Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"Betrice Star Language".

"She is one of the 'Seven Star Reserves' of the Celestial Arbitrators. Although she is young, she holds a very special position in the organization."

"Her style is indeed a bit eccentric; she likes to play pranks, but she specializes in astrology and prophecy, and..."

Tiandao Lian's expression turned serious: "Her prediction was extremely accurate."

"The reason I went to Tian Shu City and met you there was because I followed one of her prophecies."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, You Yang raised an eyebrow, secretly thinking: It seems that the seemingly unreliable girl from earlier was actually a hidden big shot.

"Did she come to see you specifically to say something?" Tiandao Lian asked curiously.

You Yang nodded knowingly, and then recounted how Betrice had offered to do a divination for him, but he had ended up drawing a strange blank card, and how she had scared him away.

After listening to You Yang's description, a deep sense of doubt appeared on Tian Daolian's usually calm face.

"Blank card..."

He repeated the word in a low voice, his brow furrowed: "This has never happened before in Beatrice's divinations."

Tiandao Lian himself had asked Betris to predict the future, and the card he drew was the red one, [Divination Witch Xiaoyan]!

"If it is blank, it usually means... 'unobservable' or 'undefined'."

You Yang also stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't believe in fate, since even elves truly existed in this world filled with supernatural powers, prophecy might not be entirely feudal superstition.

But what exactly does a blank card represent?

Is the future a void?

Or does the future hold infinite possibilities?

Or perhaps... his destiny is simply not within the trajectory of this world?

It's likely that only Beatrix herself, who fled in disarray, knows the answer to this question.

Neither of them was particularly knowledgeable about metaphysics, and even after racking their brains here, they couldn't come up with a solution.

"Oh well, what's done is done."

You Yang waved his hand dismissively, putting the question out of his mind.

Tiandao Lian nodded, collected his thoughts, and regained his usual composure:

"That's true. Since you've finished eating, let's set off."

He stood up, straightened his sleeves, and spoke with a hint of solemnity:

"Go get something, and then... I'll take you to meet my parents."

The Celestial Arbitrators Headquarters - Beatrice's Room.

With a soft "bang," the door was quickly closed, cutting off the view from the outside world.

Beatrice leaned against the door, panting slightly, her chest heaving. The shock and panic still lingered in her heterochromatic eyes.

A moment later, she strode to the round table in the center of the room, which was covered with a purple star-patterned tablecloth, and poured all the cards out of her waist bag with a "whoosh".

This deck, named "Diviner Witch," is now radiating a familiar and warm glow in the morning light.

Beatrice took a deep breath and spread them out one by one with trembling fingers, as if inspecting her soldiers.

Each card is clearly visible, with vibrant colors, and without any signs of fading or blurring.

"My deck... there's absolutely nothing wrong with it."

She picked up the card that had become blank in You Yang's hand, and now in her hand, it returned to its normal state.

Beatrice frowned, her fingertips lightly tracing the cards as she murmured to herself:

Why is it that...in his hands...it becomes a blank slate?

In fact, today's encounter was not accidental, but a carefully planned "inevitable" event.

As early as last night, she had predicted through astrology that You Yang would appear in the cafeteria this morning.

She got up early on purpose and approached him as if it were a chance encounter, with only one goal—to use divination to glimpse the man's true nature and future, and thus decide her next stance.

As an "outlier" with the ability to foresee the future, Beatrice has long been accustomed to adjusting her pace according to the course of the future.

Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is her survival instinct.

My thoughts drifted back to that remote and isolated town.

She was very young at the time, but she already bore the stigma of being a "monster".

"Stay away from that child!"

"She's a witch! She cursed my cow!"

"She said my husband would die in three days... She's a demon!"

Those fearful and disgusted looks pierced young Beatrice's heart like sharp blades.

In this world, there are some truths that people don't want to hear, and she, who is able to see these cruel truths, naturally becomes the target of public criticism.

Her parents eventually abandoned her.

Was it to protect herself, or to give her a chance to survive elsewhere?

Beatrice didn't want to delve into it further.

All she remembered was that on that stormy night, she embarked on a journey of wandering alone.

Fortunately, although fate was cruel, it also gave her the tools to survive.

Thanks to her prophetic abilities, she survived tenaciously in this cold world.

She always knew in advance which trash can contained the freshest expired bread, and which abandoned bridge culvert was the safest place to hide before a storm.

Until a few years ago, the stars guided her to an asylum under the name of the Celestial Arbitrator.

The prophecy told her, "There, you will say goodbye to hunger and cold."

As predicted, she was discovered by the organization to possess exceptional talent to become an Elf Duelist and was bestowed with the [Diviner Witch] deck, which resonated perfectly with her soul.

With the blessing of the spirits, her prophetic abilities underwent a qualitative leap.

She helped the Celestial Arbitrators avoid countless potential crises and found many key figures, gradually becoming an indispensable "Seven Star Reserve" in the organization.

Therefore, Beatrice had absolute confidence in her abilities.

Her divinations were never wrong; the trajectory of fate should have been as clear as the lines on her palm in her eyes.

"Could it be... that something went wrong with the rules of prophecy?"

Beatrice sat back down in her chair, picked up a few cards from the table, and her eyes became deep and complex.

She held up a card radiating golden light; it was [Divination Witch Hikari] and [Divination Witch Flame].

"If he had drawn one of these two..."

Beatrice's voice was low and deep, as if she were waging a battle with herself:

"That means he is a true 'divinely inspired person'."

"Possessing courage, determination to change, extraordinary wisdom, and absolute self-confidence."

"Such a person is destined to wield supreme power."

“Following him, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, will surely lead to the end of glory—that will be an absolutely right choice.”

She gently put down the two cards that symbolized hope, and instead picked up two other cards with dark tones—[Divination Witch Little Dark] and [Divination Witch Little Earth].

"Conversely, if he draws one of these two..."

Her eyes turned colder:

"That means this person is impure-minded, cunning and treacherous, or simply not qualified to bear the weight of fate."

"There is no need to follow such mediocre people or villains; in fact, one should stay away from them as soon as possible."

Chapter 250 The Witness of Starlight and the Unseen Gods!

Finally, her gaze fell on a blue card—[Divination Witch Xiaoshui].

"If he drew this card... it means he is an extremely calm and rational observer, neither blindly passionate nor dark and depraved."

"If that's the case, then we should just get along normally, since the other party isn't interested in the Celestial Arbitrator and there's a high probability that we won't have any relationship in the future."

Beatrice put all the cards back together, and the question that had been bothering her resurfaced, like a fog shrouding her mind.

"The cards symbolize all aspects of the world and every facet of the future."

"But why..."

She stared intently at the stack of cards, the image of You Yang flipping open the cards replaying in her mind—that unsettling, pure nothingness.

Why, of all things... would you draw a 'blank' card that doesn't exist in your deck?

"Does this mean his future is a blank slate?"

"Or perhaps... his fate had already transcended his own observation range?"

Beatrice slumped into her chair, staring blankly at the perfectly normal-looking card on the table.

Only then did those details she had deliberately ignored come flooding back to her.

She suddenly remembered the turmoil that Tiandao Lian had reported to her about Tian Shu City.

"No...that doesn't make any sense at all."

Beth held her head in her hands, her brows furrowed. In the astrological prophecy of that divination, the one who should have stood up and saved the day during that catastrophe was clearly the girl named Chen Yuexi.

The prophecy indicates that although she paid a heavy price, she ultimately succeeded in temporarily sealing the god of the underworld.

But the reality is that You Yang suddenly appeared and, with an extremely tyrannical attitude, killed the God of the Underworld and sealed him in a card.

Not just that one time.

Just before Tiandao Lian set off this time, she had also specially cast a divination for him.