Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"A duel should be settled with a duel. The regulars who represent the school should be the strongest in the dueling club. Since you think you're stronger than me, then prove it with your duel. If you beat me, then I'm no longer qualified to be a regular."

"But if you lose, you will also have to pay the corresponding price. That's a fair condition, isn't it, Satomi-senpai?"

You Xi emphasized the last four words, thus provoking the enemy.

Upon hearing this, Satomi Sho narrowed his eyes: "Oh..."

Chapter 23 Card Printing Conditions

Is it surprising yet reasonable?

Less than ten minutes after meeting, Yuki and Satomi Sho had a fierce argument on their first meeting, and then proposed a bet.

The stakes both sides staked on their chances of survival within the Duel Club were their own.

Including the time with Izayoi Yuki, from this perspective, even though it has only been a little over a day since Yuki transmigrated, she has already integrated well into this unfamiliar world in a certain sense.

And they began to learn to use the common sense of this world to fight.

And this is something only he can do right now.

However, Satomi Sho did not respond immediately to the challenge sent by Yuki.

"Huh? You want to duel our boss? Who do you think you are, you bastard?!"

The first to be blown up by the landmine was still its henchman.

It was still that red-haired delinquent named Riku. Because of the lesson learned from his crushing defeat, he dared not lay a hand on Yuki again, but continued to curse and swear.

"Stop daydreaming. Do you even know who's standing in front of you?"

"who is it?"

"He's the son of the chairman of the Morning Light Duel Academy! How could you possibly be qualified to duel with such a big shot? Don't you think you're unworthy?"

"Nope."

Yu Xi calmly replied, "No matter how glamorous or noble one's outward identity may be, when standing in the dueling arena, one is ultimately just a duelist. I think that's the essence of dueling, isn't it? Between duelists, besides winning and losing, is there any need to distinguish between superior and inferior?"

"Haha, that's really well said, Yu Xijun. You could practically use that as my new motto."

Hoshino Mai chuckled in support of Yuki, while Izayoi Yuki sighed slightly, secretly glaring at Yuki for acting impulsively without permission, before saying, "That's how it is. Do you want to accept Izumi-san's challenge, Satomi Sho?"

"...Hehe, this is quite interesting."

Seeing that both girls had taken a stand in support of Yuki, Satomi Sho could no longer remain silent.

He said, "Indeed, a duel is the quickest and most convenient way to clarify each other's status. It's also necessary to let Youxi know his own worth."

"So……"

“However,” Satomi Sho’s tone suddenly changed, “even if there is no hierarchy among duelists, I am still your senior in the dueling club. The virtue of respecting one’s senior should never be forgotten, right? Therefore, I cannot just accept your challenge like this.”

Xingyewu tapped her palm with her fist: "Ah! I see. Are you planning to run away like a coward?"

"of course not."

Satomi Sho said, "I just hope that Yuki-san can meet some prerequisites first, which is... to beat my friend first."

"You mean these bad things?"

Yu Xi glanced at the two people behind Satomi Sho. The blond delinquent, who still had no name, pointed at him and shouted angrily, "Who are you calling a delinquent! I'm your senior, show me some respect, you brat."

Riku: "That's right! If you want to duel our boss, you'll have to get past us first. If you can't even beat us, then wanting to fight the boss is a joke!"

"So, it's like a level-based game."

Completely ignoring these two offensive remarks, Yuki roughly understood Satomi Sho's purpose.

They probably want to use preliminary battles and cannon fodder to assess their own strength and test their limits.

Such a simplistic plan could not be hidden from others.

"Wait, I don't agree with this approach..."

"It's alright, Minister."

"Izumi-san?"

Izayoi Yuki looked at Yuki, who was stopping her, with a puzzled expression. Yuki explained in a low voice, "There are some things I want to confirm. Maybe I can figure them out this time."

After saying that, You Xi nodded to Li Jianxiang and said, "Okay, I agree to this condition. I hope you won't go back on your word again."

"Don't worry, I still have that much credibility."

Satomi Sho gestured to his underlings on either side of him and said, "Go, Riku, Lake. You know what to do, right?"

"Yes! Boss!"

Oblivious to their impending fate, the delinquents stretched their necks and wrists, grinning maliciously at Yuki.

"Hehehe, get ready, pretty boy! I'll show you what happens when you go against us, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"

……

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

Inside the dueling arena, the bright sunshine bathed the earth, and a gentle breeze blew, making it a perfect day for exercise and playing cards.

Not long ago, the red-haired delinquent Riku, who had just uttered a series of screams, flew out of the dueling arena and lay on the ground with his beloved and fellow sufferer, his mouth open and eyes closed.

Opposite this evil creature was a demon with a completely pale skeleton, surrounded by piercing lightning, which spoke of its power and terror.

"I won. It seems I won't be seeing the kind of ending you were talking about for the time being."

"Master of the Demon," Yuki said, putting down the Duel Disk, though his face didn't show much joy at the victory.

On one hand, it was probably because the opponent's strength was somewhat weaker than he had imagined. On the other hand, Yu Xi had finally confirmed a certain fact.

"Sure enough, the number of cards in the card box did not increase."

He had assumed that winning the duel would grant him a new enhancement card, but that didn't seem to be the case. He even deliberately dragged out the duel, trying to make it more "intense," but the result remained the same.

After eliminating all factors, a very obvious conclusion becomes clear.

To obtain new cards from a cheat system, ordinary duels won't suffice, at least not against someone of that caliber. The most likely candidate to meet the card-printing requirements is a powerhouse like Xingye Wu.

As for whether other conditions need to be met, and what happens if you duel the same person repeatedly, we'll have to investigate those later.

"That's it."

As Yuki won the duel, Izayoi Yuki said to Satomi Sho expressionlessly, "Now that's it, Izumi-kun has fulfilled your so-called conditions."

"Yes."

Having witnessed both duels, Satomi Sho made a pretentious comment: "Yuki's performance in the duel was indeed quite good, but it's a pity that it took him so much effort to defeat Riku and the others. He's still far from being as good as me. I guess you just used him to make up the numbers, Yuki-chan."

"No comment."

Izayoi Yuki didn't even bother to glance at Rimi Sho, and coldly said, "If you really want to spout nonsense, wait until you win."

"Ok."

Satomi Sho smoothed his hair with both hands, ignoring his two defeated underlings, and walked gracefully into the dueling arena to face Yuki.

"Let me, your senior, fulfill my duty and teach you what it means to be outmatched. However, the duel may end in an instant."

"If you can."

The figure of the Bone Demon disappeared, and Yuki collected all the cards on the table and put them into the deck, which was then automatically shuffled by the Duel Disk, ready to fight.

After three consecutive duels today, he still hasn't exhausted his energy. Rather, after warming up in the first two duels, his touch is just right.

"Alright, get ready, it's about to begin."

The referee was still a blonde girl, who raised her hand and held a small air gun that she had somehow gotten her hands on.

"Next up is the duel between Yuki-kun and Satomi Sho. It's a single-round match; the loser is forced to withdraw from the dueling club without any conditions. Do either of you have any objections? If not..."

"boom!"

Xingye Wu covered one ear with one hand and then pulled the trigger to start the battle.

A deafening gunshot rang out into the sky, accompanied by the unison voices of the two men on the battlefield.

"Duel—!"

【Yu Xi LP: 8000】

[Sho Satomi LP: 8000]

Chapter 24 Mech Corps

With a "beep," as the duel declaration was shouted, Satomi Sho's duel disk lit up first.

"Very well, I've made the first move, so I'll accept it without hesitation."

Sho Satomi began his maneuver by drawing his starting cards from the Duel Disk, which was decorated with many inexplicable ornaments and had an exceptionally ornate appearance.

"Attack indicates the summoning of 'Mech Sniper'."

"Mech Sniper, Level 4/Ground/Mechanical" "ATK: 1800/DEF: 800"

He slapped a card with what he considered an elegant motion, and a monster summoning sound effect rang out in front of Satomi Sho, from which a golden robot carrying a sniper rifle emerged.

"As long as 'Mech Sniper' is on the field, other 'Mech' monsters cannot be targeted. Next, activate the Spell Card: 'Brotherly Bonds'. Pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon 2 Loyal Minions from your Deck that share the same Attribute, Type, and Level as 'Mech Sniper'."

"Mech Guardian, Level 4/Ground/Mechanical" "ATK: 1200/DEF: 1800"

"Mech Soldier, Level 4/Ground/Mechanical" "ATK: 1600/DEF: 1500"

[Sho Satomi's LP: 8000→6000]

Following closely behind "Mech Sniper", two robots, one green and one blue, also appeared from the ripples of space, guided by the power of the magic card, and occupied two-thirds of Satomi Sho's front row.

In one round, Satomi Sho summoned a total of three monsters.