Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 397 Part 1

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Chapter 397: Going for the Kill Part 1

Boom——

As the life barrier of the magic ball abruptly shattered, the entire audience broke into a commotion.

promptly grabbed the microphone and fervently announced, "Although it’s a pity, in the end, the winner of this duel is the third-year Fool House student—!"

……

"I lost after all."

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, slightly raised her head to look at the sky.

The sun was shining brightly, making her eyes a little hazy.

"How fun!"

Although she lost, being able to go to her heart's content in this duel still made her feel delighted.

It seemed like this year’s would leave behind some good memories.

……

On the other side, after Tom Nixon finally won, he breathed a little sigh of relief and subconsciously turned his head to look at the castle.

The unexpected challenge his opponent gave him had considerably cleared up his head.

It also made him heighten his vigilance.

's abundant teaching resources enabled the students to make progress at every single moment. One must not let down their guard just because the opponent was of a lower grade.

After defeating , he had indeed become a little overconfident.

But fortunately, he woke up in time. It wasn't too late to adjust his mentality now.

In the upcoming final match, there was still another threshold he had to cross.

Thinking of this, Tom Nixon slowly retracted his gaze from the direction of the castle and turned it to the entrance of the contestant passage, flashing a toothy grin at his opponent in the final.

Easter Duel Festival.

Easter egg figurines.

Access card.

These things seemed to have all been devised by that first-year student.

According to the first-year student's plan, as long as he won all the way through, not only would he gain popularity, he would also be able to justifiably get the access card as one of the winning rewards.

He had obviously thought up everything nicely.

Unfortunately…

"Thank you for the access card!"

……

As the semifinals of the junior group officially ended, two contestants from the senior group walked out of the contestant passage.

The atmosphere between [Night Baron] and [Dragon-Slaying Warrior] suddenly turned tense and heavy.

It was obviously not the first time they faced off against each other. Some loudmouths even called this battle a "fateful battle" and used it to stir up a noise.

Of course, there had been many instances of such "fateful battle" between the two, so many times that their fans had nearly become numb to it…

After the two left, Mary Bond and Tom Nixon made their way to the entrance of the passage one after another.

Mary was the first to arrive. She waved to Dark, told him "good luck", and continued walking deeper into the passage.

Afterwards, Tom Nixon entered the passage and stood against the wall directly opposite Dark.

Dark originally wanted to ask him the reason for his previous gesture, but seeing how Tom Nixon closed his eyes after coming in, looking completely unwelcoming, he no longer bothered to ask.

When the second match of the senior group's semifinals started, the atmosphere in the contestant passage wasn't very good.

But as the duel unfolded, both people were gradually engrossed by the match and no longer paid attention to each other.

The duel ultimately ended with [Night Baron] bucking the trend and slaying down the [Dragon-Slaying Warrior].

The excited shout of the senior commentator.

The ever booming cheers of the audience.

And the huge uproar that broke out after [Night Baron] ridiculed [Dragon-Slaying Warrior] during the interview with host Judy after he took the stage.

The atmosphere of the entire venue had thereby reached the boiling point.

It was at this time that the junior group final match of the Easter Duel Festival officially commenced!

……

After finishing the interview, [Night Baron] went down the stage and left right away.

Dark Demon and Tom Nixon, who he passed by, thereupon stepped onto the stage.

"Now, let's get to know the two finalists of this Easter Duel Festival's junior group again..."

Judy led Dark and Tom to the middle of the stage and introduced them again.

Probably because their previous duels were exciting enough, the response from the audience was very warm.

Taking advantage of the charged atmosphere, Judy pulled Tom Nixon to her side and loudly asked, "Nixon, what do you think, won't you give some response to your fans? Tell me out loud, are you confident in winning the championship?"

Stumped by the sudden enthusiasm, Tom helplessly held the microphone, and then forced out an answer, "Of course."

At any rate, it was quite embarrassing.

Dark was happily watching when he suddenly saw Senior Sister Judy turning her head. His expression instantly turned serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Sure enough, after Judy got Tom's answer, she immediately pulled Dark over as well and loudly asked, "Then, Demon, what about you?"

Dark let out a dry cough. Looking at the dense crowd of people in the auditorium, he could only suppress his embarrassment and reply, "I'll do my best."

Dark himself wasn't a person who liked to show off and didn't lightly make big claims.

However, his implication was very clear.

The positive answers from the two finalists pumped up their respective supporters in the audience.

Judy, knowing to stop at the right time, immediately said aloud, "As a first-year student, Dark Demon is already very amazing for being able to qualify past the preliminary round. Who would’ve thought that he’ll go on to win against third-year students for two matches in a row and advance all the way to the finals? But since Tom Nixon, our fellow finalist, was able to defeat the top contender Winnie Skadi, he certainly possesses a dueling prowess of a higher level than ordinary third-year students. In the upcoming final match, will Tom Nixon be able to stand firm and uphold the dignity of the third year, or will Dark Demon overthrow the rank and become the biggest dark horse in this Easter Duel Festival? Let’s all keep our eyes open!”

……

Amidst the excited cheers of the audience, Dark and Tom walked off the stage and headed to their respective contestant platform.

Dark, who won first, was on the red side while Tom, who won later, was on the blue side.

After entering the main round, Dark had spent two consecutive matches on the blue side's contestant platform. Being able to finally enjoy the scenery from a different place this time made him feel pretty good.

As he climbed onto the contestant platform, the shouts coming from outside the field became even louder.

But because it was too jumbled, he actually couldn't clearly tell whether the audience was cheering for him, cheering for Tom, or... simply cheering for the sake of it.

Mhm, the probability of the latter might be higher.

After all, he was a newcomer and didn't have that much popularity.

Tom Nixon’s popularity didn’t seem to be that good either.

Rather than supporting the two contestants participating in the final, the reason why people were so enthusiastic was probably because they were simply looking forward to the excitement of the final match.

But that was just the current state of things.

In the future, things would develop as they should.

After sweeping a glance through the audience, Dark turned back, put his hand onto the card table, and injected magic energy into it.

"Activate."

……

On the blue side's contestant platform, Tom Nixon appeared a little silent as he faced the unexpectedly enthusiastic audience.

In fact, he didn’t have many opportunities to stand on this kind of stage.

This time, he only managed to get such an opportunity because the Easter Duel Festival was entertainment-oriented, had a relatively short competition schedule, and was divided into junior and senior groups.

Of course, his own strength being good enough was also an important factor.

He had indeed made great progress in the second semester of third year.

But now, facing such tremendous support from the audience, a feeling he couldn't quite figure out suddenly rose in his heart.

Turning around, Tom Nixon raised his hands, slipped his fingers into his thick bangs, and briskly pushed them back, revealing his smooth forehead.

Then he focused his gaze, pressed the card table, and injected his magic energy.

"It's time to hunt!"

……

"Is it finally starting?"

In the City of Freedom, inside the loge of Saint Marian's branch stadium, Lady Montierfalli took a sip of her tea and leaned back on the chair in a casual and lazy manner.

Having watched the competition from the morning until now, Lady Montierfalli no longer had any doubts about the excellence of Dark Demon.

It was just that Dark's magical spirits had given her too many surprises that it made her have other kinds of worries instead.

Moreover, she also discerningly noticed that her daughter seemed a little distraught.

But she and Aurora were not thinking of the same thing.

Dark Demon was so excellent that the girl, who had long since been prepared to take it upon herself to "fix him", suddenly lost her goal.

Meanwhile, Headmistress Arte, who was enjoying the delicious pastries at the side, was finding the changes in this mother and daughter pair to be very interesting.

……

"Eliza, do you think Dark can win?"

In the capital of the kingdom, in the auditorium of Saint Marian's branch stadium, after Alvette temporarily put those excessive worries to the back of her mind, she became nervous again.

She naturally hoped that her son could win without any suspense, just like every single one of his duels before.

But this time, Dark's opponent was slightly different from his previous ones. In his duel with Mary Bond, Tom Nixon had demonstrated too many things.

It made her feel worried.

Glancing at the Valkyrie who was as reliable as a mountain on the battlefield, Eldest Princess Eliza couldn't help but frown and said, "Duke, I actually think this is not important..."

Alvette immediately disagreed, "No, this is very important."

The eldest princess opened her mouth, but knowing that it would be useless no matter how she tried to argue, she simply gave up reasoning with her.

Like , she came here not for the duel festival, but purely because she wanted to confirm the rumors about "" and the "".

This concerned the arrangement of their future strategies.

……

"His name is Tom Nixon, right? He looks like a promising talent."

Eldest Prince Charles suddenly observed Tom with great interest.

He tilted his head to the side and asked his confidant, "How about it? Do you think he can force out those two magical spirits who possess the qualification of the Brave One?"

Sighing in his heart, his confidant earnestly answered, "Your Highness, I think it just depends on whether Dark Demon can draw those cards... But if he manages to draw them, he'll certainly use them, won't he?"

The eldest prince rubbed his chin and said, "Now that I try to remember it, going by your description, I may have seen that white cat a few months ago."

Confidant: "Mhm?"

The eldest prince whispered, "If the one who has the qualification of the Brave One is that cat, then the gravity of the matter might be greater than expected. Perhaps you should make preparations in advance, we’ll need to go to the church tonight."

……

Compared to the audience who came from outside with a purpose, the first-year students were purer in mind.

In the ring belt, it wasn't just Dianna and Rose who were vigorously cheering. Led by Doron, a cheerleading squad had already been formed.

Dark’s consecutive victories over third-year seniors had brought them pride as fellow first years, making them feel excited.

But different people had different thoughts, and there were of course those who didn’t want Dark to continue winning.

For instance, Angus Jeffrey, the president of the Aristocratic History Research Society, was gnashing his teeth as he cheered for Tom.

At this moment, he was purely acting out of his own emotions.

The atmosphere of a duel competition could easily make people reveal their true nature.

……

After Dark Demon activated the card table on the contestant platform, he looked at Tom Nixon from a distance and suddenly asked, "You really want to win?"

Upon hearing this, Tom Nixon couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

However, he still gave a response, "What do you think?"

Dark carefully observed him and confirmed, "It seems that you really want to win."

Tom shrugged and said in a weird tone, "Then what? Assuming that I really want to win, will you admit defeat on the spot?"

Dark put on a light smile, "What do you think?"

Tom let out a light snort, "In that case, what's the point of asking these questions?"

Dark shook his head. "I just want to know how determined you are."

Tom suddenly sniggered, "Since you want to know so much, let me tell you that I'm one hundred percent determined to win!"

Dark faintly nodded. "What a coincidence."

"Contestants on both sides, please put your decks into the card slots to be shuffled!"

The referee's voice suddenly echoed, interrupting the communication between the two.

Dark put the deck that had been adjusted into the card slot and waited for the card table to automatically shuffle it.

On the blue side’s contestant platform, Tom did the same.

At this time, commentator Zach Wilson, who had given the two contestants time to speak earlier, smiled into the microphone and said, "It seems like the atmosphere between the two sides is very good. Perhaps, we'll be able to witness the most wonderful duel so far today. At any rate, as one of the spectators, I can’t wait to see it. What about everyone?"

Like a singer at a concert, he pointed the microphone towards the audience—but it seemed that not many of them deigned to give him a response.

Coughing a little awkwardly, Zach Wilson quickly skipped this part and continued, "As we all know, for this Easter Duel Festival, the winners of both groups will receive a super large Easter egg prepared by the academy. Aside from a few rewards that have been announced, there are more surprises hidden inside. Just like the souvenir Easter eggs sold on site, you won't know what's hidden inside until you open it. I wonder if you ladies and gentlemen have tried your luck? I heard someone's already gotten a . As if fated, the first person to obtain it turned out to be none other than its master."

The information Zach Wilson revealed in order to divert from the embarrassment finally stirred up a reaction from the audience—an inexplicably intense one at that.

However, this seemed to have little to do with the current duel?

Fweeep——

The referee's whistle finally drew the audience's attention back to the stage.

At last, the duel entered its preparation phase.

[Preparation phase][30s]

In the sky above the duel arena, appeared a countdown that made people reflexively curl up their toes.

The audience instantly became nervous.

On the contrary, the two people on the contestant platforms became incredibly calm.

On the red side's contestant platform, Dark had already put his hand above the shuffled deck even before the countdown appeared.

When the whistle sounded and the countdown appeared, he immediately drew five cards at an extremely fast speed and spread them out in his left hand.

His brain instantly shifted to a dueling state.

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