Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1600 The Invaded Basic Dimension
Jonouchi struggled to maintain his standing posture, black smoke hissing from the ground. His steps were a little shaky, but he stubbornly held on nonetheless.

"We won!"

The man inside the castle let out a long sigh of relief.

My adrenaline was pumping during the climax of the duel, and I was too caught up in the excitement. Now that I've finally won, my tense nerves have relaxed, and the pain is suddenly hitting me like a tidal wave.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Jōnei crouched down, baring his teeth.

"Damn it, that bastard really went all out!"

It was just a game of cards, yet it felt to him like he was more seriously injured than when he fought ten people back in his delinquent days. Indeed, dueling is the most dangerous sport in the world.
"But speaking of which, this bastard is really something, especially this deck. What's that again?"

The city still harbored doubts when it came to this matter.

I've never heard of such an unconventional deck before. Kaiba is known as the best Dragon player in the world, but this guy clearly plays Dragon as well, yet his deck feels a level above Kaiba's.
No, deck strength is secondary.

Compared to those dragons that seem to appear randomly without any cost, Jonouchi is more concerned about the summoning method called "Xyz Summoning".

What is that thing? This is beyond the rules of dueling that I know, isn't it?

Jonouchi scratched his head, increasingly puzzled. Even the strongest opponents he'd faced in the past, even those who unleashed monsters of god-like strength and unparalleled power, were still, at least, governed by rules he could understand.

The feeling of being able to Xyz Summon this thing is like everyone is playing a peaceful game of Dou Dizhu (a card game), and you play a royal flush, while the opponent suddenly reveals three Blue-Eyes White Dragons plus Fusion.
So, this kind of operation naturally caused Jonouchi's brain to crash on the spot, and he couldn't help but wonder whether he played a fake card or the opponent played a fake card.

He had originally intended to ask the other side a couple of probing questions, but Jonouchi quickly realized that he no longer had the chance.

After her defeat, Kujo Mahiru lay on the ground, her eyes wide open, staring blankly into the air, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could I be defeated by such an ancient card deck?"

Until a flash of golden light appeared on his duel disk, a dangerous golden light shone down and enveloped his entire body, causing his body to begin to become ethereal and transparent.

"No, no!" Kujo's pupils contracted as he stared at his Duel Disk in terror. "I just made a mistake. Give me another chance. Yes, just one more time. This time, I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot lose to this primitive monkey!"

Of course, it's useless. The Duel Disk's program has already been set up; the card-to-card conversion process starts the instant the duel ends. Either the opponent or yourself will be turned into a card.

As the golden light faded, the nine True Days vanished from the spot, their light points absorbed and transformed into a card that gently fell to the ground.

"Oops! It's stuck!"

Jōnei was so frightened that he took a half step back, then patted his chest with lingering fear.

"That was dangerous, thank goodness I won. This really was a duel of darkness!"

At that moment, a voice came from behind: "A beautiful duel, Jonouchi."

Turning around at the sound, Jonouchi immediately spotted the strikingly colorful seafood head and exclaimed with delight, "Game! Did you see all that just now?"

"Yes, we saw it around the final round."

The game player stepped forward and smiled.

"Jounouchi is indeed a top-tier duelist. No matter the opponent or the situation, he can fight beautifully to the end." Hearing this, Jounouchi blushed slightly, scratched his head, and changed the subject: "Ahaha, it's alright, it's alright. I was just doing my best, trying not to fall behind you, Yugi, hahaha."

As he spoke, he noticed You Xuan, who had entered with the game, and asked curiously, "And who is this?"

“Oh, his name is Fujiki Yugen, and he’s a new friend I just met.” Yugi smiled. “Yugen is also a very strong and reliable duelist. I just received a lot of help from him.”

Jonouchi: "Huh? That sounds amazing!"

Yu Xuan smiled and greeted Jonouchi. Jonouchi smiled back, thinking that this man was so handsome and his sunny smile almost reminded him of a game; he seemed like a decent person.

“By the way, compared to this,” Jonouchi’s expression suddenly turned serious, “it seems like we have another formidable opponent this time, Yugi.”

They also seemed to be Dark Duelists, who turned into cards after their defeat. And that guy just used a deck I'd never seen before; it felt somewhat illogical.

Youxi and Youxuan exchanged a glance, nodded, and seemed to confirm something.

Jonouchi: "By the way, and he also uses a summoning method called 'Xyz,' which is really strange."

“Oversummoning, is that right?” Yugi nodded. “I’ve seen that before. And there’s also a summoning method called ‘Synchro,’ which we haven’t encountered before either.”

Jonouchi: "Synchronization?"

What is that?
“On the way here, Yu Xuan already told me the general situation,” Yugi said. “We are facing a group of enemies from another dimension, and their organization is called ‘The Academy’.”

A question mark kept appearing on Jonouchi's forehead: "Another dimension?"

“Yes,” You Xuan said. “If I remember correctly, in your world, ‘Duel Monsters’ was revived in modern times through Mr. Pegasus, and it has only been developing in this era for a few years so far, right?”

Jonouchi nodded: "Yes."

"So imagine, based on the current Duel Monsters in your dimension, what would the game rules and decks be like if they developed for another ten or even twenty years?"

Jonouchi was startled: "You mean, those people from the 'Academy' are..."

"Yes, they are duelists from that dimension, which is why they use decks that are clearly beyond the level of modern technology, and summoning methods that you have never heard of."

"A future duel, huh? No wonder." Jonouchi thought for a moment, then added, "Wait! Your name is Fujiki Yugen, right? You seem to know a lot about these things. So, who are you?"

Yugi said from the side, "Hmm, not bad. Yugen isn't from our world either; he's a duelist from another dimension. But he said he's different from those guys at the academy, not our enemy, and I believe him."

As he spoke, he flashed his signature gentle smile at Youxuan again: "I can sense that he is trustworthy."

So You Xuan returned his smile with a bright smile: "Thank you, Mr. Game."

Within the city: "."

He couldn't quite put his finger on why, but something about the atmosphere in front of him felt off.

Just then, the sound of a propeller came from the sky, attracting the attention of the three. They all looked up and saw a white helicopter descending from the sky, with the letters "KC" prominently printed on its fuselage.

(End of this chapter)