Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"How did you know!"

Mashiro Kaiba blurted out, "I clearly didn't say anything."

"Because the young lady only tries to cover up her mistakes with such a drastic attitude when she feels she has done something shameful. As her personal maid, I know that very well. And judging from the situation in the room, it is clear that the D-mirror that the young lady just threw on the ground is the culprit."

"Ah wu..."

Kaiba Mashiro, having been hit the nail on the head, was speechless and couldn't find any other excuse to refute it for the time being.

Saki's knowing smile was putting immense pressure on her; if she lied, she feared she would be exposed immediately.

Seeing Kaiba Mashiro's choked expression, Saki smiled slightly, then said with some surprise, "But... I really didn't expect that someone could make you look so embarrassed, Miss?"

"That's because I'm not using my original deck!"

Kaiba Mashiro angrily emphasized that this was absolutely not his fault.

"If I had used my real deck, I wouldn't have lost like this!"

"It's not right to use that excuse to cheat, Miss. Even if it wasn't your original deck, it was still a powerful deck with a lot of Rhea cards. If your opponent didn't have some real skill, they wouldn't be able to fight you so fiercely and win so many battles."

Saki knew her young lady's personality all too well, especially her childlike, competitive side.

If they win, it's fine, but if they lose, they always like to drag the game out over and over again until they win the match themselves.

Such a willful personality is probably a bad habit learned from being spoiled since childhood. In this family, it's considered a very common and trivial matter.

Therefore, it is quite obvious what Mashiro Kaiba will do.

This was exactly what surprised Saki.

Mashiro Kaiba's dueling talent is exceptionally high, second only to her brother. It's hard to imagine anyone other than Aoto Kaiba who could completely shut out Mashiro Kaiba in every duel.

The world of card duels is indeed full of talented people and hidden masters.

"Hmph, this will only happen once!"

Mashiro Kaiba was clearly still being stubborn, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Just you wait, Saki, I will definitely defeat that guy! I will definitely get my revenge!"

The bunny ear scarf swayed on her head, highlighting the little girl's firm vow and unwavering confidence.

...If it weren't for the maid's follow-up question.

"What if it fails again?"

"Uh... well, then... I'll be punished by not eating snacks for a week... no, three days!"

It's almost midnight, let's close the bounty now.

At the start of the bounty, the player had 925 monthly votes, 11369 recommendation votes, 18068 donations, and 207 razor blades.

At the end of the bounty period, the player had 1245 monthly votes, 14070 recommendation votes, 22.92 in tips (1 silver and 1 gold treasure chest), and 474 blades.

按照规则，合计加3+1+25+2=31更。

Six chapters have been completed so far, and 25 chapters are still owed.

I'd accept tips and votes even if it meant giving away the last four minutes.

Should we ask Ash about this question in Chapter 131?

"...So you never gave in to that girl even once?"

While Mashiro Kaiba was making solemn promises to her maid, Yuuki, who had removed her D-view glasses, was discussing the duel with the two girls and adjusting the deck's configuration and focus based on the problems discovered during the duel.

As the conversation progressed, it was inevitable that they would mention the player with the ID "Blue Princess" who had been relentlessly pursuing them.

After listening to You Xi's complaints about the obviously extravagant Holy Envoy, Xing Yewu couldn't help but cast a slightly reproachful glance at You Xi.

"That's not right of you, Xiaoxi. You bullied her too much. At times like this, you should have gone a little easier so that the girl could get through it easily. You're such a straight-laced guy, you'll never have a girlfriend."

"No, You Xi did nothing wrong."

Izayoi Yuki disagreed with Hoshinoba Mai's opinion.

She shook her head and said, "A duel should be fought with all your might. Losing only means that your opponent is not as skilled. To hold back is to disrespect your opponent. Mai, you don't want your duel to be meaningless, do you?"

"no."

Xing Yewu replied, "If someone is willing to lose to me, I would certainly be very happy. After all, victory is victory, no matter how it is achieved."

"...Wu, your view on winning and losing is indeed very problematic."

Shouldn't normal duelists pursue duels that involve giving their all and burning their souls?

“I think my thinking is perfectly normal,” Hoshino Mai said nonchalantly, even though Izayoi Yuki bluntly called her strange. “In my opinion, dueling is a form of entertainment, and the most important thing is that both sides are happy. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?”

"Actually, you two are both right."

Seeing that the two girls were arguing quite a bit in front of him, it was ultimately You Xi, who was still a patient, who stepped in to mediate.

"Whether it's going all out of respect or because dueling is a form of entertainment, there's no inherent contradiction between the two. However, personally, I prefer to go all out while enjoying the fun of the duel. Besides... that blue princess was actually quite strong, and I subconsciously didn't hold back, so I'm sorry, Mai."

"Xiao Xi doesn't need to apologize to me. How you choose to duel is ultimately your own choice, and no one else has the right to interfere."

Seeing that You Xi was actually asking her to apologize, Xing Yewu quickly waved her hand. In reality, she was just making a casual remark and didn't mean for You Xi to change her habits or anything like that.

Rather...

"In fact, when experimenting with a deck, you should do everything you can to test its limits. That's what makes experimenting with a deck meaningful. Otherwise, holding back cards out of sympathy for your opponent will only cause you unnecessary trouble."

Izayoi Yuki said what Hoshino Mai hadn't said, and the latter chuckled, "Haha, that's true... Speaking of which, Nozomi, that blue princess isn't planning to keep challenging you to duels, is she?"

"I don't know then." You Xi shook her head.

He did indeed become friends with the Blue Princess before logging off. If the Blue Princess only intended to duel him, that wouldn't be a problem, but if it's like this every time, it's a bit...

"Hmm...this sounds a bit like a perverted woman. Could Xiaoxi be being harassed by some strange woman?"

Because it's directly linked to a real person, there are no fake accounts or cross-dressing accounts on DL. Therefore, it's certain that Blue Princess is a real girl, although how different her skin looks from her real appearance is another matter entirely.

"Xiao Xi, try not to pay any attention to that guy anymore."

Xingyewu suggested, "Just ignore her, and she should give up after two or three times and stop bothering you."

"This is not good."

"You should refuse when necessary, otherwise it becomes harassment. It's not a good thing for either of you."

Just a few minutes ago, Izayoi Yuki was arguing with Hoshino Mai, but now they are on the same side.

In fact, she didn't really support Yu Xi using the D-scope in the hospital room. She figured that recuperating was fine, but doing these unnecessary things during that time might not be beneficial. However, she wasn't unaware of Yu Xi's sense of urgency—the closer they got to the Star Cup, the stronger her desire to improve her strength became.

After all, this Star Cup is not as simple as it used to be.

"How about we try hiring a professional coach?"

Suddenly, Yuki Izayoi spoke up, making a suggestion to the other two people in the ward.

She had been pondering this idea for quite some time, and only now was she finally able to voice it.

"Compared to an evenly matched opponent, it's better to find someone stronger than yourself to spar with, as that will improve your skills more efficiently."

Greater strength also means a broader perspective and experience, making it easier to see and point out the mistakes and shortcomings of Yu Xi and his team in the duel, and to put appropriate and sufficient pressure on them.

Moreover, compared to a few people tinkering and figuring things out on their own, having someone to guide them can save them from many detours. This is no different from the principle of learning.

"Oh, that sounds good!"

Xingye Wu's eyes lit up, and she smiled and said, "Since the old coach retired at the beginning of the semester, the Duel Club has not had a coach. It might be surprisingly interesting."

"But...where can we find such a suitable coach?"

Yuki was somewhat tempted by Izayoi Yuki's suggestion.

He certainly understood that the easiest way to get started with a new deck is to imitate other people's playstyle, which is why there are so many tutorial videos for certain decks online.

Uncle Izayoi Hoshi's "Waste 2" is already a very complete and mature deck. If you want to incorporate it into your own system in a short period of time, in addition to a lot of practice, having an experienced master to guide you is a good choice.

They might even come up with some entirely new strategies they've never considered before.

Therefore, the quality of the coach is extremely important.

If the coach's expertise differs from what we hope for, or if their skill level is not up to par, it may lead to less effort for less reward.

“I have a good candidate. Youxi and Wu have both met him before.”

Izayoi Yuki took out her phone and made a call.

A few seconds after the phone rang in the ward, a slightly nonchalant male voice came from the cell phone, which was turned up loud.

"Hey, good morning, Xiaoxue. What's up with your call?"

"It's not morning, it's already afternoon, Uncle Logan," Izayoi Yuki corrected Logan's inappropriate greeting. "Uncle Logan, I'd like you to be our dueling club's coach for a while, is that alright? You must be pretty free lately, right?"

"What do you mean by 'idle'? This is called being ready to strike at any time, okay?"

Logan protested indignantly, then said with a smile, "But Coach? No problem, Xiaoxue has a request, of course I'll help. But let me make it clear beforehand, my training is very strict, and you won't be allowed to give up halfway through."

Chapter 132 is when a character's route will begin in a Gal game.

As Logan said, he was indeed very strict as a coach.

Yuki and Izayoi Yuki are patients, so they are currently receiving training in the virtual world where the D-mirror is located, and their feelings are not yet deep.

Despite being in good health, Xing Yewu couldn't escape the clutches of the devil. Every time Youxi visited her in the hospital, he could hear Xing Yewu crying and complaining about Logan's devilish training.

When Yuki and Izayoi Yuki recovered and were discharged from the hospital, they experienced firsthand just how "Spartan" the "Spartan training" that Hoshino Mai had complained about really was.

"Not enough! Not enough! There are still five kilometers left to run today! After that, it's five hundred push-ups and five hundred squats, followed by five hundred extra summoning drills. I won't allow you to sleep until all of that is done."

Logan shouted through a megaphone at the edge of the playground, urging a boy and two girls to run faster. Behind them were many members of the Duel Club who had started running out of curiosity but then dropped out and gave up.

Yu Xi gasped for breath, somewhat puzzled as to why he had to do this kind of physical training similar to "One-Punch Man".

The snow-white girl running alongside him, her ponytail swaying, dressed in a pristine white tracksuit, replied coolly, "It's probably because Uncle Logan wanted to simulate the perilous situation during a duel. Only by adapting to this extreme state can one make the right choice at crucial moments."

"……I see."

Physical strength and mental fortitude are crucial in duels, especially in dark duels. Yuki, who has experienced this twice, understands this deeply; it's not something that can be accomplished simply by having the "feel" (or "spirit").