Duels should be played with a smile.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, these Faceless Ones can only be eliminated through duels, whether in the real world or the virtual world.

It can only be said that this is very much in line with the characteristics of the world.

Upon logging into the virtual world, Leyou was transformed into a data stream and teleported to Philvo's side under his control. After reverting from data form to a normal human form, Leyou marveled at this amazing transformation and asked the light screen that Philvo had pulled out again, "Is there anything I should be aware of?"

“Here.” Philvo pointed to a rather large black dot on the light screen. “You’d better go and deal with this place. Based on my observations, this target has something special about it compared to the others.”

"Something special?" Leyou immediately thought of the "elite-level Faceless One" he had encountered before, who seemed to be possessed by fragments of Jonouchi's memories, and his interest was piqued.

"Sure thing, there's no point in playing cards with these contestants anyway, I'll take care of this guy!"

If this time he encounters an elite monster carrying fragments of Yugi or Kaiba's memories, that would be perfect. He's incredibly curious about Yugi and Kaiba's experiences in this world.

He desperately wanted to know what terrible things had happened during that mysterious trip to Egypt.

"It's rare to see you so motivated..." Philvo looked at the energetic Leyou with amusement. After remotely observing that there was nothing unusual about the environment around the elite monster, he simply tossed Leyou over.

"To be honest... I always feel like I'm part of a gang, and I get warped to my destination just by shooting an energy field."

Touching the non-existent whip on the back of his head, Leyou used the permissions he obtained from Philvo to create a new image for himself before slowly walking out and blocking his target.

If someone were to pass by at this moment, they would see a very tall alien warrior wearing golden armor inlaid with blue crystals confronting a brightly colored young man.

"Wow? You're actually using such a peculiar virtual avatar? Your aesthetic sense is quite unique!"

The energetic young man was commenting on the appearance of the person opposite him, little did he know that his own style was not to be outdone. His bodysuit was alright, and you could basically tell that it was themed around fire, since it was mostly orange and red, with some ash left over from the burning flames. But his hair was just too avant-garde.

With his hair in distinct layers of light blue, dark blue, orange-red, and fiery red, and a deep red scarf fluttering around his neck like a blazing flame, this energetic young man perfectly embodies the saying that you can tell he's a card player just by looking at his hairstyle.

"Is this alright...? This time it's actually Brother Zun..."

Having transformed into a mouthless form, Leyou perfectly embodied the character of not speaking, only internally criticizing the target of this mission.

To be honest, when he watched the anime, he had a pretty good impression of Takeru Homura, after all, he was one of the few characters in V6 with a likable personality.

Of course, Leyou has no comment on the card skills of this young man codenamed "SoulBurner".

"Can you please stop thinking about your embarrassing Link 3?! Get back to farming resources, farming your counterattack traps!!!"

This is the part that Leyou complained about the most when watching the V6 animation.

Whenever I see Zun Ge start with five cards in his hand, exhaust all his resources in a series of actions, only to end up playing a Lion on the field and that's it, I always feel like I'm having a stroke.

Especially when I see someone run out of cards and then print a card that can't be converted to Origin to turn the tide and win, especially when they use that big lion to do so, I often get so angry that I play a game myself to experience the true power of Reincarnation Salammon.

Of course, he still enjoyed watching Brother Zun's final battle with Leader Zuo quite a bit—it would have been even more satisfying if he had used a counterattack to knock out the opponent and then finished them off with a big monster.

Even though Leyou was mentally ranting about all of Zun Ge's embarrassing moments, he had to admit that a sunny and handsome young man was still very likable.

It would be even better if what was in front of me wasn't a Faceless Man, but Brother Zun himself.

The Faceless One, appearing in the form of Mikoto, probably inherited Mikoto's enthusiasm. After realizing Leyu's intentions, he fearlessly pulled out his Duel Disk on the spot.

Leyou took a special look and found that there was no AI in that ordinary duel disk that was highly compatible with him.

"Sigh... As expected, I still hope that this will be the real person, just like I hope that the Jaden in this world can have a happy duel, that Kani and Aki, Jack and Carly can get together, and that everyone with regrets can have a better experience and ending in this world."

"But for now, let's take care of Faker with a duel first."

"Templars, it's time to pick up your solar-powered battleaxes..."

"Duel!"

The one who shouted "Duel" was the Faceless One, since Leyou was currently portraying a mouthless alien.

[Rampaging Charge Fork: 6 points]

[SoulBurner: 1 point]

"Berserk Charge Fork? What kind of ID is that? Although I don't understand what your ID means, you're really lucky. You can choose whether to attack first or second." The Faceless One, staring at Brother Zun's appearance, acted in a manner very much in line with Brother Zun's true self, and laughed somewhat arrogantly.

[Berserk Charge Fork: Choose to Attack First]

"Then, let the duel begin!"

"During your preparation phase, I'm going to activate [Proliferation G]! Now, get ready to put on a good show for your first turn!"

The Faceless One, with arms crossed, leisurely surveyed Leyou's current virtual avatar, sitting calmly and collected.

The next second, Leyou moved. As he slapped the card in his hand, a statue appeared beside him.

"Field Spell Card [Divine Stele Fountain] activated!"

The clear spring flows with a melodious sound.

As if sprouting, a crystal-clear skill tree grew on Leyou's left wrist armor, while a sword was held in his right hand.

All the cards in my hand flew into the skill tree, illuminating its branches.

It seems that an extraordinary adventure is about to begin.

"Magic Card [Famous Deduction] activated!"

Chapter 53 Taking the long way around is my shortcut!

Deduction is a very simple thing. At least in Yu-Gi-Oh!, when the opponent activates the card "Famous Deduction", most of the time you just need to declare 4 without thinking.

Of course, it's really hard to say what kind of thing will pop out of the opponent's deck after the declaration.

In Leyou's deck, the card "Famous Deduction" plays a crucial role, and its importance is not only due to the monsters it summons.

“A famous deduction? What a tricky card…” Faceless Man muttered to himself, resting his chin on his hand. His gaze was fixed on the center of his Duel Disk, but there was nothing noteworthy there.

"Therefore, I can't let you pass so easily! Chain activation of Ash Blossom! Invalidate the effect of your name's deduction!"

That woman is never late; as soon as someone moves their deck, she returns like lightning!

Then he was subjected to a barrage of pointing and gesturing from the withered green fingers.

This is the arrival of the designated person!

“The Grave Finger…this is a bit tricky, but it’s not bad either…wait?!” The Faceless One nodded slightly. He wasn’t too surprised by the appearance of the Grave Finger, but he immediately noticed a blind spot.

"When I used the G of Proliferation, you didn't use Grave Finger. Now that I've used Ash Blossom, you've activated it instead. What exactly are you trying to do? You'd rather let me gain a lot of resources than not protect this famous deduction card? Fine, no matter what monster you summon, as long as you keep going and as long as you can't completely lock me down, all your actions are meaningless."

"How about it? Should we stop here? I'm sure you don't want to see me use a ton of cards to defeat you next round!"

The Faceless One appeared quite imposing; he even waved the card in his hand to emphasize it, but considering that his current form was also a card-wasting expert, it didn't seem particularly convincing.

Leyou, who was pretending to be a good brother of the gang, did not speak at this moment, but the voice of the commentator came from the duel disk, clearly informing the Faceless One of Leyou's decision.

"No follow-up chain, effect processing, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is ineffective, Named Reasoning is effective, please declare any level from 1 to 12."

A lively, slightly playful female voice prompted the Faceless One to perform the operation. This voice, which didn't quite match the alien hunk's appearance, made the Faceless One pause for a moment, and his gaze towards Leyou became strange.

Hmm... This is a loot that Leyou got after defeating Yuki Onna in an internal battle using the Divine Monument deck—a voice library recorded by Yuki Onna herself, specifically for situations where it's inconvenient to speak.

If there are any really strange or unusual needs, the audio content can be adjusted, for example, to let some people with a penchant for the thrill of being thoroughly insulted by a beautiful girl.

Of course, Leyou himself doesn't have this hobby.

He preferred to hear the Snow Woman's "lament" and "whimper".

"My declaration is Level 4!"

The Faceless One didn't know what kind of deck the Divine Monument was, so he blindly declared 4.

"Then, proceed with the effect processing until a monster that can be Normal Summoned appears. Flip the card from the top of the deck. If the monster's Level is the same as its declared Level, send it directly to the Graveyard. Otherwise, Special Summon it, and send all the other flipped cards to the Graveyard."

"The first is the [Divine Stele of Radiant Flame], the second is the [Fountain of the Divine Stele], the third is the [Sharpness of the Divine Stele]... the eleventh is the [Demon Beast Avank]."

It took a whole card to finally reveal a monster. The Level 2 Avank was different from the 4 in the Faceless Manifesto, so it was Special Summoned to Ley's field.

"The Demon God...and the Divine Stele..."

The Faceless One's mind raced as he began analyzing the information revealed by this famous deduction. He had some understanding of the Demon God's domain, knowing that it was a theme primarily based on Synchro. The Avank he had just summoned was a Tuner monster, and the lower-level monsters in this series all possessed various powerful Special Summoning effects.

The Faceless One was slightly relieved, because Synchro decks generally require a large number of Special Summons to function, and with the added value of G, he wouldn't lose out no matter what.

However, he remained wary, because so far, all the cards with the Divine Stele field that had appeared were magic cards.

In an era where most decks rely on monster effects to function, a large number of spell cards with the same field seem somewhat out of place.

Because he specially summoned a monster, Faceless Man drew a card. When he saw the card, he was overjoyed again—his deck was full of hand traps, and he had already used Ash Blossom and G. Now he had another one in his hand.

If the opponent continues to develop, he only needs to make good use of this card and the subsequent traps to gain a lot of resources while also controlling the situation.

He was even somewhat looking forward to his opponent launching a quick attack so he could have a good thrashing.

Leyou cannot hear his opponents' thoughts, but he has always been a kind-hearted person. Even if he doesn't know what his opponents are thinking, he can still fulfill their wishes.

"Quick-Play Spell Card: [Monument to the Raging Storm]!"

When the Snow Maiden's voice roared out the raging storm, the sword in Leyou's right hand transformed into a giant hammer capable of controlling the storm. With a powerful swing, he summoned the storm's messenger.

However, the image of a muscular man in armor speaking the voice of a snow woman and wielding a storm hammer just seems a bit off.

"Only one card can be activated per turn. After activation, your next battle phase is skipped."

Special Summon 1 [Divine Monument] monster from your Extra Deck to the Extra Monster Zone!

The Faceless One was startled again. The very special negative effect of skipping the next battle phase already hinted that this monument was definitely not a field for fair and square battles. The fact that a single card was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck was even more beyond his imagination.

Isn't this just like using a Spell Card to perform a Link 1 Special Summon?

The previous field with a similar special mechanism was called Zodiac, which carried out a stacking game of Link 1 in the name of overload. Even though it has now disappeared, in the memories of the Faceless Ones, the Zodiac, which has become a legend, still has unparalleled power.

"Claws of storm and lightning, drink from the spring of the divine monument, and descend upon us at the call of the holy hammer of the divine monument!"

"Divine Stele Fusion! LV4! [Divine Stele Fang Gri]!"

[Dark 4★ Beast 1000 Defense]

Amidst the wind and thunder, a crimson beast appeared, golden lightning coiling around its body and dyeing its fur golden.

"At this moment, activate the effect of [Divine Monument Fountain]. Once per turn, if you activate a [Divine Monument] Quick-Play Spell Card, target up to 3 [Divine Monument] Quick-Play Spell Cards in your Graveyard. Those cards will be moved to the bottom of your Deck in any order you like. After that, draw the number of cards that were returned to the Graveyard."

"I return the 3 Divine Stele Quick-Play Spell Cards from my Graveyard to my Deck, and draw 3 cards!"

The Faceless One's eyes widened instantly: "What?! Recycle 3 cards and then draw 3? What kind of fake cards are these?!"

"And another thing! All that brilliant reasoning you just used, all those magic cards you poured in, were for this moment?!"

Leyou ignored his wishes and continued with his own actions.

When using a self-isolating deck, people tend to act more withdrawn, isn't that a reasonable thing?