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Amamiya: '...'

Mimori's reaction surprised him somewhat.

I didn't expect that...

Despite her seemingly gentle and demure personality, Mimori surprisingly behaved in ways that were "similar yet different" from Noah's under these "special circumstances".

After this little incident, Shizuko and Mimori were no longer nervous—on the contrary, they both started to have wild thoughts.

Since Shizuko and Mimori both seemed a little lost in thought, they were no longer nervous...

Hai Xiang, sitting opposite, naturally relaxed as well.

Amamiya and his party did not wait long in the 'luxury reception room'.

Less than ten minutes later, a girl who looked more mature, but was still wearing a bunny girl outfit, pushed open the door and came in.

As soon as she entered, her sharp gaze swept across the guest room.

Her gaze naturally lingered on Amamiya before she strode towards him and cut to the chase: "Sensei... could you please provide a detailed explanation regarding the 'Resort Contract'?"

Amamiya nodded naturally, stood up, and took out many documents as evidence from her shoulder bag, placing them on the table.

The bunny girl waited until Amamiya had finished putting out all the documents before taking them one by one to look at them.

As she looked, her emerald green eyes gradually became fixed.

"If the 'Beritas' investigation is true... then our Odyssey Marine Academy has truly... made a huge blunder."

After letting out a soft sigh, the girl put down the documents in her hand, first pinching the bridge of her nose, then smiling respectfully at Amamiya: "Thank you, Sensei, for your early detection and prompt reporting..."

"The rewards related to the 'Resort Contract' were indeed added as a prize for the champion... Although this attracted quite a few students to participate in the resort hunt, it did cause us some minor trouble..."

"But it has indeed increased the popularity of our place."

“Originally, we intended to give this contract as a bonus to the champion who won the card game… Now it seems that giving the champion a fake reward that cannot be redeemed is really damaging to the reputation that Odyssey Ocean Academy has built up over the years.”

After bowing slightly to Amamiya, she offered her proposed solution: "We will immediately halt this 'Duel Tournament' and announce a temporary change to the champion's reward... Furthermore, we will unilaterally withdraw from the 'Resort Hunt.' What do you think?"

The girls from the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons were a little confused by the completely different sense of friendliness shown by the other party, which was a far cry from the serious style of the bunny girl holding heavy firepower and ready for battle.

—They all look fierce, but they turn out to be surprisingly easy to talk to?

"Okay. Let's handle it this way then..."

Amamiya nodded, agreeing with the solution proposed by the leading 'Big Bunny Girl'.

Then, he sensed a gaze from the other person as if a loyal fan were seeing a 'celebrity'...

Or, to put it another way, it's 'investors' who have spotted 'high-potential stocks'.

“Sensei…I have another question.”

Are you interested in card games?

"We want to collaborate with 'Duel Academy' to create a card expansion pack about you..."

Chapter 100 Is this how you card dealers are?

Are you interested in card games?

"We want to collaborate with 'Duel Academy' to create a card expansion pack about you..."

The atmosphere in the huge 'luxury reception room' relaxed dramatically the moment the 'Big Bunny Girl' uttered those words.

The girls belonging to the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) were all a little confused for a moment—why did the topic change so quickly?

How did we suddenly start talking about card game expansion packs?

After a brief moment of confusion, the first among the group of girls in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons to realize it was actually Chise.

Perhaps it was because she wasn't 'shocked' by the proposal, or perhaps... she simply didn't care about it.

"Summoning the 'Heart Thief' sounds interesting~"

【~???~】(from Qian Shi)

Chise's strange, seemingly interested reaction piqued Amamiya's curiosity.

—This 'eccentric idol,' 'literary girl who loves haiku'... is she also a 'card enthusiast' who is interested in card games in her daily life?

After Chise, the second person to react was Mimori, who also had some knowledge of card games.

Mimori's understanding of card games comes from her fellow trainee in the training club, Kaede.

She loved playing card games and often dragged Mimori along to play. As a result, Mimori indirectly learned about card games.

"If they could release card packs like 'Phantom Thief of Hearts'... Maple would probably love collecting those cards..."

Compared to Chise's 'interest', Mimori was more filled with感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, reflection, and a sense of wonder).

She could already picture the pitiful, tearful expression on a person's face after buying a large number of card packs in order to collect the highest rarity "Extra Silver Shards" (20S) cards, only to find they hadn't gotten the cards they wanted.

Amamiya: "..."

Card packs...

Seeing that Amamiya seemed hesitant, 'Big Bunny Girl' quickly seized the opportunity to begin explaining her thoughts.

"We plan to collaborate with 'Duel Academy' to release an expansion pack called 'Heart Thief'... Currently, it is expected to include several Equip Spell Cards, Continuous Spell Cards, Trap Cards, Hand Trap Cards, and Monster Cards..."

"If you, Sensei, have any comments on the card designs, you can offer suggestions for modification on the spot..."

As she spoke, 'Big Bunny Girl' placed her briefcase on the table and opened it, facing Amamiya.

Inside the suitcase, as expected, were the initial drafts of the cards, whose first design had been completed.

Amamiya glanced at the cards and his gaze naturally fell on the one with the illustration of himself in the Phantom Thief's outfit.

"The Phantom Thief of Hearts - JOK"

"Attribute - Dark"

"Race - Warrior Race"

"Class: 10"

Card Type: Xyz Monster / Effect Monster

"Attack/Defense: 3000/3000"

"This card can only be Special Summoned while the Field Spell Card 'Hall of Another World' is on your field. While 'Hall of Another World' is active, if you control a monster with the 'Heart Thief' or 'Persona' affix, you can Special Summon this card over it. When 'Hall of Another World' is destroyed, this card's effect is negated until the end of this turn, and all 'Persona Tokens' and 'E.V.I.T. Counters' on your field are destroyed."

"At the end of your turn, if this card is on the field and you have no Field Spells, you can add 1 'Otherworld Palace' from your Deck/Graveyard/Banner to your hand."

"Effect 1: Once per turn, when this card is Xyz Summoned and its effect is reactivated, Special Summon as many 'Persona Tokens' as possible from your Monster Zone (DARK Attribute · Warrior · ATK 0/DEF 0). While this card and 'Persona Tokens' are present, if this card suffers battle damage, Spell Card, or Trap Card effect from your opponent, destroy 1 'Persona Token' instead."

"Effect 2: Once per turn, remove 2 Xyz Materials from this card to activate this effect: Destroy all Spell & Trap Cards on your opponent's field. After this effect is activated, your opponent cannot activate Spell & Trap Cards until the end of their next turn."

"Effect 3: Once per turn, during your Main Phase: Place as many 'E.V.E.T. Counters' as possible in your Spell/Trap Zone. 'E.V.E.T. Counters' can be stacked, up to a maximum of five. When your opponent destroys a Spell/Trap Card, remove one 'E.V.E.T. Counter' to destroy it."

He then checked the field effects and the effects of various other cards, such as 'Personality'...

After reading it, Amamiya raised her head and cast a meaningful glance at the 'Big Bunny Girl'.

The other person wasn't embarrassed at all, maintaining a calm and gentle smile, as if to say, "Is there a problem with this?"

Amamiya: ...

Since the other party had already acted this way, he couldn't just point it out directly.

Although it feels like Odyssey Ocean Academy has been 'plotting this for a long time'... at least in terms of the 'systematic strength' design, Amamiya is quite satisfied.

While it may not seem incredibly powerful at first glance, the deck at least has a cohesive system and isn't so weak that no one wants to play it.

It should be able to be included in the mainstream decks.

"Sensei...do you have any other comments?"

Amamiya shook his head.

He only has some knowledge of playing cards... and his skill level is basically limited to "being able to tell the strength of some cards at a glance".

To discuss this from a design and balance perspective... that would be a bit like 'a layman instructing an expert'.

"Thank you again for your understanding..."

The 'Big Bunny Girl' chuckled as she closed her suitcase and reached out to the side.

Another 'bunny girl' who was with her immediately stepped forward and handed her an agreement regarding the use of her image rights.

After receiving the contract, the 'Big Bunny Girl' respectfully placed it on the table in front of Amamiya.

“Sensei, please take a look at the relevant documents... If there are no problems, you can sign them.”

Amamiya carefully examined the contract contents, and after confirming that there were no problems, she signed her name.

"Well then... thank you for your support, Sensei."

"We will end this farce as soon as possible."

Having obtained Amamiya's 'image rights approval,' the Odyssey students acted with astonishing speed—

As Amamiya and her group of girls from the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) emerged from the luxurious reception room, they first heard the ship's announcement.

"Broadcast from the 'Golden Fleece': Duelists, we sincerely apologize. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this secret dueling tournament must be temporarily suspended."

"As an apology, all duelists who participated in the competition can go to the council office near the deck to line up and receive compensation for the accident based on their duel rankings."

"By participating in a duel, you will receive at least 3 'E.V.I.E.L.D. Descends? Golden Fleece Special Edition' card packs. Each pack guarantees one embossed foil card and has at least a 10% chance of obtaining one 20S Special Edition card!"

"I sincerely apologize again for the unexpected situation. I hope all duelists have a pleasant dueling experience."

After coming down from the cabin to the deck, Shizuko, who had expected the sudden termination of the event to cause dissatisfaction or even a riot among the guests, was surprised to find the deck unusually quiet.

The duelists, without exception, lined up in neat rows, their expressions ranging from longing to curiosity, showing none of the anger that Shizuko had anticipated.

"How is this going?"

Shizuko couldn't quite understand.

Perhaps because her perception was still stuck on her recent trip to the 'Ghena Resort Island', Shizuko subconsciously felt that these tourists were behaving far too gently.

Compared to Shizuko, who only had a superficial understanding of card games, Chise and Mimori were quite aware of the value of this 'accident compensation'.

For players who enjoy card games, this compensation mechanism can be described as incredibly generous.

Looking at the neatly lined-up tourists, Mimori sighed, "The commemorative relief card... and the rare S-grade silver shards..."

It's foreseeable how tempting this compensation mechanism will be for card game players.

Although Mimori wasn't interested in card games, she could already hallucinate Kaede, who was passionate about them, and how he wished he could teleport over there immediately after learning about the situation, but was helpless and regretful.

Qian Shi's eyes flickered slightly, as if she really wanted to go and line up to receive a compensation.

Unfortunately... this compensation only applies to the "duelists" who "bought tickets and boarded the ship" and are registered.

Just as Chise was feeling somewhat disappointed, the 'Big Bunny Girl' seemed to have finished maintaining order or handing over documents, and returned with another small suitcase.

She maintained her polite and approachable "business mode smile" as she distributed card packs to Amamiya and the group of girls in the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons).

"This is a special 'gift' prepared for Sensei... and everyone who travels with Sensei."

"One pack per person, and every pack guarantees a 20S. Have a great time, Sensei, and all you 'special visitors'!"

"This is a 'VIP privilege' only available to Sensei's members!"

Chise's eyes, which had been somewhat dimmed, were rekindled after she received the card pack.

The narration of 'Big Bunny Girl' made her subconsciously turn her gaze to Amamiya.

At that moment, Amamiya felt gratitude from the pure gaze of this 'eccentric girl' that he could hardly look directly at.

After winking playfully at Amamiya and her group, the 'Big Bunny Girl' waved goodbye to them.

The Golden Fleece docked with its horn blaring, and the disheartened duelists began to disembark one after another.

Amamiya and his group blended in with the duelists and disembarked silently.

"The problem here has also been resolved..."

"Now, it's time to head to the last area..."

【Leave of Absence Notice 2025.4.5】I went out for a spring outing today, so I'm requesting a day off.