The same words escaped many mouths at once.
After all, Dark Demon was a second-year student active among the upper-year duelists. It was perfectly normal for him to have no rivals in his own year.
The audience did not care what risks he had encountered during the duel. Even if they had noticed, they would still praise his composed handling of it all as "having everything under control."
"Now the pressure's on me."
Sara Swati shrugged and spread her hands in a helpless gesture. "Just do your best."
Debra Neli smiled gently.
Pandora Doragon leaned sideways against the wall, watching the Duelist Platform with a radiant smile.
Diana, Rose, Dulong, and the others on the Ring Belt were celebrating. The first-years from every house unconsciously lifted their chins. In the stands, Alvitr proudly boasted to Madam Floty about Dark's entirely fictional healthy childhood.
King Austin Clarissa and his two children seemed to be discussing something.
The audience's applause and cheers gradually faded as time passed. At last, the winner's interview began.
The moment Senior Judy opened her mouth, she asked, "Did you feel any pressure during this duel?"
Dark rolled his eyes halfway. "Of course I did." "Really?" Senior Judy covered her mouth and smiled. "I thought you had everything under control and had planned it all out."
Dark slowly shook his head. "Accumulating knowledge takes time. There are still many things I don't know."
Senior Judy asked, "For example?"
Dark said, "For example, Klein's 'Hanged Man.' Even now, I don't know much about its Ultimate Move."
Senior Judy said, "That's how a 'Tarot' deck is. It follows a certain framework, but the variations within that framework are incredibly numerous and hard to predict."
Dark urged, "Anything else you want to ask?"
Senior Judy paused slightly before saying, "In this