Print the card! Then summon the Shura Field.

Since the duel is taking place in a formal venue and tickets are available for purchase, everything should naturally be conducted in accordance with the rules of a formal competition.

After arriving at the venue, Shen Yi and his group were quickly led to the backstage lounge by Vera.

"The deck needs to be packaged on this device."

Vera, fulfilling her role as the guide robot, pointed to a device in the room and spoke to Shen Yi.

"Packaging?" Shen Yi looked at the device in front of him with curiosity.

He had heard of this term before.

Because of the existence of cards that opponents can counter in this world, players need to record and document their decks before the official start of the competition.

Once a deck is sealed, it cannot be altered in any way; otherwise, it is considered a foul and results in an immediate loss.

This is mainly to prevent duelists from suddenly seeing new information about their opponents before the match begins, and then modifying their decks by temporarily adding cards that target their opponents.

Of course, the packaging system only exists in formal leagues; it does not exist in competitions organized by clubs to showcase their strength.

Because some competitions are designed to showcase a club's strength, the speed at which cards are printed is also part of the competition.

In that kind of competition, it's perfectly acceptable to openly use cards based on the opponent's performance in the previous duel to counter their strategy.

After Shen Yi sealed the deck under Vera's guidance, he sat in the lounge waiting for the command to begin the duel.

The instructions were quickly delivered to Vera.

"You can go on stage now," Vera said to Shen Yi.

After saying that, he took Xiao Ai's arm and they went back into the card together.

"Go for it!" Jiji cheered Shen Yi on from there.

"Don't worry," Shen Yi grinned. "You can arrange my next matches now. I'm counting on participating in the upcoming games."

Jiji was amused by Shen Yi's confident demeanor and said, "I've already made the arrangements."

Shen Yi nodded and walked towards the center of the venue.

By this time, the stands were already full of spectators.

This surprised Shen Yi.

Are there really that many students at Duel Academy?

Vera's voice soon rang in Shen Yi's ears.

"Only a portion of them are students from the Duel Academy; many others are actually observers from the Soul Card world."

Ordinary recruits certainly can't afford the tickets to the event, so the observers Vera mentioned here should be personnel appointed by the higher-ups of various Soul Card worlds.

They used duels to observe the situation inside the Starry World.

Sometimes they also invest in duelists with potential.

While Starry World was supporting agents in Soul Card World, Soul Card World was also doing something similar; they also needed to have their own agents in Starry World.

Duelists who use the same Soul Card World slot deck will naturally band together to fight for the interests of their Soul Card World, with lobbyists trying to keep their respective deck worlds from war.

"Would they come to events like this?"

"He Kan's potential is still highly regarded." Vera's voice carried a hint of pride. "But now A Yi has also come into their sights."

"Because of Cai Yu?"

"Um."

Although Cai Yu is dead, his status as the runner-up in the academy competition still stands.

Although it was a low-level competition, it already demonstrated his potential.

Cai Yu's last duel before his death was with Shen Yi, and he lost to Shen Yi.

This also increased Shen Yi's popularity.

Although he is far from being a star duelist, his name is already visible in the academy's community.

While Shen Yi was chatting with Vera, He Kan made his appearance.

He was dressed in a flashy white suit with three brightly colored feathers pinned to his chest, and kept looking back at the audience as he entered.

"See, I told you so." After doing all this, He Kan smiled and looked at Shen Yi, saying, "We will meet in the dueling arena."

Shen Yi glanced at He Kan and said, "You sent your attendant to guide Xiao Ai, right? Thank you."

Although Shen Yi didn't know He Kan's purpose in doing this, judging from the content of the guidance, the other party had no malicious intent, so Shen Yi naturally expressed his sincere gratitude.

"It's alright. The rise and success of idol groups is more beneficial to us idol duelists, isn't it?" He Kan laughed.

Playing with idols...

What you're saying...

Just then, a golden guide robot flew onto the field.

It is the referee of this duel, and I've heard that its core is the executive body.

With the support of AI, enforcement agencies have permeated all aspects of life, overseeing the implementation of various standards, including those governing duels.

"The rules have been explained."

"If there are no objections, please begin your duel."

The robot's mechanical voice rang out.

Shen Yi and He Kan looked at each other almost simultaneously.

"Let's begin!"

"Duel! Begin!"

The two simultaneously showed their identity cards.

"I'll go first!" He Kan shouted his first move almost the instant the first move decision was made.

He glanced at his initial hand, then smiled at Shen Yi:

"Let's begin an exciting idol showdown!"

After saying that, he pulled out a card from his hand.

"Just then!" Shen Yi suddenly spoke, "I activate the instant-cast spell card [Temporary Announcement]!"

"[Temporary Announcement]?!" He Kan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Isn't this Gu Yu's card?

Then he remembered that after Shen Yi challenged Xiong Tan Society, there were indeed rumors online that Gu Yu had given Shen Yi the "Temporary Notice".

There was some discussion about these things in the college's community at the time.

But He Kan dismissed it as a rumor at the time.

After all, although Gu Yu is not an idol series duelist, the strength of this card is undeniable, and it should not be given to outsiders.

Could it be that... Shen Yi has already accepted the Gu family's offer?

"Come on! Shine on stage, Ai!"

While He Kan was thinking, Shen Yi had already Special Summoned Nangong Ai from the deck based on the effect of [Temporary Announcement].

Unfortunately, Vera doesn't have an "Idol" slot since she hasn't appeared in the game yet; otherwise, depending on the effect, she could Special Summon two Idol followers.

Nangong Ai slowly appeared amidst the summoning light. She took a deep breath and danced to herself as the song began.

"Activate Xiao Ai's effect." Shen Yi flipped over his deck. "Both players choose four follower cards from their respective follower decks and send them to the graveyard."

What is this guy trying to do?

He Kan began selecting follower cards based on their effects.

Then it suddenly occurred to him...

Follower cards that are pushed into the graveyard by Nangong Ai have no effect this turn.

Hey!

Is this your purpose?

Looking at his followers, He Kan had no choice but to make a bitter decision.

If you accidentally add points and find that the effect doesn't activate and the device is completely unresponsive, that would be a huge joke.