Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Jonouchi also wanted to participate in the "Second World Martial Arts Tournament" this time, but he had no intention of participating seriously.

Because although the list of contestants this time looks very luxurious, you see, Yugi and Kaiba didn't come to participate? If I participate seriously and take the championship from these students, wouldn't it be like frying fish in a fish pond?

It's shameful to bully children.

——However, if the opponent is the boy named Tachibana Ikkaku in front of him, then it is a different story.

Looking at Tachibana Ikkaku, although Jonouchi didn't have any special supernatural powers like Hayato and Yugi - if the card spirits didn't count - he still took a step forward without fear: "I don't know if that was a ghost or something, but as a duelist I won't be afraid!"

Ju Yijiao curled his lips: "The one just now was the 'God of Death'."

"Hey! Is it really a ghost?!"

Jonouchi, who had been so fearless just now, revealed his true nature after hearing what Tachibana Ikkaku said. His legs started to tremble. "Ah, the opponent is a ghost or something. I suddenly feel that it would be more appropriate to let Kaiba, a guy who believes in science, come in at this time."

"It's not something like a ghost. This is the power of the Death Card, one of the seven mysteries of the Duel Academy's Northern Branch." Tachibana Ikkaku held up the card in front of his chest and showed it to Jonouchi, his lips curled up, "Although it's a sealed card, what's the point of sealing a powerful card? Cards should be used in duels."

"Seven wonders? Ah, I know, I know. It's just that the bored students with too little homework exaggerated the rumors in school and made up a bluff story, right?" Although she didn't have a high level of education, Kong Quewu had heard of this custom that is common in schools all over the world. She counted them on her fingers, "Like a human model that moves in the middle of the night, a step that suddenly appears at a certain place, and picking up a red envelope will share that person's bad luck, etc."

"But at least in Dojino City, the campus legends in our school seem to be true." Jonouchi complained, "For example, there is a dwarf who can talk to supernatural beings, a man who will have his cards taken away when he makes eye contact, and a man who always gets the highest number on dice and coins."

"Ah, Katsuya, you don't have to explain, I can guess who it is." After hearing what Jonouchi said, Kongquewu immediately guessed who the real "campus legend" was. "In a sense, it's true that they are not rumors, but has that guy Kobayashi Hayato already started taking away the cards of the losers at school?"

"Ahem, it's not nice to say bad things about your friends behind their backs, so I have nothing to say about this." Jonouchi coughed twice to change the subject, then looked at Tachibana Ikkaku and said, "However, that 'Death Card' may not just be an ordinary rumor, but it really has some special power, which is the phantom just now."

"But, if you say it's a powerful card, doesn't that mean you didn't add it to the deck?"

"Because there is no need for that!" Tachibana said confidently, "The power of this card can be effective even without adding it to the deck, because according to legend, it has the power to give the owner a card draw that can be called a 'one-hit kill', and that is the only thing I lack!"

"The power of card drawing, does it mean the ability to draw the cards you want at any time?" Jonouchi blinked. "Although I know a lot of people who have this effect, that is an ability that you can only acquire after growing up with your deck and becoming a true duelist. Even if you don't have that ability, can't you still enjoy dueling?"

After hearing what Jonouchi said, Tachibana Ikkaku got a little impatient, clenched his fists and said angrily: "What do you know! It's not that I want to pursue the ability to be invincible in drawing cards, but my biggest flaw is in drawing cards! If I'm not bad at drawing cards, why would I pursue such power!"

He recalled that in the past at the Northern Branch, although he relied on his rich duel knowledge and excellent deck construction to defeat the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Northern Branch, and stood in front of Edogawa Yuri, the strongest player of the Northern Branch at that time, as a challenger, he was frequently stuck in that duel and could not fight a decent duel. In the end, he was defeated by the opponent's combo of [Devil Zoa] and [Metal Demon Zoa].

At the end, the opponent said that he "just put together some decks that are not useful in actual combat" and "used some cards that are meaningless." When I refuted that it's not like I didn't bring cards that could defeat the opponent, he was still contemptuously mocked and said, "The world of duels is not so simple that you can win by luck."

"I couldn't draw the card I needed at the critical moment. How could you, Jonouchi Katsuya, who has world-famous luck, understand my feelings?"

Jonouchi also frowned when he heard what Tachibana Ikkaku said: "You make it sound like I'm some kind of gambler who only relies on luck. And even I have times when I get stuck and explode."

Looking back, not to mention the period when Jonouchi didn't even understand the basic knowledge of Duel Monsters and made random decks, even after he had gone through Muto Sugoroku's card drawing training, he had more than one card stuck, but he was able to turn defeat into victory at the most critical moment. And even after he had grown up, even when he played cards with Baron during the "Doma Incident", he encountered a dangerous hand accident, and at that time he stubbornly told Baron that his hand was also a "perfect☆hand☆" like the other party.

"Even so, not touching those dangerous cards can also change your ability to draw cards." Jonouchi remembered that when Hayato introduced him to the students in the school, he mentioned that there was a person who successfully developed a set of magical drawing techniques by understanding nature and drawing cards by himself. After he graduated, Hayato planned to re-hire the student named "Dashan" to teach students how to draw cards.

It turns out that student also encountered the situation of always not being able to draw the cards he wanted, but his method was to practice hard, how come you have to use those magical cards? It's just like a bodybuilder taking "steroids", taking shortcuts is actually taking the long way, no wonder your head is pointed.

"How can you, who is born with a strong power to draw cards, empathize with me? Stop bluffing! My soul and everything else don't matter, as long as I can win!"

However, Tachibana Ikkaku didn't believe Jonouchi's words at all. In his opinion, the luck of drawing cards was just luck. How could one master the skill of drawing cards by drawing cards continuously? It might be more credible to directly say that it was cheating.

If you want to change the ability to draw cards, you can either adjust the deck to increase the probability of drawing a specific card, or do as he has done - obtain the "Death Card" with supernatural powers to gain absolute god-drawing ability!

"No more words, start your turn, Jonouchi Katsuya!" Looking at the card in his hand, Tachibana Ikkaku was unmoved, "My 'One Hit Kill' will knock you down in an instant!"

"You're young, but you're so arrogant." Seeing how stubborn Tachibana Ikkaku was, Kitamori Reiko felt helpless. "But can you win? That's Jonouchi."

"We will win!" This is a declaration of victory after the battle! Tachibana Ikkaku answered without hesitation.

"The struggle for victory? It reminds me of that newcomer." Jonouchi couldn't help but think of Marufuji Ryo, the supernova in the professional duel world. Last year, when the other party had not graduated yet, he had a duel with him in which he did not give his all. At that time, he was more or less aware of the heavy mentality hidden under the seemingly perfect appearance of the other party. As expected, the "Hell Caesar" who entered the professional duel world after his graduation began to show a hunger for victory as heavy as a black hole.

The opponent's favorite lines during the duel are "This is my struggle for victory", "For victory, I am willing to give up my old friend", "You made me bleed", "Huff, huff, this is the last monster you'll ever see", etc., and at the moment, Ichigo seems to have that morbid desire for victory.

However, Jonouchi's amazing intuition told him that this mentality did not seem to be the other party's true intention, and perhaps the "Death Card" was also influential. "I don't understand the specific situation, but I don't have to understand it. Anyway, since that card is just a Duel Monster Card with special powers, then there is no need for me to be afraid of it." Putting his finger on the top of the deck, Jonouchi said, "I'd like to see what the so-called 'One-Hit Kill' deck is like. I'll take it if I attack first, and draw a card!"

[Jouchi Katsuya: 4000LP, hand 5→6]

After looking at the card he drew, Jonouchi played it and said, "Rather than drawing cards, the card that you fight with should be the first priority. I use the effect of [Red-Eyes Black Heavy Steel Dragon] in my hand and show this card to my opponent to activate it."

"From my deck, I put a Metallize Trap Card on my field, and return this Red-Eyes Steel Dragon to my deck." Jonouchi said, taking out a card and placing it on the backfield, "I put Metallize: Enhanced Reflective Armor on my field, and return Red-Eyes Steel Dragon to my deck."

"【Metalization】hehe, hehe, should I say it's a coincidence or fate?" When Tachibana Ikkaku lost to Edogawa Yuri, he was naturally impressed by the 【Devil Zoia】 and 【Metal Devil Zoia】 he used. Among them, 【Metal Devil Zoia】 evolved from 【Devil Zoia】, and the card used was none other than the classic trap card 【Metalization·Magic Reflective Armor】!

But at this moment, Jonouchi is using the [Metalized Enhanced Reflective Armor] which belongs to the same [Metalized] series. How can Ikkaku Tachibana not sigh at the wonder of fate?

"This is a trial, a trial from the past!"

It turns out that Ikkaku Tachibana wanted to challenge Jonouchi because he was the world champion for several consecutive years and was also the most famous duelist in the world in terms of amazing draws. Ikkaku Tachibana, who had always been severely restricted in his ability to draw cards, obtained the ability to draw cards with great accuracy granted by the "power of death", so naturally he wanted to challenge Jonouchi to measure the strength of his current ability to draw cards.

However, after Jonouchi used the [Metalized] card, the nature of the duel changed again!

"I believe that only when a person overcomes his past immature self can he grow." Looking at the card that Jonouchi placed on the backcourt, Tachibana Ikkaku sneered and stretched out his finger, "The first one!"

"Suddenly counting the cards on the field?" Jonouchi raised an eyebrow, but didn't think too much about it. Instead, he sent the [Metallized·Reinforced Reflective Armor] on the field to the Graveyard and showed another card in his hand, "Then next, by sending a face-down Defense Position card on my field to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon this card from my hand with its own effect!"

"Open your claws - [Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon]!"

A [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] flew out from Jonouchi's hand, and stabbed its claws into the ground as it flew, tearing apart the [Metallized Strengthened Reflective Armor] covering Jonouchi's backfield. Its claws were also stained with the metal solution and solidified into the appearance of [Dark Dragon Claws].

[Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon] [7☆/Dark]

【Dragon/Effect】

[2400/2000]

"When Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon is summoned or special summoned, if I have Metallized Reflective Armor on my field or in my graveyard, I can activate it." Jonouchi sent the first Metallized Reflective Armor card to the graveyard and took out the second one from his deck, "Add a Metallized trap from my deck or graveyard to my hand."

"I will add the second [Metallized Reinforced Reflective Armor] to my hand and place it face down on the back field."

"Second card."

While covering the cards, Jonouchi heard Tachibana Ikkaku counting the number of cards on the field again and raised an eyebrow: "No, why are you still counting the cards? The PTSD left by Hayato's 'Meteorite' is about to kick in."

"Well, anyway, I will activate the [Metallization·Enhanced Reflective Armor] in the backfield."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jonouchi noticed what Tachibana Ikkaku wanted to say, and spoke before he could, "What's your next sentence? 'How can the Trap Card I just set be activated during the turn I set it?'"

"How can the Trap Card I just placed on the Set be placed during the Turn I placed it on the Set—!?" Tachibana Ikkaku was halfway through his sentence when he looked at Jonouchi in surprise.

Jonouchi also seemed extremely excited and punched the sky: "Wuhu! No wonder Hayato always likes to use this trick to bluff people, it feels so good."

"Ahem, of course ordinary Trap Cards can't, but this is the effect of my [Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon] - as long as this card exists in the Monster Zone, my [Metalization] Trap Card can be activated during the turn it is set."

"Metalized Reflective Armor can only be activated by releasing a face-up monster on my field. I release Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon, and the effect of this card is to Special Summon a monster that cannot be Normal Summoned and has the name of Metalized Reflective Armor from my hand, deck, or graveyard."

"I Special Summoned the [Red-Eyes Black Heavy Steel Dragon] that I just returned to the Deck! This card can be Special Summoned by activating the effect of [Metalized: Enhanced Reflective Armor] by releasing a Level 5☆ or higher Dragon-Type monster."

Send the [Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon] on the field to the Graveyard, and Jonouchi retrieves the [Red-Eyes Black Heavy Steel Dragon] from the deck, "Then the subsequent processing of the [Metalization·Reinforced Reflective Armor] effect, you can equip it to the Special Summoned [Red-Eyes Black Heavy Steel Dragon] as an Equipment Card. The effect of [Metalization·Reinforced Reflective Armor] as an Equipment Card is to increase the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster by 400 points, and it cannot be destroyed by the effects of Magic Monsters, and the opponent cannot use the equipped monster as the target of the effects of Magic Monsters!"

[Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] (Metallized, Enhanced Reflective Armor) [8☆/Dark]

[Machine Family/Special Summons/Effects]

【3400/2400→3800/2800】

With Kang and resistance, he can stand on the field. Jonouchi has honed the ability to "prevent falling" within four steps because he was hit by Hayato more than once [Original Life Form - Nibiru]. Moreover, he only consumed two cards in his hand and still had four cards left! (End of this chapter)