The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life

April [-], Friday.

One p.m.

[Golden Cup] The quarterfinals are about to start.

Audiences from all over the world have already entered the arena in advance, and the duel branch halls in various regions will soon be full of seats.

The eldest prince Charles, who always had to act like an "idleman" in front of outsiders, was also sitting in the reserved seat today, waiting boredly for the start of the duel.

But there are very few people who are as idle as him, and Alvette, Claire and the others were not present today.

The eldest prince Charles squinted his eyes, looking at the group of spectators carrying various flags and banners not far away, feeling a little bored in his heart.

There is nothing he can do now, and the best strategy is to do nothing.

But of course that is impossible.

No matter how decadent it looks on the surface, there must be one thing that should be done secretly.

At the very least, intelligence gathering cannot be left behind.

"What the hell are they doing?"

Charles withdrew his gaze, raised his head, and looked at the endless sky with a dazed expression.

……

St. Marian College, open-air dueling hall.

Students who were looking forward to the upcoming exciting duel flocked, and the duel hall became lively at an extremely fast speed.

Edwin Clarissa and Mike Owen sat among the members of the Aristocratic History Research Institute, but there was a slight helplessness on their faces.

This time, he failed to invite [Holy Son] Evan Pearson.

Because that kid from Duolong's family got there first!

The so-called closeness to the water is the first to get the moon, and Duolong invited Evan Pearson to watch the game together early on.

Evan Pearson didn't have any reason to refuse, so he readily agreed.

So, sitting in the auditorium of the circular belt, he had two more coins in his hands that read [Dak Dimon, come on!come on! ] and [Dak Dimon, must win!must win! 】 Banner.

His face was a little ugly, obviously very reluctant, but he couldn't stop Doron's enthusiasm.

Tommy Smith, who was sitting next to him, was wearing [Dak Dimon, must win! ]'s headband, also looks loveless.

But who let him have a good weekend, so he insisted on following His Royal Highness Son?

After staying in this academy for a full week, both Evan Pearson and Tommy Smith knew very well that the boys in the second-year Noble House were all Dak Dimon's little fans.

If you show repulsion at this time, don't even think about "fitting in".

While bearing the burden of humiliation, Evan Pearson couldn't help but want to start the "challenge plan" in advance.

"It's just tonight!"

"When tonight's game is over, I will challenge Elijah Sheridan, who was eliminated first among the top sixteen of the [Gold Cup]!"

"Then Matthew Beerbohm, Marshall Hoiant... until all 16 people including Dak Dimon were picked!"

He gritted his teeth.

……

Duck didn't know that Evan Pearson was also "cheering" for himself. After he came out of the Society of Fantastic Beasts, he went straight to the players' lounge in the open-air dueling hall.

Not long after that, the remaining eight players of [Golden Cup] were all in place.

Dake and Senior Pandora joined together and listened to the staff explain the process of today's competition.

Although today's game is the beginning of the "double elimination", it is not the "opening ceremony" after all, so there is no cut-off eve.

However, according to the procedure, the eight contestants who have advanced to the top eight have to host the stage once, and the host will quickly introduce their identities, and then the lottery will start.

The eight contestants will draw lots in turn, No. [-] will duel with No. [-], No. [-] will duel with No. [-], and so on, and the specific schedule will be arranged.

It was already 01:30 in the afternoon when the staff finished talking about the competition process.

Dak didn't even start to have an in-depth communication with senior sister Pandora before he found out that the competition had already started.

Looking out from the window in the players' lounge, the structure of the entire duel venue was the same as the opening day last week. The host Judy also stood on the high platform in the air, enlivening the atmosphere calmly and gracefully.

The staff hurried over and told them to go to the "behind the scenes" not far from the host stage.

By the time they moved to the venue behind the scenes, the atmosphere on the scene had become extremely lively.

"Today is the day of the duel! [Golden Cup] Quarterfinals... officially begins! Let's invite eight contestants to the stage together!"

Senior sister Judy held a microphone and announced loudly in an excited tone.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the staff, Darke and the others stood on the lifting platform and boarded the presiding platform floating in the air.

The eight contestants who entered the [Golden Cup] quarterfinals were lined up.

Senior sister Judy started from the first person on the right, completed an introduction in just two or three sentences, and finished all the information on the eight contestants after a while.

In this way, even newcomers have a preliminary impression of these eight contestants.

The eight players are:

[Dragon Slayer] Luke Becky from the Sixth Grade Fool's Academy.

[Thunder Blade] Torrey Wadsworth from the Fifth Grade Noble House.

[Silver Dragon Girl] Pandora Dragong from the fifth grade Magic Academy.

[Steel Warrior] Taylor Spencer from the Fifth Grade Knight Academy.

[Daughter of Winter] Winnie Skadi from the Fourth Grade Magic Academy.

[Battle Soul] Mars Carey from the fourth-year Knight Academy.

[Future Foretelling] Philomena Bach from the fourth grade Fool's House.

[Son of the Stars] Dak Dimon from the second-year Noble House.

……

From the sixth grade to the second grade, the appearance of these eight contestants made the audience in the whole venue excited, and the audience became more and more impatient.

The supporters of each player desperately shouted the name of the player, as if they wanted to overwhelm the rest of the supporters with their voices.

On the ring belt, Duolong also took Evan Pearson to cheer for Dak, completely ignoring Evan Pearson's embarrassment.

When the atmosphere was almost over, senior sister Judy stretched out her hand like a magic trick, and with a wave of her hand, a box full of number plates appeared on the stage.

Then she said excitedly: "Then, now enter the lottery session! According to the usual practice, the first player to win in last week's competition—[Thunder Blade] Torrey Wadsworth will come to draw lots."

……

"It's finally time for the lottery."

Standing at the far left of the queue, Duck couldn't help looking up.

Although he had the idea of ​​meeting senior sister Pandora as soon as possible, in fact, all the players who can enter the top eight of the [Golden Cup] should not be underestimated. No matter which one is drawn, the next duel must be handled with caution.

Torrey Wadsworth walked up to the lottery box amidst the voices of the audience, reached into the box without hesitation, and directly pulled out a number plate the size of a palm.

"Let's see what number Torrey Wadsworth has drawn?"

Sister Judy stretched out her hand, and the number plate in Torrey Wadsworth's hand was enlarged in the projection.

"It's number six! It seems that Torre Wadsworth's luck is good, it's a very auspicious number. Torre Wadsworth's opponent will be number five!"

Torrey Wadsworth put away his number plate and stepped back.

Immediately afterwards, Mars Carey, the dark horse from the fourth-year Knight Academy, strode up to the front desk.

He paused in front of the lottery box, then reached into the box and pulled out—[Number [-]]!

Then, Dak Dimon stepped out quickly.

Mars Carey is indeed a dark horse with outstanding strength, but Darke is not interested in him.

"I hope it's not [Number Seven]."

Thinking in this way, he put his hand deep into the lottery box, randomly selected a number plate, and drew it out.

"It turned out to be 【Number One】!"

Before he could check it himself, Senior Sister Judy announced loudly: "Dark Dimon has won [number one]! He will appear in the first duel after the lottery!"

Immediately, there was a tsunami-like shout from the auditorium outside the stadium, showing his popularity to the fullest.

Dak narrowed his eyes and stepped back.

The "No. [-]" draw was unexpected.

Being the first to play in such a game does have to bear extra pressure.

And in today's game, before the first game, there was only 15 minutes of preparation time.

But a quick fix.

If he can directly win the first game, then he doesn't need to watch the rest of the games, and he can go back to the dormitory directly to continue the research of [Bliss · Mist Field].

"There are five contestants left, who will be the number two?"

Dak looked forward, and behind him was the only sixth grader in the quarterfinals—[Dragon Slayer] Luke Becky.

Luke Becky has been famous for a long time, and he is also the favorite to win the [Gold Cup].

When he walked out of the queue, cheers resounded immediately from the auditorium that had just quieted down.

He grinned, and strode towards the lottery box.

At this time, the number plates that have been drawn are [No. [-]], [No. [-]] and [No. [-]]. As long as [No. [-]] or [No. [-]] is not drawn, a group of players can be directly determined.

Luke Becky put his hand into the box, and suddenly whispered: "Number two, number two, number two!"

Obviously, the one he most wanted to draw was [No. [-]]!

It's not because [No. [-]] is opposite [No. [-]] is a sophomore, but I just want to beat him hard!

"Number Two, Number Two..."

Luke Becky jerked his number plate out and held it up high.

I saw [two] written on the number plate impressively!

"it is good!"

He swung his fist suddenly and couldn't help shouting.

The undisguised excitement caused some people who noticed it to frown.

"It turned out to be [No. [-]]! Luke Becky won the No. [-] contestant! Very good, the first group of contestants finally appeared!"

Senior sister Judy announced loudly.

"Today's first duel will be Dak Dimon from the second-year House of Nobles vs. Luke Becky from the sixth-year House of Fools!"

"Second grade VS sixth grade! This is without a doubt the most disparate duel between grades in this Gold Cup competition."

"But I believe that grades cannot determine everything. Dak Dimon and Luke Bech will definitely present us with a wonderful duel!"

"Then let's invite the next contestant to draw lots."

……

"It turned out to be a sixth grade player..."

In the ring belt, Evan Pearson couldn't help asking: "Is that Luke Becky good? Can Dak Dimon deal with it?"

Doron patted Evan Pearson's shoulder hard, and said, "That's [Dragon Slayer]! Of course it's too powerful. But don't worry, Duck can always find a way. Just come and cheer with us when the time comes!" We're going to overwhelm everything with volume! Fill the venue with our support!"

Evan Pearson: "Uh..."

……

"what a pity."

Duck's eyes narrowed.

When Luke Becky returned from the front desk, he glanced at him very clearly, and the excitement in his eyes almost overflowed his eyes.

In connection with his excitement when he got [No. [-]], Dak had to wonder what kind of hatred he had with this sixth-grade senior?

But it doesn't matter, whether there is hatred or not, the real chapter must be seen on the duel.

Dak didn't mind about it, he just regretted that he didn't get Pandora-senpai.

……

Immediately after, Philomena Bach, the vice president of [Astrology Club], drew [No. [-]].

[Silver Dragon Girl] Pandora Doragon has won [No. [-]].

[Daughter of Winter] Winnie Skadi has won [No. [-]].

Tyler Spencer, a fifth-grade student from [Sports Club], drew the last [No. [-]].

……

Judy waved her hand, and today's schedule appeared on the projection above everyone's heads.

Game [-]: Dak Dimon vs Luke Betsy.

Game [-]: Pandora Doragon VS Winnie Skadi.

Game [-]: Philo Minerbach vs Torrey Wadsworth.

Game [-]: Taylor Spencer vs. Mars Carey.

……

The four rounds of duels in the afternoon, whether it was the first match between Dak and Luke Becky, or the second match between Pandora and Winnie, were full of highlights.

After seeing this schedule, Dak's original idea of ​​"quick decision" faded away.

He couldn't help but start thinking, should he wait until after watching the duel between senior sister Pandora and senior sister Winnie before leaving?

Of course, the premise of having that leeway is to win in one's own field first.

Otherwise, he who fell into the loser's bracket would have to worry about tonight's knockout match of the loser's bracket.

……

After the schedule came out, the tasks of the eight contestants had been completed, and they exited under Judy's signal.

Then, Judy invited the two commentators to the host stage, and the two of them analyzed the outcome of the four games.

The two commentators will get at least 15 minutes of preparation time for the first decisive battle.

In these 15 minutes, the two players in the first duel need to build a corresponding deck for the opponent.

Dak immediately returned to the backstage venue after stepping down, and started to form cards in the enchantment.

Although Luke Becky is known as [Dragon Slayer], his deck is actually dominated by [Dragon Type].

It's just that on top of that, he has a variety of killing methods against dragons and dragons.

Have to prevent!

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