Duels should be played with a smile.

According to the staff, the final match will begin in half an hour, and what he needs to do now is to continue to control the situation during this half hour.

Time flew by, and soon there were only 10 minutes left until the final match. Under his guidance, the atmosphere in the arena gradually became more and more heated.

Various instructions and information about the finals were also coming through the communicator.

"The site construction is complete."

"All the necessary equipment is available."

"The safety issues have been investigated and resolved."

"Player status confirmed."

"Ella is in position, Leyou... wait?! Has anyone seen Leyou? He doesn't seem to be in his rest area..."

After a few notifications, the voice in the communicator suddenly became noisy, followed by bursts of discussion.

On the commentary stage, the professional commentators maintained smiles and passion on their faces, but in their hearts they were already cursing.

How many unexpected situations will occur in this competition before it will stop?

In another players' lounge, Jack, now dressed normally, was casually leaning back in his chair, slowly savoring a cup of coffee that Carly had just brewed for him.

Although this is a virtual world, for a king, no matter where he is, he must not lose his composure!

This is "Class"!

"Jack...you're acting like this because you just lost the game and you're sulking now, aren't you?"

Carly's question broke the silence in the lounge. Jack's hand, holding the coffee, paused in mid-air for a brief half-second before he casually brought the coffee to his lips and took a sip.

"Defeat? I've long since become indifferent to victory and defeat. What I value, besides the outcome, are the brilliant moments that can be displayed in a duel, and the burning will that belongs uniquely to the duelist!"

“But…” Carly pushed up her black-rimmed glasses, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes, “But why were you clenching your fists when you were talking just now?”

"No, you're just mistaken."

Jack put down his coffee at a leisurely pace, adjusted his posture slightly, and moved his other hand to a place where Carly couldn't see him.

"Oh? Really? Then I must have seen wrong... It seems I did see wrong. I wasn't wearing my glasses just now, so it was a bit blurry, and what I saw was a crumpled tissue."

Carly was clearly wearing her black-rimmed glasses the whole time, yet she blatantly lied, and Jack, who was already feeling guilty and trying to remain calm, didn't even notice.

Carly's words made him stiffen for a moment.

'What's going on? Why is this woman suddenly so difficult to deal with?'

The thought had barely formed in Jack's mind when he turned his head slightly to peek at Carly and saw that the corners of Carly's mouth were slightly upturned, as if she was secretly smiling.

'Damn it, I've been manipulated... Women are such a hassle.'

At this moment, Carly was secretly delighted. Although she had been with Jack for a long time, she sometimes felt quite tired because of Jack's awkward personality.

It's mainly psychological; after all, although Lord Jack Atlas carries the title of a king, he's quite childish in many ways outside of duels.

Especially in matters of the heart, and in his interactions with women, he's... to call him a total straight man is an understatement!

Fortunately, during Jack's match, Qiu, who was watching the game with her remotely, suddenly handed her a notebook.

"This is my secret technique."

At that moment, Aki had a mysterious smile on her face, while Yusei, who was standing next to Aki, had a helpless, bitter smile on his face.

"These are some things I compiled from a very interesting book. Take a look; they might be useful."

When Carly asked what kind of notebook it was, Aki didn't answer directly. When Carly asked what kind of book it was, Aki looked at Yusei beside her.

"This...this is a book I wrote when I was bored and met a very interesting person in that time and space during my last time I traveled through time...you can just believe it for now, that's what that guy said anyway."

When she said this, Carly rarely saw a wry smile on Yusei's face, and even a hint of regret.

This is an expression that is almost impossible to see on Yusei, who is usually quite kind and sometimes a bit serious.

As Carly took the notebook, in addition to being curious about its contents, she also became curious about the original text of the book and its author.

However, seeing that neither Yusei nor Aki seemed inclined to reveal anything, Carly, who was good at reading people, didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she expressed her gratitude and said that she would cherish it.

"There's no need to cherish it... It's best to remember what you find useful after reading it, and just throw away what you don't. Qiu happened to see the original of that book, otherwise I wouldn't have taken it out... That guy's stuff is a bit too advanced for the average person."

Yusei's explanation did not quell Carly's curiosity. Instead, it made Carly decide that she must carefully "observe" the notes that Qiu had compiled and try to trace the original content after reading them.

However, after reading the contents of the notes... Carly gave up.

Even after Qiu edited the notes, the strong sense of fun and humor emanating from them made Carly realize that Yusei was absolutely right.

He only learned a couple of tricks casually, yet he managed to deal with Jack so clearly. If he were to reach the level of "comprehension" described in this notebook, wouldn't he be able to "manipulate" Jack at will?

Carly gets excited just thinking about that scene.

What's more, there are some things here that are beyond my understanding. If I learn them all, what fun things will happen then?

Jack, who was drinking coffee, felt a strange malice spreading through him. A chill ran down his spine, and his hand holding the coffee trembled slightly.

"Carly, you... um? Yusei?!"

A communication request suddenly appeared on the light screen in the room, and the request came from his longtime friend, Yusei Fudo.

The communication request interrupted Jack's thoughts. He put down his coffee and, under Carly's somewhat mocking gaze, wiped the coffee stain that had just splashed onto the corner of his clothes with a tissue.

After taking a couple of seconds to straighten his clothes, Jack leaned back in his chair and, as if nothing had happened, answered Yusei's communication request.

"Yusei, what business is it that warrants your personal visit?"

After greeting Yusei and Aki, who appeared with him, in a normal manner, Jack casually picked up the coffee he had just put down and brought it to his lips.

"Hey! Long time no see, Jack."

The cup was already in close contact with his lips, so Jack naturally couldn't answer Yusei's greeting. He simply nodded slightly as a response.

"Looks like you're doing pretty well, still leisurely enjoying your coffee here... It's been a while since we last met, it seems you've gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of winning and losing."

"If it were you from a long time ago, failing in front of such a large audience would probably have made you completely withdrawn, right?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Jack's head.

If he weren't certain that the person standing in front of him was his longtime friend, and if he didn't know Yusei's personality, he would have suspected that Yusei had come to mock him immediately.

Right now, Jack has only one thought in his mind.

What's going on today? Why do I feel like the whole world is against me after losing a duel?

No, the targeting I received in that duel was even more excessive!

His thoughts began to wander, and in those few short seconds, Jack pondered many things.

A few seconds later, he came to a conclusion.

Next time you go out for a competition, you should ask Carly to do a divination for the day.

And... after this final is over, I'll go find that guy named Leyou and invite him to the Synchronization Dimension!

If he doesn't get his revenge on this guy, he probably won't have a safe place to live for a long time to come.

It's all that guy named Leyou's fault!

Chapter 110 Jack: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? 7000

The arrival of the Yusei couple surprised Jack and Carly. After a brief exchange, when they learned that the couple had also come for the upcoming finals of Leyou, they felt that it made sense.

Duelists are attracted to each other.

This is especially true among the top duelists.

The fact that he was able to completely suppress Jack and ultimately win already shows that the duelist named Leyou is no ordinary duelist.

not to mention...

"What? You think that female contestant named Ella is stronger?"

Jack was incredulous.

“I briefly reviewed her duel before, and that duel... apart from the final Arceus, there wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy, was there?”

Seeing Jack's reaction, Qiu looked over with some surprise. After a moment of contemplation, she teased, "Hmm... it seems that Jack's attention is indeed easily drawn to these eye-catching places, thus overlooking some details."

“He’s always been like this, and it’s not the first time you’ve seen it,” Yusei immediately chimed in, crossing his arms and standing to the side, his slightly upturned lips clearly expressing his desire to see a good show.

The couple's back-and-forth banter made Jack a little embarrassed, but Jack wasn't the kind of person whose armor would be easily "pierced." He remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened, and easily ignored the couple's "teasing."

After the two got together, Jack had to endure from time to time this awkward feeling that he had never experienced before.

Both of them were originally quite introverted, so Jack couldn't understand why two introverted people becoming so much more outgoing after coming together. In fact, at times, when he was prepared to fight Yusei for three hundred rounds, Yusei refused to fight the remaining 299 duels after only the first one.

Yusei's reason was that Qiu had already prepared dinner at home and was waiting for him. He needed to go back to eat, and after dinner, he had to wash the dishes. After that, he wanted to watch TV with Qiu and do other things...

In short, I'm not going to continue dueling with him.

At that time, Jack could only say that love is a magical thing, capable of changing a person so much.

Unfortunately, he didn't understand.

You don't need to understand it.

He's aiming to become the world's number one duelist; women are just too much of a hindrance.

However, later...

Taking advantage of avoiding the couple's mischievous gazes, Jack turned around, glanced at Carly who was sitting obediently to the side, and shook his head almost imperceptibly.

As he went through one duel after another, his dueling skills steadily improved, and after the various dimensions opened up to each other, he also defeated many strong opponents.

But for some reason, he seems to be getting further and further away from his former goal of being "number one in the world".

Jack let out a slow sigh, pondering how to change the subject, when he suddenly noticed that Carly, who had been looking down at a notebook, had just looked up.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Carly tilted her head, somewhat puzzled, blinked, and stared at Jack. Her clear gaze pierced through his thick glasses, as if she were asking him what he thought.

Jack didn't even think of responding to Carly with his eyes; he didn't think he could do something so mystical.

However, this brief interlude disrupted his thoughts again, causing him to lose focus slightly once more.

In this life... it's enough to treat being number one in the world as a goal to strive for. Anyway, I'm always moving in that direction. If I haven't reached it yet, it's just that I haven't reached it yet.

Some things... Yusei was right back then. Goals and ideals can be put aside for the time being. Some things, once missed, may never be encountered again.