Duels should be played with a smile.

In the blink of an eye, three monsters appeared in the empty arena, two of which were Kuribohs.

"One person's strength is limited; we must learn to leverage the strength of others."

"Advance! to! Battle! Rank!"

"What's going on? He went straight into battle with two Kuribohs? How are we supposed to win like that?" Kyoko Masaki asked, her face full of confusion.

“He hasn’t used up all his cards yet, which means he has other possibilities,” Yami Yugi, who had somehow been replaced by Pharaoh, replied.

"Revive Kuriboh, attack sheep-related tokens, and clear the way for your allies!"

"Curry!"

With a gentle tap, Su Sheng Chestnut Ball carried the little lamb away.

"The female warrior from another dimension attacks directly, paving the way for victory for those who follow!"

With a single slash, the impact sent the city reeling back two steps.

[Jounouchi LP: 4000 → 2500]

"And then comes the final attack, Winged Kuriboh!"

"When borrowing the power of others, be flexible in your approach and don't be bound by rigid rules. I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card! Berserker Shatter!"

"Implement this effect by banishing 1 monster from your Graveyard. Until the End Phase of this turn, the ATK and DEF of 1 face-up Winged Kuriboh monster you control become the same as the banished monster."

"Is it coming? There don't seem to be any powerful monsters in his graveyard?" Yugi Muto murmured.

"The exception I'm making is the ultimate, perfect-form giant moth!"

Winged Kuriboh

Attack power 300 → 3500

Defense 200 → 3000

"A large moth? Isn't that a feathered moth?"

"And when did he send this card to the graveyard?!"

"Could it be from the very beginning?"

Yugi Muto and Yami Yugi were exchanging thoughts. They felt a sense of curiosity about the shopkeeper they had only met once before. It was an attraction that only true duelists would have.

Card players are attracted to each other!

Having obtained the ultimate power, Winged Kuriboh enjoyed unprecedented treatment; a single punch from it could kill a whole row of Blue-Eyes White Dragons.

The castle itself is no match for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

So he was blown away. If it weren't for the crowd of onlookers acting as human cushions, Haima Company might be making headlines again tomorrow.

[Jounouchi LP: 2500 → 0]

"This duel was only so-so, and your strength was only so-so as well."

After putting away the Duel Disk, Leyou walked over to Jonouchi and patted him on the shoulder.

"However, I have high hopes for your future, so I'm entrusting this Duel Disk to you!"

……

"Young Master Guiping, we have detected a strong data fluctuation. This combat intensity has already surpassed that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"What? There's a duel that surpasses Blue-Eyes White Dragon? Quick, send me a copy of both duel stats!"

"Um... I'm sorry, young master, there's been some kind of malfunction. We can only access the data of one side, the one who was defeated. The one whose data caused the fluctuation has no data."

"Really... never mind, just send me that data separately, I'll go to Nissan, he'll definitely have a solution."

"Yes, young master."

Chapter Eleven: The system can be a nanny, but it won't be an idiot.

Jonouchi is a frequently discussed figure because there is so much to talk about about him.

The will of mortals, terrifying luck in gambling, and spiritual growth are all things worth discussing. Even his relationship with Peacock Dance is a topic of much interest.

What's their relationship? It's the relationship between a legendary gambler and a sexy dealer, of course!

In short, after Leyu fought against the still-naive Jonouchi, he became friends with Jonouchi. Naturally, Yugi Muto, Kyoko Masaki, and Hiroya Honda also became friends with him.

For card players, making friends is that simple.

You ask why Yugi Muto didn't have any friends before? Who knows?

After being defeated, Jonouchi was noticeably less agitated than before. The way he had just been defeated after several rounds of effort had completely failed him and filled him with curiosity about Leyou.

He prefers to be straightforward, but after putting himself in someone else's shoes, he found that the feeling of suddenly overturning everything and seizing victory after a period of self-isolation seemed pretty good too.

In short, under the guidance of Leyu and Yugi Muto, he has now begun to try modifying his deck.

However, the only thing he couldn't understand was why Leyou and Yugi Muto both liked to recommend trap cards to him.

"You must be here to participate in Duel City, right? How come you're a shop manager?" Jonouchi asked curiously.

"Well, it's a long story. In short, I'll close this shop temporarily after the opening tomorrow."

"When will it reopen?"

After Jonouchi asked the question, Leyu and Yugi Muto exchanged a smile.

"Is there even a need to ask?"

"Oh, I guess I can't fall behind! I'll definitely have a place in the quarterfinals of the game, Leyou!"

Young Jaden Yuki was incredibly cute, making him especially popular with girls. He was quickly taken to another area by Kyoko Masaki to play.

The elf named Huber didn't react at all for some reason; perhaps he didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of the Pharaoh.

Happy times are always short-lived, and soon it got dark.

“Ah, it’s getting late, we should probably go. Jōnei, you still need to go to the hospital to see your sister, right?” Kyoko suddenly said.

“Oh right, Jonouchi, your sister is still waiting for you. Have you forgotten?” Honda patted Jonouchi on the shoulder as if waking from a dream.

Upon being reminded, Jonouchi suddenly realized he still had something to do, so he hurriedly greeted everyone and grabbed his Duel Disk to run outside.

"Wait, Jonouchi!"

Leyou called out to him, and together they walked outside the shop and hailed a taxi.

"It's so late at night, and you're in a hurry. Just take a taxi, I'll pay for the fare!"

"How could this be..."

As for taxi fares in Japan, those who know, know. Jonouchi's upbringing meant that he would never enjoy such a luxury service, and that he would be unable to accept such help.

"I don't need the money, but you might need the time. Let's just consider it a mutual help between friends."

Are you kidding me? Do you think someone who sells trading cards would be short of money? Right, Konami?

Patting Jonouchi on the shoulder, without giving him a chance to refuse, Rakuyu forcefully pushed him into the car, then took out some money from his pocket and turned to the driver, saying, "Take him to the hospital. If you don't have enough money, come back and ask me for it. I'll make sure you get enough for the fare!"

The driver silently accepted the fare, quietly adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and with remarkable professionalism, drove Jōnei straight to the hospital.

So, sometimes money really does make things easier! Those like Gurus who like to rob cards can't exactly stop cars, can they?

Having quietly resolved a potential threat that might never reappear, Leyou turned around to say goodbye to the others. They had witnessed his actions, and their impression of him improved considerably.

It should increase affection by about 5 points?

After saying goodbye to the game and others, and taking care of some trivial matters, Leyou finally had time to study the things that had just been unlocked by the system.

"Tongtong, could you translate this for me?"

[Special mode categories have been unlocked, allowing you to limit keywords when drawing cards.]

"Then I'll limit myself to Longhui Qiao."

The system can be a caregiver, but it won't be an idiot.

"..."

After another pointless conversation, combined with what was on the interface, Leyou finally understood what this thing was all about.

It's basically just changing the previous random card pool search from finding a needle in a haystack to finding a needle in a stream within a limited range. The keyword range will be automatically determined by the system, so there won't be any loopholes to exploit, which is a bit of a shame for Leyou.

"When can I get a proper (pie chart) deck? I don't want to play with a gimmick deck or things like Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Muttering to herself her "little" wish, Leyou drifted off to sleep.

……

The next day, Leyou was woken up by the doorbell.

After a quick wash, I went outside and found an envelope in my mailbox. Inside was a sealed chip board and a simple map with a starting point marked on it.

The rules of Duel City are based on card betting. Players collect card chips through betting to synthesize a map of the finals location. The first eight players to arrive at the map are the top eight in Duel City.

Just as Leyou finished packing and was about to set off, the giraffe system started causing trouble again.

[Task System Enabled]

[Main Quest: Set a small goal first, become the King of Duels]

Side Quest: 1. Duel with Jonouchi using a gambling deck.

2. Duel with Yugi Muto using a heavy trap deck.

3. Use the Minotaur deck to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then use Blue-Eyes White Dragon to deliver the final blow to Kaiba.

……

In short, the sheer number of side quests made Leyou wonder if the system had been hacked by Ubisoft.

There is no time limit for any task, but some events will automatically fail if missed.

[Great rewards await, so keep up the good work!]

Staring at the projected virtual interface, he seriously doubted whether the giraffe system was simply not going to be installed.

Putting the main quests aside, none of these side quests are decent, especially the third one, which is full of malice.

"But I enjoy this kind of fun. System, you did a great job!"