Duels should be played with a smile.

With her gaze fixed on the twin dragons she had just turned around, Ella breathed a sigh of relief, crossed her arms over her chest, accentuating her figure while leisurely awaiting their performance.

Laplace, standing quietly to the side, could now slack off peacefully since there was no resistance mentioned in the effect text—waiting for the right moment to jump out and say something like, "Although it's not written on the card, the effect definitely exists."

After the dazzling display of the Xyz Network, a somewhat familiar monster appeared on the field.

"Xyz Summon! Rank 2! [Divine Rider Yagura Chrysanthemum Saint Horse]!"

[Light · 2☆ · Beast Warrior · Attack Power 2000]

"Enter battle phase!"

Without any hesitation, Marvin summoned the only monster that could turn the tide of battle and declared the start of the fight.

At a command, the Divine Knights, spears in hand, charged toward the two traitors, the Twin Dragons, who had just rebelled.

The Divine Knight cannot be destroyed in battle, so it could have directly attacked Laplace, but Marvin did not choose to do so.

"It's just three monsters! Watch me summon the strongest field-clearing monster with my divine knight!" Marvin said confidently.

A bead of sweat rolled down Ella's forehead. By now, she had a clear enough understanding of Marvin's dueling skills.

The deck is quite strong, after all, it's a three-axis satellite Shining deck, but sometimes it does make some common-sense mistakes, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to counterattack to this extent.

Of course, the bigger reason is that Miss Ella is too strong (and powerful)!

"My monster doesn't have anything right now to counter your simple and direct attack, but I don't, but you do!"

"Activate the effect of the Twin Dragons that came from the bull! Send the Twin Dragons themselves as cost to the Graveyard, then target your Divine Knights on the field and activate this effect! Return them to your hand! Since they are Extra Monsters, they are returned directly to the Extra Monsters."

What's even more satisfying than simply having a cow come over is taking down the monster cow on the other side, using it again, and then leaving it all behind without giving it back.

Although... it might sound more "exciting" if you returned it.

I understand everything I understand.

However, Yu-Gi-Oh! players are all incredibly stingy; they treat one card like ten. Once they've borrowed it, how could they possibly get it back?

"Although the Twin Dragons' effect is only active once per turn, after I used it, it becomes my monster, and I haven't used the effect of the same-named card this turn."

"Your Divine Knight, you'd better go back to your original deck! And your Thunderclap, you'd better just lie in the Extra Deck!"

I had carefully selected and assembled the deck, even adding my own Zeus to increase the synergy... but now it seems there's no need for Him to appear.

The last monster was defeated, and Marvin's field was now empty.

"There is still a last hope in my deck!" Marvin said in a deep voice.

Although there is a Future Dragon Emperor on the field, which can negate one monster effect, it only works against monster effects and has no effect on spell effects.

Marvin knew very well that after being awakened by the creator and assigned this task, he had received payment in advance—he vaguely remembered that he and the creator were not on the same side, but he couldn't remember what he was supposed to do. He just happened to encounter someone giving him something nice, so he accepted it without hesitation.

After all, in this world, the card that served as a reward was practically flawless.

But the next second, Ella's words heralded Marvin's demise.

"You have no hope left!"

"You have nothing left to do this turn, I'm going to forcibly end your turn!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Amid Marvin's bewildered state, Ella forcefully ended his turn, announcing the arrival of her own.

"Nothing else is needed, you're already dead!"

"Advance to the combat rank!"

"Then, the entire army will attack!"

In a flash, Ella appeared at the future Dragon Emperor's location, donned her armor, and raised her sword.

The next second, Ella led Laplace in launching the final attack.

This time, there was no barrier in front of Marvin.

"The future - eternal calamity!"

"cut!"

[Marvin LP: 5000 → 0]

[Winner: Ella]

Chapter Twenty-Four: Rounding Up is Also a Ghost Blows Out the Light

Synchronous Dimension, Upper Zone, Long Ke's Home.

Just as Long Ke and I finished getting ready to leave, a communication request appeared on the Duel Disk the moment we stepped out the door.

"Yes, I'm Carly...and you are?"

"Jack?! You have news of Jack? Let's go to this place quietly? He's injured?!"

Carly turned her head and exchanged a glance with Long Ke beside her. Long Ke shook her head slightly, indicating that Carly should not agree so easily. However, after thinking about it for a while, she, who had been thinking about Jack, still agreed to meet at the designated place.

After receiving Carly's reply, the person on the other end of the communication responded and hung up. Not long after, a map coordinate was sent to Carly's Duel Disk.

Long Ke rubbed her forehead. She felt that ever since she returned to the Synchronous Dimension, all sorts of things had been happening one after another, making this beautiful girl who was not yet twenty years old very anxious.

"Sister Carly... never mind, I understand your thoughts, but before we go there, shouldn't we discuss it with Brother Yusei and the others?"

Because the enemy might use mysterious powers to make the deck incomplete, before leaving home, Long dug out a lot of old cards at home and made several decks for himself before getting ready to go out. But before he even stepped out the door, another unexpected problem arose.

The beautiful young woman, not yet twenty, felt utterly exhausted.

“I haven’t heard from Jack in a long time. Now, I don’t want to give up as long as there’s even the slightest possibility.” Carly’s eyes were full of longing for Jack. Since she got together with Jack, she hadn’t been out of contact with him for so long without any news.

However, although Carly was somewhat anxious because she was worried about Jack, her years as a journalist had taught her that necessary preparations had to be made. After checking the approximate location of the address she had just received online and learning about the surrounding area, she made her decision.

"I have to go this time. Of course, I will have to inform Yusei as well. I will send a message to Yusei and the others first to let them know, but I must set off for that place now."

Carly didn't know what injuries Jack had sustained, but she knew that given Jack's stubborn nature, as long as he was conscious, he definitely wouldn't make a fuss and would probably just grit his teeth and tough it out... Now that he needed someone else to call for help, he was most likely unconscious.

Moreover, from the investigation just now, Carly also discovered that the location was very remote, in a relatively remote part of the lower district, and it would take a lot of time to get there from Long Ke's place. She didn't want to delay any longer.

She knew that going there might be dangerous... Without the Earthbound God, her strength had decreased significantly.

Fortunately... carefully put away the deck that Leyou had given her, and Carly took a firm step forward.

“Ryuko, I won’t force you at this time. You can choose to go find Yusei and the others, or you can stay at home.”

After leaving behind her last words, Carly turned and left without looking back.

"Really..." The pretty girl rubbed her forehead, feeling quite helpless.

"He's almost thirty years old, why do I still have to worry about him... That Long Ke is such a handful, my life is so hard..."

Forced to wear a mask of pain on his face, Long Ke returned to his room, took a few more decks with him, stomped his foot to vent his dissatisfaction, then pulled up the villa's entry and exit records, searched for the direction Carly had left in, and chased after her.

"If nothing unexpected happens... something unexpected is definitely going to happen to Carly this time..."

……

Under the scorching sun, Leyou drove his D-wheel across the desert. The high-performance Philvo D-wheel can travel at high speeds on most roads and protects the driver's safety in various harsh environments, providing the driver with the most considerate and comfortable driving experience.

To get Philvo to help him mold this D-wheel, Leyou put in a lot of effort. When he first arrived in the Synchronous Dimension, he would often rub his lower back... How can that be called being a kept man? That's called seducing him with his own skills!

"Hey, why did you come to this godforsaken place? Do you know that this kind of weather and terrain is a complete disadvantage for me? It's like having a terrible draw every time I try to get a character!"

Not fully recovered and still AFK in Leyou as a "stand-in", the Snow Woman impatiently waved her hands to fan herself. Just as she said, as a Snow Woman, she was not used to such a dry and hot place.

Although the D-Wheel has built-in air conditioning, as a stand-in, she wouldn't actually be affected by the environment.

"Instead of wasting time talking nonsense here, you should be thinking about how to increase your strength..."

Clicking on the Duel Disk on the D Wheel, a map projection appeared in front of Leyou's eyes. The official navigation software of Synchro Dimension was not supported at all in this remote area. Leyou was still using the navigation system that Philvo had created before. Now he could clearly see that he was driving straight towards his destination.

In the vast desert with its endless yellow sand, his jade-green D-wheel is the most beautiful sight.

He's the most handsome guy.

Although it's true that no one could appreciate his heroic bearing.

He complained that the Snow Woman was too weak, but there was no response for a long time. So, Leyou shrugged and shook the little Snow Woman off his shoulder.

"You, most of the time, are the loudest at the beginning and the loudest at the end. I think you really need to improve your stamina..."

"Otherwise, if you get seriously injured like this again, I might not be able to handle the blood transfusions..."

Upon hearing the first half of Leyou's sentence, Xue Nu instinctively wanted to argue back, but after hearing the second half, she shook her head helplessly.

She wasn't so oblivious to his slightly arrogant words of concern... although when Leyou got a little arrogant, his words of concern were quite amusing.

"Okay, okay, yes, yes, yes..."

The lazy and nonchalant tone conveyed the Snow Woman's perfunctory attitude. Just as Leyou was about to reach out and poke this lazy old dog, he caught a glimpse of the Snow Woman secretly laughing out of the corner of his eye.

"What? You're allowed to subtly criticize me once, but I'm not allowed to tease you once?"

The mocking gaze undoubtedly revealed the Snow Woman's inner smugness.

Realizing he had been tricked, Leyou chuckled sheepishly, switched the D-wheel to autopilot mode, leaned back in his seat, and settled into his chair.

"Okay, okay, yes, yes, whatever you say..."

A monotonous journey always needs a little something to break it up, and these two fun-loving people happen to be quite good at it.

After a while, a towering building appeared on the other side of Leyou's line of sight; he was not far from his destination.

Sitting up, Leyou didn't rush to slow down the D-Wheel. Instead, he opened the Duel Disk again and sent a message to Yusei.

This place is quite far from the city. Even though Leyou's D-wheel is very fast, it still took more than a day to get here.

He had a smooth journey of more than a day, but he still knew nothing about the situation of the other people who stayed in the city.

He certainly didn't want to be moved to another house.

That would be such a disgrace to the eldest brother! How could someone take the initiative to exchange bases only to have their bases exchanged in return?

His sense of smell, comparable to that of a top professional player, told him that there was something here!

"what?"

"how?"

"I don't know what's going on... the message I just sent to Yusei doesn't seem to have been sent?"