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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Irena's Pre-War Declaration

Fiona Magic Restaurant, the most popular student restaurant in Fusion Academy.

Its difference from other ordinary restaurants is fully demonstrated in its name.

Magic, magic, is a mysterious energy that has existed on this continent since a thousand years ago.

Those who master mysterious magic and can use it freely are magicians, an incredibly noble symbol of status.

——Of course, that was already something from hundreds of years ago.

Now, this Elf Continent is dominated by Duel Monsters.

Whether sword or magic, both had to obediently retreat to the second line.

However, although retreating to the second line, magicians with bodies full of magic elements live longer than normal people and do not age in appearance.

For example, the head chef and owner of the academy's magic restaurant, Ms. Fiona, was heard to have even been a national-level Archmage hundreds of years ago.

The highest level explosion magic she chanted could, like a nuclear bomb exploding, reverse the battle situation of tens of thousands of people with a single shot.

However, after the birth of Duel Monster cards, the wise Fiona was the first to foresee that the era was about to change, directly resigned from the position of national Archmage, and chose to open a magic restaurant in the Duel Academy to live leisurely.

As for the "magic" that is the specialty of this restaurant——

"One roasted turkey leg, one Caesar salad, and two more portions of tomato macaroni, thank you."

After skillfully ordering several of her favorite dishes, Irena put down the dazzling menu.

Immediately after, it only took ten seconds from ordering to serving.

After the marble tabletop was surrounded by brilliant magic power, true magic, more wondrous than performing magic tricks, presented the several dishes Irena had just ordered.

Using magic to cook dishes is the specialty of this restaurant.

No one knows how these dishes are made; only Fiona, the head chef, knows the secret.

At first, everyone suspected whether this food of unknown origin would cause stomach problems.

But after tasting one bite, everyone was conquered by the deliciousness of the cuisine.

Fresh ingredients, plus perfectly timed seasoning, the key point is if you arrive at the magic restaurant famished, you can eat your desired food in just a few seconds.

After satisfying these points, who would still care about how exactly the magic cuisine is made.

Just eat and be done with it.

"Senpai, I remember this restaurant is very expensive, right?" Aisha said uneasily.

Because the Carlos family is in decline, their economic situation is also very tight. Aisha Carlos, who insists on not being extravagant and wasteful, had never entered such a high-class restaurant in half a semester.

"Don't worry, student Aisha, I already said it's my treat, you just need to be responsible for eating... er, you've already started eating."

Aisha, whose stomach was rumbling, really couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food anymore, sending large mouthfuls of tomato macaroni into her mouth.

"Senpai Irena, so delicious!"

"Hehe, you can't eat Senpai though."

Looking at the cute girl wolfing down food in front of her, Irena, with gentle eyes, wore an affectionate smile.

At this moment, it was dinner time; Fiona Magic Restaurant had no empty seats and was extremely lively.

The consumption at the magic restaurant is not low; the price for dining here far exceeds ordinary restaurants by three or four times.

But even so, for this restaurant to still become the most popular restaurant in the academy, with a constant daily flow of customers, also indirectly proves that Fusion Duel Academy is least lacking in wealthy noble students.

After eating two bites of crisp salad, Irena shifted her blue eyes, searching briefly among the crowd.

"As expected, he's here, the younger brother of the Set family."

The person Irena's eyes were searching for was precisely Kevin Set, Aisha Yuna's opponent in tomorrow's practical combat test.

Kevin, with black medium-length hair, is definitely considered handsome in terms of appearance. Coupled with his status as the Duke's son and an elite Duelist powerhouse, he attracts the favor of countless girls in the academy.

It's no exaggeration to say that wherever Kevin Set goes, a group of infatuated female students will inevitably follow secretly, admiring the peerless beauty of the prince in their hearts from afar.

As for why they follow secretly...

——Rumor has it, Kevin Set hates women the most.

Any girl who actively approaches him, at best, is treated with cold indifference; when he's in a bad mood, he might even sternly scold or even speak harshly.

Over time, even girls who have feelings for him no longer dare to actively strike up a conversation.

However, this personality trait of Kevin's actually fits better with the × fantasies of certain special groups among the academy's female students, causing his popularity to increase rather than decrease in secret.

Normally, Irena wouldn't pay special attention to Kevin Set at all.

But this time, with Kevin Set being Aisha's practical combat opponent tomorrow, Irena decided to give him a 'greeting'.

Her left hand hidden under the table, the tip of her index finger gently twirled, gathering magic power to form an exquisite ice mist flower, floating towards the steak set meal in front of Kevin.

Pa~!

Then the exquisite ice mist flower burst, causing Fiona Magic Restaurant's signature frost-covered beef to truly be covered with a layer of frost.

Kevin, accustomed to maintaining an expressionless face, rarely frowned. Clearly, such a prank did not make him very happy.

Looking up to find the culprit of the prank, Kevin quickly noticed Irena, who had no intention of hiding her intentions at all and was currently smirking at him.

And Aisha, sitting opposite Irena, chewing heartily on turkey meat.

Not getting angry immediately, his usual indifferent personality made Kevin just use the silver knife and fork in his hand to push away the layer of frost on the steak.

Pa~!

After Kevin pushed away the frost and prepared to continue eating, a second magical ice mist flower exploded in front of him again.

Kevin wasn't an idiot either; knowing that Irena seemed intent on not letting him eat peacefully, he simply put down his knife and fork, stood up, and walked over.

"Senpai Irena, excuse me, do you need something from me?"

Impossible! Our Lord Kevin actually took the initiative to talk to a woman.

The female fan club members secretly following Kevin all wore expressions of shattered dreams.

However, upon noticing that the person Kevin was speaking to was Irena, everyone seemed to find it less difficult to accept.

"What, can't I greet you if there's nothing? At least, your... um, older brother, Kaima Set, and I can be considered friends. Does a friend's younger brother need to be such an outsider?"

Fusion Duel Academy second year, the two universally known strongest Duelists.

Ashen Witch - Irena, and White Dragon Master - Kaima Set.

The two, with dueling strength far surpassing students of the same period, are known together as the Academy's Twin Walls.

"Ke... Kevin? Mmph!"

Aisha, who was burying her head and eating fiercely, choked on the food stuffed in her mouth out of nervousness when she looked up and unexpectedly saw Kevin standing by her table.

After pounding her chest a few times and downing half a glass of ice water, Aisha could finally breathe again.

"Aisha Yuna Carlos." Standing by the table, looking down at Aisha who still had tomato sauce on her mouth, Kevin seemed to have guessed Irena's purpose in specifically seeking him out.

"Sorry, Aisha Yuna, Senpai Irena. I will not yield in tomorrow's practical combat duel."

The result was just as expected; no one would think that, given Kevin's personality, he would deliberately lose tomorrow's duel because of Aisha's expulsion.

Actually, Irena thought so too.

Irena returned a mysterious smile and said: "I think Kevin, you might have misunderstood something. I saw you as a friend's younger brother, so I came specifically to kindly remind you."

"Remind me?"

"Remind you, if you're not careful tomorrow, you might very well lose your 100% win rate."

The whole place was in an uproar.

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