Endo declined Shinji's invitation to stay for dinner because he still had work to do.

He grabbed his briefcase and got up to leave.

"You will have to come to my house more often in the future. Your current place of work isn't far from us," Shinji said enthusiastically, taking his best friend's arm.

Endo smiled and replied, "Surely, we have to find a chance to have a drink when the time comes." ”

"That's all right," Shinji's eyes narrowed into a slit, "Keihito, help send you Uncle Endo." ”

Keihito, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, put down the teacup, stood up as well, and sent Endo Hoyama to the door with Shinji.

When parting, Endo patted Qiren on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Qiren-kun is also going to leave home to study at the academy immediately, so you have to work hard in the future." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Kihiin.

Seeing this, Qiren also stretched out his hand, but the moment he shook hands, the originally casual Qiren's eyes flashed with surprise, he looked at Endo, Endo was still smiling kindly, but at this moment, it seems that there is more meaning in this smile.

……

At the dinner table, Shinji talked about the interesting things that happened in the past when he and Endo spent time together in front of Mikiko and Kaihito's mother and son.

The two have known each other since childhood, and because they are neighbors, they play together all day long, so the relationship is particularly good.

It's a pity that because of Endo's work, the two have rarely seen each other in recent years, but it seems that Endo's workplace has recently moved to a nearby area, so there is an afternoon visit.

"All in all, I can get together with that guy Endo often in the future." Shinji was obviously happy to be reunited with a friend he hadn't seen in years, and he had a rare drink today.

Seeing him so happy, Mei Guizi couldn't help but smile and help him refill the wine.

As for Keihito, he was eating his own food, and in his spare time, he saw that Shinji's face was a little red because of drinking, and asked, "Dad, do you know what Uncle Endo does?" ”

"Well, I didn't ask in detail," Shinji said drunkenly with a drunken burp, "Listening to that guy, it seems to be doing work related to dueling monster cards." That guy is also a dueling enthusiast, probably working for a card sales company. ”

"Yes." Qiren said thoughtfully, put the dish in the bowl, and buried himself in eating.

……

At twelve o'clock in the evening, Kiin stood at the gate of the venue of the Duelist Club he had joined.

At this time, it was already the closing time of the club, and the lights in the stadium were still off, and the surroundings were empty.

However, the doors of the stadium suddenly opened.

Keiin didn't show a hint of surprise, he pressed the cap and walked into the arena.

When he walked to the dueling arena in the arena, several lights lit up and shone on the field, and one of the lights hit the opposite side of Qiren, where a figure was standing.

It was Shinji's best friend who came to visit in the afternoon, Endo Hoyama.

"Uncle Endo, did you tell me something about calling me here so late?" Keihito was not surprised that Endo was here, and the reason why he came to this venue in the middle of the night was because of the note that was stuffed into his hand when he saw off Endo in the afternoon.

It said that it hoped he would be at the duelist arena at twelve o'clock in the evening.

"Qi Renjun, I'm sorry to call you out so late, it may affect your rest, but there is one thing I must confirm." Endo said to Keihito slightly apologetically.

"What's the matter?" Qi Ren asked calmly.

"Before I do that, I'll have to explain to you what I'm doing......"

Hearing this, Qiren narrowed his eyes slightly and listened with interest.

"Even your dad doesn't know about this. He only knew that I was working on dueling monster cards, but he didn't know that I was a researcher. ”

"Researcher?"

"That's right, our research institute is named after the famous Seahorse Foundation, and the main purpose of the research institute is to create cards with great power, and over the years, we have created powerful cards including legendary rare cards and new developments."

"I see, no wonder you can give me a card of this rarity." Qiren said with a slight frown.

"But...... There was a problem with our research. ”

Speaking of this, Endo's face showed a sad expression, and he frowned and said, "From the design of the card, to the analysis, to the selection of materials for manufacturing...... Everything we did went very smoothly, except in the end...... In the final actual combat experiment, the cards made by us could not be summoned successfully, forming a three-dimensional image ......"

"Huh?" Qiren was stunned, isn't a card that can't form a three-dimensional image equal to a copycat card, an inferior forgery? The research institute of daring has been researching for a long time, and what is made is an inferior product that cannot be used.

"But! Those cards are definitely not so-called inferior forgeries! Endo could also guess what Keihito was thinking, and he waved his sleeves and loudly argued, "With our state-of-the-art equipment, through various tests, it has been proven that these cards are not inferior, but real dueling monster cards!" ”

"However, if you can't use it, isn't it equivalent to a waste card?" Qiren put his hands on each other and said indifferently.

"No, it's not! Although we can't solve the problem that monsters can't form stereoscopic images yet, we have discussed a possibility through research! ”

The duel monster cards created were the work of Endo, and when he heard Keiren describe them with the word "waste card", Endo couldn't help but feel his heart dripping blood, and his voice was a little higher, and his tone was even more excited.

"Because we used the equipment of the institute to determine that there is no problem with the card, then, the problem may lie with the user!"

"The cards we have created in our research institute are not ordinary dueling monster cards, but legendary rare cards and new powerful cards that are not inferior to rare cards! Such a card is naturally beyond the control of ordinary duelists! Only the truly strong can use them! So, instead of looking for questions from cards, we tried to find answers by finding the right powerful duelists and giving them cards! ”

Keihito sounded like a fantasy, but he didn't say anything to laugh at Endo's remarks. Because he knows that in this world, dueling monsters is not just a simple card game. A series of supernatural powers, such as the Dark Game and the Shattered Light, are hidden behind these cards.

I remember that in GX, Bekas, known as the father of dueling monsters, copied a new [Winged Dragon of the Sun God], but because of the mysterious power of the God Card, several makers died tragically, and no one could summon the [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] through normal sacrifices.

Thinking of this, Qiren frowned, took out a card from his pocket, and said, "That's why you gave me this card?" ”

"Considering Kai Ren-kun's previous dueling strength, I didn't expect much from Kai Ren-kun at first, and I also wanted to give you a card I made because of Shinji, plus the target number of places in this plan is very large, so I don't care about one more, so I want to give you a card I made," Endo said with a straight face, "However, what I didn't expect was that Kai Ren-kun has exploded into an amazing duel recently. ”

"You stalked me?" Keihito sank his face, and he couldn't help but infer from Endo's words, coupled with the fact that he would ask him to this duelist club.

"No, not really. To be honest, after the promo, our institute didn't pay attention to Qiren-kun, but it just so happened that the Seahorse Group owned a stake in this dueling club. And selecting the right duelist candidates through the ranking of dueling clubs is also one of the solutions of our institute...... And Qi Renjun has recently created an amazing record in this club. ”

"So you came to the door?"

"I'm ashamed to say that this is really the main reason why I came to the door. I hope you don't tell your father about this...... He's really my friend who cares about Endo," Endo said apologetically, and from his tone, he was genuinely sorry and ashamed.

"I came here to find out if Kai In-kun would be able to use the power in the card, but I didn't expect ......"

"I haven't used it at all." Qiren put the card in his hand in front of him and said.

In the recent dozens of consecutive wins, Kaiin really hasn't used this card.

"I didn't expect that Keihito-kun would have such a strong dueling strength, but it seems that Shinji and they don't know ...... yet"

"I didn't bother to say it, and I didn't deliberately hide it." Qiren said lightly.

"I see, then Qi Renjun, I wonder if you can show me your deck."

Keihito glanced at Endo, who had a serious face, pressed the cap, and said, "I don't have any reason to refuse." As he spoke, he stepped forward, took the deck he was carrying from his pocket, and handed it to Endo.

Endo took it carefully and began to look through it.

"Flame monster card...... Fairly ordinary deck. After looking at it for a while, Endo made a pertinent assessment.

"Sort of," Kihito nodded, not denying that his deck was indeed not unusual, "However, the most important thing in a duel is to look at the duelist himself, not the so-called cards." ”

"That's right. But only the strongest cards can bring out the highest level of duelists, and only the strongest duelists can bring out the strongest power of powerful cards! Endo clenched his fists and expressed the persistence in his heart.

"Kai In-kun, duel with me!"

Keihito took back the deck, put it in his pocket, raised his head, looked at the serious face of Endo and said, "After looking at the opponent's deck, I proposed a duel, Uncle Endo, you are really capable." ”