Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

Yi Lan jumped off the dragon's back, untied the ribbon and re-tied it around her neck. Looking at the mess and the collapsed teaching building, she felt a pang of pity and regret.

"How much will this renovation cost...?"

[Four or five million, I guess]

"Uh..."

Yi Lan paused, a bad feeling rising in her heart.

"Sister, you're not going to take my snack money, are you...?"

I'll go and try to get some sponsorship.

"I'm sorry..." Yi Lan whispered, her head bowed, "It's hard to control..."

Destructive Dragon Breath is an area-of-effect attack, which will inevitably damage innocent buildings.

"But that earthquake up ahead had nothing to do with me!"

You have to accept the blame when you should, and you also have to quickly pass on the blame when you should.

【I know】

There are other experts in the academy.

"Hmm...hmm..." A sharp glint flashed in Yi Lan's eyes. "I'm hungry..."

【…】

Summoning a horde of dragons does indeed consume a lot of energy, but the topic shift was too abrupt, leaving [Sister] speechless for a moment, filled with emotion, and she couldn't help but chuckle.

【well...】

This was the dumbest student she had ever mentored.

It seems to be the strongest one as well.

...

On the other side, Luo Bai carried the seriously injured student in white out of the woods and found the main road deserted.

"Huh? What about people?"

"They all went to seek refuge?"

Two earthquakes did occur in those few minutes, but as the earthquakes subsided, people continued to emerge from the shelters.

The first thing to do after we came out was to review the duel!

What? An earthquake?

"I want to get first place in the assessment; earthquakes are a real hindrance!"

For Biantana, which is prone to disasters every three days and two disasters every four days, there is a high degree of acceptance of various natural and man-made disasters.

"As expected of you all."

Luo Bai nodded, sighed, and headed to the infirmary.

As soon as they entered the corridor, they bumped into Xia Sheng and Xia Yu, the siblings.

Xia Sheng seemed very anxious, ignoring everything and rushing straight into room 308. Seeing Dr. Fu inside, he hesitated before saying, "Doctor, my...sister..."

Luo Bai followed closely behind.

There were only 308 people in the entire medical building, and it seemed that Dr. Fu hadn't gone to take refuge at all.

The infirmary is constructed of special materials; you don't need to run during a small earthquake, but you can't escape during a large one.

Dr. Fu frowned, stepped forward, and gently pressed his fingers on Xia Yu's neck, the pressure just right, accurately sensing her pulse.

He then pulled open Xia Yu's eyelids, lingered his gaze on the inner corner of her eyelids for a moment, and then carefully examined her throat, his movements practiced and professional.

"It's nothing serious, you can just get some sleep over there."

Xia Sheng felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. He gently carried Xia Yu to a nearby hospital bed and laid her down. He then sat down beside her, holding her hands tightly and conveying a reassuring warmth.

Dr. Fu then turned his heavy gaze to the person on Luo Bai's back and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Luo Bai paused for a moment, then placed the white-clad student on his back onto the medical bed and said, "It seems they were attacked."

"An attack?" Dr. Fu frowned, flipped the white-clad student's coat over, and saw the badge on the shoulder. He was startled. "Nan...Nanyang Ling?!"

“Nanyang…” Luo Bai stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"He needs emergency surgery, you can go out now," Dr. Fu said urgently. But a moment later, a strange look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the "seriously injured" man on the bed.

At first glance, he appears to be severely injured and on the verge of death.

The medical equipment shows all data as normal?

"Oh... okay." Luo Bai, who knew nothing about medicine, paused for a moment before replying.

Before leaving, he put down the duel disk in his hand and returned it to its rightful owner.

The moment the door closed, Nan Yangling was undergoing abdominal surgery. As she trembled, her head drooped slightly from the edge of the operating table, and her tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

He watched Luo Bai leave through the crack in the door, tilting his head back and giving a strange smile.

...

The sun was shining brightly at Bian Yuelong Academy. Warm and bright light pierced through the clouds and spilled onto the windows, forming dazzling patches of light. The air was filled with freshness.

The place was bustling with noise, and shouts of dueling filled every corner with a variety of emotions.

The Dark Game was just a side story; nobody knew about it, and life had to go on.

"what--"

Luo Bai stretched and smiled contentedly, his body looking particularly relaxed in the sunlight.

At this moment, he did not want to duel.

I just want to bask in the sun and clear my mind.

He strolled leisurely along the main path of the academy, watching the crowds dueling everywhere, occasionally joining the cheerleaders and shouting wildly, "Go for it!"

"Charge! — [Killer Tomato]!"

"Oh--"

"We've turned the tables!"

Luo Bai shouted excitedly, as if he had been holding back on Earth for many years. No matter how much he shouted or how wildly he went, it wouldn't attract any strange looks from others. This was just an ordinary thing.

Like a fish entering water.

Naturally.

It was as if he had always been born into this world.

This flawed world.

This bustling world.

...

Sumeru Garden Fortress, Third Laboratory.

"Help me write a script."

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to study your [Abyssal Dragon] anymore?"

"On a whim, I wanted to become a director."

"Director? Hahaha, who's going to pay the actors' salaries? We only have these meager wages..."

“I have actors.”

"Then I don't have time to write it for you."

"Five hundred for a thousand characters."

"What are you saying? We're colleagues, talking about money will only hurt our relationship!"

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Volume One: The Flickering Gaze (The End)

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The following content is not part of the main text; it is merely the author's ramblings 3.0 and can be skipped.

Here are some answers to questions from some readers.

1. Is it a single female lead or a harem?

"In principle, Yi Lan will be the main female character, but later on there may be two female characters."

2. Shall we create a group chat?

"I won't build one. There's no time to chat in the group, and I'm afraid of seeing arguments."

3. Where did Aleister, Albus, Oram, and Vesas, the main characters in the Katu story, go?

"They're all in the underworld."

4. Can the author send extra chapters as gifts?

"If you give gifts first and then add extra chapters, the quality will definitely be low. Usually, you add extra chapters first and then beg for food."

5. Why doesn't the author update twice a year? Doesn't he want to make money?

"A corporate slave from 9 am to 7 pm, I get to my room at 9 pm. If I don't write filler chapters, it takes me 3 to 4 hours to write one chapter. If I write filler chapters, it takes me 2 hours to write one chapter."

"I can barely keep up with the single-update schedule."

"I'll struggle for another month at most. If there's no improvement, I'll have to switch to weekly updates and start a new book."

6. Why is XX only Epic/Rumbling, while [The Advent]/XXX is Mythical?

"The Card Spirit rank has nothing to do with levels or anything like that. It's only related to the [story] (experiences, emotions, achievements). The reason why Midrash, Aleister, Dingilsu, and Arub are the destroyers of the world is because they are backed by the four major series of card stories: [DT], [Magic], [Star Relic], and [Abyss].

"【RuiRui】is world-destroying level because Biantana's AI industry is very complete, and 【YuanWu】is world-destroying level because writing this will generate traffic."