Chapter 38: How come you

Ms. Isis: You told me to charge forward just for this?

You Tian saw the strange expression on Ms. Isis's face and understood her meaning.

He sighed helplessly and picked up another face-down card from his Duel Disk.

Trap Card 【Battle Maniac】.

【Effect: Can be activated during the opponent's Standby Phase. All monsters on the opponent's field in Attack Position remain in Attack Position and cannot change their battle position this turn. Additionally, all monsters the opponent can attack this turn must attack.】

"This card forces you to attack me."

"Even if you plan to end your turn directly, I'll grab your monster's head and help you 'charge forward!'"

Ms. Isis: …

For a moment, Ms. Isis seemed ready to speak but held back. In the end, she shook her head with self-deprecation.

"Mr. You Tian, you are strong. With such power, perhaps you truly can rescue Malik…"

Huh~

You Tian raised his hand to cut off Ms. Isis's words.

"To be honest, I have no fondness for your brother."

Ms. Isis froze.

"Since you know I'm a traveler from the Other World, I won't hide it from you."

"Yes, I truly come from another world."

"In our world, what your brother did would warrant immediate execution—it'd be mercy just to let him live."

Hearing this, Ms. Isis could only press her lips together lightly.

"But he is still my brother…"

You Tian shook his head.

"Of course, I'm not a local—I have no right to judge your brother."

"But that doesn't stop me from personally despising him!"

Ms. Isis lowered her head in disappointment, her eyes glistening, as if more tiny pearls were about to fall.

"Ahh~"

You Tian sighed.

"But…"

Ms. Isis lifted her head.

"If Malik truly faces me, I'll defeat him, that's for sure."

"Consider it… a tip for your knee-pillow service."

Ms. Isis became excited and bowed deeply to You Tian.

"Thank you!"

This time, You Tian accepted Ms. Isis's thanks.

"By the way…"

You Tian looked at Ms. Isis with ill intent, his gaze slowly drifting downward.

"Hehehe, Ms. Isis, Malik is your beloved brother, right? You don't want me to lose when I Duel him, do you?"

You Tian rubbed his hands together and stuck out his tongue to lick his lips.

"To increase my chance of beating him, shouldn't you hand me something important~~?"

"You know what to do without me saying it—hurry and take it off!"

Instantly, two bright blushes rose on Ms. Isis's cheeks.

Her heartbeat quickened, her body temperature rose, and she stepped backward slowly—she looked like a tiny lamb cornered by a tiger.

"Mr. You Tian… this… this isn't right!"

Ms. Isis's heart was torn.

You Tian advanced step by step, his gaze growing even more lecherous.

"Not right? Hehehe, don't you want to save Malik anymore~?"

At these words, Ms. Isis's backward movement froze.

She slowly closed her eyes, as if resigned. Yet the two trembling tears at her corners still betrayed her reluctance.

Seeing Ms. Isis surrender, You Tian couldn't help but chuckle "Hehehe."

"Hehehe, since you won't unfasten it yourself, I'll do it for you!"

Ms. Isis bit her lips lightly and turned her head away.

Then, she felt You Tian's two large hands slowly reaching toward her.

And then!

He removed her Duel Disk…

…

Ms. Isis remained stunned for over ten seconds, but You Tian seemed to make no further move.

She turned her head in confusion and opened her eyes.

There she saw You Tian had already pulled out his deck from the Duel Disk and was flipping through each card one by one.

Ms. Isis: …

"Mr. You Tian, the important thing you meant was my deck?"

"What else? Did you think otherwise?" You Tian replied irritably.

Two more blushes rose on Ms. Isis's face.

Ignoring Isis's strange expression, You Tian flipped through her deck, his frown deepening with each card.

He clenched his lips and picked up the four Earth Angels from Isis's deck.

"Ms. Isis, may I ask—weren't those four cards you just used supposed to look different?"

That's right—now, the Earth Angels in Isis's deck were no longer the future versions she had just summoned. These four cards were now merely the original, useless editions.

"Huh?" Isis snapped back to awareness.

"Oh, Mr. You Tian, those four cards were future versions I summoned using the power of the Millennium Pendant—usable only once."

"After the Duel, they reverted to their original forms."

You Tian: …

"Moreover, the Millennium Pendant's stored power was completely exhausted—I won't be able to use it again for a while."

You Tian: …

What?! The only chance to use those four bastards, and you didn't use it against Malik—instead, you used it on me?

You Tian's mouth twitched.

Then again, Malik plays the "Slifer the Sky Dragon Revival" strategy—if Isis had used Deadly Current against him, she'd have been single-killed by Monster Reborn.

At that exact moment, both noticed the red dragon body of Slifer the Sky Dragon circling the Airship outside the window.

"Hm?"

"It seems the Duel between Pharaoh and Mo Liang is nearing its end."

You Tian nodded.

"In that case, I won't stay any longer. Ms. Isis, please lift the room's barrier."

Isis looked slightly embarrassed.

"The barrier was already gone when I used the Millennium Pendant's power."

Hah!

You Tian's eyelid twitched again.

So you were playing empty castle strategy on me the whole time?

"Oh, right—I almost forgot. Here's your Door Access Card." Isis suddenly remembered the door was still locked and pulled out the Door Access Card immediately.

Whatever.

You Tian sighed again inside. He picked up the Door Access Card and turned around.

Beep!

"Oh, by the way, after I defeat your brother, I need to do one thing!"

"One thing? What's that?" Isis asked, puzzled.

You Tian turned back, revealing a brilliant smile.

…

At that moment, Mo Liang and Game's Duel had just ended.

Dark Mo Liang, struck by Game's Slifer the Sky Dragon, temporarily logged off.

Without his dark persona, the self-inflicted wounds from his earlier deception with Malik could no longer be suppressed—he fainted the moment Surface Malik logged back in.

Now, Honda was carrying him off the Duel Stage toward his room.

The others—Game, Jonouchi, and Malik still disguised as Nam—followed closely behind.

Malik spat inwardly.

I told Dark Mo Liang to threaten Game with Surface Mo Liang and force him to stop Osiris's attack—why did that idiot refuse?!

Hmph! Now look—he got knocked offline!

Sigh… turns out he's utterly unreliable.

Still, good—I haven't been exposed yet.

I don't know why, but Game's group has been colder toward me today. But I'm certain I haven't been exposed!

After all, Rishid played his part perfectly.

What he didn't know was that, thanks to You Tian's warning, Game had long since realized he was Malik.

Last night, Game had told everyone the truth.

Creak~

As the group arrived at the Duelist's suite, Room 8's door slowly pushed open.

Then they saw You Tian, wearing a bathrobe and holding the Door Access Card, walking out laughing and chatting.

Everyone:???

Jonouchi: "Hey? You Tian, you're here? We checked your room this morning and couldn't find you."

Isis stepped out just then to close the door and locked eyes with them.

Everyone:!!!

Malik: "Sister?"

Game: "Isis?!"

Bang!

Isis snatched the Door Access Card from You Tian's hand and slammed the door shut.

Malik:!!!

Everyone:!!!

Jonouchi, still confused, scratched his head.

"Wait, what were you doing in Room 8? And why are you wearing a bathrobe?"

Everyone: …

Malik:!!!

Jonouchi stepped forward a bit more, flaring his nostrils.

Hss hss.

"You reek of alcohol!"

Everyone: …

You Tian: …

Malik:???

You Tian felt slightly embarrassed.

This will make everyone misunderstand! I didn't do anything with Ms. Isis at all!

"Uh, I wandered into the wrong room last night."

Jonouchi: "Oh, so you wandered into the wrong room last night."

Everyone: Wandered into the wrong room last night—and only came out this morning?

Malik:!!!!!!!!