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Chapter 1906 Let's celebrate!
“Jim.” Holding the “Eye of Orichalcos” in his hands, O’Brien seemed to sense something from this “relic” of Jim.

He vaguely heard Jim's last unfinished sentence.
The "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army" behind Jaden weren't particularly excited. After all, they had already been excited when [Hyperfusion] appeared, and at that time they had already determined that the final victory would inevitably belong to their Overlord. Although the [Stone Throwing Attack] and [Provoking the Snake] caused their emotions to fluctuate, and they twice thought that the duel was about to take an unexpected turn, the final result was exactly as they had predicted.

"As expected, Lord Overlord is invincible." The skilled black magician said to his "other self" beside him, "That human is indeed no match for him."

"It's not without its merits. If it were one of us, we might have failed." The Skilled White Mage nodded in agreement. "But in the end, it was indeed Lord Overlord who won."

"Huh? Did you two just glance in my direction?" [Evil King - Tracarel] glared at him unhappily. "What? Do you think I'm some kind of trash that might tip over?"

"Hey, don't do it! This is in front of Lord Overlord!" [Mimetic Treasure Chest Demon Lord] tried to mediate.

However, as is well known, there are usually five members among the Four Heavenly Kings, and the fifth member of the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army" - [Guardian-Bao] - had a much more exaggerated reaction after witnessing the victory of the Overlord Jaden.

"Celebrate!"

He stepped forward voluntarily, [Guardian-Bao] holding a book in his hands, recording another victory of the Supreme King Jaden: "The dark king who possesses the power to dominate the world, rule the spirits, and conquer life and death, is named 'Supreme King'!"

"At this moment, it is another great victory for them, and a new step forward on the road to unifying the power of the world!"

"Noisy." Hearing the voices of his subordinates behind him, Haō Jūdai merely turned his head and glanced at them, casually remarking.

The Guardian-Bao, who had just been "celebrating," immediately fell silent and withdrew. A qualified subordinate should know how to read his boss's expression. Clearly, Lord Overlord felt that their actions were unnecessary to him, so there was no need to continue "celebrating."

Almost simultaneously, the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army" returned to their previous silent state of watching the battle, and stood in a row again. After collecting and sorting the cards they had used and letting the Duel Disk automatically shuffle them, Overlord Jaden looked at O'Brien and said, "So, is it your turn next?"

Despite having his life points reduced to 100 during his duel with Jim, Jaden seemed completely unaffected and was even planning to continue his duel with the still-living O'Brien.

He seemed to be a cold dueling machine, with no concept of pain or emotion. In his mind, perhaps everything he saw was divided into two categories: "those that need to be killed by dueling" and "those that do not need to be killed by dueling".
In O'Brien's eyes, the Supreme King Jaden was such a terrifying and extreme existence. Even in his eyes, the Supreme King Jaden's figure, which was standing still, was being magnified in his own fear, gradually twisting into a demon-like existence.

'The rest is in your hands, O'Brien,' Jim's voice still echoed in O'Brien's ears. The last glimmer of red light emanated from the "Eye of Orichalcos" in his hand. 'Junior—'

'Me? Me, fight Jaden?' O'Brien, unable to move forward due to his fear, even took a step back just looking at the Supreme King Jaden before him. 'No, not Jaden, this monster is just a Supreme King, isn't it?'

'Defeat him? Liberate his mind? What is that? I don't understand, because it's impossible to win, isn't it?' Swallowing hard, O'Brien clenched his fists tightly, completely obscuring the light of the 'Orichalcum Eye,' thus blocking out Jim's final words. 'How could a human possibly defeat such a monster? I'm just an ordinary person; I don't have that kind of power!'

'Yes, that's right. I... I can't fight a tyrant!'

Completely unable to answer Jaden's question, and lacking even the courage to look him in the eye, O'Brien, who had witnessed Jim's "death," initially took a step back. But with his bottom line crossed, he retreated further and further, cold sweat pouring down his face. Suddenly, he turned around and screamed in panic, "Waaaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

Because he turned around too quickly, he didn't even pick up Jim's dropped duel disk or his abandoned baggage. In fact, if he hadn't been carrying the bag from the beginning, O'Brien might have lost his own baggage by now.

He even considered dropping the pack on his back to run faster, but he didn't want to stop for even half a second. He felt like a rabbit being watched by a giant python, the feeling of being preyed upon was like a thorn in his back. He even tripped and fell on the ground in a panic, but he still didn't dare to slow down even half a step, got up and continued to run away.

(The animated Leo Brian runs with a very loud voice? He's howling like a banshee while running.)
"Really, that's pathetic." [Guardian-Bao] glanced disdainfully at O'Brien, who had chosen to flee without any dignity, and whose fleeing posture was so pathetic that even the word "disgraceful" could hardly describe it. He thought O'Brien was far inferior to the human from before.

Although it was reckless, at least Jim had the courage to challenge his Overlord, and the Overlord even had his base points reduced by him. It's still necessary to acknowledge Jim's strength. But what about O'Brien? He actually showed such an ugly and disgraceful attitude in front of the Overlord, and didn't even dare to answer the Overlord's question before running away. What a vulgar thing!
Because of O'Brien's escape, Jaden had already lowered his arms. The deck that had just been shuffled and prepared for the next match was put away again by the Duel Disk. The unfolded Duel Disk was retrieved and put back into its disc shape.

"Lord Overlord, do we need to go and capture him?" Noticing this, the [Skilled White Mage] stepped forward and cautiously inquired of Overlord Judai.

“We have at least nine ways to bring him back to you, nine ways!” the skilled black magician assured him.

【Guardian-Bao】Glanced at the “Black and White Magisters” who were singing in unison, and clicked his tongue in displeasure. Unfortunately, he was a step too late and failed to flatter them.

However, the "Black and White Mages" duo ultimately failed to flatter him, because Jaden of the Overlord merely glanced at the fleeing Obryan in the distance before turning back to walk into the Overlord Castle, casually saying, "I'm not interested in anything that lacks the courage to fight."

"Yes, Your Majesty's will." Watching the Overlord enter the city and disappear into the shadows, the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army" quickly lined up respectfully, bowed, and saw him off back into the city. Then, the castle gates slowly closed. —The gate at the entrance to Overlord City was practically meaningless to the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army," as teleporting through walls was their standard ability. The gate served more as a display of the Overlord's aura and imposing presence.

"What terrifying power, Lord Overlord," [Mimosaic Chest Demon Lord] exclaimed. "That terrifying power of [Hyperfusion]."

"After all, it's a card created by Lord Overlord using the countless lives and souls he has slaughtered over this period of time, combined with the powerful strength he possesses." [Evil King - Tracarel] felt it was only natural. "It's not even fully completed yet. It's said that there's still room for further strengthening. I really don't know what it will become in the end."

"Those two, [Skeleton Priest] and [Chaos Wizard], they were researching that card before, weren't they?" The seasoned [Skilled White Mage] said to [Guardian-Bao], "It's fortunate they didn't finish that card, otherwise—"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you really think that the power of that card is the real power?" However, upon hearing the words of the Skilled White Mage, the Guardian-Bao corrected him with great dissatisfaction, "Fool! The truly powerful one is Lord Overlord himself. Not just anyone who gets that [Super Fusion] card can unleash Lord Overlord's power."

"Even without the existence of [Hyperfusion], do you really think that the power possessed by Lord Overlord is not terrifying? To be honest, I even understand that coward who ran away, because even if any of us were standing in front of Lord Overlord, we would be dominated by fear, right?"

Hearing that [Guardian-Bao]'s words were full of praise for the Overlord, with not a single sentence not referring to him as "Lord Overlord," [Skilled Black Magician] looked at him helplessly, but did not refute him. He simply said casually, "It's really surprising that you would understand that coward and not chase after him and kill him for disrespecting Lord Overlord?"

"Who says I won't do it?" Guardian-Bao retorted matter-of-factly. "Understanding and action are two different things. Of course, there's no need for the mighty Overlord to use his power on such lowly minions, but we, the 'Four Heavenly Kings,' have the responsibility and obligation to clean up any omissions for the Overlord."

"None of you are allowed to take it from me!"

As he spoke, [Guardian-Bao] flew off excitedly, not forgetting to take his greatsword with him, seemingly intending to go all out from the beginning to catch up with the fleeing O'Brien and end his life.

Watching the departing Guardian Bao, Evil King Tracarel remarked, "That guy, isn't he actually a beastman monster? He's such a loyal dog."

"Isn't this perfectly reasonable? Do you have any disrespectful thoughts towards Lord Overlord?"

Upon hearing [Mimosaic Treasure Chest Lord]'s words, [Evil King - Tracarel] visibly panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. I respect Lord Overlord from the bottom of my heart."

With the departure of Guardian Bao, the "Black and White Mages" also quietly disappeared. Although they were all among the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Overlord Army," the veteran "Black and White Mages" did not get along well with the newly promoted Evil King Tracalel and Mimic Treasure Chest Lord, because the methods they had chosen to become stronger had resulted in their current power being inferior to any of the other "Four Heavenly Kings" individually.

In this world, only the strong have a voice, and the weak have no say. Even if the "Black and White Magisters" are not actually weak, but only slightly weaker compared to the other "Four Heavenly Kings," it doesn't matter. At least before they reunite, [Evil King - Tracalel] and [Mimosaic Chest Lord] would never look down on this "senior," and similarly, the "Black and White Magisters" would look down on the two "youngsters."

When the Overlord is present, or when the Guardian-Bao is present, the "Black and White Mage" can exchange a few words with the Evil King-Tracalel and the Mimic Treasure Chest Lord. However, when the former two are not present, the latter two will not even glance at the "Black and White Mage".

As the Jade Emperor entered the castle, he walked up the steps, the torches on the walls, prepared and lit in advance by his servant monsters, swaying and radiating light to illuminate his path. Reaching his residence on the top floor, the Jade Emperor casually removed his cloak and helmet.

Although the visor of his helmet was shattered in his previous duel with Jim, he could repair the armor, which was formed from his dark power, at any time if needed, including restoring the discarded shattered visor. In fact, his current action of removing it was superfluous; he could easily dispel the unwanted armor if he wished.

Standing inside the King's residence, the Supreme King Judai gazed out the window at everything, his eyes devoid of emotion, making it impossible to read any of his inner feelings from them.

Back when he was in the Osiris-Red dormitory, although he had a fairly high status due to the popularity he had accumulated in the academy over the past three years, he would still sometimes be disturbed by the noise of students' activities downstairs when he slept in the dormitory—for example, dragging chairs on the ground without lifting them, slamming doors shut with excessive force, falling asleep while playing on his personal terminal and causing things to fall to the ground, etc.

However, the environment in Overlord City is much better. Not to mention that his residence is at the highest point of Overlord City, and no foolish monsters would roam around his residence, just the majestic and terrifying image he has shown during this period is enough to prevent those monsters from making any noise to disturb him, even if they bite off their tongues or break their bones.

—So in this quiet, dim light, the sound of the second breath was so distinct. Especially since that breath was particularly heavy?
"Ruthless, cold, cruel, domineering, dark." Holding her blushing cheeks in her hands, Yubel quietly appeared on the top floor of the Overlord Castle. "This is the Judai I know. This nostalgic dark aura... You have regained the power you once possessed, haven't you, Judai?"

"That's right, that's how you control everything with despair and power. Because you are Judai, you can kill whoever you want. That's the Judai I love!"

Despite being stared at by Judai's icy gaze, the excited Yubel remained oblivious, lost in her own "happiness." With a contorted expression, she exclaimed excitedly, "This is amazing! This is exactly what I wanted to see!"

(Ubel's expression reference:)

People across the country are gradually starting their holidays, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger—meaning that those cars that used to only run twice a year are now nowhere to be seen in our neighborhoods.

Unupdated: 4/9