Duels should be played with a smile.

[Dark 1★ Demon 0 Attack Power]

With 1 star, 0 attack, and 0 defense, and an oddly shaped appearance, it can be considered a very strong monster according to general rules.

Unfortunately, this is a boundary.

"Release my Vijam on the field to activate the face-down Spell Card [Monster Gate]!"

The monsters that had just appeared were used as sacrifices to open the gate, which was connected to Ella's deck, revealing her deck one by one.

The first card turned out to be a monster card.

"The first one is [Gairo the Gale, Emperor of the Realm].

"This is a monster card, but it cannot be Normal Summoned, so the effect of Monster Gate will continue to be processed."

Guyro was sent to the Graveyard, but the Monster Gate continued to function, and cards were sent to the Graveyard one after another.

[Divine Union of the Realm] [Divine Union of the Realm] [Divine Law of the Realm] [Divine Law of the Realm]...

After flipping through several cards, I finally found another monster card.

"Special Recruitment of the Second [Fangjieyin Bijam]..."

Noticing the cards that had just been piled up in the graveyard, Ella hesitated for a moment, a new game plan weaving in her mind.

It seems...we can take a gamble!

After carefully considering the differences between the original plan and the new plan, as well as the changes in benefits after the alteration, she decided...

Plan B, execute it immediately!

The next second, she reached out her hand to the source code that was already halfway integrated.

A strange power was stirred by her, and a fluctuation spread out from the source code. The Thousand Lords were startled at first, but before he could make a move, the situation returned to calm.

"What have you done?!" the thousand lords demanded sternly.

"It's nothing, just adding another layer of protection to this duel. After all, you have a history of tampering with duels."

Seeing that the source code did not change much, and Ella's expression did not seem fake, the thousands of masters temporarily believed her words. However, while continuing the duel, they also devoted more energy to paying attention to the changes in the source code.

"Alright, don't worry about it too much. After all, I'm not as despicable as you. I'm just trying to make sure my plan isn't interrupted by you."

"The effect of [Kiello the Cube Emperor] in your hand: This card cannot be Normal Summoned, but can be Special Summoned by sending 1 [Cube] monster you control to the Graveyard."

"I am sending Fang Jieyin, who is currently on the grave, to specially recruit Fang Jiedi!"

[Wind · 2★ · Angel · Attack Power 0→800]

They were also some strange-looking things, and they were angels.

However, the Fang family are all strangely shaped. Once you accept this setting, it's not impossible for some people with unusual tastes to go for it.

"The effect of Fang Jie Di will always activate if the card is successfully summoned from the hand, dealing 800 LP damage to the opponent."

"C2 can be used to activate the effect of the Trap Card [Square Realm Monster] in the Graveyard. If a face-up Square Realm Monster leaves the field, you can banish this card from the Graveyard to activate this effect. You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Square Realm Monster from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

"I Special Summon [Meteorite Cube Celestial Dust] from my deck! And I'm giving you 800 damage!"

Fang Jiedi on the field flapped that thing that could hardly be called wings, stirring up a gentle breeze. The breeze was not strong, but it blew over the bodies of thousands of masters and carried away the insignificant LP.

[Thousands of Lord's LPs: 7000 → 6200]

The Lord of a Thousand laughed disdainfully, "It's just a little bit of LP damage, nothing to worry about. Is this all you can do?"

“Yeah, that’s all I can do,” Ella replied dismissively. “After all, FTK is unrealistic. I can only deduct some of your LP to cause you some trouble, and then finish you off in the third round.”

"The effect of 【Meteorite Cube Dust】 is that if this card is double-summoned, you can add 1 【Cube】 card to your Graveyard and add 【Cube Karma】 to your Graveyard."

"Then immediately activate the effect of [Fangjieye], banish this card, and search your Deck for 1 [Fangjie] monster."

"What I'm looking for is... the second one, [Gairo the Gale Emperor of the Realms]!"

"A second one?!" The thousands of lords suddenly became alert. Could it be...?

“That’s right, this card’s burn effect doesn’t happen once per turn,” Ella chuckled, though there was a hint of amusement in her smile.

As if worried that the Lord of the Thousands was taking Fang Jie's silly deck too seriously, Ella immediately added considerately, "But you don't need to worry. After all, even if it's not once per turn, you can only include three copies of the same card, right?"

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A sad story: because it was too hot and the power went out back home, my parents came to my place to enjoy the air conditioning.

Forced to live a normal life

An update at 11 AM should be considered part of the normal world, right?

Chapter 54: お前はもう死んでいる!Nani?!

Both battlefields were engulfed in fierce fighting. Apart from the Snow Woman, who was still lounging around inside Leyou's body... no, I mean, being used as a surprise force in case of emergency, only Philvo was still operating outside.

Her goal was very clear: the "idol" who was the center of attention in the square where music and dancing were still playing in the distance.

Or rather, the target is the audience who are imprisoned by that idol and forced to "enjoy" the cheerful song and dance with her.

When she first arrived, she hadn't noticed, but now that she was closer, she was suddenly shocked to realize that the spectators weren't ordinary humans, but...

"Entertainment partners and entertainment mages are indeed quite a good match for this scene... The idol performs her songs and dances on stage, and the 'entertainers' in the audience are the best viewers, except that they are forced to watch."

There was no time for her to think about why EMem, who was not weak, was forcibly imprisoned by a little girl. She now felt that the current situation was not so bad.

Although the target is in danger, it also saves the trouble of searching for them aimlessly.

For most people in the world, it is easier to solve a problem with a duel than to spend a long time doing something.

"Slience!"

Transforming into a dragon and soaring through the sky, Philvo manipulated the power from the virtual world to paralyze all the electronic devices in the square. Without the instruments and accompaniment, and without the amplification of the speakers, the singing on stage instantly lost much of its luster.

"What an... annoying older sister." Rishina stopped singing and looked up at the sky with displeasure.

As she stopped singing, the two egg-shaped speakers next to her, one black and one white, started playing her songs again. The music coming from these two speakers made the entertainment partners and entertainment mages in the audience, who had finally managed to calm down, go wild again, even more so than before.

Even... many elves could no longer contain their excitement and tried to vent their overflowing emotions in other ways.

For example, destruction.

"Hahahaha!!!"

"Burn! Let everything burn! Let the leaping flames offer our blessings to Lady Rishina!"

The fire puppet gasped for air, each breath making the flames on its body burn even hotter. Without hands or feet, it wove them together with flames. Suddenly, disregarding the fact that the intense flames would burn its companions, it began to dance wildly.

"Hahahaha!!!"

"Let's play the piano together! Let's play the most beautiful music to accompany Lady Rishina's dance! Come on! Let's play 'Flight of the Bumblebee' a hundred times!!!"

The keyboard monkey's row of distinct black and white "teeth" were fully exposed. His hands danced rapidly across his teeth. He was so consumed by his fanaticism that he was completely unable to play any music. He could only produce chaotic noises by playing with his incredibly fast hands.

The mere fact that the idol on stage stopped singing and switched to playing music filled with eerie power caused EMem's elf to become somewhat delirious and act out of line, prompting even the usually well-mannered Philvo to utter a curse.

"This...this is some kind of hellish scroll!"

"This is the hellish scroll I prepared for you, big sister~ Originally, I just planned a unique concert for you, wanting you to experience my singing voice, but you didn't appreciate it... so, I had to change it to this kind of welcome party."

Rishina had an innocent look on her face, and with her petite and cute appearance, she might have fooled many people in other circumstances.

Fortunately, the only one facing her now is Philvo... or rather, Yi Long.

Facing Rishina, who was surrounded by a strong aura of destruction, Philvo cautiously chose to confront her in his true form, minimizing the possibility of him using external attacks in the middle game.

Ignoring the frenzied elves below the stage, Philvo landed on the stage in his true form, standing on either side of Rissena.

"She's quite cute, but her heart is also quite dark... It seems that the saying 'the more beautiful a person is, the darker their heart is' still somewhat true in some cases."

Upon hearing this, Rishina paused slightly in the hand holding the microphone. She looked up and carefully examined Philvo before slowly replying, "Big sister, you are more beautiful than me when you are human."

"Tsk...that's interesting."

"Big sister, you're just as good."

"Heh... There's no point in saying more. Let's settle this with a duel."

"Ah, that suits me just the way it is."

The gazes of the man and the dragon met in the air, and the invisible sparks were enough to ignite the stage—the elves below the stage were all on the verge of losing control. If it weren't for Philvo's rationality as a playful spirit, and his ability to control the other whispering elves, they might have already gone berserk.

Lishina quickly noticed this. Her gaze swept over the group of enthusiastic elves below the stage, and then she nodded slightly: "Big sister, are you really not afraid of losing to me because of external factors when you fight me in this state?"

As she finished speaking, the two black and white speakers beside her vibrated slightly, as if they had increased their power output.

Philwar retorted without flinching, "Little girl, I'm a veteran of countless battles, I've seen it all. What haven't I experienced? It's just a little burden, treat it like regular weight training, nothing to worry about."

Rishina immediately retorted, "Oh, then I'll wait and see, you old woman."

"Ha, little brat."

"Duel!"

"Duel!"

……

"The effect of Fangjie Emperor is to send the Fangjie Emperor on my field to the Graveyard and then Special Summon itself!"

"Fang Jiedi's special move and blood-burning effect are not available once per turn. When the effect is activated, it will burn 800 points of your health!"

"Furthermore, the Chain Graveyard's Divine Blessing still doesn't occur once per turn! By banishing yourself, the deck Special Summons a second [Meteor Divine Blessing: Heavenly Dust] regardless of the conditions!"

The same routine was repeated for the second time. Tianchen landed, and then Fangjiedi activated his effect, increasing his attack power by 800 while also deducting 800 LP from the main character.

[Thousands of Lord's LPs: 6200 → 5400]

Using an effect that has no card name and can be used once per turn, Ella's feelings were actually somewhat complicated.

Almost none of the cards have a one-time limit per turn, and Fang Jie's appearance time isn't too early either, but the strength of this deck is just so-so, which is quite annoying.

New generation decks, as long as they don't print duplicate cards once per turn, will see a surge in strength. However, Fangjie, as a deck that can barely be considered a new generation deck, is truly shameful.

"Continue building up the tomb with the effect of Heavenly Dust [Divine Union of the Realm]!"

"Then activate the effect of the [Square Spell] in your Graveyard: Once per turn, banish yourself and recycle 1 [Square Spell] monster from your Graveyard."

The Cube deck is probably the best example of why most Cube decks, despite having no power restrictions, can't reach their full potential – because while most Cube decks have no restrictions, the truly powerful ones, unfortunately, do have limitations.

The Fangjie Law is a powerful card that allows you to draw cards from the graveyard and recycle them, essentially giving you free cards. It's quite strong, but then it gets limited.