Duels should be played with a smile.

But... before he could examine the layout inside the door more closely, the door, which had just been pushed open, began to close again—they couldn't stop it from closing.

Because they were dragged into a duel once again.

The moment they pushed open the door, they were dragged into the duel.

Hehehehe~

A crisp laugh echoed in the four people's ears, and four petite and adorable little elves appeared before their eyes.

This was their opponent, an invisible guard who had used his special ability to hide in front of the door early on, a backup plan after the minotaur defenses were breached.

"Sparashi! Hahahaha! Everything is going according to plan!"

A somewhat familiar exclamation, accompanied by an annoying laugh, came from K, who looked like a capitalist. He took off his red glasses, stood inside the door, and mocked Leyou and the others for their failed attempt.

However, the laughter did not last long, because in just a few seconds, the academy gates were about to close.

Before the door closed, a mocking gaze could be glimpsed through the narrow crack.

as well as...

A pure white phantom.

"Sparashi! Hahahaha! Plans are working!"

The door was closed, but all four of them looked very relaxed, especially Leyou, who responded to the capitalist behind the door with the same laugh.

Even though he might not be able to see it from behind the door, it didn't stop Leyou from feeling great.

"That was... Miss Ella...?!" Judai asked uncertainly, recalling the brief, stunning glimpse he had just caught.

He was naturally aware of the special relationship between Leyou and Ella, but he didn't expect that such a special relationship could be manipulated in this way.

"I was wondering why there were only the four of us and no one saw Miss Ella. Turns out she was hiding and waiting for this move."

"It's just a trivial plan." After laughing, Le You composed himself and simply nodded in response. "It's just some basic ideas and preparations, and it's only preparation. Whether it succeeds or not depends on its execution."

As a player who has witnessed countless clichéd plots and amazing storylines, Leyou feels that he has some foresight regarding some possible tropes.

Anyway, there's no harm in trying. Having Ella hiding inside my body means she can come out at any time, which is a kind of surprise weapon. It's perfect that she can be put to use now.

But... no, there's no "but".

Shifting his focus back to the duel that had just been forcibly initiated, Leyou composed himself and placed full trust in Ella inside the door.

Ella's presence is usually not very noticeable; she is usually quiet or silently cooperating with him. Leyou has no resistance to this gentle and silent "immersion".

Similarly, Ella's quiet demeanor allowed Leyou to confidently entrust her with helping him solve problems.

Well, it seems that only the Snow Woman is a little unreliable, while Philvo and Ella are really capable and very capable.

Inside the Magic Academy... no, it should be said that inside a strange space, K was looking at Ella in front of him with great interest, without much surprise in his eyes.

“It’s a very basic operation, nothing unexpected.” K stood upright with his hands in his pockets, his oversized coat giving off the air of a cape, adding a touch of unruliness to his somewhat refined demeanor—but all of this was overshadowed by his own arrogance.

Without any extra movements, a deck of cards appeared in front of him, automatically shuffling and then disappearing.

At the same time, Ella raised her left arm, revealing the Duel Disk, which indicated that she had been dragged into a duel.

It wasn't a dark duel, but there was still no chance to refuse.

Coupled with the crimson clouds filling the sky in this strange space, and the twilight sky, even though it's not a duel in the dark, it gives people a feeling of being unable to breathe.

“I had already foreseen this scene when you got the last little girl’s card.”

"And I also anticipated your possible purpose."

K stated the facts in a calm tone, but Ella felt that he was showing off.

"Not only that, I also predicted, oh no, I should say, I also foresaw that I would have the first move in this duel."

Before the duel had even officially begun, and before the dice had even been thrown, K had already drawn five cards on his own—or rather, the five cards simply appeared in front of him.

He seems to have skipped many necessary steps.

“This doesn’t exist in the original world. It’s a mirror plane that I created to avoid certain things… So, you understand what I mean?” K checked the card for a moment before raising his head again and slowly explaining.

This explains why he cheated openly and honestly.

"They're nothing more than privilege dogs." Ella said expressionlessly, in a flat tone, uttering the most sarcastic words.

Spending every day with Leyou, or even inside his body, Ella seems to have learned the most from Leyou, mainly from his mouth.

“Meaningless mockery.” K dismissed Ella’s words with the same nonchalant attitude, appearing remarkably indifferent.

"It's still an expected reaction, nothing surprising. It's normal to be at a disadvantage for no reason."

"But you can rest assured, your disadvantage will last a long time... I know your purpose, so this duel will not end quickly."

"Because...this is a deck I specifically chose, one that's really good at stalling!"

"Hmm?" Ella frowned instantly because K's words reminded her of some not-so-pleasant memories—memories of a duel with Leyou.

While playing cards with Leyou is a fun activity, some decks...

"You wouldn't... be using a Hanafuda (flower card)?"

When it comes to decks that can stall, this is the first one that comes to mind for Ella.

She still remembered a sentence she heard Leyou say when she woke up after she and Leyou finished playing their Hanafuda Guardian deck.

That's right, she fell asleep while playing.

When she woke up, she heard those words.

"Those who want to play Hanafuda, please go and play facing the wall."

The last sentence that left such a deep impression was probably the one from Leyou Memory: "Mobile gamers, please hold hands and leave the group voluntarily."

"Hanafuda Guardian? That outdated deck is no match for me!" K sneered, his gaze fixed on his own cards.

next second.

A blazing flame erupted on the card in front of K, instantly turning it to ashes, but it immediately reignited on his field.

It transformed into a virtual beast adorned with raging flames.

"Normal Summon [Reincarnated Salamander Antelope], if its effect is successfully activated, send one [Reincarnated Salamander] card other than the same name to the Graveyard."

Cyberse, Reincarnation of Salamence – this is the deck K chose.

A deck that has been reduced to ashes countless times in the flames, only to be rekindled and become even more powerful.

Perhaps it's not particularly outstanding in other aspects, but when it comes to endurance... it's truly incredibly endurance-consuming.

Hmm... as long as we don't get hit by three mental attacks, we can probably hold out forever, right?

However, Ella breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was a reincarnated fire beast.

Thankfully, I didn't fall asleep while playing this time.

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This duel was contributed by a member of the group.

Getting free YRP is so awesome!

I suggest you bring more.

This is probably one of the last few duels.

Speaking of which, the review process is really unpredictable; the image from yesterday hasn't even been selected yet.

Schrödinger's standards of approval... I remember there was a picture from before where someone's buttocks were barely visible and it got taken down. Yesterday's... I can't say.

Today I'm going to release something big again, just to test the waters.

Chapter Sixty-Two: I am the Super Source King!

Beneath the dim sky, the flames of the Reincarnated Flame Beast appeared even more intense than before, and the clouds drifting aimlessly in the sky were also tinged with the color of the flames, though these clouds were unaware of the meaning of this color.

"The effect of the antelope removes [Reincarnated Flame Beast Armadillo Lizard] from the deck and sends it to the graveyard."

"Then activate Armadillo Lizard's effect. If you control a Reincarnation Fiery Beast monster other than the same name, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard."

It was roughly the standard starting move of the Reincarnated Flame Beast. K didn't use any fancy tricks; he just unfolded the move steadily step by step. However, Ella's attention wasn't on this boring storytelling that she had heard many times before.

She was observing.

Ever since entering this place, Ella had a vague sense that it was unusual. K had just revealed a little something, but it wasn't enough for Ella to discover what she was looking for.

It seems that whispering sprites once existed here.

So far, only a few elves have not returned.

As Ella pondered, K suddenly stopped what he was doing, a smug smile on his lips: "No need to search so cautiously. I can tell you frankly that the elf you've been searching for is imprisoned here."

With a wave of his hand, K conjured a projection that appeared out of thin air on the field.

That was the figure that Leyou had been searching for for so long, the inheritor of fiberglass, and it was even a little girl in human form.

However, her current condition is clearly quite bad.

It's unclear where she's imprisoned, but the spirit of the inherited fiberglass in the projection is extremely weak. Originally a beautiful girl with delicate features, what appears in the projection is just a pitiful little girl with vacant eyes.

There were no visible injuries or anything on his body, so he probably didn't suffer any physical harm. But as for the mental aspect... putting everything else aside, the time he'd been imprisoned was probably quite long.

If she weren't an elf, her appearance wouldn't be as simple as just looking haggard.

“Don’t look at me with such a terrifying gaze.” K turned his head slightly to avoid Ella’s direct gaze. “With my level of understanding, I don’t need to do anything to her. It’s just strange, though. After I locked her in this world, she turned into what you see in less than a day.”

"Don't be confused or surprised. I just brought her here two days ago... Of course, don't have any expectations either."

After K gradually got used to Ella's gaze, he also straightened his posture and made his declaration from a superior position, like the challenged one, or rather, the great demon king.

"You cannot defeat me in this duel... and even if you do defeat me, you will most likely not achieve your goal."

"I've hidden this little one in a unique way. If you want to find her, you'll probably only need to exchange your bets for her in a dark duel—but I happen to be in a good mood today, so let's skip the dark duel since it doesn't sound like a good thing."

Ella frowned slightly. Based on her impressions from Leyou, she had some expectations about K's little plans and tricks, but she didn't expect that her thinking was still a step behind.

If the opponent were just an ordinary person, Ella would have countless ways to force a dark duel, but she just happened to run into a privilege hog... even the source code can't control the administrator.

"Say less nonsense and be more concise; maybe you'll be less annoying." Ella coldly retorted to K's rambling, and then turned her attention back to the duel.

Regardless of what her opponent said, she maintained her independent thinking.