The game knows that girls can manifest cards, and Malik mentioned this to him, and the other party is right...... That is, these secrets have no effect on people other than him, so he is ready to invite Li Bai to explore these unknowns together.

"With her, counting the power of 7 artifacts, we won't be too dangerous in most situations"

After the call ended, the game quietly leaned back in front of the desk and pondered.

It's about his memories and life experience, it's a lie to say that he wasn't nervous at all, and his heart was also excited and suspicious, but his long-term habit made his expression always calm and unchanged.

"It's really surprising that you will even invite Li Bai to join you." The watch game suddenly burst out, with a deep surprise on his face, "We and her...... But I haven't been in touch for a long time. ”

In order to take care of both work and study, Li Bai took the initiative to apply for a change of class, her current class size is very small, it is a crash class, the progress is more than twice as fast as that of normal students, the class time happens to be staggered with the game, plus there are indeed more things since this time, they have not talked to each other for more than a month, and it will be added for another half a month according to the meeting, which is indeed a long time.

“…… Do I look like the kind of person who can't afford to lose? An eyebrow was raised, and the game grinned at its host, "Have you forgotten that Shiro used to invite us to her house for a party at the end of almost every week." ”

"She hasn't continued to invite for so long, it must be that she has too many affairs on her body and can't spare a little free time...... So how could I take the initiative to go to her. ”

As early as the time of the group melee, he had the consciousness of losing, and the worry of the table game did not seem to him to be necessary.

"Although it's a bit unwilling to really lose in the end, it's also something that can't be helped." He reached down and closed the drawer, closing the distinctive golden glow back into the darkness, then removed the card case from his waist and began to sit down and routinely organize his deck.

"It was unfair for the reporter to hand over the messenger of the pioneer to me in advance, and still lose to her in such a situation...... I can't make any more excuses for myself. ”

As he said that, he reclassified all of his cards, and the three Divine Cards were pulled out of the deck and listed separately.

“…… That's why you give up ownership of that card and use it to ...... Swap the sun god. The game's eyes widened, and he now understood why his other self would insist on relinquishing ownership of the Chaos Warriors - he thought it was unfair to do so.

Yes...... The slight disagreement between Becas and the middle-aged butler, and the premonition of the crisis hidden in the game hand at the last minute between Seahorse and Li Bai almost all came from the card they were discussing at the moment, [Chaos Warrior-Pioneer Emissary-].

As the creator, Becas has so many conveniences that "not finished" is just an excuse, a "card" that he uses to facilitate his layout. Long before the quarterfinals, he had his pawn carry the card, boarded the dueling boat in the face of the film crew, and handed it to the game after Malik was defeated.

"But you haven't really used it...... Whether it was during the battle with the seahorse or in the final match, the monster never appeared. "This is also the most incomprehensible part of the table game, "Why...... Want to give up the right to hold this card completely? ”

He wouldn't have had a similar question if he had traded this card for the Sun God, because it wasn't a "total abandonment", and they still had a chance to get a second Chaos Warrior in the future (Becas had promised the Chaos Warrior 2), but it would not have been the same if he had given it up entirely...... That means that the second Chaos Warrior will be stillborn, and the girl will be given sole possession of the card.

"Because I lost." The game pulls the curtains a little more so that the room is less dim, and his voice is steady, as if the loser in his mouth is not himself.

"If that round white hadn't emptied my LP, I'd undoubtedly use it...... I knew my heart, and I would definitely do it, because the Sun God Card was so important to me that I couldn't resist the temptation when I just had to call it out to win. ”

"The other me ......" watched his somewhat stiff movements, and the table game finally did not continue.

Duel City is a card-based tournament, and as the winner, as the ultimate champion, the girl can take a card of the gods from their deck; But instead of doing so, she sent the Sun God Card along with the Millennial Jewels - a great favor even if she couldn't control the gods.

From this point of view, the game's behavior is not abnormal.

He also has self-esteem.

Giving up is his punishment for himself and an encouragement.

……

"I didn't expect to set a goal at this time." Putting down the phone, Li Bai stared at the coffee table in front of him and was a little stunned.

She had just received a message from Malik about the Egyptian episode she had been waiting for for a long time, and it would be 10 a.m. tomorrow...... But she now happens to have two very important clients!

The Tiandi Image Society in Kyoto and the Angelis Foundation in Shanghai are all intended allies in the Academy's plan, and they are also the two mission indicators given to her by Seahorse, and it is impossible for her to completely abandon these tasks.

I looked at the clock in the coffee shop, and it was 4 o'clock in less than 5 minutes.

"It looks like it's too late in Kyoto." She frowned.

No matter how fast it is, half a day is only enough for her to contact one power - the division of interests is extremely complicated, from human resources to economic resources, and the distribution of resources in the later stage must be considered...... Quite a while? If it can be negotiated, it will be regarded as an explosion of her character.

I don't know why the other party chose to negotiate at a coffee shop.

Picking up the mango tea on the table and taking a sip, the girl looked a little bored at the bustling street outside the transparent window.

Most of these pedestrians are dressed in fashion, and even those who are older do not choose to dress calmly or simply wear national clothes like those in Japanese society...... The road surface is clean, the building is atmospheric, and the air is much better than the inland because of the moisture, which would be more perfect if there were not so many people.

This is the 21st century Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient, a unique city that blends Eastern and Western cultures.

When Li Bai came here, she naturally planned to contact one of the two forces, and what surprised her was that the personnel sent by the other party seemed to be similar to her position in the group, or even higher-she still had a seahorse above her, and the legendary person had been officially in power since he was 14 years old, and it was through his efforts in the past ten years that the Angelis Consortium could have the current prominent position...... It operates a wide variety of industries, the most famous of which is the luxury jewelry brand named after the name "Angelis", which is simply a commercial miracle in the eyes of the girl, because not all Asian luxury jewelry brands can be recognized all over the world, in the high-end field, people in the Western Hemisphere will always be more or less discriminatory against Asian products.

"Angelis ......," she repeated, and seemed to feel some extraordinary magic in it, "In my brother's evaluation, they are stronger than the Seahorse Group in terms of financial strength alone...... I wonder how they did it. ”

"Personally, I'd love to explain to you how I did it."

A calm male voice sounded beside the girl.

The other party has already arrived? Li Bai was stunned for a moment, she turned her head, wanting to see what the legendary man looked like, but before she could see the other party's face clearly, she was completely stunned - when anyone turned his head, he suddenly found that there was a strong body in front of him half-squatting in a courtship posture, and he would not be indifferent, wouldn't it, not to mention that this guy also stretched out his hand, and the target seemed to be...... Her left ankle?

"You ...... hentai！！！ ”

The man reacted quickly, and when he saw the calf exposed under the girl's skirt shaking slightly, he quickly stepped back...... Originally, this could indeed help him dodge this blow, well, if the external force factor is excluded, it is true.

"Bump!" A blow of rich white light kicked him three or four meters away from where he had just stood, smashing a row of tables and chairs before sliding on the ground for a long distance, until the wall blocked the force and made his figure completely still.

(bad...... I seem to be overly nervous. ）

Li Bai regretted it the moment he kicked it out, this kind of force is far from what an ordinary person can bear, after taking this kick, the other party's ribs will be broken by at least more than half......

(As a result, the negotiations have ended before they have even begun...... The girl closed her eyes sadly.

"Oh...... Is...... It's been a long time since I've had such a painful fall. The man struggled to get up from the ground, his suit was torn in at least three places, and his repaired black hair was curled up several times, and he looked wolf.

(it!?) Is he alright? Li Bai looked at him stunned, although the image couldn't bear to be flattering, but this guy didn't seem to be injured!

And she keenly noticed two strange places, standing not far in front of her, there were several men in black super suits, who should undoubtedly be this guy's bodyguards, but they were still standing there with their heads held high at 30 degrees, as if they didn't see their boss being artificially violent; And a few waiters at the bar in the store, such a huge movement here just made them look up?

(This guy is not an ordinary person...... ）

"Good afternoon, cute girl." The man tidied up his appearance a little, took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his face, and very consciously moved a stool and sat down in front of Li Bai.

If you look at the expressions on the faces of the two people in the window from the perspective of a pedestrian on the street, anyone will think that they are discussing something very strict.

"I am Rod Edmund Albert, the de facto ruler of the Angeles consortium."

"As you can see, my real awakening every day starts from the moment I am violently treated by the girls."

“…… Why don't you speak? ”

Li Bai sucked on the mango tea lightly, and she tried her best to make her eyes be normal when she stared at the other party.

"I seem to make you happy when I beat you?"

"When...... Ahem, I think you misunderstood me. "This is just a kind of whipping and warning to myself, not some strange hobby that goes against human civilization...... Oops~ Thank you so much my little sweetheart, it's good, authentic Yunnan tartary buckwheat tea, I like it, just put it on the table...... I haven't come to see you for a while, but you're still so cute, and sure enough, my sister is the best. ”

Looking at the strange description of the staff in the store in front of her, who was lifting him up, the girl turned her head helplessly and rolled her eyes.

（…… No wonder it's a coffee shop. ）

After skipping this episode, the two of them quickly cut to the chase under Li Bai's intentional guidance and began to argue about some key contents of the plan, and in the process, the girl found out...... Rod Edmund Albert's odd habits aside, this guy is actually very easy to get along with, and it is rumored that he has the blood of three countries in his body, and has inherited two completely different surnames at the same time - his surname is Rowe, and his surname is Albert.

The man didn't have much interest in many of the projects she had prioritized in advance, except for a promise of a trusteeship position for the Angelis Consortium that would never change, and everything else was a bit of a drift.

"I'm not interested in the stuff in your book, Lovely Miss." The sunglasses blocked Li Bai's vision from looking at him, so that she couldn't accurately peek into his heart, and with his deliberately stiff face, he really had a bit of majesty when he said this.

"If I could see your anger at the first glance when I woke up every day, I wouldn't even be in that position as a school director...... Oh, don't take me seriously! Other...... That's hot! Oh! ”

“…… I warn you, Rod, to stop making those boring jokes about me. Silently retracting the already empty teacup, Li Baimu said with a face, she took out a few sheets from the pile of materials on the table, and began to write hard.

"Although I don't want to give you this hentai at all...... But in order to balance the Heaven and Earth Image Society, you have to eat these things, take them, and sign your name underneath! ”

"Oh, Heaven and Earth Image Agency, is that old guy from Kagemaru also involved?" Hearing the name of another force in the girl's mouth, Rhodes couldn't help but slow down his movements as he wiped his clothes, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes under his sunglasses.

Of course, he knows the details of the Tiandi Image Agency, and in the field of virtual electronic goods, the Angelis Consortium and them have always been sworn enemies.

Seahorse Seto actually chose them at the same time, and his courage is really not small.

"Okay, I'll sign it." Taking the paper handed by the girl, Rod simply signed his name.

So far, the formal negotiation between the two has been successfully concluded.

Li Bai exhaled and called Nate Angela, who was guarding outside the store, to take a casual stroll before going back, and Rhodes volunteered to be a tour guide, so a group of strange people appeared on the streets of Shanghai in 2000, including 3 girls with different hair colors, 1 ragged black super man and 4 black super bodyguards.

"Card duels are indeed a very interesting game, but it's a pity that I don't have any talent for it, otherwise your dueling king's throne would definitely not be able to sit so securely."

"Yes...... Be...... You're amazing. ”

"That's why I prefer to watch other people duel, to witness their victory or defeat as a spectator...... I've watched all the live broadcasts of Duel City, right? Ever feel honored? ”

"yes, I'm honored to die......"

“…… You know, I have a hunch, it's a pure instinct for the business world, the heyday of this game is not now, I roughly estimated that it will be about 20 years from now, and in 20 years the development of card duels will peak, and then, like all things that reach the top, start to gradually decline......"

"It's too much-" The pupils of the originally casual girl instantly contracted after savoring this passage, and the perfunctory words in her mouth could no longer be spoken.

20 years later, the world should have reached the era of prosperity 5'DS, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the peak.

But since then, a series of disasters have arisen due to the ability of star particles to read people's hearts...... If the zero degree is reversed, the emperor will be destroyed, and human civilization will shrink rapidly.

This is undoubtedly a decline.

"Who are you?" Without warning, she suddenly looked up and asked the tall man beside her.

"I'm Rod Edmund Albert, lovely young lady." The man lowered his head and looked at the girl with his usual expression.

"A businessman."