I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

Meanwhile, upon seeing Katsuya Jonouchi's "awkward" expression, Mai immediately put her hands on her hips and scolded him "indignantly at his lack of self-control":

"Yes, Jonouchi, where have your courage and conviction as a duelist gone? Or are you just all talk and no action?"

The next second, seeing the hint of displeasure in Mai's voice regarding his graduation, Katsuya Jonouchi quickly blushed slightly, clenched his fists, and shouted with a displeased expression:

"Don't talk nonsense. I haven't encountered anything that can scare me yet. Come on, Youfeng, let's make a bet!"

...

Then, the two stood facing each other in a nearby open space, each wearing their own Duel Disk and shuffling their decks into their Duel Disks.

"DUEL!!!"

"DUEL!!!"

After declaring their duel in unison with high spirits, both sides drew five cards from their decks as their starting hand.

At that very moment, Kyoko Masaki also walked into the crowd with a smile on her face and tossed a coin high into the air:

"coming soon!"

Just as the coin was tossed high into the air, tracing a beautiful arc, it finally landed, resulting in a duel in which Youfeng, as the first attacker, won.

"Oh oh oh~ YA☆DA☆ZE!"

After letting out a cheer, a smug smile instantly appeared on the face of "Blonde-haired Boy" Katsuya Jonouchi:

"Now your Cyber ​​Dragon deck no longer has the advantage of going second, right, Yufeng!"

...

At that moment, facing Katsuya Jonouchi's exaggerated facial expressions, Yuuki also took another look at his own cards:

"I don't know why, but when I play cards with that Jonouchi kid... my luck just gets really bad... it's like..."

After staring at his hand with a troubled expression, Youfeng sighed softly:

"There's a beauty that can't be fully expressed..."

Although in previous matches, it seemed that Youfeng had a bad hand because he offended Cyber ​​Dragon, Cyber ​​Dragon always kept a crucial card in his hand that could turn the tide of the game.

Yufeng has always considered this a bond between himself and his deck, but this time—

"...Just one low-star support card..."

Immediately, upon seeing the description of a girl in white with orange-yellow hair in his hand, Yuuki shook his head and set the monster card [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring] face-down in the front row:

"This card doesn't seem to have much use in this era... but its defensive capabilities are indeed outstanding... so I can only set it face down to prevent it from being used against me..."

"Alright then, I'll set one monster card face down in defense position in the front row's monster zone, and then set one card face down in the back row as well, and end my turn immediately."

As Yuuka placed two cards from his hand face-down onto the front and back of the field, he slightly closed his hand and then made a "please" gesture to Jonouchi.

"Hmm~"

After observing Yuu's very steady start, Jonouchi Katsuya quickly nodded, without offering much opinion for a moment. He then pointed to the top of his main deck on his Duel Disk, beginning his card draw for this turn.

"Here comes my turn—draw a card!"

Soon after drawing a card, Jonouchi Katsuya immediately played it onto the field:

"Now, I will summon this powerful 2-star monster directly—[Time Magician]!"

In an instant, a red mage-like monster appeared before Katsuya Jonouchi, wearing a gear-shaped magic hat, a purple cloak, and purple magic boots. It wielded a magic staff made of clockwork, and its body was rounded and covered in gears like a mechanical watch.

The Time Magician

[Race: Magician]

[Attribute: light]

[Star rating: 2]

[Attack power: 500]

[Defense: 400]

Upon seeing the clock-shaped monster, shimmering with eerie green magical power, appear, Youfeng's expression instantly twitched:

"Oh no...this kid's about to gamble with his life..."

[The "gambling monster" Katsuya Jonouchi has arrived!]

36. Jonouchi: I'm going to use your Cyber ​​Dragon to summon my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!

Soon after the monster appeared, Jonouchi quickly smiled and pulled a coin directly from his pocket:

"Youfeng, I'm about to begin!"

Seeing the "sincere" expression on Jonouchi's face, Masaki Kyoko and Kujaku Mai were immediately taken aback:

"Wait, that card is..."

Amidst the slightly surprised sound of Kongque Mai, Muto Yugi, sporting a "starfish head" hairstyle, immediately smiled and nodded.

“That’s right, that card is one of the testaments to my friendship with Jonouchi—the Time Magician, which brings good luck to Jonouchi.”

"I didn't expect Jonouchi to get such a high-value card on his first gacha pull!"

In the blink of an eye, as Yugi Muto watched the changing situation on the field with excited gleam, the fiery blonde goddess Mai Kongzaku stroked her chin thoughtfully.

"Wait... that card... I remember it's supposed to trigger a coin toss, right?"

Amidst the tentative voice of the peacock dance, the "blonde-haired boy" Katsuya Jonouchi quickly nodded in agreement.

"That's right!"

Then, his gaze turned to Yuuka, with whom he was dueling, and he once again revealed a very expressive smile:

"Hehehe~ Youfeng~ Let's see who has better luck now!"

"This card's effect: Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can activate this effect. Flip a coin once to guess which monster is face-up. If you guess correctly, destroy all monsters your opponent controls. If you guess incorrectly, destroy all monsters you control, and take damage equal to half the combined ATK of the destroyed face-up monsters."

"In other words, if I guess wrong, I will not only be forced to lose this monster, but I will also suffer a backlash from my LP value!"

Amidst the faint voice from within the city, a hint of helplessness flashed across Youfeng's face as he nodded.

Then, Jonouchi tossed the coin in his hand high into the air—

"Here comes Yufeng!"

In an instant, as the silver-white coin traced a beautiful arc in the air, everyone present immediately focused their attention on the coin tumbling through the air.

Then, with a "thud" of metal hitting the ground, the card on the Windfield was instantly flipped open and blown into the graveyard.

"YES! LUCKY!"

Soon, "Yellow-haired boy" Katsuya Jonouchi excitedly raised his arms, let out a cheer, and even whistled triumphantly.

Youfeng: ...

...

After activating his effect, Jonouchi Katsuya drew a card from his hand and set it face-down in the back row, then entered his battle phase for this turn.

"Then, I'll take Youfeng!"

"Entering the battle phase—Since you don't have any monsters on your field, I will directly use [Time Magician] to launch a direct attack on you!"

Soon, along with Katsuya Jonouchi's declaration of attack, the mechanical magician in front of him, whose bright red body resembled a clock, draped in a purple cloak and wearing white gloves, also shook his body, making a "crunching" sound as mechanical gears turned, and then walked directly in front of Yuuki.

He raised his cane high and delivered a powerful blow to Youfeng:

[Wind: LP4000→3500!]

"Well done, brother!"

Seeing her brother triumphantly defeat the opponent's monster and launch a fierce attack on Yuuka, Shizuka cheered and encouraged him.

"Hmph~ This is the favor that the goddess of fate has shown to me—Youfeng, you should have been prepared for this!"

Soon after making a fist, raising his thumb and pointing at himself, Jonouchi Katsuya chose to end his turn.

...

At this very moment, control of the round instantly shifted to Youfeng, whose face showed helplessness and pain.

"Hey? Youfeng! What's wrong? Are you alright?"

"If it's only 500 points of damage, it shouldn't cause you this much pain, right?"

Amidst the concerned gazes of Masaki Kyoko and Muto Yugi, Yuuka shook his head with a helpless smile:

"...From the moment this kid pulled out the coin, I knew I couldn't keep my monsters on the field...but even this one...getting slapped in the face by the Time Magician is just too ridiculous..."

After letting out a helpless sigh, Yugi Muto blinked his bright, purplish-red eyes, seemingly noticing something as he looked towards the Ash Blossom card in Yuuki's graveyard, which had been blasted into the graveyard by his Time Magician effect. He frowned slightly, puzzled.

"Hmm...but Yufeng, aren't you a Mech player? You should be an Electronic type...how come you have a female card...even though she really does look pretty..."

At that very moment, along with Yugi Muto's doubtful voice, the "blonde-haired boy" Katsuya Jonouchi, scratching his head with an "I understand" look, interrupted Yugi Muto:

"A game! Just the fact that it features cute girls is enough... After all, being able to fight using visually appealing cards is a pleasure for duelists..."

At that moment, along with Katsuya Jonouchi's sincere voice, the sexy girl Mai Kujaku beside him immediately raised an eyebrow in displeasure:

"You little rascal... just because you're a lecher doesn't mean everyone is..."

...

Facing the still bewildered "little cousin," You Feng shook his head slightly and explained:

"Yes, my deck is indeed entirely composed of Mech-type cards, with the exception of this card and a Roach... They are all very useful and versatile support cards that can limit the opponent's development at crucial moments..."

Faced with Yuuki's candid words, Yugi Muto was slightly taken aback:

"Ugh... Michelle... and, cockroaches?!"

But he quickly seemed to fall into deep thought: "Hmm, if we can prevent the opponent from launching an attack during their turn, that would indeed be a good strategy..."

At that moment, seeing Yugi Muto's reaction, Yuuka's lips twitched slightly:

"Oh no... what have I taught this hopeless, sunny boy...?"