Duels should be played with a smile.

This extraordinary form is an image that Ella found in Leyou's past memories that she felt was particularly suitable for herself and that she particularly liked. After arriving in this mixed-dimensional world, she transformed her Zeus into its current form.

When she first saw the image she had chosen, she also discovered two other images from the same series in her memories of playing. Therefore, she also created alternate versions of Aeus based on those two images for Snow Woman and Philvo.

However, because the decks of Yuki-onna and Filvor are not particularly compatible with Arceus, there has never been a chance to use them.

With difficulty, he tore his gaze away from the majestic giant. Zedu casually drew his cards for this turn, and after looking through his hand, graveyard, and field, he sighed helplessly.

The deck answered his call, and he drew a very useful card.

However, it could also be said that it was of little use, because Aeus, who had a total of 6 materials, was an insurmountable barrier for him.

100 points of LP is undoubtedly a dying candle, but at this moment it feels like an ideal utopia in a dream.

It was right there, seemingly within reach, but no matter how hard you tried to reach out, you could never grasp it in your hand.

"I will switch Little Ruri to Defense Position, and then end my turn."

This was Sawatari's last struggle.

"Then, it's my turn, draw a card!"

When Ella drew this card, the duel was already over.

Animals are usually so cute, but when it comes to actually doing something, they can suddenly turn evil.

Led by Aeus, who appeared to be "Supreme and Forgiving," the fairytale animals playing happily in the forest pulled out their hidden phones and began their emergency calls for help.

Moments later, the satellite spirits descended, following the signal of a series of "2"s drawn on the ground by the fairytale animals.

When Aeus, the satellite Shining, fairytale animals, and the pancake frog all gather together, the duel will be a foregone conclusion.

Given the somewhat endearing appearance of the pancake frog, adding the category of "fairytale animal" wouldn't be a bad idea!

Of course, this can only be considered endearing on one's own side; on the other side, it would be the absolute source of all evil.

Zetsu's final LP was cleared by Zeus. When that sword, powerful enough to split the heavens and the earth, fell on him, not only did his own heart almost skip a beat, but even the viewers who didn't have a good impression of him before secretly held their breath for him.

Even knowing that it's a duel in a competition and there will be no injuries, the fear in a person's heart will still be awakened when they see the giant sword fall.

With Sawatari's defeat, only one final duel remained in the tournament.

The audience, who felt a little unsatisfied by the relatively short duel, have now rekindled their anticipation and raised it to new heights.

One is a female duelist with super strength, a super powerful monster, and super high looks; the other is a Phantom Dragon Driver who rides a mysterious, noble, and powerful dragon and has defeated the strong Jack Atlas. The upcoming clash between the two has countless viewers eagerly anticipating it.

They even wanted to grab a Crimson King to fast-forward through the long one-hour break in between.

"I'm so excited... I wonder what kind of duel we'll see later."

"Yes, when was the last time a competition of this scale was held?"

"It's not just about looking forward to the upcoming duel, I've heard that after the champion is decided, the Dimensional Overlord will come back to the stage again!"

"To be honest, I'm really looking forward to Overlord showing up and giving us an exhibition match. I heard from my friends in the Fusion Dimension that Overlord's duels have an incredibly reassuring feel to them."

"That's amazing? Now that you mention it, I'm a little curious too. But I don't think the Overlord would come to play an exhibition match for no reason, right? People of their caliber must have a lot of things to do and be busy all the time, right?"

"That's true. Rather than expecting the Overlord to make a move, we should look forward to the finals later. It's strange, actually, the two duelists who have entered the finals are completely unknown. I really don't know where they came from."

......

"Um... I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Walking along a dark path with poor visibility, the snow woman following behind the dragon knight suddenly asked a question.

"explain."

"You've been in this world for so long, can you explain to me what exactly is going on with the head of the Ritual Division?"

It was normal for the Snow Woman to know that some strange things were happening to Leyou, but now that she had finally met someone who might be able to answer her questions, she naturally wanted to satisfy her curiosity.

Her question made the dragon knight pause slightly. He didn't speak immediately, but continued to lead the snow woman forward. After a moment, as if he had sorted out his thoughts, the dragon knight slowly spoke.

"It may be a bit complicated to explain, but simply put, different versions of Him may exist at different points in time in the same world, but at any given time, there can only be one Him."

“These are all things He Himself, but what the more specific differences are, He Himself will only know once He Himself has become complete.”

It was a bit convoluted, and some of the riddles came out of the dragon knight's mouth, unsurprisingly earning him a glare from the snow woman.

"With you looking at me like that, I can't give a more specific answer. Neither you, nor I, nor any other being connected to Him are Himself. Even what I just said was told to me by the Dean himself."

"Huh? He said it himself? If that dean is also him, didn't he intend to arrest you 'those who are escaping justice'?"

The Snow Woman's somewhat "novel" statement caused the Dragon Knight to pause in his tracks, disrupting his train of thought.

After a long while, the dragon knight finally spoke again.

“That dean is different from the one you’re with. Although their situations are somewhat similar, what that dean needs and is looking for is not us.”

"What this person needs now is to regain their lost rationality, while that dean..."

"He said that what He was looking for was a being that enabled Him to be born."

Chapter 87 Snow Woman: Aha! I'm going to turn the tables!

"It's my turn, I go first, is there a problem?"

"Alright, alright, you go first... I feel like this round is already over, we can fast forward to the next one."

"If nothing unexpected happens, that's exactly right... So I'll get started."

In a room that wasn't very big, two elves were having their usual pastime.

There's really nothing to do on a regular basis. Even though they know each other's decks inside and out, dueling is the only form of entertainment they can have.

Fortunately, with some news coming in from the outside world recently, they know that these boring days may be coming to an end.

"Well then, let's go with the classic approach... Activate [Flame Dance - "Tianji"] to search for myself, then I'll summon myself and activate the effect... Wait, I almost forgot to ask, is there any dust?"

"No, you can continue."

"If there's not even ashes, then you're truly gone..."

"Then I'll take the lamb to the cemetery."

"Little Lamb? And what about your hand this round...?"

"Hey, don't rush. You're not covered in dust anyway, just watch me move."

"...It seems that's really the only way. Okay, then continue."

Normal Summoning a Level 4 monster with 0 ATK and 0 DEF onto the field, especially one that has already activated its effect, and having only temporarily useless cards in the Graveyard, this generally doesn't count as a successful play.

That's only under normal circumstances.

"Then I'll continue... Anyway, it doesn't matter who you call, let's start with Monkey King, let's stack Monkey King on me."

The Xyz Swirl, which should have required at least two monsters of the same level to respond to the call, unfolded on the field. After a streak of light, the Xyz Monster with a black border replaced the previous Effect Monster and appeared in its previous position.

"Monkey King is just a stepping stone, let's have Dog Queen next!"

Another streak of light, another Xyz Summon, and after the light fades, there is still only one monster on the field.

The player on the other side was having a bit of a headache. He didn't have any cards to interrupt the combo, so he was quite helpless in this situation.

What can I do with four red cards in my hand? I can only watch.

If we want to make a move in the next round, we can only hope to draw that guy from the other side.

But that guy is sitting right across from you. Is it really realistic to expect the guy in your deck to respond to your call?

"Alright, Dog Sister's effect: remove Dog Brother as material, negate his effect, and Special Summon the Little Sheep from the Graveyard... and then this card!"

"I'm sorry, little sheep, but please sacrifice yourself for my victory in this duel! Spell Card: [The Gathering of the Twelve Beasts]!"

"Fry the lamb, pull the pony! The lamb's effect will then pull in the monkey!"

"Ah, if only I had a meteorite in my hand right now," Dragonlance, sitting opposite the Rat Rider, suddenly said.

His words made the Rat Rider's hand holding the cards tremble three times in fright.

"No, Sister Long, don't scare me!"

"I just wanted to scare you, but the way you've set things up now means you're really not giving me a chance next time."

Although she said that, Longqiang didn't show any emotion on her face; she managed her expression very well.

After all, their daily entertainment mainly consisted of playing cards with the Rat Rider. They were partners and knew each other very well. If they didn't manage their expressions and subtle movements well, their cards might be read out.

"It would have been better if you hadn't said that. Now that you've said it, I'm actually less willing to continue."

The Rat Rider's actions had nothing to do with what he said. His strategy continued, but he slightly changed his approach, choosing a route that allowed him to compromise even if he encountered difficulties, instead of going for the biggest stage.

Soon, the Rat Rider, having randomly chosen a path from a bunch of maneuvers ingrained in his DNA, completed his deployment and handed the turn to the opposing Dragon Lance.

"My turn? Well, it's my turn. Is there anything I need to do during the preparation phase?"

"fine."

"Oh, then I'll move on to the main phase and give you a turtle."

With a snap, the enormous future Dragon Emperor vanished from the Rat Rider's field, replaced by a turtle that had just finished a hearty meal.

After using the turtle to deal with the troublesome Dragon Emperor, the Dragon Lance also used its bunch of kinetic energy to completely clear out the Rat Rider's board and then took it out in one fell swoop.

The civil war among the twelve beasts can be so complex that players read each other's cards, think of countermeasures, make careful choices, and then fight back and forth for several rounds. Alternatively, it can be decided to kill each other in the second round.

With victory secured, Dragonlance shuffled his Turtle back into his deck and laughed, "Looks like I've outsmarted you this time."

"Yes, yes, yes~ I'm outmatched, I concede defeat~"

Rat Rider rolled his eyes, took out his side deck, and skillfully removed the Kaiju cards, replacing them with those in his main deck.

A set of pure Zoan twelve became the Bad Zoan twelve.

If it weren't for the fact that the Turtle was truly unsolvable when clearing the field, switching to True Dragon Sword Emperor and unleashing a wave of twelve True Dragons would also be just as powerful.

"Speaking of which, when are those guys who're having a good time out there coming back?" Rat Rider asked, putting his deck back in the deck area.

"I don't know, but I feel like it should be soon. More than when they're coming back, I'm more concerned about when the two of us can go outside for some fresh air."

As Dragonlance finished organizing his deck, he looked in one direction: a closed door.

“We’re both lucky…at least we can still sit here and play cards. Look at Lao Niu, I don’t know when he’ll get out…I think we might really have to wait for someone to release him before he can see the light of day again.”

“Indeed.” Rat Rider nodded in agreement. “This world is far too hostile towards us. What bad intentions could we possibly have? We just want to play cards happily.”