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

　Two new magic cards have been added to his hand.

　Bronze Snake Mirror

　【Fantasy Beast: Eevee】

　While Milotic was unable to move after unleashing Hydro Pump, he summoned Eevee without much hesitation!

　Its deck contains a total of three "Fantasy Beast: Eevee" cards!

　If you draw any one of the "Eevee" cards, you can use the special move "Batter" to swap out the other two "Eevee" cards in succession.

　"Eevee, use 'Wish' on Ditto, then use 'Batter'."

　"Ee-boo!"

　"Eevee!" quickly executed the command, using "Wish" on "Ditto" and immediately using "Baton Pass" to summon a second "Eevee!"

　He himself returned to Dark's hand.

　Then, the second "Eevee" used "Wish" on "Ditto" and then used "Batter" again.

　Dark easily acquired two "Eevee" cards in his hand, and there was also an "Eevee" card standing on the field.

　After this series of actions, his hand of cards not only didn't decrease but actually increased.

　"Finally, use 'Wish' on Milotic, then 'take the baton'—'The Primal Dragon Egg'!"

　Exchanging "Eevee the Beast" for dragon eggs has become a regular tactic for Dark Dimon.

　After the last "Fantasy Beast: Eevee" used "Invoke" on the almost fully charged "Milanos", it returned to the hand, and a shining dragon egg appeared where it had been standing!

　The duel entered Dark Dement's rhythm.

　……

　But Stuart Fern did not sit idly by and wait for his doom.

　He had already embedded a magic card in the third round. The sacrifice of "Shadow Demon" was not without value—in fact, it could be said that it was not sacrificed at all!

　Stuart Fern was not the kind of reckless person who would let a magical spirit charge out like that.

　He did this partly because he genuinely wanted to end the match, and partly because he was prepared to use it to bait out the skill if the attempt failed.

　Generally speaking, the more powerful a magical spirit's ultimate skill is, the longer its cooldown will be.

　A finishing move capable of slaying a Seven-Star Magical Spirit is virtually impossible to use a second time in a single duel.

　Stuart Fern did indeed gain something—at least he successfully tricked Milotic into using its Hydro Cannon and rendered it immobile for thirty seconds.

　As for the "Shadow Guardian" used as a burial companion, it lost its value after it blocked the "Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's" "Tengu" with the "Shadow Tomb".

　Stuart Fern silently activated the pre-embedded magic card.

　In a corner near the blue team's summoning area, a palm-sized box quietly opened, and a miniature "Shadow Demon" emerged from it, gradually returning to its original size.

　Mystic Card – "Life Box"!

　Before a magical spirit dies, its data is recorded in the "Life Box," and it can be reborn in the "Life Box" after its death.

　Although this "Life Box" only lasts for three minutes, it is just right for use in magical duels.

　Stuart Fowne spent more than half a year successfully crafting two magic cards, one of which is this arcane card called "Life Box".

　The second one is the magic card he currently possesses—"The Soul Vessel"!

　Once the "Shadow Artifact" is activated, the death of every magical spirit possessing shadow or dark power will become nourishment for the "Shadow Artifact," making it increasingly powerful.

　Stuart Fern risked his life countless times to gather the core materials needed to forge the "Shadow Soul Weapon".

　After that adventure, he lay on the cold boulder, looking up at the pale moon, and even became delirious, questioning the meaning of his goal of "becoming a nobleman".

　Although class barriers exist between nobles and commoners, the status of mages is rising higher and higher with the progress of the times.

　Even if he doesn't become a nobleman, he can still become an excellent mage and enjoy the same prestigious treatment as a nobleman.

　Therefore, becoming a nobleman did not mean as much to him as he had imagined.

　But later he came to a realization.

　He just wanted to fulfill his father's wish.

　For the commoners of the previous generation, becoming a noble with hereditary status was a glorious achievement.

　His father, through his military achievements, became a meritorious nobleman without hereditary status, just one step away from achieving his lifelong dream. But that step lay before him like an insurmountable chasm.

　After the war ended, old Fowlein lost his ability to work due to the injuries he sustained during the war. He spent his days drinking away the money distributed to him by his superiors, and became a completely different person in his decadence.

　Whenever he saw his father off to the battlefield during his childhood, he felt that his father's back was as broad as the earth and his father's shoulders as steady as mountains.

　He didn't want his father to remain depressed.

　He wanted to become a nobleman with hereditary status, simply to have his father stand up again and become the father he needed to look up to once more.

　He didn't have any grand ambitions, that's all.

　……

　"In the name of Stuart Fern, a magical summoning—'The Ghost Vessel'!"

　Stuart Fern made no attempt to conceal his actions, summoning the "Wraith Artifact".

　Because the presence of the "Soul Vessel" cannot be concealed at all.

　He directly summoned the "Shadow Artifact" in the blue team's summoning zone. It was an aggregate of shadow energy, a special device with a spindle shape.

　After the "Soul Vessel" was summoned, a cold, sharp light pierced out from its mouth and burst towards the sky.

　Its constantly emanating, chilling light made it stand out.

　The upperclassmen in the circular area stared wide-eyed, and even a few professors who happened to be there were astonished.

　Angus Jeffrey, who had been staring intently at the camera, suddenly showed an expression of extreme astonishment.

　He was merely using Stuart Fern as a pawn to be discarded at any time. In the end, Stuart Fern's demands were far too simple for him; he only needed to give him a rural noble title when he was ready to discard him to solve everything.

　This is the class barrier.

　After the war ended, the door for commoners to rise to nobility was closed.

　How could someone who is unwilling to make sacrifices during wartime, and then wants to become a nobleman after the war ends, reaping the fruits of victory without any cost?

　Therefore, it is now dozens of times more difficult to become a nobleman than before.

　But Angus Jeffrey's father was one of the thirty-six members of parliament, and he had that privilege.

　Anyway, Stuart Fowne's demands aren't high, are they?

　But now he suddenly realizes that he seems to need to re-evaluate the value of this piece!

　In a time when fans have been superficially loyal, Stuart Fowne's importance has undoubtedly risen once again.

　……

　Stuart Fowle never expected his performance to attract unwanted attention.

　He summoned the "Shadow Gravekeeper" before it was completely destroyed, and then quickly drew cards.

　Yes, it's round five!

　This duel, which is usually decided within ten rounds, is already halfway through.

　The players, with a split second, drew a new magic card from the top of the deck.

　As they took in the two newly acquired magic cards, a dragon's roar echoed from the red team's summoning zone.

　The majestic and spirited "Blue-Eyed Young Dragon" hatches from a giant dragon egg.

　As the eggshell dissipated, it suddenly flapped its wings and flew high, then landed on the high wall near Milotic.

　"The Shrine of Light!"

　Darko Dimon quickly offered a reminder, then looked down at his hand again.

　【Paradise III? Moon】

　Hawkman

　After acquiring three copies of "Elysium III: Moon", Dark added them all to his deck.

　This also slightly increases the probability of drawing "Paradise III? Moon".

　But in fact, it doesn't matter which "Sin Card" you draw, as long as it's Level III or higher.

　Therefore, he now has three "Fantasy Beast: Eevee" cards in his hand!

　……

　"Roar!"

　The Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon is always so full of energy.

　Following Dak's command, it suddenly spread its wings, and a blinding white light burst forth from those suddenly extended dragon wings.

　The white light converged into a sphere in the sky, radiating a bright glow like the sun.

　Visible to the naked eye, snow-white wings, like angel feathers, drifted down from the sky.

　The ball of light suddenly exploded, finally dispelling the shadows on the ground!

　Darkness recedes, and light arrives.

　Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon’s Shrine of Light quickly transformed most of the arena into its domain.

　However, it raised an eyebrow and glared at the "Shadow Gravekeeper" who was left with only a sliver of health.

　Both being six-star magical spirits, "Shadow Guardian" has far inferior stats compared to "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon".

　With all its special moves on cooldown, it is no match for "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon".

　But before it could retreat, the Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon excitedly swooped down and finished off its remaining blood.

　"Woof woof woof!"

　The black hound summoned by "Shadow Keeper" is wrestling with the black hound summoned by "Ditto".

　The Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon turned its head, looking at them like a curious child. Unable to distinguish which was which, it refrained from attacking.

　But where the Shadow Gravekeeper's body disappeared, the magic that should have dissipated suddenly gathered and then flew towards the blue side's half of the map without warning, where it was absorbed by the Shadow Artifact.

　The Blue-Eyed Young Dragon was suddenly startled and bared its fangs at the "Wraith Artifact".

　Such props are not uncommon, but this "Spirit Vessel" gave it a very ominous feeling.

　……

　On the red team's stage, Dark also sensed the threat of the "Soul Vessel," but he still summoned "Eevee" again.

　Naturally, this is the one that possesses intelligence.

　"An item that can absorb the power of a magical spirit after death? Why is it being displayed so obviously? Aren't you afraid I'll attack it?"

　After a moment's thought, Dark said to the Blue-Eyes Young Dragon, "Destroy it!"

　The Blue-Eyes Young Dragon responded to the call, leaping off the high wall and shooting out at high speed.

　In its field of vision, the blue team's field is undefended. It can destroy the prop first, then chase the magic ball, and win the game smoothly.

　But as it flew close, the "Shadow Demon," its body ablaze with black flames, suddenly leaped onto the high wall, opened its massive jaws, and let out a howl!

　Ultimate move – "Wailing Ghosts"!

　The Blue-Eyes Young Dragon's forward momentum was suddenly halted, and its body, with nowhere to brace itself, was blown away in the opposite direction.

　It quickly flapped its wings to steady itself, but after fully absorbing the damage from "Wraith's Howl," its magic power plummeted.

　As the "Shadow Demon" howled, countless pale, ghostly spirits were also spat out of its mouth along with the sound waves.

　These wraiths huddled together and flew with the wind toward the "Blue-Eyed Young Dragon," clinging to its body as if they wanted to suck its blood.

　The Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon sensed its magic power continuously draining away and let out a long cry.

　The cry was melodious and sorrowful, completely unlike its usual cry.

　But it's a deadly move—"The Call of the Young Dragon"!

　Of course, without a second Blue-Eyes White Dragon, its call is useless.

　As it was entangled by the ghosts, the "Shadow Demon" stomped its foot and, driven by the reaction force, burst forth, its fist, the size of a sandbag, slamming down with tremendous force on the "Blue-Eyes Young Dragon".