Duels should be played with a smile.

The moment this strange spirit appeared, the spirit that had been focusing 99% of its attention on Jaden Yuki and only 1% on trying to stop Rakuhara suddenly tensed up and shifted all its attention to that spirit.

As if facing a formidable enemy.

"What's wrong, Hubert?" Judai Yuki turned around and asked, sensing something was amiss. A strange light flashed in his pupils before he immediately returned to normal.

"Ah, I see, big brother, you can see my Huber?"

"Yes, I can see it."

While Leyou was answering Jaden Yuki's question, Hubel had already silently retreated, as if nothing had happened. The phantom of the elf behind Leyou also shrank back into the deck, replaced by the adorable mascot, Kuriboh.

Having finally encountered someone who could see spirits, young Jaden Yuki couldn't contain his excitement and forgot his purpose, chatting away with Yuki.

After talking until his throat was dry, Yuki Jaden finally remembered his original purpose.

"Teach you how to duel? That's actually a bit tricky."

Leyou had no idea how he had run into this person, and similarly, he didn't know how to teach him how to duel.

Are you suggesting I teach him to start with a 5-for-1 trade? Or should I teach him to start with Water Spear ~ Journey ~ Griffin ~ Dragon Rider ~ One Turn and Then Just Grind?

What? You mean teaching him about heroes? Wake up, he's already gone in after fusing with destiny! By the time he comes out after fusing with destiny, the Phoenix Man will be going in!

After much thought, Leyou couldn't think of anything he could teach Yuki Judai in this era, except for teaching him not to lose money by exchanging five cards for one.

However, Yuu's contemplation took on a different meaning in the eyes of Jaden Yuuki.

"What's wrong? I'm working really hard! I'll definitely study hard! I also want to be like my older brother and become a hero who defeats bad guys!"

"Me? A hero?" Le You looked bewildered. He had always felt that he was more like a bad guy at times.

"Insect Moth is a bad guy! He used to steal a lot of rare cards from the people around here! Those who lost their rare cards cried so sadly. I don't want to see them sad, but I can't beat that bad guy."

Is it fair to say that he is a man worthy of the title "Overlord"? Even though he is still a child, the determination and stubbornness on Yuki Judai's face do not look childish at all.

"If that's your goal, I think I can teach you something."

"But before that, I'll give you this first."

Leyou let out a breath, somewhat sighing. He took a card from his system card deck and handed it to the young Yuki Judai.

"This guy seems really interested in coming to your place."

Chapter Eight: Those whose names contain the character for "pot" are all bad.

As a person who enjoys having fun, Leyou is happy to see things that are fun to do, so rather than preferring to travel to the DM era, Leyou prefers other colorful worlds.

But since we're already here, we can't just return it.

Moreover, DM is not entirely without merit.

At least in DM, you can see the Dark Magician Girl, the Silent Magician, and even experience the Silent Magician's growth from LV4 to LV8, as long as you have a good enough relationship with the elf.

If you don't have a good relationship with the elves, you can also check out characters like Isis, Isis, and Isis. They can also excite card players (referring to the initial version of the Netherworld). It's definitely not because of any dark skin or anything, absolutely not.

With only one day left until the opening of Duel City, even just sitting in the card shop, Leyou could feel that the atmosphere around him had completely changed. He casually adjusted his existing deck, thinking about how to minimize the occurrence of hand accidents.

Leyou prefers to use stable decks to achieve stable victories, but unfortunately, after obtaining the Acrobat achievement, his duels with the Nameless are no longer recognized by the system as evenly matched duels. Even if he wins, he cannot unlock new decks and can only try to adjust his existing deck as much as possible.

Putting the deck issue aside, Leyou began to think about Jaden Yuki.

While idly observing the various cards displayed in the card shop, Jaden Yuki was filled with curiosity. He carefully examined each card, whether he had seen them before or not.

Teaching Yuki Judai, who hasn't yet experienced the harsh realities of society, is a very enjoyable thing. However, there's no need for too much teaching; just leaving an inextinguishable flame in his heart is enough.

Everything is ready now, except for the crucial element: to deliver a vivid and engaging lesson, we need good teaching materials.

Outside the shop window, three men and one woman were looking at the displayed card boxes, including one with an exaggerated hairstyle and another with an extremely exaggerated hairstyle.

Noticing the starfish-shaped haircut that was so conspicuous, Leyou's gaze shifted to the person next to him.

LV2, the horse's bones, Katsuya within the city.

Emotionally speaking, Leyou admires Jonouchi a lot. After all, of the four finalists in Duel City, three play Gods, and he's the only one who plays dice.

However, although he was able to become a true duelist comparable to gods with his mortal body in the later stages, he is still far from being able to match them in terms of both strength and willpower.

Growth requires experience and time.

It seems we can kill two birds with one stone today.

Leyou likes most of the original characters, while those she doesn't like have been criticized.

The shop door was quickly pushed open, and Yugi Muto, who was in charge, stated his purpose directly—to obtain the Duel Disk.

They only came looking for Duel Disks on the last day. If they can't find any stores that still have them, shouldn't Duel City just end early?

Shocking! The Duel Kingdom champion is excluded from Duel City—and the reason is...?

With his thoughts starting to wander, Leyou glanced at the duelist information on the big-headed computer, went through the procedure, and then directly handed the duel disk on the shelf to Yugi Muto, completely ignoring Jonouchi, who seemed to be in a bit of a hurry.

"Boss, my name is Katsuya Jonouchi, and I'm also a contestant!"

“Jounouchi Katsuya... Let me look. LV2, Horse Bones. Unfortunately, only duelists with a duelist rank of 5 or higher can receive the Duel Disk for free and qualify for the competition.”

Upon hearing this answer, Jonouchi unsurprisingly became angry, while also continuing to criticize Seto Kaiba for being shady and cowardly.

"How about this?" Leyou suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.

"We happen to have an extra Duel Disk here. Bring it with you, and let's have a duel. That way, I can find out if you're even qualified to participate. How about it? Want to give it a try?"

"Huh? There can be such a rule?" Jonouchi's face was full of joy and determination.

In a world where duels can solve everything, no one would think there's anything wrong with Leyou's suggestion.

"Then come on, I'll show you the level of the runner-up of the Duel Kingdom!"

"Then I'll look forward to seeing your strength."

Compared to the complex and calculating insects and moths, Jonouchi is practically a simple-minded individual. Lacking any cunning, he's determined to obtain the Duel Disk. With clumsy movements, he disassembles the Duel Disk, loads it up, and eagerly places his deck inside, ready to accept the challenge.

And Leyou...

"If I were to fight you, this strategy might be more suitable."

After placing a modified Kuriboh deck onto the Duel Disk, Leyu and Jonouchi arrived at the open space outside the shop, ready to fight.

"Duel!"

"My first strike! Draw a card!"

Having learned from his previous mistake, Leyou focused all his attention this time, speaking first the instant the duel began, thus gaining the initiative.

Going first to draw cards is so satisfying!

But seeing the first few cards in his hand, Leyou even considered closing his eyes and winning quickly.

"Curry, Curry!" *2

There are a total of 6 cards in my hand, three of which are different Kuribohs. The reason why only 2 Kuriboh Pokémon are speaking is because the Winged Kuriboh Pokémon has changed allegiance.

When Kuriboh appeared next to Jaden Yuki, Yugi Muto, who was watching the battle as part of Jonouchi's group of friends, also noticed it. A regular version of Kuriboh appeared behind him, and together with the one on Jaden Yuki's shoulder, there were a total of four Kuriboh Pokémon greeting each other from a distance.

"Within the castle, there is a duelist accompanied by an elf. I wonder if you, in your current state, have the strength to gain his approval?"

Yugi Muto's gaze lingered on the two people in the center, lost in thought, while also glancing at the still young Jaden Yuki.

"In short, I block one in the frontcourt, I block one in the backcourt, the round ends, it's your turn."

[Leyou: Hand 6 → 4]

With six cards in hand, three of them are chestnut balls and one is of unknown significance. Leyou has no other choice but to cover up all the ones he can use.

The card in the back row is the Explosive Armor. The reason he added this card was actually to test whether this card was really cursed by the will of the universe and whether it really couldn't be played.

"What? I thought you were something special!" Jonouchi tossed his hair and pulled out a card with what he thought was a cool pose.

Having not experienced enough hardship, he has a somewhat impetuous personality.

"I Normal Summon the Black Panther Warrior! Then I activate the Spell Card Scapegoat (Anime) and Special Summon 4 Sheep Tokens!"

The normal version of the scapegoat cannot be summoned during the turn it is activated, but the one Jonouchi has clearly not has this restriction.

"The Dark Panther Warrior's attack declaration requires the Tribute of one monster on the field. I Tribute a Sheep Token. Panther Warrior, attack the monster in Defense Position!"

The attacked monster suddenly flipped over. The cricket's 600 points of defense seemed so fragile in the face of the leopard warrior's attack power of up to 2000, and it was instantly reduced to fragments.

"Thank you so much, Jonouchi!" Having achieved his goal, Rakuyu immediately began to applaud Jonouchi.

"The instant the Transformation Jar flips, I activate its effect, causing both players to discard all their cards and draw 5 new cards!"

Chapter Nine: What is the Will of the Universe?

Suddenly caught off guard by a counterfeit hand wipe, Jonouchi was momentarily stunned. His original starting hand was very comfortable, allowing him to set several cards in the later Main Phase 2, but now, those cards were just sitting in the graveyard.

Jonouchi glanced at his new hand and began his actions again.

"I activate Pot of Greed! Draw two cards!"

Unconditional one-for-two exchange—it's that brainless and that satisfying! And judging from Jonouchi's expression after drawing the card, he clearly got a useful one.

"Yadaze! I activate the spell card I just drew, Whirlwind! Destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the field! You only have that one face-down card on your field, so destroy it!"

Silently placing the shattered armor, cursed by the will of the universe, into the graveyard, Leyou made up his mind never to touch this card again.

Jonouchi, who acts like a reckless brute in the early game, can accurately draw Whirlwind and precisely destroy Explosive Armor. There must be something wrong with that!

"I cover two cards in the back row, end of turn!"

[Within the castle: Hand 5 → 3]

"How about that? My skills are pretty good, aren't they!"

Leyou remained noncommittal about the city's culture, while the group of friends and family nearby became quite lively.

"In the game, Jonouchi should have the advantage right now, right? He has a powerful monster on the field and a set card in the back row, while the other side has nothing."

The person who asked this question was Masaki Kyoko, who probably knew the least about Duel Monsters among the group. However, apart from Kyoko, Honda, the hidden rich kid in the group of friends, didn't know much either. He just judged the situation based on what was happening on the field, just like Kyoko.

Yugi Muto shook his head: "Well... it's hard to say. Let's keep watching. The shopkeeper still has six cards left, including the ones he drew this turn. In Duel Monsters, even a single card can unleash infinite possibilities, let alone six cards."

In just one round, Yugi Muto couldn't discern anything. He could only guess from the two concealed cards in Yu's hand that this person's style might be somewhat similar to his own.

However, if it were him, he definitely wouldn't use the explosive armor.