Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 157

① Combat Hall.

On the bench at the edge of the venue, Darke was counting his magic cards.

Last night, he had buried himself in studying until midnight and didn’t have time to count his card packs.

However, he only had so many magic cards at the moment, so he quickly finished counting.

Spirit Cards:

① [Fantasy Beast: Eevee] ✪

② [Trash Slime] ✪

③ [Shuckle] ✪✪✪

④ [Patamon] ✪✪✪✪

⑤ [Miltank] ✪✪✪✪

⑥ [Sylveon] ✪✪✪✪

Magic Cards:

① [Joy Card]

② [Arrogance I]

③ [Arrogance II]

④ [Bliss III]

⑤ [Magic Bullet Spell] X 2

⑥ [Push Spell]

⑦ [Obstacle Spell] X 2

⑧ [Fade Spell]

⑨ [Flicker Spell] X 2

Item Cards:

① [Energy Potion] X 5

② [Silence Potion]

③ [Reveal Powder] X 2

…

A total of 26 magic cards.

This already met the minimum requirement for joining the Duel Club.

However, the deck’s composition was clearly unreasonable.

What was most lacking were Tier 1, 1- 3 star spirit cards.

As Tier 1 spirit cards that could be normally summoned, Darke only had three in his hand, making it difficult to draw them in a regular match.

So, to avoid getting a bad hand, Darke had to reduce the deck to a certain extent.

“Anyway, there’s no limit on the number of magic cards for this match, so I’ll just filter out some as much as possible.”

…

With a whiff of milk fragrance, Diana leaned over: “Darke, do you already have so many magic cards?”

She covered her mouth, her surprised expression quite adorable.

Darke casually said, “Mostly trash cards.”

“Oh.” Diana also began to organize her magic cards.

Darke glanced over and found that Diana’s cards were also unexpectedly numerous.

But when he wanted to look closer, Diana blushed and turned around, covering her cards, whispering, “Don’t look, they’re all trash cards.”

Darke: “…”

Diana couldn’t lie.

If she said trash cards, they were truly trash cards!

In the first semester of the first year, there were three methods of magic card refinement taught in normal classes.

They were “Fantasy Beast Refinement,” “Basic (Random) Refinement Method,” and “Universal Spell Card Refinement.”

While Fantasy Beasts were miraculous, most were one-star spirit cards with 100 magic attack and defense.

Moreover, the materials for refining Fantasy Beasts were actually very rare and hard to acquire.

And the refinement of universal spell cards was limited by the spells themselves; there were only five types, with the difficulty of refinement increasing progressively.

Among these, only the “Basic Refinement Method” was the simplest and most suitable.

So, if junior mages wanted to quickly improve their combat power, they could only gamble on the “Basic Refinement Method.”

If they were lucky, getting one or two three-star cards would be a complete turnaround!

If they were even luckier, getting one or two three-star purple or orange cards would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate!

Some people liked to call this behavior “card gambling.”

Meaning most people would lose everything =.=!

Diana’s academic credit balance was also among the top among first-year students, so she had the luxury of spending a large amount of academic credits on “card gambling.”

And sure enough, she gambled out a pile of trash cards.

So-called trash cards usually referred to white cards of the same star level with pitifully low magic attack and defense and no skills.

However, Darke now wished he had a few Tier 1 white cards that he could use to appropriately fill his deck.

He calmed himself down and continued to build his deck.

“First, three Tier 1 magic spirit cards are necessary, and then three magic cards from the Seven Deadly Sins series.”

“Using these six magic cards as a foundation, add three Tier 3 magic spirit cards.”

“Then add one each of [Magic Bullet Spell], [Fade Spell], [Energy Potion], and [Reveal Powder].”

“The ratio of spirit cards to magic/item cards is 6:7.”

“Emmm, let’s remove one [Fade Spell] and one [Reveal Powder]!”

“For now, this is it; I’ll adjust later if needed.”

Without a limit on the number of cards in a deck, there was no need to put in extra cards just to fill the deck.

Although this internal class competition stated that it would follow the rules of a formal duel, with the limited number of cards first-year students possessed, it was essentially a hands-on experience, part of the curriculum.

Darke didn’t pay too much attention to it.

The final deck was:

[Fantasy Beast: Eevee], [Trash Slime], [Shuckle]

[Patamon], [Miltank], [Sylveon]

[Arrogance I], [Arrogance II], [Bliss III]

[Magic Bullet Spell], [Energy Potion], [Reveal Powder]

…

“A total of twelve magic cards, with a 1:1 ratio of spirit cards to other cards. That should be enough.”

Thinking this, Darke stacked the remaining cards into a separate pile and put them away.

…

“Ding-a-ling!”

The class bell rang on cue.

“Let’s go.”

Darke stood up from the bench.

The other students also began to gather in the center in twos and threes.

Professor Jones appeared at the entrance of the combat hall with a relaxed expression.

She was pulling a cart with one hand, and inside were magic orbs and other items.

Once inside the venue, Professor Jones clapped her hands: “Two laps.”

Although the students sighed and groaned, they were already used to it and started running with grumbles.

Professor Jones took this opportunity to begin setting up.

This internal class competition directly utilized the venue’s equipment, so the setup was relatively quick.

By the time the students finished their two laps, the field setup was almost complete.

Five minutes of rest time.

Professor Jones blew her whistle, and the first-year students from the four academies reassembled in front of her.

“I won’t go into too much detail today. This competition will follow formal rules and will be conducted in two rounds.”

“In the first round, each academy will form a group, and four players will be decided through a single-elimination system.”

“In the second round, a total of sixteen players will use a double-elimination system to determine their rankings.”

“These sixteen players will all receive a certain amount of academic credit rewards.”

Professor Jones briefly explained the rules of the competition, then clapped her hands.

“Also, today’s judges are… now, please welcome our guests! Ta-da-da-da!”

Subsequently, three professors with expressionless faces walked in from the entrance of the venue.

To cooperate with Professor Jones’s mischievous humor, they deliberately waited until now to make their appearance…

Only when they stood before the students did their expressions soften somewhat.

Professor Lily was yawning, seemingly not having slept well.

Professor Sylvie had a serious expression, her gaze sharp as she looked at the students.

Professor Claire Kate, on the other hand, had a gentle smile, like a spring breeze.

Adding Professor Jones herself, there were exactly four academies.

The students separated according to the professors’ arrangements.

As the dean of the Aristocrat Academy, Professor Jones naturally led the Aristocrat Academy.

The students of the Aristocrat Academy, including Darke, followed Professor Jones’s steps to Field ①.

The indoor combat hall’s field size was 30X 20, slightly larger than a basketball court.

On both sides of the field, there would be a player platform about five meters high.

Duelists needed to use magic cards on the player platform to duel.