After the cards were dealt, the first player initiated a "battle" in the first round, and his opponent gladly accepted.
A female Spirit-branded Retainer with short orange hair and a fox mask wearing a pretty one-piece dress, and a blue-haired female Spirit-branded Retainer wearing an evening gown walked into the dueling ring together.
As soon as the judge, Shunsuke Furukawa said "Begin", both players simultaneously cast spells at each other.
Spells, close-quarters combat, flashes, collisions, continuous attacks, shooting … the intense battle was dazzling.
One minute later, the blue-haired female Spirit-branded Chain Spell bound the orange-haired girl's legs and restricted her movements.
Furukawa then announced the outcome of the duel.
It was obvious that neither of them were fighting seriously, but it was still an excellent duel … at least, that was how Seiji saw it, as he lacked combat experience with Spirit-branded Retainers.
He enjoyed the rest of the duel as well.
When it was the turn of a handsome boy wearing dark blue Sakura Island attire to play, Summer Night whispered to him, "This is Akira Mitarai."
Seiji paid special attention to his opponent.
Akira Mitarai appeared to be a gentle and elegant handsome boy who was rather charismatic. If he was in a television drama, he would be either the main character or a popular supporting character.
While Seiji was observing him, Akira Mitarai noticed his gaze and looked over.
Their gazes met.
Akira Mitarai smiled faintly.
Seiji furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
They only exchanged glances for an instant.
"I initiate a" battle. "My opponent is … Summer Night." The dark-blue-haired boy played his "battle" card.
'Here it comes. '
Seiji felt many gazes focused on him.
He ignored these gazes and looked at his opponent's Spirit-branded Retainer. He saw that it was a handsome boy with short dark purple hair and a cold expression. He wore a dark brown windbreaker and black gloves.
"Akira Mitarai's Spirit-branded Retainer is called Naruo Yashuu. His bonded spirit is a Hannya, and his claws are quite powerful. Be especially careful," Summer Night reminded him. "It's fine even if you lose this round. Don't force yourself."
"I'll be careful," Seiji responded.
Seiji and Naruo Yashuu walked towards the dueling ring.
Shunsuke Furukawa gestured for Seiji to begin after they stood some distance away from each other.
The purple-haired youth's figure instantly disappeared.
Up there!
Seiji, who had cast [Evolved Astral Vision], could clearly see his opponent leaping through the air and kicking down in his direction.
At the moment when he was about to be kicked, he did a somersault to avoid his opponent's kick, and in a reverse kick, he was hanging upside down!
Bam! Yashuu used his arm to block this kick.
The two of them immediately separated and clashed again. Fists and kicks flew back and forth as they fought fiercely.
In the eyes of the bystanders, Shiroya was at a disadvantage and was forced to retreat. Then, seemingly enraged, he used his barrier to block Yashuu's attack and retaliated with a punch!
Yashuu flew backwards for some distance before regaining his footing. He raised his hand and condensed a purple-red glow into a gigantic claw, which he swung at Shirae!
BOOM!!
The gigantic spirit claw struck its target.
Bai Ye's protective barrier was broken, and he was sent flying.
But the moment he was in midair, he suddenly shot out a psionic bullet!
Boom!!
Yashuu was caught off guard by this powerful bullet and was sent flying again.
Shiroya landed on the ground.
Yashuu adjusted his posture and landed as well.
"Stop! The victor has been decided, "Shunsuke Furukawa shouted." Shiroya-san is victorious. "
Naruo Yashuu instantly furrowed his brows and was about to say something when he suddenly realized something. He looked down at his feet and discovered that one of his feet had stepped out of bounds.
Anyone who stepped out of bounds was defeated!
Seiji smiled at the success of his plan.
He intentionally lured his opponent to the edge of the arena, and then used a seemingly reckless counterattack and a surprise [Mana Bullet] to knock his opponent out of bounds.
If this plan was discovered, it would have been impossible to succeed. Fortunately, he succeeded. To be honest, luck played a large part in this.
"Wanhua -san's Spirit-branded Retainer … is rather sly."
"He used the rule that he would lose upon stepping out of bounds to trick his opponent. That's quite an ingenious move."
"The famous' Hannya Yashuu 'was actually tricked by such a small trick. He was too careless."
"Although it was a small trick, it was indeed done beautifully."
"That's right. That [Mana Bullet] was especially accurate. He took advantage of the moment when his opponent relaxed after attacking. His timing was perfect."
The Yin-Yang Masters around the card table discussed among themselves.
Summer Night had a delighted expression on her face.
Akira Mitarai's expression darkened slightly.
"Does the winner want to take the cards or forfeit?" the referee, Ryouta Moritama, asked.
"Take the cards," Summer Night answered.
And so, Moritama took Mitarai's cards and showed them to Summer Night. He had her take two cards from his hand and return them to Mitarai.
Akira Mitarai's expression didn't change during this process. However, when he saw what cards he was missing, his expression became noticeably darker.
"Wanhua -san, your Spirit-branded Retainer … what is Shiroya-san's bonded spirit? I can't tell. Could you tell me? "Kanna Fujihara, who was sitting next to him, blinked as she asked.
"My apologies, that's a secret," Summer Night responded.
Seiji returned to the card table.
Summer Night smiled at him.
Seiji gave her a thumbs-up.
He had won the first battle … but that was only the first battle.
The game continued.
It was now Summer Night's turn to play her cards.
She decided to play a duel card. Her designated opponent was a Grand Mistress who was wearing pink Sakura Island clothing and a flowery hair accessory. Her Spirit-branded Retainer was … Yuuki Yuuki! The red-haired boy who had spoken briefly with Seiji in the courtyard.
Seiji and Yuuki walked towards the dueling ring.
"Brother Shiroya, I'll fight seriously against you! Because I don't want to lose. "
"I don't want to lose either … or perhaps I should say that I can't lose, Yuki-kun."
Seiji's tone was calm. However, Yuuki could sense that Seiji's aura was even stronger than his own.
'No, I can't be suppressed.'
Yuuki turned around and glanced at his Grand Mistress.
'I want to win. As Ayase's Spirit-branded Retainer, I can't embarrass her in front of so many people!' He thought to himself.
They entered the dueling ring and stood still.
The duel began!
"Ahhh!!"
Yuuki shouted loudly as his entire body erupted with a crimson glow. The shadow of a vicious demon with blood-red hair appeared from the glow and opened its bloody maw filled with long, sharp teeth!
'Hey hey, you're using your ultimate right from the start?' Seiji's eyelids twitched.
Yuuki, who had the demon's shadow on him, suddenly rushed towards him and viciously punched at him!
Seiji cast [Mana Shield] and dodged. However, the demon's fist barely grazed him and sent him flying.
Yuuki jumped up and chased after him.
* Boom! * Boom!!! * * Boom!!! *
One punch, one kick, and another kick. Just three attacks were enough to shatter Seiji's barrier! Seiji's body flew high into the sky and even passed through the barrier that blocked out the wind and snow. He could feel the cold of the winter snow.
'Boy, you're ruthless enough.'
After reaching the highest point in the sky, Seiji flipped over and started falling down.
When he saw the red-haired little boy waiting for him below, he suddenly recalled a certain line.
"Do you remember a palm technique that descended from the sky?"
'I remember.
That palm technique was … '
"Buddha's Palm!"
Seiji cast [Evolved Telekinesis].
A gigantic golden palm suddenly formed!
As he descended, it smashed heavily towards the red-haired figure on the ground!!
Yuuki was stunned for a moment when he saw the gigantic golden palm descending from the sky. Then, he suddenly came to his senses and shouted loudly as he cast a powerful spell that he had prepared beforehand …
Demon Walk, [Red Demon Form]!
He pushed his hands towards the sky and released a gigantic demon spirit that attacked!
* Boom!!! *
The gigantic golden palm clashed with the crimson demon, creating a tremendous sound as if two trucks had crashed into each other.
The result of this clash between two powerful forces was …
The golden palm shattered!
The vicious demon destroyed the gigantic golden palm and continued advancing.
'I won …' Just as Yuuki was thinking this, he saw the gigantic golden palm appear again! He was astonished.
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