Chapter 109: Draw New Cards!

"Come on, draw cards, draw cards!"

Inside the Fusion Department, Tenjo Hikari and his friends gathered around a table, Serena sitting beside him, curiously leaning in to join the fun.

"The first person to draw a rare card today buys dinner!" Judai raised his hand and laughed heartily, thus deciding it.

"Hahaha, looks like tonight's dinner is definitely on me!" Chui Xue gently brushed her hair back and said confidently, "Don't judge me by appearances—I used to be called the King of the Academy, with the best card-drawing luck in the entire grade!"

"I've heard Ryo say you've never drawn an Egg Bread before," Ming Xiang smiled confidently, "I've drawn three Egg Breads in a row!"

As a school that teaches dueling, the fillings in Duel Academy's breads are randomized, so every day many students hope to draw the "rarest" bread to prove their card-drawing luck.

Both Judai and Wan Wan Zhangmu had done this before.

"What?! Ming Xiang, you're already this strong a duelist?!" Chui Xue was stunned.

Nearby, some classmates who hadn't returned to their dorms began cheering, making the activity room lively.

Tenjo Hikari wasn't very confident in his luck.

After all, this had been proven before.

Before becoming the top student, Tenjo Hikari bought bread every day but never got anything strange or rare—just chestnut breads. Even after that, he occasionally bought bread but never drew a rare one.

He went to Ci Tongye City and bought card packs at the local store; though later Klonos and Marufuji Ryo told him those stores only sold "leftover cards" from the other world with no rare cards, he still felt disappointed.

Even when playing random duels with members of the Activity Department, he rarely drew any particularly flashy combos, and sometimes even lost to other students because of it.

In unserious duels, pure entertainment, his "supernatural" power didn't assist him, and his unlucky trait became obvious.

Precisely because he'd never drawn any rare cards, Tenjo Hikari focused more on alchemy, card creation, and direct purchases.

At least that way, he wouldn't get heartbroken.

Amid the noise, Tenjo Hikari and the others stacked the card packs, carefully pressed their fingers to locate the cards, then pressed down firmly on top of the packs and slowly cut them open with scissors.

Tenjo Hikari opened his pack—first card: Normal Monster, Flame Manipulator.

Tenjo Hikari's lip twitched.

"Sorry, Master," the embarrassed voice of Flame Swordsman echoed in Tenjo Hikari's ear.

"Hahaha, why are you apologizing? His luck has nothing to do with you," Tierra, watching the show, laughed outright upon seeing Tenjo Hikari draw Flame Swordsman as a fusion material, "Besides, since this is your first fusion material, you should feel honored."

Flame Swordsman cleared his throat awkwardly twice.

"Oh, it's Flame Manipulator," San Ze Sanze Dadi said, his first card also a low-star Normal Monster—common in this world—"It's a fusion material for Flame Swordsman. Your luck's not bad, Ah Guang."

As everyone murmured, the first five packs were drawn—25 cards total, mostly Normal Monsters, with only a few green or purple Trap Cards, all useless.

Just as everyone lamented another lackluster draw, Ming Xiang suddenly raised her hand excitedly and shouted, "Yes!"

???

Everyone turned to look at her.

Excited, Ming Xiang didn't notice others' expressions—she closed her eyes, cheered, and raised her hands in celebration. Beside her, her unscrupulous brother immediately raised his camera and snapped two photos.

"Hmm… these two photos could fetch quite a bit from Ming Xiang's fans."

"Brother!" Ming Xiang snapped back to reality, shoved him angrily, then realized everyone was watching her—she blushed half-red, lowered her head, covered her mouth lightly with a clenched fist, stole a glance at the surrounding students, and coughed once, saying, "Um… I drew a very rare card!"

She flipped it over to show all her classmates.

It was a unique blue card—a rare Monster Card: Ritual Monster!

Digitized Angel - Nastymi

Everyone exchanged stunned glances.

The match started—and ended already?

"It's exactly a Digitized Angel card," San Ze said, surprised.

"Amazing! Tian Tian Shangyuan!" Judai cheered, "And the effect looks incredibly strong!"

Indeed it did.

Tenjo Hikari remembered this card's effect.

It combined life recovery, attack suppression, and a "bull" monster—all in one. In this world, its strength was already very high.

Moreover, in this world, duelist like Ming Xiang never considered "hand clogging," so the ritual summoning restriction didn't hinder her much.

"Lucky indeed," Tenjo Hikari sighed.

"Hahaha, see that? That's Tian Tian Shangyuan's card-drawing skill!" Chui Xue had zero self-awareness—seeing her sister draw a rare card, she immediately acted as if she herself were amazing, joking, "I'll treat everyone! I'll treat everyone!"

In this world, treating others after drawing a rare card was never a loss—the value of one rare card could cover countless meals.

But since Ming Xiang had drawn a rare card, everyone no longer needed to hold back—they cheered a few times and continued drawing.

One after another, Judai, Wan Wan Zhangmu, and others with incredible card-drawing luck drew rare cards—even if not immediately usable, they still drew them. Soon, San Ze Sanze Dadi also drew a powerful card and couldn't help but hide it, coughed once, and said he'd use it in a duel against Tenjo Hikari during the exam.

"What's going on?" Tierra's expression of amusement vanished, "No… that's impossible?"

Seeing Tenjo Hikari draw nothing but ordinary cards, Tierra couldn't resist joining in—this newcomer had strong personality traits and had already asked Tenjo Hikari to let her attach herself, using puppet threads to pull his hand and draw several packs.

Result…

Clearly, both her and Tenjo Hikari's luck were terrible.

Now, only one pack remained.

"Hmm, it's not bad—I got two usable fusion materials," Tenjo Hikari didn't mind; as long as he got the "Next-Gen Controller" he originally wanted, even if the rest weren't powerful, they could still serve as fusion materials.

"Master, can I try?" Serena, unable to hold back, raised her hand, hoping Tenjo Hikari would notice her.

"You want to try?" Tenjo Hikari casually handed her the pack.

For a duelist, watching cards be opened right before you but being unable to do anything—surely that's painful.

Especially for someone like Serena, with such a massive card addiction.

Serena had watched for a long time, her heart itching—seeing Tenjo Hikari didn't mind, she cheered, bowed respectfully, extended both hands to receive the pack, then placed it on the table as if it were a sacred relic.

The surrounding classmates couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Thinking about it, Serena had always been locked up, and her cards had always been forced upon her—this was likely her first time drawing cards herself.

Serena carefully cut open the pack and slowly pulled out the card.

First card.

Normal Monster, Tuner Warrior—though still a Normal Monster, at least it was a Tuner; her luck was decent.

Second and third cards were both ordinary—Tenjo Hikari didn't care much, but Serena felt unexpectedly disappointed.

Until—

The last card.

As Serena pulled out the card, a faint glow shimmered across its surface. Tenjo Hikari blinked slightly, stared at the card Serena drew, and jumped up in excitement.

"Incredible, Serena!" Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but praise, "Your card-drawing luck is ten times—or even nine times—mine!

From now on, drawing new cards is your job! This is my only request as your Master!"

"Eh? Ah, yes, yes!" Serena clenched her fist, overwhelmed with excitement.

This was the first time she'd ever heard Tenjo Hikari genuinely call himself "Master!"

Tenjo Hikari's excitement had good reason.

She had drawn—Fusion Seal Creature - Dark!

It was a 【Universal Fusion Material】 card!

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