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

"Hmm?" Luo Bai was slightly surprised. He had thought his decision would cause objections, but instead, there was complete silence.

He raised an eyebrow: "You all agreed?"

Yilan sat to the side, her eyes indifferent yet all-knowing: "Anyone who isn't blind knows that Binael likes [Heroes]."

"Objection." Bai Yun raised her hand, smiling as she retorted, "Even a blind person could see that."

These words were like a precise straight punch, hitting the nail on the head. A blush instantly spread across Binel's cheeks; she shyly buried her face in her arms, her heart pounding like a drum.

"Why are you joking too..." She turned her head and glared at Baiyun.

Baiyun was always silent and serious, and would never joke about her blindness.

Luo Bai glanced at Bai Yun with some surprise. After these days of training, she had indeed changed.

"I'll still be the substitute." His voice was low and firm.

Countless gazes were fixed on him, like an invisible weight.

Luo Bai lowered his head and continued browsing the team members' training data, his finger lightly swiping across the screen, his voice carrying a deeper meaning: "The last starter—"

Before he could finish speaking, he deliberately paused.

The silence that followed was like a taut bowstring; the faces of the other team members were filled with anticipation and anxiety, and their breathing was exceptionally clear in the confined space.

Luo Bai's throat bobbed. He picked up the water glass on the table, took a small sip, and looked into the distance, as if waiting for someone to break the silence.

"Say it!" Yi Lan clenched her teeth and glared at him fiercely.

This deliberate act of keeping her in suspense was like a feather tickling her heart.

However, Luo Bai appeared unusually calm. He continued drinking water nonchalantly, his fingers swiping back and forth on the screen, completely absorbed in the duel reports, as if he were utterly oblivious to the tense atmosphere in the conference room.

"Are you going to tell me or not—" Yi Lan's face contorted in anger, unable to bear it any longer. She quietly reached under the table and silently grabbed Luo Bai's thigh.

Then, she twisted it hard, the force of which seemed to convey her dissatisfaction.

"?!!"

Luo Bai's eyes widened instantly, and his eyebrows involuntarily rose.

“Um…” A sharp voice finally broke the silence.

Everyone looked toward the sound.

Baiyun trembled slightly, then suddenly stood up abruptly and nodded heavily to Luo Bai.

"Bian Yuelong... White Clouds—"

She took a deep breath and let out a powerful shout.

"Requesting permission to fight!"

This shout stunned the other twenty-odd people.

Especially those team members who often argued with Baiyun, they felt like they were looking at strangers.

This was the first time Baiyun had volunteered since losing her sight.

"Hmm," Luo Bai replied indifferently.

"The last regular pick, Baiyun."

"Those who are going to battle, stay behind to fine-tune your decks; the rest of you, go back to the first floor for training."

His tone left no room for argument. Seeing this, the other team members had no choice but to go back to training. Before leaving, many of them cast meaningful glances at Bai Yun and Luo Bai and whispered among themselves.

"With the regulator absent, things are going awry again..."

"If you volunteer to play and still lose 0-1, you might as well retire..."

...

"So calm?" Yi Lan glanced at Luo Bai in surprise.

Baiyun's competitive form fluctuated, and she was uncertain about her own performance.

Luo Bai didn't answer. Instead, he silently moved his hand under the table, gently placed it on her thigh, and twisted it hard, returning the same force to her earlier action.

"You—" Yi Lan gasped, quickly pulling her leg back, a shy blush creeping onto her cheeks.

Her eyes widened as she tried to hide her inner turmoil.

"You pervert!" She unconsciously raised her hand, ready to give him a warning punch.

"Dean?" Binel cast a questioning glance at her.

The other regular players also turned their heads, looking somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing." Yi Lan smiled awkwardly and lowered her raised hand.

Luo Bai turned his head, winked at her, and gave her a victorious smile.

Nine o'clock in the evening.

Luo Bai returned to the Rebirth Shop, preparing for his departure early the next morning.

The only missing piece for [Sky Striker Princess] is [Ryouri].

What's wrong with you?

He sat in the manager's seat, looking at Tony, who was hiding far away, with a puzzled expression.

Luo Bai sniffed the clothes, but there was no strange smell.

Tony usually dislikes him a lot, but tonight it seems even worse.

It's a pity it can't speak, otherwise it could say something like—

"Hmm?" Luo Bai had just finished sensing Qi when his right eyelid suddenly twitched slightly.

A sense of unease rose within him.

"Left eye is auspicious, right eye is inauspicious?"

Luo Bai muttered to himself, looking out into the darkness of the night, a bad feeling lingering in his mind.

I have a general feeling—

I will die tomorrow.

...

Thousands of miles away, at the Sumeru Garden team base.

Coach Avans stopped the team's training and brought in a young player.

"Change of personnel in the battle."

He gestured to the young man beside him and said.

"He will serve as the substitute."

"Huh?" The team members looked puzzled. "This was changed at the last minute..."

Noticing everyone's confusion, the young man smiled gently, placed one hand politely on his chest, and said in a mild tone, "Hello everyone, I am Carl Hissletti."

"He is a researcher."

Chapter 333 Shortcut

"A researcher?" The members of Sumeru Garden looked at each other in bewilderment.

Su Ran, acting as the agent, quietly approached Coach Avans and whispered, "Isn't it inappropriate to have a researcher participate in the league?"

“You should know that we can’t afford to lose this round,” she reminded her again, with a warning tone.

In order to get money to strengthen their deck, they signed agreements with several underworld investors. If they failed to qualify for the playoffs, the penalty for breach of contract would be enough to disband the entire team.

[Bud Disaster] was intercepted halfway, [Holy Tree] has not returned for a long time.

At a time like this, finding a researcher to fill in? The whole team couldn't understand what kind of move this was.

However, Avans just stood there stiffly, without responding.

A qualified actor must not move before the director gives the instruction.

Seeing this, Su Ran's heart tightened. She turned to Karl, trying to gently dissuade him: "There isn't a strong enough deck for you in the team..."

Before she could finish speaking, Karl smiled slightly and calmly pulled a deck of cards from his pocket.

Instantly, everyone's attention was drawn to the card.

He actually joined the team with his own deck?

"This is my welcome gift to Su Ran as I join the team." Karl smiled and handed the deck to her.

Su Ran frowned; she could smell a faint scent of blood on the card box.

"Is this your deck?" she asked warily.

“Of course.” Karl replied with a smile, his tone relaxed. “If you like them, you can have them.”

"Hmph." Su Ran snorted coldly, disdainfully saying, "Not just any deck can make it into the team..."

She flipped over the first card in the deck, her words abruptly stopped, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.

"What's wrong?" Female team member Xia Lin walked towards Su Ran in confusion, and her eyes widened slowly after seeing the card in Su Ran's hand.

"what--"

A scream erupted in the training room.

The other team members tensed up and all looked at the card that Su Ran had flipped open in her hand.

【Great Sun Maiden's Priestess】(Angel Race)

My wife loves to clash

The bloodstains on the card were not yet completely congealed and still carried an unsettling warmth.

"Sorry, I was in a rush and forgot to wash." Karl's smile was as pure as an angel's.

A chill ran through all the team members present, and their breath caught in their throats.

The [Witch] deck is the signature of Rina Uesugi, a star player from the level 6 fortress - Sakura Island. Although others have tried it, very few can master the [Great Sun Maiden] deck.