Duels should be played with a smile.

Only Crowe, at that moment, had a look of utter envy on his face that words could not adequately describe.

Because he usually devotes most of his energy to the orphanage, although Kro is a very good young man with excellent character and personality, he and Kiryu are the only two single men in the 5DS team—the siblings Ryūko and Ryūya are minors and not counted.

Although he and Guiliu were the only two bachelors, when Crowe visited Guiliu's town last time, he witnessed firsthand just how popular Guiliu was there.

He usually has a cool and aloof demeanor, which is incredibly attractive to naive young girls. Coupled with Gui Liu's impressive harmonica playing, not to mention young girls, Kro believes that as soon as Gui Liu agrees, a rich woman will be able to take care of him and the entire town the next day.

So, looking back, Crowe was surprised to find that after Jack got a girlfriend, he was the only one in the team who needed to think about personal matters.

And his experience in this area is zero.

He has held hands with quite a few women in his life, but they were all little girls from orphanages.

Although the little girls kept saying things like "I want to marry Uncle Crowe when I grow up," Crowe himself would never take it seriously.

And... being called "uncle" by a little girl... he's only in his early twenties!

It means that anyone under thirty is considered to be in their early twenties.

In short, he was an innocent virgin, pure as could be.

In the chaotic downtown area, it's even rarer than a rare card.

Looking at Kro, whose expression seemed serious and genuine, as if he were truly seeking advice, Leyou fell silent for a moment.

What experience do I have? And even if I do, can I pass that on to Crowe?

You can't exactly answer with something like, "I like myself, isn't that a given?"

If someone said something like that, even putting aside the possibility of never breaking off the friendship, they would definitely be considered mentally ill, right?

Considering that he and Kro had become "good brothers" to some extent during this period, it was necessary to help his brother with a small favor. After thinking it over and over, Leyou finally found some "theoretical knowledge" that might be useful in his memory.

After gathering his thoughts, Leyou mimicked Kro's earlier stance, grabbing his shoulder and winking, "As for whether I have any experience to share... well, I guess I do, but you should also understand the principle that knowledge shouldn't be easily passed on."

As expected of someone who frequents various places in the lower city, Kro reacted instantly, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"I understand..."

“No, you don’t understand.” Leyou immediately interrupted Kro. “Considering we’re all brothers, I won’t charge you for this valuable experience. After all, I know that you spend most of your spare money on improving the children’s meals. I’m a fine young man, I can’t just take away the children’s food money, can I?”

Upon hearing this, Crowe felt a surge of emotion.

What a kind person!

"Just tell me what you need!"

"It's just a small question..."

It's been about a month since Leyou arrived in the Synchronous Dimension. After the initial novelty wore off, he gradually noticed some things that weren't quite right.

At the very least, some things differed from what he knew about the merged dimension.

"When I was merging dimensions before, I encountered something called 'Faceless Ones,' and according to the information I have, those things seem to exist in various dimensions. How come I haven't heard any related news even after I've been here for so long?"

After encountering the seemingly possessed Faceless One in the previous virtual world, Leyou's curiosity about Faceless Ones intensified considerably. He instinctively felt that the origin of that thing was worth investigating.

“Faceless Ones?” Kro looked thoughtful, rubbing his chin with one hand. After thinking for a long time, he slowly said, “If I’m not mistaken, the kind of Faceless Ones you’re talking about has a nickname here.”

"nickname?"

"Yes, their nicknames are... 'card delivery guy' and 'package delivery guy.' Speaking of which, what's so special about these freebies that are just handed to you? You're not actually trying to get the Inherited Fiberglass card through these package delivery guys, are you?"

"Although lucky people often get good things through these delivery guys, cards like Inherited Fiberglass never appear in their delivery boxes."

Kro could tell that Leyou's understanding of that kind of thing differed considerably from his own. Remembering Leyou's earlier mention of "experience," he patiently explained it to Leyou again.

After hearing Kro's explanation, Leyou was speechless for a moment.

Kro described the things inside as mostly the same as those that Leyou had encountered before, but for some reason, the Faceless Ones that appeared in the Synchro Dimension were very weak in strength and power, but the cards they left behind after disappearing often contained some good items.

This resulted in the creature that severely injured John and Edward in the Fusion Dimension being treated like a mimicry monster in the Synchro Dimension—the kind with weak combat power but great loot.

"Alright... I'll find out the specifics myself later. Now that you've been paid, I'll pass on my valuable experience to you!"

"Come closer and listen to me~"

……

Shangcheng District.

The commercial district is the most bustling area in the upper city, and it is said that all kinds of goods in the Synchronous Dimension can be bought here.

Thanks to the merchant alliance that has the confidence to shout the above slogan, the commercial district is also the only designated shopping location for Synchronous Dimension.

On the ground floor of a building, with the ringing of a bell, the elevator doors opened, and four elegant women, three adults and one child, each with a different temperament, emerged from the elevator carrying large and small bags and headed towards the cashier near the entrance.

Although it's called a cashier, its main function is actually to send packages. In this technologically advanced Shangcheng District, there's no need to walk to the cashier to pay.

If it weren't for the fact that many young women, housewives, and young wives enjoy the most primitive shopping experience of carrying large bags of groceries, this cashier could actually be omitted—after paying, the goods would be delivered directly to their door.

However, thanks to the needs of these young women, young wives and housewives, many people who should have been laid off have temporarily kept their jobs and have not had to go to the city center to work as laborers to support themselves. In a sense, this can be considered a good deed.

"Ah~ That felt so good~ I really had a blast shopping today~"

Completely disregarding her "beautiful girl" image, the Snow Woman unceremoniously shared her shopping experience of the day.

Previously, during the fusion of dimensions, she was truly treated like a tool by Leyou all day long, and her status in the family was once almost as low as that of the Earth's core.

Fortunately, there wasn't much to do here in the short term, and she was finally able to get a lot of "pocket money" from Philvo to spend on a revenge-style shopping spree.

As expected, Yuki-onna's slightly "outrageous" behavior attracted the attention of many passersby. Long Ke, who had grown into a great beauty with smooth green hair, approached her without leaving a trace, tugged at Yuki-onna's sleeve, and reminded her, "Sister Yuki-onna, the people in the upper city are rather... if you can, you should be a little more careful."

"Mmm~ Okay, okay~"

Snow Maiden quite liked this sensible and cute little sister, especially since Long Ke still had the Ancient Demon Dragon. If she didn't lack the Demon Bell Cave, she would have given one to Long Ke so she could go play a couple of rounds with Le You.

It'll definitely be a lot of fun then.

The incident caused by the Snow Woman slightly dampened the excitement of their shopping trip. Carly and Qiu then started discussing whether to go straight home or visit a decent store they had been to before to sit and rest.

The four walked and talked, and the hustle and bustle of the commercial district gradually faded away as they left.

"I have no objection. I haven't even properly explored this bustling upper district yet. You guys must have a lot of experience. I'll listen to you."

"So, what do we do next... eh?"

Carly took off her glasses, wiped them, put them back on, and looked at a figure that seemed to have appeared suddenly in the distance.

After confirming that she hadn't misread it, she double-checked that today wasn't her birthday or any special holiday.

"Jack? What brings you here?"

"Ah! Carly!" Jack exclaimed from afar, opening his arms wide in an unusually high-pitched tone.

"Of course I appeared here to give you a surprise!"

"Huh? What surprise?" Carly was overjoyed. Upon seeing the man, she instantly forgot about her sisters and prepared to run over and throw herself into Jack's arms.

"The surprise is..." Jack suddenly lowered his voice and opened his arms to walk towards Carly.

To outsiders, they appear to be a couple reunited after a long separation, heading towards each other.

"Surprise..." The Snow Woman narrowed her eyes slightly, observing the suddenly appearing car crash king from afar.

The next second, in this not-so-cold winter, snowflakes suddenly began to drift down from the sky.

The next second, the Snow Woman appeared in front of Carly as if by teleportation, causing Carly's lunge to miss Jack's embrace and instead crash into her back.

"Hiss... Thank goodness you brought your own cushioning, otherwise just that savage charge would have seriously injured me..." Taking a deep breath, the Snow Woman pushed away Carly who was pressing down on her back, stretched out her right hand, and the snowflakes in the sky fell on her arm, turning into a duel disk.

"The surprise is... who the hell are you?! How dare you try to scam my best friend!"

"What kind of monster are you! Show your true form at once!"

Chapter Three: I am a great god!

"This feeling...something's wrong, very wrong. Is it Ella or the Snow Woman? It shouldn't be Philvo...Generally speaking, in any work, if even the slightest hint appears, it's a 1000% problem, unless the author is an idiot who leaves plot holes unfilled..."

For the first time since arriving in this world, Leyou felt uneasy. He gently rubbed the crystal on his chest through his clothes, his brows furrowed as he pondered the source of this feeling.

Recalling that strange dream, Leyou felt that she had to take action.

"What's wrong? Weren't you going to share your experience with me?" Kro asked anxiously, looking at Leyou's furrowed brow, waiting for him to continue.

He was counting on the "golden rules" of Leyou to save his miserable life.

"I had a bad feeling just now, so I have to leave for a bit. As for the experience I was going to pass on to you... I'll do it next time."

Leaving behind a remark that countless people deeply resented, Leyou left the small bar without looking back and headed towards the upper city, following her instincts.

Crowe was left in the bar, questioning the meaning of life.

"All I want is to find a partner, is that so hard?"

……

"Wow, you figured out I'm not the kind of guy who likes to crash, but instead of staying away, you're getting closer to me? That's quite courageous."

"Jack" made no attempt to hide or explain. He crossed his arms, leaned back slightly, and his tall stature allowed him to strike a pose that most people would find difficult to achieve.

The Snow Woman, abandoning her usual delicate and girlish demeanor, pushed aside the still somewhat bewildered Carly, glared fiercely at the imposter opposite her, wary of his every move, and whispered, "Because even from a distance, I can smell an instinctive loathing emanating from you, and I want to blast you away!"

The snow woman didn't know where this overly obvious sense of disgust came from, but she didn't have the slightest thought of resisting it.

She could sense from her shadow that this guy pretending to be Jack was not weak; in fact, he gave her a very dangerous feeling.

He possessed an aura similar to that of an elf, and his true nature was currently unknown, but he was most likely not human.

"Whoa~" The imposter let out another strange cry, and a pitch-black dueling disc appeared on his arm. Its peculiar design was like a sharp blade inlaid with countless eyeballs. Just looking at it was enough to make people dizzy and physically uncomfortable.

The moment the Duel Disk appeared, Qiu, who was standing behind and protecting Long Ke, reached out and covered Long Ke's eyes. Then she turned her head away herself, not looking at the indescribable Duel Disk.

"Tsk tsk tsk, how fragile... If you can't even look your opponent in the eye, how can you talk about engaging in a duel?"

"You weren't originally my target today... but considering your commendable courage, I'll give you a chance to challenge me... According to the rules of this world, if you can defeat me, then nothing will happen; but if you are defeated by me..."

The imposter didn't continue speaking, but a twisted smile, one that Jack himself could never make, appeared on his face, which was exactly the same as Jack's.

"It wasn't me..." The imposter's words reassured the Snow Woman. She followed the imposter's gaze and saw that at the end of that gaze was Aki, or rather, Ryuko, who was being protected by Aki.

"Your goal... I can roughly guess it. Although I don't know your specific purpose, there's a saying of his that I really like: whatever the enemy's purpose is, just don't let him achieve his goal smoothly."

The Snow Woman took a few steps back, using her body to block the imposter from spying on Long Ke. Usually, she was the younger brother in the family and was always like a pushover and a lazy bum, but when needed, she could still follow her own will and stand up.

That way, I can brag even more when I get back, and maybe even improve my status as the younger brother in the family!