Want to play cards? I have a great deck!

"Haha, it's just a little joke. I don't mean to do anything rash, Xiaoxue. Instead of worrying about me, you should worry more about Xiaoxi's elves. Those elves are the most dangerous."

Under Izayoi Yuki's gaze, Xingye Wu clapped her hands nonchalantly and chuckled, "By the way, to celebrate the successful completion of today's special training, shall we go somewhere to have something delicious to celebrate?"

"Would you like to eat something delicious? It sounds good."

Hearing Xing Yewu's suggestion, You Xi was quite tempted.

With the end of the duel, the large amount of Feel consumed had already made his stomach rumbling with hunger. It would surely be a very happy thing if he could eat a mouthful of hot rice and soup at this time.

"So, what should we eat? Wu, do you have any good suggestions?"

In this regard, Izayoi Yuki did not refuse, after all, she was also a big eater.

"Yep!"

Seeing that her proposal was passed unanimously, Xing Yewu seemed even more motivated and said, "There is a barbecue restaurant holding an event recently. The owner's cooking skills are very good. I highly recommend giving it a try. So--"

"Everyone, let's go eat barbecue now!"

Volume 141: Chapter The Star Cup Begins!

Following Xing Yewu's suggestion, You Xi and the other two immediately went to the barbecue restaurant she recommended to solve the dinner problem.

I have to say that Xing Yewu has really good taste.

The environment inside the store is grand and beautiful, and the boss's craftsmanship is indeed impeccable.

The grilled meat was fat but not greasy, and was perfectly matched with the vegetables. It left a lingering fragrance when I took a bite, and I ate a lot without realizing it.

Xing Yewu also curiously asked the boss about the baking recipe, intending to try it herself when she returned home.

She can always find such delicious food restaurants accurately and has a strong desire to know the secrets of delicious food. This may be the reason why Xing Yewu’s cooking skills are so good.

After eating the barbecue, the three of them went back to their homes.

Counting from that day on, the next few days were just as Izayoi Yuki said, and he entered a period of laziness and idleness like a salted fish.

Apart from the minimum amount of exercise, You Xi and Xing Ye Wu did not deliberately do any special training, and even seldom logged into DL.

This incident later caused the "Blue Princess" who had become a good friend recently to complain a little, but she calmed down after Youxi told her the reason -

[What? Yuki, you are also going to participate in the Star Cup? ]

[Also? Does this mean you too? ]

[Of course, a genius like me, how could I not participate! - Okay! I understand! In that case, let's put aside the outcome between the two of us for now, and wait until the Star Cup finals to decide the winner! ]

【what? 】

[You must come! Yuki! I won’t let you lose to anyone else! Then I’ll show you my true abilities!!]

Thinking of the last chat record between himself and the childish "Blue Princess", You Xi couldn't help but shook his head in amusement, and looked forward to meeting the netizen at the Star Cup in person.

Well, if both sides can successfully advance to the main competition or even the finals.

During these days of playing slack, You Xi also caught up on the popular TV series "Duel Knight Build" to make up for the progress he had lost, went to the Angel Church to volunteer, and asked the priest to hold another secret ceremony for him after the CD was up.

You Xi originally wanted to see if he could duel with Wang Yang again, but unfortunately, he did not see Wang Yang after entering the spiritual room this time.

He had a vague intuition that he probably wouldn't be able to meet the person he considered the strongest again in a short period of time.

As for when the next time would be, You Xi didn't know either.

Just like that, as the days passed, when the bell for the final exams at Qingcheng High School rang, Youxi also ended his first semester of campus life in this world.

Although it's only been less than two months in total.

As the final exams came to an end, the students celebrated their liberation and discussed enthusiastically how to spend the next two months of summer vacation. At the same time, the battle for Youxi and his friends was finally about to begin.

On the first Sunday of the school’s official summer vacation, the preliminaries for the Star Cup officially began.

The venue for the preliminaries is a large duel hall in the center of Chenguang City.

This place was used to host some professional duel competitions in the past, but this time it was specially vacated as the venue for the Star Cup.

As soon as he came in, You Xi couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

"Wow, there are so many people."

"After all, all the schools in this area who are interested in competing in the Star Cup are here to participate, even though most of them pose no threat."

"Well, Xiaoxi, is this your first time participating in a competition like this? Just get used to it. There's nothing to be surprised about."

Izayoi Yuki said calmly, and it was obvious that she was used to it after having participated in many competitions. Xingye Wu was no exception in this regard.

Looking around, you can see students of the same age everywhere.

These people were wearing school uniforms of different styles and colors, both male and female, and many of them were wearing duel disks.

Many of the students who did not wear duel disks were the cheering groups or logistics teams of these people. They were by their side, asking them about their well-being, rubbing their shoulders and backs, and doing their best to maintain the condition of their own contestants.

That scene reminded You Xi of athletes participating in a sports meet.

However, in this world, duelists can indeed be considered a profession similar to athletes.

Naturally, it’s not just the contestants from other schools who can enjoy this service, the same can be said for Yuki and the others after the Duel Club resumes normal operations.

Aside from the duel disk and deck, which are kept by oneself, everything else is under the charge of the duel department manager.

The senior named Aso Yuuka was one of the victims whose cards were taken away by Satomi Sho. Later, after Satomi Sho resigned from the club, she joined the club as a manager and took care of all the miscellaneous affairs within the department.

The fact that Izayoi Yuki and Yuki can concentrate on Logan's special training is all thanks to senior Yuanxiang.

At this moment, Senior Yuanxiang was also constantly directing several students in the department to run around.

"Minister Izayoi, leave this to us."

The gentle girl with glasses and freckles on her face said, "We will solve all your worries except for the duel."

"Well, thank you, Senior."

Izayoi Yuki nodded slightly in thanks, and Asou Yuanxiang quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no need to thank me. After all, you have helped us before. All we can do now is these behind-the-scenes work. It is you who are going to go to the battlefield. I am satisfied that I have not caused any trouble for you."

"Well, without your support, we would have had a much harder time. If the Duel Club can advance so quickly in the competition, it is definitely partly due to your efforts."

Xing Yewu said with a smile, and You Xi also echoed her.

Then he looked to the side and asked in confusion, "Strange, why don't I see Harutora and the others?"

They should also be here to participate in the Star Cup preliminaries.

"Morning Light Duel Academy successfully advanced in the last Star Cup preliminaries. As seeded players, they received a bye in the first preliminaries as usual. They will have to wait until the next round to play."

As for the information about the biggest enemy in this preliminary round, Izayoi Yuki knew it by heart, and was also familiar with the relevant procedures of the preliminary round, so she guessed the reason immediately.

"In short, as long as we keep winning in the preliminaries, we will meet them sooner or later. This time, we have to defeat them like we did in the last friendly match."

After giving the final words of encouragement, Izayoi Yuki went to draw lots for the groups as the captain of the Kiyosumi school team.

Then, not long after, when the host had finished talking nonsense and the specially invited professional duelists had been introduced one by one, under the watchful eyes of countless media and televisions and people from all walks of life, the Star Cup preliminaries -

Officially begin!

Volume 142: Chapter is not on the same level

The lively and exciting music echoed in the museum, and fireworks bloomed in the sky.

Amidst the bustling noises, the annual Star Cup officially began.

After drawing lots, the team members of each school came to their respective stadiums according to the groups on the lots, ready to fight to the end for their schools, and You Xi and his team were no exception.

Taking into account the large number of participating schools, the competition system adopted a method in which three members of the school team competed at the same time.

When one team has two winning players, they win the entire game.

The first opponent of Qingcheng High School is Ryugu High School, which is composed of all boys. The leader is a burly man who is over 1.9 meters tall and looks like the gorilla captain in "Slam Dunk".

The other two boys also have some of the temperament of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, and they feel like the protagonists of a sports comic.

――Unfortunately, this is the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!

"Activate the effect of "Yanma Dragon Crimson Demon"! During your Main Phase 1, destroy all Attack Position monsters on the field except this card!"

"Fairy Dragon Ancient Monster", once per turn, if there is a Field Magic on the field, you can select 1 face-up Attack Position monster and destroy it!"

"Activate the Trap Card: Magic Cylinder, and banish the Loaded Cylinder from the Graveyard to double the damage done by Magic Cylinder."

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Less than fifteen minutes into the game, You Xi and his two teammates successfully defeated Longgu High School, and maintained their winning streak to defeat all opponents in the first round.

The situation was similar in the second and third rounds.

Izayoi Yuki uses "Black Rose" and "Crimson Lotus" interchangeably to defeat the opponent, occasionally using "Phoenix Lycoris" to burn health, while Xingye Wu uses cards such as "Ancient Fairy Dragon" and "Harpy's Pet Fantasy Dragon" to play with the enemy with gorgeous Synchro and Xyz Summoning and win.

Youxi's ways of winning are more diverse.

"Magic Cylinder", "Black Magician", "Chaos Warrior", "Gaia", "Magnet Warrior", "Devil Summoning"... Taking advantage of this opportunity to have many duelists to fight against, You Xi used all the cards in his deck, and did a good job of printing cards for the cheat code, expanding the card pool inventory.

then……

"The effect of Marshmallow: When the damage calculation for this face-down card is completed, it inflicts 1000 points of damage to the attacking player."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Relying on the monsters he set up to defeat his opponent, You Xi used up the last bit of his LP and let out a long sigh.

"Xiao Xi, did you win too?"

Seeing that Youxi's opponent's score was basically reduced to 0, Xingye Wu put away the duel disk and smiled:

"Great! This way, Totsuki High School was also defeated by us."

"Yeah, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth."

You Xi nodded, still with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

He originally thought that he would encounter at least one or two tough battles along the way, but in the end, nothing like that happened.

The intensity of the qualifying matches in the past few days, if described in a more arrogant way, is at most the level of a warm-up.

"That's normal. Don't forget what kind of special training we've gone through and what level of strength we're at, Youxi."

Izayoi Yuki's voice was as calm as a clear lake. To her, this development was a natural thing.

It would be a real headache if three professional-level duelists were still struggling and fighting hard in the qualifiers.

With that kind of performance, it's impossible for Uncle Logan to give him high praise for being qualified to compete for the Star Cup championship.

"The preliminaries are a ritual to sift out the weak and eliminate the weak. Only the strong can stand out and enter the next stage of the battlefield. The existence of true opponents can basically only be seen at that time."

After Shizayoi Shinobi said this, Youxi also remembered.

Due to the strength of cards and Feel, most duelists in this world are not as strong as Izayoi Yuki and the others, not to mention the students who are still in the growth stage.

At the age of Izayoi Yuki and Hoshiba Mai, it would be great if they could master and flexibly use a summoning method.

But both of them are geniuses who have transcended the restrictions of school years and have already accomplished what others would have to work harder for. Now they are competing with others who are theoretically at the same level, which is not an exaggeration to say that they are attacking from a lower dimension.

I have been with the two girls for a long time, and since I am not born and raised in this world, I have forgotten this point and thought that Xing Yewu and the others are at a normal level.

"But it's not right to say that we are completely stable, Xiaoxue."

Xing Yewu smiled and said, "After all, there is still a veteran strongman in this preliminaries."

"So next we have to defeat them."

Both Izayoi Yuki and Yuki knew who Xingye Wu was referring to.

So far, there is only one school that has won with a perfect record like Qingcheng High School - Morning Light Duel Academy, named after the local city.

Usually, Morning Light Duel Academy advances to the preliminaries, while other schools are basically just runners-up.

But this time it's different.

Qingcheng's next opponent is the Morning Light Duel Academy.

Both sides have a perfect record and scored full marks.

This means that once one side loses, unless the winner makes an incredibly serious and low-level mistake later, the qualifying team can be decided here in advance.

Naturally, Morning Light Duel Academy has been looking forward to this pinnacle “Dragon-Tiger Showdown” for a long time.

"Hahaha! I finally meet you, Yuki! Xingye! Izayoi!"

After a short intermission, a familiar and hearty laugh rang out in the duel arena.

The heroic envoy of Morning Light Academy: Kido Harutora cast a warlike gaze on the people from Kiyosumi High School across the street.