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Chapter 1447 Tower

"Huh!?" Sitting in his room, Saiou, who had just finished another divination, was originally sorting out the tarot cards, but suddenly he found that although his shuffling skills were so skillful, a card suddenly fell out of the pile and fell to the ground.

Saiou, who was a little sleepy at first, immediately became alert like one of those people who "can be more awakened by knocking over a coffee cup than by drinking the coffee". He quickly lowered his head and tried to catch the card to prevent the corner of the card from hitting the ground and getting damaged.

Although he has always regarded divination as his main job, Saiou is not only good at using professional tarot cards for divination. Rather, due to the increasing popularity of Duel Monsters, he also carries a Duel Monster deck with him, so it is more convenient for him to directly use the [Power of Mysteries] deck based on tarot cards for divination. He also used his own deck to divine for Ed before.

Thinking in this way, it is understandable why Saiou is so nervous - after all, Duel Monsters cards are really expensive, and the card replacement service provided by the International Illusion Society is no longer free like it was when it was first launched a few years ago. Instead, the price difference required for replacement depends on the rarity and wear of the card.

At the beginning, except for the rare cards like [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], which were only a handful in the whole world, even if the card was torn in half, it could be exchanged for a new one for free at the stations opened by the International Illusion Agency in major cities across the country.

Although the price that comes with it is that some cards will be forcibly replaced with the latest version - such as [Future Fusion], which was originally an Equipment Magic Card but is now a Perpetual Magic Card - most people are willing to use brand new cards in their decks rather than a bunch of tattered cards.

As for Saiou, since he is Ed's agent and makes money by fortune-telling in his spare time, he is not a poor man and can even be considered to have ample money. However, he can only afford to maintain and replace the cards once a year. If the cards are damaged due to his own mistakes, even he will feel sad for the loss.

"Why didn't I think of putting a card holder on my card? I shouldn't have thought of using it just to make it feel better when I was fortune-telling," Saiou thought with some regret.

Fortunately, the card fell by coincidence, sliding along the tablecloth that extended to the ground on the table in front of Saiou, and it landed on the ground with its back touching the ground, which reduced the possibility of damage to a minimum in all aspects, which made Saiou breathe a sigh of relief.

But unfortunately, when Saiou looked closely at the fallen card, he found that the card was [Power of the Mysteries V-Pope].

As Saiou had told Ed on the phone before, in Saiou's divination, this card is the Major Arcana card that can represent Ed Phoenix, and the "Pope" in the Tarot card also symbolizes "preventing people from going astray, guiding them to recognize their conscience, and realizing what is right and what is wrong."

In other words, Ai De is a "trustworthy friend" to Saiou.

The appearance of the "Pope" also made Saiou frown, because there are not so many coincidences in the world of duelists, especially since Saiou, in addition to being a duelist, also has the job of a fortune teller.

For him, who was quite skilled in shuffling cards, it was very special that a card was pulled out from the deck without permission. However, the card that fell was the [Power of the Mysteries V - The Pope] that could represent Ed, which made it impossible for Saiou to ignore it.

After he ended the call with Ed, could it be that something else happened? Saiou picked up the fallen [Power of the Mystery V-Pope] with a serious face, put it back into the deck and shuffled it again, then drew out three cards from it and placed them face up on the table.

When he turned over the first card, Saiou was extremely confident and did not hesitate, as if he knew what the card was in advance. At the same time, he muttered, "Then let me divine, Ed, whether this unsettling situation is related to you [Power of the Mysteries V-Pope]."

The card was turned over, and it was the card of [Power of the Mysteries V-Pope] that Saiou had just put back into the deck to shuffle. Although Saiou did not remember the cards or use the cheating shuffle techniques of a gambling master, he shuffled this card back to the top of the deck by "coincidence".

"As expected, you've encountered something, Ed." Seeing the expected card, Saiou was not nervous. Instead, he clasped his hands together, supported his chin, and smiled. "But it doesn't matter. Go ahead and make a scene on the Duel Academy Island for the answer you want. The power I put in your deck will help you."

"After all, you are my most trusted friend. There is no difference between helping you and helping me. Anyone who loses to the Aid deck with my aura will have their soul stained with this white color and succumb to me, becoming a slave to fate."

Of course, Saiou did not hide the fact that he had tampered with Ed's deck from Ed, but he only told Ed that he had injected a power of the Dark Game into Ed's deck that would allow him to not fear others.

How could he lie to his friend? He just didn't tell the whole truth. After all, isn't part of the truth also the truth?

"Yes, that's how it should be. What happened to you, who has the implication of 'Pope' in the Tarot card?" Puzzled, Saiou slowly turned over the second card, and his pupils shrank.

The card he turned over was [Mystery Power XV-Devil], which represents the fifteenth number in the Major Arcana - the existence of "Devil". Its meaning in the Tarot card is completely opposite to the implication of "Pope" held by Ed.

"The Pope" represents spiritual purity, trustworthy people, spiritual satisfaction and the right path, but "the Devil" in the Tarot card represents weak will, betrayal by friends, indulgence and depravity and going astray. The upright and reversed meanings of the two can be said to be opposite to each other, and can even exist as the opposite of each other.

Although King Sai was currently performing divination around Ed, because Ed had been investigating the situation of the students in the Duel Academy not long ago, King Sai learned about a lot of people's information even if he just listened to Ed's complaints, and he quickly associated one of them with his thoughts.

"Among the hints of 'devil' is indulgence in lust, depravity, and things being blocked. And I remember that Ed mentioned a student named 'Tenjoin Fubuki' before. He was a genius student who entered the school in the same year as 'Caesar' Ryo. He was also a playboy who flirted with girls everywhere. However, he disappeared after being active for a year, and he did not appear on the list of graduates this year. It seems that he failed a grade."

Picking up the card of [Mysterious Force XV-Devil], Saiou narrowed his eyes: "A playboy obsessed with lust, a fallen genius, and a student who failed to graduate and was held back for a year. It seems that the student named Tenjouin Fubuki is the one who holds the hint of 'Devil'. Did Ed meet him?" "It would be a good thing if Ed defeated him and made him the vanguard of my invasion of Duel Academy. He seems to have a sister who is only two years older than him and is also in Duel Academy. She is also very close to Yuki Judai who holds the hint of 'Fool'. The hint he holds is also 'lover'. Maybe they can become useful chess pieces for me to use together."

King Sai was still very confident in Ed's strength. Although he was criticized in public opinion because he was defeated by that "Caesar" Ryo not long ago, King Sai knew that the strength of that "Caesar" was definitely not that of an ordinary person.

After this year's professional duel tournament, "Caesar" would probably have accumulated enough points to enter the top ten in the world. The fact that Ed was defeated by him was simply "bad luck" - even though Saiou was reluctant to use this humiliating word for him as a fortune teller, there was really no better adjective.

However, the anxiety and uneasiness that he had felt when the card of [Power of the Mystery V-Pope] fell suddenly surged into Sai's mind again, causing him to turn his attention to the last card. After taking a deep breath, Sai slowly turned over the card, but suddenly his eyes widened.

It was not the "chariot" that often appeared when Saiou divined for Ed in the past, which represented "victory". Instead, the result of Saiou's divination this time was [Mysteries Power XVI - Tower], which represents the sixteenth Major Arcana card - "Tower" - which is next to "Devil".

"The Tower" is a very special Tarot card. No matter it is in upright or reversed position, it is not a good thing. It is also the only Major Arcana card without good meaning. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the least expected result of all divinations. Its meaning can be simply summarized as "collapse", "desolation" and "tragedy".

"Ed he, to the end."

"Wow!" Fubuki sat up suddenly, sweating profusely, as if she had just had a nightmare and suddenly woke up.

  In fact, he really was lying on the bed, but it was not the big bed in his dormitory, but the bed in the school infirmary. After he got rid of the identity of "Darkness", the time he slept on this "exclusive bed" was almost longer than the time he slept at home!

However, after he looked around, he found that teacher Emi Ayukawa, who had been working here for a long time, was not in the school infirmary. Instead, the screen separating the beds was rolled up, allowing Fubuki to see that there was another person lying on the bed next to his own - looking closely, that was the Ed Phoenix with whom he had duelled before.

Thinking of the duel, Fubuki was confused for a moment, because he really didn't remember what the result of the duel was. He only remembered that when he was attacking with [Red-Eyes Steel Dragon], Ed Phoenix used the [Wrecking Wheel] with the unsportsmanlike intention of killing both parties, trying to drag him into the water and clear out his basic points.

"Hey, you're awake?" The curtain in front of the bed was suddenly lifted, and Fubuki saw that Kobayashi Hayato actually appeared in the medical room, leaning out from outside the curtain. When he saw her sitting up, he waved and greeted her, "How do you feel?"

"I had a terrible nightmare." Although the fear only stayed in the moment of waking up, and Fubuki subconsciously forgot what she dreamed about the next second after sitting up, she still felt a lingering fear, and vaguely felt that the figure of the man in front of her seemed to have appeared in the dream. "And, I don't know if it's an illusion, but it seems that I dreamed of you, Principal Hayato."

"Oh, it's normal to dream about it. I beat you up, so you don't have to worry about it." Hayato said casually, waving his hand, "I didn't ask you what you dreamed about, I asked how your body felt."

"No, that doesn't sound like something that can be ignored, right?" Fubuki complained, "And since you said you beat me up, Mr. Hayato, I can imagine that my body must be in great condition. Not only does it not hurt, but it also feels very relaxed?"

"Of course you feel relieved. After all, I finally took this opportunity to catch this guy who has been bothering you." Hayato said, and took out a card from somewhere in his hand and showed it to Fubuki. The card clearly showed the mask that Fubuki had worn before - the symbol of the power of "Darkness".

However, unlike the mask that was surrounded by chains in Fubuki's hand, the mask in the card in Hayato's hand was already covered with cracks, as if it would be shattered with the slightest touch.

"Although I told you that Ed's deck has special powers, I didn't tell you to duel him, did I? Obviously, I thought that although you are usually not very reasonable, you are much more mature than Judai and the others. You can stop others from dueling with Ed. After I deal with these recent things, I will slowly solve the hidden dangers in Ed's deck."

Hayato pressed two fingers on the front and back of the card, and flicked it, not caring if it would get damaged, so that the card began to spin in his hand. "Judai is an idiot, Marufuji Sho has no opinion, Manjome likes to show off, Asuka can't lie to Judai, and Gozawa Tenku has no sense of existence. As a result, you are more stubborn than I expected."

"However, you can be considered a blessing in disguise. After I noticed the data of the new duel disk being used on the island, I went to check your location and saw that the power of 'Darkness' in you and the power in the Ed card group were in a fierce battle, and I defeated them both."

Yes, from the very beginning, Hayato never asked Fubuki to find Ed. From the beginning to the end, Hayato only told Fubuki about the special power within Ed's group, and then asked him to use his excellent antics and ability to attract fans to stop other students from dueling with Ed when necessary. This is something that neither Judai nor Manjome can do, and only Fubuki, who has many fans, can do.

However, Hayato did not expect that after knowing this, Fubuki made a promise to him in person, but secretly had a Dr. Gatling-like idea of ​​"I will defeat Ed first, so that others don't have to duel with Ed."

After hearing what Hayato said, although Fubuki was very happy that she had completely gotten rid of the shadow of the past, she remembered something and asked hurriedly: "Compared to those things. What was the result of the duel, Mr. Hayato? Did you see the result of the duel?"

Hayato glanced at Ed, whose breathing rhythm had changed on the bed beside him, and then smiled at Fubuki: "Did you forget what cards you had in your hand as a result of the duel?"

Although there is no Pope card in either the real card or the animation, the setting is that Saiou's secret power is complete - and coincidentally, there will be an event next week, and there will be a duel between KENN and Koyasu Takehito, representing Overlord Judai and Saiou respectively. It is estimated that there will be new cards by then