I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

Kong Quewu immediately slammed on the brakes and jerked the steering wheel, pulling her car to the side of the road.

"??? What happened... Mai, are you hurt?!"

As soon as Katsuya jumped out of the car and looked at Mai with concern, Mai, whose face was pale, shook her head with lingering fear to indicate that she was alright.

Then, everyone's attention immediately focused on the car's rearview mirror:

"??? This is a screw?!"

"It fell off Youfeng's car?!"

"That would be terrible!"

Soon, under the shocked gazes of everyone, Kong Que Wu, who was the first to react, immediately jumped into her car with a serious expression and waved to everyone.

Everyone immediately understood and jumped into the car. Kong Quewu stepped on the gas, and the car sped away, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake.

Just as the dust settled, on a road in Tongye City riddled with tire tracks, a bewildered "yellow-haired boy" named Jonouchi Katsuya spread out his palms:

"But...I haven't gotten on the bus yet! I haven't gotten on the bus!"

...

Meanwhile, not far away, Yuuka, with a twisted expression, was also looking at the red D-ship "Yusei" stranded by the roadside with obvious displeasure.

"You're already broken down? You just drove it out and a screw came loose and you're already stuck?"

"System, you fucking come out here and give me an explanation!"

Then, amidst You Feng's obvious protests, he immediately opened his system page to check the information about the D-Wheel. A line of small print appearing in the vehicle information description immediately made You Feng's eyes narrow slightly:

[Note: This "Yusei" is Yusei Fudo's personal vehicle, reproduced at a 1:1 scale.]

Upon seeing this message, You Feng, who had been silent for a moment, instantly twitched at the corner of his mouth:

"I understand..."

"The replica you're talking about, is it the replica of the D-Wheel assembled by Crab Bro?"

"This is the one pieced together from junk collected from the landfill, right..."

"hehe..."

35. "Gambling Monster" Katsuya Jonouchi is now online!

Witnessing the stranded red D-ship "Yusei," Yufeng seemed to sense the system's malice, shrugged helplessly, and glanced at the final duel arena not far away:

"Fortunately, we've arrived near the dueling arena. Let's register first."

After temporarily parking the "Yusei" D-Wheel here, Yufeng didn't continue to compete with it too much. Instead, he took the six chips and went directly to the registration area for the final round of "Duel City" in front of the dueling arena. After handing over his six chips and registering his name according to the competition rules, he found that in addition to the almost uncontroversial name "Seto Kaiba", the names "Malik Ishtar" and "Isis Ishtar" had also appeared before him.

"Hmm? These two signed up pretty quickly too..."

"I originally thought I'd be the second one—after all, I'm still no match for the overpowered Seahorse..."

"..."

With a soft sigh, Youfeng walked out of the registration area with his hands in his pockets. In that instant, Youfeng immediately saw that where his "Youxing" was parked not far away, was Peacock Dance's beautiful blue sports car.

At this moment, Mai Kongque, Yugi Muto, Kyoko Masaki, and the others were also looking around with very serious expressions, seemingly searching for Yuuki's figure.

"Hmm? You guys are pretty fast..."

After walking over with a smile, Youfeng looked at the curvaceous Peacock Dancer and teased, "Well then, Dancer, I won this race!"

As Yuuki's voice rang out leisurely, and seeing that the other party appeared completely unharmed, the serious expressions on the faces of Yugi Muto, Mai Kujaku, and Kyoko Masaki instantly relaxed.

"Whoo~"

"Honestly, I thought something might have happened to you, Youfeng—do you know how dangerous that was just now!"

Amidst Masaki Kyoko's excited voice, Muto Yugi also said with a serious expression:

"That's right, Youfeng, your motorcycle is falling off parts with a 'cracking' sound, didn't you notice?!"

Seeing that You Feng was unharmed, Kong Que Wu, who had been the most nervous during the race, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Hmm... to be honest, I thought your motorcycle was going to fall apart on the road because you were going too fast... but it's good that you're alright."

Then, Kong Que Wu took out a repair shop's business card, saying that she knew a very reliable car/motorcycle modification and repair shop that could help You Feng repair his cool motorcycle.

"Handling it over to them is absolutely no problem; the engine of my car was upgraded at this shop..."

...

At this moment, amidst the relaxed atmosphere, Yugi Muto, dressed in his blue uniform, seemed to realize something, scratching his "starfish head" and hesitating slightly as he said:

"Hmm?! Ever since the beginning, it's felt like something's missing..."

The peacock dancer nodded in agreement.

Indeed, things suddenly became much quieter...

In that instant, Shizuka, whose eyes were wrapped in gauze and who had just undergone surgery, immediately frowned and realized what was happening:

"Huh?! It's like I haven't heard my brother's voice since just now!"

Muto Yugi, Peacock Dance, Masaki Kyoko: "???!!!"

Witnessing this, Yuuka's lips twitched: "You guys didn't... leave Jonouchi on the road, did you?!"

...

At that very moment, everyone who finally realized the seriousness of the problem had a strange expression on their face.

Just as Mai Kongjaku jumped into her sports car to pick up Jonouchi, an angry shout came from afar:

"Damn it! Have you guys completely ignored my existence?!"

At this moment, under everyone's gaze, they finally saw a boy with bright yellow flowing hair running towards them, panting and glaring at them angrily while "swearing".

"Ah, it's Jonouchi-kun, hello!"

Seeing that Katsuya Jonouchi was covered in sweat, Mai Koujaku quickly and "politely" waved to him as a greeting.

"Stop playing dumb with me! Dance!"

Jonouchi, however, was clearly not buying it and directly slapped away Mai's hand.

But the next second, just as everyone looked apologetically at Jonouchi, about to explain something to him, Giorno also turned his gaze to Yuuki beside him:

"Ah, Youfeng, I'm relieved to see you're alright."

Then, with a rather "arrogant" look, she swept her gaze across the crowd and said, "Hmph, considering you were worried about Youfeng's safety, I'll forgive you...after all—"

"After all, I'm someone who values ​​friendship very much!"

...

Then, at Youfeng's urging, everyone learned that after Youfeng signed up, only half of the spots for the Duel City Top 8 tournament remained, which was 4.

The group stopped talking and went directly to the registration area to register for their levels.

After witnessing Yugi Muto, Katsuya Jonouchi, and Mai Kujaku all complete their registration, Kyoko Masaki, watching the group enthusiastically discussing their upcoming duel opponents, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Phew... that's a total of 7 contestants registered now. It almost seemed like I might have lost my chance. Thank goodness..."

Then, the short-haired girl's gaze immediately turned to Shizuka, who had come to cheer everyone on, standing beside her:

"Shizuka...aren't you ready to take the gauze off yet?"

The girl with long brown hair, Shizuka, nodded slowly, her voice revealing a hint of hesitation:

"Hmm... I'm not mentally prepared yet... I'm still scared..."

When the question was raised, the girl took a step back, looking completely unsure of herself.

The expressions on everyone's faces instantly became complicated. At this moment, the older brother, Katsuya Jonouchi, opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to persuade his sister, but after hesitating for a moment, he couldn't think of the right words, and his eyes were filled with worry.

Seeing everyone's predicament, You Feng smiled and nodded.

"In that case... to commemorate the four of us successfully entering the quarterfinals of this Duel City, let's have a friendly duel within the castle!"

When faced with Yuuki's sudden request to play cards, Cheng Nei was taken aback. He scratched his head, puzzled, and agreed, "Oh, okay..."

Soon, at Youfeng's suggestion, everyone reacted instantly, and after the duel was confirmed, they gently patted Shizuka on the shoulder:

"So, Shizuka, didn't you say you were coming to cheer for Jonouchi?! You can't cheer properly without taking off the bandage, right? Besides—haven't you always been curious about Yuuka? This is a perfect opportunity to witness the charm of a duelist; it would be a shame to miss it~"

...

Under the relentless onslaught of Kyoko Masaki and Mai Kujaku, Shizuka, her face slightly flushed, hesitated for a moment before finally nodding and slowly removing her gauze.

At that moment, Jonouchi instantly gave Yuuka a grateful smile with an excited expression, and Yuuka immediately returned the smile.

In this atmosphere of mutual smiles, Jonouchi immediately pulled out his Duel Disk:

"Well then, here we come, Youfeng! I won't hold back!"

At that moment, Youfeng nodded as well, and immediately took out his proposal, the Bass Duel Disk: "Very good, Fan Gu, let's play cards!"

Then, upon hearing Yuuka address him in that way, Jonouchi's face instantly darkened:

"Damn it, did she actually learn bad things from that Kaiba guy?"

"However, Yufeng... for this friendly duel, let's wager our cards!"

"Didn't Wu give you that [feather duster] after losing the match?"

"That way, whoever makes it to the final... the winner can carry the strength of their teammates and keep fighting until they finally win the championship!"

"..."

Faced with Jonouchi's sudden request for "more," Yufeng looked at the "yellow-haired boy" in front of him with a slightly surprised expression, and immediately nodded:

“Very well, Jonouchi, since we're betting on cards, let's go big—bet my Cyber ​​Dragon and your Red-Eyes Black Dragon!”

...

In that instant, Jonouchi Katsuya, who had been full of confidence when Yuuki challenged him to a battle, immediately changed his expression and tightly protected his card box with both hands:

"Ah, are you going to gamble with my [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]? That's my rarest card..."

Faced with the prospect of using his recently recovered precious card as a wager, Katsuya Jonouchi's expression momentarily faltered.