Chapter 13: Memories

"You Tian! Are you okay!"

Seeing You Tian suddenly drop to his knees, Jonouchi hurried forward to help him up.

You Tian waved his hand.

"I'm fine, I just might have a bit of low blood sugar."

Jonouchi: "Low blood sugar? Then let me help you over there to sit for a while!"

Saying so, Jonouchi helped You Tian up from the ground and propped him onto a bench not far away.

You Tian pinched his brow, his lips faintly pale.

Jonouchi looked around, then suddenly dashed toward a dessert shop not far away.

By the time he came back, there was already an extra box of daifuku in his hand. (This book is first published on Tiantian Read Novels Library, 𝘁𝘁𝗸𝘀. 𝘁𝘄, available anytime, providing you with a reading experience of error-free chapters and no out-of-order chapters.)

(PS: Daifuku is a kind of Japanese sweet snack, what we call glutinous rice dumplings here. The taste is a bit like mochi ice cream, cold and sweet; the shape resembles a round, chubby dough ball.)

"Here, eat some daifuku!"

Saying so, Jonouchi handed over the box of daifuku he had just bought.

"My little sister used to have a bit of low blood sugar too, back then, she would always make me buy this for her to eat."

"But, I only found out later that this girl was simply a glutton — she never had low blood sugar at all!"

Looking at the six snow-white dumplings in the box, You Tian dazedly picked one up.

You Tian: "Little girls all love this kind of thing. I remember…"

At this point, You Tian suddenly froze.

"Brother~ buy me a stick of candied hawthorn! Please!"

You Tian shook his groggy head.

What's going on? Did the transmigration fry my brain? Why do I keep getting these inexplicable memories today?

"Hey~ Jonouchi!"

A crisp female voice came from afar.

You Tian and Jonouchi both turned their heads to look. There they saw Makoto, with short hair, wearing a light-green sleeveless fitted top and blue denim shorts, running over.

"Ah, it's Anzu!"

Jonouchi turned and pointed at Anzu, introducing her to You Tian.

"She's also a friend of mine…"

Bang!

Before Jonouchi could finish speaking, Makoto rushed over and delivered a fierce knuckle-rap onto his head.

"Ow! Hey, you female ape! What are you doing?"

Jonouchi clutched his head, in so much pain that tears were about to come out.

Makoto, however, had veins popping on her forehead.

"You jerk! You just tossed off a single line — 'This great lord is off to deal with the Gurus' — and vanished without a trace!"

"Do you have any idea how worried we were about you!"

Then, Anzu launched into a rapid-fire lecture. For a moment, Jonouchi could only stand like a child who'd done wrong, letting Anzu scold him.

After quite a while, Anzu finally cooled off.

She noticed You Tian beside her.

"And this person is?"

Jonouchi hurriedly changed the subject.

"This is You Tian, a friend I just made."

"He's the one who defeated YuE!"

"He's an amazing Duelist!"

"I'm afraid his strength is no less than this great lord Jonouchi's! Hahahaha!"

Ignoring Jonouchi's shamelessness, Makoto walked forward with a smile.

"Hello, I'm Makoto."

You Tian looked at Anzu's short hair falling loosely, and paused slightly.

"Hello, I'm You Tian."

Jonouchi: "By the way…"

"Where are Honda and Chicken-sauce?"

Hearing this, Anzu crossed her arms and gave Jonouchi a meaningful look.

"Chicken-sauce went back to look after the shop, and Honda—"

"Otogi Ryuji went to visit your sister, then he called over and said he was bringing Shizuka to find you."

"Once Honda learned Otogi was at Shizuka's place, he immediately headed to the hospital to see your sister too."

"NANI!!"

Jonouchi's entire being turned sour.

Good, good, good — damn Otogi and Honda, I treat you like brothers, yet you want to be my brother-in-law!

These two guys actually raided my base while I was dealing with the Gurus!

Jonouchi shoved the half-eaten box of daifuku into You Tian's hands.

"You Tian, I have something extremely urgent to handle right now, so I'll take my leave for the moment!"

"Next time we meet, I hope it'll be in the finals!"

You Tian smiled.

"It's fine, go ahead and take care of your business!"

"Hey, wait!"

But suddenly, You Tian called out to Jonouchi again.

"Hm?" Jonouchi turned his head with a hint of confusion.

According to the Original Plot, Jonouchi and Anzu, acting alone, would later be kidnapped by that guy Malik.

Then comes the part where Jonouchi gets Brainwashed and is forced into a Death Duel with Game.

Although You Tian had only just met Jonouchi, he felt this man had a strong sense of loyalty and was worth befriending deeply.

He should warn him.

"Jonouchi, do you know who the leader of the Gurus is?" You Tian asked.

Jonouchi scratched his head.

"I think it's some guy named Malik."

You Tian nodded.

"That's right — that guy is an utterly despicable scoundrel!"

"He's done everything from forging cards to kidnapping and extortion."

"If you're going to confront the Gurus later, never go to isolated places — don't let them trap you."

Jonouchi looked into You Tian's eyes and gave a firm nod.

You Tian: "Also, be extremely careful around dark-skinned guys!"

Jonouchi scratched his head, puzzled.

"Why's that?"

You Tian: "Because Malik is from the Tomb Wardens of Egypt, and his skin will naturally be quite dark."

"If you meet someone like that, no matter how kind he seems, you must be twice as cautious!"

In truth, this was also something You Tian had wanted to complain about when watching the Original Animation.

Malik had such obvious traits — how could Jonouchi, this idiot, have trusted him without a single doubt once he infiltrated the main group?

Jonouchi thought for a moment, then nodded again.

"Alright, I got it!"

After saying goodbye to You Tian, Jonouchi and Anzu hurried off.

Now You Tian was alone again.

Looking at the five Da Fu in his hand, chewing the soft, white sweetness, You Tian fell into thought.

He hadn't even been in this world for a full day, yet he'd already met Game, Kaiba, and Jonouchi — three legendary Duelists.

"I need to plan properly now."

First, I still have to sell this batch of 'stolen goods' and get some money.

The top eight of Duel City will likely be decided around evening, but to be safe, I should enter the top eight early. So no matter what, I must act quickly.

But where to sell this batch of stolen goods became a problem.

Should I go to the Gurus shop owner?

No way — if he sees me selling Gurus items, he won't buy them.

This is troublesome.

You Tian looked again at the seven snow-white, round Da Fu.

At least Jonouchi left me this box of sweets before leaving — lunch is taken care of.

Once I make it to the top eight, I can eat something decent on the Airship.

After selling these items, I must treat Jonouchi to a meal…

Hey, wait — why are there seven Da Fu?

You Tian focused his gaze again on the Da Fu in his hand.

That's not right! Why are the top two Da Fu so huge and so white??

You Tian involuntarily looked up — and there stood a blonde woman before him.

Damn! It's 【D. HERO Dark Angel】!!

But when he saw the two round, massive mounds on her chest, he finally recognized her.

Oh, it's Kongque Wu. I thought it was 【D. HERO Dark Angel】 — wasted the excitement.

(PS: 【D. HERO Dark Angel】's design strongly resembles Kongque Wu — except it's a monstrous male creature, it's almost like a fusion of a demon bird and Kongque Wu.)

Just as You Tian felt a twinge of disappointment, Kongque Wu suddenly spoke.

"Hey, are you Jonouchi's friend?"