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“Exchange? Card?”

When Deanna asked, Heath nodded. When Deanna looked at Heath with a wary look, Heath raised his hands. It may have been the intention that he had no intention of causing harm to anyone, but Deanna, who had been harshly dealt with by those hands, moved her legs for no reason and secretly hid her cock.

“Then what is the benefit?”

“I don’t know that yet. Because I don’t know much about Deanna’s card pool. But I’m an elf, so there’s probably a card Deanna can use well too.”

Deanna raised her hand for a moment, pointed a finger at Heath, and asked again. And I asked again the questionable matter.

“What is card pool?”

“Just in case, Deanna, it hasn’t been long since you came to the Palace of Dreams, right?”

Deanna nodded obediently. Heath nodded and continued his story.

“Card pool refers to the types of cards we can have. Cards are based on vitality. Therefore, abilities we cannot possess cannot be acquired through victory. Conversely, if you originally had an ability, you can have it as a card at some point. The range of abilities you can have is usually called the card pool.”

Deanna rubbed her chin after hearing that.

“In other words, this card is a device that limits the power of the intruder. Perhaps the Succubus Queen was created to protect herself from enemies who want to eradicate her.”

“Of course, once you enter the Palace of Dreams, your power is greatly limited. Umm… … ”

Heath heard those words and was in a thinking position as well.

“What’s wrong?”

“No, I just thought about it for a moment. Do you mind if I continue explaining?”

“Do that.”

After seeking revenge from Deanna, Heath put his hand between his breasts. Then Heath’s stack of cards was revealed. Unlike Deanna’s thin card, Heath’s stack of cards was quite thick at first glance. When Heath threw the stack of cards, the stack of cards automatically rose into the air, arranged in a seven-row column.

Heath held up a card among them.

[fortification]

hero level

2 power

During this battle, damage reduction does not disappear when the turn ends.

The card depicted a dwarf smiling behind a brick wall. He’s probably laughing at what he created.

“Like this, you can get useful cards. The defense cards I have often depend on the situation, so even if I get damage reduction, I often take damage. This prevents those cases. It wasn’t originally in my card pool, but I got it through an exchange.”

After finishing speaking, Heath looked at Deanna with a triumphant expression. Deanna searched for something to say, but finally spoke.

“Not like an elf.”

“Isn’t it like an elf?”

Heath asked back as if he was surprised to hear that. Deanna shared her honest feelings.

“Yes, I thought elves usually just pushed their own way in the forest, but something is different about you. Tell me that too.”

“Like an elf, like an elf… … Deanna is a strange person. She keeps reminding me of something.”

“Reminds me?”

Heath shook his head slightly and said.

“You said earlier that the Succubus Queen was trying to protect herself, but I never thought of that until now. Probably because I have no intention of killing that demon. So my purpose is… … Maybe it’s not about killing the Succubus Queen… … ”

Deanna was watching Heath trail off like that. Is it because the image of trying to find something forgotten or lost somehow resembles one’s own image? In addition, Heath was given a trivial explanation. Deanna lowered her head for a moment and smelled Heath.

Deep inside Heath’s hair, there was a smell different from this place. The scent of flowers and trees, different from the swamp where Deanna was born, but a scent that is deeply ingrained and cannot be erased.

“What… … Are you doing it?”

“Hands off from there. I smelled it. In what forest were you born? I can’t erase that smell.”

Heath laughed as if he was surprised to hear that. His face seemed to be slightly red. And then, barely, Heath opened his mouth to speak.

“Thank you.”

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Deanna placed a hip slap in front of Heath without any hesitation. But as soon as Heath saw the card, his face turned red and he shook his head.

“I can’t accept something like this.”

“As expected, it was ugly.”

When Deanna spoke in disappointment, Heath waved his hand and said,

“No! This is one of the few special cards Deanna has, right? Besides, 29 damage with 2 power is very efficient. It would be better for Deanna to have it than for me. I’m fine with attack or defense.”

Although the claims were bizarre, the way he said them seemed like he was telling the truth. I thought it would be better for Deanna to keep thrusting her butt. If it had been Deanna’s strength, she would have stabbed me right away. It was also difficult to refute the content. Let’s just look at the facts, if Hip Slap wasn’t a high damage card just now, the goblin would have evolved and both of them would have been in danger.

“But this is with the butt… … ”

As I was about to continue talking, I saw Heath’s face turn red again. His expression changed to one filled with more desire than before. Even without looking, I could tell where those eyes were heading. Deanna sighed and said.

“Pervert.”

“Oh, no!”

Heath shouted, throwing up his hands.

“They say a strong negative is a strong positive.”

Deanna tried to nudge her once more, but stopped teasing her when Heath raised his hands and lowered his gaze. In any case, it is true that there is a problem in going any further right now.

“Okay… … Put your hands down for now.”

“Please put the hip slap back into the deck.”

Deanna sighed and put the hip slap back in the deck. This time, I rummaged through the deck on Heath’s side.

“Ah, Deanna, have you decided on a deck concept?”

Deanna heard those words and shook her head.

“What is the deck concept?”

“It’s complicated to explain in detail, but to put it simply, this is how Deanna’s deck is handled.”

As Heath explained, Deanna asked back for no reason.

“Is that important?”

“It’s important! I’d like to say that, but… … Since the solution isn’t clear yet, you probably don’t know which concept is good… … ”

Heath said and turned his eyes to his cards and said to himself.

“Hmm… … Without being influenced by the concept… … Good to have one… … ”

Heath looked through the deck and took out a card.

[Dew of Wisdom+]

normal grade

0 power

Draw two cards, discard two cards.

Deanna looked at the dewdrops on the leaves drawn on the card and said.

“This is what elves drink.”

“How about it? It’s a normal grade, but no matter what you do, it’s better than attack or defense.”

“It can’t cause damage.”

As soon as Deanna said that, Heath put his hand to his head. Then he spoke in the most understated way possible.

It reduces the “variable. Deanna said, right? This card was played by the Succubus Queen to protect herself. So, is the card given right away a good card?”

Upon hearing that, Deanna also nodded.

“Attack and defense are the worst cards you have. anyway… … Let’s go back to the card story. Deanna, have you ever experienced this? When you need to finish off an enemy right away, but you don’t have any suitable cards in your hand.”

Certainly, when fighting that plant, there were no cards that dealt damage when trying to deal the final blow. It might be possible to change it with a card that reduces those variables.

Deanna did as she said and gave Heath an attack card and took the card Heath held out.

“Deanna does 8 damage even though it is just an attack. The numbers are high. Usually adventurers are around 5.”

“I am the queen of the dark elves. You don’t believe that?”

“No, that can’t be possible.”

Deanna then turned her attention to the three cards that appeared after killing the goblin.

[phantom pain]

normal grade

1 power

Deals 9 damage to one target. If the target is cut, deals an additional 9 damage.

[Nature’s Shield]

normal grade

1 power

You gain 1 damage reduction for each card in your discard pile.

[Stomping on head]

normal grade

0 power

Can only be used on targets whose estrus is a multiple of 6 or who have taken 70 or more damage this turn. Deals 20 damage.

“Umm… … ”

Damage reduction of 1 per discarded card was too volatile considering Deanna’s deck, which currently had less than 20 cards. When it comes to volatility, it’s better to trample on heads. If estrus is a multiple of 6, then we’re probably talking about the situation that Heath and Deanna faced in this battle.

In such a situation, your head gets trampled… … Certainly, it is a moment that will have a huge psychological impact. Maybe it’s something Deanna would rather do than hip slap. However, Deanna had no way to actively arouse the enemy. You have to use hip slap three times to get only 6 shots. As expected, it’s too unstable.

On the other hand, cutting is an area where Deanna is confident. As amputation is a persistent condition, the conditions are much more lenient than head trampling. Additionally, you can increase your chances of getting it with the card you just obtained from the exchange with Heath.

“My choice is [phantom pain].”

As Deanna said that, the card entered Deanna’s heart.

“Then I guess I should start the adventure again.”

“Can’t we go together?”

When Deanna asked, Heath laughed lightly and said.

“I don’t have a compass, so even if I go with you now, I’ll end up lost again. If you wander here… … You know, it gets pretty lewd, right?”

“I can’t find my way.”

Heath heard that and responded.

“If there were a butterfly, you wouldn’t know it.”