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

　Professor Jones would also explain the details of the rules from time to time, which greatly benefited Dak.

　Since the first-year students' cards weren't particularly strong, the match progressed very quickly.

　The next duel can begin in as little as three to five minutes, or as long as eight or nine minutes.

　The first round ended around 10:30.

　The second round, from 18 to 9, also only took a little over an hour.

　In the third round, the 9-to-5, Darko entered the game to fill in for his opponent, at the instruction of Professor Jones.

　……

　Dak was very surprised by this.

　But deep down he couldn't help feeling excited; he could finally go on stage!

　Watching others play cards is never as fun as playing cards yourself.

　He wasn't initially interested in this in-class duel, but as he watched, he couldn't help himself.

　"Is this the allure of dueling?"

　……

　His opponents were equally surprised.

　The first-year student from the noble academy originally thought he would be lucky enough to get a bye this round, but the appearance of the "filler" caught him completely off guard.

　"Don't be nervous, Seewater, you can do it!"

　Encouraged by his friend Röntgen, Seeworth climbed onto the platform with a dark expression.

　……

　Darko was already waiting on the contestant's platform.

　He observed the "card table," placed the pre-prepared deck into the card slot on his right, and then infused it with magic.

　A piece of information was fed back.

　Let him know that this card table not only has a projection mechanism, but also has functions such as "sound amplification".

　In a formal dueling arena, the duelist's roar can always pierce the sky and overwhelm the cheers of the audience, but of course, it's not because of the volume of his voice.

　"Beep——"

　"Preparation Phase" [30 seconds]

　The above words are displayed directly above the card table.

　Next to it is a "30s" countdown.

　At the top left of the card table, the remaining magic power of the magic orb is displayed simultaneously.

　That is, "1000".

　The countdown to the preparation phase will begin after the "shuffle" and "communication" sessions are completed.

　Duelists have 30 seconds to draw cards and strategize.

　Dark looked up at Siward across from him and said, "Hello, Siward."

　Sivort has short brown hair, a hooked nose, thick lips, and a few pimples on his face, making him very recognizable.

　Upon hearing Dark's greeting, Siward immediately put on a mournful face and said, "Dark, go easy on me later."

　Dark comforted him, "Don't be nervous. The greatest charm of duels is their infinite possibilities. Believe in yourself and your magic cards."

　Siward's tension eased slightly: "Okay, I understand!"

　At the same time, the "automatic shuffling" ends.

　Professor Jones blew his whistle: "Beep—Get ready!"

　The card table simultaneously enters a 30-second countdown phase.

　Draw a card to start!

　Dark's expression turned slightly serious, and he immediately pulled out five magic cards from the top of his deck.

　Pride II

　【Fantasy Beast: Eevee】

　Pride I

　【Magic Bullet Spell】

　Tailmon

　"My luck wasn't too bad."

　Dark breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Ibrahimovic.

　He didn't want to get into trouble because he couldn't draw the top-tier Magical Spirit cards in his opening hand.

　After drawing cards at the start, you only have less than 30 seconds to think.

　His mind raced.

　A moment later, Professor Jones’s whistle rang out again.

　The text displayed directly above the card table changed to:

　"Battle Phase" [30s]

　Formal duels consist of 30-second rounds. Except for the first round, each subsequent round allows the player to draw two magic cards to replenish their hand.

　→The saying goes that not having an empty deck means losing.

　In this round, duelists are free to do as they please.

　"I choose you, Ibrahimovic!"

　It only took a little over 4 seconds.

　Dark completed the Normal Summon of his first Magic Card.

　Compared to the 8 seconds in the first in-class competition, it was reduced by half!

　If we compress it by just 1 second, we can reach the theoretical limit of a normal summoning spell.

　"Bu-ee—"

　Eevee landed amidst the light.

　Eight seconds later, a dark golden light shone down.

　Bathed in the radiance of "Pride II", Eevee's adorable eyes turned sharp.

　It held its head high, its brows furrowed with arrogance.

　Card Name: Monster Eevee (Pride II)

　【grade:】

　[Race: Bird-Beast]

　【属性：一般系】

　【Magic Power: 500】

　[Attack: 700]

　[Defense: 300]

　【Special Moves: Imitation, Round Pupils】

　At this moment, Siward had just summoned his first magical spirit!

　It was a magical sprite resembling a rhinoceros beetle, clearly the result of a card gamble.

　The 30-meter-long playing field rendered the fast-paced tactics that Dark had used in his first in-class match ineffective.

　Therefore, he decisively abandoned it and chose to break through from the front!

　Eevee glanced at the other side with disdain, then strained its limbs and started running.

　Sivort immediately issued commands to his rhinoceros beetle.

　"Thunder Beetle, charge up!"

　The rhinoceros beetle, with an intelligence level of only 2.5, did not move until it received the command.

　It suddenly lowered its head, and lightning instantly gathered into a ball at the tip of its horns. The ball of electricity gradually grew larger, emitting crackling sounds.

　It was a magical spirit with an electric attribute!

　……

　Dark felt a slight tremor in his heart and immediately recognized it.

　Thunder Beetle is a relatively common insect-type electric magic spirit in the first tier.

　If you are lucky enough to refine it to the purple level, you will have a high probability of obtaining the two ultimate skills, "Electricity Storage" and "Electricity Generation".

　By "storing electricity" to increase power, the "power generation" of a single-target attack can be transformed into an area-of-effect attack!

　With such a wide-ranging electric shock, Ibrahimovic will have nowhere to escape!

　"The key is to prevent it from generating electricity?"

　"Eevee, round eyes!"

　A slightly indifferent voice echoed throughout the venue.

　Responding to its owner's command, Ibu suddenly widened its eyes as it ran.

　A blinding dark golden light then shone from its large, dark eyes, and an arrogant condescension pierced the Thunder Beetle's soul through their eye contact.

　That moment.

　That arrogant attitude, as if sitting atop the stars looking down upon the human world, caused the Thunder Beetle great frustration.

　It instantly lost its desire to attack.

　The current accumulated in the horns even became disordered.

　Eevee seized the opportunity, leaping up and smashing the Thunder Beetle away!

　"Ee-boo!"

　Eevee landed calmly and saw the electric ball on Razer Beetle's horn suddenly explode, and the blinding lightning struck Razer Beetle itself, instantly causing its magical power to drop sharply.

　It shook its head slightly, as if to express the pity of the arrogant, when it suddenly sensed the energy fluctuations above its head.

　This allowed it to leap in time, dodging Siward's "Magic Bullet Spell".

　At this point, the duel had entered its second round.

　However, Dark did not draw the two magic cards.

　Because he discovered that Siward's card slots were completely empty.

　Clearly, this student does not have a sixth magic card.

　Since that's the case, Dark shouldn't go too far.

　When Siward summoned his second magical spirit—his magical beast—Dark fired a "magic bullet" from afar, shattering it!

Chapter 159 Darkdimon's Joyful Mood

　【Fantasy Beast】 is usually a one-star card with 100 magic power, 100 attack, and 100 defense.

　However, the base power of "Magic Bullet Spell" is only 100 points.

　Even though the power of the "Magic Bullet Spell" increases with the infusion of magic, the actual damage it causes is still not significant.

　However, Ibrahimovic below was already eyeing the situation covetously.

　When Siwitt's magical beast was shot down from the sky, Eevee casually swatted it with its claw!

　……

　As the two magical spirits were defeated one after another, Siward gritted his teeth and summoned his last magical spirit—the one he had created in class using the "Basic Alchemy"!