Chapter 890: Supercomputer

"Miss, I'm sorry, I—"

Kōguchi clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly from the effort.

You're so useless!

You'd already made up your mind to sacrifice yourself without hesitation, you'd already decided to give everything for Miss. But now—

It's all my fault for being too weak.

Kōguchi punched the ground with a fist, biting his lip hard.

Lei Kesi Goldwin—his intel was clearly outdated. During their previous investigation of the Peacekeeping Bureau, they'd paid him no mind. Who could have imagined this man was so strong!

By combining Sky Sanctuary and the Elemental Spring, he instantly created a massive blood difference. At first, Kōguchi thought this was some kind of tank-and-take-damage tactic, then realized how naive he'd been.

Three Saturns per turn, three consecutive blood-difference explosions—tell me, are you scared?

Who can possibly withstand this?

Qiu was just as stunned as Kōguchi.

Yes, Yōya Qiu hadn't left after all. When Fujiki You Xuan said there was an intruder in the Peacekeeping Bureau, Qiu hesitated, then followed him down here.

Though Qiu hadn't fought or spoken a word, she had watched the duel from afar.

Then she saw Goldwin pull out a deck she'd never seen before, using another set of angel tactics—she couldn't tell if they were clever or sinister—and casually wiped out his opponent.

This once again stirred the doubt that had flickered in her mind more than once before.

How many decks does Lei Kesi Goldwin actually control?

As far as she knew, top duelists typically had only one signature deck and rarely switched; of course, some strong duelists could switch between multiple decks, but three or five were already considered a lot—enough to adapt to different opponents and situations.

Yet she had a gut feeling Goldwin possessed far more than just a few decks.

Perhaps she hadn't even seen his true deck yet. Twice he'd defeated her with different decks. Even when facing the Dark Sealers, or the terrifying Earthbound Immortals that even the Dragon Sealers feared, he'd shown no tension—almost as if he were just playing around.

Even against those terrifying Earthbound Immortals, even in a life-or-death duel against the Dark Sealers, he still fought with such casualness.

Qiu could hardly imagine what kind of strength or confidence it took to remain so effortlessly composed at all times.

"You lost."

Fujiki You Xuan stepped forward.

"Now tell me—what are you doing here? Where's your Miss? Where are you hiding her?"

Based on his experience, Fujiki You Xuan suspected Kōguchi hadn't infiltrated alone. This man was practically glued to his Miss, Shirō—wherever she went, he went too.

So Fujiki You Xuan believed Shirō was nearby. But he didn't sense any other intruders—he'd noticed no signs of anyone else entering. He deduced Shirō was probably still waiting outside.

Perhaps their plan was for Kōguchi to sneak in first, create a distraction or set up something to aid the escape, while Shirō slipped into the Peacekeeping Bureau. Now that Kōguchi was tied up by Fujiki You Xuan, Shirō might still be waiting nearby, not acting yet.

Of course, this was still just speculation—but it was easy to verify.

Kōguchi gritted his teeth: "What are you talking about? Do you think I'd betray—"

Before he finished, his tone abruptly shifted, his mouth speaking against his will: "Miss is waiting at the café across the street. As planned, as soon as I give the signal, she'll act—"

The moment the words left his mouth, Kōguchi clapped his hand over his lips, pupils shrinking in terror.

"W-what did you do to me?!"

Kōguchi instinctively pulled away from Fujiki You Xuan.

At that moment, the loyal giant was shaken to his core—he felt as if the man before him had been born from a demon.

He hadn't wanted to say that!

How could this man force him to reveal secrets he'd sworn to keep?

Kōguchi wanted to shut his eyes, to turn his head away—but those eyes held a strange power, like invisible suction pulling his gaze, making it impossible for him to look away.

"Stop struggling. Look into my eyes."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled lightly.

"You lost the duel. As the price of defeat, you must fulfill my request."

In fact, if my request were your life—or even your soul—I wouldn't care. But don't worry—I don't need those. I just need you to answer a few simple questions. That's all."

Fujiki You Xuan rested his chin on his hand, paused.

"Hmm—where was I? Right. Shirō is waiting for you to create an opening. You want to break into my Peacekeeping Bureau. But why?

Isn't your enemy Emperor Taiyi? This isn't Emperor Taiyi's headquarters or any important base."

Hearing this, Kōguchi was even more stunned.

Shirō's family had been wiped out by Emperor Taiyi. Only because Kōguchi had fought to the death to save her had she survived. For years, they'd traveled everywhere, doing everything to uncover the truth behind Emperor Taiyi and seek revenge.

But they'd never told anyone outside their circle!

The Lùbùláng family no longer existed. Shirō was the last surviving bloodline. The massacre had been suppressed by Emperor Taiyi's influence—no ripple had surfaced. How had this Goldwin found out?

"Don't look so shocked. I'm the Director of the Peacekeeping Bureau. Maintaining this city's order requires constant awareness of all intelligence—that's only natural."

Kōguchi stared, uncertain and wary, saying nothing.

"If you're here just for Emperor Taiyi's intel, you'll be disappointed."

Fujiki You Xuan shook his head.

"There's nothing valuable here. Honestly, if there were, I'd want it too."

It felt like a gang of thieves breaking into his house at midnight, rummaging through everything—Fujiki You Xuan found it amusing.

Forget it. Don't bother. My house is empty—no copper coins to be found even in broad daylight. What do you think you'll find in this pitch darkness?

Kōguchi struggled for a moment longer, as if resisting the urge to speak. But in the end, he couldn't defy the Dark Game's binding rule, and reluctantly spoke: "No, we know the Peacekeeping Bureau likely holds no actual intelligence."

"But the Peacekeeping Bureau houses one of the world's top-tier supercomputers. We only need to use its power."

"Oh?" Fujiki You Xuan asked. "Tell me more. What do you need the computer for?"

Kōguchi sighed: "To analyze a card."

He realized resistance was pointless—he had no right to refuse to speak.

"We suspect… it was this very card that destroyed Miss's family."

(End of Chapter)