Duels should be played with a smile.

Among the cards that were blown away, one was a "self-destruct switch".

"The self-destruct switch has been sent down... Wait?! What's that card?!"

Ella keenly spotted a card that was blown down with it, and being very familiar with Joyful Play, she immediately remembered the card's effect.

"Actually, the cards you used with your double tornadoes weren't key cards—you guys were targeting me so much, so it was inevitable that I'd pull out a feather duster. In other words, I deliberately let you guys destroy my back row."

"[Easy Mode] Effect! If this Set card is destroyed by your opponent's card effect and sent to the Graveyard, you can target up to 2 Normal Trap Cards in your Graveyard other than the card with the same name; Set those cards on your field!"

"And... this effect can be activated during the turn a card is set!"

"..."

"I'll activate the second gift card immediately!"

[Domestic Violence Group LP: 4250 → 7250]

The LP difference barely reached 7000 points, which is quite accurate!

"Now... the previous gift has been made up for, so this should be considered a proper gift, right?"

As he spoke, Leyou glanced at the Snow Woman, but the Snow Woman, who was blushing slightly, couldn't stand Leyou's gaze. She snorted and turned her head away.

"Well then... now it's my turn to clear this easy mode game and let the real show begin!"

"This is the ultimate secret of dueling!"

"I activate my Soul Card, my Tamashii!"

"[Self-destruct switch]!"

……

Surrounded by endless darkness, a giant chessboard was placed in the endless void. Two giants sat at opposite ends of the chessboard, one of them with his eyes lowered, seemingly deep in thought.

The other one... seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, without making a sound.

After an unknown amount of time, a light appeared on the chessboard. The light was not dazzling, but it was unstoppable. It jumped out of the chessboard and landed in the body of the sleeping giant.

"what......"

"I never expected you to have such abilities. The Creator's authority is far too great, to be able to create items of that level."

"Honestly, with your terrible chess skills, I don't know how I could lose without some outrageous items..."

"However, thanks to you, I ran into them again, and now..."

Three chess pieces appeared on the right side of the giant, standing upright on the chessboard. Next to the three chess pieces were several other props of different shapes.

"Now, let's begin the second round of this ultimate dark game!"

"This time... my props are just as numerous as yours!"

"This time, I'm going to smash you in! And then I'll yell all the pent-up resentment I've been holding in right in your ear!"

"F**k! You! Konami!"

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Ah, I'm done writing. Should I jump straight into the final volume, or use a chapter to briefly wrap up this volume and connect the past and the future...? It feels like I've written a bunch of settings that nobody wants to read and have nowhere to put them.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Let the game begin! 5K, End of Volume

"Do you want to wake up from this dream?"

In a hazy state, a gentle voice sounded in her ear, startling Leyou. She instinctively tried to look up to see who was asking the question.

The voice is so familiar... like a snow woman, no, it's Philvo... is it Ella? It seems like both, yet it seems like neither.

The brief moment of confusion left him momentarily lost in thought, and when he came to his senses, he was suddenly startled to realize that he had just been hallucinating.

He was still clutching the self-destruct switch with the unique elf in his hand.

Both sides' LP values ​​just turned to 0.

The duel has just ended.

"what happens?"

Seemingly noticing Leyou's unusual behavior, the three women standing opposite her asked in unison.

"Nothing... just some new things popping into my head... Wait, what's going on outside?!"

The moment the duel ended, the barrier surrounding the four people dissipated, and the discussions outside reached Leyou's ears.

He hadn't been paying attention to what was happening outside until now, when he realized that his actions, which were not exactly something to be seen by outsiders, had actually been performed in public.

If Leyou hadn't noticed that those people didn't look strange at all, he probably would have fled this world on the spot.

It seems that the barrier did block out some things... I avoided a social disaster.

Through her interactions with the other elves, Philvo quickly learned what had happened. Ignoring the others, she immediately looked at Leyou: "Forget about the others... Now that you've done this, how are you going to handle things? Are we all just going to be trapped here and die?"

“It can’t be that bad…” Leyou’s gaze swept across the crowd as he searched for someone.

As his gaze locked onto that person, that person also stepped out from the crowd and walked towards them.

Nodding to the approaching person from afar, Leyou muttered to himself, "It seems that all the previous arrangements have worked. The props created based on their own characteristics are really quite useful."

"What's going on?" the Snow Woman asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that 'I' have a perfect plan."

"Tch, such blatant narcissism is quite rare for you."

"Rare doesn't mean nonexistent."

After exchanging a few casual words with the Snow Woman, Isis had already passed through the crowd and arrived in front of Leyou.

All eyes were on her, especially Asuka, who was with Judai, whose brows were furrowed.

Jaden noticed her unusual behavior, and after listening to her story, he looked at Rakuyu with a headache, unsure how to answer Asuka.

Leaving aside their brief interaction, after Isis arrived in front of Leyou, she immediately took out a blank card and a somewhat broken mask from somewhere and handed them to Leyou.

"My mission... is finally over. I entrust the Pharaoh to you. Please, do your utmost to free him from that ultimate darkness..."

Isis bowed to the parade, then returned to the crowd without lingering.

Isis's act of taking out blank cards was noticed by most people. Everyone present had received some blank cards before, but most of them turned into regular cards after a while and were either collected or added to their decks.

Those who still had blank cards in their hands followed Isis's example and took out their blank cards—the next second, the people present looked at each other, vaguely understanding something.

Everyone present had a blank card. Regardless of where they came from or whether they knew the other people who had been transported here, what they had in common was these blank cards.

"Thank you all." Leyou suddenly thanked them loudly, while touching the blank crystal on his chest with one hand.

"Whether you know me or not, whether you know what's going on or not, I want to thank you all... because it was through your gathering of these scattered forces that I was able to wake up from this dream."

"Well... it can't really be called a dream. Everything I experienced was real. No matter what identity or form I took when I experienced these things, these experiences are irreplaceable and precious treasures to me. And now, in order to prevent the real you from being destroyed along with your original world by this ultimate dark game, it's time for me to wake up from this 'nightmare'."

Some of the inexplicable words left everyone present puzzled. The Snow Maiden even wanted to reach out and touch Leyou's forehead to see if something was wrong with his mind. Only Philvo seemed to remember something and looked thoughtful.

"In short, whether you understand what I just said is not important. The only thing I can guarantee is my gratitude towards you..."

After he finished speaking, all the blank cards gradually turned into specks of light and drifted high, filling the dim yellow sky and adding a touch of life to this lifeless world.

But soon, as if attracted by something, these points of light all flew towards the crystal on Leyou's chest.

However, not all the blank cards turned into specks of light. Ten blank cards remained in their original form and ended up in Leyou's hands—these ten cards were drops from defeating those ten strange guys.

The light gradually filled the empty crystal in Leyou. The crystal was still white, but it was no longer "empty".

However, it still lacks color.

Suddenly, Leyou raised his head and looked intently at a certain point in the sky.

"You're watching me, aren't you, K! You must be watching me from there!"

A red cloud drifted by, but Leyou's shouts received no response.

Another red cloud drifted by, and a somewhat ethereal figure appeared at the end of Leyou's gaze.

"Very well! Then you can continue watching! Even if 'you' have the authority of a creator and have a natural advantage, you are still helpless against things that cannot be predicted!"

"That time, you had supreme authority and unparalleled luck; this time, it's my turn to enjoy the good fortune!"

For any duelist, there is no match where victory is guaranteed.

Simply because...the unknown holds infinite possibilities.

Above the unknown, there are even more elusive things that can add even more unpredictable possibilities to an already plethora of possibilities.

That is... luck.

No matter how powerful a duelist is, they may lose due to Lady Luck's laziness; no matter how complex a deck is, it may still achieve that one-in-a-million chance thanks to Lady Luck's favor.

After filling the crystal and retrieving enough "positions" to hold those endless memories, Leyou finally remembered everything that had happened so far.

There are only two causes for everything: destruction and luck.

The destruction of the world, and the Creator's good fortune.

The being called Eternity does not possess self-consciousness; it is merely a "concept," a "concept" born for an unknown and unspeakable reason.

It could even be described as the "remains" of some great being.

It is not a concept in the literal sense, but rather means that as long as this concept exists in any existing mind, it will continue to exist and fulfill the responsibility of bearing its true name.

The concept called Eternity has the duty of eternally bringing calamity upon living beings—although it is unknown whether some other great being has influenced it, as its duty has been slightly altered.

The scope was limited to humanity, and the definition of catastrophe... was changed to "things that promote human progress and reveal more possibilities".

Thus, throughout the endless ages, the Eternal Calamity, written into the primordial universe concept layer, silently fulfilled its duty in all worlds, bringing endless calamities to countless worlds, and prompting humanity in countless worlds to reveal more possibilities.

Until one day, a new world was born.

This is a world that has possessed infinite possibilities since its inception. For Eternity, this is the most suitable place for Him to fulfill His duties, and it is also an existence worthy of more attention.

However... after a long period of time, some unexpected things still happened in this world.

The Creator...has changed.

Eternity is indifferent to things outside of its duties, and the succession of the Creator has no effect on Him.

However... the destruction of the world will have an impact.