Duels should be played with a smile.

"It seems my plan was flawless. Although I don't know the details of your process, whatever yours, it will all come together in the end..."

Beneath his red sunglasses, K's eyes were full of laughter.

"Now, it's my turn to say this..."

"This is a huge help!"

Appearing abruptly in this place, K did not immediately stop the ceremony presided over by the inheritor of fiberglass. Instead, he hovered high in the sky, carefully observing everyone on the ground.

On the ground, all the Pokémon instantly became alert, and some even immediately unleashed an unexpectedly strong hostility—which was understandable, as none of the Pokémon present had ever been treated with respect by K.

If it weren't for the actions of Leyou and others these past few days, they would most likely still be locked up.

"Ignore him. As long as he doesn't interfere, we'll just do our thing!"

Inheriting Fiberglass's loud shout awakened the many spirits whose hearts were filled with anger. Except for the Super Magician, who was still keeping watch on K in the sky, the other spirits forcibly suppressed their anger and focused on the matter at hand.

"This can't be allowed to go your way!"

The arrogant K revealed a sinister smile, took off his red sunglasses, and tossed them aside lightly.

The sunglasses fell straight to the ground with a crisp sound of shattering lenses, and fragments flew out in all directions.

Each fragment, propelled by the powerful impact, flew far away and, quite coincidentally, formed a larger circle, completely surrounding the elves.

On the next side, black mist rose, and countless figures emerged from the fragments, gradually transforming into pitch-black figures.

Their appearance... is exactly the same as Darkness.

If there's any difference, it's that they both come with a duel disk.

"Your party is quite lively, but have you forgotten... this is my house!"

K was undeniably arrogant, or rather, he had the right to be arrogant enough. Even if he stayed in the air, it wouldn't change the fact that he had extremely high authority.

He possesses a variety of known and unknown methods, while others can only respond after he makes his move.

For example, right now, the elves have to temporarily halt their operations and confront those shadowy figures.

Since they can pull off such a move of summoning people on the spot, there's absolutely no need to doubt whether there are other methods to force a duel.

The superiority of the permission dog is fully demonstrated at this moment.

Just like when Leyou and the others faced the endless army of minotaurs outside, the elves were now in the same predicament.

At the center of the magic circle, the Snow Woman and the others remained in a meditative state. Apart from the Inheritor Glass who vaguely guessed something, the other elves who were unaware of the situation could only do their best to protect them.

Having received their favors and become part of them in name, the elves also bear the obligation to stand up when necessary.

No sound came from the dark mass of people; the shadowy figures remained silent as they steadily advanced towards the elves, step by step.

They have already raised their duel disks, ready to surround their target with duels at any moment.

"Duel!" *×N

They all gave a low command, and a chain flew out from the shadowy figures, binding their target.

These chains are all invisible and cannot be stopped by any means. Once entangled, all actions will be immediately interrupted, and one will be forced to begin a dark game.

The dense crowd, the pitch-black chains—the blackness, devoid of any other color, seemed capable of swallowing everything and dispelling all light.

The light was so intense that even Philvo and his companions, who were surrounded by light, appeared somewhat dim.

From the sky, K had already issued the victor's declaration.

"Plan is in place!"

K waved excitedly, his wide eyes finally revealing the eagerness that had been hidden beneath his calm demeanor.

Now, it's all over!

"Solvadocana!"

As if appearing out of nowhere, as if the horn of counterattack had been sounded, beneath that overwhelming shadow, an even deeper darkness flowed from the void.

The darkness was not dispelled by the light, but was instead swallowed by an even deeper darkness.

"Duel!" *×N

Countless duelists dressed in various styles appeared out of nowhere, precisely blocking each of the black chains. The duel was about to begin, but the opponent was not the one K had expected.

"What's going on?!" K exclaimed in shock and anger.

"It's nothing special."

Leyou's calm yet slightly mocking voice rang in K's ears. In an instant, he flew several meters away before turning around to look at the place where he had been standing.

"It's you?!"

"That's right, it's me." Le You crossed her arms, looking quite relaxed. "I didn't expect you to react so easily... It's really embarrassing of you. As a boss, shouldn't you at least have a calm and collected demeanor?"

"How did you get here?!"

K had no time to pay attention to Leyou's mockery; he just wanted to know why this guy could come and go freely in the world he controlled.

Based on what I know, this guy clearly already...

"Wait?! Masaka?!"

"Sonomasaka!"

Although it's unclear which Masaka K is referring to, this answer is certainly appropriate at this point.

And it looks to be quite effective.

Upon hearing Leyou's answer, K was filled with surprise and doubt. This slight surprise also helped him regain some of his thinking ability, and he finally began to examine Leyou carefully.

Nothing has changed.

This was K's immediate conclusion.

In his eyes and perception, Leyou now is no different from before.

But at this moment, Leyou was indeed standing in the sky, just like him, as if he were a god.

The only difference... After searching for a while, K finally discovered a very easily overlooked fact.

When did that guy get this crystal-like thing on his chest...? Wait, it seems like it was there before, just not this color...

What color is this?

K, who finally noticed the crystal, was initially dismissive, but after some thought, he felt a chill creep up his spine.

He didn't even know how to describe the appearance of that crystal.

Regardless of its shape, color, or any other characteristics, even the word "crystal" was a conclusion he came to subconsciously. With his ocean of consciousness containing information about everything in this world, he simply couldn't identify what that crystal actually was.

While he was shocked by this discovery, he also took the time to observe the situation below. Just one glance was enough to give him another great shock.

"Those things... originally belonged to me!"

"Fnndp!" Leyou shouted, interrupting K's mutterings.

"You bastard, you tampered with and stole what originally belonged to 'me,' and you still have the nerve to say it's yours?!"

"This mechanism, which exists solely to create more possibilities, has been modified by you and used to destroy the world. I want to destroy you right now!"

Leyou was also feeling complicated. After coming into contact with the giant deep in his consciousness, even though he had not yet turned back into the being called "Eternal Calamity", he had learned a lot and had also taken back some things that should have belonged to him.

Only now has he understood why those inexplicable "Faceless Ones" exist in this world, and the true meaning of the name "Eternity".

Although... in his current state, he still cannot fully grasp the deeper meaning of eternity.

"This is really unexpected... It seems I really can't ignore your presence. I only relaxed a little bit, and you gave me such a big surprise."

K finally regained his previous calm and collected demeanor, though he now seemed somewhat pretentious.

He stood there in the air, silently facing off against Leyou.

"Your stuff is actually quite useful."

"..."

"You're so proud of my stuff, aren't you? This was supposed to be a duel!"

As a pure-love warrior, Leyou has to admit that K's words were infuriating enough.

He made his own stuff, modified it, and used it for evil purposes. If he put it in a notebook, that would be a classic case of moral depravity.

The God of Pure Love hates this kind of thing the most.

Just as the God of War hated minotaurs, K now also hates duels.

"Your offer...I refuse."

K said rather leisurely, "This world, these worlds, have no meaning to exist. They just need to wait quietly for destruction. I don't need to cause trouble at this time and engage in a meaningless duel with you."

"As long as I don't duel you, my winning percentage is one hundred percent!"

K's figure became even more ethereal; he was barely visible before, but now he was just a blurry shadow.

With K's cunning tactics, he was indeed, as he said, invincible.

He has plenty of time; all he needs to do is trap all these people here. The suspended outside world will have no chance of change, will lose all possibilities, and will quickly perish.

"Then... you can just stay here and behave yourself!"

"Just stay here and wait to die!"

Leaving behind a harsh remark, Leyou had no intention of continuing to glare at K here. She quickly flew down towards Philvo and the others.

After wasting so much time talking to this guy, the necessary preparations should be almost complete by now, right?

As soon as they landed, Jicheng Fiberglass came to Leyou's side. The two had never met before, but just by exchanging glances, they were able to learn a great deal about each other.

Simple, efficient, and using a special method to quickly exchange information, Leyou instantly understood what had happened.

And... what might happen next.

"Then... let's begin."

Le You nodded slightly to Inherited Fiberglass, then turned and walked towards Philvo and the others. He was also somewhat surprised; by a twist of fate, things had turned out this way.

The current situation with Philvo and the others... is probably a case of connecting to the wrong place...

They were connected to their previous selves, but after receiving help from the newcomers, their connection was upgraded and they switched to another channel... However, there was probably no pre-set mechanism to handle this situation, so they were stuck in the previous place in a very awkward way, unable to get out.

In games, the game designers usually take the blame in such situations.