Start with Dragon Maid and start dueling!

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"The Overlord's attack power is 2600, and your monster's attack power is 500."

"The result is self-evident. 2100 points of damage will lead to your immediate defeat!"

He wants to deal with this pretentious guy in this round!

"The Overlord of the Dark Demon Realm! Crush the weak! Magic Missile!"

The rough demon, whose armor was covered with spikes, gathered dark magic power in his claws and blasted towards the frail maid!

The smoke from the explosion rose up, shrouding the field in a thick fog!

"I won! I won!" The killer in black widened his eyes like copper bells, beat his chest and stamped his feet, his heart filled with ecstasy.

Now he can finally put a perfect end to his life of retirement.

He inadvertently glanced at the indicator light of the basic score, his pupils suddenly shrank, and a huge sense of crisis emerged!

The value indicated above has not changed at all and is still 2000!

"It really attacked," the demon on the other side winked and smiled at him, "Then you might have been fooled."

"No... Impossible! I should have hit it! I should have won!"

"Is this a trap?!"

The killer was terrified. He noticed a huge shadow swaying in the smoke of the explosion.

The wide wings spread out, dispersing the smoke and dust! The huge red dragon had replaced the maid and was now entrenched in the dark field!

"The rules of the Duel Kingdom do not allow for a reversal of the battle! Counterattack the attacking monster. The Duel... is over!"

In Ling's raised hand, there was a monster card that was exactly the same as the red dragon on the field - "Dragon Maid Red Flame Dragon".

"The red flame of passion is not only a flame for cooking, but also a force of support that brings strength."

"Discard this card in your hand, and add this power to the "Dragon Maid Red Flame Dragon" on the field, increasing its ATK by 2000!"

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‖ "Dragon Maid Red Flame Dragon"

Flame Star*8 Dragon/Effect

2700 / 1700

→【4700】／1700

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"Fight back! Flame!"

"Burning Dragon Flame!"

The rising flames seemed to melt the entire duel arena, and the darkness seemed humble at this moment.

The raging flames gathered in the red fire dragon's mouth, spewing out a red ray of heat energy!

This force instantly evaporated the demon covered in spikes, along with the killer's basic points, into nothingness!

“Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

Duelist Killer: LP0

“Woooaaaaah – Mamma Mia –!”

He finally couldn't hold it in anymore and started crying like a child.

13 Inspiration, determined Pegasus!

In front of the big screen, the leader of the men in black was watching the video of Ling's duel with the duel killer with great caution.

After the giant red dragon appeared, his body shook violently, causing his sunglasses to almost fall off.

His face, hidden by the lenses, was filled with extreme shock!

It's not just because the monster in the video can easily exceed 4000 attack power, but also because of the doubts in his heart.

"When did Lord Pegasus create a card like that?"

As the founder of Duel Monsters and the chief deacon of Pegasus, he can't say that he can remember all the cards, but he is familiar with most of the published Duel Monsters cards.

The girl who duels against the Duelist Killer has a unique card image that is extremely eye-catching.

There was no way he would overlook and forget such a special card.

"Could it be..." The man in black thought of a possibility.

In order to verify his guess, he hurried to the computer, called up the Duel Monsters database, and searched for the monster in the image.

The result was consistent with his guess.

"No data! How is that possible!"

The man in black's hands were shaking, but he still managed to type on the keyboard, shouting in disbelief,

"When did she hack into the International Illusion Agency's system? Why didn't the firewall react at all!?"

Even someone as strong as Seto Kaiba would not have hacked into the International Illusion Society's system quietly and without leaving any traces.

Could it be that the girl who looked like a young lady on a leisurely vacation was actually a top hacker?

He was sweating coldly in panic and forced himself to force an awkward smile.

"No matter what was done, since it's a fake card, there is a legitimate reason to let her withdraw from the competition."

"With this, the foreign object that is hindering the normal operation of the Duel Kingdom has been removed!"

He made up his mind and quickly picked up the intercom, ready to tell the guard on duty to "ask" out the uninvited guest who invaded the Duel Kingdom.

But just as the man in black picked up the phone, a familiar voice stopped him.

"Don't do that. Ling girl's card is correct."

"Lord Pegasus!" The man in black immediately put down the phone and bowed in the direction of Pegasus who was leaning on a cane.

"Oh, so surprised! There is such a card! The combination of maid and dragon... wonderful idea!"

Pegasus stared at the battle situation on the screen. When the red dragon moved its magnificent figure and spewed flames to burn the dark demon, he could not help but applaud.

"me suddenly has more ideas."

"She was literally competing on an illegal card."

"Then why don't you agree to disqualify her?"

The man in black couldn't figure it out.

Pegasus clearly knew that it was a violation card that could only be displayed on the projection device after hacking into the system, so why did he stop him from expelling the duelist who violated the rules?

"When any card is made, there is a 'prototype'. Even me, with all my efforts, can only create a cartoon monster out of thin air."

Pegasus smiled, his hair hiding his mouth. "A fake card cannot survive in the Duel Monsters arena."

"Girl Ling's card has a source that even I don't know about."

"Lord Pegasus, this..." The man in black was confused and didn't know what was going on.

"Stand down, and let the Duel Kingdom proceed according to my ideas."

"I'm so sorry! I did something unnecessary!" The man in black bowed his head to apologize to Pegasus and left the room.

After his subordinates left, Pegasus leaned against the wall, feeling relieved.

"Oh……"

The calmness on his face was replaced by fatigue.

He pulled out a flip-top pocket watch from his pocket and opened the lid containing the photo.

The photo embedded in the lid shows a beautiful blond girl with an elegant figure wearing an evening gown.

As if the happiest moment was engraved on it, she smiled as if she were right in front of her.

Pegasus stared blankly for a while and murmured: "Cynthia..."

Closing the pocket watch, he regained his composure.

Then he looked up at the scene where the image stopped, and saw a girl with black hair, golden eyes, and wearing a woven straw hat.

"I can't stop," the bandages on Pegasus's face peeled off slowly as he spoke, like a circle of chains being removed.

"Even if I'm trapped in the darkness of Hades, I still want to see you again, my Cynthia!"

Bandages were scattered all over the floor, and his silver hair, which was covering the left side of his face, automatically parted without wind.

A golden eyeball shone with a breathtaking light in his left eye!

"The power of the Millennium Artifact will guide me and bring you back to me!"

“So, I will never give up the plan!”

As if he had become a different person, Pegasus' expression was extremely ferocious at this moment!

A "hut" grows on the most luxuriant tree in the forest.

From a distance, it looks like it is holding something, with its branches and leaves folded together on one side, curled into a round ball.

The morning dew slid down on it but could not penetrate into it.

This round ball formed by branches and green leaves shook off a few leaves and suddenly began to shake.

“Hmm…”

A girl's confused nasal sound came from inside, and the branches and leaves shook even louder.

"You don't have to get up so early on weekends..."

"Eh~ Duel? What is that~ Let me sleep for another five minutes~"

The spherical tree house formed by the branches of the big tree suddenly opened its arms, straightened its back, and unceremoniously returned to its original appearance.

But it also caused the girl inside to fall out.

"Wow ah ah-"

The thrilling excitement made Ling wake up suddenly. She screamed loudly and watched her face getting closer and closer to the ground!

A vine immediately wrapped around her smooth ankles, stopping her falling.

Ling, hanging upside down, blushed as she covered her falling dress with both hands and shouted, "Put me down!"

"Do you want to kill me? Parula!"

Safely stepping on the ground, the embarrassed and annoyed girl finally felt a little relieved.

"Eh——Didn't you ask me to do this?"

"Ah?" The green-haired maid's words made her stunned, and she recalled the scene of last night.

Ling had given her special instructions before she went to sleep in the tree house surrounded by intertwined branches and leaves.

[We have to go to Pegasus's castle early. I might sleep in, so please wake me up mercilessly and harshly.]

"Uh……"

It seems like I have said that...

"It's a harsh wake-up call... but it doesn't mean I have to bungee jump in the morning, right?" Ling protested angrily.

"Hehehe...I'll be careful next time. I'll use gentle service and wake you up with a 'Mmmmm' sound next time."

Although she cared a lot about what that "呣呼呼" was, Ling still refused.

"I won't ask you for help next time!"

On the island, there is an old castle that looks like a fairy tale.

And inside the castle, there is a being like a devil.

The final obstacle that all challengers will face is Pegasus, the founder of Duel Monsters.

Duelists who wish to challenge Pegasus must collect ten star badges to open the castle gate.