Yu-Gi-Oh!: Don't you have your own cards?

"Please use this deck and lead us to defeat the Ghost Princess!"

"General?!" Upon hearing Fried's request, the surrounding soldiers were taken aback.

Actually, Fried had played a trick on You Tian beforehand; he hadn't told You Tian an important piece of information.

When a spirit materializes into a card, it's as if the spirit itself has become a card.

When the card is acquired, that person gains the right to control the spirit at will.

When You Tian defeated Fried, the reason why everyone was so frustrated and did not resist was partly because the team leader had fallen, and partly because You Tian had obtained their card deck and could control the entire other-dimensional team at will, making resistance meaningless.

Just now, Fried deliberately used some verbal inducements to get You Tian to return the deck, and the warriors secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But now, General Fried is actually going to hand over the deck again!

Isn't this putting the fate of the entire squad back into this person's hands?

"No!" To everyone's surprise, You Tian also refused decisively.

"Hmm?" Fried was momentarily speechless.

Without the slightest hesitation, so decisive?

"Uh, beast... ah no, Your Excellency You Tian, ​​please forgive me for not being clear earlier."

Fried handed over the deck again with both hands, speaking very respectfully.

"Through our previous duel, I know that your fighting skills are extraordinary."

"Once you become our new leader and lead us to defeat Princess Mononoke and save the Elf World, the power of the Otherworld Squad will be at your disposal."

"In other words, you can just take this deck!"

"No!" You Tian resolutely refused Fried's request.

Fried: ...

Warriors: ...

You Tian: Hmph! Old Deng, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You think I'm good at cards and incredibly handsome, so you want me to work for your team with your empty promises, right?

"Oh, General. It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I'm too busy right now!"

You Tian shook his head.

"To be honest, I actually entered your world by accident."

"In our human realm, there's an important competition waiting for me, so I have to hurry back."

"Moreover, in fact, I have two companions who came here with me."

"But now, I've gotten separated from those two guys along with the [Sacrifice Demon]."

"So, I'm going to find those two guys and find a way back to my original world. I really don't have time to help you."

"I see." Fried nodded in understanding.

Then, Fried's eyes darted around.

"Hahahaha! Lord You Tian, ​​does that mean you absolutely have to be the leader of our squad?"

"Huh?" A question mark appeared above You Tian's head.

"What do you mean?"

Fried smiled and stroked his beard.

"Your Excellency You Tian, ​​since you are looking for someone, one person's strength is certainly limited."

"However, it will be different if you become the leader of our interdimensional squad."

"You can mobilize all members of your squad to help you find the person."

"In fact, I can even help you contact other teams that have some connection with our interdimensional team and ask them to help you find people."

You Tian rubbed his chin.

"That seems to make sense."

"That's not all, Your Excellency Yutian," Fried spoke again.

"Aren't you in a hurry to find a way back to the human world? The way is actually in the Undying City!"

You Tian: "What! In the Undying City?"

The soldiers around them exchanged glances.

General, are you lying? This is the first time we've seen humans. How could you possibly know how to get to the human world?

You Tian also had this guess in his mind.

"I didn't study much, and my grades in high school weren't great, so don't lie to me!"

Fried smiled and shook his head.

"Your Excellency Yutian, do you recall that I mentioned before that Princess Mononoke also came from the human world?"

Speaking of this, You Tian seemed to realize something.

"You mean, since that Ghost Princess comes from the human world, she naturally has a way to return to it?"

"That's right!" Fried nodded affirmatively.

"If you can defeat the princess, you will naturally be able to return to the human world!"

You Tian pondered for a moment.

Indeed, if that Princess Mononoke is truly human, she might possess the ability to travel between the two worlds.

You Tian's gaze then turned to Fried's dueling disk.

Furthermore, the Duel Disk that Fried stole from the Undead is identical in appearance to the one I wear. Logically speaking, Princess Mononoke is most likely from the DM dimension as well, and it's unlikely that she would have traveled from another human dimension like in ARC5. This reduces the probability that I've ended up in some Xyz Dimension or Fighter Dimension.

If a duel can solve my two current problems, then this leader, Dangdang, isn't out of the question.

You Tian glanced at Fried again.

But my gut feeling tells me that this old bastard is hiding something from me.

……

The Undead City, the Castle of Bones.

Scattered, eerie logs lay on the plain in front of the castle, with wisps of black smoke drifting from the broken pieces, staining the surrounding land black as well.

Unnamed insects swarmed across the land, plowing out shallow furrows.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the sound of a carriage approaching came from afar, startling the insects into scurrying back into the ground.

A squad of skeleton soldiers was escorting a dozen or so prison wagons toward the castle.

Many elves, some with fearful expressions, some sobbing softly, and some with vacant eyes, sat crouching on the carriage.

On the towering brick and stone window sill of the ancient castle, a petite girl sat upright, leaning against the cold stone window.

The girl's entire body was wrapped in layers of plain white bandages, and a dark red mask concealed her face.

Her loose-fitting black robe billowed in the air. The girl occasionally swung her legs slightly, silently watching everything.

Suddenly, the girl spotted several figures holding young elves atop the prison carriage.

She turned and retreated back into the castle, walking towards the [White Bone King] who was standing respectfully beneath the throne.

When the White Bone King saw the girl approaching, his body trembled uncontrollably, and a faint sound of friction between his bones could be heard.

The girl slowly walked up to the [White Bone King] and looked directly at him through the dark red mask.

"I've already said it, you can't capture baby elves, and you definitely can't capture their parents."

The girl pointed out the window.

"Can you explain this to me?"

Upon hearing the girl's words, the Bone King knelt down repeatedly, his skeletal face filled with fear and grievance.

"Gah, Princess, please calm down!"

"It's not my fault, haha!"

"As you instructed, we need to capture 5000 elves this week."

"But you commanded us that we must not capture old elves, young elves, elves with children, or weak elves."

"Oh dear, in that case, it's really going to be very difficult for us to gather 5000 elves this week!"

At this point, the White Bone King's pleading tone became a bit louder.

"So far, we have only captured 2100 elves for you, which is less than half."

"In order to complete your orders as quickly as possible, I have no choice but to have my men relax some of their requirements. Ah, this is truly for your own good..."

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things?" Suddenly, the girl coldly interrupted the [White Bone King]'s sophistry.

"No, no!" The Bone King denied repeatedly, his skull pressed firmly against the ground.

The girl said, "Listen to me, I value my family and children very much. I didn't seal you away only because you still have children to take care of."

"If you disobey my orders again, I won't hesitate to seal you... and your child, away forever!"

"Yes!" The Bone King knelt on the ground, trembling.

Seeing his reaction, the girl said nothing more.

And so, the hall returned to silence.

After a long while, the Bone King, who had been waiting for the girl's next command in vain, tentatively raised his head slightly.

Sure enough, the girl was nowhere to be seen in front of him.

"Hoo~ Ga." The White Bone King seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as he slowly stood up.

"Princess Mononoke is even more difficult to please than Emperor Hades!"