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

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Chapter 1069 Darkdemon's Challenge Across Levels (Bonus Chapter for 10k words, please vote!)

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　To challenge a sixth-grader while only a second-grader is something that seems extremely unreasonable to a normal person.

　Especially when that sixth-grader was still "Baron of the Night" Noah Sharp!

　However, the senior students of the Noble Academy had anticipated this, and they had originally formulated their overall strategy based on this, but they had not consulted Darke's opinion.

　The current points situation is better than expected, giving Dark more options, so naturally he can choose whatever he wants.

　They had no right to interfere, but they hoped that the victory of the House of Lords would not be "forced," but rather a victory won with greater force and composure.

　They had complete trust in Dak, even more so than Dak himself…

　Dark felt the trust and support of his seniors, and the last trace of hesitation in his heart completely disappeared.

　He calculated repeatedly, and the probability of defeating Noah Sharp wasn't small. While not 100%, duelists wouldn't only fight battles with a 100% win rate.

　“Then let me be the one to lose face this time.” Edwin Clarissa straightened his collar, stood up, and walked out. He had not won a single match in today’s duel, making him one of the few remaining players with a “zero win rate.”

　In this duel, there is a very high probability that he will evolve into a "super zero-win-rate beast" with four losses in four battles.

　But he was fearless.

　From initially feeling grief and anger over a defeat to now being able to greet failure with a smile, Edwin Clarissa has gone through a rather difficult journey.

　But he knew that his sacrifice had been worthwhile.

　Edwin Clarissa, fifth-year student at the Noble House, vs. Sandra Wesley, sixth-year student at the Fool's House.

　Edwin Clarissa, defeated!

　The difference between the two wasn't in the strength of their Magical Spirit cards. Edwin Clarissa accepted her defeat wholeheartedly.

　He did not linger on the contestants' stage for long, and quickly left during the "post-match analysis" segment, returning to the Nobles' contestants' area on the host's stage.

　At this moment, all the contestants looked quite serious.

　The House of Nobles' sudden intervention, especially with fifth-year student Edwin challenging a sixth-year student, clearly sends a signal.

　Everyone knows that for the Noble Academy to win the Academy Cup, the only way is for Dark Dimon to challenge a fifth- or sixth-year student and win.

　Logically, he would definitely choose fifth grade.

　If you were to eliminate Pandora and Drogon from the list of fifth graders, and had to choose between Shrek Holmes and Gina Grant, you would most likely choose Shrek Holmes.

　Even Sherlock Holmes was mentally prepared to face Darko Dimon's challenge.

　However, none of the third and fourth-year students from the aristocratic academy, who were there as a warm-up, made a move! "Are they trying to achieve an even better record while winning?"

　Shrek Holmes and Noah Sharp exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded slightly.

　The Knights Academy can no longer win the Academy Cup, and they can't even win today's duel match.

　But... they can cause the House of Nobles a little trouble!

　Although this matter does not bring any real benefit to the Knights' Academy, since the target is the House of Nobles, there's not much to say.

　After reaching an agreement with the Knights of the Covenant, Shrek Holmes secretly made up his mind.

　Therefore, as soon as the "post-match analysis" of the previous game ended, Shrek Holmes suddenly stood up and stepped forward before Dark.

　The host, Judy, looked at him with some surprise, but he simply strode out and directly named the weakest sixth-year contestant—Debra Nellie from the Magic Academy!

　Mars Carey, a fourth-year student at the Knights Academy, had previously challenged Debra Nellie.

　Now, in fifth grade, Shrek Holmes still chose Debra Nellie.

　This behavior is extremely disrespectful.

　The students of the Magic Academy were immediately filled with anger.

　However, the contestants immediately realized the reason behind Shrek Holmes's actions.

　He killed two birds with one stone.

　Firstly, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Knights Academy had already gone through all four sixth-year contestants to complete his own challenge.

　Secondly, by eliminating the weakest sixth-grader, Darko Dimon was forced to challenge the other two contestants.

　Of course, the two remaining students from the Noble Academy can also go through the sixth year again.

　But that would mean the Noble Academy would suffer three consecutive defeats. The Knights' Academy's contestants would naturally be more than happy to see that happen. However, things rarely go as planned in this world.

　Shrek Holmes chose Debra Nellie, a sixth-grader whom he believed was the most likely to defeat.

　But before he could embarrass the House of Nobles, he himself lost face first.

　It's said that even a clay figure has a temper, so it's no wonder that Debra Nellie was caught by the Knights and couldn't help but get angry.

　When she got angry, she showed no mercy to the fifth-graders. The final result, naturally, was another victory for Debra Nellie.

　Shrek Holmes walked off the platform, looking disheveled. Debra Nellie snorted and began her interview with Judy. The outcome of this duel wasn't particularly surprising. It simply further demonstrated the gap between sixth and fifth graders. It also further illustrated just how terrifying it was that Winnie Skadi could defeat a sixth-grade student.

　Shrek Holmes returned to his seat and remained silent for a long time before recovering.

　The Knights Academy tournament has now come to a complete end.

　They scored a high score of 90,000 in the daytime competition against their peers, but failed to score a single point when all the students took to the court at night, which was unexpected by many.

　Fortunately, the House of Fools hasn't scored a single point so far, and the House of Nobles... well, we'll see what their next duel brings!

　Shrek Holmes took a deep breath and looked over there.

　He lost this duel, but he had to go through with it anyway. If he had challenged other sixth-graders, he might have lost even more miserably.

　Now that everything is over, let's see how the House of Nobles performs. (Post-match analysis)

　Shrek Holmes closed his eyes and waited.

　The Knights Academy's players were suffering a series of defeats, so the atmosphere was naturally tense. Witt Gold, standing among them, remained silent; he wasn't in a position to dictate the overall strategy and could only listen.

　Noah Sharp also fell silent for a long time after losing to Pandora. They waited quietly for a while until the "post-match analysis" session ended, before they all looked in the direction of the House of Nobles.

　Not only them, but also the contestants from the Magic Academy and the Fool's Academy watched in that direction.

　Then, to everyone's surprise, Darko Dimon stood up.

　"Is he standing up at this moment to challenge Sandra Wesley?"

　Noah Sharp glanced at Dark, lost in thought.

　“Sandra Wesley is no easy opponent. He’s digging his own grave!”

　Shrek Holmes and others had similar ideas.

　Sandara Wesley of the Fool's House was also slightly surprised. She had originally thought that her next opponent would be a third or fourth year student from the Noble House—she would hold back a bit to make the duel between the younger students not too ugly, and then it would be over.

　Unexpectedly, there will be another tough battle!

　Dark Dimon, a second-year student at the Noble Academy, is clearly not someone who can be judged by ordinary standards, even though he is only a second-year student.

　At times like these, they would always remember that Dark Dimon was the son of that Valkyrie.

　Perhaps he's the strongest of the five contestants from the Noble Academy! Sandra Wesley didn't dare to be careless and subconsciously tensed up. Meanwhile, on the Magic Academy's side, Debra Nellie and the others wore solemn expressions. Victory or defeat hinged on the outcome of Dark Dimon's challenge.

　All the spectators in the arena focused their attention on Dak as he stood up, clearly eager to know which upperclassman he would challenge.

　The surroundings became quiet.

　Dark turned around, glanced at the dozen or so contestants sitting on the stage, and his gaze fell decisively and firmly on Noah Sharp.

　"Senior Sharp, come out and fight!"

　His simple whisper caused a huge uproar. The entire venue erupted in commotion because of his choice.

　The students of the Knights Academy, in particular, were utterly shocked. Yes, their most trusted "Baron of the Night" had lost to Pandora Dragon in the previous duel, but that was because his opponent was Pandora!

　This wasn't the first time Noah Sharp had lost to Pandora. While his pre-match boasting was somewhat embarrassing and his eventual defeat was rather shameful, it wasn't really anything particularly shocking.

　On the contrary, if someone looks down on him because of this, that would be utterly ridiculous!

　"Is Dark Dimon blinded by hype? I wouldn't have a problem with him challenging sixth-year students from the Magic Academy or the Fool's Academy. But he insists on provoking Noah Sharp—isn't he afraid of losing the Academy Cup because of it?"

　The students of the Knights Academy couldn't help but gossip wildly.

　The students of the Noble Academy were also shocked, completely unable to understand why Dark would abandon the easy difficulty and jump directly to the nightmare difficulty.

　"Baron of the Night" Noah Sharp—could he be defeated so easily? Some students from the noble academies even thought Dark had gone mad. On the other hand, many students from the Magic Academy were excited. The more difficult the opponent Dark challenged, the happier they were. They had all been hoping that Dark Dimon would die in his challenge against someone of a higher level; only then could they win the Academy Cup.

　And now, that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has finally arrived! "Arrogance will be the biggest reason for your utter ruin!" Noah Sharp's gaze turned slightly gloomy as he rose from his seat.

　In his previous duel with Pandora Drowgon, he repeatedly declared that it was his last match, his final farewell before graduation.

　As a result, he not only lost the "final battle," but the "final battle" was no longer the "final battle"!

　He thought he would no longer be challenged; those challenges, which were just for the sake of filling in the gaps in the competition, didn't count as real matches in his mind.

　But to everyone's surprise, Dark Dimon would choose him out of the fifth and sixth graders!

　And this way.

　First of all, Shrek Holmes's previous behavior was incredibly clownish.

　Secondly, he was forced to take the stage, and once again got the chance to "take his final bow"! That's right.

　After the initial shame and indignation.

　Noah Sharp immediately realized that it wasn't entirely a bad thing for him.

　While what has already happened cannot be undone, he certainly has a second chance!

　Although his opponent this time is a second-year student, anyone who has seen the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" he summoned during the duel knows that he cannot be regarded as a normal second-year student.

　Noah Sharp intuitively believed that Dark Deemon must have had the help of Pandora's Dragon to be fortunate enough to forge those (Blue-Eyes White Dragons).

　After all, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Sky White Dragon are so similar! This is a very rare opportunity for him.

　As long as Dark Dimon demonstrates strength comparable to any sixth-year student during his duel, and then... is defeated by him!

　He was essentially able to recreate a final curtain call for himself, one that, while not perfect, was still acceptable!

　"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

　Noah Sharp's gaze sharpened, the childishness he had shown when he first stood up completely gone.

　"Good heavens! Dark Dimon, a second-year student at the Noble Academy, actually chose the strongest student at the Knight Academy, 'The Night Baron'—Noah Sharp—in a challenge against someone of a higher level!"

　The host, Judy, screamed as if she could pierce the dark night sky above the venue.

　She displayed an unusually exaggerated expression of surprise, which, combined with the audience's reaction, further heightened the already incredibly heated atmosphere.

　Among the contestants from the Magic Academy, only Pandora Drogon remained seated, seemingly unsurprised at all.

　After a quick glance across her face, host Judy moved on to Dark and Noah Sharp, meeting them as they walked to the front of the stage.

　Judy couldn't resist handing the microphone to Darko Dimon and saying, "Although there's no pre-match interview according to the rules, Judy really wants to know what you're thinking."

　As she spoke, she glanced at Noah Sharp again.

　Dark Dimon said with a smile, "I was choosing between senior Pandora Drogon and senior Noah Sharp, but then I thought that Noah Sharp was graduating in a week, which would mean I would never have the chance to duel with him. So I finally chose him."

　Judy's lips twitched slightly, then she quickly looked up and laughed, "That's a perfectly plausible answer. Didn't you ever consider the possibility of losing this duel?"

　Noah Sharp frowned slightly and also saw Dark.

　Dark said directly, "Of course I've thought about it. But duelists can't only fight battles they're guaranteed to win. If they're afraid to challenge because they might lose, then what's the point of this cross-level challenge competition? I believe the academy established the cross-level challenge competition to encourage students to challenge the highest levels. In this respect, students from all the departments have done a good job. On the contrary, our Noble Academy hasn't done enough. We're still too concerned about winning and losing."

　Judy asked again, "So, are you confident you can win?"

　Darke replied matter-of-factly, “Of course.” The audience gasped.

　Judy smirked and quickly handed the microphone to Noah Sharp, saying, "What are your thoughts on Dark Dimon's confident victory statement?"

　Noah Sharp paused for a moment, then laughed heartily, “Young people have ambition, and we older folks should naturally focus on encouraging them.”

　The anticipated bloodbath didn't materialize, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Judy's eyes. But she stopped there, quickly turning to the audience and loudly announcing, "Then let's welcome our two fighters into the dueling arena!"

　There was thunderous applause.

　In the audience, Arvit, her cheeks flushed, clapped enthusiastically, her applause worth ten.

　Hidden in the private box, King Austin Clarissa's expression was quite grim.

　Eventually, things took the path he least wanted to see.