The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

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Tata's small body stiffened, then she looked at Dekan again.

She never imagined that anyone would say they would protect her until she grew up.

Because she also knows that as long as she has time and a stable environment to grow up in, she can become fearless of threats.

But this opportunity to grow freely is precisely what is most difficult for her.

"You're not lying to me?"

"Why would I lie to you? Once you go to the Kingdom of Norton, people will call you Sister Tata just because of your looks. I won't even have to do anything. You'll truly experience what it means to be domineering. Of course, you still need to tone it down a bit. After all, I've always been low-key. If you're too flamboyant, you won't seem like my sister."

"Dekan said smugly."

After listening, Chloeux seemed to want to say something, but then held back.

He felt that if things continued like this, he would become like the cat teacher, the one who always makes sarcastic remarks.

Tata finally loosened her grip on her sleeve, and her eyes gradually became less wary of Dekan.

She took the debit card out of her pocket and handed it to Dekan.

"I took 800 gold coins, and I have 200 gold coins left."

"Tata said."

However, Dekan did not accept the card, but muttered to himself:

"Well, there will be no salary after you come back to the Kingdom of Norton with me."

Upon hearing this, Tata lowered her head and nodded slightly.

She knew it would be like this.

She would need to work her whole life to repay those hundreds of gold coins and the promise to protect her.

"But I will give you pocket money according to the salary of a Tier 3, Class 1 card maker, 120 gold coins per month."

When Dekan finished speaking, Tata opened her eyes wide and looked at Dekan in disbelief.

She seemed to be wondering if she had misheard something.

Even if she were allowed to freely produce pirated copies of "Captain Derkan" and sell them one by one, she still wouldn't earn that much with 120 gold coins per month.

"We will limit your card-making practice time to no more than four hours a day, and you can rest on weekends, since you are still growing."

"As for this bank card, don't give it back to me. I'm too lazy to get you a new one. It's better for you to keep some money on hand so that I won't have to deal with any small problems later. Even if you owe me 1000 gold coins."

"I won't charge you interest. From now on, you can use 40 gold coins from your monthly allowance to pay off the debt. So I'll only give you 80 gold coins. After 25 months, you won't owe me any money. Do you agree?"

When Tata heard Dekan's question, she nodded instinctively, even though she was in a daze.

"As for accommodation, you'll have to make do with the company's residence for now. Of course, if you want to use your allowance to move out on your own, that's fine too."

"I personally think it's safer for you to live at the company, since someone will take care of you. The only downside is that there might be three older women who are a bit noisy during the day, and I don't know if you'll get along with them."

After hearing Dekan's terms, Tata couldn't help but suspect that Dekan was lying to her.

Does such a good thing really exist in this world?

"You...you're not lying to me?"

Why would I need to lie to you?

"..."

Tata knew that too.

Indeed, Dekan had no reason to lie to her.

"Then you'd better put your talents to good use. There are some card-making steps that only you can complete for me."

"What happens after I pay off my 1000 gold coins?"

"You can stay and learn from me if you want, or you can quit if you want, it's all up to you."

"study?"

"Of course, you're still a novice. Before you can officially start helping me, I still have a lot to teach you."

"..."

Tata fell silent again, seemingly a little unwilling.

Although Tata's attitude towards Dekan has improved significantly and he is no longer wary of him.

However, as a card maker, Tata has always felt somewhat resentful towards Dekan.

She believed that Dekan was stronger than her because of his higher rank.

As for the cards that the two are comparing, she believes that if her rank and skill continue to improve, the cards she creates will be no worse than those of Dekan.

"Humph."

Dekan easily saw through Tata's thoughts.

The expression on this honest child's face is easy to read.

He took out two of his own cards.

These are 【Mental Clash】 (a mental clash between the two sides, the winner stuns the weaker one) and 【Cursed Doll】 (doubles the pain).

Dekan: "You're very familiar with the approach of these two cards, aren't you? You've also created cards with the same functionality."

Tata looked at Dekan's two cards and nodded.

"Comparing your [Mental Impact] (a clash of minds) with mine, which do you think is stronger?"

"Dekan asked."

Tata stammered, unable to speak.

Dekan: "Just say what you really think."

Tata: "My strength..."

Dekan couldn't help but laugh when he heard Tata's words; the child was indeed honest.

"Do you think that your card, compared to my [Mental Collision], avoids the dizziness side effect? Then have you ever wondered why I would unnecessarily add a side effect to it?"

"Dekan asked."

"..."

Although Tata did not answer, her heart was beginning to waver.

She now strongly suspects that the "dizziness" side effect was added by Dekan himself.

After all, Dekan asked that question.

With Dekan's skill, he shouldn't be unable to eliminate the side effect of "dizziness".

But she couldn't understand his intentions at all.

Dekan didn't explain further, but simply had Chloex cast [Spell Counterspell].

After equipping [Spell Counter], it will automatically trigger when an enemy uses a level 3 or lower spell card against you, rendering it ineffective and putting it into double cooldown.

Then Dekan had Tata use [Mental Shock] on Chloeux.

The result was obvious: Tata's [Mental Shock] was nullified.

Tata looked at Chloix's Tier 6 spell card, [Spell Counter], and felt a sense of despair.

She simply couldn't handle this kind of hierarchical suppression.

“You need to understand that we usually only use this card when it’s at the most critical moment. If it’s countered, it could very well be a dead end. For example, if I countered your spell while I was in the shop at noon, you wouldn’t have had a chance to get around me.”

Dekan commented sharply from the side.

"Won't yours be...?"

Tata said somewhat uncertainly.

But as she spoke, she seemed to have guessed the secret of Dekan's "Mental Clash".

Dekan nodded.

After the cooldown ends, have Chloex apply [Spell Counterspell] again.

Dekan then used [Mental Collision] on Chloeux, and it actually worked.

The two good buddies both caught it and covered their heads.

"why is that......"

Tata seemed to be questioning his existence, staring at Dekan's [Mental Collision] and muttering to himself.

While Tata was completely baffled.

Dekan then picked up another card, [Cursed Doll].

"As for this card, don't you think it's similar to your [Cursed Doll]? Once you reach Tier 2, you might even be able to create one that surpasses mine in stats?"

Dekan asked with a smile.

"Are they different besides their numerical values...?"

Tata's tone at this point had lost all confidence.

But she still spoke her truest thoughts.

Even if there are principles she doesn't understand hidden between "mental collision" and "mental impact".

But apart from the stats, she really couldn't see any difference between the cards 【Cursed Doll】 and 【Cursed Baby】.

Dekan did not answer Tata.

He simply equipped himself with his [Cursed Doll] and sat quietly.

Tata didn't know what Dekan was planning, but she kept her eyes on him.

However, after a while, Tata felt her heart skip a beat and felt a slight pang of heartache.

At the same time, Dekan put away the [Cursed Doll] and smiled at Tata.

Tata immediately realized that what he had just heard was likely the magic of Dekansch.