My anime-style card deck is fine!

“6.” Tieshan Youyou.

“…Let me tell you what happened first.” The paleontologist rolled his eyes, not wanting to deal with these two idiots: “The reason I didn’t tell you before was because I really didn’t have much to say, and to be honest, my experience was a bit embarrassing.”

"I couldn't even draw a card in the first round, and I lost without even knowing why."

"Although I don't know the difficulty of the guardian trainers you encounter, level 86... will leave you without even knowing how you lost."

Chapter 147: [Lulina]

That being said, the five of them, when they got serious, still gave a serious analysis of the paleontologists' duel.

A step-by-step analysis was conducted.

The final conclusion is that if you can't draw a hand trap that can be used for defense in the first round, you should just concede—after all, it's more dignified to concede.

The group exchanged glances, and both Tieshan Youyou and the gardener said that they and Mary were extremely incompatible.

As floating cities and royal gardens that require time to build, there's nothing that can be activated from the hand in the first turn—if the construction progresses too quickly, some things will inevitably be sacrificed.

If too many sacrifices are made, then the building will be nothing more than a shoddy construction project.

"Leave it to me, I'll go and test the waters." King Kong took the task, and the others didn't say anything more.

King Kong is indeed the most suitable among them.

As a lawyer, being quick-witted and eloquent is a fundamental quality!

"I'm leaving Mary in your care."

Tieshan Youyou nodded, then looked at the gardener: "Continue. Don't bother with useless information. Tell me something useful."

"...I'll let it slide since you've never met Miss Lulina before."

The gardener curled his lip.

Although he had just been stabbed in the back by King Kong, he wasn't the kind of fan who had to pursue their idols to the point of obsession; he simply liked them, so he recovered quickly.

after all……

Amon can't possibly do anything strange to a card minion, can he?

Thinking of this, the gardener's smile faded slightly, and images of Amon from the past flashed through his mind...

It shouldn't be possible..., right?

"As for Miss Lulina's deck..." The gardener suppressed his doubts and said, "Have you ever seen the ocean? It's pretty much the same thing."

"An attack as overwhelming as a storm."

……

Level 91.

If we turn back time a little, after the five people separated, the gardener came directly here.

What comes into view is a large pool that occupies the entire room.

The only land area, apart from the dueling platform, is the central pool, which is a platform that is neither small nor spacious.

In the middle of the platform, a narrow waterway divides it into the shape of a Poké Ball.

"Splash!" A slender and elegant figure emerged from the water, her healthy tan skin shimmering brightly under the lights, and the pool water flowing down her smooth, highlighted black hair.

The girl casually picked up a towel hanging to the side to wipe herself, and then noticed the gardener standing there blankly at the doorway.

"Excuse me, I didn't notice anyone coming."

The girl's voice was clear and crisp like pearls, and her radiant wheat-colored skin exuded health and vibrant youthful energy.

Every move she made was as if she were standing on a catwalk.

Elegant, poised, beautiful, healthy...

The gardener could see almost every adjective of beauty in the girl—in fact, before seeing the girl, the gardener had always thought he was into fair-skinned, fair-haired girls.

The gardener learned what had happened after seeing the girl.

Actually, having dark skin is fine!

"I am Lurina, the Gym Leader of the Waterboat Arena in Waterboat Town." Lurina was wearing a colorful two-piece swimsuit and sandals.

Two small swimming rings were attached to the ankles of the sandals as decorations.

Compared to her simple clothes, Lulina wore quite a few accessories: earrings, waist chain, wristband, armband, hair clip... and her exquisite waterproof makeup. With such simple accessories, Lulina radiated an exceptionally dazzling brilliance!

—Lelina, the Water-type Pokémon Trainer—

Attribute: Water

Rating: ★★★

Entry: [Pokémon Trainer], [Galar Region], [Gym Leader]

Attack 1000; Defense 1000;

Effect ①: Pokémon Water-type Trainer - When a Water-type Pokémon is on the field, this card is unaffected by other card effects and cannot be attacked by other cards. Water-type Pokémon gain an extra move per turn.

Effect 2: Gym Leader of the Waterfowl Stadium in Waterfowl Town - When this card is on the field, all Water-type Pokémon with a level below 49 will be raised to level 49 and gain related effects and moves.

Effect 3: Pokémon World Model Lurina - When this card is on the field, once per turn, add 1 Water-type [Pokémon] Follower Card from your Graveyard to your hand.

Beautiful! Powerful! Immortal (not really)!

This is—[The Black Pearl of Galler]!

"Excuse me, are you the contestant who wants to take on the challenge?" Lulina asked gracefully, unconcerned that the gardener hadn't spoken.

"Ah, yes."

The gardener walked up to the platform with a hint of excitement.

Lulina also hung the towel around her neck, climbed onto the dueling platform, picked up the dueling disk from the side, and put it on her left hand.

A towel was casually hung on the handrail.

As Lulina explained the rules, they were very simple, no different from those of Lillie and the others before. It was a duel between two powerful opponents, and although the arena was a pool, there were no special effects to enhance it.

It's just a simple pool!

In fact, apart from Mallow and Lillie, the trainer girls stationed at other checkpoints did not set up any venues. At most, it was a hard requirement for Lulina because of the aquatic Pokémon.

Most of them are just ordinary venues, or simply places like grassy areas, plains, and forests that can be found everywhere.

Although it wasn't the Pokémon world, the pride of the Gym Leaders and the fairness of Pokémon battles led them to unanimously reject Amon's idea of ​​setting up a battleground.

Of course, Amon respects their choices.

“So, that’s the rule.” Lulina put one hand on her hip, naturally striking a pose that accentuated her natural charisma as a model.

The gardener was taken aback for a moment before nodding and saying, "I understand."

Although he was captivated by Lulina, his instincts as a duelist made him remember the rules—after going through them in his mind, he discovered that unlike the initial encounters with Mao and Lillie, this time there were no field effects!

—Are you really that confident that the levels you designed won't be breached, Amon?!

"Alright, let the duel begin!"

"duel!"

The duel has ended.

The instant the round began, Lulina unleashed a fatal blow without hesitation: "Armored Warrior. [Head-on Strike]!"

Gundam's armored insects instantly rushed to the gardener's front.

"Clang—!" It was like a sharp blade being drawn from its sheath.

Before his imposing and powerful figure, a sharp blade, carrying a terrifying cold light, suddenly appeared, striking straight ahead!

With the power of Lulina, the level 49 armored warrior's attack power soared to 8,500 points, which is 500 more than the normal health of a card master!

If the gardener is hit by the knife, he will die on the spot!

but……

After being bombarded by Mallow and Lillie, the Gardener also challenged his own deck.

Faced with this attack, the gardener didn't even have time to draw a card. One of the cards in his hand suddenly shone brightly, and a phantom rock enveloped the gardener before the attack could reach him.

The armored warrior's attack was effectively blocked!

——Artificial rockery landscaping · Stone Guardian!

"Once per turn, this card can be activated when I receive a direct attack, negating that attack! If that attack exceeds my current Life Points, this card will not be sent to the Graveyard, but will be returned to my hand!"

The gardener showed the Shi Gandang card briefly, then put it back in his hand.

The armored warrior landed silently to one side, its tiny insect eyes revealing no emotion, only its two antennae twitching incessantly.

The gardener let out a breath, finally having time to pull out a card.

Then I felt cold sweat break out.

He didn't even dare to think that if he hadn't drawn [Shi Gandang], wouldn't he have died on the spot?

Because, as a Pokémon, Golisopod can be added to the hand in the first turn through its effect, and then deliver this merciless and fatal blow!

"...It's just like a high-pressure water jet that can cut through diamonds!"

The gardener only felt the efficiency, sharpness, and unparalleled cutting and killing power of the attack!

Fortunately, this effect can only be used on the turn the summoned character is generated...

Just as the gardener was thinking this, he saw Lurina activate the effect of Golem, whose [Danger Avoidance] ability allowed Golem to return directly to the hand during battle...

Even if an armored warrior unilaterally overwhelms the opponent, the effect can still be triggered!

"..."

The gardener watched as the armored warrior returned to Lulina's hand card.

It's obvious that in the next round, Lulina will once again unleash that unparalleled strike!

Suddenly, cold sweat soaked the gardener's back.