"The battle is over!"
"The winner... Pamela!"
At Saint Marian Academy's Open-Air Duel Hall, and duel branches around the world, the audience's voices gradually rose as though the mute button had finally been switched off, before erupting into uncontrollable clamor.
No one had ever seen a Magic Duel like this. Because this had not been a Magic Duel at all!
For such a grand spectacle, not even "Divine Cause" had played any music. Even so, it could not diminish the brilliance of this duel.
Unfortunately, the final victor was not the dark elf girl who had created the entire grand spectacle.
Even the referee hesitated slightly when announcing the result.
The commentators, who had finally begun speaking after the duel ended, were all analyzing exactly what had happened on the field moments ago.
As the smoke and dust dispersed, the entirety of the duel field was finally revealed.
The nine-star Magic Spirit—"Twilight Dragon"—lay coiled upon the ground with its head and tail joined together.
It was covered in wounds, one of its dragon horns had broken, and its magic power was weak.
Pamela Ingersoll was curled into a ball within the Twilight Dragon's coiled body. The magic power emanating from its body had formed a sphere of fused light and darkness around her.
That was the final manifestation of the "Twilight Domain."
Crack!
The domain shattered.
Pamela, whose injuries had recovered with the end of the duel, finally opened her eyes. Her hair had returned to black, and her delicate oval face bore the lingering relief of having survived death.
This had been a tug-of-war between magic power and life force.
Fortunately, her magic attribute restrained Vivian's, allowing her to barely endure until the end.
But even after the duel ended, she still felt lingering fear. "Monster..."
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