It was so boring they were practically about to skip ahead to the cat-petting part.
Only then did Mike Owen reappear.
He did not dare remove his armor, because beneath the soft metal armor, his face was bruised and swollen!
The demon beast flying behind him still wore an expression of lingering satisfaction.
Other than the two involved, no one knew what had happened inside the Triple Bronze Gate.
All people knew was that after Mike Owen emerged, he hurriedly conceded defeat and left without looking back.
He had no choice but to leave.
Because his magic power was already on the verge of running dry.
Armed Cards were truly enormous magic-power drains!
Once his magic power ran dry and the armor was removed, his sorry state would be exposed.
To him, that would be yet another devastating blow.
"Take care, Senior!"
Dark waved him off with great enthusiasm.
After the demon devolved into DemiDevimon, it hurriedly clambered onto his shoulder to claim credit.
"(?@o@?) Awoo, awoo!"
It had a premonition that its Little Red Flowers were about to overflow again!
"So that's it?"
The spectators, who had spent + minutes waiting outside for nothing, all looked utterly bewildered.
Other than the exciting clash at the very beginning, they had spent almost the entire time staring at the three bronze gates.
As for what had happened inside those bronze gates—
How exactly had Dark Demon won?
Why had Mike Owen surrendered the moment he came out?
What kind of trickery had been hidden in all this?
It could not possibly have been a staged performance, could it?
Actor No. 1: Dark Demon.
Actor No. 2: Mike Owen.
Actor No. 3: Demon Beast.
But the duel was already over, and one of the parties had even run off, so they could