Nekroz? Aren't you a Spirit Bird?! / Lend me your power once more, and bring me victory! Cyber End Dragon!

"And add some colored lights and BGM..."

"If you keep this up, I'm taking back the controls. You can forget about being the host too—go back to the office and deal with all the paperwork you've neglected lately," Zhuxiu said coldly.

"Tch, cheapskate." Nafili brought the microphone to her lips and continued, "Before the matches begin, let's take a look at the brackets."

"First-year Hara Shichi versus third-year Crimson Lotus."

"First-year Yukikaze versus third-year Kazuko Kurosawa."

"First-year Nero versus third-year Kiritani Aki."

"Second-year Julie versus third-year Emil."

"Second-year Sera versus Lecty."

"I didn't expect every match to be lower-year students against upper-year students." Nafili remarked, "Looks like the younger students at our academy are full of energy. I wonder what our Head Teacher thinks about this?"

"..."

"Fine, it looks like our Head Teacher is shy again. Without further ado... I hereby announce that the competition has officially begun!"

Upon hearing that, Nero gently raised her left arm. A small black Duel Disk soon appeared on it. She looked toward her opponent, Kiritani Aki—a duelist of the same type as herself.

"Well, well, I never expected two going-second OTK players to run into each other." Nafili noticed the situation as well and immediately switched the big screen's view to the two of them.

"If I remember correctly, contestant Kiritani Aki is an apprentice at the Cyber Dragon dojo, while Nero Arisa is the youngest daughter of the Arisa Family. Both are exceptionally skilled duelists. If possible, as a teacher, I truly hope both of them can win," Nafili said with feigned sorrow. "But every duel can only have one winner, so I'll make a bold prediction here—the one who gets to go second will win!"

"Teacher Nafili is talking nonsense again."

"Between two going-second OTK duelists, of course the one