Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

Author: Rika Emizuki

Summary:

Having transmigrated to a world where dueling reigns supreme, You Yang discovers that the duelists in this world seem somewhat different from those in his own.

Because the power of spirits exists in this world.

Lower-level duelists favor high-attack, unassuming decks, while upper-level duelists favor champion combos and OTK (One-Turn Kill) tactics.

Meanwhile, the aggressive, field-control tactics that he preferred in his own world were met with disdain.

Fortunately, the power of the spirits manifested, bringing about a completely new change to the deck that Youyang brought!

You Yang: Afraid of being cleared out?

It's very simple, just create a board that the opponent can't clear, right?

From this day forward, the world of duels will be reshuffled!

The first thing I did after transmigrating was to move bricks.

You Yang looked up at the towering building that seemed to reach into the clouds, his eyes slightly narrowed.

This is the tallest and largest building in the city—the Duel Tower!

At the very center of the building is a huge electronic screen, with various information constantly scrolling across it.

This is one of the few sources of information You Yang has in this world.

However, most of this information relates to major national events or the appearance of unknown cards.

Or perhaps it was some lower-level dueling expert who was swept aside by a champion's combo from a higher-level duelist.

Those things didn't have much to do with You Yang. He was initially shocked by how amazing the champion's combo was in this world.

But later we realized that the real champions are those who can use the champion's combo.

He had seen it here before; a single [Pluto Barrier Wave] had been auctioned for a staggering price of over a million, something far removed from his current reality.

What You Yang cares about now is the bottom line of text.

[Duel Disks are now available for purchase!]

[Lowest price ever!]

[Not 9998! Not 8888! Only 3888!]

Bring home the latest Duel Disk!

What are you waiting for?

Hurry and grab yours now!

The next scene shows a stunningly beautiful woman wearing the latest Duel Disk, dueling with a star player.

You Yang's eyes burned with fervor as he watched this scene.

I really want it!

Of course, he was referring to the Duel Disk.

You Yang subconsciously reached into his pocket and felt for the scattered banknotes inside.

He sighed, but the money in his pocket right now was far from enough to buy even the latest Duel Disks, let alone the older models that were on sale.

You Yang touched the cards in the other pocket and sighed again.

As a time traveler, I'm probably one of the very few who's ended up in such a miserable state.

That's right, You Yang is not from this world, but a transmigrator.

About two weeks later, on his way home from playing cards at a card shop, a heavy truck suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

It whistled and sped towards Youyang at great speed. Youyang didn't even have time to react. He only saw a flash of white light and then knew nothing more.

When You Yang woke up again, he found that he was no longer in his original world.

If you're wondering how you'd know, imagine you're hit by a heavy truck and wake up unharmed, only to find the whole world advertising Duel Monsters. You'd realize you've traveled through time.

You Yang wasn't opposed to the idea of ​​time travel, since he had always lived alone before.

It's not a big deal to travel through time, especially since it's the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!

He believed that with his years of experience playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, he could directly reach the pinnacle of his life from then on.

He had nothing on him except for a few decks of cards he used to play cards at the card shop and a mobile phone.

Although I don't know why the paper cards were intact, the metal phone was a pile of fragments.

But since he had already transmigrated, You Yang didn't care anymore; he might as well make the best of it.

Just when You Yang was hoping to reach the pinnacle of his life through playing cards, reality quickly dealt him a heavy blow.

You Yang discovered a major problem: he was a transmigrator from the flesh.

In other words, You Yang is an unregistered resident in this world, and there are many things he cannot do.

They couldn't even receive government subsidies.

With no other option, You Yang had to look for work everywhere to solve his food and clothing problems. After all, food is the most important thing in the world.

Fortunately, the control over identity in this world is not as strict as in his original world.

For some reason, there seem to be quite a few unregistered people in this world, and other people don't really care about his unregistered status.

On the contrary, I felt quite sorry for him because of this.

This allowed You Yang to successfully find a job carrying bricks on a construction site.

Now, if he works hard for another half month, he can buy the Duel Disk!

With the decks he has, making money through tournaments will be no problem at all.

You Yang did consider selling the cards.

But the prices of cards in this world are terrifying; a single Feather Broom costs hundreds of thousands.

It's the kind of item that's valuable but unavailable; the saying goes, "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Moreover, he was an unregistered resident, and the cards in this world seemed to be different from those in his own world.

Although You Yang couldn't quite put his finger on it, he just had this feeling.

So for safety's sake, You Yang decided to stay in hiding and earn a Duel Disk first.

Then you go and play in the competition while hiding your identity. Although it sounds abstract, in this world, you don't need to register your information to participate in the competition.

On the contrary, masked masters are more popular.

You Yang wanted to wait until he became famous before dealing with his information issues.

It will probably be much safer then.

You Yang walked and pondered, and soon returned to the construction site where he worked.

"Xiao You, you're back?"

As You Yang looked up, a middle-aged man with an ordinary face waved to him from the construction site.

You Yang waved his hand in agreement:

"Yes, Uncle Li, I'm back."

"You went to the city center to watch videos again?"

You Yang smiled awkwardly and nodded.

He really had nowhere to go, plus he needed to save money.

So when I'm bored, I like to go to the buildings in the city center to take a look, just to satisfy my craving.

"You child, if you really want to participate in the duel, why don't you study hard?"

What followed was a lecture, to which You Yang could only nod in agreement.

In this world, besides teaching regular subjects, the most important subject in schools is dueling.

The score reached an astonishing 2:8.

It's probably a duel.

Because You Yang's account of his origins was somewhat vague, Uncle Li assumed he was the kind of student who didn't study properly and just fought.

But You Yang didn't mind. Although Uncle Li was a bit long-winded, he had a good heart.

You Yang was able to work as a bricklayer here because he asked the site supervisor for help.

Otherwise, people wouldn't really want someone whose identity is unknown.

After speaking about education, Uncle Li's wrinkled face beamed with pride.

"Speaking of which, my rascal has already finished his college entrance exams and is coming to see me today."

You Yang also knew a little about Uncle Li's son; he had heard that he was studying at the best high school in the city.

The son's grades were excellent, and Uncle Li would mention it to everyone he met, showing great pride in his son.

"You're all about the same age, you can get to know each other then. That brat of yours has quite a few cards."

"Have him send you two tickets then."

You Yang smiled and agreed, not taking it too seriously.

As a student at a top-tier high school, Uncle Li's son might actually have quite a few duel cards, but You Yang doesn't need them.

Because he doesn't lack duel cards, what he lacks is a duel disk!

"Dad, I'm here!"

As soon as Li Shu finished speaking, a young man about the same age as You Yang, whose face bore a striking resemblance to Li Shu, walked out from the path You Yang had just walked.

Chapter 2 The Dark Duelists Attack! The Duel Begins!