Duels should be played with a smile.

Unfortunately, this effect can only be activated at the Quasi-rank. If it were activated freely, then... well, the flowers would probably have to go play around in the inside and outside of the game.

"Main phase, summon [Crimson Rose Dragon]!"

"Then activate the effect of Shining Star, destroy the Rose Dragon on the field, and Special Summon Flame Dragon from the Graveyard!"

Suddenly, Qiu felt a cold gaze watching her from behind. As a superpowered duelist, Qiu had extraordinary senses. As she felt the gaze, she also had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen.

A strong premonition drove her to search for the source of this sense of crisis, but she only saw a ray of starlight descending from the sky.

It landed on the Crimson Rose Dragon.

The moment the starlight fell, the Crimson Rose Dragon withered and faded like a flower.

Amidst the withered red rose dragon, Qiu felt a strange sense of shared sorrow and pity.

As if sensing something, her somewhat stiff body controlled her hand to take out a card that had always been with her from the card box.

Black Rose Dragon

She vaguely heard the mournful cry of the Black Rose Dragon.

"What...what is this?! Why is the Black Rose Dragon feeling fear and sadness? If the sadness comes from the Red Rose Dragon, then where does the fear come from?"

"Is that the Snow Woman's current opponent, that monster with Jack's face?"

She asked herself the question, but no one could answer it.

Until a powerful voice issued a declaration.

"Enter battle phase!"

"Radiant Dragon Star! Attack the Dark Wyvern!"

"Radiant Suppression!"

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"Radiant Suppression!"

Instead of pursuing further developments or employing any other means, and with no clear advantage on their own turf and no sword in hand, the capitalists opted for the safest approach.

Unless the opponent has something like a chestnut ball in their hand, there's often no need to do anything fancy when you have enough offense.

For example, they might happily perform at a theater and then eat a meteorite or something.

Under the capitalist's command, Huilong Star summoned the light of the Dragon Star and launched an attack on the only monster on Yuki-onna's field, Dark Wyvern.

The starlight fell from the sky, as if preparing to dye the body of the dark dragon with the brilliance of the dragon star.

As a member of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's family, the Dark Wyvern was naturally not going to submit easily. Despite being weaker than its opponent, it was still fearless and charged forward, wielding its claws and colliding with the Shining Dragon Star.

The struggle between light and darkness is always a life-or-death struggle. The slightly weaker Dark Dragon was quickly at a disadvantage. In just a moment, amidst the starlight, the Dark Dragon, which was entangled with the Shining Dragon Star, was shot down.

But it was not completely defeated.

Because it's not fighting alone.

"The effect of [Entertainment Partner Odd-Eyes Melter] in my hand!" The Snow Woman's voice rang out like heavenly music, and the moment she spoke, the elegant magician appeared from her hand.

With a wave of the staff, magic surged, and an eggshell-shaped shield appeared, catching the falling dark dragon while also healing its wounds.

"You can activate this effect at the start of the Damage Step when your Pendulum Monster battles an opponent's monster. Special Summon this card from your hand, and that monster cannot be destroyed in that battle."

With long, blue hair that danced like flames, holding a staff made of a strange material that was neither gold nor jade, and with unusual clothing that subtly revealed his extraordinary nature, this was a magician who possessed the power to dissolve and then fuse things together.

[Dark 8★ Mage 2600 Defense]

"Oh? This monster? It's certainly beyond my expectations." The capitalist said casually, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes as he sized up the heterochromatic eyes melter.

At the very moment the Melter appeared, fragments of memory suddenly surfaced in the capitalist's consciousness. These were fragments of memories from one of the individuals who made up their collective consciousness.

Memories are fleeting. Once the capitalists have cleared away those fragments of memory and thrown them into the trash, the look of reminiscence on his face is replaced by an impatient expression.

"These boring memories have nothing to do with 'my' mission—having already made the decision to abandon it, why would I change my mind? Day after day, over and over again, humans are always so boring."

Several thoughts began to argue in the capitalist's mind, the speed of thought far exceeding reality. After a few seconds, the capitalist once again demonstrated what it means to change one's expression—becoming expressionless, as if he were thinking, or as if he were focused on a duel.

The argument within the ocean of consciousness has ended. The most powerful collective consciousness swept away all the fragmented consciousnesses with various other ideas, throwing them into the recycling bin to keep company with the consciousnesses that had just begun to emerge.

It seems that once this clone completes its mission, we need to secure internal stability before dealing with external threats.

Humans are like this, each with their own ulterior motives, especially since their consciousness is formed by a group of merchants who are inherently despicable.

K had been arguing for a long time, but to outsiders it was only a few seconds. In Yuki-onna's eyes, it was just that her opponent was slightly stunned for a few seconds after seeing the Melter appear.

"The effect of the Melter will prevent your Dark Wyvern from being destroyed, but you'll still have to take the damage," K explained calmly, having readjusted his mind.

"I don't need your reminder." The Snow Woman glanced at her opponent, noticing that her LP had decreased by 500, but didn't care.

500LP is just the beginning, there's still plenty left.

“No, it turns out you did need my reminder,” K suddenly continued.

A strange sense of unease arose in Yuki-onna's heart. She looked around but found nothing noteworthy. She had already modified the LP values ​​on her Duel Disk, so there was nothing that had been overlooked.

"What do you mean?" The Snow Woman took a small step back and asked warily.

"Is this a duel?" K asked somewhat abruptly, staring at a face of Jack, but his face was full of a sinister smile that Jack himself could never have.

Carly, who was standing behind them, felt a chill run down her spine.

"Since it's a duel, how could it be just some ordinary skirmish?"

K's appearance began to change, and his clothes also changed in the blink of an eye to a completely different look from Jack's, but with a unique style.

Deep red, semi-transparent glasses perched on his nose, and his sharply defined features gave him a cold and unsmiling look. However, the faint smile at the corner of his mouth at this moment felt particularly incongruous.

Unlike Jack's motorcycle-style outfit, K, now dressed in a well-tailored suit, wore beige trousers that perfectly showcased his long, enviable legs, while the deep red base suit jacket and dark purple vest gave off a low-key yet stylish vibe.

He is an arrogant person, and also a person with a very complicated mind.

This was the first thought that came to the Yuki-onna's mind after seeing K's new appearance.

She subconsciously compared the person in front of her to Leyou—and concluded that when Leyou laughed, he might be comparable to her, but at other times, it was hard to say.

The moment the conclusion was reached, the Snow Woman immediately took two or three steps back, instinctively sensing danger.

"Ah, hello." K, now with a completely different look, greeted everyone again in a magnetic voice, his casual tone as unremarkable as if he were just chatting with a neighbor.

His voice was no different from that of an ordinary office worker who prefers a peaceful life.

But now, the Snow Woman only felt that her current opponent was even more frightening than before. She stared intently at the guy opposite her and said, "What's so good about it? Putting aside what you're trying to do by suddenly changing your appearance, shouldn't you at least state your name when you greet me?"

"My name?" K looked up at the sky, his deep red, semi-transparent glasses obscuring any possibility of observing his eyes. "My name means nothing to you... and I have my reasons for becoming like this."

K handed the card to his left hand, which was adorned with the Duel Disk, and slowly placed his hand to his ear.

I took off his glasses.

“In this world, duels are not simple games. The two sides who engage in a duel can bet everything… I made a mistake. I was a bit too hasty just now. Otherwise, I should have let you bet everything before starting this duel.”

Without the obstruction of the lenses, the Snow Woman could clearly see K's eyes.

That's a superior, condescending perspective on commodities.

"Leaving everything else aside, let's get down to business... Now, it's time for me to collect interest from you."

"Interest?!"

"Losing a duel comes at a price... and the loss of a battle can be considered interest."

As if knowing that Yuki-onna would ask a question, K added before Yuki-onna could speak again: "Relax, I do things in a very proper manner, and as a businessman, I value fairness the most. What I can do for you, you can do for me."

Before the Snow Woman could even figure out the meaning of those words, K's eyes instantly turned dangerous.

K squinted slightly, raising the hand holding his glasses slightly.

Then--

He gently tossed it towards the Snow Woman.

"What the hell?!"

My instinct was to avoid this obviously problematic thing, but the moment the thought crossed my mind, the glasses that had been thrown out had already disappeared.

It returned to K's hand, and he put it on.

"The interest... I've already received it." K picked up the card again with his right hand and said calmly.

As soon as she finished speaking, the Snow Woman felt a momentary lapse in her mind, followed by a sharp pain.

Angina pectoris.

"Well--"

Even though she was prepared, the sudden pain still made the Snow Woman stagger and almost lose her balance.

"Snow Woman?!"

"Snow Woman?! What happened?!"

When Long Ke and Kali saw the Snow Woman suddenly sway, they immediately realized something was wrong and wanted to go forward to support her.

"Don't come any closer!" the Snow Woman shouted, stopping Long Ke and Kali. She couldn't let anyone else get involved until she figured out if the other side had done anything else.

If a malicious judgment were made and a random intrusion penalty of -2000 were imposed, I simply couldn't believe it.

The pain of 500 LP is about half that of menstruation, so -2000 LP would probably make anyone faint from the pain.

Qiu then realized what was happening, and her expression became very serious.

"A Dark Duel?" Qiu stopped Ryuko and Carly, who were about to go over, and asked.

"It should be... or rather, not just," the Snow Woman replied with some difficulty, rubbing her chest.

Because of the system's complete lack of presence, Leyou himself does not feel any pain in the Dark Duel, nor is he harmed by LP reduction. And because the system may have some strange judgment, the same is true for Yuki-onna and Ella-Felvo.

Normally, as an elf, getting injured in a duel is nothing to her, and can even be considered commonplace. However, because she has been enjoying the benefits of the system for a long time, Yuki-onna was suddenly injured this time, and she was not able to recover for a while after being comfortable for too long.

Fortunately, she was still an elf, and after catching her breath, she could suppress the pain from the 500 LP damage.

"Aki, I'll explain the details of the Dark Duel to you when we get back. Right now, I need to focus..."

"Focus on taking care of this guy who's made me feel this much pain in ages!"

Yuki-onna isn't the type to just accept her fate when she's bullied... It's one thing at home, but it's another when she's out in public!