A duelist never gives up!

"You agreed?"

"Do I have any other choice?" Julie asked. "Then I'd go with her and constantly provoke other students, using threats and bribes to force them into card duels with me. Then I'd split the stolen decks with her 50-50."

"After that, the ten million was quickly collected, but the Dragon Death card listed on the black market had already been sold." Julie stroked the Dragon Death card and said, "But the next day, the Dragon Death card appeared in my mailbox."

"It turns out that the actions of our Red Lotus Society have been supported by the board of directors. The board of directors encourages our actions. Dragon's death is the reward they gave me. They actually encourage our gambling card behavior!" When she said this, Julie laughed for some reason.

"I always thought I was doing something bad, that I was a selfish villain, but... the council told me that my actions were right!" Julie's laughter grew louder and louder, and she even began to cough rapidly, but she still couldn't help laughing:

"My actions were actually right...Hahaha! I was right!"

"I'm right!"

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Chapter 32: Genius? Hang up the dog!

"This is a world where dueling reigns supreme."

Although Ai had told him this at the beginning, Yuan Qi was still shocked when he actually heard Julie's confession.

"But, haven't you ever thought that you might lose?" Yuan Qi thought for a long time and asked back.

Of course, he would not foolishly criticize whether Julie's behavior was right or wrong. He was a newcomer and knew nothing, so he should not speak nonsense.

"I'm prepared!" Julie said indifferently.

Yuan Qi didn't say anything, but just looked at the girl's long skirt again.

"Are you really ready?"

"This... this is an accident! I thought if I could block your Occult Summoning, I'd have a sure win." Julie's frosty face suddenly took on a hint of color. "Besides, it was you who provoked me out of nowhere!"

"I just wanted to play cards with you, but I didn't mention any weird bets." Yuan Qi sighed, "Besides, you haven't prepared yourself at all, have you?"

"If you continue like this, you will fall sooner or later." Yuan Qi reminded.

"I don't need your help!" Julie turned her head away, but quickly said softly, "I didn't plan to continue doing this anyway."

"I saw your dark duel that day," Julie said, seeming a little uneasy. "After returning to the dormitory, I had a dream. In the dream, I was the man in the black robe. I hunted other people's souls, snatched their decks, and then... was killed by a stronger duelist!"

"I understand. If this continues, that dream will become my future." Julie lowered her head and said, "As for today's bet, it's just that you provoked me and I wanted revenge."

"Sorry." Julie bent down and bowed to Yuan Qi.

"It's okay. I didn't lose anyway." Yuan Qi waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

"You guy... you still make me very unhappy!" Julie gritted her teeth, clenched her pink little fist and punched Yuan Qi in the abdomen.

"Snapped!"

A small, white, tender hand blocked the punch.

"Don't hurt the lord." The Ghost Rabbit suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Qi and said with a serious face.

Yuan Qi also curled his lips: "I say, if you are dissatisfied with me, you can say it directly, or you can duel with me, can you please not use your hands?"

"..."

It was over. She couldn't win the duel, she couldn't win the argument, and now she couldn't win the fight. Julie's originally surging anger seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water and was completely extinguished.

"But is it really okay for you to let the Phantom Rabbit show up so brazenly in the academy?" Julie asked. "Its rarity is just as great as your Crown Tiramisu, maybe even higher."

"I've been targeted for a long time anyway. What difference does one rare card or one rare card make?" Yuan Qi said calmly. "If I'm right, your target is my entire deck."

"No, it's not 'you,' it's them. I've made up my mind not to do this kind of thing anymore." Julie shook her head. "Of course, I won't apologize for what I did before. It's meaningless. I didn't stop because of guilt, I stopped to prevent myself from falling into depravity."

"After all, I am a selfish villain."

"Most of the people I've met who like to belittle themselves probably want to gain recognition from others and then self-identity through self-denial, complaining to others, and arguing with others." Yuan Qi looked at Julie seriously.

"Do you need me to praise you now? The words may not be very beautiful, but it's enough to give you a sense of recognition and confidence."

Julie's face first became stunned, and then it became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye. "No, you'd better die!"

"My lord, I think it would be better for you to give direct praise in this situation." Ghost Rabbit sincerely offered his opinion.

"You are right, it was my negligence." Yuan Qi expressed his deep apology.

"Could you please do it again?" Ghost Rabbit said to Julie seriously, "That's it..."

Ghost Rabbit thought for a moment, then tilted his head back slightly. His cute little face revealed five parts of self-mockery, three parts of sadness, and two parts of laughter: "After all, I'm a selfish villain."

"Puchi!" Yuan Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Julie couldn't laugh. She only felt great malice, and her hands and feet were cold in the hot weather.

"I can't stand it anymore!" Julie said this and quickened her pace towards her dormitory building.

But after taking a few steps, she seemed to have thought of something and turned back.

"So you really have to listen?" Yuan Qi cleared his throat twice. "Juli, don't underestimate yourself. Although you've lost to me twice, your dueling skills are still outstanding in the entire academy. Although you've snatched other students' decks, fortunately you've come to your senses and turned back. Putting all that aside, you're also a beautiful young girl. At least your legs are still very white..."

"Shut up! Who wants to hear this?" Julie raised her fist again, but when she noticed the Phantom Rabbit beside Yuan Qi, she put her hand down helplessly.

"I'm here to tell you that the next person who'll cause you trouble is Nero Arisa!" Julie said coldly. "Although I'm reluctant, that guy is indeed better than me in a duel. But if it were you, you would probably know that guy."

"Who? I've never heard of him." Yuan Qi asked in confusion.

"You wouldn't know, right? That's the famous dueling family, the Arisa family! The current Duel King's last name is Arisa!" Julie looked at Yuan Qi as if he were a weirdo. "You're also from a dueling family, so haven't you heard of it?"

"I'm not from a dueling family. I'm just an ordinary person." Yuan Qi spread out his hands.

"You're lying! Then why do you have a rare and powerful Gyro monster like Crown Tiramisu, and Forbidden Holy Grail, which is also a rare card with a high price in the black market! And although Puppet Dessert is very weak, it is also very expensive because of the cute card illustration..." Julie kept giving examples of rare cards used by Yuan Qi, but before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Yuan Qi.

"I printed them all," Yuan Qi said matter-of-factly. "Isn't it common sense for duelists to print cards?"

Although it was printed by Ai, Ai is his own plug-in, so he also printed it himself.

Very good, logical.

"...Printed? Haha...printed..." Julie's expression was already dazed. She recalled the cards she had printed. It seemed that the most useful one was the horse-headed ghost... Haha, it turns out that geniuses really exist...

Then, she suddenly raised her fist and swung it at Yuan Qi: "You are such an unjust person, take my punch!"

"Snapped!"

Caught by Phantom Rabbit.

Chapter 33: Lying.

"This is the final blow. I will use the Six Flower Iron Chopsticks for a direct attack!"

Inside the training room, Xuefeng shouted as he directed his ace.

"Ah, my LP has been reset." The girl opposite Xuefeng stuck out her tongue, then put away the duel disk, slumped in a chair beside her and stretched. "Xuefeng is too strong. I have no power to resist."

"That's an exaggeration." Xuefeng scratched her cheek shyly and looked at the black-haired girl in front of her. The girl's name was Mina Wada, and she was one of the few friends she had in the class.

"No, no, Xuefeng, you're really strong. You summoned a monster with such powerful attack power in an instant. Unlike me, I get beaten up by Qingshi every day." At this point, Mina seemed to remember something, narrowed her eyes, and said viciously, "Don't you even give way to me, you damn bastard!"

"Haha, Qingshi-san has that kind of personality." Xuefeng took out two bottles of water that she had prepared long ago from her bag, handed them to Mina, and then sat next to Mina.

"Wow... Is it really okay if I drink it?" Mina looked at Xuefeng teasingly, shaking the water bottle in her hand. The crystal clear liquid swayed inside the bottle. "This bottle of water is not prepared for me, right? It should be prepared for Yuan Nana-san, right?"

"Student Yuan Qi said he was not feeling well and asked the teacher for leave in the afternoon." Xuefeng said softly. She actually wanted to ask for leave, but she was too embarrassed to lie to the teacher, so she had to come to class honestly.

"Okay, I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to practice with me. It turns out it's because Hara Nana is not here, so you had to ask me to do it!" Mina pretended to be angry.

"No, I am..."

"Don't listen! Take my Dragon Claw!"

"Ah! Mina, stop it... It's itchy... Haha... Haha."

Just as the two were playing and joking, the sound of crisp footsteps was heard. Mina reacted immediately, stopped what she was doing, turned her head and said, "Teacher, we are practicing hard, but now we need to take a break...eh?"

The petite figure walking towards me was not my instructor this afternoon, but a girl with short black hair. No, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say, a large porcelain doll?

After all, if it wasn't a porcelain doll, how could one explain the girl's delicate, seemingly poreless skin? If it wasn't a porcelain doll, how could one explain her crystal-clear yet chilling eyes? If it wasn't a porcelain doll, how could one explain her expressionless yet angelically delicate face?

The two girls looked at the projection of the god shining on the human world in amazement and were speechless for a moment.

"Are you from the junior high school?" Xuefeng came back to her senses first, showing a gentle smile and greeting the girl. "Hello, my name is Xuefeng. Can you tell me yours?"

"Surname?" The little girl's pink lips opened slightly.

"Hey, last name? My last name is Baiyuan, Baiyuan Xuefeng." Xuefeng didn't understand why the little girl asked for her last name. She heard that people in some places would call people they just met by their last name, and would only call them by their first name when they became close. Is this the case with this cute little girl in front of her?

After hearing the answer, the little girl nodded in satisfaction and then slowly said, "Nero Arisa."

"Is that Arisa-san? Is there anything you can help us with?" Xuefeng asked with concern.

"Wait a minute, you said your name is Nero Arisa?" Mina stretched out her hand and stood up, protecting Xuefeng behind her. Her originally gentle face suddenly became cold. "You are not in our class, right? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see Hara Nana." Nero glanced at Mina, a hint of doubt flashed in his clear eyes. Who is this woman? He was obviously not talking to her, so why could she be so rude as to intrude into his conversation with Xuefeng?

However, Nero understood that not everyone received family education like himself, so he answered patiently.

"Are you looking for Hara Nana-san, or are you looking for the Xyz Monster Card in his hand? Can you be more clear?" Mina said with sarcasm.

"Is there any difference?" Nero asked in confusion. Classmate Yuan Qi has a Gyz Monster Card in his hand. Isn't it the same as looking for Classmate Yuan Qi and looking for the Gyz Monster Card in his hand?

"Wait, wait!" Xuefeng was confused and held his head in confusion, saying, "What are you talking about? I don't understand anything."

"Listen, Yukikaze-san, the girl standing before us isn't some cute junior schoolmate. She's in the same grade as us, the youngest daughter of the legendary Arisa family—Nero Arisa." Mina stared at Nero cautiously. "Don't be fooled by her appearance. She hasn't attended a single class since the start of the school year, never participates in any academy activities, and ignores any teacher's advice. She even recently joined the notorious Red Lotus Society!"

The Red Lotus Society? The one that constantly challenged other students to card duels? Rumor had it they'd resort to all sorts of coercion, inducement, provocation, and harassment to obtain powerful cards from other students. How could the girl in front of him actually be associated with such a terrifying society?

Xuefeng was a little bit unconvinced, but there was no way Mina would lie to her, so she asked hopefully, "Are you trying to get the Xyz Monster Card in Hara Nana's hand by gambling on cards?"

"Yes, I'm ready to bet." As he said that, Nero took out a card from the card box on his waist, held it between his fingers and showed it to the two.

Four-star Synchro Monster - Rainbow Herald.

"Tsk, I knew it." Mina said in disgust, "It's class time now, go back to your class's training room, or I'll call the teacher over."

"I do plan to do that." Nero put away the cards and glanced at the students dueling in the training room. "From what I can see, it seems that Hara Nana-san isn't in the training room. There's no point in me staying here any longer."

As she spoke, she took a step forward, her dark eyes staring at Xuefeng with emptiness. "So, Xuefeng, can you tell me where Yuan Qi went? I saw you two sitting together in the cafeteria last time. You must be close friends, right? If you're like that, you should know where Yuan Qi went, right?"

"I... I don't know." Xuefeng lied. She was obviously a girl who would blush, her heart would beat fast and her speech would be unclear when she lied, but she still lied without hesitation at this moment.

"lie."

Nero pointed at the girl's evasive eyes.

Chapter 34: Xuefeng, attack!

Xuefeng didn't expect that his lie would be exposed so quickly, and he didn't expect the other party to expose him without hesitation. He stood there for a moment, a little at a loss.

Fortunately, Mina came to the rescue at this time. She placed herself between Nero and Yukikaze. She was tall herself, and now she was like a solid wall between the two of them, especially in the eyes of the short Nero, she was like a high wall that could not be crossed.

"That's enough. You are not welcome here," Mina expelled.

Nero didn't buy it, and she didn't need to be welcomed. It was just that the girl in front of her kept interrupting her conversation without any reason, which made her a little angry.

"I'm not talking to you. Didn't your parents tell you that it's rude to interrupt other people's conversations?" Nero frowned slightly, then said to Yukikaze behind Mina, "Xuefeng, are you going to hide behind your friends and be a coward?"

"Actually, even if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't give up looking for it." Nero continued, "But I don't want to spend too much time."

"..."

"How about this, you and I have a duel." Nero suggested, "If I win, you will tell me the whereabouts of Yuan Qi."

"But if you lose, you are not allowed to bother Hara Nana-san." Xuefeng's voice suddenly sounded.

"I can't lose." Nero said matter-of-factly, "But if that's what you ask, I can agree."

"Okay, I agree to duel with you." Xuefeng stood up from the chair.

"Yukikaze?" Mina looked at Yukikaze worriedly. The opponent in front of her was not an ordinary duelist, but Nero Arisa!

"It's okay." Xuefeng smiled. "Didn't you say I'm strong? Please trust me more."

But... your opponent is stronger.

But Mina's words were stuck in her throat. She saw the girl's unwavering look in Xuefeng's blue eyes.

So she won't dissuade him.

"Come on, you must win." Mina said with a smile.