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Chapter 29 - To Solve This Problem, You Must Also Be a Professional Duelist

"Everyone, let's calmly talk things out."

 

Looking at the people approaching like ferocious beasts, Luo Bai said with sweat on his forehead.

He had no doubt that they would take turns with his body.

Of course, this refers to taking turns in duels and teaching.

 

"Teacher, what does "Non-Targeting Effect" mean?" Xia Yu, a female student, blinked and said with a smile.

 

Bright sparkling eyes, a cuteness overload.

 

"This..." Luo Bai found him slightly at a loss for words. Suddenly having to explain this concept, he suddenly found it difficult to explain.

 

"Ohh~~"

 

Suddenly thinking of an idea, Luo Bai shouted fiercely at Xia Yu: "I'm gonna hit you on the head!"

 

"Ah?" Xia Yu was confused and quickly covered her head.

 

"Well, this is called Targeting." Luo Bai explained seriously to the curious onlookers. "You could say is the Effect, and is the Target."

 

"Having a Target designated can allow you to prevent it. For example, knowing that I'm going to hit her on the head, she just covered her head and was protected from harm."

 

Then, he turned to look at Xia Yu and suddenly shouted: "I'm gonna hit you!"

 

"Ah?" Xia Yu was confused again, looking adorably dumbfounded, and asked in a daze: "Hit where?"

 

"Now this is Non-Targeting." Luo Bai turned to face the curious people and explained. " is still in effect, but you haven't specified where you're hitting your opponent."

 

"The advantage of Non-Targeting is that it's difficult to prevent. If you cover your head, I will attack your chest. If you cover your chest, I will kick you in the groin."

 

"Ohh~~" Everyone nodded and said suddenly, "How insidious!"

 

Not even 2 seconds passed before the man who was doing the question, Xia Sheng, asked: "Then how do we distinguish whether a card is Non-Targeting or not from the description of the card effect?"

 

Luo Bai replied without hesitation: "If is written before , it's a Targeting Effect. Otherwise, it's a Non-Targeting Effect."

 

" and have different meanings."

 

Everyone nodded in understanding.

 

"It's really like this!" Xia Sheng exclaimed, holding the tablet.

 

He had just done a Card Check, and the card descriptions of , and really had written before , while only specifies the target after the effect is activated.

 

"Well then... If there's nothing else..." Luo Bai stepped back slowly, wearing a polite yet awkward smile on his face.

 

"Hehehe... I'll take my leave then."

 

"Don't even think about running!" Xia Yu suddenly grabbed his arm, turning to the others with a clueless expression, "Sisters, brothers, did I do it right?"

 

"You nailed it, sis!"

 

"Don't let him escape!"

 

"Sisters, let's milk him dry!"

 

It's so rare to meet a possible teacher or examiner, or perhaps even a professional duelist, how can they let him slip away so easily?

 

Hiss...

 

Luo Bai took a sharp breath, feeling overwhelmed by the enthusiasm.

 

"Teacher." Xia Sheng frowned, his voice tinged with a hint of sadness, "If you're not in a hurry, could you teach us?"

 

"We can crowdfund some compensation for you..."

 

"Everyone still has a lot of questions we'd like to ask, and the enrollment assessment is the day after tomorrow..."

 

The enrollment assessment happening the day after tomorrow is for "social enrollment," with most of the students being all sorts of people from society rather than promoted from the Intermediate Duel Academy.

Most of the people in this shop are ordinary people, those who aren't able to afford a personal trainer.

For the written test, you can only rely on practicing questions and memorization.

If one doesn't have enough passion…

It's really hard to go far with the rules of Yu-Gi-Oh!

 

"Sigh, alright..." Luo Bai sighed and smiled with resignation, "I don't have anything else to do anyway."

 

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." The siblings Xia Sheng and Xia YU nodded hurriedly, smiling as if they had found a treasure.

 

"Could you explain this bonus question to us?"

 

Xia Sheng pointed at the tablet and said excitedly, his voice loud.

The shouts of the duelists suddenly stopped, and the area they were in immediately drew thousands of curious eyes.

Melonica, who wasn't far from the stairs, also stopped when she heard the word "bonus question" and walked down the stairs toward the crowd. However, because Luo Bai had changed his clothes, she didn't recognize him.

 

The bonus question isn't included in the hundred-point written test; it's an additional 15 points.

It's extremely difficult.

It's a professional-level question, to the extent that even ordinary professional duelists might not be able to answer it.

Luo Bai also looked at the final question with some curiosity, furrowing his brow slightly. It indeed had a certain level of difficulty, taking him more than 3 seconds to solve.

 

[Scenario Timing Analysis Question] (Bonus Question)

Take note that the opponent hasn't closed their activation timepoint in this scenario.

 

t1: Opponent sets a Spell/Trap card and ends their turn. 

t2: Our side sets one monster and ends the turn. Opponent's activation timepoint hasn't been triggered this turn.

t3: Opponent summons the Effect Monster: and ends their turn. Opponent's activation timepoint hasn't been triggered this turn.

t4: Our side summons Normal Monster: , Opponent's activation timepoint hasn't been triggered. Flip summon Effect Monster: , opponent's activation timepoint has been triggered.

 

The opponent's backrow card may be ___________. (The answer isn't unique, just write a card name that fits the scenario.

 

When there's a card that can activate their effect, an activation timepoint will be asked and a red flash will be emitted for a moment. The player can choose to close that timepoint, but they may miss the timing of which they can chain when it's closed.

Analyzing the timing and constructing an outline before the match, then inferring the opponent's hand and facedown cards, are just basic skills of a professional player.

 

"Teacher, you have any idea in mind?" Xia Yu asked sharply.

 

Everyone also cast their eyes to learn, small notebooks already held in their hands.

 

"Well then... Let me briefly explain my approach." Luo Bai cleared his throat, feeling somewhat uneasy about their gazes.

 

"Since t2, setting a monster card didn't trigger a response, the opponent's set card might be one that targets face-up monsters such as or , or it could be something like or , which are aimed at limiting backrow or had a limit to its activation."

 

"Of course, it could also be Summon Traps like or , or it could also be an Attack Declaration Trap or a Counter Trap. There are many possibilities."

 

(The Traptrix girls said hi.)

 

"At t3, the opponent summoned an Effect Monster, but there's still no response even at the End Phase. This means that the set card isn't one that can target face-up monsters from either side of the field, which rules out cards like , and ."

 

"There's also no response when the number of monsters became two, which means it's not ."

 

"In t4, our side summoned a Normal Monster. The timepoint was still not triggered, which means it's not a common Summon Trap, so we can exclude the Traps like Trap Hole and Floodgate Trap Hole."

 

"Flip summoning the Effect Monster: triggered the response though. Compared to the previous Normal Monster, this indicates that the opponent's set card is likely targeting the fact that it has an effect, or it's a card that specifically targets a monster of a certain Type, Attribute, or Attack Power that is within range of."

 

"However, cards that specifically target a certain Type, Attribute, or Attack Power should rarely be played in the professional arena, so the likely answer for this wouldn't be not among such cards."

 

"This being the case, this should be a reaction to the prompt. In t2, the opponent summoned an Effect Monster, but didn't trigger the timepoint, so the opponent's set card is likely a Spell or Trap that only negates the effects of monsters on our side."

 

" has no activation effect after flipping, then that eliminates the possibility of it being a Counter Trap."

 

Luo Bai gently looked up and found everyone staring at him in a daze, their eyes wide and entranced, completely absorbed in what he was saying.

 

"No, I should have already given you more than enough hints."

 

"You should have guessed it already, what was set there was..."

 

"!" Xia Sheng suddenly exclaimed and wrote his answer.

 

The answer sheet glows green.

 

"Oh sh*t!"

 

The answer is correct!

 

"Ohh——-"

 

"It really is !"

 

"What an impressive analysis, oh my gosh, it's giving me shivers."

 

"Brother, I wanna try too!"

 

A group of people screamed stupidly and rushed to hug him, as if celebrating a hard-won victory.

Luo Bai just smiled happily and chuckled to himself.

Yes, how could ordinary people here have seen or ....

 

However, no one noticed.

Among this group of ordinary people...

Unknowingly, like a ghost, with the appearance of Sophia, the Ultimate Rich Lady, Shu Yu'er , had slipped in.

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