Afterward, the Black-robed Figure briefly explained that the Dark Duelists in Hangzhou had no desire to clash with him and only wished to befriend him before leaving.
After he left, Youye first communicated with the spirits of nature. The nature spirits expressed their gratitude, and even the True Ace Monster, Naturia Barkion, emerged to express its regret over Dark Insect and its loyalty to him.
If Dark Insect had not used Grass, honestly, Youye would not have wanted Naturia Barkion's loyalty for the time being. But now, he would definitely accept it. Perhaps stuffing it into Stun Runick might produce miraculous results.
With his own matters settled and no customers around, he began teaching Munin how to use Stun Runick—such as the common Rivalry + Fossil Dyna setup, using Pendulum Scales to restrict opponents, and how to use Megalith Aratron.
He also sparred with Munin, practicing a Self-Runick deck with an incomplete Extra Deck and optimizing his own Self-Runick deck through those matches.
After witnessing the power of Self-Runick over an afternoon of practice, Munin assembled a Self-Runick deck of her own.
Over that afternoon, Munin's rank continued to soar, and more and more people came to know how powerful the Runick archetype was.
Later, even some King Rank duelists would see her use Runick Spells and immediately give up, closing their response windows and letting Munin mill out their decks over several turns.
Of course, some people still wanted to challenge her, but all that could be said was: Megalith Aratron warning, Stun Runick warning. She beat them until they had no temper left.
During this time, Munin also learned Youye's true rank: King Rank 1. And he was an absolute King Rank 1, far ahead of second place to an extent that could not be surpassed.
As evening fell and no customers had come, Youye was preparing to close up and go home when Sheng Ning entered with a document folder and a woman who looked nearly twenty.
The woman had phoenix eyes and an oval face. Her red hair fell loose to her waist, and she wore a short red-and-black skirt. She silently followed behind Sheng Ning without saying a word.
"Good evening, Senior Youye. Would it be convenient for me to bother you for a moment? There are two matters I need to discuss with you." After entering the shop, Munin greeted him with a smile.
"Go ahead." Youye nodded after glancing at the silent woman behind Munin.
"This is a report jointly certified by our Inspector Bureau and the Duel Association. Please accept it. As long as you place it at the entrance, no one will be able to report you again. Even if someone does, our Inspector Bureau will not accept the case." Munin handed the document to Youye and spoke respectfully.
"Mm, this is good." Youye accepted it and nodded in satisfaction.
He was not afraid of customers causing trouble, but he found it annoying when they stirred up problems that affected his ability to attract customers. With certification from these two official dueling organizations, the credibility of his deck-building business would increase considerably, and collecting cards would become faster as well.
"Oh, right. Besides the dueling certification, there is also a deed attached inside. This deed covers every building within two hundred meters of this place. It is a congratulatory gift from our Inspector Bureau and the Duel Association for your official becoming a duelist. Tell me however you want it renovated and furnished, and our Inspector Bureau will handle the renovations." Seeing Youye's satisfied expression, Sheng Ning seemed to recall something and reminded him.
That was what she said, but in truth, it was not because they wanted to congratulate him. Things around Youye would definitely not remain peaceful in the future; there would simply be too much trouble!
A Dark Duelist coming to his door just after he returned home was already an example.
According to information from the Association and the Inspector Bureau, various factions and families would be joining in later. That would undoubtedly cause casualties among the innocent people nearby, and neither the Duel Association nor the Inspector Bureau wanted to see such an outcome.
So they had directly marked out several hundred meters of land for Youye. Unless some Heaven-rank big shot arrived and started a battle between immortals, ordinary conflicts would generally not affect the people nearby.
Why had the Inspector Bureau and the Duel Association learned so quickly that a Dark Duelist had visited? As official organizations, they had eyes everywhere. Wasn't it perfectly normal for them to know?
"No problem." Youye did not know the Inspector Bureau's and Duel Association's little calculations, but he naturally had no reason to refuse an expanded shop with renovations included.
Having built up connections over the past two days, aside from the occasional duelist, future visitors would surely be from families or other factions. Continuing to receive them in this current shop would be somewhat too shabby.
Seeing Youye agree, Sheng Ning slightly turned her head and glanced at the woman behind her before saying, "There is one more matter. Yuanyuan, tell him yourself."
The woman clenched her fists as though making up her mind. She stepped forward and bowed. "Greetings, Senior. This junior is Ouyang Yanyan, an externally hired part-time member of the Inspector Bureau. I wish to ask you to help modify my deck."
Youye narrowed his eyes slightly and did not agree immediately. Whether she was externally hired or not was unimportant. Even if she was merely a part-timer and had not truly joined the Inspector Bureau, he had always been the one taking advantage of others for free. No one could possibly take advantage of him for free.
Seeing that Youye said nothing, Ouyang Yanyan seemed prepared. She spoke again, "I cannot offer the cards you want, but I am willing to use myself as the stake. As long as you help modify my deck, I will serve at your command for the rest of my life without a single complaint."
After saying that, she looked at Youye with a determined expression. Yet unlike her determined face, her eyes were filled with anxiety, as though she feared he would refuse.
She was not wrong. Youye truly was preparing to refuse. Ouyang Yanyan's proposal was quite good; her figure and face completely crushed those so-called internet celebrities and stars from his previous life.
But unfortunately, card players did not take girlfriends unless they absolutely had to!
Seeing that Youye's expression remained as calm as ever, Ouyang Yanyan's face turned deathly pale. She knew that Youye was about to refuse!
Just then, Munin walked to his side and whispered into his ear, "Youye, if her potential is good, you can agree."
"If several Dark Duelists or other duelists forcibly start a duel next time, she can hold back one person or spirit for me, so I will not be so passive. Also, I heard that if a servant signs a Duel Contract, not only will she be one hundred percent loyal to you, there is also a way for her to take your place in a forced duel."
"Lastly, you are the boss. What boss keeps watch over his own shop all the time? Don't you agree?"
Hearing that, Youye was somewhat persuaded. A Duel Contract was a master-servant contract under the Dueling Rules. It could only take effect with the agreement of both parties. Once carried out, unless one could break the supreme Dueling Rules, it could never become invalid.
With the Duel Contract as assurance, not to mention what Munin said about having her hold people back, anyone serving under him would definitely be strong. If someone like a Dark Duelist came again in the future, he could watch his pet—no, his servant—beat the Dark Duelist to death and collect the coins. And she could help watch the shop on ordinary days. He had to admit, it really did sound great!
Besides, many of the cards Tearlaments had not obtained later were Forbidden Cards or Limited Cards. Unless he was as lucky as he had been today, obtaining them easily would be practically impossible. If he had surplus resources, raising a subordinate with decent potential was not impossible.
Thinking of this, Youye looked at Ouyang Yanyan. "Tell me your archetype. If its potential is high enough, I can give you a chance to become my servant, but you must sign a Duel Contract. If you refuse, you may leave."
Though she did not know what Munin had said to Youye, his words immediately eased Ouyang Yanyan's pale expression. If he said that, it meant she still had a chance.
Thus, she looked at Youye nervously and slowly said, "My archetype is Snake-Eye."
Youye: ???
A Snake-Eye archetype, and she wanted to come out and be a slave or servant? Shouldn't she be outside slaughtering everything in sight? This was a powerful future meta deck, one of the creators of FIRE Attribute Year One!
What? Fire King was the true Yu-Gi-Oh!? Was it possible that Fire King's full name was Snake-Eye Fire King, and Fire King's strongest play was Normal Summoning Snake-Eye Ash?
After the Diabellstar Engine appeared, Fire King was practically nowhere to be found.
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