Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: The Path of Evolution

After the conversation ended, Joel led Kanpaku to the compartment where Allen and the others were.

Allen was chatting and drinking beer with his colleagues.

Upon seeing Joel and Guan Bai enter, he practically jumped up from the sofa and stood ramrod straight.

Joel waved to him.

"Didn't I tell you? You don't need to be as nervous around me as you are around your mom... It makes me look older!"

"I'm used to it. My mom always scolds me whenever she sees me drinking."

Allen scratched the back of his head sheepishly and subconsciously changed the subject.

"So you and Mr. Falcon have finished your talk?"

He looked at Guan Bai, who nodded.

"Yes, almost everything is settled, and we've already signed a contract with Mr. Joel."

Joel added in an exaggerated tone.

"Rejoice! From today onwards, the mighty Mr. Falcon is your teammate."

It's as if the Regent is going to become Oma Zi-O.

Kanpaku realized that he really couldn't accept the way arias were spoken.

Fortunately, this woman only speaks in this tone when she is overly excited; otherwise, Guan Bai felt he would get goosebumps after chatting with her.

However, looking at Allen, Kanpaku asked Joel curiously.

"Is he also a duelist you signed with?"

Joel nodded.

"That's right, his name is Allen. I've been fighting alongside him on the battlefield for years, winning countless street matches—"

Allen interjected.

"But I've never even made it to the semifinals in underground tournaments; I always fall far short."

Allen sounded frustrated.

Guan Bai understood a little better; no wonder Alan was laughing so happily in that street gambling game earlier.

So he's been getting crushed in big tournaments, and he's happy to finally beat some noobs!

As a result, this easy win was ruined by Guan Bai.

However, Kanpaku won't apologize to him.

Joel turned and walked into the inner room, waving his hand with his back to the group.

"I'll try my best to get both of you registered first, so you can get to know each other better~"

The door to the inner room closed, leaving only Guan Bai, an embarrassed Alan, and the thug who was even more embarrassed than Alan.

Quiet.

cautious……

Seeing that no one spoke up to break the ice, Guan Bai focused half of his consciousness into his mind and began today's card pack opening session.

Open five in one click!

Ah... forced extubation device, brainwashing, so satisfying!

Double summoning... it's alright...

The guardian of the Valley of Dawn, the righteous ally, Shining Sword Bird... Ah, this...

White holes, the wrath of the new universe... what does it mean?!

……

The more he drove, the more he vomited blood, until finally Guan Bai's heart was riddled with holes.

Damn, apart from a few good ones at the beginning, the rest were either blank or useless decorative items.

Calm down... Forced expulsion from the device and brainwashing are good enough. At least Kanpaku's deck has more counter cards now.

That's enough for today's gacha pulls.

Guan Bai pulled his consciousness away from the system interface and found that the other two still didn't seem inclined to speak.

My urge to complain is making a fierce comeback—

Guan Bai had been concerned about this for a while.

Why is Allen so reserved when he's not playing cards?

But he wasn't like this when he invited Kanpaku before. Is it a personality issue, or is it that he can only laugh freely during duels?

Is it because Kanpaku has become a teammate, and he doesn't know how to adjust his attitude towards Kanpaku?

Guan Bai sighed and took the initiative to break the ice.

"Alan, you can call me Guan Bai from now on."

Allen's voice was so rapid that he almost bit his tongue.

"Yes, Hunter... Mr. Kanpaku. I'm Allen, I live in the eastern part of the Satellite District. This is Green, my good friend, who is now working as a bodyguard for Ms. Joel."

This is the thug who's a bit dark-skinned and fairly tall.

Green chuckled and then said in a low voice.

"Mr. Kanpaku, please sit down... standing is tiring."

Guan Bai sat down as he suggested, and also gestured for Allen and Green to sit down. He remembered what Joel had said earlier, so he asked out of curiosity.

"Alan, were you dueling with Lady Joel's support a long time ago?"

Allen nodded dejectedly.

"Yes, but I just don't have the talent to unleash the full potential of the Scrap Card deck."

Guan Bai stroked his chin.

If you were to evaluate Yor's previous playstyle, it certainly wasn't the style a scrap metal deck should have.

In the 5ds era, the main strategy for this deck should be to accumulate resources in the early game and then unleash a powerful attack in the mid-game to secure victory.

The main focus of the Scrap Iron deck should be Synchro Summoning, but Allen's playstyle clearly treats the Scrap Iron deck as a high-attack beatdown deck.

Guan Bai asked Alan.

"Would you then perform a Synchro Summon?"

Allen was puzzled.

"What do you mean? Does this mean the Scrap Metal deck is actually a deck capable of Synchro Summoning?"

Huh? Are you looking at the word "Tuner" written on your monster card before you speak?

Or is it that Allen, having never been exposed to synchronization, is unaware of what the word "adjustment" means?

So, Kanpaku first gave Allen a brief explanation of Synchro Summoning, and then talked about the Scrap Card deck.

"That's right, and the Scrap Metal deck itself has an Extra Monster called Scrap Metal Dragon, which has a very versatile effect!"

It's a pretty useful 8-star general-purpose Synchro Spell, with a noble 2800 ATK and the excellent effect of trading one card for another. In Scrap Metal's own system, it also serves to improve its sustainability.

Allen was struck dumb.

"So all this time, I haven't even seen the true nature of the Scrap Dragon deck? But where am I supposed to find Scrap Dragons?"

There's nothing I can do to help with this.

He still mixes and matches his own deck with Valley of Dawn and next-gen decks.

"I know Synchro Monsters are hard to obtain, but you can now add some Spells and Traps to your deck to enhance your strength. Adding Equip Spells like you did is one option, but choosing Traps that disrupt your opponent is more necessary."

"I see, I was too fixated on the scrap metal monsters before!"

Allen suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream.

There weren't many people around him who knew about cards. Although Joel was a duel manager, he wasn't a professional player after all, so his advice was limited.

Allen used to build his decks based on intuition, but now that Guan Bai has reminded him, he understands a bit more.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Falcon!"

Just call me Kanpaku.

The two chatted for a while about construction, and Joel had already completed his registration.

"The match is in three days—my duelists need to rest and recuperate during this time and avoid any trouble!"

"It's quite late now. If you're looking for a place to sleep, I can provide a cot."

Allen and Green said they wanted to go home, while Kanpaku would take a nap there.

After all, Kanpaku was an unregistered transmigrator even more miserable than the residents of the Satellite District. While the residents of the Satellite District could at least live in shacks, Kanpaku could only sleep in abandoned buildings.

"Then I'll go get you a cot."

……

The next day, it was dawn.

After having breakfast at Yor's place, Kanpaku decided to go out and take a look.

With the D-round issue settled, it's time to get back to collecting cards. We need to find more opportunities to duel and also collect cards.

Crab Bro has a famous saying: "I picked up the card."

Picking up cards is a tradition passed down from the Duel Kings!

So Kanpaku went out and strode towards the corners of the satellite area.

Three hours later, just as Kanpaku returned empty-handed once again and was about to try his luck in another place.

A staggering figure appeared at the entrance of the alley.

Of course, Kanpaku recognized him; the figure was none other than Crowe!