Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

"However, judging from today's situation, it seems that I could live quite well even if I didn't give the card to this big shot, but instead handed it to someone else. So why should I give the card to you?"

Yuya's words made the Boss Tokuson, who had been keeping his eyes closed, open them slightly. The people he had encountered were of two kinds: those who were sensible and handed over their cards; and those who were ungrateful and had their cards taken away by him after losing a duel.

Yuya gave him a strange feeling. If you said Yuya was naive, he knew he could live comfortably here using the cards and didn't seem to be stingy in handing them over; but if you said Yuya was sensible, his last words clearly indicated that he didn't want to give him the cards.

However, he could understand that he was young. After all, who didn't feel like they could change all injustices when they were young? Even he was the same.

However, he failed.

Therefore, in response to Yuya's question, Tokusatsu simply said:

"Listen up, I'm the boss here. In other words, I'm at the top of this shelter, so I make the rules. You people at the bottom should just obey me. That's the common sense of this world."

"Really? I don't think so. Besides, didn't Jack Atlas win the Friendship Cup and rise from a low-level duelist to a top-level Duel King? In other words, it's not like someone from the bottom can't challenge someone from the top, right?"

As Yuya spoke each word, a black aura, invisible to ordinary people, seemed to emanate from his eyes.

"Therefore, I agree more with what my teacher once said: 'The outcome of a duel determines everything.' This is the true common sense of this world! If you want to take my card, then defeat me in a duel!"

Hearing Yuya's resounding words, Tokusatsu saw something in Yuya's eyes that he himself had once been quite familiar with.

I don't know whether to call it ambition or desire.

In that instant, Desong felt as if he had returned to his past, and even that youthful feeling surged into his heart. Immediately, Desong grinned:

"Very well, if you want a duel, I'll gladly oblige! But I'll also crush you in this duel, so you'll know that the top is unshakeable!"

At the very moment that Deson accepted Yuya's challenge, in the distant Xyz Dimension, Soreva was also discussing something with his back spirit, Zero:

“Zero, do you think that if Yuya gets too lucky in the duel and thinks he's invincible, could that arrogance become a kind of evil that awakens in Zack?”

"I think, perhaps it's possible."

Chapter 155 The Duel Begins, Autumn Rain Flower Card Guard

"Hey, guard! Did you hear that? Since he says he wants a duel, then please bring over two duel disks."

With a flick of Desong's finger, a card flew out swiftly and slammed heavily into the steel pipe of the cell door in front of the prison guard who had just arrived.

Logically speaking, as a prison guard in this detention center, he should be angry at being treated like this, but he knew exactly what kind of person this big shot, Desong, was.

Moreover, they did offer a reward; the [Harpie's Feather Broom] nailed to the cell door is a rare item called Rhea.

"Yes, ma'am, I'll bring it to you right away."

Picking up the [Harpie's Feather Duster], the prison guard immediately smiled, gave a flattering reply, and ran to the warehouse where the Duel Disks were stored.

When the prison guards returned and Yuya received the Duel Disk he was supposed to use, he frowned, because it wasn't his own Duel Disk.

However, he was currently just a prisoner, and couldn't ask for too much. He could only pray that the Duel Disk would still support his Pendulum Summoning, and he and Deson tacitly put the Duel Disk on their wrists.

"Duel!" ×2

"Humph!"

Desong swung his legs, assuming a stance reminiscent of a samurai drawing his sword, and placed his right hand on his left wrist, causing Quan Xianban's two henchmen to gasp in surprise.

"That pose!"

"Why does this feel so familiar? Could it be...!"

Before they could come up with an answer, Deson's right hand had already drawn a magic card from the deck in his left hand:

"My turn! I activate the Spell Card [Hanafuda] from my hand! By this effect, I Special Summon four [Hanafuda Guardian] cards with 100 ATK from my Deck in Attack Position!"

The magic card was sent into the Duel Disk by Deson, and the four cards he selected were ejected from the Duel Disk.

As he took the four cards and slammed them onto the Duel Disk, four Flower Card Monsters—one depicting leaves, the other flowers, the other a guardian flower, and the other a hurricane—instantly appeared on his field and merged together from right to left.

"I summon [Hanafuda Guardian - Pine], [Hanafuda Guardian - Misty], [Hanafuda Guardian - Paulownia], and [Hanafuda Guardian - Willow]!"

This scene instantly surprised Ze Du:

"They actually summoned four monsters in one go!?"

After all, even the Pendulum Summoning technique that has summoned the most monsters at once, which Zetsu has seen so far, is not always easy to summon four monsters at once.

But this was merely Desson's starting point.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Hanafuda] from my hand! This card allows you to select three [Hanafuda Guardian] monsters from your Deck and place them on the top deck in any order!"

I chose the cards [Hanafuda Guardian - Moonlit Blade -], [Hanafuda Guardian - Phoenix on the Kiri no Ue -], and [Hanafuda Guardian - Ono no Michikaze on the Yanagi no Kaze -]!

As Deson made his choice, the deck in his Duel Disk instantly began to move, and he immediately placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk:

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Hanafuda-e - Matsukami-] in my hand! According to this card's effect, I can Tribute one [Matsu] on the field to Special Summon it from my hand!"

A flower card monster, which is different from [Pine] by having an extra long-legged crane and a red sun, appeared instantly at this moment and was inserted in the gap between [Pine] and [Rainbow].

[Matsu] gradually retreated and disappeared from the field, leaving only the new [Matsu no Tsuru] to take his place.

"Furthermore, when this card is successfully Special Summoned, you can draw one card!"

Without a doubt, the card Desong drew was naturally the [Hanafuda Guardian - Misaki no Tsuki-] that he had just personally arranged.

"Activate the effect of [Moonlight] that I drew! Special Summon it by releasing [Moonlight]!"

Thus, the monster that replaced the second Hanafuda card [Mang] appeared. This time, there were no flowers on its drawing, only a dark full moon hanging high above the empty land.

However, for some reason, that pitch-black full moon bore a striking resemblance to the card art of [The Incarnation of the Evil God].

"Since the Special Summon was successful, I will draw another card!"

In this cycle of drawing cards, special summoning, and drawing cards again, the two monsters remaining on Deson's field also underwent a dramatic change in appearance, becoming [Kiri no Houou] with a phoenix flying above a purple flower and [Yanagi no Ono no Michikaze], a person dressed in ancient Japanese clothing, watching a frog sticking out its tongue at a willow tree next to it.

These four monsters also have one thing in common: their attack power is 2000 points.

"Finally, the card I drew was [Hanafuda Guardian - Sakura Curtain], but since there was no [Hanafuda Guardian - Sakura-] on the field, I sent this card to the graveyard."

After sending the card [Cherry Blossom Curtain] to the graveyard, Desson stomped his foot heavily.

"Alright! Although the gacha frenzy is over, the real main event is just beginning!"

Activate the effect of [Yanagi no Ono no Michikaze]! When this card is used as Synchro Material, all monsters' Levels become 2!

Streaks of purple lightning spread from the flower cards of [Yanagi no Ono no Michikaze], instantly causing the four flower cards, which were placed close together, to burst into golden light amidst the lightning.

As the light faded, the four cards, each with a different level, transformed into level 2 monsters.

"Go! I'll upgrade the level 2 [Hanafuda Guardian - Matsukami Tsuru-], [Mangami Tsuki], [Kiri no Houou] and the level 2 [Yanagi no Ono no Michikaze]!"

As Desong raised his hand, [Hanafuku-Yanagi no Ono no Michikaze] instantly transformed into two emerald green halos, encircling the three flower cards [Matsu no Tsuru], [Mang no Tsuki], and [Kiri no Houou], causing them to transform into two emerald green orbs amidst the golden light, which were then submerged in the pillar of light from the Synchro Summon.

"Tears of light! Descend as light! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 8, [Hanafuda Guardian - Rain of Light]!"

Under this light, Yuya, standing opposite Desom, could only see Desom bending over and extending his hand, as if inviting something.

A dark red umbrella, now crackling with golden electricity, emerged from the pillar of light. As the umbrella was raised, a man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing stood beside Desong, holding the umbrella.

On its outermost purple haori, bound by a black belt, are the iconic patterns of the Hanafuda Guards, with pink and purple flowers complementing the green leaves.

On its tall, black hat, a white crane spreads its wings as if about to take flight.

"I set two cards face down, end of turn."

However, this scene, along with his iconic [Hanafuda Guardian] monsters, was enough for the two henchmen under Gongensaka to recognize his identity:

"Could this big shot Desong be...?"

"Yes, that must be it..."

"The 'Hedonistic Chojiro' of yesteryear!"

However, Yuya wasn't too bothered by his two underlings' amazement. After all, his fame was now history, and besides, he would defeat the former pleasure-seeking Chojiro today.

"Then, my turn, draw a card!"

"How naive, kid! Activate the effect of [Rain of Light]! When the opponent draws a card, inflict 1500 damage!"

At Desong's voice, the umbrella in [Hanazaki-e-Ame-shiko-]'s hand was instantly thrown into the air, and in the flash of golden light, a patch of golden light fell and landed on Yuya.

And just like that, before Yuya could do anything, LP's score dropped to 2500 points, a disastrous start.

Chapter 156 Yuya Discovers the Anomaly

Looking at his decreasing LP, Yuya Sakaki frowned, after all, at this moment, one of the cards in his hand still needed to consume LP to activate its effect.

However, it is still within an acceptable range.

"Then, I activate the effect of [Super New Dragon Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon] in my hand! Pay 500 LP, discard this card from your hand, and add 1 Level 8 or lower monster from your Deck to your hand!"

The card I chose to add to my hand is [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon]!

After adding [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon] to his hand, Yuya Sakaki immediately drew a Spell Card from his hand and sent it to his Duel Disk.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Pendulum Call]! Once per turn, discard one card from your hand and add two [Magician] Pendulum Monsters with different card names from your Deck to your hand."

I choose to discard [Noble Dragon Magician] from my hand and add one [Time-Reading Magician] and another [Noble Dragon Magician] from my deck to my hand!

As Yuya sent another card to the graveyard, two cards were ejected from the deck by the Duel Disk, allowing Yuya to hold them in his hand.

After adding these two cards to his hand, Yuya drew two cards from his hand and placed them on opposite ends of the Duel Disk.

Fortunately, the rainbow lettering "PENDULUM," symbolizing pendulum summoning, appeared successfully, which relieved Yuya slightly. This also meant that his pendulum summoning was still usable.

"Now, I'll set the pendulum scale of [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon] with a scale of 8 and [Odd-Eyes Masked Dragon] with a scale of 1 from my hand!"

Within the rising pillar of light, two dragon beasts, one purple and one red, opened their eyes simultaneously and rose continuously within the pillar of light. The numbers 8 and 1 also appeared beneath them.

Desong was also quite surprised by this strange phenomenon:

"Oh? They're actually using this kind of summoning method outside now?"

"Now, I can summon monsters from level 2 to level 7 at the same time! Swing, Soul Pendulum! Draw arcs of light across the sky, Pendulum Summon! Appear, my monsters! [Tuning Magician], [Time-Reading Magician], [Noble Dragon Magician]!"

At Yuya's call, three orbs of red, white, and black light fell through the opening between the two pillars of light, instantly transforming into three magicians dressed in formal attire, white dresses, and black robes on Yuya's field.

But at that moment, Desson smiled slightly and reached out to turn over one of his two face-down cards:

"Activate the Continuous Trap [Cheater's Law]! You can activate this when there is an opponent's monster Special Summoned from your hand; return that monster to your hand!"

"What!?"

As Deson flipped over the face-down card, the three magicians on Yuya's field were about to instantly turn into specks of light and vanish, but Yuya reacted quickly: