A duelist never gives up!

"We have a traitor among us."

When the old man hurried to the research institute, he couldn't help feeling impatient when he heard Albert talking about such boring topics.

But right now, he still needed the other person's help, so the old man didn't show his emotions on the surface, not to mention...

The old man glanced at the queen sitting next to him, and a trace of annoyance flashed through his heart.

In his expectation, Albert should have already sided with him, so why did he call the Queen?

Is this a threat to me? If you disrespect me, I might fall to the other side at any moment? Is that what you mean?

"What do you mean?" The old man thought for a moment and then asked, following Albert's topic.

"This morning I checked the control room's door opening records and found two records between 10:23 and 25: last night." Albert said slowly, holding a document in his hand. "One record is the guard's ID card. Through the camera footage, we have confirmed the guard's innocence, but the other record shows the ID card of a researcher."

At this point, Albert paused and said, "I originally thought the Anti-Duelers Alliance had stolen that researcher's ID card, but when I learned that the researcher and his family had left the capital yesterday, I understood—that guy had betrayed us."

"Have you been bribed by those guys from the Anti-Duelers League? It seems that your men are not loyal to you enough." Queen Isa took a sip of hot tea and said casually.

"Bribe? What kind of bribe are they offering?" Alvette snorted coldly. "The Anti-Dueling Alliance has only been established for less than ten years, and it has suffered heavy losses during that time. It can be said that apart from the God of Duel, this organization now has almost nothing to show for itself. Moreover, that researcher has worked for me for more than ten years, longer than the Anti-Dueling Alliance was established. What can they use to bribe my researcher? How can they even bribe this researcher?"

The old man immediately understood what Alvette meant. Since the Anti-Duelers League couldn't do it, the only one who could do it was...

"Mr. Kolya, you wouldn't be hedging your bets, would you?" Isa suddenly said to the old man.

"Hedge your bets? I don't understand what you're talking about." Kolya looked at Isa coldly and said, "Your Majesty the Queen is speaking so hastily... What are you trying to cover up?"

I was wondering how the list of quota holders could be leaked. Yes, there is no mistake. This little bitch must have secretly colluded with the Anti-Duelers Alliance!

The Anti-Duelers Alliance does not have the ability to make the researchers of the institute rebel. The only ones who can do this are himself and Isa. After all, although Albert has repeatedly stated that the institute will not take sides, how can he alone stop the ideas of everyone in the institute?

So there is no doubt that the researcher is the flag in Isa's hand!

When Kolya thought of this, he wanted to capture Isa immediately and take away all the remaining power from her, but he had no concrete evidence at the moment, and...

Kolya looked at Albert and found that he was looking at him with suspicion.

Yes, like Isa, he also secretly instigated many people inside the institute to defect. Although he knew that he was innocent, in Albert's eyes, he was probably also a major suspect!

Chapter 30: Am I wrong?

"That's enough. Without any evidence, there's no point in discussing it further."

Albert looked at Isa and Kolya and said in a deep voice, "But I hope you two can clearly understand one thing: the existence of the God of Duel is harmful to humanity. Losing the power of dueling will not only lead to a loss of energy, but also cause social and class chaos... Do you think you can escape by helping the God of Duel? No, then you will be the object of everyone's hatred and scorn! Traitors to humanity!"

"..."

Kolya and Isa both showed no expression.

Kolya had no connection with the Anti-Duel Alliance and the God of Duel, and even wished that these two beings would disappear from this world.

As for Isa?

She had thought of this consequence as early as when she first came into contact with the whiteboard. What Albert said had no deterrent effect on her, and she was even happy to see this consequence.

Social chaos? Class collapse?

Isn't that a good time to establish a new order?!

Is there anything better than this?

Looking at the expressions of the two men, Albert knew that his words had no effect at all. He was afraid that they didn't even make a splash in their hearts.

So, he had no choice but to continue, "Have you ever thought about why the God of Duel wants to participate in the festival? Does he, the dignified God of Duel, even care about the so-called Duel King title?"

"This...what do you mean?" Kolya frowned. After Albert mentioned it, he also sensed something was wrong.

"Although it's just speculation, I think the God of Duel is most likely doing this to reclaim his power!" Albert said seriously, "Don't forget, becoming the Duel King allows you to meet the God of Duel. This means... the God of Duel is trying to return to his prime! As for the consequences of returning to his prime... it's only been half a year since the Royal Capital Incident. Have you all forgotten?"

Impossible to forget.

Not to mention half a year, even if it was ten years or a hundred years, Kolya would probably never forget the sudden sense of oppression that came from afar that day, and the feeling of being unable to move, and having to watch the power of duel being forcibly drained from his body.

"What should we do?" Kolya finally took the matter seriously. "How about stripping everyone of their spots and preventing the festival from starting normally?"

"It won't work." Alvette shook his head. "The festival quotas were originally requested by humans from the God of Duel. If we don't allow duelists to participate and the number of participants is too small, the next festival quotas may be freely allocated by the God of Duel. Moreover, no one knows what will happen in three years... So we absolutely can't do this! Besides, this is not only an opportunity for the God of Duel, but also a chance for us to take care of him!"

"But Purlivia lost," Isa said suddenly. "Avis, who you had high hopes for, also lost. Even if the remaining duelists are numerous, do you really think they can defeat the God of Duel?"

"No problem." Albert said calmly, "I have a plan...but I need to tell you two separately."

"Wow..." Isa raised her eyebrows and slowly stood up from her chair. "Then what are you waiting for? Let me hear what your big plan is first."

"I will definitely not let you down."

"..."

"The plan is to detonate explosives on the ship we're on and kill us?"

Yuan Qi sat in the carriage and couldn't help but twitching the corners of his mouth as he listened to Baiban's narration.

"Simple, direct, and effective, isn't it?" Bai Ban said calmly. "The more complicated the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong. First, block the sea area, preventing any ships or residents from leaving. Then, set up ships specifically for the starting point. Have the quota holders board different ships to reach the starting point, and then detonate the bomb on one of the ships."

"No, no, no, that won't work no matter how you put it." Yuan Qi waved his hand. "Not to mention that he has no idea which ship we'll be on. If we sneak in separately, it won't help if he blows up even one ship, right? Besides, I'm the God of Duel. Even if the ship blows up, I won't necessarily die. If I land on the sea, I can still reach the starting point with the help of Duel Monsters, right?"

"Five ships." Bai Ban stretched out his five white and tender fingers, his silver eyes calmly looking at Yuan Qidao. "I will arrange for five ships to head to the starting point at different locations at the same time, and place a bomb on the third ship. Don't doubt the power of the bomb. It is a chain bomb that can detonate the dueling power in the duelist's body. The higher your dueling power, the greater the explosive power. But you can find it in advance and dismantle it. This is my declaration of war against you. Of course, if you are afraid, just turn your tail and take another ship."

Whiteboard paused at this point, then continued, "'Tell the God of Duel this for me.' That's what he said to the Queen."

"He guessed that the Queen was helping us? No...that guy said that to both of them?" Yuan Qi asked in surprise.

"Although I don't know what he said to that old guy Kolya, I think this is the case." Baiban nodded.

"What should we do, Qi?" Ai couldn't help but whisper while biting Yuan Qi's ear, "I think he must be lying about the third ship being equipped with a bomb. Otherwise... when the time comes, we can just sneak over there with the Duel Pokémon instead of taking a boat?"

They had done this in the world of Dark God of Duel anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to do it again.

"No, I want to take the third boat." Yuan Qi said solemnly.

"Are you going to accept his challenge?" Bai Ban raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me, but we can just take a boat and wait for the opportunity to open it in advance at the floating place where the Origin Land was located."

"A declaration of war? A challenge? Who cares about that kind of boring game of playing house?" Yuan Qi clenched his fists and said solemnly, "Is he really going to throw the lives of the entire ship away by doing this? What does that guy think of human life?!"

The corners of Baiban's mouth curled up slightly, and he clapped his hands gently and said, "Good answer. Your nobility is beyond my reach."

"Stop pretending." Yuan Qi rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "You want me to do the same, don't you?"

Although Baiban looks like a little girl, she is probably almost 30 years old. It is impossible for her not to have anticipated that she would make such a decision. If she didn't want to do this, she would never have told herself the news.

"That... makes sense! What does that guy think of human life?! We can never allow such behavior!!" Ai reacted belatedly and quickly put on a righteous expression.

"..."

"What are you looking at? Am I wrong?"

"No, you are absolutely right. You are indeed the God of Duel."

"Humph, of course!"

Chapter 31: Do important things yourself.

"Waiter, a glass of lemonade, please."

On a huge luxury cruise ship, Nefeli sat on a lounge chair on the deck and shouted to a waiter wearing a baseball cap who was serving tea.

"Do you need ice cubes?" the waiter asked Nafeli.

"Please, it's winter now. Would anyone drink ice drinks in this situation?" Nafeli said with raised eyebrows.

"I thought you were the type who would drink iced drinks in the winter, shivering in the cold while enjoying the pleasure brought by the coolness." The waiter placed the lemonade on the tray on the table in front of Nefeli, then sat down opposite Nefeli and said, "Is it okay for me to sit here?"

"Why did you sit down before asking me?" Nafeli rolled his eyes in annoyance, then frowned, feeling something was wrong.

Although it might sound like he was boasting, he was still a formidable duelist and a socially influential figure. Wasn't the waiter's attitude towards him... a little too casual?

"Who are you? Are you also a duelist here to participate in the festival?" Nefeli narrowed his eyes. It was not uncommon for contestants to disguise themselves as waiters to spy on the enemy, although he used the Shaddoll in every session.

"Why make some bolder guesses?" The waiter raised the brim of his hat slightly, revealing a face that was familiar to Nefeli.

"Yuan...Yuan Qi?!" Nafeli's pupils shrank sharply. He looked at the boy in front of him in disbelief, his mouth wide open. "Are you crazy? You actually managed to sneak in with just a hat on?"

“Isn’t this also borrowing a system?”

Yuan Qi nodded at the waiter's uniform on himself.

"...At least keep your face casual?" Nafeli couldn't help but complain.

"That's not necessary." Yuan Qi picked up a glass of lemonade from the tray and looked at the duelists relaxing on the deck. "There are 12 duelists on this ship, two of whom are my subordinates. 12-4=8. That means even if my identity is exposed, we only need one person to deal with two duelists."

"Did you take it upon yourself to put me in your camp?"

"The fact that you're not yelling now doesn't mean you're in cahoots with me?"

"I'm neutral! Do you understand the neutral camp? I don't care about the Anti-Duel Alliance. I'm on this ship for the Duel King!" Nafeli shouted, slamming the table.

"Keep your voice down. You don't want to be alone against two people before the festival even starts, do you?" Yuan Qi said calmly.

"...So, why are you here?" Nafeli looked at Yuan Qidao with a strange expression. "The Origin Land isn't far from the coast anyway, so why don't you just swim over there?"

"Do you believe me when I say I'm trying to save people?" Yuan Qi shrugged. Without waiting for Nafeli's reply, he continued, "Someone said they'd planted a bomb on this ship that could kill me. They asked if I dared to come and give it a try."

After hearing Yuan Qi's words, Nafeli's first reaction was: "Is he crazy?"

"maybe."

"Are you out of your mind too?"

"That's not true."

Nafeli rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Tell me, what do you want me to do? I don't think I have a dog's nose to find any bombs."

"We don't need to find the bomb," Yuan Qi said, looking at the other duelists sunbathing on the deck. "We just need to drive these duelists off this ship."

"What should I do? Tell them there's a bomb here?" Nafeli said with drooping eyelids, "I think they might think I'm kidding them."

"No need to go to all that trouble." Yuan Qi pointed to the deck beneath his feet and said, "If the house collapses, people will naturally escape."

"Wait... my stomach seems to be a little uncomfortable. I'm going to the bathroom first." Nafeli's face suddenly changed. He stood up and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Yuan Qi.

"No one knows when the bomb will explode, so... please, Mr. Nephilim, summon the Divine Shadow, Nephilim."

“Ahhh! The Divine Shadow Nephilim isn’t meant for this kind of thing!!”

"Let me make it clear first, the bomb definitely can't kill me..."

"Tsk! I get it."

Then, under this clear sky, a huge figure like a hill suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the sea next to the ship, stirring up thousands of waves.

"Hey! What's going on?! The boat is going to capsize!"

"What is that? Divine Shadow I Nephilim?"

"Duel Monster? Wait, even if it's a Duel Monster, it should be something like Leviathan that appears here, right? Why is it Divine Shadow I Nephilim?!"

"Dear passengers! The cabin is flooded. Please leave as soon as possible by lifeboat!"

"Damn it! I wanted to spend this journey more leisurely!"

"Stop complaining and hurry up."

"..."

"Damn it! Why is my Divine Shadow, I Nephilim, being used in a place like this?!"

Nephilim complained dissatisfiedly on Nephilim's shoulder.

"Be careful, don't let others find out. If they know that this Duel Monster is yours, you will definitely be targeted later." Yuan Qi reminded Nafeli.

"You'd better pray that there really is a bomb on the ship." Nefeli pointed at the calm sea, "Otherwise I will push you into the sea without hesitation."

"Don't worry, I don't have to..."

"boom!!!!"

As soon as Yuan Qi finished speaking, a loud bang was heard from the sea. The huge impact caused a gust of wind, which blew the baseball cap on Yuan Qi's head away.

"Hey, although there was an explosion, but..." Nafeli pointed to the distance, his face a little serious and said, "The explosion seems to come from over there, right?"

Yuan Qi's face darkened. "I've been tricked. There's more than one ship that has been bombed."

At this moment, on the coast not far away, a soldier left the watchtower and shouted to the old man sitting nearby: "Report! Ship number five has been blown up! Ship number three was attacked by a duel monster and has sunk!"

The old man sitting on the chair nodded slowly and continued in his old voice, "I see... It seems the traitor is our beloved Queen. I never thought that little girl would dare to take such a risky action. I underestimated her."