Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Chapter 1590: The Hand of Death? Destined to be pulled!

[Kitamori Reiko: 1800LP→0]

"Oh, oh, oh, I won, Ya☆da☆thief!" With a queen-like laugh, Peacock Dance cleared all of Kitamori Reiko's basic points in one fell swoop. After winning the duel, she did not forget to taunt the loser, "What an interesting duel, Kitamori Reiko, but I'm afraid I'll forget about you in an instant."

"Wow, you're taking advantage of me? You're acting strange today, Mai." Jonouchi didn't know why Mai was so hostile to Kitamori Reiko, but he still comforted his junior out of his senior status, "But you've done a great job, Reiko."

"…It's because you're so gentle, Jonouchi, that I can't let you go so easily." Looking at the young man in front of her, Kitamori Reiko was silent for a moment, then shook her head helplessly, "Sure enough, you and Miss Mai are a perfect match. Although it's a little late, I wish you happiness."

"Ah, I think I understand." After hearing what Kitamori Reiko said to him, Jonouchi slowly reacted, "So it was because of that, Reiko confessed her feelings to me before, that you challenged Reiko to a duel, Mai?"

"Don't make it sound like I'm some super jealous person who's jealous of something that happened a few years ago... Well, I am." Peacock Dance was still stubborn in the first half of the sentence, but under the clear gaze of Jonouchi, she told the truth in the second half of the sentence, "But it's because you have no sense of propriety and don't even know to stay away from other women."

"I can't hate you, so I can only vent my anger by dueling with other women, right?"

"Mai... I really can't do anything about you." Jonouchi sighed helplessly, "You know I've always treated Reiko as a friend and a junior in duels. It's undeniable that some people would give up all their previous relationships with women for love, but I think those people are simply love-brained. At least I can't choose between my relationship with you and my friendship with my friends."

"Besides, the friendship between me and the others is just pure. For example, I treat Kyoko and Reiko as my buddies. It's only for Mai that I have romantic feelings for you."

Even though they have been married for a year, when she suddenly heard Jonouchi say these words, Peacock Dance blushed and showed a rare shy expression: "Stupid, stupid! What are you doing saying that all of a sudden? There are still people here!"

But she couldn't refute what Jonouchi said. Instead, if Jonouchi was the kind of person who heartlessly cut off all previous ties with other people after falling in love with her, she wouldn't like Jonouchi, right?

Even she herself could hardly tell when exactly she started to like Jonouchi, but what was certain was that, at least in the Duel Kingdom, when Jonouchi relied on his bond with Honda and others to rally in the duel and turned defeat into victory to defeat Ryuuzaki's [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], Konoha Mai did have a good impression of Jonouchi, who had a deep bond with the others.

Kitamori Reiko, who was standing by, listened to the flirting between the newlyweds Kongquewu and Jonouchi. Although she knew from the beginning that she had no chance at all, she still felt a little disappointed. And because she was fed so much dog food, she forced an expression of "Isn't it good?" on her face.

"Speaking of which, I'm curious about something." Suddenly remembering something, Kitamori Reiko glanced at Kongque Mai and said to Jonouchi, "Since you're already married, should we call Miss Mai 'Jonouchi Mai' now?"

"Or did Jonouchi change his name to 'Konagaku Katsuya'?"

"Why does that sound so much like the name of an animal in a zoo, like Penguin Xiao Deng, Tanuki Lixi, etc." Jonouchi complained.

In Western countries, many places have the custom or even law that couples share the same surname, requiring both men and women to use the same surname after marriage. However, there is no hard and fast rule that the woman must change her name to the man's surname. It can also be the man's name. This custom was naturally learned by the Eastern countries during their Westernization reforms in the past.

Because in the past, Yan State also had similar customs. For example, if a woman of the Zhang family married into the Jia family, she could be called Jia Zhang. The Dong people, who had been deeply influenced by its culture for thousands of years, also accepted it quickly.

Although a proposal to amend this law was put forward and caused controversy a few years later, at least as of 2006, the law of the East still clearly stipulates that husband and wife share the same surname. This is why Kitamori Reiko had this doubt, not knowing whether it was Kozakura Mai who changed her surname or Jonouchi.

Generally speaking, it is the woman who changes her surname. However, according to Kitamori Reiko's intelligence network, Jonouchi is not very accepting of his father's surname. Peacock Dance has a strong personality, so it is possible that Jonouchi changed his surname.

"But, it's neither of them." Kongquewu denied, "Although the laws of the East Country have such provisions, the household registration in the city is in Tongjinye City, and Tongjinye City..."

"Domino City has been considered Kaiba's private territory for five years. The mayor, Manjome Masaji, is like a Victoria's royal mascot. Even the laws and regulations in Domino City are different from those in other places, including the one about sharing a surname after marriage." Jonouchi explained, "Because Mai and I got our marriage certificate in Domino City, the rules of Domino City naturally apply. Neither Mai nor I need to change our surnames."

"If I really changed my last name, it would be quite uncomfortable. After all, you, Jonouchi, are mostly called by your last name. I can't get used to hearing you suddenly called Katsuya Kongque. And it would also be weird if I called myself Jonouchi Mai, as it always gives me the feeling of 'Jounouchi Flame'." Kongque Mai complained.

"I must correct you on this point. What's wrong with the name 'Jounouchi Flame'? It's obviously super cool."

"No way, your naming ability is too poor, I will never let you name someone again."

"Eh!? I've already thought about it. The boy will be named Soichi and the girl will be named Sanae. How great is that?"

"That doesn't sound like a name you came up with at all. You must have asked someone else for help."

"Hey, I did ask Honda and Hayato to help me think about it."

Ah, I really can't stand these two people. Don't they know how to show their affection in different occasions?

Kitamori Reiko thought to herself and sighed.

"Ah, I really can't stand you two. Don't you know how to show your affection in a proper way?"

As the words fell, Kitamori Reiko covered her mouth in surprise. How could she suddenly say what was in her heart? But then she realized that the words just now did not seem to be said by her, because the voice was obviously male and did not sound very old.

At the same time, Jonouchi and Kongquewu had already locked onto the source of the sound and turned their heads to look in the same direction.

A boy with dark bags under his eyes, who looked like he hadn't slept for a long time and had thick dark circles under his eyes, walked out of the woods and looked at Jonouchi and the others with an irritated look on his face. His clothes were also wrinkled, and he looked like he was sleeping in the woods but was woken up by Jonouchi and the others, and he couldn't stand it anymore so he showed up.

"You're not wearing the Duel Academy uniform, but judging by your age, you seem to be a student. Are you taking a nap here? I'm so sorry, we didn't notice anyone here." Looking at the boy who looked in a bad mood, Jonouchi apologized sincerely.

Looking at the other person's hairstyle, Jonouchi inexplicably thought of his good friend Honda Hiroshi. Both of them had pointy heads, the difference was that Honda's hairstyle was shorter and thicker, while the boy's hairstyle was as thin and long as a unicorn.

However, unlike Jonouchi who was used to seeing Honda's hairstyle, Mai Konoha complained directly to Jonouchi: "Although I don't know why, the more powerful duelists always have special hairstyles, but this guy's head is so pointy." "Hey, that's too rude, Mai!"

"It's okay, he can't hear you if you speak so quietly."

But the boy who was "woken up" seemed to have heard what Peacock Dance said after she finished speaking, and suddenly said: "Why is my head pointed? Then let me ask you, are you a boy or a girl? Isn't your hairstyle weird too? You..."

He didn't continue talking. Looking at Jonouchi's hairstyle, he seemed to be a little more awake. He was able to recognize Jonouchi and the others, and suddenly became excited, "You are, Jonouchi Katsuya, right!"

"Oh my, this is what's bothering me when I'm too popular." Seeing that the other person recognized him and was so excited, Jonouchi also had a smug expression on his face and boasted to the two people next to him, "It's obvious that he's my fan."

"Really? Why don't I feel like that?" Peacock Dance raised her eyebrows and glanced at the excited boy. She always felt that the way he looked at Jonouchi was not at all like the way a fan looks at his idol, but more like - the look of a hunter who has found his prey?

"Well, just watch. What follows is the standard procedure for fans to meet their idols." Jonouchi said affirmatively, "First, you express your excitement about meeting the other person;"

"Jonouchi Katsuya, I am so excited to see you here!"

Just as Jonouchi said, the boy excitedly pressed his chest with his right hand, as if he was feeling the violent beating of his heart.

“Hmm~” Nodding with satisfaction, Jonouchi continued, “Then, you should introduce yourself to impress your idol and explain how much you admire him/her;”

"My name is, Tachibana Ikkaku. I came to the headquarters from the Northern Branch of the Duel Academy to participate in this 'Second World Martial Arts Tournament' just to meet a duelist like you!"

The boy with dark circles under his eyes, Tachibana Ikkaku, raised the duel disk in his left hand, proving that he was also a duelist. There were also several GeneX badges hanging on his duel disk, which seemed to indicate that he had defeated many people.

"Then, we'll get autographs and take photos." Twice in a row, Tachibana Ikkaku proved what he said, and Jonouchi was in a good mood, "No problem at all, I love satisfying fans' needs the most."

"It's obvious that you just feel good about being admired."

Peacock Dance directly exposed Jonouchi's true thoughts, but Jonouchi didn't care at all and reached into his pocket to fumble: "I remember I brought a pen, so I need to sign--"

"Come and duel with me, Jonouchi Katsuya!" The hand that was pressing on his heart slid down and grabbed a card that was hanging in front of his neck and acted as a pendant. Tachibana Ikkaku opened the duel disk he lifted and looked at Jonouchi with a bloodthirsty expression, "You are the one I must defeat!"

"--Where is the signature. Eh?!" After finally taking out the pen, Jonouchi was also stunned when he heard what Tachibana Ikkaku said, "No, it's not autographs and photos? But when Hayato and Yugi's female fans come to them, this is the process?"

"It's just because they are handsome." Peacock Dance complained.

"Although Jonouchi is not ugly, he is indeed inferior to Mr. Hayato and Mr. Muto." Even Reiko Kitamori could not lie against her conscience.

"Then at least Kaiba—"

"Even I heard that President Kaiba and Hayato Kobayashi were tied for first place in the 'most wanted to date' ranking of the Domino City High School you used to attend." Peacock Dance teased with a smile, "Jonouchi, you can probably only be ranked in the 'this man is really good at fighting' ranking, right?"

"Gu, I can't refute that at all." Jonouchi was a little frustrated, but he still regarded Ikkaku Tachibana as his fan, because he was a duelist, and it was reasonable for someone like Ikkaku Tachibana who admired him because of dueling to take the initiative to duel when meeting his idol. He looked at Ikkaku Tachibana and said, "Well, dueling is fine, after all, it's the fans' demand."

"No, I don't want any 'fan service'." However, after hearing what Jonouchi said, Tachibana Ikkaku showed an unhappy expression, "The one I want to defeat is 'Duelist Jonouchi Katsuya', the 'World Champion Jonouchi Katsuya', the Jonouchi Katsuya who is known as 'the goddess of luck is also his bootlicker'!"

"In the final analysis, I'm not your fan at all. I just regard you, who has the best luck in the world, as a thorn in my side!" Tachibana Ikkaku looked down at the card in his left hand, "As long as I use this power to defeat you, as long as I use this invincible 'power of death' to win--"

As Tachibana Ikkaku finished speaking, a phantom wearing a cloak with only skeleton-like hands exposed, holding a sickle and wearing a mask suddenly flashed behind him.

"That thing!" Jonouchi turned his head and looked at Peacock Dance, and Peacock Dance nodded in response to Jonouchi, indicating that she also saw the phantom behind Tachibana Ikkaku.

"Although I don't know the details, no problem. I accept your challenge. It just so happens that I haven't fought my first duel today, so I can't refuse the challenge."

The two looked at each other and shouted together: "Duel!"

[Jouchi Katsuya: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

[Tachibana Ikkaku: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

Although the voice actor's encyclopedia says that the character's name is "Hashi Ikkaku", the name shown in the GX ending is Tachibana Ikkaku, so I'll go with Tachibana Ikkaku.

Nakata Kazuhiro is also a veteran voice actor, but his most famous role is still Soichiro Kuzuki in FATE

——By the way, the CV of the god of death who possesses the "power of death" in him, Matsumoto Shinobu, is also the voice actor of [Rock Spirit Titan], [Gem Beast Amber Mammoth], [Black Scorpion's Powerful Gogo], [Commander Goblin] and other characters. He is a professional card spirit.