Duels should be played with a smile.

After waiting for more than a minute, until Leyou was getting a little impatient, the Faceless One finally moved.

"Hmm... I'm going to use Normal Summon this monster!"

"Watch closely! This is an incredibly powerful monster!"

"Come out, [Lady Judge]!"

[Light · 4★ · Demon · Attack Power 1800]

A woman dressed as a judge, holding two signs marked with "○" and "×" respectively, appeared on the field. The moment she entered, the dark duel seemed to become even more intense.

At the same time, Leyou's vision went black.

With all that fanfare, I wondered what it was, but it turned out to be this person.

At this point, Leyou had a better idea of ​​his opponent's deck.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a gambling deck.

"First round... let's strengthen our defense first! I activate the spell card [Light's Protective Sword]! That way, you won't be able to attack me for three rounds!"

"Next up is this one! The Continuous Spell Card [Second Chance]! This card's effect can only be applied once per turn. When your coin toss effect applies, you can start flipping the coin again from the beginning!"

"Finally, I'll cover 3 cards, end of turn!"

After one round and five rounds, with zero cards in hand, the pot used at the beginning and the original hand cards perfectly met the requirements. At this moment, Leyou seemed to understand why his starting hand cards were so rigid.

At the same time, they had a more certain guess about the situation of the faceless person in front of them.

"Then...it's my turn, draw a card."

Holding his breath and concentrating, Leyou solemnly drew out a card.

"Yes...it's absolutely crucial!"

My hand was too rigid just now. If I had used it rashly with the Judgement Lady present, I might have been at a huge disadvantage from the start.

"Don't get too excited! During your preparation phase, I'm about to launch a cover attack!"

"Continuous Trap Card! [Gunfire]! Once per turn, if the effect of a coin toss is activated, that effect applies the following effects for the number of times the 'table' appears."

"Once or more, inflict 500 damage to the opponent; twice or more, destroy one card on the opponent's field; three or more, check the opponent's hand and discard one card from it!"

A monstrous phantom flashed past the Faceless One. Only then could Leyou barely make out that it seemed to be a desperate left-handed pistol dragon.

Before Leyou could properly consider his next move, the Faceless One immediately activated his second face-down card.

"I activate the Trap Card [Flame Dart]! This can only be activated if you have 0 cards in your hand. Throw 3 times and inflict damage to your opponent equal to the total number of throws multiplied by 100!"

Three enormous dice appeared on the field, shrinking one by one as they flew into the Faceless One's hand. The Faceless One held the three dice in his hand, casually flicked his wrist, and then threw them forcefully toward the end of the field.

The movement was rather large, and under the hood of the black robe, Leyou vaguely caught a glimpse of a tuft of yellow hair.

"That shouldn't be the case... If it really is him, why would he need a second chance? Or is it that, like the remaining memory fragments, this state of the Faceless One is just a projection of the past?"

The doubts in his heart deepened, but when he saw the numbers after the three dice stopped rolling, Leyou just felt a little annoyed.

"4, 5, 6, that's a total of 15 points! Based on the effect, you will take 1500 points of damage!"

Fifteen flaming skull darts hurtled towards Leyou from all directions. Relying on his immunity to dark duels, Leyou neither dodged nor evaded, taking all the damage.

[Leyou LP: 8000 → 6500]

Since the effect of the dart is to roll the dice, which is unrelated to the coin-flipping cannon fire, it did not take effect.

But soon, the third card was also revealed.

"The third trap card! [Gambling]!"

"If your opponent has 6 or more cards in their hand and you have 2 or fewer, you can activate this effect. You will guess heads or tails with a coin. If you guess correctly, you will draw 5 cards. If you guess incorrectly, you will skip your next turn!"

In that instant, amidst the duel shrouded in black mist, it seemed as if a golden breeze blew by. Leyou blinked, feeling as if he saw Jonouchi appear before him.

To be fair, the positive and negative returns of this card are both frighteningly large. Even if it were placed in front of Leyou, he might not dare to use it. But the opponent not only used it, but was also extremely confident, as if he was certain that he could guess correctly.

Leyou truly believes that if this card were in Jonouchi's hands, it would most likely be used to turn the tide of a battle, rather than to gamble on an advantage.

I bet the coin is heads!

As the Faceless One declared, a coin was automatically tossed high into the air. This crucial coin looked very light and spun in the sky for a long time before slowly falling back down.

reverse side.

"Pfft... That's hilarious! I really thought it was Jonouchi. You scared me!"

Leyou laughed heartily, looking at the Faceless One as if he were looking at a clown.

Skip an entire round and you can win by playing randomly.

"Solvadocana!"

The Faceless One stylishly raised one index finger and gently wiggled it.

"I have a second chance!"

"Based on the effect of [Second Chance], I will toss the coin again!"

"This time, I'm still guessing heads!"

The coin was tossed high into the air a second time, and under their watchful eyes, it flipped over and then fell back down.

Ding--

With a crisp sound, the coin landed head-up.

"It's heads! So I'll draw all 5 cards!"

"At the same time, the [Cannon Fire] effect also applies! Since there's a frontal attack, you'll take an additional 500 damage!"

The phantom of the pistol dragon flashed by, and three cannon shots landed on Leyou, taking away another 500 LP.

[Leyou LP: 6500 → 6000]

6000LP is considered a relatively safe LP in many situations, but...

When facing gambling decks, this LP value is... just right.

Chapter Forty-Two: In the end, it was just a fake.

At this moment, Leyou stared at the five cards in the opponent's hand, feeling somewhat troubled.

To be honest, the only card that Faceless Man can interfere with is Judgement Lady, but unfortunately, Joy's hand isn't very good either. If Faceless Man has other interference cards in his hand, the outcome of this duel is hard to predict.

That's how it is in modern Yu-Gi-Oh!: when one side has enough interference, the other side is very likely to be overwhelmed and defeated.

Fortunately, the Judge's interference was a guaranteed effect, and the second chance had already been used.

Now, there is only one thing that Leyou needs to do and can do.

"Screw it! Even if the other side might be possessed by Jonouchi, there's no other way but to gamble this time!"

"Activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial', send 1 monster from your Deck to the Graveyard!"

The moment the Joyful Travel Declaration was launched, before the Faceless One could even utter a sound, the Lady Judge on the field had already put down the two placards in her hand and tossed two coins into the air.

"The effect of Lady of Judgment can be used once per turn. If this card is in the Monster Zone and your opponent activates a card effect, you can make two coin tosses when resolving the card. If both coins are face up, negate that effect."

Without the gambling element, the effect of not joining a chain would be unbeatable.

After the Faceless One explained the effect of the Judgment Lady, two coins landed on the table in front of her. The lady's eyes lit up, and she raised the circled sign in her hand, then closed her eyes and ignored what was happening in the room.

Another sign with an X flew onto the Foolish Burial sign in the amusement park and pressed it down firmly with the X.

The result of the coin toss was two heads.

Leyou frowned. The person opposite him was most likely possessed by Jonouchi, but he didn't know how much of Jonouchi's "power" he had. If it was seventy or eighty percent, he would rather just surrender.

If you put 70-80% of the gambling king's luck into a gambling deck, nothing would be surprising.

Since the Foolish Burial Card was ineffective and there were no other options, Leyou simply closed his eyes and played the only usable card he had left.

"The Spell Card [Entertainment Partner Lineup Change] can only be activated once per turn. Reveal any number of [Entertainment Partner] monsters from your hand to your opponent, return them to your Deck, and then draw 1 more card from your Deck than the number of cards returned to your Deck."

"I'll show you my four Entertainment Partner cards. Do they form any chains?"

That's right, the cards Leyou has at this moment are all strange and wonderful entertainment companions.

If there were even one Keyboard Monkey in there, he wouldn't need to be so cautious in testing it.

The more you play with a pendulum, the more you realize the value of a perfect set of cards.

Unfortunately, the Keyboard Monkey wasn't among the four Entertainment Partners cards I had.

Fortunately, with Leyou not having the Keyboard Monkey, the Faceless One on the other side also didn't follow up with a chain, which finally relieved him.

Leyou returned all the cards in his hand to the deck, drew 5 new cards, and without much thought, began to play.

In any case, the outcome of this duel is not necessarily in his hands.

"I set the 'Entertainment Partner Guitar Turtle' from my hand to the Pendulum Zone with a scale of 6, and then set the 'Entertainment Partner Flying Swordsman' from my hand to the other Pendulum Zone with a scale of 2. Therefore, I can Pendulum Summon a Level 3-5 monster."

"At the same time, the pendulum effect of Guitar Turtle is activated. This effect can only be activated if there is a [Entertainment Partner] card activated in your other Pendulum Zone. Draw 1 card from your Deck."

The Faceless One drew cards again, but remained silent. It seems he really doesn't have Ash Blossom or Lockbird in his hand.

Just as Leyou was thinking this, the Faceless One moved.

"Activate [G of Multiplication] from your hand, send this card from your hand to the Graveyard, and draw 1 card each time you Special Summon this turn."

The Faceless Ones do not have Ash Blossom, but neither does Ley.

Just as the pendulum scale was set and the pendulum summon was about to begin, a multiplied G card completely disrupted Leyou's subsequent plans.

Even though the damage output of gambling decks is affected by probability, Leyou wouldn't dare to actually use a high-level deck and let the opponent try to gamble their way to defeat them.

Without time to ponder why a gambling deck would include a G, after a moment's thought, Leyou lightly tapped the two Pendulum Cards on either side of the Duel Disk, simultaneously playing out the three Monster Cards in his hand.

"Swing, pendulum of the soul!"

"I will perform a Pendulum Summon of the LV3 [Entertainment Partner Little Horn], LV4 [Entertainment Partner Little Solo], and LV4 [Entertainment Partner Telephone Longhorn Bull] from my hand!"

A rainbow arc streaks across the sky, weaving a colorful rainbow bridge that brings the three monsters onto the field. Little Bull and Little Horn are in attack position, while Longhorn Bull is in defense position.

The three monsters were summoned in the same pendulum summon, so the increased G effect only allowed Faceless One to draw one card.

"The effect of Longhorn Bull can only be activated if it is successfully Special Summoned: Search your Deck for 1 non-Pendulum 'Entertainment Partner' monster."