People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 424 Returning to the Apartment
The card slowly arced through the air before landing steadily in Tang Xin's hand.

Just as Tang Xin's fingertips touched the card and she instinctively sensed its energy, a sudden change occurred, and [Mental Collapse] burst forth with dazzling golden light.

Golden light emanated from the card in a ring and spread outwards. The airflow in the analysis room became violent, the documents on the table were blown into the air, and the screen of the testing equipment began to flicker wildly, emitting a "buzzing" electrical sound.

[Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—] The alarm on the top of the analysis room sounded, accompanied by flashing red warning lights.

Tang Xin stood there, holding the card, frozen in place. A current of air surged around her, but it wasn't violent.

The golden halo surrounding the card grew brighter and brighter, gradually expanding until it completely enveloped Tang Xin. The air currents around the edge of the halo formed tiny vortices, ruffling the stray hairs on her forehead. Her eyes reflected the golden light, her face filled with bewilderment and shock.

Fan Gang, Le Tong, and Li Guanqi all stopped what they were doing and stared wide-eyed at Tang Xin, who was enveloped in a halo.

Le Tong gaped, pointing at Tang Xin, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time: "This...this is...it has recognized its master?!"

“So far away, yet so close at hand…” Li Guanqi murmured to himself, filled with surprise.

What you searched high and low for, you found effortlessly, manifesting itself in this very moment.

Izuna's pupils contracted slightly, and he said in disbelief, "The suitable host we've been looking for is actually Tang Xin?"

She had been worrying about how to write the task report, but she never expected that the answer was right beside her. This reversal came so suddenly that she found it hard to accept.

"You—" Li Guanqi looked at Tang Xin, who was still in a daze, and asked worriedly, "Are you... alright? Is anything bothering you?"

He was afraid that this sudden burst of power and recognition of his master would harm Tang Xin.

This is a mental domain card; who knows if the process of recognizing the owner will be modified to adapt to the main brain?

Tang Xin took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly with each breath, as if she were about to shout something.

Seeing this, Fan Gang, Le Tong, and Li Guanqi subconsciously took a half step back, preparing to be greeted by Tang Xin's screams—after all, most people would lose control of their emotions when faced with something so irrational, let alone Tang Xin.

However, no scream rang out. Tang Xin simply exhaled slowly from her chest, her expression serious, her tone calm and firm: "So it really was me."

After saying that, she turned to look at the three of them, her eyes extremely serious: "From now on, we can no longer laugh and joke around."

Letong: "."

Izuna: "."

Li Guanqi: “.”

The three of them were stunned for a moment when they saw Tang Xin's serious expression. Then, they couldn't help but twitch their lips, feeling speechless.

Tang Xin's serious expression didn't last three seconds. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips, and the next second she couldn't hold back any longer. She put her hands on her hips and burst into laughter, pointing at herself with a smug tone: "I knew it! A mental domain card like [Mental Collapse] is only suitable for a highly intelligent person like me! Wasn't I right?"

With that, she suddenly raised the epic domain [Mental Collapse] high in her hand and cheered as if she had won the lottery: "Whoosh—wow—it really is me!"

While cheering, they struck the same righteous pose as Su Qing from the novel.

Tang Xin had never been so happy, as if she had found the meaning and mission of her life.

Seeing her excited expression, Li Guanqi couldn't help but pour cold water on her enthusiasm. His tone was calm, but he went straight to the point: "But if you become the master, you'll have to engage in mentally devastating duels with the suspects. Can your [Puppet Dessert] deck really handle that? Why not switch to a more powerful deck?"

He paused, then added, "Mental Breakdown Duels require a very high win rate; if you lose, it's meaningless."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xin's smile froze, and she stood there stunned, her hand holding the card drooping slightly.

She looked down at the [Mental Collapse] card in her hand, then thought of her adorable deck, and remained silent for a few seconds.

No matter what industry you're in, when your hobby becomes your job and you carry the burden of responsibility, you're no longer happy.

"How about we switch?" Izuna suggested, wanting to offer some deck recommendations.

Tang Xin suddenly turned around, her eyes filled with unwavering determination, and shouted to the three of them in a powerful voice, "I'd rather die than not play [Puppet Dessert]!"

She gripped the [Mental Collapse] card tightly, with the stubbornness unique to hardcore gamers, declaring, "I can do it! I'll bring [Puppet Dessert], bring my deck, and uncover the whole truth!"

The aura of mission surrounding her was particularly dazzling. Li Guanqi, Fan Gang, and Le Tong, looking at her like this, were momentarily speechless, only one thought running through their minds—

"If it were her."

"Maybe it can really reveal the truth."

Le Tong sighed helplessly and waved her hand: "Fine, fine, you're good. Anyway, you're the compatible one, so you won't suffer any backlash even if you lose."

Looking at the jubilant Tang Xin, Izuna turned to Letong and asked, "What tasks are still unfinished?"

Le Tong was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. Her eyes lit up, and she grabbed Fan Gang's arm, yelling, "Mission accomplished! Our mission is accomplished! Ahhh, we can have a holiday now!"

She laughed hysterically.

What was supposed to be a seven-day task was completed in three days, giving me a full four-day holiday! I've never been this happy, not even during the Lunar New Year!

Upon hearing the words "vacation," Tang Xin cheered even more enthusiastically. Holding up the "Mental Collapse" in one hand and pulling Le Tong along with the other, the two spun around in the analysis room, their laughter echoing throughout the entire space.

Li Guanqi stood aside, watching Tang Xin cheering in front of him, his expression somewhat complicated.

He genuinely didn't want Tang Xin to get involved in these things, and he didn't want her to be part of the "main storyline."

Simply doing a "side quest," being an ordinary agent of the Spirit Control Division, fooling around every day, without having to face so much danger and darkness, that would be perfect.

But now, Tang Xin has become the one who adapts to the "Mental Collapse" trait, and everything has changed.

Next, she will definitely be arranged by the Spirit Control Division to engage in a large number of mental breakdown duels, face all kinds of vicious suspects, peek into bloody and desperate memories, and learn many secrets that she should not know.

Those things were enough to drag a once lively and cheerful girl into the abyss.

Just like the plot of "The Upside-Down Underworld", the female protagonist, after peeking into too many memories and knowing too much, becomes a 'fallen angel'.

Izuna noticed Li Guanqi's unusual behavior and walked over. Unusually, he put aside his usual seriousness and asked with a hint of amusement, "What? Worried about Tang Xin?"

Li Guanqi did not answer directly, but instead asked, "If she is not up to the task of the Heartbreak Duel, what will the Spirit Control Division do? Will they replace her?"

“They usually don’t replace her,” Izuna said earnestly. “If she’s not capable enough, the Spirit Control Division will send her for further training, and she’ll most likely end up like me.” As he said this, Li Guanqi unconsciously glanced at Izuna’s ears and tail—those were biologically modified, transformed into a Kamaitachi, to gain better physical attributes.

Body modification is not uncommon in Biantana; some choose mechanization, others choose biological modification, but he didn't want Tang Xin to go down that path from the bottom of his heart.

Just like when he watched Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, even though Jaden Yuki became stronger later on, he still preferred the carefree boy with the sunny smile.

Seeing Li Guanqi's furrowed brows, Izan chuckled softly and patted his shoulder to comfort him, "Don't worry, when she really can't beat him, the Spirit Control Division will first issue points for recruitment, just like you did with the clown. Five hundred points will be enough to recruit brave men."

Hearing this, Li Guanqi's furrowed brows relaxed slightly: "That's good."

Izuna glanced around, lowered his voice, and said seriously, "The boss is preparing a month-long offline operation, which should be used to encircle and kill 12000. What do you think?"

Li Guanqi knew she was talking about the Dark Division. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said, "She specifically asked me to find a way to make the Queen of Red Chess fall into depravity and get her involved in the operation. This means that the other party is a core pillar in the network field. In the Clockwork, only the Doctor can be considered to have this identity. The target of the operation is the Collapse of Dream World."

"So, are you going?" Izuna asked directly, staring intently at Li Guanqi, waiting for his answer.

Li Guanqi remained silent, not responding immediately, but simply shaking his head slightly, it was unclear whether he was 'denying' or 'not knowing'.

Seeing this reaction, Izuna didn't ask any further questions, but just stood quietly to the side.

Just then, the iron door of the analysis room slid open with a "whoosh," and Ella rushed in, her face showing some anxiety: "What just happened? Why was the alarm going off so loudly? What's wrong?"

Tang Xin was the first to react. Holding up the [Mental Collapse], she ran to Ella and excitedly shouted, "It's bound to me! Ella, look! I'm bound to [Mental Collapse]!"

As she spoke, she deliberately turned around to demonstrate the seamless connection between herself and the card—golden light flowed between them, a classic example of a card recognizing its owner.

"So fast?" Ella asked, somewhat surprised. "What about the experiments you've planned afterwards?"

"No need to do it anymore." Iizuna stepped forward and said in a low voice, "The mission is complete. We'll head back after we finish organizing the data. Thank you so much for your help these past two days."

"I see." Ella looked somewhat troubled, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

Li Guanqi noticed Ella's unusual expression and was a little puzzled. Shouldn't she be happy that the five "idiots" weren't bothering her? Or was she reluctant to let them go?
On the other side, Letong walked over to Mickey, who was fast asleep on the table, took a deep breath, and then shouted into his ear, "Get up! Lazybones! Time to go back!"

Mickey was startled awake. He jerked up, his eyes not fully open, and instinctively clutched the camera tripod in his arms, looking around warily.

"Hey, wake up." Le Tong waved her hand in front of him like she was teasing a child. "Let's go back~"

Mickey showed no anger or morning grumpiness from being startled awake; he simply murmured in confusion, "Back to where we started? What about the mission? We still need to find a suitable Lord for our Lord."

Le Tong smiled, raised her chin, and gestured for him to look at Tang Xin, who was still excitedly fiddling with the cards not far away: "Look."

Mickey looked in the direction Letong pointed, and when he saw the golden light flowing on the [Mental Collapse] card in Tang Xin's hand, he instantly snapped out of it, his eyes lit up, and he let out an exaggerated "Wow!"

"found it!"

“We—” Le Tong’s eyes met Mickey’s intently, “we will complete the mission ahead of schedule.”

"We're going on holiday!" Mickey shouted in perfect unison.

Izuna rolled his eyes at them helplessly and tidied up the data and equipment in the analysis room.

After packing their things, the group didn't linger. Ella saw them off to the door and watched them get into the hovercar.

The car window slowly rolled up, and Ella remained frowning until the hovercar slowly drove away and finally disappeared from her sight.

The hovercar traveled smoothly along the high-altitude airway. Half a day later, it finally arrived at Bianyuelong Fortress. As soon as it stopped, Yue Tong couldn't wait to stand up from the car, raise her hands, and shout to the sky: "Long live the holiday!"

"Long live!" Tang Xin and Mickey cheered along with them.

But the cheers didn't last long before the supercomputing ring on Tang Xin's wrist suddenly vibrated.

She looked down and opened the message, her unrestrained smile slowly fading into a serious expression.

She looked up at everyone and said seriously, "The team leader told me to go and have a heart-wrenching duel with that lover right now, saying that the schedule is very tight."

"So soon?" Li Guanqi was a little surprised. They had just returned to Bian Yuelong and hadn't even caught their breath. The efficiency of the Juling Division was too high. It seemed that they really had a lot of unsolved cases waiting to be dealt with.

Tang Xin took a deep breath, gripped the [Mental Collapse] in her hand, and said with a determined look in her eyes: "If I don't go to hell, who will!"

"This hardship is nothing compared to uncovering the truth; justice will prevail!"

"Justice will prevail! Go, Sugar Heart Baby!" Letong pulled Mickey up and cheered along, the two shouting and clapping, further enlivening the atmosphere.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Izanagi turned to look at Li Guanqi and said in a calm tone, "What about you? What are your plans next? Do you want to come along and take a look? Maybe we can help out."

Li Guanqi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and got out of the car: "No, I want to go back to my apartment to rest first."

Izuna nodded, saying nothing more, and simply started the hovercar, carrying Tang Xin, Le Tong, and Mickey towards the direction of the Spirit Control Division.

Watching the hovercar gradually disappear into the distance, Li Guanqi turned and walked towards the Bruwart Apartments. As he pushed open the apartment door, Seele walked towards him with a gentle smile and greeted him, "Mr. Li, it's been a long time."

Seele's voice was more natural than before, without any mechanical quality, and had a more human softness.

"Long time no see, Xi'er." Li Guanqi paused for a moment, then smiled in response. "Is my old room still available?"

He chose to return to the apartment instead of the staff dormitory mainly because the apartment has a more comprehensive security system that can effectively prevent network intrusion, making him feel safer living there.

Only in this apartment did he dare to log into the account of "Silver City Son-in-Law".

After all, in the dungeon, his bounty has reached 3.5 million, ranking eighth.

“Of course it’s still there. I’ve been cleaning it regularly.” Seele nodded with a smile, then paused and added, “However, two new residents have moved into the apartment recently. I hope you two can get along well.”

"Understood." Li Guanqi nodded, feeling a little curious about who the new resident was.

Those who can enter this apartment must be at the level of the Purgers.

Seeing that he had no objections, Xi'er turned around and led him toward the main entrance, pushing open the familiar wooden door.

(End of this chapter)