"It's exactly like Miles said!"
Looking at the brilliantly Xyz-evolved Purrely on her field, August felt as if she were in a dream, and for a moment still couldn't accept the fact that she had defeated Class C students.
Yet all those seemingly miraculous things, the victory of Class E, the evolution of monsters… had happened one after another, exactly as Miles had said, without the slightest deviation.
Retrieving the Purrely card that had reverted from its magnificent form, August felt that believing in Miles was the most correct choice she had ever made.
"We… won!"
With a collective shout celebrating their second comeback victory, Class E of Year Three once again accomplished the feat of continuously creating miracles.
Still, Class E's path of comeback was not yet over.
Now, the pressure shifted to Class B.
As the quasi-elite group of Xyz Academy, second only to Class A, Class B also possessed its own pride and dignity.
Even so, after witnessing Miles' duel today, Class B's Class Rep, Lierman, found himself breaking into a cold sweat.
How Sakuya, the Class Rep of Class C, had lost that duel… There was not a single Xyz Academy student present who had missed that moment.
Even without using a God Card, the transfer student from Class E, Year Three, had displayed total and overwhelming dominance in the duel.
Sakuya hadn't even managed to hold out for a single turn despite giving up on victory… such a simple wish had failed to come true.
Speaking honestly, Lierman felt that even if he himself had faced Sakuya, he wouldn't have been able to achieve such absolute suppression.
This mysterious transfer student who mastered three summoning methods had clearly reached the level of Class A.
Who exactly placed such a monster in Class E?
Lierman felt that the term "monster" was perfectly fitting.
Not just in dueling, but also that leap across the entire battlefield… something a human body absolutely shouldn't be capable of.
In fact, wasn't that the most terrifying part?
Because of the continuous shocking developments in the duel afterward, everyone had nearly forgotten that all of these turning points had been triggered by Miles' heaven-defying leap.
Others might overlook it, but the Class Rep of Class B would not.
Such an ability, when placed on a battlefield, meant unstoppable mobility. Combined with the transfer student's overwhelming strength, even Class B began to feel uneasy.
Before this, under the rules of the duel war that emphasized teamwork, Lierman had never imagined that the entire battlefield could be turned upside down by the presence of a single Duelist.
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"As expected of Class C's Summoning Array, it's even more useful~" Miles looked at the cards in his hand with satisfaction.
After winning the duel war, Class E of Year Three naturally enjoyed their rightful spoils: Monster Summoning Arrays from Class C.
The D/D/Ds, empowered by the strength of a dragon-slaying hero, were further enhanced once again after being tempered by Class C's Summoning Array.
This time, however, Miles didn't directly summon an Xyz Monster like [D/D/D Wave High King Caesar] as he had yesterday.
It seemed that yesterday's unusual water-based D/D/D Xyz Summon had indeed incorporated part of the power of the Emperor's Ring of Quaedes.
Of course, Miles was just as satisfied with today's result; in fact, it was exactly what he had been hoping for.
It supplemented what he currently lacked most: low-level DD monsters used as combo pieces for D/D/D strategies.
And with the power of Class C's Summoning Array, he even completed a double monster summon in one go.
With more DD monsters serving as combo components, Miles' Interdimensional Demon King deck finally began to resemble a full deck.
Otherwise, relying solely on the three cards in his Main Deck—Slime, Lamia, and Pendragon—for all his plays, even with his strong bond with the deck allowing him to draw them consistently at the start, the range of possibilities still wasn't sufficient to fully bring out the flexibility of D/D/D's all-summoning-method playstyle.
"Yo, bro. Looks like you're in a great mood. I don't really get it, but the summoning result must've been good, right?"
From the front row, Tyles turned around and spoke to Miles.
The Summoning Class was, after all, still a class. Daring to chat with August's deskmate during class wasn't because Tyles wasn't afraid of being scolded; it was simply because August wasn't there.
It was finally August's turn to summon, and while she had left her seat, the students of Class E, who had been holding back for a long time, seized the opportunity to chatter away.
After all, no one would be scolded while monsters were being summoned, right?
"Hey, Hey! Hey? Hey! Miles!"
Taking advantage of August's absence, the pink-haired loli Nite activated her sonar mode, stretching her little head toward Miles.
Miles said, "Nite, can you not talk without turning on sonar mode?"
"Tch, do you even understand manners?" Nite pouted, then returned to the topic.
"I mean, Miles, what do you think of our Class Rep?"
"You mean, what do I think of August?"
Having only spent two days together, Miles' impression of August was roughly that she was the only normal person in Class E of Year Three; a serious and hardworking Class Rep who even brought him late-night snacks.
"She's a good person, mhm. Very responsible as a Class Rep."
"No, no, no. You don't understand Nite's question at all!"
Shaking her pink little head, Nite added, "I mean, in terms of being a woman! What do you think of her?"
With Nite's mischievous personality, she had noticed from the beginning that August seemed to have a bit of interest in Miles.
After all, he was the man who had led the nearly abandoned Class E of Year Three to achieve two miraculous victories in a row. And in Nite's opinion, his looks were more than outstanding as well.
So even someone as rigid as the Class Rep, having her long-dormant girlish heart stirred by such a perfect transfer student who descended from the sky, was something Nite could quite understand.
But Nite also knew that her Class Rep's hardworking nature, disciplined routine, and strict personality had left her three years of academy life with basically zero "youth" content.
Even if she liked him, she would never be able to seize the opportunity.
Anyhow, that didn't matter; Nite would take action.
"In terms of being a woman? Nite, what exactly do you mean?"
"For example, don't you think the Class Rep is cute or something? Sure, she's overly serious in some areas, but that's part of her charm, too. And if she takes off her glasses, she's definitely a top-tier beauty."
"The Class Rep… cute?" Miles scratched his cheek. "I think the monsters August summons fit the definition of cute better."
"What kind of duel-brain are you?!" Nite complained helplessly.
Still, there was no denying it; whether it was the fairy tale animals or the latest Purrely, August's summoned monsters all made people want to squish them from how cute they were.
Switching her angle of attack, since Miles' head was filled with dueling, Nite had her own way to handle it.
"The Class Rep of Class B, Lierman, isn't easy to deal with."
As the Class Rep of Class B, his strength was undoubtedly very close to that of Class A. From Nite's perspective, he was indeed extremely difficult to handle.
"He's just a Class Rep from Class B. I'll handle him."
Regardless, for Miles, even Duelists from Class A posed no trouble at all.
"Stability.
"Stability is the most important thing."
Nite revealed her true intention. "So, about tomorrow's strategy against Class B, how about you and the Class Rep discuss it privately?"
"Discuss strategy with the Class Rep?"
This piqued Miles' interest.
In fact, when he had been reading through the academy's duel war rulebook that morning, there was a special rule that had caught his attention.
And that rule required August's agreement as the Class Rep.
"Sure. But why discuss it privately?"
"Discussing strategy privately is, of course, to avoid being disturbed by useless idiots like us. Let's set the time for after school!"
Nite had perfectly maneuvered the situation. So what if he had a duel-brain? Did he understand how a mischievous girl could manipulate hearts?
Under the pretext of discussing strategy, Nite successfully created an opportunity for August to be alone with Miles.
Within the amplification summoning array, August, who had completed her summoning, this time—just like Miles—borrowed the power of Class C's Summoning Array to complete a double summon.
Two adorable Purrely perched on August's shoulders, rubbing their fluffy cheeks against her smooth face before transforming into cards and falling into her hand.
With just two summons, she had already filled her deck with three copies of the Level 1 Purrely, the key to Xyz evolution.
For August, this was undoubtedly the most practical result.
"Congratulations, Class Rep. You've gotten stronger again~"
"Thank you, Miles. I'm really happy too."
Completely different from the disappointment she had shown when she first summoned Purrely yesterday, after experiencing its Xyz evolution potential in today's duel, August had grown deeply fond of the little creature.
"Class Rep, Class Rep! Let me tell you some more good news~"
Before stepping into the amplification array to summon, Nite poked August's back and secretly leaned close to her ear.
"Miles said he wants to go on a private date with you after school~"
"Huh?!"
Her cheeks instantly flushed behind her round glasses. Before August could even ask what was going on, Nite stuck out her tongue and ran off, hopping onto the summoning array.
Nite's summon was something Miles was looking forward to the most in all of Class E.
After all, this was the moment to witness the awakening of the legendary Zoodiacs.
And judging by how August had directly evolved Purrely into its magnificent Xyz form in today's duel, it was possible that Xyz evolutions of systems like the Zoodiacs could also be directly created from the Extra Deck.
With this, the power Nite held in her hands had become terrifying; so terrifying that even she herself had not realized it.
It was as if some special buff had been applied; double-up probability greatly increased!
Within Class C's Summoning Array, Nite also completed a double summon.
The same [Zoodiac Ratpier] as yesterday.
Along with a brand-new Zoodiac: [Zoodiac Bunnyblast].
The rabbit-eared girl carrying a massive cannon became the second type of Zoodiac added to Nite's deck.
When the number of Zoodiac monsters in Nite's deck became sufficient, and the Duelist's own will could also create Zoodiacs from the Extra Deck, only then could this unpolished gem truly be considered fully carved.
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After school.
Blushing and heart pounding, August sat in her seat, waiting for the students of Class E to leave.
Suddenly, she was told by Nite that Miles wanted her to stay alone in the classroom after school.
Having never experienced something like this before, the inexperienced girl felt so nervous that her heart seemed ready to leap out of her throat.
"Do your best, Class Rep~"
After urging the rest of Class E to hurry up and leave the classroom, Nite, the last one to go, winked at August before gently closing the classroom door.
Then she used the duty student's key to lock it, and finally swallowed the key whole into her stomach.
Even if the heavens themselves came today, no one would be allowed to disturb these two.
Alright, she didn't actually swallow the key.
Nite simply took the key with her; how the two of them would get out later was none of her concern.
"M-Miles?" August blushed, not even daring to look at the boy beside her. "What exactly is this about?"
"Huh? Didn't Nite already tell you?"
"Nite said…" Her head nearly sank into her chest.
For that serious and rigid Class Rep to show such a shy expression was practically one of the seven wonders of the academy.
"She said… it was a date…"
"Of course, it's about discussing tomorrow's strategy against Class B."
"0_0 Oh."
The round lenses of her glasses reflected light, and August's shy expression instantly returned to normal.
At the same time, August decided that tomorrow she would definitely give Nite a good spanking.
"By the way, Miles, you're actually planning to keep winning?"
Unlike yesterday's pre-battle motivation before facing Class C,
August had thought that even for Miles, leading this group of idiots in Class E to victory against Class C had reached the limit.
So even August herself hadn't prepared for the possibility of continuing to win tomorrow's duel war against Class B.
"Of course, I plan to keep winning. If I'm doing it, I'm going all the way in."
A faint blush crossed August's cheeks again. "Y-you suddenly say things like that… sorry, I misunderstood. Go on, Miles."
"Even if we want to win, facing Class B will definitely be very difficult."
To be honest, about all of Miles' hidden trump cards had been revealed.
Whether it was the God Card, the temporary buffs of Class E, or that leap across the battlefield.
And as someone well-versed in a gambler's mindset, Miles knew that trump cards only worked best when the opponent was unaware of them.
Now that Class B had likely figured out his cards, this elite group, second only to Class A would surely devise counter-strategies.
Combined with Class B's overall strength—where every individual was stronger than Sakuya of Class C—even slowing them down would be extremely difficult for the current Class E, let alone breaking through them.
"August, if we want to defeat Class B, I need you!"
"Huh?"
This time, August was certain she hadn't misheard; Miles had said he "needed her."
"I-I can help defeat Class B?"
"Yes. By relying on the special rules of the duel war!"
Taking off the King's Key from his chest, Miles placed it firmly on the desk, his eyes fixed seriously on August.
"Tomorrow, let's apply for a 'Class Rep Battle' against Class B!"
A Class Rep Battle, as the name suggests, was a duel war between Class Representatives.
A duel between the two, who theoretically represented the strongest in their respective classes, used to determine the outcome of the entire war.
Dark Aisha: "Miles, you're at it again…! (ง🔥Д🔥)ง!"
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