Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Hmm, well then you'd better put in a good effort." Hayato chuckled and said, "Taking advantage of the last duel with Mai, you secretly planted a signal transmitter on her duel disk. I never thought that you, Baron, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, could come up with such a perverted stalker-like trick."

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense. I just wanted to use this opportunity to track down the Nameless Pharaoh and Katsuya Jonouchi's group. It has nothing to do with Mai. Yeah, that's it." Baron argued, but the credibility of his argument was questionable.

Seeing Hayato's subtle expression, Baron awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, since Dartz assigned me to be in charge of the city, I'll leave it to you to keep the nameless pharaoh in check once they arrive. As for Mai, I'll find a way to prevent her from interfering with the plan."

"I don't care, I'm just doing this for fun anyway. But calling it 'plan' all the time feels so unrefined." Hayato said with a smile, glancing at the desert town outside the window. "I think it would be better to call it 'The Grim Reaper of Conflict Town'."

"Conflict Town? Does it have any special meaning?"

"Hmm~ no, I just wanted to call you that."

In the course of a few words between the two, this small town, located in the interstate desert of America and secretly controlled by Doma, was inexplicably given a new name.

Chapter 591 had a typo, but the title couldn't be changed, which was really annoying.

As the RV carrying the six gamers drove along the highway, Jonouchi, sitting in the passenger seat, was idly gazing at the unchanging scenery in the distance when a black dot entered his field of vision.

"Is that... a small town? I can't believe people live in such a desolate place." From a distance, Cheng Nei could see that the black dot was a town, and said with a hint of surprise, "And although it doesn't look very big, it's not exactly small either."

Sitting in the driver's seat was Mai Kongjaku, the only one in the group with an American driver's license. Honda did have a motorcycle license, but it was a Japanese one, and he wasn't so arrogant as to drive in America with a Japanese license.

Wearing sunglasses to protect her face from the sun, Mai Kotori glanced briefly in the direction the city was looking: "That's how America is, isn't it? The largest areas are mostly impoverished places, while the richest areas are incredibly expensive. But isn't that true of every place?"

"It will take us about six hours to reach our destination, and we won't arrive at the Paradis Group headquarters until evening at the earliest. Shall we go and rest for a bit?"

The group sitting in the back discussed it and decided that a little longer wouldn't make a difference. Besides, it was almost noon, and resting in a nearby town was better than stopping on the edge of the desert to cook in the wind and sand.

The RV turned off the relatively smooth highway onto a gravel road leading to the town. Soon, under the watchful eyes of the town's residents on both sides of the road, the RV drove into the town and finally stopped in front of a convenience store.

The further they drove into the town, the clearer and more obvious the feeling of being watched became. But when he got out of the car, the feeling suddenly disappeared completely.

That was probably just an illusion, right? Instead of standing there in a daze and blocking his companions from getting off the bus, the game player took a few steps outside and casually looked around.

The townspeople were probably used to seeing tourists like Yu You and his companions driving RVs into town, so they weren't surprised. Although they initially looked the vehicle up and down and observed the appearance of the group, they quickly looked away and went back to their own business after realizing they were just another bunch of silly-looking foreigners.

No matter how you look at it, the hairstyles of all the guys in the game are rather unusual, and most of them are the so-called "artsy youths" who feel a sense of "wasteland" and "loneliness" in remote, impoverished areas. They've had enough of this kind of environment and are thoroughly fed up with it; heaven knows why anyone would be so foolish as to travel to a place like this.

Although there's a saying that "travel is when someone who's tired of one place goes to another place that others are tired of," it's really none of the townspeople's business whether these foreigners came to this town for travel or for some other reason. Instead of worrying about these foreigners, they'd rather go home and have dinner.

Turning his gaze away from the busy townspeople, the game glanced in the direction they had driven in and noticed a sign hanging in mid-air at the entrance not far away that read "Conflict Town".

"Is this place called 'Conflict Town'?" Honda, who had also gotten out of the car, stretched his limbs and noticed the signboard that the game had discovered. He casually remarked, "By the way, why is paint still dripping from that signboard? It looks like it was just written and hung up."

"It's an idiot to be so detail-oriented, Honda. Maybe it's actually the humid season here lately? It's a bit far-fetched, but floods can happen in the desert, so it's not impossible," Jonouchi said jokingly, jumping out of the passenger seat and patting Honda on the shoulder.

Honda wasn't some idiot who'd be easily fooled. He rolled his eyes at Jonouchi, then ignored the signboard. He glanced at the two ladies who had already taken refuge in the shade in front of the convenience store, and pushed Jonouchi toward them as well.

Although the town is far from the city and located in a remote desert, the group found that the convenience store was surprisingly well-stocked. There were two counters dedicated to food alone, including not only instant noodles and freshly baked bread, but also exquisite cakes and expensive ice cream, which would seem like a loss-making business in a small town.

Needless to say, there's drinking water and other essentials. In addition, they even sell spare tires here. What's even more outrageous is that there's an entire wall of various guns hanging on the wall of the checkout counter at the end of the convenience store!

Is this a convenience store or an armory?

Despite their urge to complain, without a gun license, Yugi and the others couldn't buy a gun even if they wanted to. Besides, they only wanted to buy some water for the road and some quick lunch. Apart from Anzu and Mai, who couldn't resist their cravings and bought a cold cake, Jonouchi, Yugi, and Honda each carried a plastic bag of food out of the store.

However, as he walked through the aisle of the convenience store toward the RV parked outside, the game suddenly felt that strange sense of being watched again. Alarm bells rang in his mind, and he couldn't help but look around.

However, Honda and Jonouchi, who were walking ahead, did not notice the anomaly in the game and continued chatting amongst themselves.

"Huh? It seems to have suddenly become quiet, and there are far fewer people on the street. It seems a bit different from before?"

"Well, it's already twelve o'clock, time for dinner. Most people in town have gone home for lunch. Thinking about that makes me a little hungry, but I'm really lucky to be able to buy curry rice here."

"You're so happy about just buying curry rice?"

"Of course! I love curry rice the most. If Ryuzaki doesn't like it, I'll eat two bowls. This package size is easy for me to finish with a little effort!"

"Hey, if you eat so much, you're likely to get carsick later. Don't throw it all up and it'll all be for nothing."

"Hmph, it's impossible for me to overeat. As long as I don't stop and eat all at once, I can finish two more bowls."

Unwittingly, they uttered extremely ominous lines. Just then, Honda and Jonouchi walked out of the convenience store, while Ryuzaki waited for them by the RV.

But just then, a screeching sound of tires screeching against the ground rang out. Looking in the direction of the sound, Jonouchi, Honda, and Ryuzaki saw a black luxury car stop at a corner not far away. Three guys who looked like idiots, dressed in black suits under the blazing sun, jumped out of the car and rushed straight towards them!

On their left hands, each of them wore a special edition bronze-green duel disk from the Doma Organization, which unfolded as they inserted their decks into the slots.

Judging from this, they're probably not fans of Duel Monsters, more likely—no, definitely assassins sent by Doma!

Chapter 592 Banana? It's Baron!

Faced with three attackers wielding the unique Duel Disks of the Doma Organization, the group of Jonouchi and his companions naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die.

Like a samurai's iaido or a cowboy's quick draw, Jonouchi almost instinctively pulled out a card from his deck: "[Iron Knight - Gia Freed]!"

Normally, a newly awakened spirit user like Jonouchi would have card spirits in the first stage with no ability to interfere with reality. However, Jonouchi currently has a cheat called "Hermes' Claw," which makes materializing cards incredibly easy.

A heavily armored knight suddenly appeared, his towering figure blocking the path of the three advancing assassins like a city wall. The assassins paused, exchanging bewildered glances, seemingly at a loss for how to deal with the sudden appearance of the Iron Knight.

But their inaction doesn't mean Jonouchi is also unwilling to act. Having extensive fighting experience from his past as a delinquent, Jonouchi knows that waiting for the other to strike first is the stupidest move. In this situation, it's time to take the initiative!

Without needing any words of command, the Iron Knight raised his gauntlets and swung them at the assassins. Although he had no weapons, the armor on [Iron Knight - Gia Fried] was the best weapon!

"boom!"

"Ugh!"

Iron Knight's fist slammed into the wall, sending shards of stone flying. The other two assassins reacted quickly and dodged, but one of them, though he also dodged, ran headfirst into a piece of rubble and screamed in pain.

Seeing that the fighting power of the enemy was so strong, and that they had lost a number of men in the first place without gaining any advantage, the two assassins knew that the situation was hopeless and decided to retreat. They dragged the injured unlucky guy back to the car and were about to leave.

"Hmph, trying to escape?" Seeing this, Jonouchi hurriedly chased after the car, which hadn't even started moving yet. So, they come to assassinate when they want, and then they think they can just leave? Those guys from Doma have a dream!

Passing through the gradually transparent phantom of [Iron Knight - Gia Fried], Jonouchi ran towards the black luxury sedan whose door had just closed: "Stop right there!"

Of the six people in their group, Honda and Kyoko were not good at dueling, but Yugi, Mai, and Ryuzaki were all quite skilled duelists. Therefore, Jonouchi could pursue the assassins without any worries about the safety of the others.

"Within the city!"

The series of events happened so fast that by the time Yugi hurriedly put down the bag he was carrying and ran out of the convenience store, Jonouchi had already caught up with the car that had just started moving away. Watching the car drive away and try to create some distance, Jonouchi didn't hesitate and threw the card in his hand like a throwing knife!

"Eora!"

The car, which had only traveled a few dozen meters, was hit precisely by a flying card in the tire. The speeding vehicle suddenly suffered a tire blowout, and as a result, the car, which was out of balance, went out of control. It first swayed from side to side and crashed haphazardly, and finally overturned.

However, the assassins were lucky. Even after the deliberate car accident, they managed to climb out of the overturned vehicle and stagger away into the distance.

Jonouchi chased after them, only managing to shout to the three behind him, "I'm going after them, Yugi, you guys be careful too!"

"Jonnouchi!" Even if Yugi wanted to stop him, he couldn't in time. He could only watch helplessly as Jonnouchi ran off, and he could only stand there helplessly.

The feeling of being monitored was becoming increasingly obvious, and if I wasn't mistaken, the person in charge should be showing up soon.

Thinking this, the game suddenly turned around and looked back at the convenience store it had just left. But it discovered that the convenience store owner, who had been absentmindedly playing some computer game at the counter, had suddenly vanished!

Not only that, but because of the assassins who suddenly appeared, the game only belatedly realized that the townspeople who had been on both sides of the street were now gone. No wonder the street seemed so quiet before!

Meanwhile, burdened by an injured comrade and still bearing the effects of the car accident, the three assassins staggered forward, constantly turning left and right in an attempt to shake off Jonouchi. However, the town was small and lacked the numerous alleyways of a city, and Jonouchi was getting closer and closer to them.

What made Jonouchi even luckier was that, in their panic, the assassins from the Doma organization accidentally ran into a basketball court, where the barbed wire fence formed a dead end, which Jonouchi used to block the three of them!

"Phew, now let's see where you can run." Even though Jonouchi had suddenly done a long sprint, he was still a little out of breath, but it was just that his breathing was a little disordered. Jonouchi still had a lot of energy left.

Full of confidence, Jonouchi finally had time to put the card he had retrieved earlier back into his deck. He then took out another card, this time the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] card: "Hey, you guys, I'm going to ask you a few questions now, so you'd better answer me obediently."

"Don't let me turn this consultation into an interrogation."

However, upon hearing Jonouchi's words, one of the three assassins sneered: "Heh, where do you get the confidence to say such things, Jonouchi Katsuya?"

"With just a simple trick, you were lured out of the Nameless Pharaoh's group and you didn't even realize something was wrong. I really can't understand why Wu would like someone like you."

The one who spoke was the assassin who had been hit by rubble and was being carried away by two other men. Jonouchi looked at the face revealed after the man took off his sunglasses and exclaimed in surprise, "You, are you that banana guy!?"

"It's Baron!" Standing up, Baron grabbed his suit jacket and ripped it off, revealing his true colors. He glared at Jonouchi. His name wasn't some hard-to-remember word; this guy was doing this on purpose!

"Tch, whoever you are, it doesn't matter." Jonouchi looked at Baron warily. "What do you mean by saying you lured me out?"

"Hmph, that's just what it sounds like. I heard from Rafiru that you've obtained the power of something called 'Legendary Dragon,' haven't you?" Baron waved his hand, dismissing the two Doma Organization subordinates. Jōnei ignored them, remaining wary of Baron.

"Although I don't care about that kind of thing, someone else cares a lot. He ordered us, the Three Musketeers of Doma, to take down all three 'Legendary Dragon' cards, and I'm the one who will execute you in the castle."

Baron grinned maliciously: "This is a rare mission that I took the initiative to accept. Let's prove with a duel that I'm stronger and more suited to dancing than you!"

"You bastard, bring it on! I won't lose to someone like you in a duel!" Jonouchi shouted with great momentum. "And there's no doubt that I'm stronger than you. How dare you have such inappropriate thoughts about Mai? I'll teach you a lesson!"

"Duel!" x2

[Within the city: 4000LP]

Baron: 4000LP

Chapter 593 Hmph, a perfect hand

"Attack first—"

"It's mine now!"

Jonouchi was eager to seize the initiative, but he didn't expect Baron to be even faster than him. He curled his lip in displeasure and said, "Tch, he's really fast."

In his mind, Jonouchi pondered: 'Ryuzaki mentioned before that this guy named Baron seems to be good at summoning a large number of monsters at once and equipping them on himself. Although he doesn't quite understand what "equipping them on himself" means, it certainly involves a summoning action.'

According to the game's analysis, the best way to deal with this type of opponent is to seize the initiative and set traps. However, even if you attack second, there are still ways to counter them.

Without even looking at his starting hand, Jonouchi looked down and then awkwardly realized that he seemed to have a bad hand.

[Red-Eyed Black Dragon] [Mysterious Chinese Hot Pot] [Angel's Dice] [Fusion] [Chained Darts]

Individually, each card is a decent card, but when they are put together, they completely block your hand!

Jōnei suddenly felt a little relieved. Luckily, he hadn't seized the initiative to attack first, otherwise he would have missed the opportunity.

The key now is whether I can draw a card in my next hand that can change my current situation of having a bad hand.

While Baron was pondering this, a bead of sweat trickled down his forehead in embarrassment.

[Data Brain] [Phoenix Gravity] [Magnetic Armor] [Extraordinary Food] [Restriction Lifted]

Individually, each card is a decent card, but when they are put together, they completely block your hand!

'Damn it, I was only focused on gaining the upper hand in terms of momentum and didn't even check what cards I drew!' Baron mentally screamed. 'It would be so embarrassing if I gained the initiative but couldn't do anything about it. All that momentum I built up would just slip away!'

'No, it doesn't matter about the others, but not this guy named Jonouchi!'