Before O'Glan, on the display stage, there were none of the strange Magic Items she had imagined. Instead, she saw two young people in mage robes standing there, each wearing a strange metal box on their arm that seemed to contain dozens of cards.
Several bizarre monsters stood before them.
"What... is this?"
O'Glan stared at the scene in stunned disbelief. Before she could react, the taller mage swept a hand forward. With his gesture, a Knight clad in black armor and wielding a scimitar leaped forward and charged at the shorter mage. The black Knight raised its scimitar high, then slashed down at the small monster before the shorter mage. With a light smack, the frail-looking monster shattered and vanished into the air.
At the same time, O'Glan saw the number "2000" beside the shorter mage begin to spin rapidly before instantly dropping to "1200."
"What is this?"
"These are duel cards, miss."
Hearing O'Glan's question, one of the mages beside her immediately began explaining excitedly.
"This is the latest game to become popular around here. Simply put, everyone builds their own deck, then uses the magic, trap, and monster cards within it to battle and win!"
"I see..."
The rules themselves were not particularly complicated, and O'Glan immediately understood after hearing the explanation.
"So they're dueling?"
"That's right. This is a top sixteen match in the Duel City tournament organized by Heavenly Dao Palace. If either side's LP reaches zero, they lose!"
"Then that person is doomed to lose."
With that, O'Glan looked back at the stage. The tall mage still had 8000 LP, while the shorter mage had only 1200 left. She could also see the attack and defense values displayed above the summoned monsters.
Just then, the tall young mage suddenly shouted.
"It's my turn, draw!"