“Wait a minute!” Shuang Shenghua suddenly remembered something.
“I think I forgot to put in my Extra Deck.”
She had been too excited, focusing solely on stuffing in an unbeatable 60-card Main Deck.
“No rush.” Li Guanqi said indifferently.
“I need to rebuild my deck too.”
“Huh?” Shuang Shenghua frowned as her fingers swiped frantically across her phone screen, pressing harder and harder.
Her expression gradually twisted.
A sharp scream tore from her throat.
“Why can’t I use <Kitkallos>?!”
She shouted so loudly, filled with endless resentment.
Li Guanqi was momentarily stunned by her outburst.
“Miss Shuang Shenghua, Kitkallos has been gone for years.”
He was perplexed.
If she didn’t know Yu-Gi-Oh!, how did she recognize Tearlaments?
But if she did know, how could she ask such a basic question?
“I can’t use it?!” Shuang Shenghua stared at him, eyes locked.
“Says who?!”
“Knami.” Li Guanqi answered emotionlessly.
Shuang Shenghua glared daggers at him and lowered her voice.
“Knami huh.
Just wait till I tell Trisulka.”
“One tsunami, straight at them!”
“Count me in.” Li Guanqi added flatly.
He walked over, pointing at a banlist marker as he explained, “Cards with this symbol are Forbidden.
You can’t use them.”
“Cards with a “1” can only be played as a single copy.”
“But judging from your deck, limited or not makes no difference.”
“Fine, I won’t use it!” Shuang Shenghua huffed.
“If you think this will stop my unbeatable deck, you’re dead wrong!”
One minute later.
“Ahhh!
<Halqifibrax> is banned too?!”
“How am I supposed to live without you?!”
“This is insane!
You guys actually dared to ban <Halqifibrax>?!
Aren’t you afraid of Old Demon Bai losing his mind?!”
Li Guanqi had no idea what she was muttering about and urged, “Are you done?
I’ve already made the room, it’s 505.”
It was a bo1 lobby.
She’d probably have to change her deck soon anyway.
“I’m coming, I’m coming!” Shuang Shenghua lifted her sharp gaze, flashing a confident smile.
“A perfect deck.”
“Alright, alright.” Li Guanqi responded half-heartedly, spreading his hands.
“Show me what you’ve got.”
“Hurry up, I’m waiting for you in the room.”
Her tone carried a suggestive air, tinged with excitement.
Good thing no one was eavesdropping, any normal person overhearing this might imagine an entirely different kind of hospital room play.
“Come on, babe!” Shuang Shenghua burst into a villainous laugh, sounding like a bandit about to commit a crime.
Again, it was a good thing no one was listening.
“Here, here.” Li Guanqi smiled indifferently.
“My Beat deck has very few hand traps.
Go ahead.”
He was indeed curious about what kind of duel this girl, blessed with all sorts of buffs, would bring.
But after looking at her opening hand, Shuang Shenghua just froze in place, occasionally tilting her head to prove she was still alive.
“How could this be?”
“This isn’t scientific.”
She shook her head back and forth, as if contemplating the fundamental truths of the universe.
“What’s wrong?” Li Guanqi asked softly.
“Why…” Shuang Shenghua looked up, her face blank with confusion.
“Why isn’t <Red Rose Dragon> in my opening hand?”
Her brows furrowed, a troubled look on her face as she repeatedly tapped on her phone screen.
To her, it seemed unnatural not to have a certain card in her opening hand.
“Did you used to glue your cards together?” Li Guanqi quipped.
In an online card game, isn’t it completely normal not to have a specific card in your opening hand?
It’s not like she was physically cheating and sticking a card to the top of her deck.
Shuang Shenghua, her face flushed slightly red, pressed herself closely to the screen, her eyes focused as if she were listening to something, whimpering in grievance.
“I can’t hear it…”
“I can’t hear the sound of the cards…”
“Did I get into a fake duel?”
She looked at Li Guanqi with tearful eyes, as if she were either complaining or seeking salvation.
“I get it.” Li Guanqi raised his hand, his expression indifferent.
“You’re bricked, right?”
Curious, he got up and leaned over to peek at her hand.
<Swordsoul of Mo Ye>
<Tearlaments Sulliek>
<Tenpai Dragon Fadra>
<White Rose Dragon>
<Basal Rose Shoot>
“As expected.”
Then, he checked her deck———- 60 cards.
In an instant, he understood everything and felt nothing but respect.
What kind of thought process…
…could lead someone to combine <Tenpai>, <Tearlaments>, <Swordsoul>, and <Rose> into one deck?
“This deck of yours would be strange if it didn’t brick.” he sighed.
At that, Shuang Shenghua became indignant and shouted, “Then answer me!”
“Go ahead.”
“Is Tearlaments strong?”
“Yes.”
“Is Tenpai strong?”
“Yes.”
“Is Swordsoul strong?”
“It’s decent.”
“Then why can’t they work together?!”
She yelled so loudly, and her logic sounded so reasonable that for a moment, Li Guanqi didn’t know how to refute her.
“This round doesn’t count!” Shuang Shenghua declared.
“Fine, fine.” Li Guanqi gave her a doting, newbie-friendly look.
“Next round, this one doesn’t count.”
He felt he had never been this gentle before.
She looked so pitiful, like the little match girl in the snow———
Lighting a match, hoping for <Tenpai Dragon Paidra> or <Tearlaments Scheiren>…
Only for <Fadra> and <Sulliek> to appear instead.
Too cute.
If he beat her, she’d probably cry for a long time.
The first game ended before it even began.
The second game, Shuang Shenghua got a better hand.
“Hahaha!” She burst out laughing, completely unladylike.
“A perfect hand!”
“But I go first this round.” Li Guanqi interrupted.
“Doesn’t matter!” Shuang Shenghua grinned smugly.
“Hmph~~ First turn is yours, I don’t care.”
“I’m invincible!”
She was clearly being cocky.
“Alright then.” Li Guanqi casually responded, clicking his mouse to summon Arianna the Labrynth Servant.
“Why aren’t you announcing your moves?!” Shuang Shenghua protested.
Li Guanqi’s face darkened.
“I have to narrate every step of my play?”
“Of course!” she declared righteously.
“How else will I know what you’re doing?”
“Fine, fine.
You’re the patient, you have the final say.” Li Guanqi gave in.
“Normal Summon <Arianna>, effect activates to search for a <Labrynth> card.”
“So it really is Labrynth?” Shuang Shenghua’s eyes sharpened as a confident smirk appeared on her face.
“Mere Labrynth, I can take it.”
“Don’t underestimate my intelligence network!”
“<Labrynth> is a backrow deck, it doesn’t actually do much!”
“Generally speaking, that’s true.” Li Guanqi nodded slightly, then added, “But my hand has something to say about that.”
Hearing that, Shuang Shenghua flinched and focused all her attention.
When a duelist says their hand “has something to say”, it usually means———–
They have a big play coming.
“Don’t be scared…” Shuang Shenghua clutched <Harpie’s Feather Duster> tightly, whispering to herself.
“A trap-heavy deck, what kind of board can they even set up on turn one?”
“Stay calm!”