A duelist never gives up!

While Shana was away, Yuan Qi took a look around the living room.

The pink and white walls, the smooth and clean tiles, the off-white sofas and the crystal clear glass tables, for a moment Yuan Qi even thought that he was not in this strange world dominated by duels, but had returned to his original world.

However, compared to these, Yuan Qi was more concerned about some photos hanging on the wall. Most of the photos were of Sana, from black and white to color, from babies to children, from children to girls, and there were photos of almost every age. However... in all the photos of the girl, there was only a thin old man wearing glasses.

"It's a single-parent family, right?" Ai immediately understood everything and said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, the child's mother would have come out to greet us long ago."

"It's also possible that both parents go to work." Yuan Qi was unwilling to draw such a conclusion.

"Are you looking at my photo?" Shana blinked as she came out of the kitchen. In her slender hands, cookies with a sweet milky aroma were lying quietly on the plate.

"Well, there are a lot of them hanging on the wall after all." Yuan Qi nodded.

Upon hearing this, Shana put the plate on the table and sat down across from Yuan Qi, feeling a little embarrassed. "I do feel a little embarrassed, but my father insisted that I hang these photos on the wall. I don't know what he was thinking."

"Putting it in the living room feels like showing off to guests," Yuan Qi said thoughtfully, looking at the photos on the wall. "It's probably like, 'Look, my daughter is cute, isn't she?'"

"Is... is that so?" Shana asked nervously, "Is it cute?"

Yuan Qi's face froze, and he steeled himself against Ai's death stare and said, "Well, you were very cute... when you were a kid."

"When I was a kid." Shana said a little disappointedly.

"It's not bad now." Yuan Qi hurriedly comforted him upon seeing this.

"Really?" Shana blushed and scratched her hair.

Ai, who was floating in mid-air, watched this scene and approached Yuan Qi. A cold expression appeared on his cute little face. "Hey, Qi, we didn't come to the king to flirt with girls, did we?"

Chapter 24: The plan works!

Yuan Qi certainly understood what Ai meant. He certainly didn't come to the capital to flirt with girls. In fact, the reason he was willing to step into the house was that he had other intentions.

"By the way, you mentioned before that your father seemed to be a researcher at the research institute, right?" Yuan Qi said suddenly.

Yes, although I'm sorry, Hara Nana actually accepted Sana's invitation because he wanted to get in touch with Sana's father.

His intentions were not pure.

"Yes, don't you want a motorcycle? I'll just tell my father when he comes back." Shana said with her hands on her hips.

Not only do I want a motorcycle, I also want to get into the institute.

Yuan Qi's black pupils flickered slightly. As long as he entered the laboratory, he could use Ai's power to "take out" Honglian's duel disk.

"When will your father come back?" Yuan Qi said, glancing at the clock on the wall. The current time was four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Usually... around six in the evening." Shana blinked and looked at Yuan Qidao expectantly, "Would you like to stay for dinner?"

Yuan Qi thought for a moment, then, facing Ai Yi's somewhat angry gaze, nodded and said, "Okay."

At this moment, in a dark alley, Shi Yu was wearing a silver mask and a black gentleman's hat, leaning against the cold wall with his head lowered.

"Your white hair is still so beautiful. It reminds me of the white roses I planted in the manor last year. It's a pity that it's July now, otherwise I would have to give you a bouquet." A hoarse voice sounded opposite Shi Yu. It was a short and small middle-aged man. The years had scars on his face, making him look as ugly as a monster.

"Please stop talking nonsense in your spare time." Shi Yu said indifferently, "It will only waste our time."

"Haha, well, what do you want from me? Ms. Moonlight." The man laughed strangely, his emerald green eyes flickering slightly in the dark alley.

"Has someone recently offered a bounty on the black market, saying that he will pay any price as long as you can find a way to get him a spot in the starting land?" Shi Yu pretended to have just learned about this.

"Hehehe, you're talking about that idiot Ye Xiao? Forget about everything else, he's actually trying to buy a spot in the Starting Land on the black market. Is he crazy?" The man sneered. "After all, the black market is just a filth hidden in the shadows. How could he possibly get a spot in the Starting Land..."

"I have." Shi Yu said lightly.

The man raised his head suddenly and looked at Shi Yu in disbelief: "You have it?!"

"Lying is meaningless to me." Shi Yu said lightly.

The man fell silent. The spot in the Starting Land was related to the Duel King's throne, something a rat in the gutter like him would never be able to touch in his lifetime, but the woman in front of him had done it.

This only proves one thing, this woman’s true identity is definitely not ordinary!

In an instant, the man's dark green eyes changed from panic to greed, but soon turned into fear and awe. He bent down and said in his hoarse voice:

"What do you want to do?"

"Tell Ye Xiao for me that if he wants a spot in the Land of Origin, then come and duel with the woman he has." Shi Yu said in a low voice, "He will understand what I mean."

…………

At about 6:20, a thin middle-aged man knocked on Shana's door.

The man was wearing a black suit and carrying a briefcase. He looked like a researcher at all - if his face wasn't almost identical to the man in the photo on the wall, Yuan Qi would have thought he was a salesman selling products door-to-door.

"You are……"

The man looked at Yuan Qi who had opened the door. He frowned and took a few steps back, glancing at the house number. Then, shock, joy, disappointment, and a host of other emotions suddenly appeared on his face. Finally, he patted Yuan Qi's shoulder and asked with concern, "Did you take the proper protective measures?"

"what?"

ten minutes later.

The man sat on the chair, stretched out his hand and apologized, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood. My name is Qinghai, and I'm the child's father."

"Yuan Qi is currently a member of the Alliance Special Operations Group." Yuan Qi stretched out his hand.

"You still chose the Alliance?" Qinghai nodded gently. "But this is an inevitable result. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Alliance now has the upper hand."

"Is the research institute also leaning towards the alliance?" Yuan Qi asked suddenly.

"No, the institute doesn't take sides." Qinghai shook his head, seemingly not wanting to talk about this topic anymore. He changed the subject and said, "Thank you so much. I'm busy with work and don't have time to accompany Shana. If you hadn't helped me today, I wouldn't have known she was in trouble."

"Are you planning to take out your own deck and go up for the duel? You're already over forty years old..." Shana, wearing an apron, brought up a plate of butterfly vegetables and muttered.

Qinghai choked and couldn't help but sigh: "Although I am also a duelist, that was ten years ago. I am afraid I am not up to the task of dueling now."

"Human energy is limited. You just didn't choose to allocate your energy to the duel." Yuan Qi comforted Qinghai.

"Yes, this is my own choice. I don't regret it." Qing Hai pursed his lips and looked at Yuan Qidao, "I heard Shana say that you want a motorcycle?"

"Is it okay?" Yuan Qi asked.

"Of course, no problem." Qinghai nodded. "But at this stage, they are all experimental products, and there are different styles depending on the configuration."

As he spoke, Qinghai turned his gaze towards Shana and said, "The one I gave Shana is a relatively stable and basic one, with its main features being safety and controllability."

"What about other styles?" Yuan Qi acted with great interest.

Seeing Yuan Qi's curiosity, Qing Hai also became interested and began to introduce the equipment in a torrent of words: "We also have high-speed motorcycles, multi-wheeled motorcycles, cargo motorcycles, passenger motorcycles, and three-dimensional enclosure motorcycles..."

"You've said so much and it's hard for me to choose right away. It would be great if I could see them all with my own eyes." Yuan Qi hinted.

"Come and take a look... By the way, we have a new function about motorcycles to test tomorrow. Do you want to try it? It's related to dueling." Qinghai hesitated for a moment and asked Yuan Qi.

Researcher Qinghai invites you to participate in experimental testing.

yes or no?

yes.

"Okay." Yuan Qi smiled shyly, "Thank you so much."

Chapter 25: Don’t look left or right when riding a D wheel!

"By the way, don't I need to be disinfected or something?"

Inside the research institute, Yuan Qi walked on the smooth walkway and said curiously.

"If you're entering a laboratory, you need to disinfect. But if you're entering a research institute, you don't need to." Qinghai explained, "Look, I didn't disinfect either, did I?"

Indeed, Qinghai, as a researcher, is still wearing a suit instead of a clean white coat.

"Is he the volunteer you mentioned who came to participate in the experiment today?" An old voice sounded. Yuan Qi looked forward and saw an old man wearing a monocle and a white coat slowly walking towards him, and behind him were several researchers in white coats.

"Yes, I think he meets our requirements for a volunteer." Qing Hai nodded, then introduced Yuan Qi, "This is the director of our research institute, Mr. Albert Zorrilla."

"Just call me Dean." Albert narrowed his eyes and looked Yuan Qidao up and down. "This face seems familiar to me. Have we met somewhere before?"

"It should be on TV. I'm a regular member of the Duelist Academy this year." Yuan Qi explained.

"As far as I know, there seems to be only one male Duelist in the Duelist Academy team this year." Alve's aged face revealed a hint of confusion. "Are you Yuan Qi? Why are you in the capital?"

Qinghai on the side quickly explained: "He is..."

"Did you join the Alliance or the Queen?" Albert ignored Qinghai's explanation and looked directly at Yuan Qidao.

"I am currently a member of the Alliance Special Operations Group." Yuan Qi answered truthfully. This kind of thing can be found out with just an investigation, so there is no need to hide it.

"I remember I said that the institute has nothing to do with these two things." Albert turned his gaze to Qinghai.

"I think Yuan Qi's identity is more worthy of our respect than the Alliance and the Queen." Qinghai said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

He was referring to the duel in which Yuan Qi defeated Hong Zhong.

Albert stared straight at Yuan Qi with his silver eyes. After a long silence, he finally turned around and said, "Follow me."

Qinghai, who was standing next to Yuan Qi, also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Fortunately, the dean was not an unsympathetic person, otherwise he really didn't know how to face Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi followed Albert, and after turning several corners and passing through a long corridor, a small sports field appeared in front of Yuan Qi. On the sports field, a silver motorcycle was speeding on the track. However, compared to ordinary motorcycles, the silver motorcycle not only had a strange shape, like a tire, but more importantly... there was a monster following behind it.

"Do you know the content of today's experiment?" Albert asked.

"I don't know, but I have a guess now." Yuan Qi said, "It's going to be a duel on a motorcycle, right?"

"I like to call it the D-Wheel," Albert said with a slight smile, "Dueling Wheel."

Qing Hai, who was standing by, also spoke up to explain for Yuan Qi: "The development of the motorcycle was originally intended to better collect duel power. Originally, they wanted to set it up as something similar to armor, but it was rejected because it was inconvenient to carry and too heavy..."

"In other words, the original intention of the research institute was not to develop new means of transportation, but to better collect duel power?" Yuan Qi said with some surprise.

"It is very common in research to unexpectedly produce other results while developing a goal." Qinghai chuckled.

"Well, I guess you're not interested in this kind of boring research-related knowledge. Since you're a duelist, you should like dueling more." Albert snapped his fingers lightly, and then a red motorcycle was pushed over by two staff members.

"Do you want to go up and try it?" Albert said.

"Okay." Yuan Qi nodded, got on the bike without saying a word, and put the helmet on the chair on his head.

"This is probably your first time riding a D-wheel. Press that red button to enter automatic driving..." Before Albert could finish his words, a harsh engine sound rang out, and the next second, the red D-wheel rushed onto the track!

Albert looked at Qinghai in disbelief: "Didn't you say you gave that D-wheeler to your daughter?"

Qinghai gave a bitter smile: "Girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up."

Of course, Yuan Qi didn't know what Qinghai had misunderstood. He just subconsciously turned on the engine according to his habit in his previous life, and then rushed onto the track.

"Have you ridden a motorcycle before?" Ai asked curiously.

"It's very convenient for transportation, and it's not particularly expensive," Yuan Qi explained. Then, something occurred to him, and he asked with some concern, "If we want to duel, don't you have to stay by my side?"

The original plan was for Ai to go find the duel disk while Yuan Qi was visiting the research institute, but if they wanted to duel now... Yuan Qi wouldn't even be able to use the duel disk without Ai.

"Don't worry, do you remember the card I gave you last time?" Ai said.

"What card?" Yuan Qi replied vaguely.

"...Have you forgotten? Lost it?" Ai's face darkened and he said in a deep voice.

"Just kidding." Yuan Qi pointed at his chest and said, "Is it that silver-gray card with a little girl engraved on it? I always keep it in my breast pocket."

"That's right." Ai nodded and said, "It contains a part of my power. While I'm away from you, its power should be enough for you to fight a duel or two."

"Well, then you should be careful." Yuan Qi nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm the God of Duels!" Ai waved his hands and chuckled, "Maybe I'll be back before your duel is over."

Ai said this and floated away into the distance.

Yuan Qi looked at Ai's gradually disappearing back, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if a part of his body was suddenly gone.

"Hey, don't look left or right when you're riding a D-wheel! You're about to crash!"

A crisp voice rang out, bringing Yuan Qi back to his senses. Yuan Qi quickly turned around and found that there was still a straight road ahead and there was no place where he needed to turn.

So he looked in the direction where the voice had just come from - to his right, and found that it was the silver D-wheeled car. On the D-wheeled car, a little girl with silver hair and silver eyes was looking at him seriously:

"I just gave you a warning in advance. When the danger really comes, you won't have that much time to react."

"My name is Yuan Qi. I'm a duelist invited to participate in the experiment. What's your name?" Yuan Qi thought for a moment and greeted the little girl.

"Charlotte, Charlotte Zorrilla." said the little girl.