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

The priest Mahad, who was in charge of the security of the royal city, changed his expression and immediately led his team to rush over. Soon, well-trained guards surrounded the tavern. Seeing this, You Che also dismounted and followed.

You Che thought it would be a side quest or something, but when he went in and saw it, he immediately smiled.

In the tavern, a scene of utter chaos with jewels scattered everywhere, only Mai Kongjaku and Jonouchi remained.

I never expected them to meet up in this way.

"Huh?! Isn't this guy the Dark Magician from the game?! Hey, Yuzuriha, what a coincidence! What are you doing here too?!" Jonouchi was overjoyed, but just then, a notification made of yellow sand popped up above his head.

[Within the castle: Charm-1]

"What?!" Jonouchi roared, "Why are you deducting my attributes?!"

[Within the castle: Charm-2]

"What on earth is going on..."

Just as Jonouchi was about to explode again, Mai covered his mouth and whispered in his ear, "You idiot! This is an RPG game, which is a role-playing game! You'll be punished if you say things that the character can't possibly say!"

Jonouchi nodded, calmed down, and thought to himself with a sense of relief, "It doesn't matter, it's just a little charm~ Anyway, I mainly rely on luck, so as long as my luck isn't affected, it's fine!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Mahad drew his weapon and pointed it at him. With an icy expression, Mahad shouted in a deep voice, "Where did you come from, you bastard! I have absolutely no recollection of you!"

"Was it you who robbed us here?!"

"Guards, seize him!"

Jonouchi:? ? ! !

Now he understands the importance of charm...

If his charm is too low, the NPCs will also have a low level of favorability towards him, so he will definitely run into trouble when encountering certain special events.

The tavern owner, Kongque Wu, quickly explained with an embarrassed smile, "No, no! Your Excellency, this is my... partner! A group of people tried to rob his treasure, but luckily Your Excellency arrived in time, preventing any accidents..."

As soon as the peacock dance finished speaking, the yellow sand that filled the air began to swirl again. This time, in addition to the prompt text, a twenty-sided die also appeared.

[The peacock dance is used to deceive Mahad. Please perform a charm check. A score below 15 will result in failure. Charm bonus: 3]

Upon seeing this, the three players present immediately perked up.

This is so familiar, it's the ultimate in traditional RPGs!

The check is to roll the dice for the corresponding event. If the number exceeds the judgment value, it will succeed; otherwise, it will fail. The character's attributes will also affect the result of the check.

In this dark RPG game, the base value of an attribute is five points. Any value exceeding five points is a bonus, and any value below five points is a deduction.

The Peacock Dance has an appeal of eight, which is three points more than five. Therefore, when she rolls the check dice, the final result will be increased by three points before determining whether it is successful.

However, if it were Jonouchi, his out-of-character behavior earlier deducted three points from his charm, leaving him with a charm of three. Therefore, if he were to perform the assessment, the final result would be a reduction of two points...

When the dice formed from solidified yellow sand appeared, the space where the group was situated seemed to freeze.

Kong Quewu nervously picked up the twenty-sided yellow sand die, subconsciously blew on it, and thought to herself:

"As long as you're over fifteen, you'll succeed..."

"Then I can just throw a ball over twelve..."

"Come on!! Let's see how lucky I am!!"

With a flick of her wrist, the peacock danced and tossed the dice away. Years of practice had honed her skills, and with a gentle toss, the dice spun rapidly... In the end, the dice fell to the ground, with a "9" facing up.

"What?!" Jonouchi exclaimed in disbelief. "Mai, aren't you a former dealer?! How did you roll such a low number?!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the punishment began again.

[Within the castle: Charm-3]

Without further ado, Mahathir ordered his men to put shackles on the innkeeper.

Peacock Dance and Youche exchanged a glance, both feeling helpless and speechless.

Although the peacock dancer is a dealer, she was previously dealt with six-sided dice. Twenty-sided dice are not usually used on gambling tables!

In order to defeat Yoshihiro and Ryuji Otogi on DDM, Yuzuru specifically learned a twenty-sided die technique from Ryuji Otogi, but unfortunately, he wasn't the one performing the check, so it was useless.

Thus, the city was sent to the capital by Mahad as a prisoner.

Seeing this, Kong Quewu quickly gathered up the treasures on the ground and followed them.

"Huh? What are you doing following me!" Mahad mounted his horse and turned around warily.

Peacock Dance feigned a pitiful and innocent look: "Your Excellency, there's something fishy about this... No matter what, he's a very important person to me. Please allow me to observe this trial..."

The city looked utterly miserable.

Although he has lost his charm, there's always the possibility of him having negative attributes, so even if he wants to complain, he can only keep it to himself.

“Lord Mahad, this young lady is an old friend of mine,” Yu Che pleaded on her behalf. In his view, no matter how they went, as long as they could reunite with the King at the palace, that was all that mattered. “Although I don’t know this prisoner, I trust this young lady. Besides, just being a bystander won’t have any impact…”

Because of his special status and relationship with the authorities, Mahathir trusts Yu Che more.

He eventually granted Peacock Dance's request and, very gentlemanly, had one of his men provide her with a mount.

Amidst the bustling market, the assembled dancers, peacock dancers, and city dwellers hurried toward the magnificent royal palace in the distance.

Meanwhile, Yugi Muto met up with Honda.

Yugi Muto appears in the suburbs not far from the royal city. His profession is a mage. Although he does not have any active skills, he comes with a spellbook. When he wants to cast a spell, he only needs to find the spell he needs to cast in the book and read out the incantation to cast the skill.

Clutching a thick magic book, Yugi Muto frantically searched his mind for a solution.

The situation is not much different from what it was like back in the Naia space; we both need a way to contact everyone.

So Yugi Muto began to peruse the spellbook, trying to find some useful spells.

His level is the same as Youche's, both being level eight. His only passive skill, Magic Mastery, is level three, allowing him to use any spell below level three from the book.

After searching for quite some time, he finally found a level 3 vision spell that could grant him full vision within a certain range.

However, just as he was about to chant the spell, a large wooden club slammed down on his back. Immediately afterward, Honda, dressed as a barbarian, jumped out and excitedly shouted, "Great! Killing a mage NPC should give us a lot of experience!!"

Since there were no other NPCs nearby, his out-of-character (OOC) behavior did not affect the game itself, so Honda was not punished.

But when he saw that the person he had knocked down was his companion Yugi Muto, he immediately panicked and quickly helped him up from the ground.

Yugi Muto winced in pain and quickly found a healing spell in the book to cast on himself. The healing light gradually shone, and the golden arm armor on his arm slowly regained its luster from its dullness.

"I'm so sorry, it's a game... I thought it was an NPC..." Honda said apologetically.

Yugi Muto shook his head and said, "It's alright. Although your attack hurt a lot, we still have time to recover. By the way, Honda, be careful of OOC penalties in RPG games. It's fine now that there are no NPCs, but we can't do that once we enter the royal city."

Honda, being a video game fanatic, was already very familiar with these jargon. He nodded, helped Yugi Muto up, and the two headed towards the royal city together.

Because today is the day the Pharaoh ascends the throne, the city is under extra security.

Yugi Muto and Honda couldn't even get in the first time; they were stopped from far away. In the end, Yugi Muto, being a magician, had to use two invisibility spells to sneak in with Honda.

Upon arriving in the vast royal city, the two suddenly felt a bit lost, unsure how to reunite with the others. However, recalling the Pharaoh's coronation, they immediately understood and headed towards the palace. As for how to enter the palace, that was something they would have to consider later.

Compared to the other five, Kyoko Masaki had a godlike start, as she was already in the royal palace as soon as she appeared in this world.

Her profession is a dancer, much like a bard in traditional games, providing support abilities. She also has an exceptionally high charm attribute. At this grand event, she will appear as the main dancer of the dance troupe, making her the closest to the Pharaoh among the six.

Driven by a shared goal, everyone headed towards the palace.

At this moment, the protagonist of this dark RPG game finally makes his appearance. In the magnificent palace, a young king slowly opens his eyes and looks at everything around him that should be familiar yet is extremely strange. The king is somewhat stunned.

He frowned slightly, having already made up his mind.

This dark game has begun!

Chapter 294 The War Begins! Thief King VS Pharaoh!

After the dark RPG game began, Yugi entered a very special and strange state.

He could see two perspectives at the same time: one was himself sitting opposite Bakura, looking down at the sand table, and the other was the chess piece that symbolized him—the character Pharaoh.

These two perspectives hardly need to be switched; they exist entirely in Yugi's mind. He can simultaneously handle the game with Bakura and always play his own RPG role.

"Pharaoh, do not be hasty, the coronation ceremony for you will be held soon." A familiar voice came from beside him. King Yu turned his head and saw a servant with the exact same face as Muto Sugoroku. Through the memories that came with the character, he was able to confirm that this person was his maternal grandfather, named Simon.

Upon seeing Simon, Wang Yang couldn't help but call out, "Grandpa?"

Simon coughed and chuckled, "Pharaoh, it seems you are indeed tired, even addressing me incorrectly. But in any case, from the time of your coronation onwards, you should call me Simon; I am merely your attendant."

Wang Yang nodded blankly; everything around him was still too unfamiliar to him.

As Bakura Ryo previously mentioned, this world is a tapestry woven from memories of three thousand years ago and the present. It seems that because the older male he was closest to was Muto Sugoroku, Simon in this world shares the same face with him.

But thinking back to the story that Muto Sugoroku had told him before he came to Egypt, King Yoshi couldn't help but wonder if his past life was Simon...

Wang Yang couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head vigorously. Now was not the time to think about these things; winning this dark RPG game was the key.

His perspective shifted back to the sand table, where Bakura Ryo remained silent, seemingly playing his role.

Wang Yang frowned.

Even now, he still doesn't know this guy's profession or identity.

With the coronation feast about to begin, he might very well be hiding in the crowd...

"Report! Priest Mahad has returned!" A guard suddenly ran into the palace and reported, "The elven envoy who went out is safe and sound, but his entire squad has met with misfortune. In addition, Priest Mahad brought back a criminal!!"

Wang Yang was momentarily at a loss, having no memory of the situation, he had no idea how to play the role of the Pharaoh.

Fortunately, Simon stepped forward at this moment: "As long as the Elf Master is unharmed, that is the best-case scenario. Give all the fallen warriors a proper burial. As for the criminal... let Priest Mahad or Priest Set judge and execute him!"

After saying this, Simon bowed slightly and said softly to the Pharaoh, "Is this what you mean? Your Majesty."

"Ah, ah! Yes!" Wang Yang was somewhat at a loss. He first affirmed Simon's actions, then asked Simon, "By the way, what do elf envoys do?"

Simon paused, then realized that the soon-to-be Pharaoh was too young and hadn't yet handled many matters. So he coughed twice and announced again, "Considering that the young Pharaoh still needs to familiarize himself with the affairs of the palace, I'll trouble Mahad and the Elf Envoy to come to the main hall first. Also, this trial of the prisoners will be conducted by the Pharaoh himself!"

Wang Yang swallowed hard.

Simon, the attendant, was extremely thoughtful, but he had no interest in judging any criminals at the moment. He only wanted to familiarize himself with the current environment as soon as possible, and then find a way to capture and kill Bakura!

But before he could refuse, the tall and imposing Mahad had already led the prisoner into the palace, followed by several familiar people.

Back in the present world, Yugi was already quite familiar with Mahad. Although he didn't know the Dark Magician's true identity, he knew that Mahad had been protecting his spirit for three thousand years.

At this moment, as Mahad, the priest, walked step by step, Wang Yang felt quite excited. However, it seemed that Mahad in this world was just an NPC and had no memories of the real world.

Wang Yang looked at the others, and what he saw surprised and delighted him!