Running laps with Magic Spirits!
The moment they heard the task description, the Little Magisters almost stared at Professor Jones as if she were a demon.
Yet Professor Jones showed no signs of "reflecting" on herself. She spoke eloquently about "the importance of coordinated action with Magic Spirits," thoroughly legitimizing the task of "running laps with Magic Spirits."
The Little Magisters, forcibly "persuaded," could only resign themselves to summoning their respective Magic Spirits and beginning their second round of laps.
Dark had never expected Professor Jones to assign such a task, but fortunately, he carried his Card Case with him.
Other than the Magitech Cards for [Meowth] and [Paradise], basically all of his cards were in the Card Case.
He picked out the Magitech Card for [Magic Beast: Eevee], recalled it first and then summoned it again, bringing Eevee-chan from the dormitory straight into Duel Hall No. 2!
"Eevee!"
The sudden change of environment left Eevee-chan very unsettled.
After Dark had left the dormitory, it had sneaked back under the covers. It had never imagined that it would be summoned outside.
The cozy, warm surroundings were gone.
This was a Duel Hall filled with biting cold winds!
Dark took Eevee with him and began jogging along the edge of the hall.
Running laps with a Magic Spirit meant constantly watching its pace and adjusting one's own speed according to the Magic Spirit's speed.
How should he put it?
It was somewhat helpful for nurturing mutual understanding with one's Magic Spirit.
But overall, it was training geared toward real combat rather than competitive duels.
Magisters and Magic Spirits fought in coordination, using nimble footwork to evade danger and ensuring that they always remained within the Magic Spirit's protective range.
—These were all fundamental qualities a Magister needed in real combat!
But