Tag Team, Depressing Duo!

After You Wushuang finished organizing her deck outside, she saw she had some free time, perfect for catching up on the Collegiate League.

She grabbed some chips and a soda from the fridge and used her toes to press the remote on the table.

She called out to You Chen's room, "Want to watch the Collegiate League? The replay's about to start."

Receiving no response, You Wushuang couldn't be bothered to press him.

Hmph! So unmotivated.

Just you wait. Once I learn a few combos from the Collegiate League, I'm going to wipe the floor with you!

╭(╯^╰)╮!

You Wushuang munched on her chips, then chugged a few more gulps of soda.

At that moment, the screen showed You Chen's duel with Liu Wenhui.

Seeing this, You Wushuang's movements seemed to freeze, her eyes widening.

Pfft—

She spewed out all the soda.

"What the heck? Am I seeing things?"

"That jerk! He actually entered the Collegiate League?"

"Where did he get the qualifications to duel?"

"And that Liu Wenhui, she's a duelist I looked into before, a talented student from High School Five."

But how could he...

You Wushuang was utterly shocked. Her brother felt increasingly unfamiliar. When had he gotten so strong?

No wonder he'd been telling her to watch the Collegiate League from the start. So that was the reason.

She remembered how, just a moment ago, she'd been lecturing him like an idiot, spouting a bunch of grand principles.

Especially that line, "Otherwise, why are others in the Collegiate League and not you?"

Seeing this scene now, it truly felt like a slap to the face, stinging.

"Damn it!" You Wushuang exclaimed.

"I'm going to become a master duelist too!"

The next day's Collegiate League arrived as scheduled.

After yesterday's elimination rounds, the top eight had been decided.

When You Chen arrived, he already saw the list of the top eight.

High School Nine had six of its participants eliminated early on.

Before the start of the second half of the competition, almost everyone thought it would be difficult for any students from High School Nine to make it into the top eight.

But after yesterday, two students from High School Nine had surprisingly still advanced to the top eight.

Naturally, they were Mu Qingyu and You Chen.

From First High School, the qualifiers were:

Chen Mo, Xia Sheng, Wu Zhifeng, Lin Yingying.

From High School Five, the qualifiers were:

Han Feng, Chen Ze.

Thus, First High School had four spots in the top eight.

However, today was the doubles competition.

The individual top eight matches were scheduled for tomorrow.

Upon arriving at the waiting room, Hua Ningning had already been waiting for a long time.

"You're finally here."

"Our duel is the third match, against Lin Yingying and Huang Tianhai from First High School."

"Do we need to change our decks?"

"I'm worried they'll target us."

Hua Ningning didn't have much experience with doubles, not to mention that since this was her first time playing with the Underworld Deck, it was impossible for her not to be nervous. After all, she was about to bring smiles to others for the first time.

"No need, I already have a deck that will work perfectly with yours."

When You Chen came over this morning, he had already found some cards in the general store. Combined with his previous cards, he could assemble a new deck focused on draining life points.

After all, many cards in the Underworld Deck were interchangeable.

"Alright. The host just asked us what kind of combination we are."

"We'll need to tell him first, then we can introduce ourselves," Hua Ningning said, making You Chen frown like an old man on the subway.

Seriously? It's just a competition. Why do we need a team name? Do you think we're debuting?

Still, the school's operations were always so bewildering. He was used to it by now.

"Whatever," You Chen said.

"Then let's call ourselves the Lightning Duo," Hua Ningning suggested.

"Please don't be cringey, thank you," You Chen replied.

"Then you come up with something," Hua Ningning challenged.

"How about the Healing Duo?" You Chen offered.

"The Depressing Duo? Yes, yes!" Hua Ningning's eyes lit up.

You Chen: "…"

He suddenly realized that Hua Ningning was truly suited for an Underworld Deck. She could even mishear "Healing" as "Depressing." There was no doubt she was the best candidate for an Underworld Deck, which explained her interest in them.

Time quickly passed.

Finally, it was time for the third match, and their duo was up.

The host looked at their team name, cleared his throat, and forced himself to say, "Let's welcome the Depressing Duo!!"

The words fell, causing an uproar.

"Oh wow, they're not even hiding it anymore?"

"This name is so… Underworld. I love it, I love it."

"They're not going to use an Underworld strategy for the duo match too, are they?"

"Probably not. They'd be targeted."

Amidst the discussions around them, You Chen and Hua Ningning walked onto the stage.

Opposite them were two top students from First High School.

The boy was, well, a boy.

The girl was a flat-chested girl with braided pigtails.

You Chen had almost thought all top students were beautiful.

This proved that assumption was incorrect.

"You Chen, your skill is decent, and your deck-building ideas are bold, but this is as far as you go."

Huang Tianhai's confident words clearly showed he came prepared.

Lin Yingying and Huang Tianhai exchanged a look, a smile appearing on their faces.

Huh?

You Chen looked at them, feeling something was off. Were they really targeting him?

Or did they have something going on?

"No more talk, let the duel begin!!"

You Chen had already activated his Duel Disk.

Hua Ningning activated hers at the same time.

A coin fell from the sky.

"Heads, we go first! Hua Ningning, you start!"

You Chen willingly let Hua Ningning go first, so he could observe their opponents' strategies more closely.

This order of play was crucial.

"Alright!"

Hua Ningning drew a card from the top of her deck with two fingers.

"I'll Normal Summon Blast Sphere from my hand in Attack Position!"

Hua Ningning cried out, pressing down a card.

The next moment, in the Monster Zone in front of her, appeared a short, reddish-skinned creature resembling a goblin. It held two bombs, one in each hand, had red crosses on its forehead, and a lewd smile. Several more bombs hung from its waist.

Its flamboyant smile suggested it was ready to explode at any moment.

Its green vest was already fluttering.

You Chen clapped when he saw this, saying cheerfully, "Excellent, excellent. You summon yourself from the start. This makes it even harder for them."

"??????" Hua Ningning.

Wait, you're messing with your own teammate's mindset too, aren't you?

This is me, damn it, this is you!

Huang Tianhai and Lin Yingying, who were across from them, also found it hilarious.

Aside from everything else, You Chen was truly a master at messing with people's minds. With just a few words, he made it seem like the Underworld Deck had a buff.

Blast Sphere

FIRE/Level 3/Fiend-Type

ATK: 1000/DEF: 300

Seeing this.

However, Lin Yingying's expression gradually froze as she realized something was off. Could it be that Hua Ningning is also using an Underworld Deck?

Are they forming a pair now?

"Then I'll set three cards! End turn." Hua Ningning had completed her task and quickly ended her turn.

"Then it's my turn, draw!"

Huang Tianhai quickly drew a card, then revealed a meaningful smile.

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