Aspiring to become a magnetic field card player!

—Brother, aren't we a little too excited and struggling...

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About half an hour later, in a player's lounge.

After finally escaping from the crowd in the audience seats of the duel arena and hiding in this lounge, You Ling slumped in a chair and let out a long sigh.

At present, he was the only one in this quiet room, which formed a sharp contrast with the extremely noisy duel arena outside.

In the duel arena outside, Liang, who had just won the duel and was in great glory, was probably being interviewed as the duel dark horse who "defeated the arena king Ed Phoenix".

This duel, which was the battle for the professional half-step king Ed to become a god, was actually defeated by a small figure like Marufuji Ryo. It was really surprising... Just from the perspective of the topic, it was quite remarkable.

In addition, anyone who watched the entire duel would probably not say anything derogatory, nor would they question the level of the two duelists on the field.

——At this time, any relevant practitioner who is a little bit perceptive can judge that in the days to come, this Hell Caesar player who blocked Ed's way to becoming the king will become another dazzling star and truly shine brightly in the duel arena.

It is obvious that Liang is very busy now and cannot spare the time to visit You Ling.

Just now, the maid happily said that she would go to the car to get the fireworks that had been prepared in advance to celebrate her young master's first victory at work.

You Ling was quite happy to have some free time - or rather, he took advantage of the fact that no one was around to take a look at the instructions that popped up on the system screen in front of him.

Just as explained before, You Ling slid the screen in front of him that only he could see, and he indeed saw a large number of new functions on it.

At first glance, You Ling saw a title system on the screen. It clearly stated his current title: [Behind-the-scenes Duel Life Mentor]

Following the title, there are some strange descriptions such as [The effect of mouth cannon increases by 100%, and the affinity of frustrated duelists increases by 100%].

Next, there was a new sign that read [The novice period is over, and the main quest "The Man Behind the Card King" has begun].

——After clicking on the yellow exclamation mark of the so-called main quest, the quest prompt [Step 1: Return to the Academy] appeared.

The next item is the four big words "Mission Reward" flashing next to the same yellow exclamation mark.

This was obviously the mission reward that You Ling had been longing for, and he didn't even expect to get it so soon - the three electronic dragon card packs!

I can only say that after completing the novice mission, the system was updated like diarrhea, with a lot of information popping up, which was dizzying.

You Ling certainly didn't want to understand all the complicated instructions and new features right away, but planned to wait until everything was completely over and then go back home and take a closer look.

Just at this moment, the door of the players' lounge suddenly opened.

You Ling looked back and saw Ed-chan staggering in with his head lowered and his eyes drooping. He looked quite depressed.

She had asked You Ling where he was through the communication device a few minutes ago, and then came here alone.

Ed-chan, who has become a little girl in this world, is not tall to begin with, and the way she hunches over makes her look even shorter. One can only say that Ed-chan, who has just experienced a defeat and had her undefeated streak broken, looks a bit pitiful.

Just as what was guessed before the duel, "the female imp was killed explosively", after looking at You Ling, Ed curled his lips, and his expression even looked like he was about to cry.

"Sorry...I lost."

She walked over to You Ling, untied the duel disk from her arm, and sat down on a stool in frustration: "In a duel, the winner takes all... As long as you lose, everything you say is wrong."

Then, perhaps thinking of his pre-match declaration of "I will win," Ed-chan looked at You Ling with a vague look in his eyes and gritted his teeth, "Before the match, I made big promises, but ended up not delivering... Even if you unilaterally terminate the contract now, I have nothing to say."

It was obvious that the pain of losing the game, the desolation of missing out on the championship, and the boomerang of her own words of victory before the game had completely stunned this seemingly shameless girl, and she was completely dazed.

Although he had imagined before the scene of a female ghost being brutally killed - but when this scene really appeared before his eyes, You Ling couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart.

Considering his previous experience of "comforting a defeated duelist," You Ling subconsciously launched into a verbal attack: "Ah, why are you saying this at a time like this... It's not like you lost because of some poor play or a lack of determination."

"I'm sure no one would deny that your duel was wonderful, and no one would think that you, as the loser, had any problems with your dueling skills."

"——It was just bad luck that I met someone who was a monster."

——I just accidentally encountered the super-strong Pallu that my family has fully nurtured.

You Ling, who already had some experience raising children, or rather, training frustrated duelists, felt strangely familiar with this comforting scene as he spoke. "At worst, I can just go back and practice more and win again next time. There's no need to elaborate on things like terminating the contract. No matter what others think, I absolutely approve of your duel."

Listening to You Ling's powerful mouth cannon with the bonus of system entries, Ed's originally pale face actually looked a lot better.

"You're... too good at talking, aren't you?"

Ed looked at You Ling with some confusion: "Also, why do you sound so proficient when you say this?"

——There is nothing special about it, it’s just a matter of practice.

"Maybe, people in our Wanzhangmu family are born with the ability to...love?" You Ling scratched his head and replied.

"...What kind of weird ability is this?" Ed couldn't help but sneer after hearing You Ling's weird answer.

Then, she looked up at the ceiling, stunned for a moment, and said, "Anyway, thank you for your comfort... Before today, I heard that the people of the Manjomu Group were extremely cunning and deceitful, and even had a tradition of taking pride in their evil."

"There's even a rumor circulating in the market about 'the inherently evil Manjomu imp'."

"Originally, I believed these rumors, so when we first met, I didn't have a very good impression of you. But after seeing it with my own eyes today, it seems that these rumors were probably just false rumors."

"Mr. You Ling, if my attitude seemed bad earlier, it was my fault—" Ed stood up, bowed slightly to You Ling, and extended his hand with a sincere expression. "If I could work with someone like you for a long time in the future... I would be very happy."

Then, as Ed-chan stretched out his little hand, a system screen suddenly popped up in front of You Ling, and the description [Ed Phoenix: Favorability increased slightly] popped up.

Even right after that, you can see that under Liang's completed [Electronic Flow Struggling Man] task, a new task line with Ed's name vaguely appeared.

With the experience from last time, You Ling immediately understood - Oh, awesome, it seems that Ed is also a target worth pursuing, and after the favorability is high enough, he should be able to join the team.

However, You Ling still felt that something was amiss with what Ed said earlier - no, what did he mean by a born evil imp?

Looking at the little hand that Ed-chan stretched out, You Ling also stood up and shook hands with her - but his expression was still somewhat strange.

Because after thinking about it for a while, he realized that something was not right with the current situation.

To someone who has no idea about the situation, Marufuji Ryo is a general under the agent You Ling, and Ed-chan is the player who just signed a contract with him.

——Although You Ling himself knew that it was a coincidence, from a business perspective...if any participant in this matter, or a third party who didn't understand the situation saw it, they would probably think that this was purely a business operation and that You Ling was trying to lower Ed's value.

It looked like a scheme where a subordinate agent ordered his staff to suppress a potential contract candidate - something a naturally evil Manjomu kid would do.

But now that things have come to this, no one would believe this level of coincidence if told to others. You Ling could only shake hands with the little girl in front of him, who seemed to be feeling better and was smiling gently, thinking that he might as well wait until they got to know each other better...

As the saying goes, what you fear will come to you - at the moment when the two shook hands, the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open again.

"You Ling! Are you here? I just heard from your maid that you were here——"

This time, it was Marufuji Ryo, the recent winner of the duel, who walked in hurriedly.

Then, the moment he saw You Ling, he excitedly shouted, "How was it? My duel just now! I even defeated that Ed Phoenix... huh?"

When Liang said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

Because he had obviously seen that in this room, besides You Ling, there was also a little girl named Ed who was shaking hands with him.

Liang's first reaction to this was, of course, confusion—perhaps even due to excessive excitement, his brain almost crashed.

However, the moment he saw Marufuji Ryo pushing the door in, Ed-chan's face changed. He frowned and looked at You Ling in front of him, then looked at Marufuji Ryo.

"Hmm? Do you two...know each other?"

"What do you mean by acquaintance..." Perhaps the hostility he had just felt during the duel had not yet completely dissipated. Upon hearing Ed's words, Marufuji Liang raised his chin, proudly pointed at You Ling, and introduced him, "This person has given me great help in both life and duels. He has allowed me to meet a close friend and benefactor in a whole new world—"

"You Ling—you can be said to be a figure who is like the master generation of our Shadow Electronic School! He is the man who can become my [Master]!"

Hearing this, Ed narrowed his eyes, and his expression, which had finally shown some enthusiasm, gradually turned a lot colder.

"Oh, dear friend and benefactor, Master, the teacher representative of the Shadow Electronic School..."

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You Ling blinked her eyes and looked at Liang's proud expression, she was speechless for a moment.

——No, stop talking, brother!

Then, as if the impact was not enough, a few seconds later, the maid ran in.

As she entered, she excitedly twirled the miniature fireworks in her hand, genuinely happy for You Ling: "Congratulations, Master! Your first duelist has triumphed in a duel of this caliber, making a name for himself—"

"Your business has been so successful in just the first step. I'm... I'm so happy for you!"

The maid was someone Ed had met at You Ling's house yesterday. When she looked at You Ling, the expression on her face could be described as a sneer.

"Oh, my first duelist won a great victory in the duel, hehe..."

The maid was more aware of the situation around You Ling - so the moment she saw Ed-chan beside You Ling, she blinked and then froze in place.

But her reaction speed was always limited. Even if she realized what was happening, she couldn't stop her hands.

Then, with a bang, the firework in her hand was opened and exploded - the golden sky representing joy floated down towards You Ling and Aide-chan.

With a snap, You Ling covered his forehead with his right hand for a long time! Lin⒌叄紦-Qi Yi③, and finally slowly moved it down towards his face.

——I can only say...it's really a bit unbearable.

Although there was no sound or picture, You Ling almost heard it - an electronic sound of "Ed Phoenix's favorability has dropped to negative" rang in his ears.

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About ten minutes later, they were still in the players' lounge.

The same place, the same people...it was still You Ling and Ed, both sitting in their respective seats, and the scene had hardly changed.

However, the two people who broke in before have now left. As the winner of the duel, Marufuji Ryo obviously has many things to deal with and many people to deal with. He just took a break from his busy schedule to come and meet You Ling to report the good news.

As for the maid sister - she obviously also understood that she seemed to have done something inappropriate at an inappropriate time... So, the clever maid had already hidden herself at this time, saying that she would go back to the car and wait for the young master first.

And Ed's expression now is completely different from the way he looked before when he was comforted by You Ling.

She probably deliberately raised her chair a little, and from this position, she looked down at You Ling and sneered, "Haha, not bad..."

"Although I heard when I first entered the industry that in dueling-related industries like brokers, there are some people who are so insidious that they are comparable to old and cunning people... In times like these, you must be extra careful, lest as a duelist you get sold out and end up helping others count the money."

"I originally thought that after being a professional duelist for so long, I would be more or less proficient and knowledgeable about these things... But now it seems that I'm still too naive. As a teenage girl, my thinking is still too simple."

Then, she narrowed her eyes and pretended to think, "Could it be that from the moment someone recommended me to cooperate with your Manzhangmu Group until now... I have already fallen into a trap?"

Looking at Ed-chan's expression that looked like she was about to cry, Qi Yishanling put himself in her shoes and thought about it.

If this was a business trap from the very beginning, and on the eve of cooperation, the other party sent out their duelists to defeat you head-on in order to suppress your business value - it is indeed a bit too dark and scary.

But You Ling had no choice but to shake his head and look at the gritting-teethed Ed with a sincere expression, saying, "If I say this is really just a coincidence... do you believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Ed-chan's only response was a cold snort - which was obviously saying, I really believed you, you inherently evil little devil.

But just as she snorted and You Ling sighed and shook her head, Ed's voice came again: "Why are you shaking your head... I didn't say I don't believe it."

Hearing this, You Ling looked up in surprise, and then saw Ed-chan's face, which looked depressed but did not seem to have any other negative emotions.

"When I first saw those two people, I was a little skeptical—but I'm not stupid. If I think about it carefully, I realize there are too many coincidences here, too many to be possible."

"Regardless of the situation, I know the outcome of the Professional League duel is definitely random. Even if your Bankomu Group is so powerful, it's difficult to control this."

Ed sighed softly, "Besides, if I really have to blame someone... it's my own fault. Why didn't I win the duel?"

"No matter what—the current outcome is all due to my defeat in the duel... If I had won decisively, this situation wouldn't have happened at all."

As she spoke, she winked at You Ling, but immediately turned her head away: "I'm just - a little depressed."

"I... I was actually comforted by the guy who just defeated me, who called him his best friend, benefactor, and mentor."

"Besides, I actually thought what you said was quite good. It made me feel a little better... It's truly a huge shame and humiliation."

Hearing this, You Ling's eyes widened. Oh my god, is this the girl from our Card King world? She's so sensible! She's worthy of being a duelist!

Although, if one thinks about this matter a little, it is something that a logical person can figure out - but You Ling comes from a world full of boxers and brainless fairies after all, and Ed-chan really surprised him a little.

"It's great that you understand..." You Ling nodded quickly and said, "I thought I really turned into that inherently evil little devil..."

"Who could possibly misunderstand something so simple..."

Ed-chan looked a bit unhappy. "Even if I'm just a small-time Duelist who needs to be comforted by my opponent's friends after losing to others to feel better... I think you're completely understanding."

Now, You Ling can be completely sure that there was indeed no indication of a decrease in favorability just now - the previous explanation was just an auditory hallucination.