Some things, once familiar, even if encountered for real, might yield less to total surrender and collapse due to fear of the unknown.

Of course, that's only a possibility.

Human nature is sometimes like this, full of the unknown.

Let's shift our gaze back to the national competition.

With the incident of the Secret Peeping Man, Coastal City welcomed a major reshuffle, though many things happened in secret, only to be made public after the dust settled, hence for the time being, it has little to do with ordinary people.

The newly appointed leader has attached great importance to the finals of the national competition to boost Coastal City's morale, continuously enhancing the performance during the postponement of the finals.

They even directly invited the most famous girl group in the country for the performance interval.

Shen Sui was originally very much looking forward to it, after all, girl group idols and such are still worth watching, as long as it's not about participating in horse racing, ah, seems like it's Folie Bergere? Never mind, as long as there are no messy things, it's fine.

"...."

Shen Sui looked at the cat girl in front of him, who had just put on her performance outfit, and the initially expectant expression gradually calmed down.

Even for a cat girl, it's still a flat five-board.

Turns out it's a cute performance, huh.

I thought there would be some hip swaying.

"I say, you seem pretty disappointed." Tang Lili pouted and said.

"Let's not talk about that first." Shen Sui patted his forehead, saying, "Have you guys become so heavyweight now? A nationally famous girl group, and it's actually you guys they invited?"

Tang Lili, with her hands on her hips, said very proudly, "We are super popular now! We've received notifications for A-level competitions!"

"Oh... If I remember correctly, you decided to become an idol to gain some experience for your Soul Card, right?" Shen Sui asked curiously, "So, your Soul Card should also be quite popular now?"

Tang Lili's expression suddenly froze.

The originally excited little face immediately fell, saying dejectedly, "Failed the PK, couldn't officially debut, so I have to continue as an underground idol."

"Huh?" That caught Shen Sui off guard.

It seems like Tang Lili's role in the Soul Card World is partly as her Soul Card's manager.

How did the manager successfully become a professional idol and became famous nationwide, while the artist she manages failed to debut?

It's a bit hellish.

For a while, Shen Sui didn't know how to console her.

Fortunately, Tang Lili is naturally optimistic. She took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset quickly, and told Shen Sui, "Speaking of which, I recently completed the second-level Promotion Tournament! I believe I can catch up to you soon! By then, I'll definitely win back my card from you."

"So, have you decided?" Shen Sui, however, knew that the reason Tang Lili was able to start a winning streak was entirely due to the All-Knowing giving her those few cards.

Shen Sui helped Tang Lili wash off the power from above those cards, which were indeed strong enough to instantly turn the Idol Card Set from a fun set that brings joy to the audience, to a "sunshine" set that brings smiles to opponents.

However, because of her differing ideals, Tang Lili never really wanted to use these cards before.

But without using them, her card set wasn't strong enough and she could only struggle in the first-level rankings.

Tang Lili pursed her lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Shen Sui noticed Tang Lili's internal conflict, he lifted his hand and placed it on Tang Lili's head: "Don't worry about this. A Duelist always has to go through a process of transitioning from hobby to strength. I believe it won't be long before you can emerge from the cycle of pursuing strength and find the true path for your card set."

Hobby → Strength → Chaos.

Card players usually go through a few stages.

Pursuing the strength of card sets and thus using mainstream card sets is something many duelists experience, Shen Sui himself once joined because he couldn't win, and there is nothing shameful about it, as long as you keep true to your heart.

"I believe you will find your own path for an idol." Shen Sui said, "The path you envision."

Honestly, Shen Sui was also looking forward to Tang Lili being able to forge her ideal idol path.

The Underworld has numerous card sets, but those that defeat opponents with flair and brilliance are very few.

"I will prove it." Tang Lili said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, by the way." Shen Sui rubbed the cat ears on top of Tang Lili's head, which felt very real, "Where did you buy these cat ears?"

"Huh?" Tang Lili blinked her eyes in confusion.

"I'll get a few pairs for my family too." Shen Sui said while stroking his chin, although Qishala and the others can actually transform into cat girls through magic, the absolutely real kind, Shen Sui still enjoyed the feeling of dressing them up himself more.

"Huh?????" Tang Lili's pupils dilated.

"Pervert!!!!" Tang Lili stomped hard on Shen Sui.

Shen Sui was caught off guard, although it didn't hurt much, he was still startled.

Tang Lili stared tightly at Shen Sui like a frightened kitten and retreated to a safe distance.

However, in the end, she still sent the purchase link to Shen Sui.

"Wow, there are other styles?" Shen Sui browsed the website with great interest.

"Aren't you going in yet?" At this moment, Xinyuan Tanchun, dressed in formal attire, came over.

Shen Sui was a bit surprised to see Xinyuan Tanchun: "Why so formally dressed?"

"I'm your coach, after all." Xinyuan Tanchun sighed, she didn't actually care about this, but since it's the academy's first year, and there's already a student who made it to the finals of the national competition, the school administration took it very seriously, seeing it as a great opportunity to promote the academy, leaving no detail unnoticed, including the attire of Xinyuan Tanchun as the coach.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.