Chapter 34: The Room Where You Can

"If only we could go back to our childhood."

You Tian had a very long dream.

In the dream, he seemed to have returned to his childhood.

At that time, his parents had just died tragically in a car accident, and ten-year-old You Tian suddenly became an orphan.

You Tian didn't understand death then; he thought his parents had simply abandoned him. He read novels every day, TTKS. TW was amazing.

But if his parents had abandoned him, what could he do?

He still had to keep living.

But misfortunes never come singly; relatives who had previously been close to his family also, for various reasons, were unable to adopt You Tian.

"Sigh, our family's finances are tight too—maybe Second Sister, you could..."

"Enough, enough, we already have one! This sudden..."

"How about each of our families takes one? Nah, never mind!"

With no other choice, ten-year-old You Tian was sent to an orphanage.

Fortunately, life at the orphanage wasn't as boring as You Tian had imagined.

There, he met many companions.

And as a child of his age, the Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that were popular among kids naturally became You Tian's hobby.

"I activate 【Tornado】, destroy your 【Heavenly Judgment】, rendering your activation invalid!"

"Then I Special Summon 【Chaos Emperor Dragon】, destroy all your cards, and 【Chaos Emperor Dragon】 attacks you directly!"

Of course, village rules—also a necessary part of childhood Yu-Gi-Oh! dueling back then.

"Seriously! Brother, you're playing again here!"

Suddenly, a girl's voice rang out.

In his sleep, You Tian frowned.

"Oh come on, you just got a few new good cards, didn't you~"

"Come on, come on, I'll teach you!"

"I activate this 【Snatch Steal】, your 【Horse-Headed Ghost】 is now mine!"

"I activate 【Brainwash】, now your 【Ox-Head Ghost】 is mine too!"

"Seriously! Why do you always steal my monsters!"

Back then, You Tian just smiled.

"Steal? No, I'm just..."

"You Tian, You Tian, wake up!"

Half-asleep, You Tian lying on his side woke from his dream.

"Haa~~" He lazily yawned, smacking his lips twice.

"What time is it? When does today's first Duel start again?"

Hm?

You Tian suddenly noticed that the pillow beneath his head felt warm.

He unconsciously reached out and touched it.

Oh wow, Kaiba Corporation's pillow is special! So smooth! So soft!

He greedily gripped it again.

"Have you had enough?"

Suddenly, a light, feminine voice came from above You Tian.

!! You Tian struggled to turn his head, slowly looking up—and before his eyes appeared two towering peaks.

Sssss~

You Tian instinctively tried to pull away from the steep cliff, then slowly turned his head back.

But this time, he seemed to smell the ocean again~

"You Tian, get down! This woman is not ordinary!"

As You Tian silently recited "The Road is Hard," the voice of Najimi Magic Sprite suddenly echoed in his mind.

You Tian shuddered violently and immediately stood up from the woman's legs.

The dim room held no lamps. Only a side window let in a few rays of sunlight.

Isis wore a white silk robe, sitting sideways on the bed.

Shadows covered her upper body; she looked like a forgotten goddess statue, sitting there silently.

Yet the prominent crease on her legs proved she was not a cold, lifeless carving.

"Isis!?"

You Tian recognized the woman across from him.

Isis opened her half-closed eyes and looked at You Tian.

"Hello, traveler from the Other World."

"What!" Hearing Isis's words, You Tian's pupils instantly contracted.

Does this woman know I'm a transmigrator!?

You Tian unconsciously stepped back two steps.

"Don't be nervous, traveler from the Other World. I mean you no harm." Seeing You Tian's tension, Isis spoke again.

"Uh, Ms. Isis, I have no idea what you mean by 'traveler from the Other World' or whatever."

Ms. Isis smiled faintly at the corner of her lips.

"Oh, really, Mr. You Tian?"

"Then... why do you know my name is Isis?"

You Tian:...

"Uh, my family used to be fortune-tellers—we could read fate and calculate destiny. Just by looking at your face, I knew your name was Isis."

"Oh my, Ms. Isis, I'm so sorry! Yesterday I drank too much and somehow ended up here! I've disturbed you terribly—I'm leaving right now!"

Saying this, You Tian turned to leave the room.

"Wait!" At that moment, the Millennium Pendant on Ms. Isis's collarbone glowed.

Ding!

You Tian instantly felt his body slow down.

"You bitch! What are you doing?!"

But at that very moment, the Najimi Magic Sprite burst out from his card deck and used her body to block the power of the Millennium Pendant.

This gave You Tian the chance to break free.

"Phew~ Good job, Najimi!"

"Huh? You even have a Card Spirit?" Ms. Isis was slightly surprised.

"Mr. You Tian, I mean you no harm. Please let me speak a few words first."

You Tian quickly waved his hands.

"No no, Ms. Isis. Even though I enjoyed your knee-pillow service, I'm still a minor—you'll have to wait a few more years. In a few years, I'll definitely take responsibility for you!"

With that, You Tian charged toward the door again.

But when You Tian reached the door and yanked hard on the handle...

Damn. It was locked.

He turned around and saw Ms. Isis standing across from him, holding the Door Access Card, smiling at him.

"Mr. You Tian, shall we have a proper talk now?"

You Tian's eyelid twitched.

Great. On the second day of my transmigration into Yu-Gi-Oh!, I'm being stalked by a weird older sister!

"What do you intend to do to my master, woman?"

At that moment, the Najimi Magic Sprite spoke.

Huh? A question mark appeared above You Tian's head.

Najimi calls me master? What's going on? Yesterday she wanted me to send her back to the International Illusion Society—today she's acting like a completely different Sprite?

Ms. Isis looked at the master and servant before her and sighed helplessly.

"Mr. You Tian, I hope you understand—I truly mean you no harm."

"If I had meant harm, I could have killed you countless times last night."

Hearing this, You Tian froze slightly.

That... actually made sense.

"I have only one request of you. I hope you will fulfill it."

Seeing Ms. Isis's demeanor, You Tian lowered his guard a little.

"What request?" You Tian asked.

"Please..." Here, Ms. Isis's expression hesitated slightly.

"Please... duel me."

You Tian:!!!

What the hell! Seto didn't assign me Technician #8, and now you're assigning me one?!

"... a Duel!"

You Tian:...

Fine, fine—my Duel Magnet Physique is active again, huh? Everyone wants to Duel me.

But honestly, I don't have time right now.

At this hour, Seto's probably already pulling people into Duels—I need to get ready fast.

"Ms. Isis, what if I refuse?"

Hearing You Tian's words, Ms. Isis smiled.

Then, the Eye of Wdjat on her Millennium Pendant glowed again.

Najimi: "What?! You're doing this again, you bitch?!"

But this time, Najimi did not feel any power striking from Ms. Isis.

"Mr. You Tian, this entire room has been reinforced by the power of the Millennium Artifact. Even a Sprite's strength cannot break through."

"You cannot leave this room until you defeat me!"

You Tian:!!!

Six! I've seen people rob for money, rob for sex—but in my transmigrated Yu-Gi-Oh! life, I'm now being robbed of a Duel?!

What kind of "no Duel, no exit" room is this?!