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

Youche could clearly feel that he was a little hungry.

But for a duelist, there is an even more serious problem than hunger: he doesn't yet have his own deck.

In this world where cards reign supreme, you can't get by without a deck.

Penniless, Youche walked down the street, reminiscing about the fan works he had read before.

He recalled that in many fan fiction stories, the protagonist would go to Seto Kaiba for a free meal when he first arrived in the world.

They usually claim to have a fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon, luring Seto Kaiba into a betting duel. If they win the duel, they might get a lot of money.

"That's a good idea, but even if you want something for nothing, you need a deck..."

You Che sighed, deeply understanding what it meant to "make bricks without straw".

Ugh!

How to do?

How about I get a job first?

But cards are ridiculously expensive in this world; it would take forever to collect a deck!

You Che walked on under the scorching sun, pondering his next plan with utter helplessness.

Just then, a faint light suddenly shone from his pocket, as if something had appeared out of thin air.

"Hmm...wait, where did these two cards come from?!"

Yu Che took the items out of his pocket and saw that in addition to the original "Armed Dragon Lv3", there was also an "Armed Dragon Lv5" and a magic card - "Level Up"!

Youche: ? ? ! !

What's going on here?!

Just as he was puzzled, Armed Dragon Lv3 slowly flew out of the card and hovered in front of him in a physical form.

It lazily shook its little head, gently flapping its wings as it looked at him with a slightly sleepy expression.

"This is... a card spirit!"

You Che immediately realized what was going on.

My cousin's "Armed Dragon Lv3" actually has a spirit host inside it!

"Did you make these two cards?" You Che asked in surprise.

Looking at its utterly astonished master, the young armed dragon yawned and nodded dismissively.

Armored Dragon Hatchling: What's the big deal... (￣ー￣*|||

Holding two brand-new cards and looking at the incredibly cute card sprite in front of him, Youche suddenly thought of a great solution to the current problem:

"Great! This Armed Dragon Lv5 must be worth a lot of money! As long as I sell it, I'll have money to buy a deck!"

Armored Dragon Cub: ? ? ?

What kind of arrogant owner is this?

I painstakingly printed these cards, and you're going to sell them without even using them?

Youche also felt this wasn't a good idea. After thinking it over for a while, he consulted with his elf: "How about this, we go find a card shop owner and duel him with this Armed Dragon Lv5 as the stake. Although we don't have a deck, we can try to rent one from the owner. If we win the duel, we can sell the rare card we win, and then we'll have money for either buying a deck or making a living!"

The armed dragon cub paused for a moment, then stretched out its little hand and gave a thumbs up.

Card Sprite thinks this method is feasible!

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In the chairman's office of the KC Building, Seto Kaiba, having just finished dealing with company business, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the entire city of Domino.

"Lord Kaiba." A male assistant in a suit and sunglasses stood at the door and knocked carefully.

Without turning his head, Seto Kaiba asked, "Any clues about the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"

"Not yet, but we are doing our best to find it..." the assistant said cautiously. "Lord Kaiba, I have some very important information to report to you. We just discovered a monster card in a duel that could threaten the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's position..."

Chapter 8 Peacock Dance

In the chairman's office on the top floor of the KC Building in Domino City, a burst of loud laughter rang out.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"A monster that threatens the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's position?"

"impossible!"

"There is absolutely no monster that can surpass the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Seto Kaiba felt like he'd heard a huge joke. He believed that there were still some strong cards in the world, but compared to his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, they were still far inferior.

"Tell me, what kind of monster was it?" Seto Kaiba asked with a sneer.

The assistant cautiously replied, "It's a dragon, a dragon race, wind attribute, three stars..."

"Three stars?!" Seto Kaiba whirled around. "Are you kidding me? A mere three-star monster dares to claim it can threaten my Blue-Eyes White Dragon?!"

The assistant quickly explained, "Although it's only a three-star monster, it has an incredibly terrifying evolutionary ability! In just one turn, it grew into a five-star monster with an attack power of 2400. Moreover, this upgrade isn't just numerical; the evolved version even has the special ability to destroy cards!"

Seto Kaiba paused slightly in surprise.

2400...

Is it only a five-star creature, but its attack power is already comparable to that of a seven-star Red-Eyes Black Dragon?

The astute Seto Kaiba pressed further, asking, "Is the five-pointed star its final form?"

The assistant shook his head and said, "I don't know. We tried to investigate the card's information, but we didn't get anything. It seems to be a new card that just appeared in the Duel World. Because we're unsure if it will evolve again after reaching five stars, we quickly reported this information to you, sir."

Seto Kaiba's gaze was somewhat cold.

Having only evolved to five stars, it is already enough to go toe-to-toe with the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

If it evolves to seven stars, who knows what terrifying abilities it will possess.

"Did you see that monster during the duel?" Seto Kaiba asked.

"Yes, it is!"

"Show me the video, right now!"

Because the dueling platform in that card shop was directly supplied by KC Company, any duels that took place on that device would have their information synchronized to KC Company's database.

"Sizzle——————————"

In the spacious office, a screen slowly descended, and the advanced projection equipment was able to clearly display the image even in bright light.

Seto Kaiba stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out...

A dozen minutes later, the video finally finished playing, and Seto Kaiba's expression was frighteningly serious.

In this era, duelists in a battle are unaware of the effects of the monsters on their opponent's field and can only rely on experience and memory to make judgments.

However, Seto Kaiba can see all the information about Armed Dragon Lv5 through the Duel Arena's database.

Level, attribute, race, attack and defense power, special effects that can destroy monsters...

These things mean nothing to him.

What truly made him feel threatened was another special ability of Armed Dragon Lv5 – “At the end of the turn this card destroys an opponent’s monster by battle, send this card to the Graveyard to Special Summon Armed Dragon Lv7.”

Five stars is clearly not its limit...

"Tsk!" Seto Kaiba clenched his fist. "Immediately do two things! First, investigate that duelist named Yuzuru, especially his relationship with Pegasus! Second, get me that monster card that can evolve as quickly as possible! Even the Blue-Eyes White Dragon has four copies in the whole world, I don't believe that card is unique!"

"Yes!"

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Inside the fast food restaurant, Yuzuru, who was eating a hamburger and drinking cola, was unaware that he had been targeted by Seto Kaiba. At that moment, all he could see was the food in front of him and the Card Spirit that was ruining the fries on the table with its claws.

"Tattoo!"

You Che swallowed his food forcefully, then took a sip of his drink and laughed, "Have you noticed something? No matter how much you step on those fries, they don't change at all..."

Card sprites are similar to a kind of spirit.

They can selectively be seen by others and move freely within a certain area centered on the card, but they cannot affect or change anything in the real world.

Of course, the above only applies to some weaker Pokémon that are not so powerful.

"chatter……"

The Armored Dragon cub knew about this, but it was so bored that after looking around, it let out a soft sigh, sat on the plate, crossed its little arms over its chest, and kept slapping its tail downwards.

You Che smiled helplessly and wiped his hands with a napkin: "Alright, alright, I know you're not interested! Anyway, we have time this afternoon, let's find a place to duel!"

After a brief introduction, Youche also learned some information about the card sprites.

They absorb energy based on their performance in duels, and can use this energy to create cards or become more powerful.

If Yuzuru uses Armed Dragon as the main force in the upcoming duels, allowing it to evolve several times and defeat several monsters, then it can generate more series cards.

After patting his belly contentedly, You Che got up and left the fast food restaurant, preparing to head to the entertainment center owned by KC Company.

While eating, he used his newly purchased mobile phone to get a general understanding of the city, which he had only seen in anime before, as well as some of the places and facilities within the city.

Currently, only KC Group's casinos have dueling arenas open to the public.

The dueling platform used in the previous duel with the dinosaur Ryuzaki was only temporarily lent out by the owner because of the runner-up; otherwise, it would just be used for publicity and display.

Once on the subway, Youche took out the card deck he had assembled before eating from his pocket.

Finding a willing boss to gamble with is no easy task. He visited five card shops before finally finding a greedy boss who would accept the game's card duel.

Although the rare card he won eventually sold for a whopping 500,000 yen, he didn't squander it recklessly by buying some ridiculously expensive high-attack monsters. Instead, he chose to spend his money wisely, maxing out his collection of "forbidden" cards like Pot of Greed and Angel's Charity, and adding some cost-effective monsters and monsters with special abilities...

"Lv" series monsters do not exist in this era, so this is the only way to build the first deck.

After carefully examining the deck in his hand, Yu Che turned to look out the window.

The pitch-black subway tunnel, combined with the bright lights inside the train, made the entire glass panel look like a black mirror, allowing the driver to see everything around him through it...

Feeling somewhat bored, he scanned the passersby with his gaze, judging their fighting ability by their hairstyles...

Just as You Che was feeling a bit sleepy and about to yawn, he suddenly noticed a very familiar figure sitting in a seat not far away!