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

Not long after leaving the RPG game of the five giants, Yuzuriha, Yugi Muto, and Katsuya Jonouchi received another competition invitation from Ryuji Otogi.

Following its promotion at the Duel Kingdom tournament, the new game designed by Ryuji Otogi – Dungeon Dragon Dice – has become a hit, and the first "Dragon Dice Tournament" has been decided to be held!

And so, You Che and his group spent about another week participating in that competition.

“Swish, swish, swish————————”

In the living room of the rented apartment, You Che, a card player, skillfully flipped through the cards in his hand.

Now that the Millennium Stone Slab has been transported here, the Duel City Tournament must be just around the corner.

You need to modify your deck to adapt to the latest duel rules.

"Lord Youche! Didn't you say you wouldn't abandon us?!"

When Youche put the three troublesome brothers aside, the three ugly-looking card sprites immediately jumped out and looked at him with their big, watery eyes.

Youche smiled helplessly: "I didn't abandon you, I was just organizing my deck."

The three brothers were incredulous: "Then why were we put together alone? TvT"

You Che laughed and said, "Isn't Armed Dragon also placed in a separate place? This is just a normal classification when organizing the deck!"

The Armed Dragon Spirit flew out of the card, revealing a proud and confident expression; clearly, it did not believe that Youche would abandon it.

The three brothers wiped away their tears and muttered under their breath, "Look at that dragon's silly face... It's about to be abandoned just like us, and it's still acting all high and mighty..."

Armed Dragon: ? ? ?

Faced with these three guys who weren't very intelligent, You Che couldn't help but smile and sigh, then continued organizing his deck.

"Om - hum -"

Suddenly, the sound of a phone vibrating came from the sofa.

You Che took it and saw that it was an email from KC Company, which seemed to be an invitation.

The email was filled with Seto Kaiba's cringeworthy, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) writing. After reading it all, there was nothing useful except for the instruction that the invited duelists should appear at Domino Plaza at 10 p.m. tonight.

Tonight?

You Che was taken aback and looked up at the news on the TV.

He picked up Duel Monsters again and started adjusting his deck after seeing reports about the stone tablet.

But judging from the current situation, things are happening much faster than he expected.

That's it!

Anyway, today is just the release of the rules for the Duel City tournament; the official competition should not start until seven days later.

Youche packed away the deck that he hadn't finished adjusting, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and prepared to head out.

There was still plenty of time before 10 p.m., so You Che decided to go out for dinner and do some sightseeing.

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Night, Tongshino Square.

The square tonight is completely different from usual. Normally, there would be very few people in the square by this time, but now it is full of young people with sharp hairstyles and all sorts of appearances.

With his bag on his back, You Che walked from a street full of neon lights to the square.

Looking at the countless duelists before him, You Che was taken aback: "So many people have received invitations?"

"Swimming!!"

Suddenly, a familiar shout came from not far away.

Looking over, you can see Xingzi and Wang Yang. Today, both of them are dressed very elegantly, which is completely different from their usual appearance in school uniforms.

After a moment's recollection, Youche roughly understood the reason.

In the anime, today seems to be the first date between Yoshihiro and Kyoko. It is also on this day that Yoshihiro sees the ancient stone slab and resolves to regain his lost memories.

"Hey!! Game!! Yuzuri!! Kyoko!!" Her signature shout, octaves higher, came as Mai, with her gorgeous blonde hair, ran towards the three of them. She was wearing a new jacket, but her backpack was still the same one.

"Miss Mai, you're participating in the competition too?!" Kyoko replied happily.

After being defeated in the last Duel Kingdom Tournament, Mai Kongjaku quietly left.

It seems she's in good shape now, and has likely emerged from the shadow of failure to prepare for a new journey.

Peacock Mai blinked and laughed cheerfully, "Of course, how could such a top-level dueling competition be complete without me?"

"However, this competition seems to be very intense, with many world-class duelists here. Just standing here, I can feel the fighting spirit of many people."

The peacock danced, rubbing her arms.

Yuzuru looked around and saw many familiar faces appearing one by one, including the national duelist champion, Insect Haga, the runner-up using the Dinosaur deck, Dinosaur Ryuzaki, and the powerful Sea Duelist, Kajiki Ryota...

"Sizzle s ...

Suddenly, the large screen in Tongshiye Square started displaying static, and then went black.

Looking at the screens, Youche smiled.

Is Seto Kaiba's high-profile opening show finally coming?

"despair------------"

A crisp sound rang out, and in just an instant, the same image appeared on all the advertising screens in Domino City!

That was the face of a proud, aloof young man!

In the lower right corner of the image, the silver-white KC logo shines brightly.

The duelists looked up.

"Listen up, fellow duelists!" Seto Kaiba's incredibly arrogant voice rang out: "One week from now, KC Corporation will be holding a Duel Monster Tournament in this city!"

Upon hearing this, enthusiastic cheers erupted in the square, with countless duelists shouting and creating a truly spectacular scene!

"There are two conditions for duelists to participate in the competition: prepare a deck of forty cards, including rare cards," Seto Kaiba continued to announce, "and possess this new generation of dueling equipment—the Duel Disk!"

"What is that?!" someone in the crowd exclaimed. "KC's new product?!"

Seto Kaiba proudly displays the Duel Disk on his arm: "The duels will be conducted using Duel City rules and card betting rules. The loser must give the winner the highest rarity card from their deck!"

"It's actually a gamble for rare cards!" Wang Yang's gaze suddenly turned cold.

Mai couldn't help but say, "That Kaiba guy actually dared to use such a bold rule."

"That means the champion can get the most rare cards!!"

As soon as Seto Kaiba finished speaking, excited cheers erupted in the square.

Someone couldn't help but ask loudly, "Hey! So where's the competition venue?!"

Before the words were finished, a strong wind swept in, and a series of booming sounds gradually approached!

Everyone instinctively looked up and saw a helicopter hovering directly above Domino Square. Seto Kaiba, who had just spoken in front of the camera, was now standing on the helicopter, one hand gripping the door and the other holding the microphone of the megaphone.

Amidst gasps of surprise, Seto Kaiba proudly pointed to the sky: "The stage for this battle is this entire Domino City!!!"

As soon as Seto Kaiba finished speaking, the entire Domino Square erupted in thunderous cheers!

Today, the influence of Duel Monsters is vastly different from what it used to be, and more and more people have become Duel Monsters enthusiasts.

At this moment, gathered in the square are the best of the best among countless duelists!

The last Duel Kingdom tournament produced two champions, but no one could claim the title of "Duel King".

In this Duel City Tournament, everyone will not only fight for valuable rare cards, but also for the highest honor in the dueling world!

Aboard a silver-white helicopter, Seto Kaiba disappeared into the night sky.

As the dazzling KC logo disappeared from everyone's sight, everyone in the square received another message!

This time, it's not an invitation, but a special duel rule unique to the Duel City Tournament!

Although You Che remembered the plot of the original work fairly well, he still carefully read the emails on his phone.

【Duel City Rules:】

[1. The base LP for both duelists is now 4000, no longer 2000.]

[2. All hidden rules in Duel Kingdom have been removed. All card abilities are now based on the card descriptions. Dueling players, new cards will be released simultaneously with the new rules. Please adjust your decks accordingly.]

3. The new version of Spell Cards and Trap Cards will be categorized. Normal Spell Cards without special markings and Spell Cards with the lightning bolt symbol can be used freely during your turn and can be used freely during your opponent's turn if set. However, Continuous Spell Cards with the Continuous symbol and Equip Spell Cards with the Equip symbol can only be activated during your Main Phase.

4. Monsters of level four or lower can be Normal Summoned directly from the hand. Level five or six monsters require one monster on your field to be Tributed when Normal Summoned. Monsters of level seven or higher require two monsters on your field to be Tributed when Normal Summoned.

5. When your opponent has no monster cards on their field, you can launch a direct attack with a monster. Your opponent will suffer LP damage equal to the attacking monster's ATK.

6. Fusion Monsters cannot attack on their first turn after being summoned.

【………】

Yu Che carefully read through the Duel City rules released by KC Corporation.

"It seems to be not much different from what I remember..." You Che said to himself.

By this time, many duelists had dispersed from the square, and their destination was the same: the nearby 24-hour card shop.

Due to rule changes, Duel City will also be using the latest version of cards.

It seems that, whether it's because of the Duel Disk or the new version of Duel Monsters cards, the card shops in Domino City will be packed for the next few days.

Chapter 101 Could it be that he's one of us?

The next morning, You Che got out of bed very early.

The grand scene in the square last night is still vivid in my mind, and the enthusiastic shouts of countless duelists still faintly echo in my ears.

After a quick wash, You Che ate breakfast while making plans for his trip.

Today, he has two very important things to do.

One item is to acquire the Duel Disk, the latest product developed by KC Corporation. This is not only a key piece of equipment for future duels, but also an indispensable proof for participating in the Duel City Tournament.

Another important thing is to purchase the new version of the card pack.

Yu Che has yet to spawn a single card from the Disruptive Spirits he captured. He hadn't been dueling much before dueling due to other commitments, but now that the Duel City Tournament is about to begin, Yu Che needs to find some new cards that can combo with Disruptive Spirits so that they can better absorb energy in battle.

He carefully placed the card deck on his person, put the spare cards in his backpack, locked the door, and left the rented room of more than 70 square meters.