There was a story I was reading awhile ago. I remember that the mc went through like a portal and they fought monsters with monsters but the monsters turned into cards that they can use. And they could sell them. Then he went to another city to get a good bow. But I can't remember the name of it. I think there was a class trip to a forest where they had to learn how to fight for real and there was a lot of spiders but after awhile the army came because of problems. Does anyone know it?
Also I remember that he found crystals at a pond or something that had fish that turned into swords. And he got good cards because of a female friend at school
Not Monster Paradise because he is at school in the story I'm talking about. And not Super Gene because I am rereading it. But there are similar things as monsters turn into weapons and armour. But I'm sure that they become cards in the one I'm talking about