Brent, now relaxed, sat in the stadium where exhibition matches would continue until lunch, then it would be time for a Study Hall/Free Period for the rest of the day. Of course, Brent would use that time to work on that massive essay he had due for the Fusion Summoning class. Oh well. For now, he could enjoy himself. He tapped his foot along to some instrumental theme that looped through his mind. It was always fun for him to imagine a theme that would fit as background music for a Duel. After all, everything was always more fun with dramatic music.

Then came the "Apoqliphoth Killer", and Brent was certain the yawning boy would win. In fact, the yawns became a bit contagious, and Brent had to stifle a yawn of his own. But, not everything was completely as it seemed. As the final Battle Phase rolled in, Brent was shocked to find that the Duel turned around, and Michelle had won during her opponent's Battle Phase! It simply didn't seem possible, but it had happened, and Saze had lost. The boy walked off the field with a look about him as if he might fall asleep soon, and Brent wondered about his health. Didn't he get sleep at night? Brent was impressed at the girl's skill. Michelle had turned the Duel around when all had seemed hopeless. But he figured that was essentially what Amelia had done against him.

He sighed and shook his head. He had to get better. Fusion hadn't been enough on its own. Maybe he would have to learn to use a different form of Summoning? But would he be able to take multiple Summoning Courses as just a Junior Youth? He hadn't thought he could, but maybe he would just have to perfect his current methods. Unpredictability is one thing, but it doesn't win all Duels. He had to form an effective Dueling strategy. Maybe some cards would need to be swapped into and out of his Deck? Perhaps. But Action Duels relied on the Action Cards, too. Those things were more unpredictable than anything sometimes.

Brent was still pondering when the next Duel was announced.

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Professor Alexander was jotting down notes on the other Duels. He always loved keeping his students ahead of the other Courses. Xyz Summoning [i]was[/i] the most elite Summoning method, after all. Okay, well maybe not. He had had students to lose Duels to other Courses in the past. He just loved seeing his students win. It gave him a sense of pride to know his students had learned. Of course, he never really challenged his students with overwhelming tactics. Though he was in shape, he wasn't nimble or graceful. The weight room was more his place than the ballet studio. Not to be offensive to the more agile students. Some of them he envied, as they were capable of acrobatics he could only dream of.

He knew he had at least one student who had been approached for today's exhibition matches. He wondered, though, whether there would be more as the second Duel came to an end.