A duelist never gives up!

"Her Rokka deck is more stable and functional than your Lava deck. You were at a disadvantage from the start of this duel." She said, bringing the girl to Nefeli and the others.

"I'm sorry, Hai Lan, the captain of the Qianyu Academy team. Our team member Hong Yu was rude. We apologize and hope you can forgive her." As she spoke, Hai Lan pushed Hong Yu's head down and said to the group headed by Nafeli:

"Feel sorry."

"I'm sorry." Hongyu said weakly.

"It doesn't matter. We won anyway." Nafeli was in a good mood and waved his hand to show that he was magnanimous.

Hongyu twisted her mouth and wanted to say something, but was glared at by Hailan:

"I'll deal with you when I get back!"

"Wuwuwu..." Hongyu started trembling again.

"What, say?"

Not far away, a young man in a golden school uniform said expressionlessly.

A short-haired girl wearing glasses said calmly, "The system's backhand breakthrough power is E, the firsthand field creation ability is C, and the resource allocation power is C. The only thing worth mentioning is the endurance. A... no, S, it's really a waste to give a card like Rikka's One Petal to Rikka."

"What about the compatibility outside the system?" the young man said word by word.

“不清楚，还得看到具体构筑，如果是我的话，大概会投入铁筷子x2、雪花莲x3、欧石楠x1、叶牡丹x3、孤火花x2、六花的一瓣x3、一对一x1、六花绚烂x3，六花的薄冰x2、六花深深x2。”

"The system has a total of 24 cards, and the initial activation is 9. It seems a bit small, but the information we bought shows that she seems to have invested three Evil Thorns as lubricants. It is indeed a good idea. I don't know if it is her own idea or the teacher's recommendation." The girl continued.

"And hay fever. She should have three hay fever cards in her deck." The long-haired girl beside her added with a yawn.

"In that case... there are only ten unknown cards." The girl with glasses picked up the pen and continued to add.

"That's enough," the young man said calmly. "After that, I'll slowly observe the remaining ten cards. We'll know soon."

"What a shame! I didn't see that Yuan Qi take action," the girl with glasses said with some regret. "Surely, he wouldn't really be bringing a top-of-the-line hero deck to the competition? Then what's the point of competing? If we meet him, we can only surrender."

"he……"

"It's impossible for him to use a hero deck to participate in the competition. That deck is obviously not his. Even if it is really a top-notch hero, the worst that can happen is that we can just give him a game. The competition is not a one-person game." The long-haired girl said hurriedly when she saw that the boy was about to speak again.

The young man glanced at the long-haired girl resentfully, but said nothing.

After all, he actually knew that his stuttering problem was indeed worrying.

So he turned to the girl with glasses and said:

"How much?"

The girl with glasses flipped open her notebook and said awkwardly, "If you're referring to that contestant Yuan Qi's puppet dessert... it's confirmed that there are 16 cards in the system."

"Only 16? What about outside the system?" the long-haired girl continued to ask.

The girl with glasses frowned and said, "There are probably Forbidden Holy Grail, Book of the Moon, and Scrap Scarecrow. They are all tricky cards. Oh, and he also has a hand trap - Phantom Rabbit!"

"If there are 24 vacancies, that's enough for him to fill a second deck system." The long-haired girl complained.

"There's nothing I can do. The data shows that from the moment he appeared in the Duelist Academy until now, his deck seems to be constantly changing, as if... it's constantly being upgraded. In less than a month, new cards have been constantly appearing in his deck. Even the card printing is a bit too fast."

"Maybe he's some family's illegitimate child. It doesn't make sense otherwise." The long-haired girl said calmly, "Look at his black hair and black eyes. Could he be from the Arisa family?"

"Isn't the Arisa family famous for its rituals?" the girl with glasses asked puzzledly.

"It's an illegitimate child." The long-haired girl said with a smile.

"Don't talk about others behind their backs." The young man frowned and said, "This year's Duelist Academy is worth paying attention to."

"It's just worth noting." The long-haired girl raised her lips slightly. "The championship of this National Higher College Competition will only fall into the hands of our Royal Academy once again!"

"Dueler Academy?"

"It's better to just become history!"

Chapter 5: Forget about the championship, have you ever made it to the quarterfinals?!

"Nero will be the first one to go tomorrow."

In the restaurant's private room, Nafeli said, "In order to speed up the pace of the National College Tournament, a 3-on-3 KOF system is adopted before the quarterfinals. The team that loses three players first loses."

"Tomorrow's opponent is Yunxing Academy. It seems to be a newly established academy in recent years. Their previous results...the best they've ever achieved is the top 16. They're considered a relatively weak opponent. Don't waste too much energy on them."

"Try to hide our deck information as much as possible, even though it has almost been exposed." Nafeli said helplessly.

Nero nodded slightly, still chewing his food, but he had already started thinking about tomorrow's strategy in his heart.

"By the way, teacher, how many colleges are participating in the competition this year?" Xuefeng couldn't help but ask curiously.

Nafeli fiddled with the matchup chart in his hand, counted them, and said, "There are sixty teams in total. The competition is quite fierce."

"Who is the opponent that needs attention?" Julie asked.

"No." Nafeli crossed his legs and lay on the chair. "Anyway, we are here for the championship, so we will beat whoever we meet."

"Huh? Sixty teams! You should at least introduce a few strong ones to us, right?" Sera said with a cute frown. "Knowing yourself and your enemy is the most basic principle for victory, isn't it?"

"Each team blocks information about their starting lineup about two months before the tournament. Some even keep the names of their starting lineups secret... However, there are a few people you should keep an eye on."

"First up, Mo Xun, the captain of the previous championship team, Royal Academy." Nafeli slammed a stack of information on the table. "He's 16 years old, from an ordinary family, but he got into the prestigious Royal Academy, the aristocratic academy in the capital. He uses a Synchro Jun deck, and his trump card is Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon. A first-year student becoming captain shows his strength shouldn't be underestimated. Remember, Royal Academy has the strictest hierarchy, and the captain is usually a third-year student every year."

"So, you're also a first-year captain?" Sera said, poking Yuan Qi's face with a chopstick. "Don't you think you're being too arrogant? You're a first-year, but you dare to ignore us second-year students and become captain."

"I don't care. Senior sister, if you want to be the captain, then go ahead." Yuan Qi took out a tissue and wiped his face in disgust. Was there someone's saliva on the end of the chopsticks just now?

"Well, from now on I'm the captain!" Sera said proudly, puffing out her chest.

"Okay, okay, let's congratulate the new captain." Julie rolled her eyes and pretended to applaud.

"What are you thinking about? I've already registered Yuan Qi's name in the captain column." Nafeili said unhappily, "Don't interrupt me. Besides Mo Xun, there's another opponent you need to pay attention to."

"The captain of the last runner-up team, and also the captain of this year's Ironthorn Academy—Ryan Harder." Nafeli pointed to the color photo in the file and said, "Last time, our academy was defeated by him, which resulted in us failing to reach the quarterfinals."

"What deck are you using?" Yuan Qi asked, looking at the sturdy man with a buzz cut in the photo.

Nafeli said with a serious expression, "Six Samurai."

"This deck is renowned even in professional tournaments. Its deployment is comparable to Cyber ​​Dragon and Black Feather."

"They are all very troublesome opponents." Yuan Qi frowned and said.

"Does Yuan Qi also find it troublesome?" Xuefeng asked in shock. In her eyes, shouldn't Yuan Qi be able to remain calm in the face of any opponent?

"Don't worry. In their eyes, you're also a formidable opponent." Nafeli patted Yuan Qi's shoulder and said, "Anyway, that's all you need to pay attention to. Everyone, eat and drink as usual, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Let me teach you something here." Nafeli cleared his throat, glanced at everyone carefully and said:

"No matter how strong your opponent is, it has nothing to do with your desire to win."

That's right, there is no such thing as a draw in the world of dueling.

Even if there are any, they are only a minority.

If you don't want to lose, don't care who your opponent is or how strong he is.

"Just like how Hara Nana-san remained calm and composed in the face of the Duel King?" Xuefeng gently hit his palm, revealing that this was the case.

Xuefeng really talks about Yuan Qi every three sentences.

Nafeli's eyes kept wandering between the two of them, wondering if he also had a share of the credit.

After all, I was the one who brought them together, right?

Well, it seems that Sera is also interested in Yuan Qi. Just now, the chopsticks almost slid down Yuan Qi's face and into his mouth, right?

If it's inserted, wouldn't that be considered an indirect kiss?

Wow, Sera looks small, but she is quite capable.

In this way, Sera can be considered as the younger sister of his old classmate. However, isn't it too much for a simple child like Xuefeng to fight Sera alone?

Which one should I support?

Nefeli's eyes kept moving between the three of them, attracting Julie's attention.

"Teacher, what are you looking at?" Julie said lightly.

"I'm thinking about whether to..." Nafeli said halfway when he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly changed the subject, "I'm thinking about whether to take you around the capital after dinner or take you directly to the hotel."

"Let's do it next time. The competition is tomorrow, so get a good rest tonight." Yuan Qi said.

"I second that." Sera raised her hand.

The others also nodded, indicating that they had no objection.

"Well, the National College Competition will begin tomorrow. I hope we can redeem ourselves and win the championship this year!" Nafeli raised his glass and said, "Keep going!"

"come on!"

"Oh!"

"Uh-huh!"

"give it to me!"

“…” Nero finally swallowed the food in his mouth. Just as he was about to speak, he found that everyone had finished talking and was eating, so he had to close his mouth silently again.

The next day, with the deafening sound of cannon salutes, the National College Competition officially kicked off.

"Hello everyone, I'm Nit-san, a former professional duelist. From now on, I'll be explaining the entire match for you. I hope the audience will give a big round of applause to the players fighting so hard on the field!"

Nit-san said, picking up the match schedule and saying, "According to the tradition of the National High School Tournament, the first match will be between the oldest academy in the continent—the Duelist Academy—and show us their exciting duel!"

"Although the Duelist Academy's performance in recent years has been somewhat disappointing, according to inside information shared by a friend of mine, the Duelist Academy is well prepared this year..."

However, despite Nit's enthusiastic introduction to the audience, the audience did not buy it:

"Year after year, every session has been opened by the Duelist Academy. Shouldn't this privilege be revoked?!"

"Year after year, they carry the banner of being the oldest academy, yet their performance gets worse every year! It's been three years! Has the Duelist Academy ever even made it to the quarterfinals, let alone the championship?!"

"Is Duelist Academy worthy of us? Is it worthy of us, the fans who support Duelist Academy?!"

“rnm, refund the money!!!”

Chapter 6: Hey, that's enough.

"Although I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect it to be like this." Julie said as she sat in the contestant's booth and listened to the unbearable voices.

"If you're ranked high despite having poor grades, you'll naturally be despised," Nafeli said helplessly. "Normally, eight teams should compete simultaneously before the quarterfinals. But as the oldest academy, Duelist Academy, according to tradition, only Duelist Academy and its opponent will compete in the first match of the National Higher Academy Tournament. Duelist Academy must kick off the tournament with a spectacular duel."

"The first match was used to bring glory, confidence and pride to the players of Duelist Academy," Nafeli said regretfully.

"It's okay." Nero shook his head, his short black hair swaying gently with his head. "These noises can't affect me."

"That's good." Nafeli nodded with satisfaction. "Get ready and go on stage. Let them see the style of the Duelist Academy students!"

"Ah."

Nero nodded, took out a deck from his waist, and slowly walked towards the duel arena.

"Both teams are preparing to enter the field. The starting player for Yunxing Academy is 17-year-old Ron Klopp."

"And the starting player for the Duelist Academy is—Nero Arisa, who is only 14 years old!"

"Huh? 14 years old? There's a limit to jokes, you bastard!"

"Has Duelist Academy completely given up? They actually let such a young player become a regular player?!"

"I think I should withdraw from the competition!"

"Although I don't know where this Yunxing Academy team came from, but Yunxing Academy, go for it! Defeat the Duelist Academy!"

"That's right! The Duelist Academy should just be eliminated in the first round. That way, we won't have to rely on the Duelist Academy as the team for the opening match next year!"

"Come on, Yunxing Academy!!!"

"Come on! Ron!"

"Down with the Duelist Academy!"

"Ahem, it seems the audience is very excited, but the voices of support seem a bit extreme, which is not good." Nite-san tried to calm the audience.

However, Ron, standing on the duel field, listened to the audience's cheers for him, but there was no joy on his face. Instead, he looked so gloomy that he almost squeezed out water.