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Magazines were still unfamiliar to people in this world.

The advantage of being able to see various works in one volume was intuitive, but then the question arose as to what would happen when the work was completed.

A new work is now appearing that will make this perfectly clear.

“I thought the series would be reduced to five when Baekgyeong ended, but it turns out that new series are being serialized.”

As always, on the day of Manapia’s release, people were seen crowding around those who had purchased the magazine first and reading it together.

And the first thing they published was none other than .

As the boy’s adventure to find his father finally reached its long-awaited conclusion, people were looking for and reading the parts that included first.

“No! Look at this. Only the very first page of the background has color.”

To celebrate its completion, the magazine, which was originally published only in black and white, was specially published with color pages, making it immediately stand out.

“I want to cut this out and keep it.”

“That’s right. Black and white is cool enough, but the blue sea and white whales are painted in color, making it magnificent.”

“Hey! There’s something at the end of the magazine!”

When people are amazed by the color pages they see for the first time and are wondering if they should cut out this part even if it means damaging the magazine.

Someone found the very last page of the magazine and shouted.

“Special illustration!!!”

“The part that was colored earlier has been enlarged so that it looks like a postcard!”

“Damn!!! Yuren top! You guys are giving this stuff away for free!”

People started cheering when they saw the special illustrations added in postcard format, as if they had accurately predicted the hearts of the people who were going through the cold by looking at the color pages.

Of course, the staff at the top who were watching this scene could only smile happily.

‘They raised the price of the magazine quietly, but it was sold cheaply with just one illustration.’

In fact, as the magazine’s popularity began to pick up, Yuren quietly raised the price by about 10%.

The staff were secretly proud that they had made the right move to turn people’s attention to the color pages and special illustrations before complaints about this started to erupt.

If they failed to divert attention, they would be the ones who would have to face complaints on the spot.

“By the way, is this the new King of Cards by Rupert?”

“Hurry up and hand it over!”

“What kind of cartoon is this… .”

In fact, it was impossible to predict the new work of author Rupert.

Even when it comes to fairy tales, they would suddenly publish tragic or adventure stories that girls would like.

From adventure dramas like to gritty action comics like .

It was difficult to guess the genre at all.

However, since the title of this new work, , includes cards in it, I guessed that it would be a story related to cards.

『“The showdown begins now.”

The expression on Yugi’s face, who had clearly been an innocent country boy even in the morning, had become sharper than ever.

“Hahaha! Are you still going to ask for the card back?”

But Kaito didn’t care about such organic changes.

“Look! Now this white-eyed blue dragon is mine!”

Kaito secretly stole the White-Eyes Azure Dragon card that Yugi had received from his grandfather.

Kaito was showing off the card in front of Yugi.

The legendary White-Eyed Azure Dragon, a card of which only four exist in the world.

“Kaito, you believe you can control the cards.”

“Of course! Cards are the ones that rule! Don’t you know that?”

Kaito was no longer afraid of dueling.

Even if a monster like Yugi has a rare card like the Blue Dragon with White Eyes, it’s like pearls on a pig’s neck.

Kaito believed that only he could control this card.

“Then I will tell you the true form of the duelist!”

The duel began with Yugi’s cry.

“Card game?”

“It’s not a game, it’s a duel?”

“Oh, by the way, look at those cards. They’re completely different from the existing cards.”

In this world, there were cards similar to the trump cards of Earth.

And since games like poker existed based on those cards, card games were not unfamiliar.

The new card game called Duel that just appeared in was something that people in this world had never seen before.

“A card modeled after a stone tablet containing the ancient empire’s sealed monsters.”

“It’s not just monsters! There are also magic and trap cards!”

“More than that, that white-eyed blue dragon card is really cool, even though it’s just a drawing.”

Rupert knew better than anyone that in order for people to easily accept a new type of card game, the setup had to be simple and it had to be well presented in a cartoon.

That’s why I cut out all the miscellaneous side branches and focused the early part of the story solely on the card game.

This was as expected, and first-time readers were easily able to accept the world of .

People who are already very interested in the card game in , namely Duel.

They quickly became addicted to the card game in .

****

Two months later.

『“I believe in the power of my colleagues!”

Yugi looked at his friends cheering him on and took out a card from his deck.

“Hahaha, no matter which card you draw, you die, Yugi! Now that the seal is broken, I’ll finish you off with the three white-eyed blue dragons! ”

After the start of the duel, Yugi was pushed back by Kaito’s White-Eyes Azure Dragon card, but he barely managed to avoid defeat by skillfully utilizing magic cards and trap cards.

But Yugi still had a secret weapon left.

“We’re finally here. Kaito, do you know about this card?”

Yugi, who checked the last card he pulled out in a desperate situation, asked Kaito with a strange smile.

“That… That’s it!”

Kaito’s expression began to distort as if in disbelief as he checked the card that Yugi had taken out last.

“The guardian deity of the ancient empire and the illusive demon that destroys everything, descend here now!”』

The fantasy machine of Yugi finally appears on the duel table.

Even though it was a painting, the figure revealed with chains on both arms and both legs felt overwhelmingly majestic.

And when the scene unfolded where the ultimate enemy, the white-eyed Azure Dragon, was destroyed with a single punch, the readers of the comic could only exclaim in admiration.

The biggest difference between Rupert and other cartoonists is his descriptive and expressive power.

The directing and drawing skills that make even an ordinary scene look like a masterpiece, combined with the parts that can be highlighted in the work, made it so that just reading it made my palms sweat.

People were crazy about Rupert’s paintings, which he had already been able to fully display in detail the kind of drawings he had been unable to attempt due to physical limitations.

“This is it!!!”

“I was watching anxiously, wondering how I could win. I never thought I’d be able to summon the phantom demon!”

“How refreshing! That vile Kaito guy’s expression is distorted!”

, which has been gradually gaining popularity since the series began, finally reaches the part where it has its long-awaited showdown with its first arch-rival, Kaito.

Readers have long been immersed in the world of cards.

The scene where the main character, Yugi, is in danger of defeat, but uses various cards appropriately rather than strong cards to deal with his opponent, Kaito, gave readers a sense of catharsis.

Moreover, for readers who were wondering how they could defeat the strongest card summoned by Kaito, the ‘Ultimate White-Eyes Azure Dragon’, the appearance of the new card, the ‘Fantasy Machine God’, perfectly satisfied those expectations.

“The card looks cool, but the summoned form is truly spectacular!”

“The ultimate white-eyed blue dragon that Kaito summoned at the end was also cool.”

“Still, it can’t be compared to the fantasy demon summoned by Yugi.”

The scene where the drawn card is placed on the table and revealed is perfectly expressed through Rupert’s excellent drawing skills.

Because of this, people felt as if they were dueling with the cards themselves, which made them even more immersed in the work.

“I really want the cards from this comic… .”

And those who read the intense duel between the protagonist and Kaito naturally came to want to play that card game themselves.

Just as the number of people who have read and become familiar with alchemy has increased.

It seems like the number of children who join fencing schools has increased significantly after reading .

There was a kind of desire that stimulated people in comics, and now people continue to want to play the card games that appear in these comics.

“Will this come out as goods too?”

“It’ll definitely come out! Or maybe the main character’s puzzle necklace will come out.”

“Both will come out! I have to buy the white-eyed blue dragon no matter how much it costs!”

Now, these are people who have adapted to the commercialization of comic goods.

Because whenever readers of the book thought they really wanted to own it, it would magically appear in the Somerset Goods store.

It was possible to predict that the cards and other unique items that appeared in this would be released soon.

“Haa… That’s true, but I can’t help but want it right now.”

“Should I draw something like this?”

But it was clear that it would take some time, so there was even talk of drawing the cards myself to control my boiling desire for duels right now.

“It’s here!!!”

Someone’s shout echoed through the streets.

“What the heck is going on?”

“The King of Cards card has appeared as a new item in the Somerset Goods Shop!!!”

“What?! Already!!!!”

People’s attention was drawn to the news that merchandise was already on sale at the Somerset Goods store.

“What are you doing! I have to go buy it right now.”

“Wait! White-eyed blue dragon, you are mine!!!”

“If I buy a card, I have to duel right away!”

A lot of people were excited to run straight to the Somerset Goods store and buy the cards.

but,

“But these cards are randomly included… .”

Everyone realized this after hearing the last soft words spoken by the person who announced the sale of the card.

This month, your wallet will be completely empty.