A Specific Mission Is Best for Alice

"Damn it, meow~!"

Shen Sui sat in a café, watching the crowds passing back and forth outside.

Tang Lili slumped limply across the table from him.

She had already changed out of her gorgeous performance outfit. Even in casual clothes, though, her qualities as a superstar idol were still obvious.

Shen Sui could not help recalling when he had first met Tang Lili a year ago.

He had to admit that time truly was a miraculous weapon.

Some people remained exactly the same, even after a thousand years.

Others could undergo earth-shaking changes in just a single year.

"Isn't it just that you didn't win? Maybe you'll win next time." Shen Sui smiled as he looked at Alice ordering coffee at the counter some distance away.

"I can't win." Tang Lili said. "Her deck has improved way too fast. There's no way I can catch up."

"A duel isn't decided purely by deck strength." Shen Sui said with a smile. "There's still luck, isn't there?"

"Mm..." Shen Sui paused, then added with a joking smile, "Well, in that case, you really can't catch up to Alice."

Tang Lili shot Shen Sui an irritated glare.

"Come to think of it, your Tier Nine Tier-up Tournament starts in a few days, right?" Tang Lili decided not to dwell on winning or losing and changed the subject.

Shen Sui was somewhat surprised. "You even know about that?"

"Obviously! The posters are already out." Tang Lili rolled her eyes. "The Exploration Bureau put a huge amount of effort into promoting you. It'd be hard not to know."

Shen Sui smiled. "That's right. It starts in a few days. The Tier-up Tournament... I'm actually a little excited."

Tang Lili glanced at Shen Sui and sighed. "We agreed we'd meet on the battlefield, but we only