There’s Absolutely No Problem With The Magic Cards I Made!-Chapter 191

Dekan grabbed the city gate knight's arm and then looked at Knight Commander Gavin.

"Knight Commander, may I borrow this young man for a moment?"

"No problem."

Knight Commander Gavin agreed readily.

As long as it wasn't any trouble for him, he would agree to anything.

Right now, he just wanted to quickly settle Dekan and his group and then get away from them.

A small incident had already occurred while passing through the city gate, giving Knight Commander Gavin a strong sense of foreboding.

So, Dekan took the city gate knight who had bought the pirated 【Captain De'erkan】 to a corner and assured him that he wouldn't tell the Knight Commander about this matter.

The city gate knight quickly confessed everything about how he had bought this card.

Besides the official sales channels that prioritized supplying the Randil Kingdom, 【Captain De'erkan】 also had some private circulation channels.

However, the private channels had scalpers who jacked up the prices.

A 【Captain De'erkan】 bought on the black market would be much more expensive than the original normal selling price.

But the city gate knight didn't want to be punished for losing an important security check item, so after considering all factors, he decided to check the black market.

Perhaps buying a 【Captain De'erkan】 at a high price would be more cost-effective than compensation plus punishment.

As a result, the knight met a small, middle-aged man in a corner who asked him if he wanted to buy a 【Captain De'erkan】 for just a little more than the official price.

So after verifying the card's attributes, the city gate knight gladly bought it.

Dekan's eye twitched as he listened.

This damn pirated thing dared to be sold for more than the genuine one!

Where was the law!

"Then why didn't you buy a few more and resell them?"

"I am a knight! Scalpers who resell cards to jack up prices are born without a**holes!"

"I deeply agree with that."

Dekan nodded.

"But I did ask him if he had any more. After all, this price is very tempting, but he told me he only had this one."

The city gate knight added.

Dekan: "..."

You're a potential scalper yourself.

Dekan shook his head helplessly. He had roughly understood the situation.

This city gate knight was just a pure sucker.

That guy who made the pirated card was probably the one who had previously used a 【Bandit Goblin】 to steal the authentic 【Captain De'erkan】 from the knight.

Then he cracked the authentic 【Captain De'erkan】 and successfully developed the pirated crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】.

And then he sold the pirated card back to this sucker knight.

Listening to this series of almost zero-cost money-making schemes, Dekan felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Wasn't this similar to the money-making scheme he and Morion had after they started cooperating?!

It was just a lite version of the money-making loop, not played on a large scale.

Fortunately.

Since the time between the knight's authentic 【Captain De'erkan】 being stolen and him buying the card on the black market was not long, the pirated card maker should have only made one crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】 at that time.

But Dekan was very clear that once this technology was mastered, making more 【Captain De'erkan】 would be a piece of cake.

After all, it was just a 1st-rank blue quality card.

Presumably, the pirated card maker had already successfully made several more by now!

He must quickly stop and catch that guy!

Otherwise, the world of smiles he envisioned would be tainted by a crooked smile!

And the crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】 posed too great a threat to Dekan himself and his companions.

This card absolutely could not be allowed to circulate on the market!

Dekan quickly let the city gate knight go.

Then he walked into the city and returned to his companions.

At this time, their squad was already in the carriage Knight Commander Gavin had prepared for them, waiting for Dekan.

Knight Commander Gavin had told them that he would take them to a detached mansion near the center of the Royal Capital.

The surrounding protective facilities were very complete, and there were no other residents or valuable public facilities, so they could enjoy their trip to the Randil Kingdom in peace.

That was the residence His Majesty the King had specially granted them.

"How did it go? Can you find that pirated card maker?"

Cloix asked.

"Yes, it shouldn't be hard to find."

Dekan's face was a little gloomy.

This was the first time he had encountered someone who could make a card that even he found to be from the underworld.

He wanted to meet this person, whoever he was.

"Mr. Gavin, may I ask where the black market is?"

Dekan stuck his head out of the carriage window and asked Knight Commander Gavin, who was riding a horse and guarding them outside.

"The black market... The black market is not far from the outskirts of the city, but it's quite far from the central area of the Royal Capital where you will be staying."

Gavin felt a little uneasy, but he controlled his expression and replied calmly.

"Mr. Gavin, could you please wait for us for a moment?"

"No problem."

So, the Beautiful Mind Squad began their discussion in the carriage.

After a brief exchange.

"How about this? Cloix and I will go to the black market, and you two girls and the Cat Teacher can go and have some fun in the center of the Royal Capital today."

Dekan considered the grouping.

First, there was no need for a whole group of people to go to the black market.

After all, for fishing and entrapment, one or two people were best.

If Dekan brought Cornelia.

Then Cloix and Mi'e might feel a bit awkward, because they were not very familiar with each other.

And Mi'e and Cornelia had basically sat together on the way to the Randil Kingdom.

When they found a town to rest at night, Mi'e, Cornelia, and the Cat Teacher would stay in one room in the inn, while Dekan and Cloix would stay in another.

After two weeks of traveling and being roommates, the cheerful Mi'e had become very familiar with Cornelia.

Seeing their close state, Dekan was sure that Mi'e had become Cornelia's second female friend after Flora.

In addition.

To be honest, when it came to the gray areas in the outskirts of the city.

Dekan still felt it was more fun to go with boys.

"No problem."

Everyone nodded.

Compared to exploring the black market, Cornelia, Mi'e, and the Cat Teacher also seemed to want to go to the center of the Royal Capital to enjoy a leisurely afternoon of vacation and sightseeing.

"By the way, Mi'e, I'll have to trouble you to disguise us a little."

Dekan said to Mi'e.

He had seen Mi'e master various excellent scout skills, but she just refused to consider challenging a Shadow World.

Since Dekan and Cloix had become famous in the battle of Tristine City.

It was very likely that there were intelligence dealers in the black market who had information on their appearances.

It would be a bit troublesome if they were recognized.

And, they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't cause trouble in the black market today.

If they were hunted down by then, it would be troublesome.

It was more convenient to have a disguised identity.

"No problem, but just don't lead anyone to our residence then."

Mi'e seemed to have already determined that these two good brothers would not have a peaceful afternoon today.

She took out her tool bag from her suitcase, took out a leather mask made of special material and a quick-acting hair dye, and in a short time, she skillfully completed the disguise for the two of them.

Now, it was impossible to tell that the two of them were Dekan and Cloix.

In addition, at Dekan's extra request, Mi'e tried her best to disguise Dekan as Morion.

"Hmm, quite similar."

Dekan looked in the mirror and imitated the smiling expression that he remembered Morion often had.

Unfortunately, this temporary disguise wouldn't last long. Otherwise, he could often use Morion's identity to cause some trouble in the future.

But no matter what, Dekan still felt that something was missing.

"Yes, it lacks, lacks some charm."

Cornelia also observed Dekan seriously and gave her evaluation.

"Sigh, what's going on..."

When he put down the mirror, Dekan happened to see many vendors outside the window selling small ornaments.

So Dekan jumped out of the carriage, bought a single-sided chain eye-glass and put it on his face, and then went to buy a black top hat and put it on his head.

"How about now? Do I have Morion's feel now?"

"This charm just came out! You are Morion!"

Cloix gave a thumbs up in agreement.

So the Beautiful Mind Squad temporarily split into a boys' group and a girls' group and began their respective activities.

...

Outside the underground black market.

Dekan and Cloix were strolling around. To keep a low profile, Dekan had temporarily put away his monocle and top hat.

They looked at all the shops and stalls, and from time to time bought some cheap low-rank materials.

Before long, they found a small, middle-aged man observing everywhere.

His physical characteristics were similar to what the city gate knight had described.

He seemed to be observing the customers' buying intentions.

So Dekan and Cloix naturally approached the direction of the small, middle-aged man and then asked a nearby vendor if they had any 【Captain De'erkan】 for sale.

Regardless of whether the vendor answered yes or no, Dekan would not buy it, and then said the price was too expensive.

They couldn't appear too wealthy.

Otherwise, they might scare away this small, middle-aged man.

Because people of high rank or status were knowledgeable. If he sold a pirated card to such a person, he might be caught on the spot.

The target group of the small, middle-aged man was those low-rank customers who wanted to buy Captain De'erkan but found the price of the genuine card too expensive.

Such people had never used 【Captain De'erkan】 and would almost certainly not notice the flaws in the pirated card.

Before long, the small, middle-aged man took the bait.

He walked directly to Dekan's side and then asked:

"Sir, do you want to buy a 【Captain De'erkan】?"

Dekan turned his head to look at the small, middle-aged man with a puzzled expression.

He hesitated for a moment and then nodded:

"Yes, that's right."

"I happen to have a 【Captain De'erkan】 here. Because I'm in urgent need of money, it's only 1200 coins (1 gold coin = 1000 coins). Would you like it?"

"Let me see."

Since the central and southern kingdoms mostly used the common currency issued by the Kingdom Federation, Dekan could conveniently use the currency he had earned in the Norton Kingdom directly in the Randil Kingdom without needing to exchange it.

The small, middle-aged man looked around, licked his lips, and then took out a 【Captain De'erkan】 from his pocket and showed it to Dekan.

Seeing the card's surface, Dekan resisted the urge to let his expression change.

The mouth of this pirated 【Captain De'erkan】 was even more crooked!

It seemed that after a short period of practice, the skills of the bastard pirated card maker had also become wilder!

PART 2

"Can you make it a little cheaper?"

Dekan prepared to act a little more.

He wasn't sure if the guy in front of him was the pirated card maker himself, or just helping to sell the stolen goods.

It wasn't a good place to make a move here.

"The lowest is 1100 coins. I can't go any lower than that. If I weren't in a hurry for money, I really wouldn't sell it this cheap."

The small, middle-aged man replied with a pained expression.

Seeing him like this, Dekan began to sneer in his heart.

The selling price of the genuine card was only 1 gold coin!

You just keep acting.

Acting as if you're really selling a genuine card!

"Hmm, do you have any more of these 【Captain De'erkan】? If I buy a few more, can you make it a little cheaper?"

Dekan asked with some hesitation.

The small, middle-aged man probably wouldn't carry all of his cards, which were so precious to him, with him. If there were more in stock, maybe he could follow the small, middle-aged man to the place where these pirated cards were stored or even produced.

"Yes, if you buy five at once, I'll sell them to you for 5 gold coins!"

The small, middle-aged man was still pretending to be in urgent need of money.

"Then I'll take them all!"

Dekan gritted his teeth and took out 5 gold coins, handing them to the small, middle-aged man.

He sighed in his heart, just as he had expected.

"I don't have them all with me. Please follow me."

After taking the gold coins, the small, middle-aged man quickly led Dekan and the others to a shabby little shop.

Besides a small counter, there was almost no room for customers, and behind the counter was another door, which seemed to be a small warehouse for storing goods.

Just as the small, middle-aged man was about to open the lock under the counter to get the goods, Cloix cast a light magic spell, 【Binding Halo】. The light bound the small, middle-aged man like tape.

"What, what are you doing?"

The small, middle-aged man's expression instantly became terrified.

The instant Cloix had just struck, the magical intensity that Cloix had revealed made the small, middle-aged man tremble.

Such a high-rank mage shouldn't have come to his shabby little shop!

And it was unlikely that he was being robbed here!

"Did you make this card?"

Dekan took out that crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】 and asked.

"No, not me."

"Then who did?"

"Mr. Dekan made it! I bought it from the normal channels in Tristine City!"

Hearing the small, middle-aged man's words, Dekan was so angry he wanted to laugh.

When had he ever made such an underworld card!

"Hehe, you think we're easy to fool just because we look kind, don't you?"

Dekan sneered, twisted his neck, then closed the shop door and locked it from the inside, and his expression became gloomy.

"Boss Cloix, give him some intensity."

As soon as Dekan's voice fell, Cloix cast a wind blade that hit the small, middle-aged man's chest.

Instantly, the feeling of his chest being torn apart made the small, middle-aged man want to howl miserably, but he found that he couldn't make a sound, not even to call for help.

He had been 【Muted】.

And what was even more terrifying was that he had originally thought he would die under this wind blade, but in fact, he was unharmed.

It seemed that no matter how many more such wind blades he endured, he would not die.

What followed would probably be an experience worse than death for him.

"I'll give you another chance. Tell me the truth. If there's even one lie, we'll torture you for ten minutes first, and then come back and ask you. Understand?"

Dekan poked the small, middle-aged man's shoulder and looked at him with cold eyes as he spoke.

The small, middle-aged man nodded desperately.

When Cloix purified the 【Mute】 status for him, the small, middle-aged man immediately looked at the room behind the counter and shouted:

"I didn't make this card! The card maker is in that room!"

"Hehe, whether you say it or not, I'm going to see what's in this little room."

Dekan had probably guessed it.

If there was a pirated card maker, then he was likely secretly making cards in the small room behind the counter.

Because Dekan smelled the scent of fear.

There seemed to be a guy in the small room.

After noticing the change in the shop, he was holding his breath tightly.

It was his favorite kind of breathing, one that couldn't be hidden, with a hint of fear.

Back in the 【Mysterious Figure in the Barren Mountain's Blizzard】, Dekan had also listened to the breathing of the sisters from the Resurrection Church, as the older sister struggled desperately behind the door.

"You dare to plagiarize my intellectual property. Are you ready to pay the price?"

Dekan approached the small room step by step like a demon.

Just as Dekan was about to open the door with a playful expression, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a small figure, completely covered by a hood and cloak, rushed out. She decisively threw out a crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】.

And Dekan, just like at the city gate before, was taunted by this crooked-mouthed 【Captain De'erkan】 again.

Dekan had not expected this pirated card maker to have the courage to take the initiative to attack.

But this time, Dekan had been prepared and immediately used 【Blood Purification】 to dispel the taunt status.

Just as Dekan was about to use 【Sleep Gas】 to control her.

Suddenly, Dekan only felt a splitting headache.

Fortunately, the intensity of this pain was not very exaggerated, and it was not enough to knock Dekan out.

"What the hell!"

While Dekan was clutching his forehead, the nimble little fellow also seized the opportunity to bypass Dekan and run towards the door.

The moment he came to his senses, Dekan had already identified what had just happened!

The small doll hanging from this little fellow's waist was an Equipment Card similar to Dekan's 【Cursed Doll】.

【Cursed Doll】

【Category: Equipment Card】

【Grade: Purple Rare】

【Rank: 1】

【Effect: Returns 0.1% of the damage received to the opponent, and the pain is 100% transmitted to the opponent.】

【Note: Tata's masterpiece】

And this little fellow just now had also used a mental-type spell similar to Dekan's 【Mental Collision】 (both sides' minds collide, the loser is stunned and suffers great pain).

【Mental Impact】

【Category: Spell Card】

【Grade: Purple Rare】

【Rank: 1】

【Effect: Only effective when the distance between both sides is less than 1 meter. The smaller the distance, the stronger the effect. It triggers a collision of both sides' mental power.】

【Note: Another masterpiece of Tata】

This little fellow's willpower was also very strong. She was able to consciously endure the pain brought to her by this card.

Without a doubt, Dekan was convinced that this fellow's style was the same as his!

She could not only pirate him, but even for these cards that Dekan had never sold, she could make similar ones!

This fellow was undoubtedly a genius who could independently create purple rare cards!

Unfortunately, she was still a bit green.

For example, this 【Mental Impact】, compared to Dekan's 【Mental Collision】, seemed to have removed the negative effect of "stunning the loser," but it lacked consideration for countering 【Spell Counter】.

Originally, the little fellow would have been able to successfully bypass Dekan and run out of the shop.

Unfortunately, there was also a 6th-rank Cloix blocking the door.

A 6th-rank mage was an insurmountable wall for her.

Cloix, in a few moves, bound her with the same light magic.

She could trick one, but she couldn't trick two.

With two great villains blocking the door, no matter how much a mere 1st-rank her struggled, it was useless.

"How can you be such an underworld person at such a young age!"

Dekan walked over and looked at this little fellow bound on the ground by a beam of light.

He was so angry he laughed.

It was obvious that this little fellow, who looked to be only six or seven years old, was only 1st-rank.

But it was indeed the first time Dekan had been pushed to this extent by a 1st-rank card maker.

"Hehe, don't blame me for rank suppression. To be honest, rank suppression is so satisfying."

Dekan laughed unrestrainedly, seeming to be in a particularly good mood.

Even Cloix couldn't help but look at Dekan, wanting to complain.

Although he felt that Dekan's performance now was very much like the big villain who bullied the protagonist in a play.

But when he saw Dekan's current appearance as Morion, he felt it was quite reasonable.

"Let me see your true face."

This time, Dekan finally took off the little fellow's hood.

He saw that she was also wearing a beret on her head, with only a few strands of gray hair showing. It seemed to have been firmly fixed on her head with tape.

She was staring at Dekan, looking like a fierce puppy, ready to perish with Dekan.

"Kid, are you so righteous for pirating my card?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Dekan squatted down and flicked her forehead with a smile.

"...!"

The little girl said nothing, still glaring at Dekan as if he were a mortal enemy.

Just as Dekan was about to continue asking her how she had pirated his card.

"Huh..."

Dekan only saw the little girl's appearance clearly after squatting down.

He couldn't help but frown.

Although her face was dirty and one of her eyes was covered with a bandage.

But for some reason, Dekan felt a sense of déjà vu from her appearance.

It was as if...

It was himself as a child?

Dekan didn't know if it was because the little girl also happened to have gray hair and blue eyes that he had this illusion.

So Dekan reached out to take off the little girl's hat.

However, although the little girl was bound by Cloix's light magic, she was still desperately trying to free her hands, regardless of the pain, to protect her hat.

"Good grief, the tape on your hat is really tight. You're learning from Jotaro here."

Dekan found that he couldn't take off the little girl's hat at once, and he couldn't bear to hurt her.

Unless it was to a complete villain, Dekan was still unwilling to lay a hand on a child.

Helplessly, he could only lift the bandage on the little girl's face first.

The little girl wanted to bite Dekan's finger, but Dekan just held her head, making her unable to touch him, and in a few moves, he pulled off the bandage covering her eye.

The little girl also seemed to have closed the eye under the bandage tightly due to the dazzling light.

However, even if it was just for a moment, Dekan had met her gaze.

He saw.

The pupil under her bandage just now had a unique and profound golden color.

Dekan was all too familiar with this kind of pupil!

It was exactly the same as the golden pupil Dekan had after demonizing!