Chapter 777: Labor Reform
Chapter 777: Labor Reform
"Broken."
"It's really broken."
Doll Spirit Alice, with her legs crossed, sat on the ground like a duck, staring blankly at the cards scattered around her, unable to snap out of her daze for a while.
Her deck was scattered everywhere, and since she was using a Doll Part Deck, it was even more chaotic. There were doll arms here, doll legs there, and even a few doll heads scattered in between. The scene made it seem as if she had been torn apart by her opponent.
"This is too much, it's truly too much," Alice complained in her heart.
In truth, she had come today with the mission of "plunging her opponent into the depths of despair," intending to make a powerful duelist lose their faith in dueling and even give up playing cards altogether.
But now it seemed that it was she, the spirit, who was about to give up card games.
Alice rubbed her eyes, looking small and pitiful, as if she had been punched, and slumped on the ground, on the verge of tears.
Summoning something as difficult as the Doll Chimera required Alice herself plus four Doll Parts to accomplish. It was impressive that she had managed to do it in one turn, and instead of receiving praise, her opponent had played five consecutive high-powered cards, completely destroying her.
At that moment, Alice felt that she had used all her abilities to summon this powerful monster, and she seemed a bit dazed.
Then, when her opponent casually played a card with an attack power of over eight thousand, summoning an Alchemy Monster, Alice was certain.
She wasn't just a bit dazed.
She was genuinely a bit dazed.
Indeed, dueling was the worst!
Was this the legendary Duelist's Despair Nation, the abyss where one never wanted to play cards again?
She had experienced it firsthand.
"Your deck is quite interesting," You Xuan said with a smile.
"You played well. Such a difficult-to-summon Doll Chimera, at the very least, was summoned by you, and that's pretty impressive."
Alice lifted her head, her eyes red as she looked at him.
She herself thought it was impressive, but his words somehow felt like mockery.
"Keep it up, and come again next time," You Xuan smiled. "You're always welcome to send me to Despair Nation again."
Upon hearing this, Alice's body instinctively trembled, and she hugged her skirt, retreating backward.
No more, no more, never again.
I've already been there.
"I'm sorry!"
Alice knelt on the ground.
You Xuan was taken aback.
"What?"
He couldn't process what she meant. Was she apologizing for something? Was she apologizing for not being able to entertain him enough with just this level of play?
"I've remembered now!" Alice apologized, lowering her head. "I shouldn't have been like this."
"I'm supposed to be a Guardian Spirit, existing to guard the hearts of duelists. I should be bringing happiness to everyone, ensuring that everyone can enjoy dueling."
"But I was so unsteady, allowing myself to be tainted by darkness and giving birth to such sinister evil thoughts."
"But now I understand."
Alice knelt on the ground, filled with regret.
"You wanted to make me realize through dueling how painful it is to have one's heart for dueling stripped away, to be deprived of the hope of dueling?"
"I shouldn't have harbored resentment, and I shouldn't have wanted to inflict this pain on others. Now I've completely awakened, and I've remembered my true identity. So..."
She bowed her head even lower.
You Xuan was at a loss for words.
Huh?
This is also possible?
In the original work, Alice did indeed remember her identity and her duty as a guardian during the final duel. But that was because she was inspired by Jushiro's passion for dueling, awakened by his unique and powerful influence as the typical hot-blooded male protagonist.
However, it never occurred to You Xuan that a beating could also serve as a wake-up call.
You Xuan rested his chin in thought.
Could it be that his own skills have been improving day by day, and with his exceptional dueling prowess, even without consciously exerting his power, a casual duel already has such an impact?
"Well, there's no need to feel guilty," You Xuan said, "After all, it's not right for a card-tearing Duelist to do that. It's only right to punish them."
"But to blame others and try to harm innocent people who have nothing to do with this matter is wrong."
Alice didn't dare to speak.
"Well, since you've already come to your senses, that's good. But it's also dangerous to just let you go back, after all, there's no guarantee that you won't come out again to hunt for other prey next time."
Alice looked up pitifully, her big eyes fixed on him.
"Then what should I do?"
You Xuan fell into deep thought.
The next morning.
"Sorry for the intrusion,"
Jushiro, who had just entered You Xuan's dorm, was taken aback, wondering if he had entered the wrong dorm.
Because as soon as he entered, he saw a petite girl dressed in a maid outfit, as cute as a doll, standing on tiptoe at the windowsill, wiping the windows with all her might.
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"Huh?" Jushiro was puzzled, "You are..."
Seeing someone enter, Alice, who was working hard, quickly put down her work and bowed to him.
"Hello. I'm La-Alice, the maid of You Xuan-sama. Nice to meet you."
"Maid?" Jushiro found it even stranger, "Are there maids in the academy?"
"Normally, there aren't any," Alice explained seriously, "But You Xuan-sama said that I'm currently under sentence. This is called labor reform."
"Labor Reform."
You Xuan reminded from inside the room.
"Yes, that's it."
Alice's face was taut, and her expression was very solemn as she stood on the windowsill, wiping the window in front of her with great seriousness.
Jushiro: "?"
He furrowed his brows, "Wait, I feel like I've seen this girl somewhere before."
"She's a doll from Domo-San's store," You Xuan said, "Originally a guardian of Duelists, but she was tainted by the darkness and became a dangerous spirit.
After dueling me, she seemed to have returned to normal, but currently, we can't completely rule out the risk, so she's still under observation."
"I see." Jushiro nodded.
It's understandable, with such an evil influence, even that should have been restored to normal.
The two sat down to talk. Soon, Alice came in with a silver tray.
"I made these small snacks and tea myself," she said, setting the tray down gently, "Please enjoy."
After speaking, she returned to continue her work.
Jushiro took a bite and his eyes lit up immediately.
"Oh, this is delicious!" Jushiro showed a satisfied expression, "It would be great if the Red Dorm had a doll like this too."
"Forget that, how are you doing?"
You Xuan got straight to the point.
"Situation? What situation?" Jushiro tilted his head.
"The Tyrant, he's currently inside you, right?" You Xuan looked him over, "Do you feel anything wrong?"
(End of Chapter)
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