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

She lost, and helping You Xi get into school was part of fulfilling the bet.

"Yay! I knew you were the best, Xiaoxue!"

"Hey—don't come any closer. Let go, let go of me!"

Izayoi Yuki disgustedly pushed away Hoshino Mai, who was trying to hug her, and said to Yuki, who was watching the show, "Let me make it clear beforehand that I can put in a good word for you in this matter, but I can't guarantee that it will be successful. You'd better be prepared."

"It's ok."

You Xi said, "It's already a great help that the minister is willing to help. If it still doesn't work, I'll think of other ways."

"That's good. Then there's only one thing left for now—I hope you can master the power of Feel."

"Mastery? You mean this kind of thing can be cultivated?"

"of course."

Xingye Wu said, "There are indeed people like me who are born with the Feel ability, but most people learn to master this power through study. Besides teaching various types of summoning techniques, the main mission of the Duel Academy is this."

Izayoi Yuki then said to Yuki, "I don't know how you managed to fuse and summon without Feel, but the fact that you don't have Feel is still undeniable, and it's always a hidden danger. I hope you can make up for this weakness before the Star Cup officially begins."

"I understand."

Even without Izayoi Yuki saying it, Yuki herself was very interested in the concept of "Feel," and she certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to learn it.

"The question is, will this be difficult to learn?"

Since schools are required to dedicate three years to teaching this course, it is truly worrying whether students can learn it in such a short time.

"Don't worry, don't worry, there won't be any problems."

Xingyewu's voice always seemed so cheerful as she laughed, "Whether you can master Feel, speed, and intensity really depends on your individual talent level, but Youxi-kun, you're definitely capable of it. Besides, we still have Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue will definitely be able to teach you well. Right, Xiaoxue?"

"I can't guarantee that, since we haven't actually tested the qualifications yet."

Unlike Hoshino Mai, Izayoi Yuki didn't make any grand promises. Instead, she said calmly, "But I will do my best. Izumi-kun, please come here every Saturday and Sunday from now on. After you enroll, please also attend all club activities. I will take advantage of these free times to teach you how to train your Feel."

"I see."

Yuki readily accepted, then suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, are there no club activities in the Duel Club today? It seems you're the only one here, Izayoi-kun?"

"Yes."

Xing Yewu seemed to wake up from a dream. After looking around, she asked with some confusion, "Xiaoxue, aren't there still a few members in the department? Why haven't I seen any of them? I was thinking of introducing them to You Xijun, but it's so quiet."

"...They won't come again."

"They're not coming? Wait, could it be..."

Xingye Wu was initially puzzled by Izayoi Yuki's strange explanation, then suddenly realized a possibility.

"That's it."

Izayoi Yuki took a stack of documents from the bag beside her, her voice devoid of emotion: "They all submitted their resignation applications to me these past few days, and they have now withdrawn from the club."

"Eh?"

Chapter 21 Classic Villain in Urban Fiction

In a world where card battles are the main theme, all industries related to duels are naturally booming and thriving.

Having only been in this world for a little over a day, You Xi is not entirely clear about the situation in other areas, but she can guess what it is.

Even outside of a dedicated dueling academy, the dueling club in an ordinary school is bound to be one of the most popular clubs, with far more members than the small, insignificant clubs often seen in anime.

Kiyosumi High School will likely be no exception.

However, now, the incredible thing that has happened is that many members have left the club together... Well, it can't be called incredible, at least Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Mai don't seem too surprised by it.

"Lan Youjiang, Lin Jianjun, Senior Xia Ye... they really are all gone."

After reviewing the documents one by one, Hoshinobu confirmed that what Izayoi Yuki said was true.

The few remaining first-year and second-year students in the club all chose to leave.

"Oh... what a pity. I was almost getting to know everyone. Now, including the third-year seniors, we've all been wiped out, Yuki."

"How can you still laugh?"

Izayoi Yuki glanced at the blonde girl who was saying those words, but the latter didn't seem to be bothered by it at all.

"Haha, that's because You Xijun is here!"

Xingyewu replied, "Anyway, only three people are needed to participate in the Star Cup. Once You Xijun joins, that condition is met. There's no need to worry or panic."

"So congratulations, Yuki-kun. You can become a regular member right after joining. Originally, you might have had to compete with others a little, but now there's no need for that."

"It's great that things went so smoothly, but there's something amiss about this."

In contrast, Youxi's reaction was more normal.

Generally speaking, it's unlikely that so many people would leave a group like this all at once. In other words, there must be a direct cause behind this unusual situation.

Based on the most likely possibility that Youxi could think of—

Is someone deliberately targeting the Duel Club?

"Oh, Yu Xi-jun's intuition is quite accurate. I think that's probably the case. To be honest... I can't think of any other possibility besides that guy."

"That rascal?"

You Xi keenly noticed that Xing Yewu, who had always been all smiles, had a rare look of disgust and rejection on her face.

The same goes for the snow on the sixth night.

His expression was as if he had seen something disgusting and filthy.

She asked, "Mai, you haven't told Izumi about this yet?"

"No."

Xingyewu shook her head: "I was planning to wait until Youxi passed your test, Xiaoxue, before discussing the other things, but I didn't expect this to happen. But since we're already on the topic, let's just say..."

Before Xing Yewu could finish speaking, a loud noise drowned out her voice.

"Oh, so you two are both here~"

Then, a frivolous voice came from the door of the lounge.

When You Xi looked up, she saw a slick-haired, powdered-faced boy standing at the door. He gave off an inexplicably uncomfortable feeling.

Like Yu Xi, he wasn't wearing the Qingcheng High School uniform, but rather a brightly colored, trendy, and high-end outfit. Behind this boy were two other boys with red and yellow hair, who, judging from their positions and postures, seemed to be his followers.

"Waaah... you're talking about hand pits, and here they are."

Hoshino Matsuko muttered something in disgust, then whispered in Yuuki's ear, "Yuuki-kun, that must be the culprit behind this whole thing, his name is..."

"Sho Satomi, what are you doing here?"

The moment someone broke in, Izayoi Yuki stood up.

When Yuki first spoke to him, compared to Hoshino Mai's overly familiar enthusiasm, Izayoi Yuki's attitude could be described as indifferent within the normal range.

But at this moment, her expression, tone, and demeanor revealed an undisguised coldness and rejection, as if she wanted to use this method to directly keep the people in front of her at arm's length.

Nevertheless, Satomi Sho showed no sign of backing down, as if he hadn't seen any of this.

"That's because I'm here to participate in club activities, after all, I'm a member of the Duel Club, dear Yuki-chan."

He smoothed his hair, which was clearly styled with hair gel, with both hands, then flashed a set of white teeth and spoke in a tone that appeared elegant and polite.

"Don't call me Xuejiang, we're not that close."

Unfortunately, Izayoi Yuki had no interest in accepting Satomi Sho's kindness.

She said coldly, "Furthermore, if you truly considered yourself a member of the club, you shouldn't be here so late. The club activity started long ago; do you know how late you are?"

"What does it matter? There's hardly anyone left in the Duel Club anyway. So what difference does it make whether we arrive early or late? It won't affect our time together. Don't you guys agree?"

"Yeah yeah!"

"My brother and sister-in-law are a match made in heaven. Anyone who objects is a monster. On days like this, they should go out on dates and have fun together. Club activities and such are not as important as this."

Satomi Sho turned around and asked his two lackeys, immediately receiving a chorus of obsequious agreement that made one instinctively frown.

Yu Xi began to understand why Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Dance Party had that kind of attitude.

"This guy is the son of the chairman of the Morning Light Duel Academy, a typical second-generation Duel Academy member."

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the moment when Izayoi Yuki and Satomi Sho were locked in a heated argument and no one was paying attention to them, Hoshino Mai whispered essential information to Yuki at an extremely fast pace.

"Logically, he was supposed to go to the Duel Academy. But I don't know where he met Xiaoxue, he just followed her and even joined the Duel Club together. If that were all, it wouldn't be a problem, at most he'd be a bit annoying, but he's a bit... something else."

"In short, is he the kind of spoiled brat often seen in urban novels?"

After Xingye Wu's explanation, and combined with what he saw with his own eyes, You Xi roughly understood the current situation.

More accurately, it's easy to guess what kind of development it will be.

"Yes, yes, just like you thought, You Xijun. That playboy is very fond of women. I don't know how many girls he has ruined because of his status. He just doesn't dare to force himself on us, but he still pesters us relentlessly every day without any sense of propriety."

Hoshino's tone was filled with annoyance and disgust, which shows how low Satomi Sho's impression score was in her mind.

"Then, realizing that pursuing the two of us directly wouldn't work, he tried to team up with us to participate in the Star Cup, using that as leverage. That's how the Duel Club ended up like what you see now."

They used power and money to pave the way, luring away and dividing the backbone of the second and third-year students, and then suppressing and bullying the weaker members of the club.

After using threats or inducements to get many people to leave the club, he created a dream club consisting only of beautiful girls and himself...

"Didn't anyone stop him from doing this?"

"We've tried, but we're just too busy. Besides, his background is difficult to deal with, and we haven't been able to find any dirt on him or any evidence to force him to leave the club or school."

Xingye Wu spread her hands, indicating that she also had many unspeakable grievances.

"Fortunately, the rules of the Duel Club stipulate that the strongest person becomes the captain. Xiaoxue secured the position early on, and she also has the backing of the principal and Uncle Logan, otherwise things might have been much worse."

"So, I arrived just in time?"

"That's right, You Xijun is our savior! To be honest, Xiaoxue and I were prepared for just the two of us to compete, but it will definitely be easier and more fun if all three of us work together."

Xingyewu paused for a moment before continuing, "However... this is just my personal wish. What do you think, Youxi-kun? It's not too late for you to back out now."

"I……"

Hey, you two over there! What are you whispering about?