Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

On the boulder, Baron slowly raised his head, revealing equally red-rimmed eyes, his voice trembling slightly: "You said that back then, Tiridford was just as important as your sister, is that true?"

Jonouchi nodded, smiling slightly, as if recalling: "From a young age, I was a bad kid hated by everyone..."

"Both my parents and teachers considered me one of the most unruly students..."

"But my sister Shizuka and that friend from the orphanage are different; they are the only ones who are willing to believe in me and rely on me..."

"But... I still disappointed them in the end..."

"As the older brother, I failed to keep my younger sister who didn't want to live with our mother..."

"As a brother, I failed to protect the comrade who was always willing to stand by me..."

Even now, I am still so incompetent.

"Mai, Honda... they are all incredibly important people to me, but there's nothing I can do..."

"Fine, Baron." Jonouchi looked up, forcing a smile that was also genuine. "Do what you've always wanted to do. My LP is almost depleted. If you launch a direct attack now, I'll be defeated. This turn, I choose to end it here..."

However, when he was given another turn, Baron said calmly, "Within the city, you no longer need to make a difficult choice."

Jōnei was taken aback and looked at Baron blankly.

“I thought you didn’t come that day because you were a coward,” Baron said slowly. “But in fact, even I myself couldn’t make a choice in that situation.”

“Within the city, if you do not betray Tiridford, Tiridford is still willing to face everything with you.”

"Consider it... repaying you for taking care of me when I was a child..."

"Tireford?!" The city was somewhat surprised, but mostly delighted.

“However, there is still a very real problem at hand,” Baron said calmly. “The Orichalcos barrier cannot be broken from the inside by external means. The only way to get rid of this barrier is to draw.”

“However, Rafael and I are different from Ameruda and Antidote. We, who are never afraid of death, do not have any cards in our decks that can force a duel to a draw…”

"I don't want you to be in that dilemma again."

"But I'm not the one who can get out of this predicament now."

Baron's words were like a bucket of cold water, and the joy on Jonouchi's face quickly turned into despair.

Cards that force a draw...

Why would he have that in his deck?

Gambling cards all share one characteristic: high returns and high risks, leaving no room for ambiguity.

Being forgiven by Baron would be the best thing for the city, but the emerald green Orichalco barrier is like a cage, binding the two of them tightly inside.

Baron, who no longer harbored any murderous intent, also chose to pass by empty-handed.

In the empty canyon, the city will once again hold a card draw.

But can gacha pulls really bring new possibilities?

Just as despair descended upon the city, a dazzling light flashed, and he felt light as a feather. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a magnificent temple. In the center of the temple stood three crystal dragon statues. Guided by some force, he came before a giant crystal dragon and, as if possessed, called out its name and pulled out the sword stuck in its claw!

"Heinemus!!!"

The moment the sword was drawn, the city returned to the real world. At this moment, he had drawn a card, but the card in his hand had never appeared in the deck. It was a strange card with a mysterious dragon drawn on it.

An unprecedented sense of power surged through his body, and in an instant, Jonouchi knew how to use the card.

He looked at Baron, a slight smile on his face, and inserted the card into the Duel Disk:

"Tireford, I've found a way to draw, but it requires our cooperation."

Baron nodded, poised to strike:

"Come on, Jonouchi, I hope that after all these years, our understanding remains unchanged!"

"Here it comes!" Jonouchi shouted, casting the mysterious card, "Activate—Heinemus's Claw!!!"

Chapter 236 The Angry Youyou

"Bang!"

Like jade shattering, a colorful light radiating miraculous energy suddenly shone, blasting the entire Orichalcos barrier into fragments. The cascading blue light scattered in all directions, intertwining with the dawn sunlight and dyeing the entire cliff with a magnificent color.

"call……"

"It's a success! Jonouchi!!"

Baron was breathing heavily, but a happy smile appeared on his face.

Just now, thanks to the mysterious card that Jonouchi unexpectedly obtained, the two successfully achieved a draw with a combo, and the life-or-death duel was perfectly resolved. The two, with the misunderstanding cleared up, laughed heartily in perfect unison, just like when they were children.

"Such powerful energy, what is this card all about..." Jonouchi was still immersed in that powerful energy and couldn't extricate himself. The moment he played the card, he felt his whole body filled with an incomparably powerful energy, and all his fatigue and pain were swept away.

“There’s no time to think about these things,” Baron urged Jonouchi, standing on the boulder. “Jonouchi, it’s my team that’s captured Honda. I’m heading there now.”

"As for you..." Baron smiled again, "Go and save the woman you love."

"N-Nani?" Jonouchi blushed immediately. "What are you talking about? Mai is just..."

“Whether you admit it or not, there’s no news that Doma can’t get.” Baron’s expression gradually changed from a smile to a serious one. “Back then, you were forced into that dilemma and had to make a difficult choice.”

"As your brother, I don't want you to fall into such a painful situation again."

"Leave Honda to me, you go and rescue that female duelist with the harpy spirit!"

A surge of emotion welled up within him, and just as he was about to say something more, Baron leaped down from the boulder blocking his path and sped away...

Jungle, wasteland.

A flash of light, like a sword slash, streaked across the sky, and the wails of the Doma assassins immediately filled the air.

You Che exhaled a breath of stale air and coldly stared at the group of defeated rabble assassins.

Although he was facing six or seven duelists at the same time in this battle, his mental strength, which had already been enhanced by Sleeping Giant Gudu, was now far superior to what it used to be. Although he had consumed a lot of physical strength, he recovered very quickly.

Upon seeing their master defeated, the evil card spirits scattered and fled, the scattered cards glowing as they transformed from "treasures" containing energy into ordinary duel cards.

Youche put away the Duel Disk, walked towards the fallen assassin leader, and took several cards from his deck to add to his own.

At the same time, the Yoyos, who had just finished a great battle, slowly appeared. Having absorbed enough energy, they presented a brand new card to Youche. Although the card did not have any Yoyos's name on it, it was like the card of the Disruptors' clan unity, with Yoyos's images drawn on it.

[Human wave tactics]

[Continuous Trap Card]

[Effect: At the end phase of each turn, Special Summon Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters from your Deck, equal to the number of Normal Monsters you destroyed by battle in the same turn.]

Is this the one?

You Che's gaze sharpened.

In terms of combat power, this card is still not as good as the unreleased continuous spell card - Wrathful Yo-Yo, but its versatility is very suitable for the disruption system in the current deck of the game, and it can be said to be a card that can combine two weak systems.

Without much time to adjust the deck, Youche immediately continued searching for the ultimate mutated insect queen, following the direction indicated by Sleeping Giant Gudu.

The ground was littered with the corpses of elves, exuding an eerie, decaying aura. Although dawn was approaching, the scene still felt incredibly cold and terrifying.

Following the huge drag marks on the ground, he traversed a patch of wasteland and finally arrived at a thicket of bushes. Just as he was about to pass through, the cautious dark mage Hermoti stopped him.

"Be careful, Lord Youche," Hermoti warned in a deep voice. "I can sense that guy is nearby. It's best to scout the situation first before making a rash move."

Youche stopped and carefully crouched in the bushes to look outside.

Just as he pushed aside the bushes in front of him, a piercing and shrill scream suddenly came from the swamp not far away. Youche was stunned for a moment. He was shocked to see that a human-faced worm queen with a body comparable to a giant dragon was angrily awakening. Its bloated and fat body kept writhing and contracting, as if it was digesting the remnants of the elves that had been devoured.

This shocking and disgusting scene left Youche stunned in place.

"What woke me up...?"

"Was I making too much noise?"

"No...it doesn't seem to sense my presence. It's looking...in another direction..."

Just then, a familiar, wicked laugh came from not far ahead. A short man with round-framed glasses and a sleazy, parted hairstyle was seen provocatively walking towards the ultimate mutated insect queen.

“That’s… an insect moth?!” You Che recognized the creature at a glance.

For some unknown reason, the dinosaur Ryuzaki, who was always by his side, did not appear, and a butterfly fairy radiating a crystal glow was gently fluttering beside the insect moth.

"Hehehe!!" the insect-moth laughed excitedly, "After spending so long, I've finally found you!"

As he spoke, he adjusted his glasses and carefully examined the ultimate mutated insect queen, who was now filled with hostility towards him.

"Wow~"

"What a beautiful monster!"

"Such powerful energy is probably beyond the reach of even a roaming armed dragon, right?"

The insect moth was still immersed in ecstasy when the card spirit—the Insect Princess—both pleased and worried, advised:

"Lady Yuga, we've finally found it!"

"While the Queen has just awakened, let's quickly use the Cocoon of Evolution to restore her to normal!!"

However, the insect moth scoffed, saying, "Return to normal? I think it's perfectly normal right now!"

The Insect Princess was taken aback, her face immediately turning tense: "Feather, Lady Feathermoth, please don't joke... The Queen's condition is very bad right now. If this continues, even more elves will be eaten!"

At this critical moment, the insect-moth tore off its disguise and said slyly, "I need its brutal power!"

"Ordinary insects are merely the weakest of beings; only mutated insects are the supreme rulers who surpass all others!!"

"I...I really like this guy so much!!"

"I wish I could just tame it and make it my spirit!!!"

The Insect Princess's expression changed drastically: "No! Lady Moth, you will be devoured by its dark power! Besides, didn't we already make a promise?"

"I will give you the power to help you retrieve the cards that were your mother's keepsake from that enemy, Youche."

"And you, Lady Moth, will help our elven race and restore our queen to her original state..."

what's the situation? !

Not far away, You Che, who overheard this conversation, was stunned.

Mother's belongings?

Take it back from your own hands?!