Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1598: Inside the Meat Costume City

[Within the city, LP2800]

"It's nothing but a pointless prolongation of life!" Kujo Mahiru said. "Second Swift Knight Gaia Dragon Rider, attack directly!"

Gaia Unit 2 launched a direct attack, the dragon flapped its wings, and the knight unleashed a desperate thrust!

But just as the opponent issued another declaration of attack, another card from Jonouchi was activated.

"Activate Faceless Spell 'Super Health Regenerator'!" Jonouchi exclaimed. "This card can only be activated when you have no monsters on your field and the combined ATK of your opponent's face-up monsters is higher than mine. Your Life Points are doubled!" (Original Card)
This card looks just like the "Super Health Recovery Z" card from before; both are cards used by Jonouchi in the original work. The only difference is that the former has been made into a physical card, while the latter has not.

【Within the city, LP2800 → LP5600】

The second swift knight's spear also pierced through Jonouchi's body, taking away another 2600 health points.

【Within the city, LP5600 → LP3000】

"Still able to survive?" Kujo Mahiru was shocked.

First, heal 4,000 HP, then double it. You're building tank items, aren't you?

But you know what, it's true. Jonouchi is definitely the type who "wears the thickest armor and takes the heaviest hits." Whenever there's violence around him in the game, Jonouchi is always the first to step in and fight. And in the famous scene "The Death of Jonouchi," he survived several Divine Breath Cannons from the Winged Rathalos, which shows just how tough he is.

Jōnei was now covered in dust and dirt, even his posture was somewhat disheveled. But he wiped the dust from his face and stubbornly stood still: "That's it? Didn't you eat?"

This old man has two characteristics: first, he can gamble; second, he can withstand a lot of damage. When it comes to having the most health, Cheng Daozai has never admitted defeat.

Kujo frowned, his expression grim. "Then the last one is 'Electric Tail Dragon,' attack directly."

The electric dragon's body crackled with electricity, dazzling arcs of light converging from all directions before crashing down upon Jonouchi. Struck by the lightning, Jonouchi's body trembled as if electrocuted, but after the tremor subsided, he stubbornly stood firm, enduring the blow once more.

【Within the city, LP3000 → LP500】

With only 500 health points left, he was like a candle flickering in the wind, but he held on!
“This guy,” Kujo said with a gloomy face.

To be honest, his output was quite high.

Saint's Mark: One-Hit Kill – this is his signature move. While not as powerful and stable as the Dragon Slayer, the commander of their basic dimensional army, or the Clockwork, his second-in-command, it is enough to make him invincible so far and earn him a cadre position in his army.

In just this one round, he dealt 10300 damage. Normally, his opponent should have been blasted to dust and owed him a life.

Who knew I'd run into a tank today?
"It doesn't matter, what's wrong with letting you live one more round?"

Kujo said coldly, waving his hand to insert another card into the back slot.

"Set one card face down, and the turn ends."

A slight smirk appeared on his lips.

Although he failed to kill the creature as planned, a mere primitive man facing such a formidable formation was practically useless. In the next turn, he wouldn't even need to attack; simply removing the remaining super-material from the cannon and dealing 2000 damage would be enough to say goodbye to this cockroach-like stubborn fellow.

Furthermore, even if Jonouchi summons a more powerful monster to counterattack in the next turn, he has a face-down card, "Dimensional Confinement," in his back row. When the opponent declares an attack, the attacking monster can be banished directly from the game.

In addition, he has another powerful backup plan.

Kujo glanced at the other card in his hand, and his smile widened.

To Katsuya Jonouchi, this guy was no different from a dead man. He was trapped in a net with no chance of survival.

He was panting heavily, his legs trembling uncontrollably. He wasn't as calm as he appeared.

Although they managed to weather this round, even Jonouchi had to admit that his situation had reached a critical juncture. The opponent didn't even need to attack; the cannon's effect would activate next turn and everything would be over.

"So strong."

Jōnei unconsciously clenched his fists.

Such a deck, such a duel—he had never heard of anything like it before; it completely shattered his worldview. The more helpless and powerless he felt against such an opponent, the more Jonouchi seemed to be repeatedly reminded of—

He was just a mortal.

Yes, he was just a mortal. Just like in Duel City, he inexplicably became the only mortal among the top four in the War of the Gods, and couldn't do anything at all.

But just as he felt his mind becoming somewhat hazy and his vision went black, a familiar face appeared in that darkness.

It was the face of the game, that somewhat stern, sometimes even frightening game, yet it was giving him a reassuring smile.

"I'll be waiting for you inside the castle," Yugi said. "I'll wait until you become a true duelist, and then we'll settle this score fair and square!"

“Alright!” Jonouchi agreed, “Until then, I will never lose to anyone again!”

Oh right, he made an appointment with the game.
Yes, he received a lot of help from the game.

He was just a dueling novice back then, and he always relied on the game. Whenever he encountered trouble, the game would always step in to help him, and he always accepted the game's assistance.

That's why he made up his mind to become stronger and keep up with the game.

He felt that only in this way could they be considered partners who helped each other. Only in this way could he and the game become true rivals, instead of just being a burden who only talked about friendship.

Otherwise, wouldn't it really become a childish game of friendship, just like the seahorse often says?

His consciousness, which had almost fallen into darkness, was instantly pulled back by Jonouchi's willpower. He raised his head, the light in his eyes still unwavering.

Nine frowned.

What's wrong with this guy? Wasn't the intelligence report saying he was just a mortal?
He's just a mortal, yet he's already withstood tens of thousands of points of true damage.

Even if one still has health points remaining, such mental and physical damage is not something an ordinary person can easily withstand.

This is what you call a mortal? You're telling me this is a mortal?
"What a terrifying guy," Kujo muttered. "Well, at least no matter what kind of will he has, he's ultimately just a duelist limited by this era."

He still didn't think he was likely to make a mistake.

Jonouchi: "My turn, draw a card!"

"Activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' and draw two cards from your Deck."

After drawing a card, Jonouchi's eyes flickered, and his gaze quickly fell on one of the cards.

Here it is, his friendship card with the game!

Let's gamble our chance on this card!

"I usually summon the 'Time Magician'!"

(End of this chapter)