Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1599 Lightning Sword
"Normal Summon Time Magician!"

[Time Magician, Attack Power 500]

Nine: "A time magician?"

"That's right, this is the ace the game gave me!" Jonouchi said. "The effect of Time Magician can be activated once per turn. There is a 50% chance to destroy all of the opponent's monsters! But at the same time, there is also a 50% chance to destroy all of your own monsters, and you will also take damage equal to half the ATK of the destroyed monsters!"

Kujo: "What kind of gambling monster is this?"

"Stop arguing! This is the power of our bond!" Jonouchi said firmly. "This card has helped me overcome countless difficulties. Please! Lend me your power once again!"

Time magic!

The Time Magician raised his scepter high, and the hands began to spin rapidly on the wheel.

While it's true that Jonouchi said this card helped him overcome many difficulties, there were instances in the original work where using it backfired. After all, even the God of Gamblers, Jonouchi, is not immune to the dangers of unpredictable mishaps.

However, at this moment, Jonouchi only has Time Magician on the field, with a total attack power of 500. Even if the gamble fails, Time Magician will only self-destruct, and Jonouchi will only suffer 250 damage, leaving him with 250 life points.

While 250 health points might not sound great, for someone already on the verge of collapse, it simply means more precise health locking, so the impact isn't significant. On the contrary, if the Time Spell succeeds and wipes out the entire opponent's field, then that would be a huge win.

Kujo clearly understood this as well, so he didn't hesitate to play a monster card in his hand: "Sorry, but I have no intention of gambling with you!"
Discard 'Effect Veiler' from your hand to activate its effect! "During your opponent's Main Phase, discard this card from your hand to negate the effects of one Effect Monster your opponent controls until the end of the turn!" (Kujou Michi)

Effect Shield, originally created by Yusei Fudo, became the strongest hand trap in the meta at the time because it could negate monster effects from the hand during the opponent's turn. Even today, it still has a place in competitive play and is extremely powerful.

Time Magician, no effect!

"Even my Time Magician..." Jonouchi gritted his teeth.

"I've already said it, we're not even in the same generation," Kujo shouted. "Every card in our deck is on a completely different level in terms of strength and efficiency; you have absolutely no chance!"

"No, I will never give up, because I made a promise with the game to be each other's rivals. How could I lose to someone like you!"

The castle reveals the rest of its cards.

"Come on, my last bet, my last chance!"

Activate the Spell Card 'Fate'! Roll the dice once, and you can draw cards from the top of your deck based on the number rolled. Then banish the corresponding number of cards from the top of your deck! (Original Card)
Kujo: "."

Okay, he admits that saying "every card is better than the opponent's" might be a bit of an exaggeration.

There are some amazing things in this caveman deck from another dimension.

Kujo scoffed, "Dice again. So fixated on coins and dice, can't you fight without them?"

"Shut up, what do you know?" Jonouchi shouted.

Although Jonouchi Katsuya is known in the dueling world for his incredible luck with coins and dice, he actually hates gambling. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father, who was a gambling addict and drunk all the time, never fulfilled any of his responsibilities as a father. So, Jonouchi basically had to find a way to support himself and his sister on his own.

Two young children are suddenly thrown into the currents of a cruel society. For the sake of his frail and innocent younger sister, Jonouchi can only shoulder the heavy burden of being a parent and move forward.

From then on, every choice he made and every crossroads in his life felt like a gamble. To have come this far, to have so many companions, and to have become a top-notch duelist is itself a miracle—a victory in countless gambles.

He gambled because he had no other choice. He had to be strong for his sister, but he had no other options.

"Yes, it's always the same. I have no choice! But even if it means gambling, I'll gamble for my future and keep moving forward!"

As Jonouchi's fingers touched the deck, the game's smile seemed to reappear before his eyes.

So tall, so majestic, standing atop the pinnacle known as the Duel King, it seemed to be patiently waiting for him to catch up.

The snow-white dice flew high into the air, spun twice, and rolled to the ground.

Number 6!

“Alright!” Jonouchi said, “I rolled a 6, so I can draw six cards from my deck!”

Jōnei drew six cards in one go.

Kujo: "Tch, this idiot actually threw out a six."

But it doesn't matter. His invincible Holy Scripture wouldn't be defeated by a mere die.
"Activate the face-down card, the Trap Card 'Blessing of the Holy Fairy'!" Jonouchi said. "Based on the number of monsters on both sides' fields, each monster restores 300 Life Points to the user!"

The opponent currently has a Cannon, two Gaias, and an Electric Tail Dragon on their field, while he himself has a Time Magician on his field, for a total of five monsters.

"I have recovered 1500 health points!"

[Inside the castle, LP500 → LP2000] Mahiru Kujo: "."

You're really building tank items, huh? So durable?
But he still scoffed, "It's just restoring two thousand health points. Do you think those two thousand health points will make a big difference to my Holy Engraving?"

“Of course not,” Jonouchi said firmly. “The health I’m restoring isn’t just so I can take more hits from you! Watch closely!”

I then activated the Equipment Spell 'Premature Burial'! Paying 800 Life Points, I resurrected a monster from my Graveyard using Attack Position! I resurrected 'Black Dragon Paladin'!

[Black Dragon Paladin, Attack Power 1900]

Kujo: "Not to mention that even if you summon a weakling like Red-Eyes, it won't make a difference. Besides, Black Dragon Paladin can only Special Summon Red-Eyes from the deck or hand, but your Red-Eyes Black Dragon is already in the graveyard. I guess you probably don't have a second one, right?"

“That’s fine, but it doesn’t matter!” Jonouchi said. “Activate the spell card ‘Hurricane’! Return all spell and trap cards on the field to their owners’ hands!”

The hurricane swept through, causing Jonouchi's "Premature Burial" to return to his hand, while Kujou's "Dimensional Confinement" set in the back row had to bounce back to his hand.

Kujo looked at the Dimensional Confinement he had taken back: "Tch, you gave me my trap too."

“It’s not over yet!” Jonouchi said. “Then we’ll activate ‘Premature Burial’ again, which bounces back to our hand! Pay 800 life points to revive ‘Red-Eyes Black Dragon’ from the graveyard!”

【Within the city, LP1200 → LP400】

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Attack Power 2400]

"Wow, by taking advantage of the 'Premature Burial' feature that the equipped monsters won't be destroyed even if the monster leaves the field, you've revived two monsters with just one card?"

Kujo snorted coldly.

"For a primitive person, this is quite an idea, but no matter how many small fry you summon..."

Jonouchi: "Activate the Spell Card 'Black Flame Bullet'! If you control Red-Eyes Black Dragon, inflict 2400 damage to your opponent!"

Kujo: "Nani?"

The Red-Eyed Black Dragon opened its mouth, and a jet-black fireball erupted, the black flames crashing over its body.

【Kujo Mahiru, LP4000 → LP1600】

"Damn it, how could I be injured by such primitive methods?" Kujo said grimly. "But next round..."

There won't be a next round!

He shouted from within the city.

"I'll activate the Spell Card 'Double Summon,' which will allow me to perform an additional Normal Summon this turn!" Jonouchi exclaimed. "I'll tribute three monsters from the field: Time Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Black Dragon Paladin!"

"Release three monsters?" Kujo exclaimed in surprise.

The summoning conditions are the same as those of the legendary phantom gods?

Does this guy actually possess such a monster?
Jonouchi: "Show yourself, Lightning Bolt Guilford!!!"

Ancient emblems were engraved on the silver-white armor, which encased a muscular, dark body. The warrior wielded a greatsword with both hands, and as he swung it, golden lightning flashed, blasting craters into the ground that billowed with black smoke.

[Lightning Warrior Guildford, Attack Power 2800]

"Although Lightning Warrior is an 8-star monster, it can be summoned using three sacrifices. Furthermore, if it is successfully summoned using three sacrifices..."

Jōnei clenched his right fist tightly.

"Destroy all monsters on the opponent's field!"

Kujo: "Nani!??"

The greatsword swung down as if issuing a thunderous command. Dark clouds filled the sky, instantly transforming into thunder that roared down from the heavens, reducing the formidable lineup of nine True Daylight Cannons, Swift Knights, and Electric Tail Dragons to ashes!

"Then, Lightning Warrior Guilford, attack directly!"

The Lightning Warrior unleashed his greatsword with the force of thunder!
"Are you kidding me?!" Kujo's expression twisted in pain. "How could I... I actually got yelled at by a caveman... Aaaaaah—"

【Kujo Mahiru, LP1600 → LP0】

(End of this chapter)