Luca directly chose a seat next to Kevin.
A very conspicuous group of four, in the middle of the large classroom, sat in a row.
A magical combination: the beautiful girl transfer student, the grade NO.1, the former grade dead last, and a red-haired passerby.
These four sitting together naturally attracted the gazes of other students.
Yilin: "(╯°Д°)╯ Who are you calling a red-haired passerby?"
Among them were also many hidden female fans secretly peeking at Kevin.
Seeing Lord Kevin, who originally sold himself on the "hates women the most" image, actually mingling with three beautiful girls, one of whom was a transfer student cute enough to be against the rules, they couldn't help but feel their dreams shatter, already having thoughts of unfollowing, and planning to go back and burn all the Kevin-centric BL ( boys' love) doujinshi they had drawn.
"Using the summoning class to decide who is qualified to be student Aisha's destined rival, hmph↓"
Kevin snorted coldly with arrogance, his tone almost identical to his older sister Kyma's.
"Truly courageous, transfer student, daring to compete with me in Duel Monster summoning?"
Kevin's confidence wasn't just empty boasting; the current first-year monster summoning records were all held by him.
Whether it was the Red-Eyes Black Dragon summoned during the midterm test, or the Mighty Valkyria summoned during a regular summoning class, both were considered the strongest monster summons among this year's first-graders.
"Just arrived, I'm not yet very clear about Fusion Academy's standards, but it feels like it will be a very delightful thing. Or perhaps, are you afraid of losing to me, Kevin, and no longer being qualified to be student Aisha's destined rival?"
"Ridiculous!" A very effective taunt, instantly igniting Kevin's fighting spirit.
"You don't understand student Aisha at all; the position of destined rival, I will not yield it to you, transfer student."
"Omoshiroi, then let's decide it, Kevin!"
"っﾟДﾟ)っ I say, you two arbitrarily doing this will trouble me greatly."
Without even asking the opinion of the person concerned, the innocent Aisha inexplicably became the object of Kevin and Luca's destined rival contest.
And of all things, the method of competition was monster summoning, something Aisha was worst at.
Although this competition seemed to be between Kevin and Luca, having no relation to what monster she herself summoned.
But if the two vying to be her destined rival both summoned very powerful monsters, and she, in the end, could only summon low-star trash... then wouldn't it be better for you two to be each other's destined rivals, why insist on dragging me into it?
Of course, Aisha's suggestion seemed not to have passed. With Kevin and Luca's persistent attitude, she was set to be the destined rival today.
The summoning class began.
You Ling initially had doubts about the Elf Continent's Duel Monster summoning method.
If Duelists could only summon Duel Monsters in the academy every Thursday, then those rogue Duelists who didn't enroll in the three major duel academies, like the rare card hunters walking in darkness, where did their monster cards come from?
Including Magic/Trap card crafting, which also required academic points and the support of the "Spell Catalog".
But after that, You Ling got the answer.
Actually, those seemingly necessary facilities within the academy only served an auxiliary role.
For example, Spell Points converted from academic points; without these, Duelists could also obtain Spells through 「growth」 as defined by the Elven Eye, randomly crafting cards.
It's just that the concept of academic points, and the targeted crafting provided by the "Spell Catalog", made the Duelist's 「growth」 smoother, and also allowed them to decide the crafting direction of their deck.
Duel Monster summoning was also the same.
Even without the magic power amplification ritual provided by the academy, when enough magic power accumulated in the Elven Eye, Duelists could also directly summon monster cards.
Magic power amplification was just to speed up the frequency of monster summoning for academy students, or to make it easier for students to summon powerful monsters.
In short, all auxiliary facilities in the academy were very useful, but none were absolutely necessary.
But undeniably, Duelists cultivated through the academy's systematic facilities grew much faster than rogue Duelists, and their direction was also more accurate.
The theory that learning is useless did not apply in this dueling world.
This was also the most important reason why nobles scrambled to send their children to the three major academies for further study.
"Then the summoning class begins. Students who are ready can stand on the magic power amplification ritual. The summoning time is still one morning, hurry up."
Directly throwing the student list in her hand onto the podium, this was also considered Teacher Aileen's teaching style.
Very free, no need to follow the established student number order for summoning.
If you feel you're ready, you can go first.
If you feel a bit timid, just wait a bit later, it's fine even if you don't summon.
Anyway, if you miss this summoning opportunity, have no monsters, and lose the academic point reward, you're the one who suffers.
"Me first, me first!" Actually, Yilin this morning also felt she was in top condition, wouldn't lose to Kevin and the others.
Stepping onto the magic power amplification ritual, Yilin lightly waved her fingertip to light up the Elven Eye on her arm.
"In the name of a hero, descend, my monster!——Summon!"
[Elemental HERO Bubbleman ★★★★ WATER][Warrior-Type/Effect ATK: 800 DEF: 1200]
Although its ATK and DEF as a 4-star monster weren't very high. But as one of the signature Elemental HEROes, Bubbleman, with its effect of replenishing hand cards, Yilin was very satisfied with this summon.
Of course, Teacher Aileen was also very satisfied with this summon, and as a reward for Yilin being the first to jump onto the stage to summon, directly gave her a perfect score of 10 points.
"Full marks, see that?"
Yilin, returning to her seat, didn't forget to show off to those two vying for the 'destined rival' status.
"Hmph, a mere Bubbleman."
Getting up second, Kevin Set took Yilin's place, stepping into the magic power amplification ritual.
"The roar from the depths of my soul, resound!——Monster Summon!"
[Paladin of Dark Dragon ★★★★ DARK][Dragon-Type/Ritual/Effect ATK: 1900 DEF: 1200]
Appearing in the magic power amplification ritual was a knight monster riding a black dragon; its 4-star attack power was almost top-tier at 1900 points.
Of course, these weren't the key points; the fact that this card was a Ritual Monster was most crucial, and its effect supported the Red-Eyes Black Dragon in Kevin's deck.
"At the current stage, it's a very good support monster, 10 points. Remember to craft the exclusive Ritual Magic Card after class, student Kevin."
"Yes, teacher."
Naturally, Kevin also received a perfect score evaluation from Teacher Aileen. Two perfect scores right at the start made other students not dare to interfere in this summon war filled with gunpowder.
"Oh oh oh, so that's how it is."
After watching Yilin and Kevin's summons, Luca's aqua-blue eyes darted around shrewdly a few times.
"It seems Fusion Academy's summoning standards are indeed quite low."