Duels should be played with a smile.

"Sigh, if I had known... Oh well, I'll just do it for Judai's sake. But I really need to think of a way. This old man, who's constantly being watched by the world's will, doesn't have Judai's boundless energy..."

"And... what exactly is this restless feeling I've been having lately? What's causing this unease again?"

"Don't think that just because I'm an old man, I can't lift it anymore..."

……

Synchronous Dimension, Lower City.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Your old friend is here again! This time I'm not here to tell you about some reckless racers who have crashed their cars in another world and are now living the high life. Although, lately, this kind of drama is indeed happening every day."

"The gentlemen of the Upper District have mercifully informed us that many of your cards have been stolen without your knowledge recently. The renowned V hereby reminds you that the stolen cards are not just cards, but also your chance to turn your lives around and become the elite of the Upper District! So, everyone, please be careful with your cards!"

Upon hearing the news, people on the streets quickened their pace, and some even immediately took out their cards to check them.

result.

A small number of people found that their decks were intact, but most people found that their decks were missing one or two cards that were not crucial.

Immediately, cries of pain and curses rose and fell.

Many people who hadn't originally intended to check the decks were also quick to start checking them after seeing this.

Then—it joined the wails and curses.

……

Hyperdimension Nexus, Heart Garden Elementary School.

In the dean's office, a female teacher dressed in professional attire was reporting her work to the dean.

"Director Guanyue, recently several elven races that have cooperation agreements with our school have sent messages saying that the card production in their territories has decreased for unknown reasons. So, until this problem is resolved, the children's courses may need to be temporarily adjusted. What do you think?"

Mizuki Kotori didn't answer immediately. She knew the teacher's true intention in reporting this matter to her. After thinking for a moment, she pushed up her glasses and instructed, "For now, contact other elf races to see if there are any alternative cards. If not, postpone the relevant courses. As for the rest... I'll figure something out."

"Yes! Thank you, Director!"

"It's nothing... It's my duty, and I don't want to see children lose their opportunity to receive an education because of some accident. Children are the world's treasures."

After expressing her gratitude repeatedly, the female teacher left Kotori's office. Kotori also sighed slightly, took out her phone, and called Yuma.

"Yuma! You and Astral must be alright right now, right? Then come and help us!"

On the other end of the phone, Yuma's smile vanished instantly as he was about to engage in a tense and exciting duel with Astral. Helpless, Astral glanced at him, put away his deck, and without asking what was going on, prepared to head out to Kokoro Elementary School.

"Ah, Astral, why do we always get interrupted for various reasons just before we're about to start a duel? This is the 114th time our duel has been interrupted this month."

"I don't even know where the end of the universe is, so how would I know about such questions?"

……

"The effect of Izayoi Rose can only be activated if a double summon is successful. Search your Deck for 1 card with the name [Black Rose Dragon] and add it to your hand."

"I'm searching for another [Crimson Rose Dragon]!"

"Then..."

"Reveal yourself! Great circuit of God!"

Standing opposite the Snow Woman, the capitalist raised one hand high, and under the watchful eyes of the others, a crimson circuit appeared in his hand, magnified, and displayed in the sky.

Strangely, such an anomaly should have been noticed by many people nearby, but at this moment, there were no other bystanders near the location where the Snow Woman and the capitalist were dueling.

As if defying the human instinct to join in the fun, everyone who would have intentionally or unintentionally passed by this area chose to avoid it under the silent influence of an unknown force.

And they ignored the crimson circuit in the sky, which was filled with a dark aura.

"To be honest, I was a little surprised. I never imagined that she would be depicted as a woman in this world... If we had thought of that back then, we might have sold even more..."

The capitalist spoke in a language that Carly and the others couldn't understand at all, and under the snow woman's astonished and uncertain gaze, he summoned a monster that everyone present was extremely familiar with.

"Come on! An exceptionally excellent product, [Crystal Mechanism - Inherited Fiberglass]! Precognition is such a troublesome ability, otherwise we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble..."

Aquamarine light flowed smoothly from the crimson circuit, coalescing and taking shape on the field in an all-encompassing manner.

It was no longer the monster it used to be, but a phantom.

A faint silhouette of a little girl whose face is indistinct.

The once clear water, after completing the construction of the little girl's illusory image, was also enveloped by the dark aura, as if it had been splashed with ink.

"Not an elf... more like an empty shell, but without a doubt, it has a very close connection with the original..."

The moment she saw the phantom, the Snow Woman instinctively felt a sense of disgust.

"What the hell are you?! What have you done?!" The Snow Woman questioned in the simplest and most direct way.

"I didn't do anything," the capitalist replied casually, his gaze not even falling on the snow woman, his nonchalant attitude easily provoking anger.

"Everything in this world belongs to us... But you, an existence 'tainted' by an external will, shouldn't you explain your origins?"

"Or, to put it another way, without your explanation, let me simply transform you and this world that should be abandoned into nourishment for the growth of a new world?"

Frankly speaking, if this world hadn't developed so rapidly and carried the hopes of countless people, capitalists wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble—it's not some third-rate novel, how could there be a claim that a creator needs to abide by the unique rules of the world he created?

Isn't it only natural to destroy products with little potential and use the money to support newer, more profitable products?

"The effect of inheriting fiberglass is self-explanatory. I will Special Summon [Stationery Electronic 001] from my deck."

[Earth · 1★ · Mechanical · Adjustment · Attack Power 0→1500]

Thanks to her inherited fiberglass-like ability to make friends, she has a wide variety of good friends, among whom the stationery android is a familiar face.

"Reappear once more! Great Divine Circuit! Using stationery androids and inherited fiberglass as materials!"

"Link Summon! [Phantom Beast Machine: Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon]!"

"And immediately activate the effect of the Hundred-Headed Dragon, Special Summoning 3 Mythical Beast Tokens to the field!"

This formulaic operation is familiar to countless card players; even capitalists, who don't need to play cards at all, can play it blindfolded.

"Then there's the effect of Stationery Cybernetic: if you Special Summon 2 or more Machine-Type monsters on the field at the same time, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard!"

The snow woman really wanted to rush over and punch that guy.

Originally, her deck contained three Meteor cards, but probably due to the opponent's unknown tactics, her deck of five cards, totaling 15 Meteor cards, now only has one left, which she hasn't drawn yet.

Don't ask why I carry so many meteorites. There's someone in my family who likes Long Huiqiao. Long Huiqiao is a meteor shower, and meteorites are basically meteors too, so it's only natural that I carry so many meteorites!

"Don't look at me, it's a no-pit, fast-paced game, no meteorites, no dust, no G!"

I don't know what the pattern is, but out of 15 Meteorite cards, only one remains. The 15 Ash Blossom and 15 G cards weren't affected much... but because the deck was reorganized and there are no synergies, I really haven't drawn any yet.

"I'll just believe you for now... Although beautiful women are often good at lying, you do look beautiful, but you don't seem like the type to like lying."

After inexplicably praising the Snow Woman, the capitalist continued his operations.

"The Spell Card [Void Dragon Wheel] sends the Phantom Dragon-Type monster [Heavenly Dragon - Forgiveness Coiled Dragon] to the Graveyard. Since I have a face-up monster on my field other than an Effect Monster, I search for a Heavenly Dragon monster with a different name than Forgiveness Coiled Dragon [Heavenly Dragon - Innocent Coiled Dragon].

As the capitalists acted, the Phantom Dragon, a rare sight even in the Synchronous Dimension, revealed its true form.

"Heavenly Might? Not Water Pendulum? Is it Illusionary Dragon Balance? No, the essence of Illusionary Dragon Balance is still Water Pendulum." The Snow Maiden observed the two Illusionary Dragons that had not been dyed black like the inherited fiberglass, and pondered silently.

"Hundred-Headed Dragon's effect: Tribute itself and one token, Special Summon Orion Lion from the deck!"

"Then comes the time for synchronization!"

"Use the LV2 Orion Gryphon to adjust the star system of the LV3 derivative!"

"LV5! [Source Dragon Star - Sky Howl]!"

The Origin Star, symbolizing hope, made its appearance and started working decisively at the call of the Phantom Beast Machine. The Snow Woman clenched her fist again the moment she saw the Origin Dragon Star land.

This card is really hard to deal with.

"The effect of Origin Dragon Star can only be activated if it is successfully Special Summoned: Search for one [Dragon Star] card."

"I search for the counter-trap card [Nine Branches of Dragon Star]."

"It also triggers the effect of Orion Leviathan in the Graveyard, which can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard, and Special Summons a Token."

The reason why Water Pendulum gradually replaced or developed into Illusion Dragon is that after incorporating the Illusion Dragon system, the original Pendulum system had more possibilities and higher upper and lower limits.

The most representative of these are the Origin Dragon Star and the Nine Branches.

"The second effect of Source Dragon Star: Deck dumps [Heavenly Might Dragon - Great Unity Coiled Dragon] into the Graveyard, and this card's Level becomes 7!"

"Then comes the second synchronization!"

"I'll use the Source Dragon Star and its derivatives to adjust the star!"

The capitalist, who had always treated the monsters on his field as mere tools, was now surprisingly excited, and he even began chanting a summoning incantation.

"The time for revolution has come! Noble white lily! Bloom in full glory!"

"Synchronize! LV10! [Ballad of Flowers]!"

Baron of the Swordsman—Flowers descend upon you now!

Chapter Five: You're a water pendulum? What a coincidence, I'm a pendulum too!

"When exactly was the power of the source code stolen...? Why did this power, which should have been under my control, fall into the hands of others?!"

"You'd better pray I don't find you... Who is it?! Who is spying on the supreme me?!"

At the edge of the universe, in the endless vortex of chaos, an uninvited guest arrived, startling the master of this place. The moment the thousands of sovereigns sensed the arrival of an outsider, they put the source code containing the infinite mysteries of the universe back into their bodies.

Golden hair fluttered in the wind, and a hint of apprehension lurked in his crimson eyes.

Since his last defeat, the thousands of sovereigns who escaped here using the backup source code have meticulously built this backup stronghold for a long time. With an "extra-long" period of recuperation, his power is gradually returning to its original level.

Now, an unknown entity has managed to approach him without his noticing. What if this newcomer harbors ulterior motives...?

"There is no need to panic, for we are all servants of the Creator."

The words, spoken in a flat, almost monotonous tone, caused the thousands of lords to step back slightly, their wariness of the newcomer growing even stronger.

His jet-black figure seemed shrouded in mist, yet the dazzling, nebulous phenomenon on his chest was incredibly flamboyant. He was endowed with the power of the light of destruction, and possessing both light and darkness, Gohar was by no means an easy opponent.

The inexplicable words and the strange yet somewhat harmonious figure made the Thousand Lords consider whether to use the power of the source code to simply run away.

“I have no idea when a creator appeared in this world, or when I became His servant... If there really is a creator in this world, it can only be me.”

Once the power of the source code is fully mastered, it is not difficult to rule the superdimensional world as a creator.

But right now, the thousands of masters are only thinking about getting rid of this uninvited guest as soon as possible—or finding an opportunity to run away with the source code.