The deafening applause drowned out his thoughts. He forced himself to focus on the match, the suppression in his heart seeming ready to erupt at any moment.
The duel between Dark Dimon and Stuart Fohn began under the gaze of all those eyes!
Standing on the Red Duelist Platform, Dark briefly looked around before taking his deck from the Card Case.
Naturally, he had adjusted his deck, but not specifically for Stuart Fohn. He had merely made the usual adjustments to add the newly acquired Magitech Cards.
There were now almost no useless cards in this deck. Unless his opening hand was filled entirely with Great Sin Cards, he had the strength to fight under any circumstances.
He activated the dueling table and placed his deck into the card slot.
Then Dark raised his head slightly and looked across at his opponent.
Stuart Fohn had come prepared, finishing his preparations even faster than Dark.
Their gazes collided for an instant before separating at once.
Everything that needed to be said had already been said outside the arena. All that remained was the duel!
As soon as both decks finished shuffling, the referee's whistle sounded swiftly, and the words "Preparation Phase" appeared in the air through the projection.
The applause inside and outside the arena gradually died down.
Even though several duels were taking place simultaneously in the Open-Air Duel Hall, nearly everyone had their eyes on this one.
Applause and cheers would only interfere with watching. Without enough focus, one could miss a brilliant moment.
—It was said that professional dueling arenas had gradually begun adding post-match replays and analysis segments. Saint Marian Academy was undoubtedly behind the times in that regard.
"Beep—"
The whistle sounded again.
"Preparation Phase" [30s]
The battle began!
Dark Dimon instantly focused and