Chapter 599 Pandora VS Vini VS Dark (10k)
Whether it was Pandora or Vini, they were both extremely fast during the “five out of two” selection.
Judy deliberately slowed down the card distribution speed to allow the audience to see more clearly, which made the process slower.
Within the circular belt, Dark pondered over this new rule: “This rule… has some interesting aspects?”
Although such rules could not be applied to Mana Duels—since Mana Cards couldn’t be shared—it wasn’t an issue in simulated duels.
“If it works well, perhaps it can be introduced as a special format in the future.”
“The event organizers could prepare a card pool, and then duelists could ‘choose two out of five’ to build their decks, reducing the disparity in strength due to economic differences among duelists.”
“After all, cards for simulated duels can be obtained with money, unlike Mana Duels.”
“But this game hasn’t become popular yet, why am I already thinking about events? No, no, I shouldn’t aim too high.”
Dark raised his head and focused his attention back on the two seniors.
As for where this new rule came from?
Since it wasn’t his suggestion, it must have been modified by Claire.
…
Pandora and Vini might have picked cards very quickly, but that didn’t mean they didn’t take it seriously.
On the contrary, both of their minds were racing, making choices between old and new strategies every time they selected a card.
Their focused expressions were quite similar, displaying the scholarly demeanor passed down through the Mana Academy.
Adding to that, both had long black hair and fair skin, with delicate features, like different reflections of the same grade.
But Pandora’s figure was taller and her muscles were evenly distributed, with a slender waist.
Vini was slightly shorter and didn’t have Pandora’s exceptional physique; she hadn’t exercised much physically, appearing softer.
When standing together, Pandora commanded respect, while Vini invited care.
But both were immensely popular.
…
After some time, the on-site deck-building phase finally ended, and both sides received complete sets of forty cards.
Some of these cards were single-use and less effective, but this actually increased the fun of the competition.
After discussing with the audience, Senior Judy had the two girls each pick a Duel Disk and taught them how to use it, demonstrating as well.
Though Pandora and Vini were using Duel Disks for the first time, they had prior knowledge and quickly got the hang of it.
“Please duelists create your titles.”
After activating the Duel Disks, they heard a voice prompt without any inflection.
“Login, Silver Dragon Lady!”
“Login, Winter Maiden!”
…
After logging in, the two looked at each other, stepped apart, and raised their Duel Disks to connect.
Moments later, the voice prompt sounded: “Connection successful.”
“Silver Dragon Lady” VS “Winter Maiden.”
…
Just like when Wit and Robert demonstrated, thick iron chains emerged from beneath their feet, spreading out to connect instantly.
“Click!”
The field connection was complete.
Flames projected across the entire field, with life value numbers appearing within the flame frames at both ends.
In the middle of the field, the words “Standby Phase” appeared.
Pandora glanced at the Duel Disk automatically shuffling the cards, feeling a slightly different sensation compared to before.
Although she didn’t deliberately look at the spectator area, she knew Hephaestus was watching somewhere.
“So this is what it feels like to have family watching from below?”
Pandora narrowed her eyes, recalling the first time Dark Demon stood on the duel platform in the outdoor arena.
Back then, he seemed somewhat disheartened upon spotting Alvaraite in the audience.
“This feeling… surprisingly nice.”
Pandora then lifted her head to look at Vini Scarlet across from her.
She didn’t have much competitive spirit against this junior, but sorry, she had to win this simulation duel.
…
Vini noticed her gaze and smiled in response.
Then, after the shuffling ended, both activated a button on their Duel Disks.
A giant die projection appeared between them, spinning rapidly.
The die gradually stopped, determining the number.
Pandora: 5;
Vini: 6;
…
“It seems I won!”
A smile appeared on Vini’s face.
Even though there was a rule in simulated duels preventing initial attacks, she still believed that going first gave her control.
“Just a die roll.”
Pandora responded indifferently.
Then both drew five cards.
As they processed their hands, their expressions changed slightly, and they began to think quickly.
The words “Standby Phase” above the field switched to “Battle Phase.”
…
Below the “Battle Phase,” it marked “First Round (1).”
The (1) indicated the first turn of the initiator.
“Battle begins!”
As the referee, Judy spoke up at the right moment.
Vini smiled faintly, drawing one card from her hand and declaring: “I activate a ‘Field Card’ from my hand—‘Mount Flame’!”
At the start of the battle, Vini immediately set the stage with a Field Card.
With the pattern of “Mount Flame” appearing in the center of the field, the sides instantly rose with continuous mountain ranges, bright flames leaping atop them, red lava flowing.
Despite being called the “Winter Maiden,” Vini chose a fire-elemental deck!
After activating “Mount Flame,” she immediately drew another card and announced loudly: “In the Fire field, the Mana Golem with the Ultimate Skill ‘Fire Elemental Eye’ can be Special Summoned without occupying the Summoning slot.”
“Therefore, I Special Summon a Four-Star Mana Golem—‘Fire Elemental Lizard’!”
[Card Name: Fire Elemental Lizard]
[Level: ???]
[Race: Elemental]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Attack: 1800]
[Defense: 600]
[Ultimate Skill: Fire Elemental Eye]
A Fire Elemental Lizard appeared in the Summoning Area from the flames.
Without hesitation, Vini continued: “I also Normal Summon a Three-Star Mana Golem—‘Element Totem: Fire’ in Defense Mode!”
[Card Name: Element Totem: Fire]
[Level: ???]
[Attack: 0]
[Defense: 2000]
[Ultimate Skill: Fire Elemental Aura]
“In the presence of ‘Element Totem: Fire,’ all Fire-type Mana Golems except itself gain a 300-point attack boost.”
“Plus, with the effect of ‘Mount Flame,’ all Fire-type Mana Golems gain a 200-point attack boost.”
“Therefore, the attack of ‘Fire Elemental Lizard’ increases to 2300 points!”
“I place one card facedown, ending my turn.”
With only one card left in her hand, Vini declared the end of her turn.
…
The text above the field instantly changed to “First Round (2).”
…
“Boosting the attack to 2300 points in one go?”
Pandora calmly looked at her hand, then drew a Mana Card and said.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll borrow your field first.”
“Trigger ‘Fire Elemental Eye,’ Special Summon a Mana Golem with ‘Fire Elemental Eye’—‘Fire Elemental Warrior’.”
[Card Name: Fire Elemental Warrior]
[Level: ???]
[Race: Elemental]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Attack: 1700]
[Defense: 700]
[Ultimate Skill: Fire Elemental Eye]
When the Fire Elemental Warrior, holding sword and shield, appeared from the Summoning Area, Vini’s expression visibly changed.
Senior Judy explained: “In simulated duels, almost all ‘Field Cards’ change the overall environment, affecting both players equally…”
“Unfortunately, Mana Golems with the ‘Eye’ series generally have low attack and defense. This ‘Fire Elemental Warrior’ is even lower than the ‘Fire Elemental Lizard.’ Let’s see what Pandora will do next.”
Hardly had the words left her mouth when Pandora used her Normal Summon for this round: “I Normal Summon a Two-Star Mana Golem—‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ in Attack Mode.”
…
“It’s your Mana Golem!” Susan and Lucy immediately grabbed Emma’s sleeve.
Emma, however, looked discontentedly at the back of Dark’s figure ahead.
‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ was also a very unique Mana Golem; few students in the academy possessed it.
This Dark Demon hadn’t shown any gratitude for getting design inspiration from her.
“Sniff”;
…
Although called a “Treasure Box Monster,” ‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ resembled a slot machine more than a treasure box.
After summoning it, Pandora stated: “‘Treasure Box Monster 777,’ use your Ultimate Skill ‘777’.”
The ‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ moved accordingly, and the lever on its side automatically pulled down.
The three numbers on the lid immediately started flipping.
Three seconds later, the lever bounced back, and the numbers stopped flipping.
– [777]
Half a second later.
The treasure box suddenly opened, inflating like a balloon.
“Lucky.”
Pandora glanced at Vini opposite her and revealed a barely noticeable smile.
Vini was also closely watching the ‘Treasure Box Monster 777’.
She saw that the attack and defense of this Mana Golem had indeed multiplied from ‘700’ to ‘2100’!
“A Two-Star Mana Golem with 2100 attack and defense…”
The spectators below erupted in shock.
‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ had appeared on the duel stage before, but few duelists could roll ‘777’.
Many were seeing this Ultimate Skill for the first time, feeling an indescribable excitement.
But back on the field.
Even though ‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ gained a massive 2100 attack and defense, Vini’s ‘Fire Elemental Lizard’ still had 2300 attack, higher than ‘Treasure Box Monster 777’.
Even if ‘Element Totem: Fire’ was destroyed, ‘Fire Elemental Lizard’’s attack would still be higher than ‘Fire Elemental Warrior’.
Vini still had a Four-Star Mana Golem on her field.
So after a slight surprise, Vini no longer paid attention to the treasure box monster and instead focused intently on Pandora’s moves.
Two summons were just the beginning.
Pandora then drew two more cards: “I place these two cards facedown in the Set Zone. Then… ‘Treasure Box Monster 777,’ attack ‘Element Totem’!”
“Roar!”
‘Treasure Box Monster 777’ suddenly opened its lid, and the white light shot out instantly pierced through ‘Element Totem: Fire’!
The attack of ‘Fire Elemental Lizard’ instantly dropped back to ‘2000’ points.
Then Pandora continued without hesitation: “‘Fire Elemental Warrior’,
“, Attack the “Fire Elemental Lizard”!”
Both being fire attribute golems, under the effect of the “Flame Mountain” field, their attack power increased by 200 points each.
However, the “Fire Elemental Warrior” had 100 points less in attack compared to the “Fire Elemental Lizard”.
This 100-point difference meant that when the “Fire Elemental Warrior” attacked the “Fire Elemental Lizard,” it would be instantly counter-killed!
Pandora’s action was undoubtedly seeking her own demise.
Unless…
Winnie thought deeply in this instant.
“Unless Pandora has either ‘Mutual Destruction’ or ‘Counter Shield’ in her face-down cards. But if it were me, I would definitely hold those two cards for later use…”
She slightly narrowed her eyes and saw that the “Fire Elemental Warrior” was indeed counter-killed.
Pandora’s HP decreased by 100.
Yet, Pandora made no other moves.
“It’s not ‘Mutual Destruction’ or ‘Counter Shield,’ then what could it be? Could it be… ‘Flame Furnace’?”
[Card Name: Flame Furnace]
[Type: Item Card]
[Effect: For every fire-type golem destroyed in battle on the field, add 1 to the [Ember Fragment] inside the Flame Furnace. When the number of [Ember Fragments] reaches 3 or more, summon a [Furnace Elemental] with a level equal to the number of [Ember Fragments].]
“But that’s not right. If it were ‘Flame Furnace,’ she wouldn’t need to commit suicide at this moment.”
“Then, it must be ‘Deadly Wail’… No, that’s not right either… What is it?!”
Winnie fell into a loop of thought, frowning tightly.
But after completing her operation, Pandora retracted her hand and said, “End of round.”
A wave of confusion erupted.
The audience below were equally perplexed.
“Surely it can’t just be a simple mistake?” someone couldn’t help but say.
“After all, even the most perfect person can make mistakes.”
“Shut up! Our Pandora wouldn’t make such a mistake!”
Various arguments arose.
…
Winnie regained her composure, forcing herself to focus on her hand. She still felt affected.
She quickly drew cards, increasing her hand from one card to three.
Then she looked up at Pandora, taking one card from her hand and placing it face-up in the face-down zone.
“Activate item card — ‘Blade Wings’!”
A blade-like aura descended upon the back of the “Fire Elemental Lizard,” causing two feather-like wings to spread open like blades.
The “Fire Elemental Lizard” roared fiercely, its attack rising from 2000 points to 2300 points.
Then Winnie placed another card face-down in the face-down zone and gave an order: “Fire Elemental Lizard, burn the Treasure Box Monster!”
Since Pandora did not have ‘Mutual Destruction’ or ‘Counter Shield’ in her face-down zone, there was no need to hesitate during the attack.
However, when the white light emitted by the “Fire Elemental Lizard” hit the “777 Treasure Box Monster,” Pandora suddenly flipped over the face-down card.
“Activate ‘Mutual Destruction’!”
In that instant, Winnie’s face showed extreme shock.
She couldn’t understand why Pandora would use this ‘Mutual Destruction’ card here.
If Pandora never intended to use ‘Mutual Destruction’ from the start, she shouldn’t have driven the “Fire Elemental Warrior” to launch a self-destructive attack.
And yet, she did drive the “Fire Elemental Warrior” to launch a self-destructive attack, but she didn’t use ‘Mutual Destruction.’
This only indicated that she didn’t actually have ‘Mutual Destruction.’
Yet, she indeed had ‘Mutual Destruction’!
“Bang!”
The “777 Treasure Box Monster” was shattered by the “Fire Elemental Lizard.” Simultaneously, the “Fire Elemental Lizard” was also shattered by the rebounding white light.
This differed slightly from the effect of ‘Counter Shield.’
‘Mutual Destruction’ would also reflect the opponent’s attack, calculating damage as “Attack – Defense.”
However, it couldn’t protect the golem from destruction.
…
[Pandora: 7900 – 7700]
[Winnie: 8000 – 6300]
…
Winnie suddenly found herself in a significant disadvantage.
She had only three face-down cards on the field and only one card left in her hand.
Pandora, however, still had one face-down card and one card in her hand.
But she could draw two more cards!
“End of round!”
Winnie took a deep breath, trying to remain as calm as possible.
She realized she had been thrown off by that ‘Mutual Destruction’ card.
…
“It’s my turn.”
Pandora calmly said, drawing two new cards from the top of her deck.
After taking the cards, she smiled slightly and said, “Since that’s the case, I normally summon — ‘Meow Meow’ in Attack Mode!”
A gray cat with half-closed eyes appeared in the Summoning Area.
[Card Name: Meow Meow]
[Level: ???]
[Attack: 1500]
[Defense: 1500]
[Ultimate Skill: None]
‘Meow Meow,’ with 1500 points in both attack and defense, was a blank card in simulated duels.
But Pandora still chose it among the five options.
“Meow Meow, attack.”
After summoning, Pandora casually initiated an attack.
Winnie had three face-down cards on the field, but none of them activated.
[Winnie: 6300 – 4800]
Pandora glanced at her and said, “End of round.”
…
Winnie, with a serious expression, drew two cards from the top of her deck and added them to her hand.
Then she took one card and said, “I normally summon — ‘Huhu’ in Defense Mode!”
Frequent appearances had made the audience form a deep impression of this small-sized golem.
After summoning ‘Huhu,’ Winnie did not take any further actions.
“End of round.”
…
Pandora squinted at her three face-down cards and drew two new cards from the top of her deck.
Then she placed one card face-down in the face-down zone, increasing the count from one to two.
Immediately after, she summoned again: “I normally summon — ‘Eevee’ in Defense Mode!”
“Peep!”
The one-star ‘Eevee’ joyfully appeared.
Dark grinned.
[Card Name: Eevee]
[Level: ?]
[Attack: 100]
[Defense: 100]
[Ultimate Skill: Full Moon]
In simulated duels, ‘Full Moon’ reduces the attack of one enemy golem by one-fifth.
Thus, this golem card is useful in critical moments.
But it wasn’t one of the two necessary choices in “Five Out of Two.”
It seemed Pandora just wanted an ‘Eevee.’
Like this summon, it didn’t seem to have much significance.
Both sides seemed to be in a stalemate with no cards in their hands.
Pandora directly declared the end of the round.
…
A new round began.
Winnie finally took action after drawing cards.
She slightly raised her chin and said, “Activate ‘Fire Elemental Eye,’ special summon a golem with the ‘Fire Elemental Eye’ from my hand — ‘Flame Demon’!”
[Card Name: Flame Demon]
[Level: ?????]
[Attack: 2100]
[Defense: 900]
[Ultimate Skill: Fire Elemental Eye]
A golem resembling a flame ghost appeared with a sinister howl.
Winnie suddenly shouted, “Flame Demon, attack Meow Meow!”
“Roar!” The Flame Demon lunged forward.
Boosted to 2300 attack by the “Flame Mountain,” the Flame Demon easily sent Meow Meow to the graveyard and dealt 800 damage to Pandora!
[Pandora: 7700 – 6900]
“Due to the Flame Demon successfully destroying an enemy golem in battle, the effect triggers, flip the face-down card — ‘Victory Charge’!”
“Flame Demon, attack Eevee!”
“Eevee!”
Eevee was mercilessly sent to the graveyard by the Flame Demon’s attack.
Pandora had no more cards in her Summoning Area.
“End of round.”
Winnie gained some ground.
…
Pandora slightly frowned, picked out a card after drawing, looked at it, then put it back and took another card.
“Now’s the time!”
She relaxed her brow and summoned, “Normally summon the three-star golem — ‘Campfire Specter’ in Attack Mode!”
A golem resembling a campfire appeared in Pandora’s Summoning Area.
[Card Name: Campfire Specter]
[Level: ???]
[Attack: 900]
[Defense: 300]
[Ultimate Skill: Scatter and Gather]
The flames of the ‘Campfire Specter’ surged, and the black hole eyes hidden in the flames stretched and distorted.
It opened its mouth and roared at the Flame Demon.
“Attack!”
Under the instruction of the duelist and boosted by the “Flame Mountain” to only 1100 points, the ‘Campfire Specter’ launched a suicidal attack against the Flame Demon with 2300 points.
As expected, the ‘Campfire Specter’ was shattered by the reflected attack — but it wasn’t sent to the graveyard.
Instead, it immediately split into three ‘Camps.’
[Card Name: Camp]
[Level: ?]
[Attack: 300]
[Defense: 100]
[Ultimate Skill: Scatter and Gather]
As long as these three ‘Camps’ exist, Pandora can consume one normal summon opportunity in the next round to recombine them into ‘Campfire Specter.’
But there is no next round!
Pandora clearly did not intend to prolong the duel.
She extended her hand, sword-pointing at the Flame Demon, and shouted, “Continue attacking!”
“Bang!”
The first ‘Camp’ charged towards the Flame Demon like a moth to a flame and exploded after being counterattacked.
The second ‘Camp’ still charged fearlessly, exploding again after being counterattacked.
The third ‘Camp’ hesitated not at all and charged.
Each suicide of the three ‘Camps’ caused Pandora’s HP to drop by 1800 points.
Three attacks resulted in a total drop of 5400 points!
Adding the suicide attack of the ‘Campfire Specter.’
Total drop of 6600 points!
Originally at 6900 HP, it dropped to just 300 in an instant!
It was heart-stopping.
But Pandora’s expression remained unchanged.
After completing this operation calmly, she finally flipped over a face-down card in the face-down zone.
Bright flames surged.
The Flame Furnace burned fiercely.
“The Flame Furnace!” Winnie gritted her teeth.
Pandora had placed two face-down cards in the face-down zone in the first round: ‘Mutual Destruction’ and ‘Flame Furnace.’
She had guessed correctly, but not entirely.
Now, within the ‘Flame Furnace,’ the number ‘7’ was faintly floating!
From the moment the ‘Flame Furnace’ was placed on the field until now, seven fire-type
The golem in the battle was destroyed.
This means that within “Flame Furnace,” seven “Flame Residues” have already been produced.
When Pandora flips them, she can summon up to a seven-star “Furnace Elemental!”
Of course, she released it without any reservation.
“Come out, Furnace Elemental!”
Pandora retracted her arm but drew another card from her hand, waiting quietly.
The seven “Flame Residues” fused together, and boiling magma erupted from the “Flame Furnace,” landing in the “Summoning Area” and forming a halfling-shaped “Furnace Elemental!”
[Card Name: Furnace Elemental]
[Level: ????]
[Attack: 3500]
[Defense: 2000]
[Ultimate Skill: Flame Furnace]
An ultimate skill with the same name as “Flame Furnace.”
The effect is simple and brutal.
Each time the “Furnace Elemental” kills a fire-type golem, its attack power increases by 350 points (50 points x 7)!
When this golem was summoned, the spectator area quickly boiled over.
This seven-star golem was summoned at the cost of 6600 HP, and just standing there, it exuded a terrifying aura.
This decisiveness left people astonished.
The supporters of the “Silver Dragon Lady” cheered wildly.
The supporters of the “Lady of Winter” looked worried.
Some other spectators, however, tried to figure out whose mana card this “Flame Furnace” card was designed after.
But before they could think clearly, the situation on the field changed.
When the audience thought Pandora would immediately command the “Furnace Elemental” to devour the “Flame Ghost,” she suddenly played one of her cards.
“I play a magic card from my hand—’Witch’s Broom’!”
“‘Witch’s Broom’ clears a random cover card from the opponent’s ‘Cover Zone.'”
“Winnie, let’s see which side the goddess of fate favors.”
Pandora lifted her face, revealing her milky white neck.
The magic broom from “Witch’s Broom” swept fiercely towards Winnie’s “Cover Zone.”
Winnie’s pupils contracted sharply.
She had two crucial cover cards left on the field, but any one of them being cleared could drastically alter the situation.
Even though she was anxious, she couldn’t stop the sweeping of the “Witch’s Broom.”
One of the cover cards was instantly swept out.
It flipped open, revealing its face.
It was a “Mutual Destruction”!
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“It’s a “Mutual Destruction”!”
Judy exclaimed, drawing gasps from the audience.
“It seems our ‘Silver Dragon Lady’ has indeed been favored by the goddess of luck. If she hadn’t successfully removed this ‘Mutual Destruction,’ she would have lost when the ‘Furnace Elemental’ attacked.”
The atmosphere became tense instantly.
Both groups of spectators in the stands shouted loudly, as if a single misstep could lead to conflict.
…
“It seems the goddess of luck is smiling at me for now.”
Pandora smiled slightly, reaching out to Winnie’s eyes.
But as soon as she raised her finger, she withdrew it immediately.
She did not immediately command the “Furnace Elemental” to attack.
A corner of Winnie’s mouth twitched.
The curve of Pandora’s lips widened: “You still have one cover card on your field. Let me think, is it a ‘Counter Shield,’ or a third ‘Mutual Destruction,’ or perhaps… ‘Resurrection Spell’? Best if it’s a useful card.”
As she spoke, she drew another card from her hand, placing it elegantly in the “Cover Zone” under the gaze of thousands of spectators.
After this move, she only had one card left in her hand.
She then issued a clear order: “Furnace Elemental, attack!”
“Roar!” It was a beast-like roar.
The “Furnace Elemental” opened its mouth, spewing magma onto the “Flame Ghost.”
In nature, the “Flame Ghost” has strong immunity to fire-based skills, but in the simulation card game, it has no resistance.
With a scream, the “Flame Ghost” was sent to the graveyard.
And then, Winnie indeed flipped a cover card!
“Now, I activate my cover card—’Mutual Destruction’!”
Winnie’s HP plummeted instantly (3700 – 2300 = 1400).
[Winnie: 4800 – 3400]
However, under the effect of “Mutual Destruction,” the magma spewed by the “Furnace Elemental” turned back and hit itself after destroying the “Flame Ghost.”
The “Furnace Elemental” has only 2000 defense points, and the rebounding attack would destroy it and deal 1700 damage to Pandora.
But Pandora only had 300 HP left!
…
Hephaestus in the ring originally had a smile, but now frowned sharply, her sharp nails piercing her palm.
Ophelia next to her smiled slightly.
In the spectator area outside, more supporters of the “Silver Dragon Lady” shouted excitedly, and some even stood up.
The entire venue was almost in uproar.
But Winnie, who had activated the last “Mutual Destruction” on the field, did not smile. She felt a sense of ominous premonition.
And indeed it happened.
Pandora flipped a cover card.
“I play a magic card—’Counter Shield’!”
…
A rotating wall of light appeared instantly in front of the “Furnace Elemental.”
Winnie’s face turned pale.
Pandora then laid down her final card without reserve, displaying a bright smile.
“Counter Shield” countered the counter from “Mutual Destruction.”
The total damage of 3700 points was enough to instantly reduce Winnie’s remaining HP to zero!
[3400 – 0]
…
“Lady of Winter, HP zero.”
“Victor, Silver Dragon Lady!”
After the mechanical voice of the duel disk sounded, Judy quickly said, “Congratulations to Pandora Dragon for winning this exhibition match. Winnie Scarlet also performed excellently. Now, let’s give both contestants a round of applause!”
She emphasized the word “exhibition match” to remind the supporters of both sides to calm down; this was just a trivial exhibition match.
However, her effort seemed to be in vain.
The cheers and boos from both sides continued to rise and fall.
But the applause was indeed loud and intense.
Judy watched the increasingly uncontrollable situation, rolling her eyes inwardly, thinking, “Let them curse, let them curse. I’ve already done my best. And the creation of conflicts might help spread the simulated duels…”
…
The riot outside did not truly happen.
After all, the audience in the stands were actually scattered across the world, and even if they stretched their necks like snails, they wouldn’t fight.
When Pandora and Winnie organized their decks and walked to Judy’s side, the noise in the stands gradually quieted down.
Judy breathed a sigh of relief and interviewed the two contestants.
She first asked, “Dracon, what do you think about this simulated duel game after experiencing it in the exhibition match?”
Pandora nodded slightly and said, “It’s well-designed. Although some rules are simplified, it allows the cards to perform their predetermined effects beyond reality, making it more thrilling than mana duels and leading to more strategic possibilities.”
Judy asked curiously, “Can you explain more?”
Pandora replied, “For example, ‘Mutual Destruction’ and ‘Counter Shield.’ They have no restrictions on strength and can reflect any attack, and they can even reflect each other. This doesn’t exist in mana duels.”
Judy blinked and asked, “So, do you think this difference is good or bad?”
Pandora said, “I’ve already said it’s well-designed. As a more entertaining and popular game, the simulated duel shouldn’t be exactly the same as mana duels.
We can perform operations in the simulated duel that are impossible in mana duels. Isn’t that a delightful pleasure?”
“Indeed.” Judy smiled. “I had a similar feeling when I tried the simulated duel before. So, Scar, do you have anything you want to say after this exhibition match?”
Winnie faced the audience, showing a faint smile, “I admit, experience does count.”
The atmosphere froze.
Before the audience outside could start another argument, Judy intervened, “Scar, you might not know, but the designer of this game isn’t a wise elder, but a student who just entered the second year at our academy.”
Winnie blinked and said, “I mean, Dracon Demon’s design is very mature, completely unlike someone who has only been involved with duels for a year. He left me in awe and respect.”
Judy: “Ah!”
Next to her, Pandora covered her mouth and laughed.
The audience’s attention was fully captured, and the previous chaos gradually subsided.
Dark, who was in the ring, couldn’t help but cover his face.
Although he had claimed during the Easter Duel Festival that he was the mastermind behind the festival, that was just a harmless detail.
Simulated duels were different.
If they developed well, simulated duels could become the mainstream entertainment in the world in the coming years or decades.
Therefore, he didn’t want to step forward at all.
Once exposed, there would surely be endless troubles.
Not necessarily dangerous ones.
It would just be that someone would ask him to design outrageous cards or directly purchase rare cards from him.
At that point, his portrait might be plastered everywhere.
In the future, if he wanted to go out alone and experience the life of an adventurer, he might have to disguise himself.
It would be too inconvenient.
But since Winnie said it, he couldn’t complain.
After all, he didn’t specifically ask anyone to keep it secret.
“So, it’s all my fault, right?”
Dark rolled his eyes.
He already felt that his classmates were looking at him strangely.
“Hey, Dark?”
“Dark Dark?”
“Ga ga ga.”
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On stage…
Judy promptly cut off the topic and did not mention the designer’s name further.
She then asked Pandora and Winnie each a question, ending the post-match interview.
But this was only a temporary solution.
While Dark Demon wasn’t famous to the public, the surname “Demon” was well-known.
Paper cannot hide fire forever.
Let’s hope that the upcoming “Silver Cup” ranking matches will make the audience forget this insignificant name.
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