An unexpected piece of information came to light, something neither Tivia nor Sonia had anticipated.
As for why the Ixion family was targeting Sonia, that was something they would have to investigate themselves.
“I must admit, even though I’m old enough to claim I can see through everything in the world, prejudice still exists in my heart.”
The principal said this, stroking his proudly twirled mustache, as he looked at the girl whose antennae-like hair bounced on her head.
“Student Sonia, on the first day of school, when I saw the aura you exuded, I concluded that you were a pure and uncalculating young lady.”
“Now, it seems I was wrong.”
“Beneath your innocent appearance, you actually hide wisdom that transcends your age.”
Sonia: (´∀`) “Mr. Yide, Grandpa Principal is praising me!”
Yide: “No, Mr. Principal, please trust your judgment. Your first impression was not wrong.”
The principal sighed, he didn’t know how many times he had sighed today: “Rejecting your enrollment was probably the biggest mistake the academy has made in recent years.”
“As principal, I must do my best to make amends for this mistake for the academy.”
With that, the principal pulled open a nearby drawer, took out a rather thick booklet, and pushed it towards Sonia.
“This is…”
Sonia curiously opened the booklet.
Each page was neatly arranged with cards, even cards of white, blue, black, red, and green.
“These are all the tradable cards I’ve collected over these past few decades.”
The principal smiled, looking at the girl engrossed in the booklet: “As compensation for not fulfilling my promise, pick one to take with you, Student Sonia.”
Sonia immediately snapped out of her engrossment, her antennae-like hair shaking along with her head: “No, no, I can’t take it.”
“There’s no need to refuse; this is my personal compensation to you.”
Sonia closed the booklet, her gaze at the principal even more resolute: “In that case, I absolutely cannot take it.”
“It was clearly the school board who rejected my enrollment. Grandpa Principal, you didn’t do anything wrong.”
“If I accept it, wouldn’t Grandpa Principal be the only one losing out?”
“She really is a good child…”
Hearing Sonia’s words, the principal shook his head: “However, you don’t need to think of me as so great.”
“These are all C-grade cards. Losing one is nothing to me now.”
“What’s more, I’m not without selfish motives either.”
At this, the principal smiled: “I hope that what happened today can prove for me in future historical records that it was the school board whose judgment was wrong, not this old man.”
“Just consider this an old man who cherishes his reputation making a final request of you, Student Sonia.”
Hearing the principal’s request, Sonia finally fell silent.
She thought to herself: “What should I do, Mr. Yide? I don’t think I can refuse anymore…”
Yide shook his head: “Then don’t refuse.”
“Sometimes, declining someone’s good intentions doesn’t lead to a good outcome.”
“What’s more, without the academy’s resources, you’ll have to put in more effort to compete with your peers in the future.”
“The principal probably considered this point when he asked you to choose a tradable card to take with you.”
Having explained this far, Sonia understood that Yide also agreed with the principal’s decision, so she nodded, saying to both Yide and the principal.
“I understand.”
Seeing that Sonia no longer refused, the principal stroked his mustache again, a beaming smile on his face.
“Then, you can look here. Once you’ve decided, just pick one and take it.”
“Okay, Grandpa Principal.”
Sonia politely replied, then happily looked at her best friend.
“Tivia, let’s look together.”
“Alright.”
The two girls then held the booklet and began to look through it.
As they flipped through the booklet, Yide was also looking at the cards within.
It must be said that the principal was worthy of his decades-long dueling career.
His collection was so rich that even Yide was greatly impressed.
He saw many cards here that he had never seen during his time with Loveland.
There were even a few cards that, upon seeing them, he immediately conceived a tactic capable of dominating at Sonia’s level, which showed the high quality of these cards.
And if an old hand like Yide couldn’t help but exclaim, there was even less need to mention the two girls.
“These cards are all so strong…”
The more Sonia looked, the more confused she became.
Although she had been very firm when she refused the principal just now.
But now she felt like she wanted every single card.
“Although they are all strong, it still depends on their compatibility with your deck, Xiaoya.”
Tivia shook her head, then pointed to one of the cards: “Considering the current state of your deck, Xiaoya, I think this card might work.”
Sonia’s gaze followed ivia’s finger.
[Coin Giant ★★★★★★ (Six Stars) C-grade]
[Fire]
[Giant 5/7]
[When Coin Giant enters the battlefield, randomly select a number from 1 to 6, and add [Lucky Coins] equal to that number to your hand.]
The red-haired girl looked up and recalled: “If I remember correctly, this [Lucky Coin] seems to be a zero-star spell, and its effect is to give you one mana for the current turn.”
“That is to say, if it randomly selects 6, this card is equivalent to playing a 5/7 for free.”
“Even if it doesn’t hit the upper limit, the [Lucky Coins] it provides can still synergize with your [Mana Wyrm] and [Flame Juggler].”
“Xiaoya, what do you think?”
ivia looked at her best friend holding the booklet.
Sonia was also a little tempted.
The upper limit was a zero-cost 5/7, and although it could only be played on the sixth turn, it was already a powerful enough card.
Moreover, this card was exactly the kind of late-game minion that could change the tide of battle with a single card, which she lacked.
But she also knew that in a while, Mr. Yide would be building her a water-based deck.
And she had just seen a good water-based card.
So, should she take the fire-based one or the water-based one?
The girl’s indecisiveness struck.
So, she lowered her head and looked at the inverted pyramid-shaped pendant hanging around her neck.
After stating her analysis, Sonia asked.
“Mr. Yide, what do you think?”
Yide was currently comfortably half-reclined in his soul form.
“Both your and Tivia’s analyses are good.”
“As ivia said, this [Coin Giant] can indeed synergize well with your deck, and the water-based card you just picked is indeed a good one.”
“But I wouldn’t choose either.”
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Sonia’s expression.
“So, Mr. Yide, you praised both sides because you wouldn’t choose either?”
Yide smiled sheepishly: “Because I found a better option.”
A better option?
Sonia couldn’t help but be curious.
“Tell the principal. Choose the second card in the third row on the fifth page.”
Hearing Yide accurately state the location, Sonia flipped to it, and the next moment, an unexpected expression appeared on her face.
“Eh? This one?”
“That’s right, trust me.”
“…Okay, I trust Mr. Yide.”
“Grandpa Principal, I’ve chosen.”
Hearing Sonia call him, the principal leaned closer.
“Oh, which one did you choose? Pull it out and let me see.”
Tivia was also a little curious about her best friend’s final choice.
So, they saw it.
[Demon of a Thousand Heads ★★★★★★★★★★ (Ten Stars) C-grade]
[Dark]
[Ancient God 10/10]
[At the end of your turn, randomly summon a minion from your deck to the battlefield.]