A duelist never gives up!

In this way, the formula for victory is complete!

"Entering the Main Phase, I activate Owl's effect, banishing the Jelly Angel from the Graveyard and Special Summoning a Golem Dessert from the Deck!"

"Don't even think about it. I will chain activate Gray Flowing Beauty and negate your effect." The man said, sending the little loli with a big forehead to the cemetery.

Yuan Qi had expected this and said directly, "Then I will enter the battle phase. I will put my owl into attack mode and use my owl to attack your owl."

"Because of the Jelly Angel's effects, my owl won't be destroyed by battle."

"But Jelly Angel's effect has a side effect. At the end of this turn, your monster will be returned to your deck," the man said. "And I can tell you very clearly that I still have First Move in my hand. You will lose next turn."

"Then you can try it." Yuan Qi said expressionlessly, "My turn ends here."

"Because of the effect, my owl returned to the deck." Yuan Qi put the owl back into the deck and shuffled it, so that he didn't have a monster in the front field.

"It's my turn, draw a card," the man said, activating a Field Spell Card. "I activate Golem Dessert's Castle. I don't need to explain the effects of this card, do I?"

"Next, I Normal Summon Owl, activate Owl's effect, banish the Proliferation G from the Graveyard, and Special Summon Golem Dessert - Pudding Princess from the Deck. Next, I activate Pudding Princess's effect to Special Summon Golem Dessert Jelly Angel. I Release Jelly Angel and Special Summon Madeline Witch from the Deck!"

"Then, I stacked the Postman and Madeline together and Xyz Summoned - Queen of Puppet Desserts - Crown Tiramisu!" The man took out a Crown Tiramisu from the extra deck and summoned it to the field.

"I activate the effect of Queen's Crown Tiramisu, removing one Xyz material. This can target up to two "Golem Dessert" cards in your Graveyard. Return those cards to your deck, and then select the card with the most return points from your opponent's field and return it to your owner's deck!" the man said. "That's how I win."

"That's not certain. Right at this point, I'm chain-activating Phantom Rabbit!" Yuan Qi sent the Phantom Rabbit in his hand to the graveyard. "Then, I'm chain-activating the Trap Card—Intimidating Roar. You can't declare an attack this turn!"

"I can draw a hand trap?" The man curled his lips, "But my Crown Tiramisu effect was still activated successfully. I returned the Postman and the deck, and Jelly Angel got the cards back to my hand because of the effect of the Puppet Dessert Castle, and then returned the covered card on your field to the deck." The man said.

"You only have one card in your hand right now, and even with the next card draw, you only have two cards in your hand. Without Princess Sister and Chocolate Platter in your deck, you can't beat me at all. Do you still want to keep struggling?" The man raised his eyebrows.

"Of course I win." Yuan Qi shuffled the Scrap Scarecrow back into the deck, handed it to the man, and said, "Do you need me to shuffle it for you?"

"No, just cut and wash it yourself." The man refused.

"Okay, then, it's my turn, draw a card!" Yuan Qi looked at the cards he had drawn and smiled, then slapped the card he had drawn last turn on the table:

"I activate a Normal Spell Card—Black Hole! Destroy all monsters on the field!"

Chapter 22: I lost.

"Oh, and then?" The man took the Princess Girl and Owl back to his hand. "It's destroyed. Now you only have one card left. Show it."

Hara Nana slapped the remaining card in his hand onto the field. "Entering the Main Phase, I Normal Summon Rescue Cat."

"Huh?" The man frowned. "Hey, if you don't have the Lost X card, your involvement in the rescue cat is meaningless."

"I'll tell you what it means right now!" Hara Nana sent Rescue Cat to the Graveyard. "I activate Rescue Cat's effect. This card on the field can be sent to the Graveyard to activate. Special Summon two Level 2 or lower Beast-Type monsters from your Deck. The effects of monsters Special Summoned by this effect are negated, and they are destroyed at the End Phase!"

"I'm chain-activating! Multiplying G!" The man once again sent his hand pit to the cemetery.

"I Special Summon two Golem Dessert Pancake Owls from the Deck!"

"So what? If it has no effect, it's just a blank." The man said, and continued to draw a card from the deck.

"A blank slate is enough!" Yuan Qi said, "I'm entering the combat phase, and the two owls will launch a direct attack!"

"Then I'll deduct 4000lp... Wait, why did the cards on my field disappear?" The man seemed to have noticed something and said in surprise.

"You seem to have made a mistake," Yuan Qi said. "This is no longer the original world. The normal rules of the Duel Continent are—4000 LP!"

"According to the effect of the Magic Dessert Castle, my owl's attack power is 2000. If two owls hit you directly, your LP will be cleared." As he said this, Yuan Qi stood up from the table, and the surrounding scenery began to dissipate towards the center.

"No," the man said, "something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Yuan Qi asked.

"You're not in the right state right now," the man said, pointing at Yuan Qi. "You should be well aware of the nature of this game. The deck gap can't be easily erased. Even your recent victory was due to your luck."

"To tell you the truth, the card I covered was Named One of Obliteration. I know you're using the same deck as me, so no matter what monster you summon, I can simply banish the same card in my deck to negate it. But you chose Rescue Cat, which I don't know how to use," the man said. "Tell me, how many Rescue Cats did you play?"

"One." Yuan Qi also frowned.

"How many pictures did Black Hole download?"

"One piece."

"Where's the Ghost Rabbit?"

"One piece."

"You got all three cards you only invested one in?" the man said coldly. "Even if you're truly lucky... before entering the trial, didn't you ever consider the possibility of not getting any?"

"No one can win all the time. You already understand this, right?" The man pointed at Yuan Qi's chest and said, "There's something wrong with you right now, Yuan Qi."

"In the past, no matter how strong your opponent was, you still believed that you could win."

"I am the same now." Yuan Qi was confused.

"You're not now." The man shook his head. "You think you can't lose now."

"The fact that I can win and I can't lose may seem the same, but they're actually completely different," the man said. "You're not confident at all right now, you're deceiving yourself!"

"Because you're afraid! You're afraid of this unfamiliar continent! Here, you can only rely on your own dueling skills! So you deceive yourself into thinking you're invincible. Only in this way can you feel at ease! Only in this way can you stay calm!" The man coldly peeled off Yuan Qi's skin and stabbed him directly in the heart. "You're just an ordinary person! You simply can't handle this amount of information in just a few days!"

"Then tell me, what should I do?!"

Yuan Qi lowered his eyes and said weakly, "Should I cry or shout? Should I go and tell Ai that I want to go back to Earth and that I don't want to stay here anymore? Or should I just sneak away from the academy and find a place to spend the rest of my life alone?"

"I was supposed to be dead, but it was Ai who brought me back to life. He even said he would be my cheat and stayed by my side all day long."

"The teacher also had high hopes for me, saying I was a good card player and had a bright future. He let me stay in school with free food and shelter, regardless of my background."

"Xuefeng clearly found the opportunity herself, and she even told me, someone she'd only known for a few days, to ask me out late at night without worrying about anything unexpected happening. Even Julie, the senior I beat up, didn't say anything about 'I just don't like you, you deserve it' when she saw me getting caught in a Dark Duel.' Instead, she went to find someone to help save me."

"Everyone is so nice to me. Wouldn't it be hypocritical if I acted like I was unfortunate, in pain, or scared?" Yuan Qi said, spreading his hands.

"Wrong, absolutely wrong!" the man retorted, "People who truly care about you won't think you're being pretentious!"

Yuan Qi was stunned: "Is that so?"

"Of course it is, Yuan Qi, open your heart and learn to rely on others," said the man.

“You can’t move forward alone.”

After what seemed like centuries, Yuan Qi finally spoke, "Really? Should I say I'm worthy of being the strongest? It looks like I've lost this duel."

"You're wrong again." The man's body began to gradually collapse, and when he was about to disappear, he smiled and said:

"The moment you don't get the mailman, you've already won."

"Oh, I see." Yuan Qi raised his head and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

"..."

"Seven?"

A familiar voice sounded, Yuan Qi opened his eyes, and saw Ai squatting beside him, looking down at him.

"You're finally awake!" Ai said worriedly. "You suddenly fainted in the middle of the duel just now. I was scared to death. Are you feeling unwell?"

"Halfway through the duel? What are you talking about?" Yuan Qi stood up and said.

"I'm talking about the third trial." Ai tilted his head and pointed at a spirit opposite Yuan Qi who looked exactly like Yuan Qi.

"You mean... this thing is the third trial?!" Yuan Qi twisted his neck stiffly, pointing at the spirit in front of him, his face pale.

"Yes, this spirit will copy your deck and behavior patterns, and then duel with you. Just now, Nefeli won the duel and went to the place where the duel elves were sealed." Ai pointed to the door behind the spirit.

"Qi, what's wrong with your face? Are you feeling a little uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine, I just encountered a very strange incident..." Yuan Qi said, looking at the duel disk in his hand, "I'll talk about it after I win this duel and get out."

"My turn, draw a card."

"Hmm? Can't smoke?"

"Idiot! It's not your turn now! It's your opponent's turn now, and they just didn't do anything after seeing you faint!"

"..."

Chapter 23: Red-Eyes Fusion!

"I will use the Crown Tiramisu to launch a direct attack!" As soon as Yuan Qi finished speaking, the spirit in front of him dissipated into the air.

"We've passed the test, let's go!" Ai urged, "I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling."

"Yeah." Yuan Qi pushed open the door, and before he saw anyone, he heard Nafeli's voice:

"I activate the magic card Shaddoll Fusion! Send the Shaddoll Beast and Shaddoll Hedgehog in my hand to the graveyard, and Fusion Summon—Shaddoll Midrash!"

"Has the duel started?" Yuan Qi frowned slightly as he looked at the man in black robe standing opposite Nafeli. Behind the man, silver chains were scattered on the ground. It seemed that he had already captured the duel elf.

"Next, I activate the effect of Shaddoll Hedgehog, then Shaddoll Beast, add Shaddoll Lizard from the deck to my hand, and then draw another card!" Nefeli saw the card and slapped it on the Duel Board without hesitation. "I Normal Summon Kaguya, Fairy Legend. When this card is successfully summoned, add a Magician-Type monster with 1 ATK from the deck to my hand. I also add Snow White, Fairy Legend, from my deck to my hand."

After doing all this, Nafeli covered a card and said, "My turn is over. It's your turn."

"It's my turn, draw a card," the black-robed man said. "I enter the main phase and activate the Fusion Spell Card - Red-Eyes Fusion."

"Don't even think about it! I'm going to chain activate the Gray Flowing Beauty! Your Red-Eyes Fusion will be invalid!" Nafeli said, sending the Gray Flowing Beauty in his hand to the graveyard.

"Chain activates Grave's Designator, banishing Gray Flowing Beauty. Do you have Yashiki? Oh, the other card in your hand is Shaddoll Lizard. What about the backfield? Is it Divine Proclamation?" the black-robed man muttered to himself. "If so, I'll win this duel."

"How arrogant! Even if your Red-Eyes fusion passes, what's the use?" Nefeli said disdainfully, "Isn't it just the Meteor Dragon? Come on, come on, I'll let you summon it."

"No, it's not Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon!" Ai said solemnly.

"There's no mistake, it's that monster." Yuan Qi also held his breath.

"I send the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Black Magician in my deck to the graveyard and Fusion Summon them. Feel the despair, Super Magic Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight!"

The black dragon with red eyes transformed into a black armor and clad the black magician. The armor was inlaid with dazzling gold edges and bright red gems. The black magic wand in the black magician's hand connected with the dragon's claws and turned into a sharp long sword, as if to tear the space apart.

"Super Magic Dragoon? A monster I've never heard of. Is this the sealed Duel Spirit?" An invisible sense of oppression suddenly hit Nefeli, and Nefeli snorted coldly, "If that's the case, then it means you don't have a second Red-Eyes Dragoon. I activate the effect of Fairy Legend Princess - Kaguya, targeting 1 face-up monster on your opponent's field. Your opponent can send 1 card with the same name as that monster from their Deck or Extra Deck to the Graveyard to negate this effect. If not sent to the Graveyard, this card and the targeted monster return to the owner's hand!"

"Since Super Magician is a fusion monster, just return it to the deck!" said Nafeli.

However, the Super Magic Dragon Knight in front of him was still standing there, motionless.

"..." Nefeli looked at the fairy princess Kaguya on the field, as if asking what was going on.

"Wow, wow, wow..." Kaguya shook her cute little head, indicating that she was powerless.

"Teacher, I've heard of the monster Super Magic Dragon Knight. He won't be targeted by the effect." Yuan Qi approached Nafeli and reminded him.

"It won't be targeted by the effect?" Nephilim felt a little tricky, but fortunately, the effect of his ace card Nephilim can destroy the special summoned effect monsters.

"It won't be destroyed by the effect." Yuan Qi continued.

"Tsk, your resistance is quite high. It's okay, I still have a way." Nafeli waved his hand, signaling Yuan Qi not to worry.

"Also, once per turn, when the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster is activated, you can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. That activation is negated and destroyed, and this card gains 1 ATK," Hara Nana whispered.

"...Hmm?" Nefeli turned his head and looked at Yuan Qi suspiciously, "Are you sure these three effects are all from this monster?"

"Well, there is another effect, which is..." Before Yuan Qi finished speaking, the black-robed man opposite had already demonstrated it to Nafeli.

"I activate the effect of Super Magic Guide, which can only be activated during your Main Phase. Select 1 monster on your opponent's field and destroy it, inflicting damage equal to that monster's original attack power. This effect can be used a number of times per turn, up to the number of Normal monsters that serve as Fusion Materials for this card."

"Midrash can't be destroyed by effects, so I'll only destroy Fairy Tale Princess - Kaguya."

"Damn it, chain activation!" Nafeli opened his cover card and said, "Contact with the God's fake body! I will..."

"Don't checkmate. I'm going to chain activate the effect of Super Magic Dragon Knight. I'll discard a card from my hand, negating it and destroying your contact with the God's Avatar." The black-robed man sneered, "Then I'll handle the chain. First, my Super Magic's attack power will increase by 1000 to 4000, and then your

Fairy Legend Princess - Kaguya is destroyed by the effect, and you will take 1850 LP damage.

"Ugh!" A powerful impact hit Nafeli. Nafeli gritted his teeth and stared at the Super Magic Dragon Knight with his purple eyes.

Nefeli: 4000lp → 2150lp.

"It's not over yet. I'm entering the combat phase. Super Magic Dragon Knight will attack Midrash directly!"

The Super Magic Dragon Knight swung his huge sword, and with a flash of silver light, Midrash turned into fragments and disappeared.

2150lp→350lp

"What a pity, this duel was almost over." said the man in black robe.

"That's a shame," Nefeli gasped. "I activate Midrash's effect. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, I can activate this effect by targeting 1 'Shaddoll' Spell/Trap Card in your Graveyard. Add that card to your hand, and I choose Shaddoll Fusion!"

"Whatever you want. Anyway, the moment you activate Shadow-Dweller Fusion next turn, it will be negated by my Super Magic Dragon Knight." The black-robed man said calmly.

"So what?" Nefeli said, taking the Shaddoll back from the graveyard and fusing them together. "As long as my LP hasn't reached 0, the duel isn't over!"