He came to his senses.
Having experienced a life-or-death battle with the Demon Race, there was no way he could feel nervous over a duel of this level.
But his opponent was not weak, so he had to show him the utmost respect by taking the duel seriously.
Dark pondered in silence until nearly one o'clock before leaving the club classroom and heading for the Open-Air Duel Hall.
His match was scheduled for sometime between one-thirty and two, so there was no need to hurry.
However, because of his duel with James Gardson, an unexpectedly large number of students and professors had gathered in the Ring Belt's stands.
If you could get into Magic Duels, they were genuinely thrilling—
The students chatted and laughed in the stands, not looking at all like they had come to watch their mathematics professor make a fool of himself.
Victoria sat among them with her chin propped on her hand, looking thoroughly unhappy.
Her desk mate had dragged her here by force. Once Dark's duel was over, she would have to rush back to the dormitory to catch up on her mathematics homework.
Her desk mate, Mia, asked softly, "Victoria, you're the professor's Magic Spirit, right?"
Victoria pouted. "Yes, yes."
"Oh." Mia paused, then asked, "Have you ever gone on the field yourself?"
Victoria did not react at first and instinctively replied, "What?"
Mia said, "I mean, have you ever appeared in a Magic Duel?"
Victoria shook her head blankly. "No. There was one time when I almost got to appear. But I'm a secret weapon, so I can't be brought out casually."
Mia nodded with an expression that said, "I understand."
Victoria immediately pulled a serious face. "I'm not making this up! Do you know Dark's Misdreavus? Whenever he summons Misdreavus, if I