous face of the Zombie Tyrannosaurus Beast, which lacked flesh.

　When Dak saw that smile, he couldn't help but smile back.

　More rationality gradually emerged in the eyes of the Zombie Tyrannosaurus.

　It suddenly opened its huge mouth, raised its head and roared, spewing out a cursed breath that shot into the sky.

　It was as if they were responding to the audience's applause!

　Dark stepped off the field and walked toward the athlete's tunnel.

　On the opening day of the Golden Cup, he, like most of the students, planned to watch the games until night.

　Observing duels between upperclassmen can be very beneficial.

　Then he slowly picked up the Magic Card and put Zombiemon and Dream Demon back into the Magic Card.

　This concludes the interview.

　Judy didn't ask any further questions.

　Dark sat down and asked curiously, "Senior Kaiwen, is he a nice guy?"

　Duolong shook his head violently: "I don't know if he's a good person or not, but every time I walk past him, he has this arrogant look on his face. If you didn't know better, you'd think everyone owed him hundreds of thousands of credits."

　Darke exclaimed, "Oh, that's it! Some people are good at communicating, and some aren't. Or maybe he just looks like that?"

　Shortly afterward, Dak returned to the stands in the circular area.

　Doron excitedly pumped his fist at him, then whispered, "I've disliked Elsie Kevin for a long time, but I never expected him to be this strong. It's a good thing it was you!"

　Dark couldn't help but show a slightly surprised expression.

　In this society where the aristocracy holds power, and for an aristocrat to say such a thing, is Doron out of his mind?

　But Dorgon quickly replied, "After all, below you are all living beings."

　Duolong shook his head and said, "I've seen plenty of people like that in this industry. They always think they're superior and look down on everyone else."

　Dark touched his nose: "Whether you're right or wrong, he probably won't have similar thoughts anymore, right?"

　Duolong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "It was you who made me understand the equality of all beings."

　The following matches were mostly performances by upperclassmen.

　Among the second-year students, besides Dark, the only one included in today's duel list is not the hero's son, Witgold, but the daughter of the ancient sage—Sarasvati!

　Dark: "That was a bit stiff, Doron."

　Duolong patted his chest forcefully and said sincerely, "What do you mean by stiff? I'm speaking from the heart!"

　But Rose and Diana, on the other side of Dark, had already burst out laughing.

　Senior Judy blinked, immediately understanding, and then deliberately said, "I think that person has already heard your confession. So, is there anything else you want to say?"

　Sarah looked away and smiled, "That's all."

　So she stepped down from the contestant's platform.

　Moreover, Saraswati's victory in a duel against a third-year student caused a great stir!

　When Judy interviewed her, she humbly said things like, "I still have a long way to go," "I will continue to work hard to improve," and "I will try to get closer to that person."

　When Judy asked her again who "that person" was, she deliberately looked in Dark's direction and said, "Of course it's that person."

　However, when both sides are top students skilled in duels, it is extremely difficult to challenge someone from a different level.

　And the star contestant that the audience had been eagerly anticipating finally made his appearance in the last match of the afternoon session!

　That was a duel between Winiscatti, a fourth-year student from the Magic Academy, and a popular fifth-year student.

　From then until dinner time, there were many exciting competitions among the senior students.

　There were duels between students of the same grade, as well as duels between fourth graders and fifth graders, or between third graders and fourth graders.

　Although Winnie Skadi ultimately won, she only won by a hair's breadth.

　The fifth-grader, disappointed with his defeat, slammed his fist on the card table before turning and leaving.

　Clearly, for him, being defeated by a younger student was a huge humiliation.

　In this cross-level challenge, both sides displayed extremely brilliant tactics and high-intensity magical spirits.

　The eight-star magical spirit standing in the air caused gasps of surprise.

　Its spectacular scene is in no way inferior to the clash between the Zombie Tyrannosaurus and the Ancient Mechanical Giant.

　After the duel, the audience inside and outside the stadium all stood up.

　Students and professors at the academy ate in the cafeteria, while visitors at various branch campuses ate in the restaurants.

　The evening session officially begins at 7:00 PM, after dinner!

　Even though Winnie repeatedly expressed her sense of luck in winning the duel in post-match interviews, it did not extinguish his anger.

　Perhaps only by winning back on the stage of duel can one truly avenge their humiliation.

　Most of the students at St. Marian College share similar thoughts.

　St. Mary's College does not have a 100% graduation rate.

　If you fail a grade, you'll be permanently disgraced.

　If you fail the graduation exam after repeating a year, you will be completely barred from graduating.

　In the evening session, the match that captivated countless viewers was the final one – the Silver Dragoness Pandora Dragon vs. the Night Baron Noah Sharp!

　Despite being in sixth grade, Noah Sharp still signed up for the Golden Cup.

　However, according to past practice, sixth-grade students will likely give up the competition halfway through, as they will need to spend more time on their graduation projects.

　But before that, he needs to win his own duel!

　He will appear again in the sixth evening show.

　This time, the opponent is a fourth-year student!

　It is not uncommon for students to study diligently for seven years but fail to graduate, though such cases do exist at St. Marian College.

　Therefore, according to Dark's understanding, tonight's final duel is mostly "performance-oriented".

　Even so, he, like almost all the viewers, was full of anticipation!

　But if even third-year student Elsie Kevin possesses a super trump card like the Mechanical Core, then it's not surprising that this Snake Harriman senior is even more troublesome.

　To be honest, he was a little excited.

　Fourth year, the House of Nobles—Sneek Harriman!

　Dark didn't have much of an impression of the name Snake Harriman.

　Suddenly, a small snake, about the thickness of a finger, emerged from his collar, climbed up his shoulder to his wrist, and interacted intimately with his fingers.

　His classmates, however, seemed used to it and chatted with him casually.

　He was also looking forward to tonight's duel.

　Not far from him, Snake Harriman himself was also looking forward to this duel.

　He clasped his hands together and rested them under his chin, observing Darkdemon's back from the side and behind, his eyes flickering slightly and a smile involuntarily spreading across his face.

　"hiss--"

　Finally finished coding! Time to sleep. My sleep schedule has completely collapsed again. Goodnight!

　Congratulations to EDG on winning the championship! Please vote for me!

Chapter 645 [Seeking Subscriptions] Darkdemon Sees a Snake Through the Fog (10k)

　The evening session was in full swing.

　As the match continued, the audience grew increasingly excited.

　Dark was intently watching the duel between the senior students when he suddenly heard Doron ask, "Dark, do you want me to find out about your opponent for you?"

　Dark smiled elegantly and replied, "A duelist once said that the joy of dueling lies in the unknown. While I don't entirely agree, I think there's some truth to what he said."

　Doron blinked and said, "Having fun is definitely important."

　But Dark added in a flash, "Of course, I only think that way because the Golden Cup is indifferent to winning or losing."

　However, Doron disagreed: "No, Dark. Why don't you aim higher? I mean, the quarterfinals, or the championship? Winning the Gold Cup in your second year, just thinking about it is exciting! That would be unprecedented, wouldn't it?"

　Duolong pondered for a moment, then laughed.

　The two didn't pay much attention to the conversation.

　Immediately before the start of the sixth duel, Dark received an opening prompt from the Duel Club.

　Dark couldn't help but laugh: "How could that be possible? Let alone Senior Pandora, I couldn't even get past Senior Winnie."

　Duolong thought about it very seriously and said, "Pandora might not be the case, but Winnie might be?"

　Dark shook his head and laughed, "If we really win, it's definitely because I had a stroke of good luck and Winnie had a terrible hand."

　The vast majority of the top fourth-grade students have already mastered the knack of targeted training, which greatly helps in building the system.