Let's play cards! In a different world of swords and magic

“This is not a proper way to handle this.”

Xiluvia secretly thought that this was not good. If the old fox got to know about this, it would not be so easy to resolve.

"In such an important occasion, deliberately bringing shame to the Gate Family is no small matter. If I just ask you to take him back and discipline him, I'm afraid it would be a loss of face for the Gate Family."

Being unyielding even when one is right is what this situation is all about.

If other servants made such a low-level mistake, they could be punished by the Gate family. Sylvia didn't even want to get involved.

Just like what Sylvia said before, committing treason is a serious crime no matter where you are, especially in the Empire, where the class system is even stricter.

But it happened to be Tali, her sister's personal attendant. Because of her special status and the fact that they had been together for a long time, they had developed a friendship. There was no way Sylvia could abandon her.

Seeing what her daughter was thinking, Duchess Karina also stood up.

"In such an important occasion, is it worth it to argue with a little maid, Duke Gate? If you do this, it will make the guests feel that the Duke of the Empire is not magnanimous enough."

Having fought with Gate for so many years, as the head of the family, Kalina knew best that if she showed weakness to the opponent, she would suffer a great loss in the end.

And Kylena could also guess Bachgate's purpose. Just want to punish a little maid? It must not be that simple.

"This is a matter of face, and we can't let it go just because of your words of magnanimity. The Empire has its own way of dealing with problems, so why not let the distinguished guests see it for themselves?"

"Oh, so that's the plan." Closing the rose folding fan in her hand, Kalina had already figured out the other party's temper.

The Empire's way of dealing with problems. For the Saint Varian Empire, which advocates the use of force, the simplest and most brutal way to deal with difficult problems and conflicts is of course to fight, or in other words, to duel.

"Hey, what's up, do you want to play cards?" You Ling suddenly became interested.

Playing cards is much more interesting than boring and depressing political discussions and unresolvable conflicts and arguments.

Even if you can't make it yourself, it's great to eat with rice.

"It's been a long time since I've felt the strength of the Diane family who believe in God. It just so happens that there are distinguished guests to witness it today, Ryan, it's up to you."

Bach signaled his eldest son Lightgate to go into battle.

In this case, the head of the family would definitely not fight in person. Once the head of the family fights, the nature of the matter becomes a victory or defeat representing the entire family.

No matter what the result is, it is likely to be publicized and made into an article. There are too many uncontrollable factors and it is too dangerous.

Therefore, such duels are usually fought by the young men in the family.

First of all, the strength of young people often represents the future of a family.

Secondly, whether they win or lose, it will not be escalated to a higher level and affect the public opinion on the success or failure of the entire family.

This can be considered as the unspoken rule of duels between big families.

"Since this is the original purpose, why bother with unnecessary trouble?"

Duchess Karina pointed at her eldest daughter, Sylvia, with the folding fan in her hand.

"If you want to fight, then fight. Show them some color, Sylvia."

"..."

"What's wrong, Sylvia?"

Seeing her daughter's inexplicable silence, Duchess Kalina looked puzzled.

The situation has taken a turn for the worst. Sylvia rubbed the dimmed elf pupils on her wrists. She couldn't fight at all right now.

As mentioned before, duels between duelists can still result in loss of life even without Dark Game on the battlefield, and this is because of a setting called duel fatigue.

After losing a Duel, the loser will not be able to summon Duel Monsters again for a period of time.

In this way, the winner of the duel can use monster summoning to unilaterally slaughter the loser.

As for Duel Fatigue, the duration during which monster summons cannot be performed varies from person to person.

The less spiritual energy is consumed by summoning a monster, the shorter the fatigue time will be when you fail to summon it. Usually it ranges from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

On the contrary, the more spiritual power a monster consumes, the longer the fatigue time it will be unable to summon after being defeated.

For example, every monster is a super-big brother-level sin card deck. After being defeated, Sylvia must wait at least 12 hours before she can continue to summon monsters.

And Sylvia, who had just lost to You Ling in the afternoon, was now in the 12-hour summoning fatigue period and was unable to duel at all.

So this is undoubtedly the worst case scenario for Sylvia.

I can't duel, and I can't honestly say that I just lost once this afternoon, right?

If he really confessed, the Diane family would lose all face.

Hesitating, wanting to say something but stopping herself, her snow-white cheeks turned red. Sylvia Diane might be facing the biggest crisis of her life.

An awkward atmosphere instantly filled the entire banquet venue.

You Ling had already guessed why Sylvia was so hesitant.

Having personally experienced the huge and exaggerated power of the Sin Deck, it was not difficult for You Ling to come up with the answer. At this time, Sylvia was in the summoning fatigue period and could not duel because she was defeated by herself.

This is indeed my own fault.

In addition, the cause of this incident seemed to be that he performed an alley-oop for the ice cream ball, which attracted the attention of Tally's maid and led to the accident.

Although You Ling did not intend to take the blame for the latter, when the two things happened together, You Ling could no longer ignore it.

"What's the matter, Sylvia? Are you afraid to accept this duel?"

Compared to Sylvia who had been concealing the dullness of the Elf Eye, Lanegate had already lit up the Elf Eye on his arm early on.

"If you don't want to duel, you can choose to just admit defeat, and I can pretend nothing happened."

Sylvia's strength was well-known among the imperial nobility. Ryan knew that she was not the kind of opponent that could be easily defeated.

Even so, Ryan would rather Sylvia accept the duel than give up directly.

If I have to say why, it’s probably because of goodwill and boring self-esteem.

It would be a lie to say that I am not moved when there is a super beautiful girl around me who is of the same age, well-matched with me in family background, and has equal duel skills.

But Ryan knew that this was impossible.

The Diane family and the Gate family are like water and fire. Even if there is some goodwill between them, it cannot compare to the seriousness of their positions.

"As for the duel, don't let me down, Sylvia.

"I……"

"Duel, can I come?"

"Hey!"

Being forced into a corner and about to give up, Sylvia suddenly heard an extremely 'inappropriate' voice.

"You, You Ling?"

This young man, whose soul was haunted by the devil, actually jumped out very 'unwisely' at this time.

Although he was ignorant and possessed a demonic soul that was contrary to sacred beliefs, Sylvia was actually a little surprised when she looked at the little boy standing in front of her.

You Ling's behavior, which was completely rude and interrupted an important conversation, naturally caused Lanegate's dissatisfaction.

"You, as I recall, are... the guard of the Third Princess, right?"

Even though they were guests who came with the eldest prince Omar, the position of guard was obviously not one of high status.

Ryan's disdain and arrogance can be clearly felt in the tone of his voice when speaking to You Ling.

"Back off. This is not something you can get involved in."

Out of respect for the guests, especially the Crown Prince and the Royal Knights, Ryan did not get angry at You Ling even though their statuses were unequal.

"What are you doing, You Ling?" Alice frowned slightly.

Faced with You Ling's sudden attack, combined with Sylvia's previous embarrassment, Alice also realized that something was wrong.

From the hidden Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, Ai La's voice rang out: "That girl's Elf Eyes cannot be used yet. I think You Ling has also seen through this."

Countless Elf Eyes had been robbed and damaged. Ella knew best whether an Elf Eye was in a state of usability.

"I see." Alice rolled her eyes and completely understood the situation.

After a brief thought, Alice walked out slowly.

"I really didn't expect this. Is this what the Empire calls hospitality?"

"Count Carlos?" Facing the head of the Carlos family, Lanegate's attitude was obviously much more gentle and respectful.

"I don't see any fun in you two families fighting each other while leaving the guests aside. Since this is a dinner for everyone to communicate with each other, why can't we join in as well?"

"Count Carlos, what do you mean?"

"I've heard for a long time that the son of Gate is as fierce as a lion. Your Highness Omar and I also want to experience that power ourselves. As young people, why not let the third princess's guards see the world as well? It can also be considered a friendly exchange with the Gate family."

Alice is no less of a social savvy than Omar Caesar. The cleverness of her words lies in that she first criticizes and then praises.

He first pointed out that the Empire's hospitality was unreasonable, and then praised the strength of the son of Gate, and also brought up the name of Omar Caesar, hoping to have a friendly exchange with the Gate family in the form of a duel.

The art of language. After Alice's efforts to smooth things over, the unhappy expression on Bachgate's face completely disappeared.

Instead, it seemed like he had seized the opportunity to show off in front of the Crown Prince.

Bachgate said, "Well, since Count Carlos has proposed this, we can put the guests first and let the guards of Her Royal Highness the Third Princess fight in this duel."

"Nice Alice!" Even You Ling couldn't help but give Alice a thumbs up. She is indeed the reliable sister that Aixia has relied on since childhood.

Giving You Ling a look, Alice probably meant, I can only help you up to this point, the rest is up to you to solve.

Because of Alice's operation, the duel was temporarily replaced, and Sylvia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she was relaxed, Sylvia's mood was still complicated.

He was actually saved by the devil boy, which was simply a tarnish to his identity as a priest.

But Xiluvia had no other choice now. Even if she was forcibly defiled by You Ling, she had no room for resistance.

The body is very honest.

"Be careful, You Ling." Xiluweiya reminded in a low voice: "Although you are very powerful, it is almost impossible to win against Ryan's upgraded magic and Chaos Lion if you meet them for the first time."

"Don't worry, this isn't the first time we've met."

The two brothers used the same deck. The Chaos Lion that won the special victory, in the Xingke Academy Riding Duel Competition, You Ling witnessed the terrifying power with his own eyes, and buried Lost without reason.

But since we know it in advance, there is no tactic that cannot be solved. Just like Exodia in the battle against Omar Caesar.

"Aisha, come here for a moment."

Before the duel officially begins, You Ling quietly calls out to Aisha as a secret weapon.

"What is it, Mr. Yu Ling?"

Aixia was also very well-behaved. She came over calmly as if she was carrying out a secret mission.

"Can I lend you a card?"

"Can you lend me my card?"

The white hair on Aisha's head curled into a question mark.

"Mr. You Ling, do you still need to borrow my card?"

The latest ability from the Millennium Brick. If You Ling wants to use the Aisha deck, he just needs to open the deck door in the mind room and switch to the Youyou form.

In this way, you can directly copy Aisha's deck and use it in your own Elf Eye.

"No way. I've tried before. Even the Millennium Brick has limited capabilities. That's the only card that can't be copied."

"There's actually a card power that can't be copied through the Millennium Bricks. So which card is it?"

"God's Card, the Winged Dragon of the Sun God."

The power of the God Card alone cannot be copied. Even the ability of the soul through the Millennium Block cannot be copied.

And because the Pteranodon was summoned by Aisha herself, You Ling couldn't put it into his own deck without permission like he did with other God Cards.

"Pterosaur!" After hearing the card that You Ling wanted to borrow, Ai Xia took a breath and said, "Mr. You Ling, are you going to summon a god here?"

The family present was the Diane family, who believed in God and advocated divine authority.

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"Think about it, I am fighting on behalf of the Diane family. It is very appropriate for me to summon gods on behalf of a family that believes in gods."

“(.oˇ?ˇo.) That’s right too.”