Duels should be played with a smile.

After recounting all the information he had obtained from Yego, Yusei, whose throat was dry from talking, noticed that a few people seemed to be missing. He then asked, "Kro and Kiryu?"

"The two of them..."

"We're both back too!"

Kro's voice came through the gate. Leyou was a little surprised, but it was good that everyone had returned safely, so she quickly went out with the others to greet them.

"You guys..." Yusei stared blankly at the two of them, who looked like they had just traveled a long way.

Kro waved his hand, walked past Yusei, and pushed open the door to enter: "Don't worry about it, I just dealt with two guys who might be enemies."

"Could it be an enemy?"

"this."

Kro turned around, took out a blank card and waved it in front of everyone: "Anyway, he's some weirdo who took advantage of my good intentions to trick me into a dark duel... If it weren't for Lord Kro's usual caution, I might have really messed up this time."

With a hint of complaint, Crowe glanced at Guiliu, who had also taken out a blank card but remained silent.

"In short, after the Dark Duel ended, that guy disappeared, leaving behind only this blank card... Compared to the Faceless Ones I've encountered before, the difference in strength is quite significant. Moreover, the Faceless Ones I've met before were all rather dull, but this one is simply cunning and treacherous!"

Compared to the eloquent Kro, Kiryu seemed rather dull, simply explaining the situation at the time before saying nothing more.

After Guiliu and Kuro finished explaining their situations, everyone looked at Jack—out of so many people, only Jack had messed up.

Hey bro, what's wrong with you?

Jack's skin was rather thin in some ways; he couldn't take it for more than a few seconds and turned his head away.

He really couldn't bring himself to admit he was ashamed, so Carly eventually came out and explained the situation to him.

At this moment, Jack finally realized that Carly was still very important to him.

However... this thought only lasted for a few seconds.

Because of the previous misunderstanding, Carly harbored some resentment towards Jack. Taking advantage of this moment, she added a few "details" to her account of the situation.

"Oh~ I didn't realize, Jack, that you were so interested in virtual YouTubers!" Crow teased Jack with a mocking smile.

"You should have said so earlier. I wouldn't say I know much about virtual YouTubers, but when I was working at the bar the other day, I learned quite a bit from the customers. I can recommend some good stuff to you... Oh dear, should I have waited until Carly wasn't here to tell you all this?"

Apart from Jack, everyone else had mischievous smiles on their faces, and this blatant teasing instantly filled the air with a joyful atmosphere.

The world where only Jack is injured has been achieved.

By "hurting" Jack, they managed to liven up the somewhat dull atmosphere. Instead of just standing around outside, the group gathered again in the living room after the newly returned members had tidied up a bit to discuss the next phase of their operation.

The brief exchange just now covered most of the situation. This time, it was Leyou who spoke first.

Just now, he obtained some very crucial intelligence from an unexpected place.

"A crucial piece of intelligence, the source of which I cannot disclose, but in short, it seems we can temporarily put an end to this headless, aimless operation."

Yusei immediately chimed in, "Everyone has some secrets, so let's get straight to the information."

"Okay, I'll get straight to the point. Next, we'll go to this place together. If nothing unexpected happens, there are some very important things that belong to me and that will be very helpful to the current situation there."

On the map, a red dot is marked.

That was a location provided by the Leyou system, which had an extremely low profile.

That place... was once the base of the grimoire's nemesis and ally.

The nemesis and ally of the magic book, whose name is... Dragon Slayer.

Chapter 43 We have a huge advantage!

The Judgment of the Spellbook is a legendary card, and it's a joy to have such a card in your hand. However, having only one Judgment always feels a bit lacking.

However, this slight difference, after Leyou's in-depth research, transformed into a pleasant surprise on another level.

He was pretty green-skinned, and he didn't do much. He just wanted to try and see if he could restart the seemingly malfunctioning God of Judgment through a duel, just like when he dealt with Yata-U. After all, this is a world of duels, and duels are practically omnipotent.

The result was quite unexpected. The divine judgment did not restart, but the previously unnoticed system reappeared on its own.

[Preset permissions detected, data loading]

[Data updating...]

[Update complete]

A series of understandable and incomprehensible words and symbols flowed like a waterfall in Leyou's vision. After waiting for a while, the data stream slowly transformed into something that looked like a map.

Meanwhile, in the lower right corner of the screen, a small red notification dot displaying "99+" kept flashing, making Leyou unable to resist clicking on it without even looking at the map.

Nobody can resist the urge to click away from "99+"! Nobody!

"This...this is too much stuff. Never mind, it's too long to read now, I'll deal with it later..."

99+ is a magical thing that makes you want to click on it.

But before you click on it, you don't know exactly how many things this 99+ represents. Just like what is presented to Leyou now, the slider in the sidebar of this message list is so small that it is almost invisible. Heaven knows how many messages there are in total.

So he did something very realistic—he glanced at the first few messages, then scrolled down to the bottom, looked at the bottom messages, found nothing noteworthy, clicked "Read All," and then closed the screen.

"Let's look at the map first. We can look at the details later; they're not that important anyway..."

Of the few messages I just glanced at, only one mentioned anything related to magic books.

"It's quite amazing that this magic book is connected to the system..."

The system in his hands didn't seem to be something unknown that was thrown at him; rather, it was something that was created by hand—it wasn't said who created it, but the Magic Book Clan had participated in debugging the system.

That is precisely why divine judgment can elicit a response from the system.

However, even now that things have come to this point, Leyou, who has always only used the system as a card library, doesn't really feel much of a difference... It seems that the absence of the system doesn't have much of an impact; at most, it just means that she has to carry the cards with her at all times.

Upon closer reflection, this system is quite embarrassing.

That's so lame!

Perhaps this is the difference between someone else's destiny system and your own secondhand system that someone else created?

While marveling at this miraculous situation, Leyou couldn't help but feel a little sad. As a fellow Whisper Elf, how come the Magic Book is in such a miserable state?

The anaconda was being chased by DarkNess, but I saved it in time. Yata was sealed away for who knows how long, but it was able to fight me on equal terms with the help of Kakashi. As for the super magic, it goes without saying. If he hadn't held back, I would have definitely had a tough fight... So why did I fail when it came to the grimoire?

Let alone fighting himself, he's the only son left in his entire family!

Reflecting on the fate of the magic book, Leyou looked at the map again.

On the map, which doesn't clearly show where it is, there are several red dots that flash.

While Leyou was thinking about the magic book, a red dot on the map suddenly enlarged. In contrast, not far from this red dot, another red dot also enlarged considerably, as if the two were fighting each other, trying to determine who was superior.

Based on the other messages I just saw, Leyou had some guesses in mind.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is where I am now, and this is the grimoire... So, in contrast, Dragon Conqueror?"

……

"In short, I won't explain any more, and it's too complicated to explain in a short time. You guys discuss which of you will stay here to help Yuxing protect the city while contacting Yego for follow-up arrangements, and which of you will come with me to find outside help?"

They are all people who have experienced many ups and downs, and when a group of them get together, they are very efficient at getting things done.

After briefly exchanging information, the group decided to split into two groups.

It seems that the enemy is no longer targeting duelists, so it is essential to leave behind a few powerful fighters to ensure the city's safety.

Following the previous contact between Yusei and Yego, the security forces have also taken action. With the official forces mobilized, the city, which was showing signs of chaos, has been brought under some control and can be stabilized somewhat.

In times of stability, the separation of the upper and lower zones will not have a significant negative impact as long as the policies are in place. However, in the event of any major upheaval, the lower zone will become a ticking time bomb, capable of devastating even the most prosperous city in the Synchronous Dimension.

"Isn't it a bit too presumptuous of us to rely on just the few of us? I know someone who might be able to provide temporary assistance," Jack suddenly raised his hand and suggested.

Leyou looked over in surprise. Had Jack changed his personality after being beaten up? Could this guy really have someone outside of the 5DS who would be his friend?

Carly was also slightly surprised, but she immediately recalled her previous experience: "You mean that PlayMaker from before?"

"Huh? PlayMaker?" Leyou was taken aback.

Did I wander onto the wrong set?

"Do you know PlayMaker?"

"Is he a hacker?"

"Correct."

"The release is trendy? Even trendier than Yusei?"

Carly didn't answer immediately. After glancing at Yusei's hairstyle, she nodded firmly: "Yes."

"Still wearing a bodysuit?"

"His virtual world avatar does indeed feature him wearing a bodysuit..."

“Then it’s him!” Leyou clapped his hands immediately. “You two can handle PlayMaker, and then we can continue our previous conversation.”

Leyou never expected that the people of 5DS could be related to V6... He had wondered a long time ago why there were only 4 dimensions left after excluding the basic dimension. He had suspected that it was a virtual world, but he had never met any related characters. He had only encountered a faceless person named "SoulBurner", so he didn't take it to heart.

Now it seems things aren't so simple.

However, there's no need to worry. The main characters in 5DS are already strong enough. If we add another ruthless card-playing tight-fitting man who has never lost, then it will truly be a case of dragons riding on our faces.

I have no idea how I lost!

A protagonist who can pull out screws, and a protagonist who has never lost—if these two team up, they can win with a simple face-to-face attack!

However, considering that Jack was the king of mishaps in the team, Leyou suppressed his excitement and continued the battle meeting.

We have an overwhelming advantage, but opening champagne at halftime is absolutely unacceptable!

After a brief discussion, Yusei and Qiu, Jack and Carly, and Long Kelongya, a total of three couples, stayed in the city to guard their homes, while Leyou set off with two single guys to find possible reinforcements.

When Leyou went out with Kro and Guiliu, he felt somewhat out of place compared to the other two, but... if he made them guard the house as well, they would probably feel even more out of place.

Furthermore, upon noticing that Crowe would occasionally wink at her, Leyou became suspicious that Crowe's motives might not be entirely pure.

Whenever Leyou acts with these original characters, he always has a strange feeling. He is not that special compared to them, so how come he always gains their trust so easily?

Anyway, after all this time, no matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

Maybe it's because I'm too handsome? That's probably the only reason, right?

……