HBWnovel Chapter 328
Chapter 328
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Chapter 328: Negotiation (3)
[Dogo’s Rules]
The battle between the Dogo and Lemu factions can only take place within Daema Island.
[Lemu’s Rules]
The representatives of Dogo and Lemu must fight unclothed.
As the terms of the negotiation were finalized, Yuto toyed with the card in his hand.
“This is a reasonable proposal for the first round, wouldn’t you say? The outcome isn’t of great importance, regardless of who wins.”
Yeongwoo, baring his teeth in response, shot back,
“Who cares? You psycho. I have no intention of fighting naked.”
Of course, even in the worst-case scenario, Yeongwoo wasn’t entirely without a foothold.
Even if all his gear was removed, he would still benefit from the effects of his catalog collection.
This was one reason why Yeongwoo quickly accepted the proposal.
‘He’s not completely wrong. For the first round, it’s sensible for both sides to set manageable terms.’
Neither side knew the true power of the other's cards or how each round would unfold.
‘And if necessary, we can just cancel the last round’s agreement in the next negotiation. That should be doable, right?’
Naturally, taking such a step would waste an entire round, so caution was essential.
‘Besides, it’s just clothes. I can manage if I can rake in a ton of money in the later rounds.’
As a glint of enthusiasm appeared in Yeongwoo’s eyes at the thought of money, Yuto, who had been watching him closely, settled back into his chair.
“Shall we proceed?”
For some reason, he was brimming with confidence.
With that, Yeongwoo turned his gaze to the space above the table, awaiting the system message.
Shhh..
Immediately, padlock icons appeared on both negotiation terms, and a new notification was displayed:
《The terms for Round 1 have been finalized.》
《Now the power of each side’s cards will be compared to determine the winner, and the representative who wins the battle will secure both sets of terms.》
Losing meant giving up his terms, while winning allowed him to take everything.
It was...
‘Just like a gamble.’
As Yeongwoo surveyed the gambling table where the fates of both nations were staked, the time finally came for the cards to be revealed.
《Dogo’s representative, please reveal your card.》
Yeongwoo glanced at Yuto’s expression briefly before placing his card on the table.
Thud.
“...Let me introduce my mother.”
The blue glow covering the card vanished in an instant, and a dragon’s roar—likely from an ice dragon—reverberated throughout the negotiation chamber.
KUA-AAAAAAH...!
At that moment, a frigid stream of icy energy flowed along the ceiling, chilling the room further.
‘Was that really necessary?’
While Yeongwoo remained unfazed, Yuto looked up at the ceiling with an expression of awe.
“Did you say... your mother? Just who are you...?”
Then, immediately—
Shwaaaah!
A silver-white dragon emerged from the icy current on the ceiling and leaped into Yeongwoo’s card.
CRASH!
“Mo... mother?”
Seeing the dragon, Yuto reflexively jumped up from his seat.
Meanwhile, the image on Yeongwoo’s card changed to depict a massive ice dragon roaring over a city.
[Mother Who Returned from the Heavens]
“Mother breathed her blue breath.”
| Card Grade: Legendary
| Power: 1,200
Strongest Mother
If the opponent’s card is a dragon type or mother type, power increases by 600.
“A legendary card, as expected.”
Admiring Yeongwoo’s card, Yuto smiled appreciatively.
“And what about yours?”
When Yeongwoo gestured with his chin toward the card in Yuto’s hand, he raised it with a serious expression and threw it toward the table like a whip.
Snap!*
The card glowed a bright white as soon as it touched the table.
“...!”
“Observe closely! This is my declaration!”
Yuto’s sharp voice echoed as a shout of determination resounded from somewhere.
WAAAH!
In a few hours, he would be facing 200 naked Japanese warriors on Tsushima Island.
‘Is this a dream or reality?’
When Yeongwoo looked up at his opponent again, pale flesh once again filled his view.
"Alright, now that we’ve got the basic rules down, let’s move quickly. The war’s about to start."
As Yeongwoo said this, Yuto nodded, and soon a system message appeared.
《Negotiation round two will now begin.》
《From this round onward, each round will allow one ‘shuffle’.》
“Shuffle?”
“Oh.”
Yuto’s face lit up with interest, while Yeongwoo immediately asked the system for clarification.
“Shuffle, as in, mixing up cards?”
《From now on, at the beginning of each round, you can view the number and grade of the cards in the deck, and use ‘shuffle’ to randomly mix the cards on the table with those remaining in the deck.》
Yuto summed up the explanation in one word:
“...A reset.”
Exactly.
Simply put, it was a way to reset the cards on the table.
The key here, though, was that each round allowed for inspection of the deck’s remaining card count and grade.
‘So, does that mean I can get an idea of whether any mythic cards have been drawn from my deck yet?’
For instance, Yeongwoo had two cards in his deck that could definitely be classified as mythic: the mythic items "Bastard" and "Aratubank."
If he counted resources broadly, there was even the possibility of a mythic-grade Chairman card.
‘In other words, there’s a good chance I have three mythic cards in the deck.’
So, if the deck showed three mythic cards left after the shuffle, that would mean...
‘It would mean no mythic cards are on the table right now, so legendary would be the highest I can expect.’
As Yeongwoo grasped this part of the rule, he saw Yuto nodding on the other side, clearly having caught on to the significance of the "shuffle" as well.
《Before drawing the second card, each representative, please confirm your deck.》
Following this prompt, a hexagonal hologram appeared in Yeongwoo’s view.
It was his deck.
[Total Cards: 25]
|Mythic: 3
|Legendary: 5
|Epic: 10
|Unique: 7
‘What... I have 25 cards in my deck?’
Which meant that, including the five cards already on the table, there were 30 cards total.
And one of his legendary cards was already in play.
‘Damn, getting Mom on the first turn was actually incredibly lucky?’
The price of not trusting the strongest mom card.
Yeongwoo belatedly regretted his unfilial behavior.
‘So, what are the remaining four cards on the table? All epic or unique?’
That’s what it looked like based on the deck's configuration.
Lower-ranked cards were usually more common in this type of battle game.
‘Then, should I go for a shuffle...?’
As Yeongwoo pondered this, a curved arrow icon appeared to his left.
That must be the shuffle icon.
"......"
Without a second thought, Yeongwoo activated the shuffle.
Whip!
The five cards on the table were sucked into the air.
Then—
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Five blue lights shot down onto the table in their place.
The shuffle was done.
Cards reshuffled, and the ones for the second round were laid out anew.
‘So, what about my deck? Since I can’t shuffle again in the same round, I guess they’ll at least show me the deck’s status?’
As Yeongwoo asked this with a hopeful look, the system quickly responded.
《The shuffle for round two has been completed, and the deck’s composition has been updated.》
And now, Yeongwoo’s updated deck status showed:
[Total Cards: 25]
|Mythic: 6
|Legendary: 4
|Epic: 7
|Unique: 8
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