Duels should be played with a smile.

"Just as you think, Ella will make her appearance, and as for her opponent, I've arranged for that young master to be her opponent."

The draw was conducted under the watchful eyes of the world, but if Filvo wanted to change the results, it wouldn't be too difficult for him.

"I see..." Recalling Ella's recent behavior, Leyou couldn't help but silently pray for Sieg. "I hope he's alright."

Hopefully, the deck that Ella pulls out won't leave Sieg in too much despair.

……

If you were to ask which of the four members of Leyou is most like the ruthless player who climbs the ranks, there would actually be three answers.

Philo has the most similar overall style.

As the leader of the electronic faction, she received countless challenge messages from ruthless climbers since her inception. These climbers always used every possible method and strategy to pursue victory, seeking a stable, fast, and efficient win. Until she was banned, she was a staple in most of the most formidable climbing decks.

Leyou was originally a ruthless player who climbed the ranks, but since coming to this world, he no longer needed to face those competitive decks that were built solely for victory and had maximum strength and stability. Therefore, he was able to relax and duel in his preferred style.

However, his nature has never changed. When needed, he doesn't mind pulling out some outrageous decks to solve problems simply and cleanly.

The decks in the annals are as numerous as the stars in the sky, but in history, the records of the victors are often the most numerous.

However, when it comes to playing cards, Ella is undoubtedly the most similar – simple, efficient, with the sole purpose of achieving her goal and ignoring everything else.

This time, her goal was very simple.

Harvested despair.

For some unknown reason, Ella has been receiving mostly positive emotions lately, which is causing her great distress.

Feeling a bit stuck in her head, she couldn't think of any solutions, so she buried herself in research. She researched for a long time without any results until recently when the Snow Woman mentioned, "Why don't you ask Magical Play?" This gave Ella a new direction.

Without hesitation, Ella went straight to ask Leyou for advice. Coincidentally, Leyou was in a good mood at the time, and he shared all his knowledge with Ella in response to her question.

How can one reap more despair?

This is Ella's problem.

At that time, Leyou had just defeated Yuki-onna's Ice Tower Turtle, which was mixed with a bunch of strange things, using a Dragon Maid with Little Blue added. He subconsciously transformed Ella's question into "How can I make my opponent feel more despair in a duel?"

"Well, it's actually quite simple, and I have a lot of experience."

"First of all, it's incredibly frustrating to be able to watch your opponent play Yu-Gi-Oh! while you can't play it yourself, and when your opponent finishes, you're left with nothing to play."

After all, his main deck is Dragon Prism Takumi, so he has a lot of experience with this situation. He won't read the effects that are too long; he'll just check them first.

"Secondly, it's also quite despairing to create a really great situation and then have it easily wiped out by the opponent, and then be crushed."

For example, when you connect the Kuriboh, show off your awesomeness with the Great Void, and think you've already won, eat an egg or something.

"There's also this point. For example, when your advantages are exploited by the opponent, and then the opponent uses your advantages to turn the tide and win, the final feeling is quite despairing."

He understood this even better. Many times, when the opponent's initial blockade and interference were insufficient and they couldn't stop his clever breakthrough with Dragon Radiance, he would directly search for that Shadi Mi, perform a ritual summon, send him down, and then open the bull!

Using the monsters on the opponent's field as bayonets, leaving the opponent with their highest attack position monster, and then delivering two powerful blows with those bayonets to take them down—that feels so satisfying.

At this point, the other side must be feeling pretty desperate, right?

"I see."

Ella, eager to learn, nodded in approval and memorized all of this.

However, after Leyou finished explaining his thoughts and Ella left satisfied, he realized that he seemed to have overlooked something—he seemed to have forgotten to ask why Ella had come to ask him this question.

It wasn't until two days ago, when Philvo informed him that Ella was also going to participate, that he realized he seemed to be indirectly destroying the young mind of a duelist.

What? The opponent is a villain? That's alright then, we suggest Ella increase her efforts.

……

Collect despair, showcase as much despair as possible, so that you can also reap more despair in the future.

This is Ella's purpose in participating in this competition.

If you can make your opponent despair in front of everyone, wouldn't it be possible to make everyone feel despair together?

Spread this desperate duel around the world, and you'll be fully charged with the energy of despair!

A very reasonable deduction!

But why is the atmosphere in the audience a little off?

In a dreamlike, fairytale-like area of ​​the Seahorse Park, Ella was ready, standing on opposite sides with Sieg, about to begin their duel.

"Hiss! Another female duelist, and her aloof and unsmiling demeanor is really appealing! Bro, my XP system is messed up. Give me all her information within a minute, and next time we go out, I'll pay for everything!"

"Don't even think about it. I want to know too. Just like Miss Yuki-onna before, there's absolutely no information about Miss Ella. I wonder where President Kaiba got such a powerful duelist to participate in the competition. Miss Kujaku Mai is at least a top eight duelist in Duel City. I really don't know anything about these two. But Miss Ella's back view seems a bit familiar?"

"There are plenty of familiar faces, but you're saying she's strong before the fight even starts?"

"That's what you don't understand. She's ruthless and doesn't talk much. After she stood up there, she didn't say a word, and her expression didn't change at all. And didn't you feel it? Doesn't she have the aura of a leader? The aura of an ice queen? These are all proof of a strong person!"

"Wow~ Not bad, bro. You really know your stuff! To be honest, I love these quiet beauties the most! My erection is constantly going strong, it just won't stop!"

"Wake up, do you think I don't know you? You don't have any XP. Anyone like you who says they like something, control something, or have an XP, I categorize as simply a horny person."

The extraordinary enthusiasm from the audience brought a lot of positive energy.

Before the fight even started, Ella, who wanted the audience to feel despair, experienced her own despair first through the audience.

Even if all the positive energy is printed as numbered cards and Hope Emperor series cards and given to Leyou, she still has a continuous stream of positive energy.

Humans are such strange creatures!

"Enthusiastic duelists! The duelists for the third duel of this tournament are in position!"

Zieg was dressed in a bright pink suit, had bright pink hair, and held a bright pink rose in his hand. His whole persona exuded a flamboyant and edgy vibe.

Ella, on the other hand, wore a white dress without much embellishment, which perfectly matched the aloof atmosphere she exuded.

"A mysterious duelist as cold and unapproachable as an iceberg, Miss Ella, whose battle record is unknown but whose strength is formidable!"

"A figure as upright as a pine tree, an aura as gentle as a spring breeze! Mr. Zieg, from an ancient European noble family, is noble yet not arrogant!"

The audience felt that the referee's words sounded somewhat familiar.

"This arena is a fairyland modeled after Norse mythology! Under the watchful eyes of the gods, the two duelists will demonstrate their powerful will and a spectacular duel!"

"Now, I declare the duel officially open!"

At a command, the amusement park staff cooperated by creating wisps of mist in the area, and projecting two Valkyries holding horns into the sky. The stirring sound of the horns heralded the start of the duel.

"Duel!"

"Duel".

[Ella: 3 o'clock]

[Zig: 4 points]

"The duel begins. I have a higher score, but as a gentleman, I am willing to pass the right to strike first to this beautiful lady."

By bringing the bouquet of flowers to his nose and exhaling a fragrant breath, Zieg's "elegant" demeanor captivated the hearts of many female viewers.

"Today, I'm very lucky to have the opportunity to battle this beautiful lady in this Hall of Heroes using my Valkyrie deck. I wonder if she would also be willing to open her heart to me?"

Across the dueling arena, Sieg extended the bouquet in his hand, but was met with Ella's completely unmoved expression.

Without even blinking.

"My turn to go first, draw a card, preparation phase, should I activate any effects?"

Ella began the duel with remarkable fluidity, completely ignoring Sieg's flower—she was even somewhat bewildered as to why this man would give her a flower.

While receiving countless positive energies, she also received the information contained in the moment those energies were born, many of which were emotions that arose when some people received flowers or other gifts from someone they admired.

If that's the case... then it should be Leyou giving it to itself?

So what is this strange guy doing here?

Wait a minute, it seems like Leyou hasn't given me anything either?

No, sending flowers to yourself is to express joy, but you don't need joy. So, conversely, shouldn't you send flowers to Leyou?

That doesn't seem right either?

Ella's mind was a bit blank. She understood negative emotions well, but she still couldn't comprehend positive emotions.

Ella's mind went blank, but that didn't stop her body and facial expression from remaining utterly indifferent. Zieg was taken aback that his flower delivery would be ignored like this, so he could only smile and, without making a sound, keep his awkwardness in check as he put the flowers away.

"Is there anything going on during the preparation phase?" Ella asked again.

“Miss Beautiful, I would very much like to respond to your inquiry, but unfortunately my Valkyries do not…”

“Then everything is fine. I’m moving on to the main phase,” Ella interrupted Sieg’s rambling.

In a duel, you only need to use the simplest and most suitable method to reach the graveyard.

"Activate [Golden Goblin], draw a card, and recover 1000 LP."

My turn is over.

The entire main phase lasted less than five seconds. If it weren't for the Duel Disk prompting Sieg to draw a card, he would have thought that his opponent's turn hadn't even taken place.

Could it be that Ella, the woman on the other side, is actually different from the Snow Woman and Peacock Mai from before, and is just a pretty face?

After reassessing Ella, Sieg felt he had already won the duel!

It is our duty to restore the family's glory! The Schreid family will be great again in our own hands!

Chapter 141 Set it up! Set it up again!

"She couldn't have gotten stuck, could she?"

Suddenly, the Snow Woman appeared, and after watching Ella's first round end at lightning speed, she gave her own guess.

"You don't even believe that yourself, do you? Don't you think about it? Apart from decks like Sky Striker that are a perfect fit, how many decent decks actually include gold?"

When Leyou saw Ella turn gold into gold, he had already started silently praying for Sieg.

Because he also knew very well that any deck that included cards like Golden Goblin or Speedrunner just to compress the deck was usually the kind of deck that was trying to create a big, unstoppable force.

However, it was obvious that the arrogant young master Sieg did not understand this principle; he only felt that he had a great advantage.

And they're about to put on a show of flying dragons charging right at your face.

"Dueling is a very complicated matter. If you don't understand dueling well, it's best not to get involved rashly."