Chapter 6: 2V2 (1)

"The rarity of a card depends on its star rank and Attack Power—what kind of trash is this card of yours?"

By the roadside, a passerby Duelist held his plain seven-star 【Three-Eyed Monster】 and was arguing with another defeated Duelist. This book is originally published on Tiantian Kan Xiaoshuo—excellent experience, ttks. tw, offering you error-free, properly ordered chapters.

The defeated Duelist weakly raised his card.

"Hmph!" The passerby Duelist sneered at the 【Three-Eyed Monster】 in the other's hand.

"So it's a little runt!"

"You dare use this card as a bet?"

Saying this, he moved to teach the other a lesson.

At that moment, a large hand caught his descending fist.

"Hey! No fighting, no fighting!"

The newcomer was You Tian.

The passerby Duelist: "Who the hell are you? Daring to interfere with me?"

You Tian gestured downward with his hand, signaling the passerby to calm down.

Then he turned and helped up the fallen Duelist, whispering like a demon.

"I'll use this 【Big Explosion Dragon】 to pay for his bet card. Can I have your 【Three-Eyed Monster】?"

Hearing this, both men froze.

Is he crazy? 【Big Explosion Dragon】 has 2200 Attack Power—a six-star monster—and he's just offering it up for 【Three-Eyed Monster】?

The fallen man nodded frantically, shoved the 【Three-Eyed Monster】 into You Tian's hands, ignored whether the other agreed, and fled like a bolt of lightning.

You Tian smiled helplessly. He turned and handed the 【Big Explosion Dragon】 to the passerby Duelist, then said: "You're a Duelist too? Let's duel!"

The passerby Duelist thought this guy was a total idiot!

One moment he hands me a super-rare Raya card, the next he challenges me?

Still, he didn't mind winning another Raya card.

The passerby Duelist confidently added the 【Big Explosion Dragon】 to his deck and deployed his Duel Disk.

…

Five minutes later, the beaten passerby Duelist sat slumped on the ground, looking like life had lost all meaning.

You Tian shook his head helplessly again.

It seemed that the Dueling skill of random passersby in DM was only half the level of YuE; their mental resilience was barely 0.8 of YuE's.

He couldn't duel any more passersby.

As the saying goes: playing chess with a terrible player only makes you worse.

Besides, the quality of passersby's decks was even worse than YuE's—winning gave him no good cards.

You Tian rubbed his chin, walking down the alley while thinking.

But he didn't notice that two suspicious figures had quietly begun tailing him.

Unaware, You Tian reached a secluded side path.

"Come out!" he suddenly turned and spoke.

"You've been following me this long—aren't you tired?"

The Light and Dark Mask behind You Tian exchanged a startled glance through their masks, then stepped out together from the corner.

"Kid, you're pretty sharp!"

"Hehehe! Brat, since you sensed us, you must know who we are, right?"

You Tian stared at the tall and short figures beneath their cloaks, instantly alert.

"Gurus' Light and Dark Mask?!"

"Oh, partner, he actually knows us!" said the tall one.

"Hehehe, looks like we're famous!" replied the short one.

"Since you know who we are, will you hand over your Raya card willingly, or shall we defeat you in a Duel first and make you give it up?"

You Tian internally scoffed: Didn't you ever consider just stealing it outright?

He sneered.

"Hmph! No more talk—bring it on if you want to duel!"

Saying this, You Tian took a stance and deployed his Duel Disk.

But to his surprise, the Light and Dark Mask burst into laughter.

"Kid, we, the Light and Dark Mask, specialize in team Duels!"

"Since you want to duel us, we'll have to fight you two-on-one!"

You Tian frowned.

Earlier, when you didn't just grab the cards by force, I was about to crown you the moral champions of Gurus.

But clearly, Gurus are Gurus—you're Gurus one day, you're Gurus forever!

"Hahaha! Don't blame us for not giving you a chance—if you can find one more person to team up with you, we'll agree to a 2V2 Duel."

"Hehehe! But this path is so remote, no Duelist would ever pass through here! Hahaha!"

With that, the two burst into laughter.

"Sorewa Duka!"

Suddenly, a voice interrupted the Light and Dark Mask's laughter.

You Tian thought: Of course—I knew it!

Next, a boy with yellow hair, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, leapt down from the second floor beside them with a *whoosh*, landing between the three.

"You're!" The Light and Dark Mask gasped in shock.

"Hmph! How could anyone fight the Gurus without yours truly, Jonouchi!"

Indeed, the man approaching was Jonouchi.

You Tian gave a slight nod.

In fact, he had already noticed Jonouchi following him.

Of course, this wasn't because You Tian was overly sensitive—mainly because Jonouchi was utterly incapable of stealth.

After all, who else would loudly greet passersby when spotted, fooling themselves into thinking they weren't caught?

You Tian had planned to deliberately enter a secluded alley and force Jonouchi to reveal himself, then ask why he was tailing him.

But You Tian hadn't expected that Light and Dark Mask were also following him.

Jonouchi turned his head and looked at You Tian.

"You're the one who defeated YuE, right?"

You Tian felt a twinge of guilt and nodded.

He had seemingly taken the monster that rightfully belonged to Jonouchi.

To his surprise, Jonouchi only laughed, then immediately unfolded his Duel Disk.

"You two team up, we two team up—no objections, right?"

Light and Dark Mask exchanged glances, then whispered to each other via Bluetooth beneath their masks.

"Partner, according to the card shop owner, that black-haired kid is an unregistered Duelist—his true strength is unknown. And this new yellow-haired kid..."

"I know this guy!"

"Hehehe, last night the shop owner posted a bounty. That guy's Jonouchi Kiba—just a two-star Duelist!"

"His trump card, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, was already stolen by our organization's weakest new recruit!"

"Oh! So he's a rookie!"

Both felt greatly reassured.

After all, team Duels aren't decided by one person alone.

They had trained together for years and believed their synergy was flawless.

Even Mutou Yugi and Seto Kaiba together couldn't defeat them.

Let alone these two.

"Fine!"

Jonouchi grinned, turned to You Tian, and said:

"I'm Jonouchi Kiba. What's your name?"

You Tian paused, startled.

"You Tian."

"Great, You Tian-kun! Let's crush these Gurus bastards until not even dust remains!"

You Tian stared at Jonouchi's back, momentarily lost in thought.

It seemed Jonouchi's personality was exactly as portrayed in the anime—cocky yet charming.

"Fine!"

"Duel!" ×4

【Light Mask: LP 4000】【Dark Mask: LP 4000】

【You Tian: LP 4000】【Jonouchi: LP 4000】

In DM, team Duels work like this: each side has two people, and each person takes turns in sequence.

Dark Mask: "I go first! Draw Phase!"

"Hmph! I Summon The Red-Eyes Black Dragon in Attack Position!"

【Attack Power: 1600】

"I Set two cards. Your turn!"

Jonouchi: "Don't worry, You Tian-kun—with me here, these two are no threat at all!"

You Tian nodded—he believed that.

In the original story, Jonouchi's strength was no joke.

Even Pegasus had acknowledged Jonouchi's skill in GX.

Setting that aside, in this environment where Axe Warriors clash head-on, the moment he brings out 【Jinzo - Mind Shocker】, he can solo most players.

Light Mask: "Big talk!"

Jonouchi ignored their taunt.

Hmph! This was the perfect chance to show off in front of other strong Duelists.

Let You Tian-kun see just how strong I am!

"My turn! Draw Phase!"

With an exaggerated, overly dramatic draw motion, Jonouchi pulled a card from his deck in what he thought was a cool pose.

Though the gesture seemed awkward to You Tian, it successfully impressed Light and Dark Mask.

They began whispering again through their team comms.

Dark Mask: "Partner, is the intel right? Is this guy really a rookie?"

Light Mask: "Probably... yeah."

Jonouchi silently praised himself: Cool!

To fight the Gurus, you must never lose the upper hand in momentum!

He deliberately paused, struck a pose, then slowly glanced at the card he'd just drawn.

【Parasite—Paraside】?

"Hm? Nanikore?"

Suddenly, the face on that card lit up.

This card, which Jonouchi did not recognize, had actually Special Summoned itself onto his field.

"Nani!" Jonouchi cried out in shock.

【Parasite—Paraside】

【Attack Power: 500】

【(Manga) Effect: When this card is drawn, it Special Summons itself to your own field. As long as this card is face-up on the field, the monster Type of all monsters you control becomes InsectRace, and they cannot be Tributed. (At this time, this card is treated as an Equip Card equipped to a monster on your own field.)】

You Tian: …

Light and Dark Mask:!?

The scene fell silent for a moment.