The card player needs to win easily

"dagger……"

Can't leave.

Even if Jonouchi was very skilled, he wouldn't be able to gain any advantage against two armed thugs.

"Activate "Bitter Choice"!"

"Another forbidden card—"

A Bitter Choice

Normal Magic

① Select 5 cards from your deck and show them to your opponent. Your opponent chooses 1 card from those cards. They add the chosen card to their hand and discard the rest to their Graveyard.

Jonouchi trembled and clicked "Purgatory of Nothingness".

"Activate 'Purgatory of Nothingness'."

"Activate Angel's Charity."

"Activate the Pot of Greed."

Behind him, there was a sound of activation effect like chanting a spell.

"You are trying to..."

Seems to understand the other party's intention.

But even so, the "Ancient Relic Holy Lance" in his hand could not stop the progress of this duel.

"Activate 'Gold Goblin'."

Every step has an impact on the confidence of the people in the city.

"Launch planetary transformation."

Every card draw shakes Jonouchi's spirit.

"Start the 'Test of Dares' race."

The odds of winning are slim—no, without any blockers, the odds of winning are not slim at all.

"Activate 'Bitter Choice'."

Selected "Gold Goblin".

"Activate 'Golden Goblin'—ah, it's over already."

Draw another card from the deck.

It's pretty clear what this card is.

Under the strong flash of the Duel Disk, according to the prompt, the Gurus members placed five of the cards in their hands on the monster zone.

"The Sealed One's Right Wrist"

"The left arm of the sealed one"

"The Sealed One's Right Foot"

"The Left Foot of the Sealed One"

And... "The Sealed Exodia".

"Through the effect of 'Sealed Exodia'!"

"When this card, "The Sealed One's Right Wrist," "The Sealed One's Left Wrist," "The Sealed One's Right Foot," and "The Sealed One's Left Foot" are all in your hand, you win the duel!"

The sealed dark wizard broke free from all the chains that bound him at this moment and emerged from the black star.

“This kind of thing…this kind of thing!”

"How could such a thing be recognized?"

"This completely violates the code of conduct for duelists, even resorting to such means!"

But no matter what Jonouchi accused, the moment Exodia appeared, the karmic fire in her hands had already gathered.

The Duel Disk delivered a shockwave powerful enough to knock down an adult.

The simulated holographic image fell on Jonouchi.

"Ugh!"

Flying backwards uncontrollably.

(Why is Kaiba acting so realistic here——)

Jonouchi fell to the ground.

There seemed to be some unusual movement in the duel disk in his hand.

"call out!"

A card followed a predetermined trajectory and flew out from the duel disk inside Jonouchi.

"My Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon that I had added to the Side Deck just to motivate myself was taken away from me.

And another card flew back along its original trajectory from the Gulus member's deck.

"The Kaiba Company's Duel Disk is really useful."

"Hurry up, let's go!"

After taking a look at the Red-Eyes Black Dragon that appeared on his Duel Disk, the leading Gulus member ran out of the alley with the other two.

Jonouchi got up from the ground.

Slowly, tremblingly, he drew the card that replaced Red-Eyes Black Dragon from the Side Deck.

That's a Normal Magic card.

A card that has no chance of being used and is practically worthless.

Pot of Greed

Several people came in from outside the alley.

"right here!"

The scene was in a mess, with only Jonouchi sitting on the ground in a daze.

He stared blankly at the "Pot of Greed" in his hand.

PS: The methods of Gurus in the original work are too weird, let’s make some modifications.

After this chapter, Gurus will probably use some strange means to grab cards.

At least everyone except Malik and Lishid would be like that.

Duel City Part 1: Chapter 44: Encouragement

The people who came were members of Kaiba Company.

The moment I saw Jonouchi sitting on the ground in despair, I knew it was too late.

After briefly asking Jonouchi about the information of the Gulus members just now, they hurried away.

They didn't make things too difficult for Jonouchi, or cancel the competition qualification he obtained from Gurus - after all, he was the complete victim in this incident, and even Kaiba Corporation was responsible.

If Jonouchi is really ineligible for the competition because of the strange information entered by the president, Kaiba Company will also mail one to him.

After all, if all the players who made it to the finals of Duel Kingdom were not qualified, then the value of Duel City would be too low.

But these things are not what Jonouchi needs to think about now.

Now, he was walking aimlessly around the hospital like a zombie.

“Red-Eyes Black Dragon…”

It felt like a hole was being cut in my heart.

Although this card was won from the dinosaur Ryuzaki, for Jonouchi now, the most valuable thing on his body is probably the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon".

Uncomfortable and desperate.

The harm caused by this unexpected disaster is enough to destroy a person's psychological defenses.

Jonouchi looked down at the road, paying no attention to what was ahead.

A muffled groan.

Something hit his head.

"Within the city!"

He seemed to have bumped into someone - and the voice was very familiar.

"Where have you been all this time?"

Honda Hiroto stood in front of him.

"Look—there's always something to be gained from hanging around the hospital, right?"

Siren shrugged.

Finally found Jonouchi, she still had to go to bed soon.

"If the Siren hadn't helped me, you'd probably still be hanging around here!"

He grabbed Jonouchi's collar.

Honda's anger seemed to be conveyed through his arms.

The others had already left.

Only Honda, who had been keeping an eye on Jonouchi's progress, noticed something was amiss.

So, with the help of the Siren who inexplicably returned to her original place, Honda successfully found Jonouchi on the beach next to the hospital.

"You know what! Your sister has been waiting for you! Have you forgotten what Liva said to you?"

Honda's roar hit Jonouchi's heart like a hammer.

("No matter what happens, rush to your sister's side first.")

"Whatever happens..."

Yes.

"Red-Eyes Black Dragon", is Shizuka really that important?

If you lose your card, you still have a chance to get it back, but you only have one sister.

"I understand."

Jonouchi stood up.

"I'm glad you understand—get to the hospital quickly!"

He grabbed Jonouchi and ran to the hospital.

Looking back, Jonouchi watched the Siren yawning and leaving.

(This time, I really have nothing to repay you for...)

"Tick, tick."

There seemed to be some sound of water.

Some sirens, their eyelids drooping, staggered back.

"very strange……"

She hadn't originally intended to go with Honda to find Jonouchi.

But, for some reason, I separated from Liva on the way.

Then, he unconsciously returned to his original position.

"Tick, tick."

“The sound of water…?”