The first faint light of morning slanted through a gap in the curtains and spilled across the desk.
Yūki yawned and slowly sat up beneath the covers.
His dream about "Red Daddy" last night had been so sweet that a faint, sinister curl still lingered at the corner of his mouth when he woke.
He stretched, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and habitually summoned the translucent system interface in his mind.
Today happened to mark the start of a new week.
The three free cards from the system shop's weekly refresh hovered quietly at the very top of the interface, giving off a faint, tempting glow.
Yūki rubbed his hands together, his eyes sparkling with the hope unique to a Duelist opening a mystery box.
Come on, almighty system.
Yūki silently prayed.
I'm not expecting you to drop another rare card like Big Baby. Just give me a Harpie's Feather Duster or a God Card, and I'll reluctantly take it.
As a diehard Duelist in his previous life, he had a love-hate relationship with this weekly freebie mechanic.
Thinking back to the beginning, it was precisely these free weekly Booster Packs that had handed him a supreme treasure capable of suppressing all gods and demons-[Lava Golem]!
That freebie had laid the foundation for the diabolical tactics that let Yūki swagger through Duel Academy unchallenged.
Yet aside from that one moment of godlike luck, these free Booster Packs spent the vast majority of their time faithfully adhering to the basic principles of "garbage sorting."
Every refresh built his expectations to the max, then slapped him mercilessly across the face.
Whoosh-
The faint glow faded, and all three cards flipped over together to reveal their true faces.
Yūki took a closer look, and the corner of his mouth immediately twitched hard twice.
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