I Rely on Drawing Cards to Set Up a Persona

The imperial palace of the Yalilans Empire welcomed a distinguished guest. Rumors said this lord was a noble monarch. The citizens scoffed—what kind of king would wander around so destitute? This man was surely a fraud. The empire's emperor was a tyrant. The people placed bets on when the fraud would be beheaded. Three months? Five months? Months passed, and the fraud still hadn't lost his head. The citizens had nearly forgotten about it. Then one day, the azure sky darkened with rolling clouds. A holy archangel stood side by side with a black-winged demon. A headless knight rode forth on an abyssal dragon, followed by an army of thousands. —They came to welcome their king. That day, almost the entire city witnessed the scene: the mighty leader of these foreign races and his vast army knelt on one knee before the "fraud" in the palace, right fist pressed to his chest. —"The world is ignorant; only the king shines as bright as the sun and moon." —"We offer our hearts and loyalty to our king." The citizens: … Wait, this is for real?! ＊＊＊＊＊ Due to certain circumstances, Qiao Xingyang pretended to be the ruler of a great nation. Who knew the bored tyrant would drag him back to the palace? One slip-up, and he’d lose his life. Trembling with fear, Qiao Xingyang clung to his disguise, relying on his draw card system to bluff his way through—secretly building a kingdom from scratch. 【A useless but snarky butler x1】 【A useless but money-stealing drunkard x1】 【Equally useless but gorgeous elf x1】 Qiao Xingyang: … Damn it! How the hell is he supposed to pull this off?! System Note: Host can try upgrading—maybe there’ll be a surprise! (Or maybe not, lol.) ＊＊＊＊＊ The cards from the Chaos Pool were the disgrace of the entire star system. Eccentric, incompetent, and reclusive, they embodied the darkest aspects of card spirits. They abandoned their pasts and homes. Drowning in the darkness of the Chaos Pool, they became the loneliest existences. Then one day, a man appeared and said: —"Will you follow me?" What would following him change? He’d abandon them soon enough. The cards in the Chaos Pool were used to it. Yet none of them expected that, from that day on, they would be pulled from the abyss by their king. For the first time, light pierced the darkness.