Chapter 695 “Subscribe Request” Darks Demon’s Limit Is Immeasurable (8k)
How does one control the Mana Guidance Ball to dodge the pursuit of a Mana Spirit?
Professor Pavar Jones has provided a detailed analysis on this.
The Mana Guidance Ball has a speed limit, and compared to flying Mana Spirits, this limit isn’t particularly high.
Thus, it’s difficult for the Mana Guidance Ball to escape the pursuit of a Mana Spirit through straight-line flight alone.
A Duelist aiming to simply use their Mana control to make the Mana Guidance Ball evade a Mana Spirit’s pursuit, or at least delay it for some time, must make the ball’s flight path more flexible and varied.
However, making the Mana Guidance Ball’s flight path flexible is no easy task.
Typically, a Duelist controls the Mana Guidance Ball by applying a unidirectional force.
To make it turn or change speed, multiple forces need to be applied.
Through the output of multiple forces, the Mana Guidance Ball can perform irregular curved flights.
This requires a very high level of Mana control ability from the Duelist!
If a Duelist could achieve this, they could use sharp turns to mislead the Mana Spirit, causing it to overshoot or collide with an obstacle.
— This is the advantage of the Mana Guidance Ball!
An object in high-speed flight possesses inertia, but a Duelist can apply stronger forces to make the Mana Guidance Ball instantly change direction.
Mana Spirits, while capable of high-speed flight, find it extremely difficult to change direction, especially considering most Mana Spirits have only a 2.0 intelligence level.
A skilled Duelist can exploit this advantage to manipulate their opponent’s Mana Spirits!
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Darks just utilized this advantage when the “Water Elemental? Eagle” was about to hit the Mana Guidance Ball, he immediately pulled it up into the sky. The “Water Elemental? Eagle” couldn’t react in time and crashed into the ground.
Had it been a non-water elemental, it would have sustained significant damage.
But even so, Darks successfully delayed the situation.
Next, he just needed to see if Lydia Emerson had any other tricks—if not, he just needed to quickly summon the “Nether Soul Ring” to restrain the “Water Elemental? Eagle.”
And if Lydia Emerson chose to sacrifice these two Mana Spirits to attempt to summon a six-star Mana Spirit to secure victory, then he would need to hold onto the “Nether Soul Ring” a bit longer!
Of course, this was for maximum benefit, not a necessary measure.
After all, Darks couldn’t be certain he would draw the desired Mana Spirit card in the second round.
If he drew two non-summonable seven-star Mana Cards, he’d have to rely on sheer strength!
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“In the name of Lydia Emerson, Mana Summon — ‘Water Dragon Curse’!”
However, Lydia Emerson did neither stop nor perform a sacrificial summon of a high-star Mana Spirit.
The moment she realized Darks Demon might truly be cursed, she immediately took out the “Water Dragon Curse” from her hand and activated it on the spot!
The “Water Dragon Curse” is a spell card that needs to be fully activated in an environment with a high concentration of water elements.
Lydia Emerson uses a standard “Water Attribute” deck; each “Water Elemental” summoned thickens the air’s water element.
In a high-concentration water element environment, the “Water Dragon Curse” gains a bonus.
The summoned water dragon’s power wouldn’t be inferior to a second-tier Mana Spirit’s ultimate skill.
Hence, as a dragon’s roar echoed, the “Water Elemental? Lizard” transformed into an “Elemental Water Pond,” creating waves and then forming a large wave that coalesced into a dragon and charged toward the blue side’s Mana Guidance Ball in mid-air!
Darks frowned, feeling immense pressure!
In the next moment, he decisively activated the “Nether Soul Ring.”
“In the name of Darks Demon, Mana Summon — ‘Nether Soul Ring’!”
A thick collar appeared in front of the blue side’s competitor platform.
“Go!”
With a light command, Darks Demon pointed, and the “Nether Soul Ring” vanished, reappearing around the neck of the “Water Elemental? Eagle”!
At this point, the “Water Elemental? Eagle” was only meters away from the blue side’s Mana Guidance Ball. Darks promptly restrained it with the “Nether Soul Ring,” pulling it down to block its attack.
Regardless of how the “Water Elemental? Eagle” struggled, Darks continued to control it.
The “Nether Soul Ring” dragged the “Water Elemental? Eagle” directly in front of the blue side’s Mana Guidance Ball, colliding head-on with the giant water dragon formed by the “Water Dragon Curse”!
“Roar!”
The dragon’s roar echoed, and the “Water Elemental? Eagle” completed its role as a shield, being instantly overwhelmed by the water dragon!
The first wave of the water dragon’s momentum was halted, weakening the second wave significantly.
Darks controlled the Mana Guidance Ball to evade effortlessly.
Amidst the splashing water, he successfully prolonged the first round!
“Drip!”
“Battle Phase (2)” [30s]
The new round began instantly, and Darks quickly drew a card.
“I’ve finally made it!”
His expression remained calm, and his fingers were steady as he drew the card.
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However, on the red side’s competitor platform, Lydia Emerson frowned deeply.
When Darks Demon ultimately summoned the “Nether Soul Ring” but didn’t leave the restrained “Water Elemental? Eagle” as a sacrifice, she realized her classmate’s curse had come true.
But she failed to seize the opportunity, letting the chance of victory slip away.
“Don’t rush, perhaps there’s still a chance!”
Lydia Emerson took a deep breath and drew a card.
In the second round, she would draw two more Mana Cards. With the five cards drawn in the first round unused, Darks might not draw a usable Mana Card.
While hoping for the opponent’s bad luck isn’t ideal for a Duelist, Lydia Emerson secretly harbored the desire to win.
Now that hope was revived, she didn’t want to miss it.
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But opportunities don’t last forever.
The moment Darks drew the two Mana Cards, he examined them.
[Magical Beast: Ibut]
[Trash Slime]
If God has already placed the golden apple in your hand and you can’t even grasp one apple, then God might write an “exemption clause” on the apple.
Finally dodging the water dragon’s direct pursuit, Darks immediately drew [Magical Beast: Ibut], raising it high and declaring, “In the name of Darks Demon, it’s decided—[Magical Beast: Ibut]!”
White light from the card illuminated the blue side’s area.
[Magical Beast: Ibut] swiftly emerged from the summoning light, then crouched low, barking at the water dragon in the air.
The blue side’s Mana Guidance Ball, successfully evading the water dragon’s pursuit, swooped down and stopped behind [Magical Beast: Ibut].
Darks could now focus entirely on commanding: “Ibut, use ‘Relay’!”
Again, it was the ultimate skill—’Relay’!
[Magical Beast: Ibut]’s body burst with white light and rose in a flash.
From the white vortex where it stood, a second [Magical Beast: Ibut] stepped forward.
“Roar!”
At this point, the water dragon had shrunk significantly. Under Lydia Emerson’s control, it gathered its remaining strength and charged at [Magical Beast: Ibut]…
Facing the damaged state of the water dragon, the second [Magical Beast: Ibut] showed no fear, standing tall to meet it.
With a bang, the water dragon exploded, and [Magical Beast: Ibut]’s Mana Value dropped to nearly half—but that was all.
“Ibut, use ‘Relay.'”
Without any fancy commands, Darks repeated the same tactic, drawing the third [Magical Beast: Ibut] from his deck.
Now he had two Mana Spirit cards in his hand.
He would undoubtedly use the third [Magical Beast: Ibut] to summon the “Original Dragon Egg”!
This combination was virtually unstoppable!
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Lydia Emerson felt an ominous premonition when Darks summoned [Magical Beast: Ibut]. She realized she had been too hasty.
If she had stabilized after casting the “Water Dragon Curse,” choosing to control the water dragon to guard the blue side’s summoning area and wait for Darks to summon a new Mana Spirit to eliminate it, rather than futilely chasing the Mana Guidance Ball, the outcome might have been different.
But this was merely post-game analysis.
From Lydia Emerson’s perspective, her urgent desire to win was understandable.
Unfortunately,
Things did not go as planned.
Lydia Emerson’s mood gradually darkened, but she quickly summoned, “In the name of Lydia Emerson, Mana Summoning — ‘Water Elemental? Double Copy’!”
And thus, two water columns suddenly emerged in the red side’s summoning zone. These water columns twisted and burst open, creating two giant winged water spheres in mid-air.
As a water-specialized Magus, Lydia Emerson’s deck was incredibly well-rounded.
This “Water Elemental? Double Copy” was extremely rare. Even among all the three-star Mana Spirits, it could be considered a top-tier existence.
【Card Name: Water Elemental? Double Copy】
【Type: Elemental Card】
【Level: ???】
【Race: Elemental Species】
【Attribute: Water Attribute】
【Mana: 1500】
【Attack: 0】
【Defense: 0】
【Ultimate Skill: Double Copy】
The “Water Elemental? Double Copy” only had one ultimate skill, which was “Double Copy”!
Although its attack and defense were both 0, it possessed two individual entities that could independently replicate any three-star “Water Elemental” on the field.
Despite its strict requirements for the star level, race, and attribute of the target to be replicated, these requirements could be ignored within a deck built around “Water Elemental.”
Its biggest drawback was that it could not replicate active-type ultimate skills!
That meant it could only copy some passive-type ultimate skills.
This was where it fell short compared to the “Ditto.”
But ultimately, the ability of the “Magical Beast: Ditto” to replicate almost any data except mana was indeed a bit too overpowered.
Lydia Emerson’s “Water Elemental? Double Copy” was a much more balanced Mana Spirit!
…
When the “Water Elemental? Double Copy” materialized in the summoning zone, those two giant water spheres transformed into a single “Water Elemental” on the field — the “Water Elemental? Lizard”!
Following this, the presence of these three “Water Elemental? Lizards” further expanded the “Elemental Water Pool”!
In an instant, nearly half of the red side’s area had turned into an “Elemental Water Pool.”
Lydia Emerson’s expression was serious as she immediately drew the only high-star Mana Spirit card from her hand to perform a sacrificial summon.
“In the name of Lydia Emerson, I offer up these two ‘Water Elemental? Double Copies’ as sacrifices. Sacrificial Summon — come forth, ‘Water Elemental? Vortex Man’!”
The “Water Elemental? Double Copies” in the field instantly glowed and rose into the air, merging with the white light emitted from their Mana Cards to form a grand and intricate sacrificial summoning array.
From this array, a massive water elemental vortex rapidly took shape!
Meanwhile, the “Elemental Water Pool” on the ground continued to expand without shrinking.
Lydia Emerson tightly gripped the Mana Card of the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man,” her eyes fixed on the opponent.
While she was performing the sacrificial summon, Dark Demon (Dark) repeatedly used “relay summoning” to bring out the “Primordial Dragon Egg,” which then hatched into a six-star “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon”!
Despite the different methods of summoning, both sides successfully brought out a six-star Mana Spirit during the second round.
Next would be the intense battle between these six-star Mana Spirits!
Lydia Emerson had a certain level of confidence in her “Water Elemental? Vortex Man.”
【Card Name: Water Elemental? Vortex Man】
【Type: Elemental Card】
【Level: ??????】
【Race: Elemental Species】
【Attribute: Water Attribute】
【Mana: 2500】
【Attack: 3000】
【Defense: 1000】
【Ultimate Skills: Elemental Command? Water, Water Tornado, Vortex Blade.】
Her confidence stemmed from the strength of the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” and the environment she had already set up on the field.
“Roar!”
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” soared into the sky, exuding a dragon’s pressure like a storm.
Lydia Emerson’s “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” roared in defiance.
The “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” had a funnel-like appearance, with a large swirling vortex formed by water at its head, containing a vertical eye in the middle. On either side of its body floated two water elemental arms, albeit somewhat short.
“Vortex Man, use your ultimate skill — ‘Elemental Command? Water’!”
Lydia Emerson commanded swiftly.
The “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” spread its arms and swung them upward, causing countless water droplets to rise from the “Elemental Water Pool.” These droplets flew into the air, forming a reverse rain curtain that shimmered under the sunlight, like a dreamy illusion.
The “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” spun rapidly, and countless water elements shot into its body, making its already two-meter-tall frame even larger.
Seeing the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” grow to three or four meters tall, Dark immediately issued an attack command to the still-arrogant “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon.”
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” flapped its wings and charged forward.
Before that, Dark had already re-summoned the “Magical Beast: Ibut” from the blue side’s summoning zone, having exhausted half its mana.
“Ibut, use ‘Pray’.”
The “Magical Beast: Ibut” immediately used “Pray” on itself.
“Use ‘Mimic’ — mimic ‘Elemental Command? Water’!”
“Kuip?”
The “Magical Beast: Ibut” tilted its head, emitting a puzzled sound, but still used “Mimic.”
Even though the effect of the mimicked ultimate skill might not match that of the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man,” it still gathered a large number of water elements towards itself.
Seeing this, Dark couldn’t help but smile.
He quickly summoned a second “Magical Beast: Ibut” and gave it the same command: “Mimic — mimic ‘Elemental Command? Water’!”
…
“Mimic” could only mimic the ultimate skill just used by the target.
Both the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” and the first “Magical Beast: Ibut” were still using “Elemental Command? Water”!
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When the second “Magical Beast: Ibut” also used “Elemental Command? Water,” the thick concentration of water elements in the entire field became completely chaotic!
If a single “Magical Beast: Ibut” couldn’t match the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man,” then the combined efforts of two “Magical Beasts: Ibut” left no doubt about surpassing the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” in terms of elemental gathering ability.
Though these water elements were useless to the “Magical Beasts: Ibut,” simply hindering the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” from gathering elements was a significant success.
Later on, the water elements that had gathered on the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” began to peel away and fly towards the two “Magical Beasts: Ibut.”
During this process, the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” that had been charging through the air got drenched.
When it finally reached the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man,” the latter’s size had shrunk back to less than three meters!
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On the red side’s competitor platform.
Lydia Emerson felt a deep sense of shock from within. She never imagined that the “Elemental Command” of the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” would be broken in such a way. Dark indeed provided her with a completely different experience.
But despite her surprise, the battle continued.
She clenched her teeth in frustration and shouted, “Enough, combination skill — ‘Tornado Blade’!”
The “Water Elemental? Vortex Man,” with its single eye blinking frequently and its entire body somewhat sluggish, suddenly awakened and instinctively executed the combination skill “Water Tornado” + “Vortex Blade”!
Its body spun again, faster than before, and countless water blades shot out from its body, tearing through the scales of the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon”!
Amidst the chaotic water element environment, it transformed into a massive tornado, sweeping towards the nearby “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon.”
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” sensed danger and tried to dodge, but the high-speed rotation of the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” generated a powerful suction force, preventing it from retreating.
“Sss!”
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” was caught in the water tornado filled with water blades, its body covered in wounds in an instant.
It roared in anger, attempting to attack the “Water Elemental? Vortex Man” with its claws and tail, but the countless water blades from the center made it difficult to succeed.
“Light Hall!”
Only when Dark’s voice echoed did the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” suddenly look up and use “Light Hall.”
The light ball exploded, and glowing wings drifted down from the sky, enveloping the entire red side in sacred light.
With the “Light Hall,” the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” no longer feared death.
It broke through the scales amidst the water tornado, its blood-red glow covering its body, making it狂怒.
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The second round had long ended.
Both contestants drew cards while observing the situation. Lydia Emerson’s expression was tense as she quickly glanced at her newly acquired two Mana Summoning cards, then her expression brightened!
She unhesitatingly took out one of the Mana Summoning cards and summoned immediately: “I activate the Ultimate Skill ‘Water Elemental Eye’ from my hand, Special Summoning the Mana Golem with the ‘Water Elemental Eye’ — ‘Water Elemental Eyemage’!”
In the next moment, a small water column rose in the red side’s Summoning Area covered by the “Elemental Water Pool,” and a water elemental creature with a huge eye emerged from it.
[Card Name: Water Elemental Eyemage]
[Level: ????]
[Race: Elemental Species]
[Attribute: Water]
[Mana: 2200]
[Attack: 2500]
[Defense: 600]
[Ultimate Skills: Water Elemental Eye, Elemental Water Cannon, Elemental Charge]
[Water Elemental Eye: When the concentration of water elements in the surrounding area is high enough, the Mana Golem with the Water Elemental Eye can summon without any sacrifice.]
The method of special summoning high-star Mana Golems using the “Elemental Eye” has long been included in textbooks.
Lydia Emerson was fortunate enough to have refined one.
But after summoning the “Water Elemental Eyemage,” she did not stop there.
Prolonged battles were of no benefit to her; she had to seize the opportunity while she still could.
She took another card from her remaining hand and immediately said, “Eyemage, charge the vortex person.”
That “Water Elemental Eyemage” suddenly widened its eyes, and water elements continuously poured from the “Elemental Water Pool” beneath its feet, transforming and then shooting out a deep blue beam from its massive eye directly into the “Water Elemental Vortex Person.”
The “Water Elemental Vortex Person” was shattered by the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s” water blade wall, and its spinning momentum suddenly slowed.
This “Elemental Charge” arrived like adding fuel to a fire, instantly restoring its spinning speed and even releasing more intense water blades!
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s” dragon scales shattered instantly, and its mana plummeted!
“Whoosh!”
Following that, the “Water Elemental Eyemage’s” “Elemental Water Cannon” penetrated the shattered dragon’s body.
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon,” without using “Dragon Egg Transformation,” was thoroughly destroyed!
But in reality, under such conditions, even if it successfully used “Dragon Egg Transformation,” the dragon egg would be instantly shattered, making no difference in the end.
“Great!”
Lydia Emerson clenched her fist tightly, her eyes burning with confidence.
Dark Demon’s “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” had never been eliminated since its first appearance, but she did it!
But amidst her excitement, she suddenly felt something was off… Ah, Dark Demon was too quiet!
Realizing this, Lydia Emerson abruptly looked up and saw that Dark Demon on the blue side platform showed no urgency, lost in thought.
In an instant.
At the place where the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” fell, brilliant light suddenly converged, and the glowing transparent dragon form stood up again in front of Lydia Emerson and the stunned audience!
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The ring…
Angus Jeffrey, watching intently in the arena, clenched his fist tightly.
Stewart Fane exclaimed in astonishment, “What’s happening?”
“It’s a Field Spell!” Angus Jeffrey’s voice was extremely low, “While watching before, I’ve been contemplating what use this dragon’s Field Spell has beyond occasionally dispelling the opponent’s Field. Now it seems, it surpasses expectations!”
[Magical Beast: Eevee] – “Primordial Dragon Egg” – “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” – “Light Hall” – “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon Spirit” – “Primordial Dragon Egg”…
Unsolvable summoning, unsolvable cycle!
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“In the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning — ‘Greed III’!”
Deep blue light shone down, and one of the [Magical Beasts: Eevee] immersed in this light transformed into a small Mana Golem with a light blue body — [Magical Beast: Eevee (Ice)]!
Dark considered whether to use “Greed III” on [Magical Beast: Eevee] or the “Trash Slime,” finally choosing to use it on [Magical Beast: Eevee] after acquiring a Mana Summoning card in the third round.
Because the two new Mana Summoning cards he added to his hand were:
[Pride IV]
[Curse Cage: Imp]
Today’s luck wasn’t very good.
Apart from summoning “Zombie Tyranomon,” these two new cards weren’t very useful.
Dark casually picked up another “Bliss III Moon,” planning to evolve the other [Magical Beast: Eevee] into [Magical Beast: Moon Eevee] afterward…
And he kept the last [Magical Beast: Eevee], not planning to evolve it into [Magical Beast: Sun Eevee]…
After all, that “Pride IV” was indeed precious and could be saved for emergencies.
When the second [Magical Beast: Eevee] evolved into [Magical Beast: Moon Eevee], the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] had already sprinted halfway, charging towards the “Water Elemental Eyemage” in the “Elemental Water Pool” like the wind!
The “Water Elemental Eyemage” was still recharging, and its ultimate skill “Elemental Water Cannon” had a short cooldown, allowing it to be fired repeatedly.
But when the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] approached, the temperature around suddenly dropped, and the surface of the “Elemental Water Pool” rapidly froze!
“Ultimate Skill — ‘Hailstorm’!”
As Dark Demon’s voice rang out, the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] unleashed an ice-based Field Spell — “Hailstorm”!
The sky above darkened instantly.
As the temperature plummeted, shimmering ice particles appeared in the air.
One after another, hailstones imbued with “Greed” power descended from the sky.
Whether it was the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” reborn in spirit form, the still rapidly spinning “Water Elemental Vortex Person,” or the “Water Elemental Lizard” and “Water Elemental Eyemage” in the “Elemental Water Pool,” they all sustained 0-100 points of true damage upon being hit by the hail!
“Eyemage, ‘Elemental Water Cannon’!”
The second “Elemental Water Cannon” from the “Water Elemental Eyemage” burst forth.
But suddenly, a mirror-like ice surface appeared on the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee]’s body — “Mirror Reflection”!
The “Elemental Water Cannon” from the “Water Elemental Eyemage” instantly deflected back!
The double-power “Elemental Water Cannon” instantly killed the “Water Elemental Eyemage” with only 600 defense!
“Mew!”
The [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] raised its head and let out a cry, and amidst the storm of hail, a fierce blizzard arose.
The blizzard was incredibly powerful, blowing towards the “Water Elemental Vortex Person” in the sky under the control of the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee].
After the blizzard passed, the “Water Elemental Vortex Person” completely stopped rotating.
Including the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon Spirit,” everything was frozen solid by the “Blizzard.”
Then the [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] coldly lowered its head and looked at the last remaining [Water Elemental: Lizard] and the red side Mana Guidance Ball under its protection.
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The situation on the field changed so rapidly that it left people completely unprepared.
Half of the surface of the “Elemental Water Pool” was already frozen.
The [Magical Beast: Ice Eevee] walked elegantly towards the [Water Elemental: Lizard], and an ice-blue aura gradually gathered in front of it.
A flash of blue light, and the [Water Elemental: Lizard] and the red side Mana Guidance Ball behind it were frozen solid by the “Ice Beam”!
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On the red side platform, Lydia Emerson silently placed the Mana Summoning card she was about to summon on the table.
Even though the round switching sound had already sounded, she ultimately did not summon it or draw a new Mana Summoning card.
Because the current situation was completely irretrievable.
The first time she closely interacted with Dark Demon in the dungeon, although she knew her junior classmate was very powerful, she truly realized how powerful he was after the “Golden Cup” began.
Third year, fourth year, and even fifth year!
All opponents until today were defeated by him on the Mana Duel stage!
Whenever you thought his limit had been reached, he always made you realize how impoverished your imagination was.
Now standing opposite him on the Mana Duel platform, Lydia Emerson finally had a firsthand understanding.
