Why Haven't I Beaten You into Extinction Yet?

"Could he really be a scammer, Sister Sheng? But he's Platinum Rank in Master Duel—that's an Earth-level Duelist. As a Duel Master, would he really need to cheat people out of a mere million?"

Bai Yun'er first nodded, confirming that Youye had indeed introduced obscure Archetypes for deckbuilding. Then she looked at Youye, her eyes filled with confusion.

Youye remained calm. Had he scammed anyone? No!

A few people really had bought decklists from him before. For fifty to a hundred thousand, he had given them fairly standard deck builds from his previous life. Honestly, in this world, hiring an Earth-level Duelist to build you a deck would cost at least a million. The decks he sold could easily crush this world's so-called Earth-level Duelists. He had been plenty fair, hadn't he?

In the end, they had failed to collect all the cards themselves and refused to buy the instructions for using the decks, yet they came to his shop and accused him of scamming them. He had simply thrown those troublesome customers out.

"A Duel Master under the supervision of the Dueling Rules naturally wouldn't deceive anyone—provided he's an Earth-level Duelist. In Master Duel, it's possible to copy someone else's decklist and operational ideas, climb to a high rank, and make people think you're an expert. That's exactly what this man did!"

Sheng Ning began explaining things to Bai Yun'er. Then she stared at Youye and slowly spoke.

"Youye enrolled in Hangcheng Duel Academy five years ago. His theoretical scores were indisputably first."

At this point, her eyes filled with regret. After a brief pause, she continued, "But because of his Archetype, he never had a deck until graduation. He was even granted special permission to graduate."

"According to records from the Hangcheng Duel Association, Youye still isn't even a Yellow-level Duelist. And you call someone like that an Earth-level Duel Master?"

"Huh? You can do that?"

Bai Yun'er was dumbfounded.

Although she came from a prominent family, ever since getting into dueling this past year, she had been focused on refining her deck and finding ways to become stronger. She had never known Master Duel offered such a shortcut.

"Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

After nodding to Bai Yun'er in confirmation, Sheng Ning turned her gaze back to Youye.

Youye merely smiled and answered calmly.

"First, I never claimed to be an Earth-level Duelist. This young lady just assumed I was."

"And it's true that I don't have a deck. Yes, just as you said, I'm not even a Yellow-level Duelist."

At that, Sheng Ning reached behind her back, ready to take out the Silver Handcuffs and invite Youye to spend some time in prison.

The expression in Bai Yun'er's eyes and on her cute face changed from surprise to disappointment as she looked at Youye.

Then, with an odd expression on his face, Youye spoke in a supremely confident voice.

"But you said I copied someone else's decklist to reach this rank? I'd like to ask: are they worthy of being copied by me? Who is worth copying? Go on, tell me."

"They bought the decklist but didn't even collect all the cards, and they weren't even willing to buy the most basic Combo Route. That's because they're bad. If they're bad, they should practice more and study more. What does that have to do with me? Is a student supposed to blame the teacher for not teaching properly because they didn't pay the full tutoring fee? What kind of logic is that?"

"Oh? So you're saying your decklist is one of a kind? That the deck you used to climb the Master Duel ladder was built by you?"

Sheng Ning looked at Youye and asked with a strange smile on her face.

Someone without a single deck independently building a deck capable of reaching Platinum Rank in Master Duel had never happened in dueling history. Naturally, she did not believe Youye, even if his theoretical knowledge had been the best among students in his day.

"Yes!"

Youye nodded with absolute confidence.

Unless this world had another transmigrator like him, it was impossible for anyone here to have a deck build similar to his.

Sheng Ning was not surprised in the slightest that Youye refused to admit it. She had seen Duelists like him before, and this was not the first time she had dealt with one.

They copied the decklists of Earth-level or even Heaven-level Duelists, made a few simple changes, and climbed to the Gold and Platinum Ranks in Master Duel, thinking they were powerful. In truth, they had no idea that they were only strong on paper. Give them a trash deck they had built themselves, and they would shatter at the first touch!

"Then, on behalf of the Inspector Bureau, I'll give you a chance. You don't have a deck, so I won't make things difficult for you. Use the deck you recommended to this young lady in Master Duel and beat me. No—you only need to demonstrate the strength that this deck should possess. Then I'll believe in your abilities, report it to the Inspector Bureau, and acknowledge that you are qualified to teach others."

"If you don't have that level of skill..."

As she spoke, Sheng Ning pulled out a pair of Silver Handcuffs. She did not finish her sentence, but the outcome was obvious.

"That's easy! Come on. If you duel me, this young lady will believe in my Tenyi Swordsoul too!"

Youye glanced at the Silver Handcuffs and stopped paying them any mind. Without the slightest hesitation, he accepted the duel. More importantly, there was no reason for him to refuse.

Having someone from the Duel Inspectorate acknowledge his strength would make things much more convenient when dealing with customers in the future. It would be highly beneficial for collecting all the cards for Tearlaments.

Then, not to mention Ishizu Tearlaments—once he collected all the cards for Wheelchair Tearlaments, who in this world could stand against him? A King Level Duelist?

Give him a break! King Level Duelists in this world were indeed powerful, and their lifespans of thousands of years were astonishing. But no matter how incredible their level of life was, the Dueling Rules were still the same. Nothing had changed!

If they encountered him, they would still lose!

"Tenyi Swordsoul? Swordsoul... young lady, are you Bai Yun'er of the Hangcheng Bai Family?"

Upon hearing Youye name the deck, Sheng Ning frowned and muttered to herself. There was no need to mention the Tenyi Archetype at the front, but where had she heard the latter half before? After thinking for quite a while, she finally remembered. She looked at Bai Yun'er in surprise.

"Mhm."

Bai Yun'er lowered her head, blushing in embarrassment.

She had come out to clear her head and had luckily found a shop that could provide deck builds. She had been ready to pay when an official fraud inspector showed up and said that the man before her was selling fakes. That was not even the important part. The important part was that the person exposing the fraud happened to know her. It was unbearably embarrassing!

Sheng Ning was somewhat speechless as well. The Bai Family was Hangcheng's foremost family. Their inherited Blue-Eyes Archetype had produced numerous dueling experts and masters, and rumor had it that their Heaven-level ancestor was still alive. Bai Yun'er's Swordsoul Archetype might have appeared for the first time, but did someone born into such a family really need to seek help from some unknown little shop?

Speechless though she was, Bai Yun'er was a member of the Bai Family. Whatever the issue was, it was not Sheng Ning's place to say anything. So she turned to Youye and asked seriously, "Are you sure you want to use Tenyi Swordsoul? Let me warn you in advance: I'm a Profound-level Duelist, and I use a deck built around the Ancient Gear Archetype issued by the Inspector Bureau. With this deck, I've defeated Duelists at Diamond Rank!"

"Of course! Swordsoul is an Archetype appearing for the first time. If I defeat you with Tenyi Swordsoul, won't that prove both my strength and that my deck build is unique?"

Youye revealed a confident smile. He showed not the slightest timidity despite Swordsoul being an Archetype that had appeared for the first time.

"If you can do it!"

Sheng Ning gave Youye a long look. Tenyi was a famously weak Archetype centered around Links and Normal Monsters. Swordsoul was an Archetype appearing for the first time, entirely unknown and still awaiting development. If it were only the former, one could say that some expert had idly researched it. But combining it with the latter was absolutely unprecedented!

She sat down at a computer opposite Youye and logged into Master Duel.

"Little Bai, come over. I'll let you watch Tenyi Swordsoul's Combo Route for free this time. Afterward, I'll charge separately. And Inspector Sheng, the duel room is called 'Why Haven't I Beaten You into Extinction Yet?' Join it, and we'll begin."

Feeling that Sheng Ning should have logged in by now, Youye, who had already created the duel room, showed no pressure whatsoever as he greeted the two women.

Seeing Youye act so confident, Bai Yun'er approached him with suspicion and curiosity written all over her face. If Sheng Ning had not been beside her, she might have thought Youye was some great dueling expert.

When Sheng Ning heard the first half, she too became curious. Why was Youye so confident? Was it because of this weak Tenyi Swordsoul deck? How could he be so composed when facing someone who had once defeated a Diamond Rank Duelist?

But when he stated the room name, she was so angry that she laughed! What did that mean? Was he implying that he would beat her into extinction???

Just as she entered the room, ready to teach Youye a lesson, she was stunned by the room settings!

"Wait, your room doesn't have a fixed deck order? Even who goes first is randomly decided by the Dueling Rules?"