Dark Duel, as the chairman, I have no choice but to take part in it myself!

"So, what can you give me after this is over? Or, what can you pay? If it's a deal, both parties should pay the corresponding price."

Without any hesitation, Novia directly placed the "chips" that had been prepared long ago on the gambling table:

"If you can help me get revenge, I'm willing to give everything I have."

"everything?"

"Yes, everything. My life, my money, or this boring body, you can take it if you want."

"Are you willing to go this far?"

You Xian touched his chin in surprise, then he stood up from the bed.

"But I refuse! Not only do I refuse, but I am also going to seize the position of Chairman of the Academy of Ceremonies."

"what?!"

"Hehe, I am..."

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly the voice of a second girl came from outside the door: "You Xian, are you asleep?"

"Ah this——"

Chapter 179: Sophia uses whatever means necessary

To be honest, You Xian didn't panic much when he heard the sudden call.

He is not the asshole male protagonist in those novels who can't handle relationships between men and women clearly, hiding this and that every day, fearing that something will explode around him one day, and then a Shura field will break out.

You have to know that he is the noble chairman of the Duel Academy! He has no emotional debts.

Not to mention that there was a Dark Duelist caught in his room, even if this Dark Duelist was in his bed right now, what would happen?! Could these women still kill him? No way.

So, You Xian suddenly looked at Novia, who was still motionless in front of him, and said in a low voice:

"You hide first. We can discuss cooperation later. Don't let Iris find you now."

Yes, You Xian was still a coward after all. At least now he didn't want Iris at the door to meet Novia.

This is certainly not because Youxian is afraid of something like Shura Field. He is not really afraid of such things.

Although Iris is indeed You Xian's fiancée, to be honest, the impression she left on You Xian is not as deep as that of Sophia.

After all, Sophia and You Xian had experienced life and death together, and because Sophia was so "silly", You Xian had always been a little worried about her.

Even considering the alias of Aleshat, the grudge between Sophia and him might be a little difficult to sort out.

So if it's about catching an adulterer, then... Sophia in a certain state might be a possibility, but if it's about Iris...

I'm afraid Iris herself doesn't care about this kind of thing. In Youxian's opinion, this guy probably only cares about his own deck and various rare cards.

After all, the engagement between You Xian and her has not yet been approved by her, and it is not within the scope of the "rules" she must abide by.

Therefore, the reason why You Xian asked Novia to hide herself was not because of this reason, but out of other considerations.

As we all know, the Super Academy suffered a terrible catastrophe not long ago, and the culprits behind it were none other than those dark duelists.

Therefore, on Iris' side, the hatred value of those dark duelists is very high. After all, the entire Ultra Academy was almost destroyed by the dark duelists.

That would be fine, but there are also betrayals in between. No matter from which angle you look at it, Iris has to kill all the dark duelists herself.

Moreover, she herself is a person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. Even if the Bald Eagle has no intention of going to war with You Xian at the moment, it is hard to say whether Iris will take the initiative to confront the Bald Eagle.

Once these two go to war, it won't just be them who will know that something is wrong. I'm afraid the entire Shenghua will know that You Xian, the chairman of Shenghua, has hidden a dark duelist in his room, and is suspected of having a mistress.

Moreover, this dark duelist was caught by his fiancée, and the story turned into a third-rate romance drama.

After all, a duel in the dark would make a lot of noise, especially in the silence of the night. If the two collided, it would be difficult not to be discovered.

However...Novia didn't seem to understand the danger of this matter. She just tilted her head and asked in response to Youxian's suggestion:

"Why? Wouldn't it be good to let her come in and discuss cooperation together?"

Yes, in her opinion, Iris could also participate in this cooperation.

According to the intelligence gathered by Bald Eagle, in addition to being an engaged couple with You Xian, Iris also has a good relationship with her in private.

And according to the gossip she got from some secret channels, not long ago Iris even gave a batch of supplies to You Xian and Sheng Hua for free.

Even if the statistics were incomplete, the amount of materials sent out was already an astronomical figure. The evidence he knew was enough to show that the relationship between the two was probably not that simple.

So, wouldn't it be a good idea to let Iris join in on this plan?

However, You Xian directly rejected this request which she thought was very 'reasonable':

"Don't worry about it. Just do as I say. If Iris finds out, our deal will be over."

"If you don't cooperate today, you'd better think clearly about the situation you are facing."

"Now your appearance and information have been exposed to me. Even if you run away today, it will be much easier for me to catch you again, so you'd better think clearly about what you should and shouldn't do."

Of course You Xian said these words just to scare the girl in front of him and didn't expect this operation to succeed.

Today he did learn a lot of information about the bald eagle, but that was just the bald eagle's "black history". It would be extremely difficult to rely on this to guess the hiding place of Novia.

And maybe Novia’s current appearance is also a disguise, just like You Xian’s previous operation of putting a vest on himself, a man with a thousand faces.

"Weird guy."

However, I don’t know if it’s because she really cares too much about the truth of the Ritual Academy, or if she is really threatened by You Xian’s threat, which is not a threat at all.

After hearing what the ranger said, the white-haired girl looked at You Xian again, but still kept a distance from him.

Then, her image began to become blurred and abstract, and finally, under the light, she slowly melted into tiny dots of light floating in the air.

Then, her body began to rapidly reconstruct itself, and in the process it turned into another appearance.

So in the end, what appeared in front of Youxian was no longer the white-haired girl but a wooden desk, which was now quietly placed in the corner of Youxian's room. There was no sense of incongruity in terms of angle or layout.

Shapeshifting? That's an interesting ability.

You Xian touched his chin and looked at the lifelike table with interest.

At this moment, perhaps because You Xian had not responded for a long time, which aroused Iris's suspicion, she shouted towards the door again.

"Youxian? You should not be asleep yet? I just heard the noise coming from your room."

"No, I have the habit of sleeping naked, so you wait a moment."

Knowing that he could not delay any longer, You Xian got off his bed, checked the floor of his room for possible traces of Novia, and responded casually with an excuse he had already made up.

"Oh, I see."

Maybe it was because the reason given by Youxian was too...'real' that Iris was stunned for a moment, and she delayed for a few seconds before answering Youxian.

So, after confirming that the bald eagle had not left any loopholes, You Xian opened the door of his room.

Just as You Xian expected, the person standing outside the door was indeed You Xian's fiancée. Although it was already late at night, she still looked very energetic.

She was wearing a black dress, simple and elegant in design, which perfectly outlined her graceful figure. Her black stockings extended to her upper thighs, but unfortunately they were not very conspicuous under the night sky.

It is worth mentioning that, although this is not the snowy Synchronous Academy, the temperature in Shenghua in late autumn is not that high either. So Youxian could hardly imagine why these girls dared to go out in such thin clothes at night, and they were really not afraid of catching a cold.

Perhaps this is the strength of the duelists in this world.

Although Iris was very beautiful and her outfit tonight was quite suitable for Youxian, his eyes did not stay on the girl for even a second. He simply confirmed the identity of the visitor and greeted her:

"Good evening, Elise."

"I didn't disturb your sleep, did I?"

The girl who had been waiting at the door for a long time looked at his clothes with a strange expression, and no one knew what she was thinking.

At this time, You Xian was wearing pajamas, but perhaps because he was in a hurry, his clothes looked a little messy.

Although her fiancé has a powerful deck and is a very nice person, his habits in some strange places are also very "special".

You Xian, who was wearing pink furry rabbit slippers, looked down at her and replied calmly:

"When you ask this question, you should already know the answer."

"But now, come in first."

He turned sideways and motioned for Iris to go into his room first, passing by him.

In this world, tacit understandings like "I miss the people but have not slept yet" are naturally rare. Most of them should be like "I chased you out of the courtyard with a knife".

It was as if You Xian didn't want Iris to come to him at this time.

But since he was already here, You Xian couldn't just kick his fiancée out, so he decided to just wait and see what this guy was going to do to him.

"Tell me, why did you come to see me so late at night? Did you find something wrong in Shenghua?"

After Iris entered the room, You Xian placed a chair not far from her bed and sat down opposite the chair.

You Xian knew Iris a little bit. She usually wouldn't do anything 'unnecessary' and would only start something after she was sure it was meaningful.

Although she gives people the feeling of being a bit like an emotionless "machine", one has to admit that she still gives people a very capable feeling.

However, this time Iris did not get straight to the point as You Xian had expected. She hesitated for a few seconds and looked at You Xian again before taking out two stacks of information she had prepared in advance from her backpack.

"Before we start, I want to ask you something. I seemed to hear a woman's voice in your room just now? But... I remember you live alone, right?"

"It's just a little hobby. Don't worry about it. Besides being a duelist, everyone has to have some unique hobbies, right?"

You Xian waved his hand, and the voice he used when answering was exactly the same as the voice used by the bald eagle just now.

"Yeah...well, that's a fun hobby."

Iris rubbed her hands a little awkwardly and gave up the idea of ​​pursuing the issue further.

Perhaps this brief conversation finally made Iris firm up her resolve. She finally mustered up the courage to look up at the man in front of her and spoke:

"What I'm about to say is not confirmed news, but I still think it's necessary to remind you."

"I don't want to speak ill of others behind their backs, but there are some things that we have to guard against. The tragedy of the Super Academy happened once and it was enough. I don't want this to happen a second time."

Even before the main topic started, Iris had already given herself a lot of buffs, which made You Xian realize at the first moment that this time Iris was going to target someone he knew.

If it was someone Youxian wasn't familiar with, there would be no need for Iris to stack so much armor on herself.

And the fact was just as Youxian expected. After stacking the armor, Iris directly began to tell her "conclusion":

"I suspect that Sophia who came to help you today is also a dark duelist, and a very well hidden dark duelist."

"Maybe she is trying to be nice to you today, but she is most likely planning some conspiracy behind the scenes. For example, building a good relationship with you is a way to find a breakthrough."

"I don't know what her purpose is, but she may have been targeting you when she was in the Synchronization Academy. I know that you claimed to be "cooperating" to the outside world, but your "cooperation" has largely deviated from this category, which is very dangerous."

"It's still unknown why Shul betrayed the Transcendental Academy at the time, but it must have been mainly because of the instigation of the Dark Duelist. I suspect Sophia just wants to replicate what she did back then, using beauty or something similar to attract you."

When she said this, her expression seemed to become a little strange.

In fact, she herself found it difficult to understand why a dark duelist would use a "honey trap" on someone like Youxian. Even if we put aside the fact that high-level duelists are usually not interested in women, doesn't Youxian still have her as his fiancée?

As a woman, Iris never felt that she would lose to anyone.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that You Xian can get her "recognition", only after that he will acknowledge You Xian's identity as her fiancé.

Thinking about all those random things in her head, Iris continued to try to brainwash Youxian:

"Each of those dark duelists is dangerous, so it's reasonable to be extra cautious."

"In fact, I suspected that she had problems before, but due to lack of evidence, I did not approach her directly but chose to collect evidence secretly..."

However, just as she was about to continue her long speech, You Xian suddenly interrupted her.

"Wait, wait, wait, why do you think there's something wrong with Sophia? Collecting evidence requires you to have doubts about her, right? But she didn't seem to have done anything suspicious before."

"And she is also considered a veteran of the Synchronicity Academy. If she is a Dark Duelist, is it really possible that she has not been exposed for such a long time? This is very difficult, right? Or do you want to say that she joined the Dark Duelist Organization during this period of time, and was given such a dangerous task as 'contacting and winning over the chairman of Shenghua' as soon as she joined?"

"It doesn't make sense anyway, does it?"

I have to say, everything that happened tonight made Youxian feel very subtle.

First, the bald eagle 'walked into a trap' and proposed to cooperate with him, and then Iris came to him late at night to discuss the suspicious points about Sophia.

And if the former is unexpected but reasonable, then the latter is neither common sense nor logical.

Sophia is indeed a dark duelist, but the problem is that Iris has no reason to suspect that she is the one... If we put aside Youxian's intelligence advantage, even Youxian would not suspect that there is something wrong with Sophia.

After all, her operation was too... normal, so normal that ordinary people couldn't find fault with it. Just like the students at the Synchro Academy, if you told them that Sophia was a real dark duelist, they probably wouldn't believe it.

So the question is, what was going on in Iris's mind? Why did she suspect Sophie, who had always behaved normally?

"..."