Duels should be played with a smile.

"Thank you~ I'm so glad~ Former Duel King~"

"You...you really are something else!"

……

"Hmph! The title of Duel King and the boundless glory will temporarily remain with you!"

Without even turning around to look, just from that tone, Leyou knew that Haima was definitely being jealous.

Hey, you know what, this feeling is actually pretty good.

"I'm the kind of person who, once I have something in my hands, generally doesn't like to give it away!"

"Whether you're willing to hand it over or not, I'll take it from you when the time comes!"

After casually uttering a few harsh words, Kaiba immediately announced his decision to destroy the Duel Tower, turned around and left, completely ignoring the crowd who were loudly protesting.

After Kaiba left, Yugi, having finished his discussions with the Gravekeepers, came again and announced his decision.

"Leave it with me for now? That's fine too. Just come find me whenever you need it. We can contact you at the same card shop as before."

If I had it with me, I wouldn't be worried at all.

Dartz? Hmph! I'll make sure you don't leave alive!

It doesn't seem like it would be difficult for the Spear of Godslayer to take down a lowly reptilian brother.

Because of Kaiba's extremely wasteful and foolish move, the group had to quickly leave the Duel Tower and board the airship they had come from.

However, after the group boarded the airship, they discovered that several people were missing.

The Seahorse Brothers, and Leyou and his two friends.

"They... probably all have their own plans. That guy, Seahorse, since he's going to blow this place up, he must have prepared escape tools for himself."

“That’s right, that’s right,” Jonouchi chimed in. “Maybe we’ll see Kaiba and the other guy chasing after us from behind in a vehicle that looks just like the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.”

"What about Leyou and the others? He's just an ordinary card shop owner, right? He couldn't possibly..."

Before he could finish speaking, Honda noticed that everyone else was looking at him like he was a monkey.

"What? Is there something on my face?"

“No.” Kyoko shook her head. “But even Cheng Nei could tell that Rakuyou and the others were definitely not ordinary people. You’re the only one who’s still in the dark!”

"That's right! Wait, what do you mean you said even I could see it? Am I really that pathetic?!"

"It's probably only slightly better than Honda, right?"

"I'm definitely much better than him!"

Laughter filled the air. Seeing Jonouchi, who looked like a little child, Mai, who was standing to the side, sighed and put her hand to her forehead, wondering if the handsome young man she had seen earlier was just an illusion.

"Ah, this is wonderful." Looking at his friends playing and frolicking in front of him, Yami Yugi couldn't help but feel a bit of joy.

"Sorry, my other self, if only I were stronger..."

"Don't blame yourself, Aibo. The duel is over. We participated in the duel together, and we will bear the consequences together, win or lose."

"You're right, my other self. We lost this time, but we have to keep trying! We have to become stronger!"

"Hmm! Aibo, after the duel with Leyou, I have a new idea. Let's go back and adjust the deck again. I saw that you caused him a lot of trouble with those trap cards during the duel. Why don't we try to figure out how to maximize the power of those trap cards!"

"Great! My other self has also gained a lot of new insights in this area! Let's learn and grow together!"

……

At this moment, on the ocean, Leyou, who was piloting the materialized fireproof dragon towards Tongshiye, suddenly shivered. He felt... as if someone was targeting him?

"So, I understand the logic, so why do you insist on riding me? I can hardly help but suspect that you have some bad intentions."

Now that he had returned to his original form, Philvo was somewhat annoyed. Why had he impulsively agreed to his proposal?

Could it be that I want to do that myself? Surely not?

This isn't right, is it? This is too much...

"Don't make baseless accusations. I, Leyou, have always been upright and honest. How could I possibly have any ill intentions towards you?"

"At most, it's just a few good ideas."

With the windproof barrier built by the fireproof dragon, even at high speeds, Leyou can sit comfortably on her back, which is very pleasant.

Only Leyou sat on her back; Ella wasn't allowed to ride with her and had to revert to her elf form—she also needed to investigate why her food suddenly contained so much goodwill. After all, she was the Goddess of Despair, not the Queen of Hope.

After all, the God of Despair won't be locked up in a dark room, while the guy who controls the Emperor of Hope will probably never get out of there in his lifetime.

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of you."

"Alright, let's change the subject. During the global live stream, did you catch any movement from Dazi? Judging by the timing, he should be showing his face by now."

“Dazs didn’t have any, but there were quite a few other small fry. I took care of the ones I could. By the way, I noticed a place that seemed to have traces of spacetime fluctuations. Why don’t you go take a look sometime?”

"Space-time fluctuations? The future quartet? Are they trying to devour Computer World King Fafa this time, or the King of Banned Guns?"

"I don't think it's them. They seem to be behaving themselves now. Anyway, you can check on them when you have time. They might even be my colleagues."

"Alright, we'll see when the time comes, but the most important thing right now is to go back and see what kind of work that giraffe has put me through!"

I've already got the title of Duel King, and the first main storyline is basically complete, but the reward called "The True Name" is still nowhere to be found.

When asked about the true name, Leyou's first thought was that it was a magic card. However, after collecting all three Egyptian God cards and receiving a system notification to unlock the three Egyptian God cards to enhance the deck, Leyou dismissed this guess.

Because the newly unlocked card pack contains the magic card with the same name—clearly, this couldn't be a system reward.

Therefore, there is only one answer.

The so-called true name refers to one's true identity and true origin.

"So, what kind of background do I need to gain the goodwill of the capital city of Herak?"

"However, this is also a good thing."

Recalling that ambiguous scene from before, certain thoughts began to stir in Leyou's mind.

"After all, He has been kind to me, so doesn't that mean I can do whatever I want without any problems?"

"That's... awesome!"

Chapter Eighty-Nine: The True Name

Riding Philvo in his dragon form, Leyou quickly returned to Domino City. After entering the port, he had Philvo transform back into human form, instead of swaggering back to the shop he had just left.

Although Philvo can become invisible thanks to his electronic interference abilities, who can resist the joy of the "ghost fire boy"?

"I'm increasingly suspicious that you're just trying to take advantage of me."

Sitting in the D-wheel, in this not-so-spacious space, Philvo complained, intentionally or unintentionally.

Although she didn't learn anything about what happened before from Ella, she could tell at a glance that Leyou had no intention of hiding anything.

"What do you mean I took advantage of you? I didn't even say you were taking advantage of me!"

While experiencing the thrill of the super-high speed, Leyou also managed to refute Philvo.

"To be fair, as an elf, you can switch between physical form and illusion at any time. If you don't want to ride on the D-Wheel with me, you can simply transform back~"

Of course, that's what they say, but in their hearts, Leyou still hopes that Philvo will remain a physical entity.

When they first met, Philvo said that the Whispering Elf was born because of him, and now Leyou believes it completely.

The reason was simple: in such a short time, Leyou had already realized just how similar Philvo's personality was to hers, and...

To put it in a way that's less likely to be censored, Philvo's form, whether dragon or human, is based on Leyou's XP system.

It's an absolute perfect match!

Well... of course, we can only judge this from appearance right now. As for other things, we'll probably have to discuss them in more detail when we have the opportunity in the future.

Of course, there is also a problem here.

So, if our personalities are so similar, will we really have the opportunity to have in-depth conversations in the future?

That's a question worth pondering.

Sitting on the D-wheel, feeling the wind blowing in front and the soft massage from behind, at this moment, Leyou transforms into a happy wind man, pondering countless strange questions in his mind. Before he knows it, he has returned to the card shop he bought earlier.

Although it seems like a lot has happened and the number of participants has increased from one to three, in reality, only two days have passed—the first day was for the semi-finalists to be determined, and the second day was for the finals. Time is just that short.

Leyou flipped over the "Closed" sign hanging at the store entrance, took out her key, opened the door, and went inside.

The system finally reappeared the moment he stepped into the room.

The first main storyline is complete.

Please check the rewards yourself.

[Additional rewards are given because Awakening has been unlocked]

Awakening progress increased, current progress: 1/3

[Additional rewards are given because the Whispering Sprite has already been obtained]

[Title: Chronicler]

"So my awakening is from Tencent? I have to collect fragments, right? System, are you there? Is there a recharge channel? Can I recharge to speed up this process?"

The system didn't respond, so it seems it's not owned by Tencent and that paying money can't solve everything.

The moment the system notified him of the increased awakening progress, Leyou did feel that he had undergone some changes. However, since the system did not directly post the convenient and easy-to-use update log, he could only wait until later to slowly study what new abilities he had gained.

As for this title, it doesn't seem to be of much use at the moment. It just makes it easier for him to use the Chronicle deck. When he encounters some strange situations, such as when the Rank 4 deck doesn't have Extra Deck or the Old Ai deck doesn't have Old Ai, he can directly make changes and re-register it in the Chronicle. It's not clear what changes this change will bring, but given that the system never finishes its sentence, there might be some rewards in the future.

This can barely be considered as obtaining a small but not insignificant level of authority.

They received many rewards, but also encountered many new problems, which further fueled Leyou's curiosity.

He's really curious about what will happen when his awakening progress is complete—will it turn him into a cool Kamen Rider? Or will it allow him to pilot the irresistible Super Robot?

Similarly, he was also curious to know what interesting things would happen if he really collected all thirteen secret codes.

"Wait a minute, the main quest is complete, so what about the new quest? Normally, shouldn't I be given another quest to guide me further in my awakening? Hey? What's going on here?"

The system didn't react at all, playing dead completely, leaving Leyou completely confused.

"Get out of Domino's World, riddle teller!!"