Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"A card that engraves the past and the future?"

Beryl could only hope that his future self hadn't succeeded. As long as the spell hadn't been successfully cast, there was still room for reversal.

"Beryl's effect adds a Morgan to your hand upon successful summon."

This is the cause of everything. The most important thing Beryl has ever done in his life will definitely be written in the card effect.

"See, Beryl is also very important to my mother."

Beryl could only laugh dryly. The Morgan here had actually been giving him a free rein. Logically, this "Morgan" should be the Morgan from pan-human history he summoned, not the current Queen of the Fairy Kingdom.

"I activate the effect of Morgan in my hand, sending a Knight of the Round Table (Fairy Knight can be considered a card with the same name) to the Graveyard, and Special Summon Mother to the field!"

The white-haired beauty on the throne opened her eyes and slowly stood up.

【Morgan】Attack power 3000.

"Mother!"

Seeing that Morgan responded to him, Yao Cui was so happy that he couldn't express it in words.

"So this kind of thing really happened?"

Morgan shook her head; she could foresee herself being pulled out in this way often in the future.

"Demonstrating the future through a duel is much more convenient and convincing than me directly describing it."

The feelings Yao Cui had for Beryl, which had accumulated over the years, were not something Jiang You could just talk to. "Also, are you really not going to say it directly? If you had just said it, I wouldn't have to worry about this. You're making my job more difficult. I'm asking for a raise!"

"As my successor, she can't rely on me for everything."

Morgan's parenting style emphasizes that how a child turns out is purely random. "She needs to figure it out for herself."

"Don't give me that. You asked me to pave a way out for her before. You're not as hard-hearted as you are... "

"Shut up!"

Morgan interrupted Jiang You harshly, but her eyes didn't hold any anger, more of a sense of shame and anger at being exposed. After she became queen, almost no one could speak to her like that anymore. Furthermore, Jiang You had even used his own Noble Phantasm to restrain her to prove his sincerity.

Beryl felt bad. Jiang You's tone of voice in his conversation with Morgan was almost equal. How on earth had this guy gained Morgan's trust? He could only pray once again that his future self's plan failed, otherwise he would lose his future.

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Chapter 3.6 Now that I think about it, if there is a , it must be the story of the Knights of the Round Table.

Yao Cui didn't expect that Jiang You, a guy she had never met before, could talk to Morgan like this. She felt that she might not be able to do anything to Jiang You because her mother would definitely be unhappy. But even so, she still wanted to help Beryl.

"Then there's [Blessed Heir], this card can Special Summon a [Fairy Knight] from the Graveyard! The Servant summoned by this card gains 500 points of Attack!"

It roughly responds to the story of Morgan finding the current reincarnation of the demon Cui, giving it a name and granting it the identity of a princess.

The girl in bright pink stepped onto the battlefield with the sound of her high heels stomping along with the surging pool of blood.

【Fairy Knight Tristan】

Archer 6-star attack damage 2000 → 2500

Yao Tristana's effects are similar to Tristana from Panhuman History, except that once per turn, she proactively destroys all servants on the field with lower attack power than hers, at the cost of being unable to attack that turn. Furthermore, her attacks have a built-in defense penetration effect, and the damage dealt is considered effect damage. Furthermore, while she's present, she restores half of the effect damage dealt to the enemy by her own party.

There is also an effect that when this card is sent to the Graveyard by a one-sided card effect, banish this card and Special Summon a Level 12 Berserker from the Graveyard.

Tristan couldn't quite grasp the final effect. If it were a 6-star card, she'd instantly recognize it as her mother, Morgan, but who could it be at 12 stars? There didn't seem to be any in the deck. However, that wasn't her concern right now, so she continued on with her actions.

"Hehe, now we have everything gathered."

Yao Cui's mood then began to plummet like a roller coaster, after reaching its peak, and then he fell into silence for a moment.

The card shows a girl lying on the bed. The girl's body is badly damaged, and her nails and even arms have rotted and fallen off. She looks at a back figure in despair. The back figure pushes open the door and walks out without looking back, without caring about the girl's pain at all.

Yao Cui was very familiar with the voices and images of these two people, her and Beryl. Moreover, the effect was also clearly written.

"Beryl, can you tell me the specific effect of the spell you taught me?"

Yao Cui lowered her head, her bangs covering her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.

"It's a spell that can ravage the soul, a very vicious spell. The kind you love the most."

Beryl swore to God that he was not lying.

"So, what's the price?"

If it weren't for the card effect, Yao Cui's questioning would have stopped there. She pressed on, "What's the price?! Tell me who the corrupted one is?! Why do I trust you so much?"

Jiang Youke loved watching this scene the most. If he wasn't concerned about his image in front of Morgan, he would definitely take out the Coke and popcorn from his inventory: "Free extra tip, that thing won't decay from the outside, but from the inside out, starting from the soul."

"Is that right?"

Beryl still had a businesslike smile on his face. The more panicked he was, the less he could show it. He was used to pretending. After all, Beryl was a man who was good at self-deception. The more he hated the work, the more sincerely he would complete it.

"You know, I haven't learned this either. I'm also surprised by this kind of thing. It's my negligence. Powerful spells often come with a huge price."

"No, you know!"

Yao Cui was already crying. Cards can explain a lot of things. Morgan and the blessed heir before have already proved the facts, and the same is true for [Corrupted Curse].

"You already know it! I'll show you right now. I'll cover two cards in the backfield and end my turn."

"Are you sure you want to use that card?"

Jiang You felt that seeing the card was enough proof. What on earth was this kid still holding onto? "Although this thing is a microcosm of the past and the future, it's actually more like a replay. For example, the destruction effect is roughly equivalent to experiencing death, and the increased attack power does give people a surge in strength. This thing will really let you experience what it felt like back then."

"Don't worry!"

Yao Cui was now in a state of confusion. Morgan just looked at them coldly, and Beryl lied to her again, "Didn't you say you would prove it with a duel? Just summon them, you have nothing to do here!"

Although Jiang You came to help Yao Cui from the beginning, he touched Yao Cui's sore spot at the beginning, which resulted in a low basic favorability. Even if Beryl jumped into the wolf, he was unable to reverse the situation.

"Excuse me, I really have something to do here."

Jiang You would be spending a lot of time with Yao Cui from now on. If he became weak, Yao Cui might cause trouble. "Whether you like it or not, I will be your guardian from now on. It's my turn, draw a card!"

Jiang You also wanted to play with his new deck. He had previously obtained a lot of Knights of the Round Table cards in the 1.6 scenario, which he could use here: "First, I activate the effect of [Lancelot [Saber]], sending a [Knight of the Round Table] card in my hand and a [Holy Sword] card in my deck to the graveyard, and Special Summoning them in Attack Position on the field!"

The Knight of the Lake comes riding on the waves.

【Lancelot】Attack power 2400.

“Lancelot… But it’s not Lancelot, it’s the Lancelot outside!?”

Yao Cui was surprised at first, because she had always longed to hear the story of the Knights of the Round Table in pan-human history. But this surprise was soon replaced by sadness, because this story was told to her by Beryl.

"This Noble Phantasm... Lord Jiang You, we meet again."

Lancelot first greeted Jiang You politely, then turned his attention to the field. When he saw Morgan, his pupils shrank.

"Is this still Camelot? No, it feels completely different. Has something happened again on our land?"

Lancelot was not wrong. There was indeed great disaster and great misfortune here.

Unfortunately, before Jiang You could answer him, Yao Cui opened her backcourt cover.

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Corruption Curse], target myself, and then select [Lancelot] as the Equipment Card to equip it to [Beryl]. [Beryl] will gain the same attack and defense as the Equipment Card, treating it as a card with the same name and gaining the same effects."

"Then, as a price, [Fairy Knight Tristan]'s attack power is reduced to 0, its effects are negated, and it is forced into attack position, unable to attack."

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Chapter 219: It’s Tristan anyway.

"What is this bulk Nasa demon?"

This method was a bit costly, but if combined with sending Yao Cui to the grave to Special Summon an unknown Horned God, it was not bad. Of course, Jiang You would not let the scumbag pollute his deck. He was choosing the right target, and he had better options.

“…Ahh, my throat hurts… It hurts so much… It feels like everything below my neck is gone… I… What on earth…”

At once, the effect of the magic card was reflected on Yao Cui. The originally colorful dress had turned into a tattered white gauze. The already pale skin now turned dark purple, and the pupils also lost their color. Black dirty blood slowly seeped out of the eye sockets, leaving a black tear mark on the face.

To put it simply, Yao Cui went from one break to three breaks.

"...Now, Beryl, do you have anything else... you want to say?"

Yao Cui stumbled as she questioned Beryl. If it weren't for the rules of the duel, her body would have already begun to fall apart. "You want to use this method... to seize other people's spiritual bases, right..."

"It seems that the future has been successful."

Beryl looked at Jiang You. He was certain Morgan must have known about the future to issue such an order. He hadn't yet figured out how to carry out his plan under Morgan's watch. The intelligence about the future must have come from this person. Now that the facts were laid bare, there was no need for him to hide it.

"But that's not the case. I just want material for my experiment." He built a testing ground in the basement of the National Killing Theater in New Darlington. Ordinary humans and fairies could no longer satisfy him. He even wanted Yaling's body. "But this method is indeed quite good."

Beryl felt the power of Lancelot's spirit base, and it was truly addictive, but it still wasn't enough for him. His target was Yaling, and he wanted to take over a soulless body. Ordinary soul-stripping spells wouldn't be able to harm Yaling, and it would require someone with considerable strength to perform. So, where could he find a person or goblin with that much strength who would obey him?

The answer is Yao Cui. People who will do as they are told after a little coaxing are really useful.

"Materials... something like that. I've already... those corpses..."

"It's not enough."

Beryl laughed even more happily after letting go. "I want to use the body of the Grand Duke of Exorcism as material. Would you agree? Although that big dog has nothing to do with you, Morgan likes it very much, so you definitely won't do it. So, this is the only way."

"I obviously... like... your..."

Yao Cui finally burst into tears. She had mustered up the courage to have improper thoughts about her mother's "husband", and this was indeed the result.

"That's not love at all."

Beryl shook his head. He actually already had someone in his heart, and he hated naughty kids like Yao Cui, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths. "You just think Morgan and I have a close relationship, and you want it that way, just like a duckling, following its mother's every step. That's why you're so troublesome! Do you know what love is? Love is—"

"That is, I ran into Matthew's room and broke her fingers one by one, watching her cry in pain."

Jiang You helped Beryl fill in the gaps. He really couldn't stand the exchanges between mentally ill people. This guy himself was even more of a heavyweight. "And then you got beaten up by some passing Israeli boxing champion. You call that love?"

"What's that, Romani?"

Beryl hadn't expected to hear Jiang You's name. "It seems you know a lot. Even this is recorded in the cards? Prophecy is really a lie. So who are you? The deck is also related to the Knights of the Round Table... I can't find a character that corresponds to the name Jiang You."

"Just think of me as Morgan's Merlin."

Jiang You shamelessly flattered himself, and Morgan didn't say anything, but she felt it necessary to teach Jiang You some magic to prevent him from embarrassing Caster.

"So Yao Cui, have you made up your mind?"

Jiang You was genuinely afraid Yao Cui would say she'd forgive Beryl even if it meant everything, but thankfully, Yao Cui wasn't going to go that far. Her feelings for Beryl stemmed largely from the belief that Morgan and Beryl were the only two people in the world who treated her well (from Yao Cui's perspective). Now Beryl had gone all out, not only threatening to use Yao Cui as a sacrifice but also denying her feelings for him. As much as she loved him before, she now loathed him.

"I want to... kill him with my own hands!"

Morgan nodded with satisfaction. She felt that she had successfully taught Yao Cui Cruel.

"Then let's end it right here."

Jiang You actually wanted to say, "I'll satisfy you," but the Knights of the Round Table deck didn't have any cards that could defeat the opponent, so he had to give up. However, there was another solution: "I activate the Spell Card [Unblessed Birth]! Special Summon [Round Table Knight Tristan] from the deck!"

The red-haired, melancholic man walked onto the battlefield accompanied by the sound of piano.

【Tristan】Attack power 2000.

If he could summon Lancelot, it wouldn't be surprising if he could summon Tristan too. However, the demon Tristan couldn't help but take a few more glances at the prototype of the name he was given.

"I was actually summoned by you..."

Tristan was surprised to be summoned by Jiang You. Apparently, he still had memories from 1.6. "I'm sorry for what happened before. It's so sad that I did something that violated my knight's oath."

"Okay, I'm not the one you should apologize to."

Jiang You interrupted Tristan's sad words, "And your king has also realized his mistakes. Now we are comrades. Let's help another Tristan this time."

"Another Tristan?"

A question popped up in Cui's sad head, and then he looked at his opponent, Yao Cui, with more questions.

"I'll explain later. I'll activate [Glorious Enzo Knight] and summon Gawain from the deck!"

The Sun Knight fell into the battlefield amidst the blazing sun.

[Gawain] Attack power 2500.

"Next is the Spell Card [Divine Protection of the Lion King]. Target a Knight of the Round Table and add their corresponding Divine Protection from your deck to your hand. I chose [Gawain], so I'll add [Blessing of the Nightless] to my hand!"

Because the Lion King has disappeared along with the restoration of the singularity, these blessings have been weakened to varying degrees. For example, the effect of [Blessing of Nevernight] has become an effect that requires paying half of the health value and can only last for one round.

"I activate [Nevernight's Blessing], targeting [Tristan]!"

Although it essentially allows Gawain to constantly use and maintain the triple bonus, it is written like this on the card, so it can also be effective on other Knights of the Round Table.

River tour LP 4000 → LP 2000.