Had she still not seen the situation clearly?
Did she not know that she was the fish on the chopping block now, at our mercy?
This was far too strange.
"Are you seriously still convinced you're right?!" someone could not help but shout angrily.
"If I'm not right, then am I wrong?" Crimson Lotus shot the person a disdainful glance. "Mediocrities like you—most of you do not even qualify to become Professional Duelists. Even if you somehow managed to set foot on that path, your lack of strength would get you crushed to pieces by other Professional Duelists, leaving you to slink away in despair."
"Instead of clinging to those empty, unrealistic dreams, why not hand your decks over to me? Let me bring out their true value. Let me fulfill your dreams for you. Wouldn't that be better?" Crimson Lotus covered her mouth and chuckled.
"As for the Crimson Lotus Society? It was nothing more than a tool for making money." Crimson Lotus said flatly, "One person's energy is limited. I could not go around taking everyone's decks at once, so I founded the Crimson Lotus Society and had them help me seize your decks. Meanwhile, I could sit back and collect your cards without doing anything."
As Crimson Lotus spoke, she extended her slender fingers, pointing at the students below the stage before pointing at the Crimson Lotus Society members behind her. "Do you understand now? You and them are nothing more than stepping stones on my path to becoming the Duel King."
"A Dark Duelist..."
Someone below the stage could not help but shout.
"She's an outright Dark Duelist!"
"Someone like her deserves no sympathy at all!"
"Get out! Get out of Duelist Academy!"
"Curse me all you want." Crimson Lotus said indifferently.
"No matter how much