My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

"Your deck isn't just filled with these search-type cards, is it?" Tan Song asked.

"Congratulations, you got it right." Shen Sui said with a chuckle.

Tan Song was speechless: "This setup is way too risky. If you can't shuffle the [Dead Line] to the top of my deck in one turn, it's very possible you'll be taken out by the time it's my turn."

"It's an entertainment match, of course, you've got to play with an interesting deck." Shen Sui drew a Spell Card from his hand and said to Tan Song, "Aren't you afraid of fun decks?"

"Hmph! That could never happen." Tan Song began without any hand traps, so he could only watch Shen Sui perform, "I refuse to believe I'll have that bad of luck today..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Alice's Form Transformation triggered the effect of the Golden Ship, searching for a special summon of a Follower, and both decks were shuffled.

After this shuffle, the top card of Tan Song's deck turned out to be [Dead Line].

Seeing this scene, Shen Sui's eyes lit up and he pointed at Tan Song, "Tan Song! Your end has come!"

"Damn! I shouldn't have said that!" Tan Song lamented and slapped his mouth.

"My turn ends."

At this point, Shen Sui still didn't feel secure, so through the effect of [Magic Seeker Alice], after playing a Spell Card, he transformed Alice into [Magic Seeker Alice].

He activated the Magic Seeker's effect to check and confirm Tan Song's hand.

"You said this was supposed to be for fun." Tan Song pouted.

Shen Sui glanced at Tan Song's hand, "You're acting, aren't you?"

There was indeed a Spell Card in Tan Song's hand that could be activated at the start of his own turn—if there were no Followers on his field, it allowed him to search his deck for a Sword Immortal Follower Card and add it to his hand.

If Tan Song really activated this Spell Card at the start of his turn, with the deck shuffling, the top [Dead Line] would most likely get shuffled into another part of the deck.

"You're scheming." Shen Sui said as he discarded the Spell Card in Tan Song's hand.

"Damn!" Tan Song groused, "You dare call me out, what kind of crazy setup is this?"

The audience laughed heartily as they watched Tan Song and Shen Sui's exchange.

Compared to the previous duel between Tan Song and An Hai, this duel was clearly more relaxed, creating a lot of comedic effects in less than fifteen minutes.

After an intense duel, an amusing entertainment round is quite a nice form of enjoyment.

"If only God of Age clicked the wrong button and activated the Golden Ship's search summon effect," someone in the crowd said with malicious glee.

Then Shen Sui on stage exclaimed, "Oops, clicked the wrong button."

The next moment, the Golden Ship emitted a white glow, indicating its effect had been activated.

This meant Shen Sui had to search his deck for a 6-star Follower for a special summon. What was truly deadly was the search shuffle, which would shuffle away the [Dead Line] from the top of Tan Song's deck.

Tan Song's eyes lit up immediately: "Ha ha! Justice comes, Shen Sui."

Shen Sui smiled wryly and winked at Tan Song, "Just kidding."

"Nani?"

Tan Song was so shocked he blurted out in Japanese.

Shen Sui proudly declared: "To prevent any misclicks, I didn't add any 6-star Follower Cards to my deck! So the Golden Ship's effect won't activate!"

"Crap!" Tan Song finally lost his cool, "You!"

"Hahaha! God of Age is in the stratosphere now, that's for sure."

"In just a few minutes, Tan Song's emotions have been a rollercoaster."

Tan Song felt particularly frustrated.

Shen Sui chuckled, feeling immensely satisfied as if he had avenged a great grudge.

Tan Song, that old rascal, is always acting and deceiving people in duels.

If Shen Sui hadn't quickly peeked at Tan Song's hand with the Magic Seeker, he might have really been fooled.

Ending it with a little act of his own felt like sweet revenge.

Shen Sui, who never lets grudges go, avenged himself right there.

"My turn ends."

With that, Shen Sui ended his turn and then gestured at Tan Song, delivering his signature line:

"Come, start your turn!"

Tan Song suddenly smiled confidently.

Seeing Tan Song's smile, Shen Sui froze, wondering if he had another trick up his sleeve.

"A true duelist," Tan Song said to Shen Sui with a big smile, "has to draw with confidence, even in a losing duel!"

Huh?

Before Shen Sui could react, Tan Song shouted, "My turn! Draw!"

The moment the [Dead Line] was drawn, the sign for a special victory popped up.

A cold sweat dripped down Shen Sui's forehead.

Damn, what was I hoping for?

"Ahem." Tan Song said as he swayed and sat on the ground, speaking meaningfully to Shen Sui, "This is the outcome of dragging to the deadline, young man."

What are you even acting out?

Shen Sui looked at the overly dramatic Tan Song, feeling second-hand embarrassment.

"Go, Dad! Dad's awesome!"

In the audience, a cute girl jumped up and down, waving to Tan Song.

Tan Song grinned and gave a thumbs-up to his daughter.

"..."

Even though I technically won, why does it feel like that guy is acting more like the winner here?

"Cute, isn't she?" Tan Song couldn't help but boast to Shen Sui, "That's my daughter."

Shen Sui's mouth twitched.

My Alice is cuter than your daughter a thousand times over!

"There's no point in talking more!" Shen Sui glared at Tan Song and directly lit up the Dueling Device, "Let's start the second duel!"

"You're really eager, aren't you?" Tan Song slowly stood up, shedding his goofy demeanor and getting serious, "This time, I won't lose to you."

"Duel start!"