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

The two children whose cards had been taken away frowned slightly, looking somewhat worried.

"Do you think big brother can beat the dinosaur Ryuzaki?"

"I think it's very risky... His deck was all custom-built from our place..."

"That's true... but he wouldn't have stood up for us if he didn't have a certain level of strength, would he? After all, this is a card-betting duel!"

The two children looked at each other. Although it was good that someone was willing to help them, they really had no confidence in this wandering warrior who didn't even have his own deck.

"Hmph! I'll go first! Draw a card!" Dinosaur Ryuzaki sneered and pulled a card from the top of his deck with a "whoosh".

Seeing this, You Che was stunned.

Hey?

and many more?

Wasn't I the one who shouted the fastest just now?

Shouldn't it be that whoever shouts "Duel!" first attacks first?

Before he could even raise an objection, Dinosaur Ryuzaki had already started his turn: "Heh heh, as expected of my treasure card! I drew it right away!"

"Since it's just dealing with some nobody, there's no need to hold back!"

"Go! Two-Headed Dinosaur King! Attack signal!"

"roar-------"

The moment the card was played, a deafening roar echoed throughout the entire card shop!

A flash of light appeared between the dueling arenas, and a giant, dark purple dinosaur flapped its wings and flew out from the card!

Its enormous size, standing a full four meters tall, and its two roaring heads were particularly terrifying, with its dark yellow claws gleaming sharply under the light.

The Two-Headed Dinosaur King

【Four stars】

[Earth Attribute/Dinosaur Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1600/1200]

"My turn is over, it's your turn!"

Two-Headed Dinosaur King, the ace monster of Dinosaur Ryuzaki!

The moment this card appeared, the entire venue erupted in cheers!

Almost everyone present had seen the monster on live television and witnessed its splendor.

After capturing a monster, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, ended his turn triumphantly, looking at Yuzuriha with a mocking expression.

Youche: ...

What's there to show off?

If I had my deck from my past life, you wouldn't even know how you died!

However, since the previous deck couldn't be transported with him, the deck he's using now is just a temporary one made up of random cards.

Looking at the cute-looking but powerless ordinary bone monsters in his hand, You Che felt somewhat helpless.

The highest attack power is less than 1500...

This is no match for the two-headed dinosaur king...

If I drew a magic trap, I could try to use it, but unfortunately I have nothing but monster cards in my hand.

There's no other way but to defend for now.

Although the rules of the Duel Kingdom era did not allow direct attacks, the act of not summoning monsters when there were no cards on the field was also strictly prohibited.

"My turn, draw a card." Youche glanced at his hand and took one out. "Set a monster face down, end my turn."

Almost everyone present was stunned by what they saw.

"A covering monster? Could it be a man-eating worm?"

"I don't know, it could be a deformable teapot."

"Ah, do we have any cards in our deck that can activate a flip effect?" The two children couldn't help but discuss.

"I don't know... I don't remember there being any..."

Upon seeing the mysterious face card of Yuzuriha, Ryuzaki's expression suddenly became very serious.

"Tsk... Damn it! If it really is a man-eating worm, my two-headed dinosaur king is doomed..."

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur looked very unhappy; he had never liked Insect-type cards.

"I'll have to draw cards for now..."

"Shh!"

As a card was added to his hand, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur immediately revealed a smug smile:

"Hahaha! What a coincidence!"

"Although I don't know what kind of monster you're covering, even if it's a man-eating worm, I'm not afraid at all!"

"Because the card I drew this round is—an offering to the dead!"

"Activate the Spell Card! Offering to the Dead! Discard one card from your hand! Destroy your monster!"

Ryuzaki slammed the card in his hand onto the table. At the same time, countless bandages flew out from the dark corners and wrapped around the roaming monster!

In the blink of an eye, the monster was bound like a mummy, and with a shattering explosion, the roaming monster was destroyed.

"Bang!"

Everyone looked up and gazed at the field where Youche had just placed his monster. They all wanted to know what kind of monster he had just placed.

Is it a man-eating insect? Or a metamorphic jar?

But when they saw the card in person, almost everyone's expression turned strange.

That was just a mushroom-shaped image?

Mushroom Man

[Two stars]

[Earth Attribute/Plant Tribe]

[Attack/Defense: 800/600]

"Damn it..." Ryuzaki the dinosaur shouted angrily, "That piece of trash has absolutely no reversal ability! You're lying to me!"

You Che smiled helplessly.

He wasn't deliberately trying to deceive anyone; it's just that the rules from his previous life were different from the current rules, so he habitually placed the monster face down on the field.

Unexpectedly, this maneuver actually tricked one of the Dinosaur Ryuzaki's magic cards?

Youche found it somewhat amusing.

Just as he was about to see what monster Ryuzaki would summon next, the duel arena suddenly launched a simulated attack on him, and his LP was deducted.

"Beep beep beep————"

Cruise control, LP: 2000→1760

"Tsk!"

Enduring the pain from the simulated impact, You Che gritted his teeth.

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur sneered, "Heh! But it doesn't matter. According to the rules, when a monster is destroyed by an effect, the duelist has to take damage equal to 30% of that monster's attack power."

"Hmph! I won't be fooled by you again!"

"No matter what monster you summon, my Two-Headed Dinosaur King will tear it to shreds!"

"My turn is over. Now it's your turn to struggle!"

Chapter 4 The 30,000-Year-Old White Tortoise

"Beep beep beep————"

Cruise control, LP: 2000→1760

When a monster is destroyed by an effect, the owner suffers LP damage equal to 30% of that monster's ATK... This is indeed a rule unique to the Duel Kingdom era.

In the anime, when Yugi fought against a Dark Duelist, he achieved an amazing comeback by destroying all of his opponent's monsters, even though his method of destroying cards mainly relied on the so-called "hidden rules," which are also known as "blind guessing" among card players.

The duel had only just begun, and in just one very simple exchange, You Che was already at a disadvantage. This made the audience even more certain that it was a duel with no suspense, and it also plunged the two children into worry and anxiety.

"As expected of Ryuzaki the Dinosaur! He achieved a crushing victory right from the start!"

"The skill gap is too large. How can an ordinary person compete with the national runner-up?"

Amidst the murmurs, the two children exchanged glances, both looking somewhat nervous.

When it was Youche's turn again, with a brand new card added to his hand, he had a new idea.

"My turn! Draw a card!" Youche said in a deep voice. "Set a monster face-down, end your turn!"

The same operation as the previous game was used, but only Youche knew what the difference was.

"Heh!" Dinosaur Ryuzaki said disdainfully, "Trying to use the same trick again? But I won't fall for it again!"

"Draw a card!"

"Attack signal summoned! Corpse Dragon!"

"Boom—"

The dueling arena trembled the instant the card fell, and the ground simulated by the 3D projection cracked open! A billowing, decaying black mist billowed out!

Amidst the thick aura of death, a black, standing dinosaur crawled menacingly out of the ground, its cold eyes fixed intently on its opponent.

【Corpse Dragon】

【Four stars】

[Earth Attribute/Dinosaur Race]