Chapter 65: Even in the Card Spirit World, You Still Have to Play Cards!

You Tian crawled out of the dirt pit and glanced around, muttering to himself.

"Just now, I and Jonouchi were both sucked into that black crack."

"So… am I dead now??"

You Tian immediately checked his own body, patting and pinching himself repeatedly.

"Feels real enough—guess I'm still alive?"

Then You Tian rubbed his chin and studied the surrounding forest again.

"Besides, this place doesn't look anything like the legendary Underworld."

"So does that mean I fell off an Airship? Fell ten thousand meters and came out unscathed?"

You Tian looked up at the sky again.

"Why is it already daytime?"

Hum~

"Master, are you alright?"

At that moment, the Card Spirit 【Najimi】 materialized, approaching with clear concern to ask if You Tian was hurt.

You Tian turned his head and instinctively replied: "I'm fine… hmm?"

Suddenly, You Tian froze.

"Who are you?"

"Huh?"

【Najimi】 was taken aback by the question.

Shit—has the Master lost his memory? Doesn't he recognize me anymore?

"Uh, Master, do you remember buying a 【Najimi】 card at the card shop three days ago?"

You Tian was startled and sized up the figure before him.

"You're the 20,000 yuan I spent on that card?"

【Najimi】: …

"Master, I'm 【Najimi】!"

You Tian recoiled two steps in horror.

Shit! I knew falling ten thousand meters couldn't be harmless. My brain must've been scrambled!

Seeing You Tian's reaction, 【Najimi】 suddenly realized something.

"Oh! Master, I get it! To you, do I look different now than before?"

"Ah?" You Tian nodded weakly.

【Najimi】 wore an expression of "I knew it."

"Master, we've likely arrived in some Card Spirit world dimension."

"Card Spirit world!?" You Tian was startled.

【Najimi】: "Yes, the Card Spirit world."

"Card Spirits like us appear differently depending on the dimension we're in."

"So it's normal for my appearance to have changed after arriving here."

"But such changes are usually minor."

"Most of the time, we ourselves don't even notice any difference."

"Yet somehow, Master, you spotted my change at a glance—truly worthy of being my Master!"

You Tian: …

"So you mean your art style shifts slightly depending on the dimension?"

【Najimi】 nodded with a smile.

You Tian pursed his lips, looking at the cute anime girl before him clad in sleek silver-blue bone armor with a face like a doll.

Yes—this 【Najimi】 bore no resemblance to her former grotesque, bizarre cup-shaped form. She was now unmistakably a rare Card Spirit girl.

You call this "minor change"?

From "grotesque flying cup" to "life-size 1:1 anime girl" is "minor change"?

Damn, you're a girl card! That "Na" in your name was the female radical "Nà" all along?

No wonder 【Death Guardian】 was such a suck-up—he was getting this kind of loot?

"Hey, by the way, where's 【Death Guardian】?"

You Tian lifted his Duel Disk and shook it.

"Has this guy changed too?"

"And where's Jonouchi? He got sucked into the crack with me."

You Tian scanned the surroundings again, searching for Jonouchi's presence.

"Where is he?"

【Najimi】 sensed the area.

"They probably landed somewhere else—there's no trace of their energy nearby."

"Landed somewhere else?"

You Tian frowned slightly.

On the third day of being transported into Yu-Gi-Oh!, he'd accidentally ended up in the Card Spirit world—this twist was weirder than a bunny turning into a Gundam.

"By the way, do you know how to get back?" You Tian asked 【Najimi】.

Speaking of which, 【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】 also knit her brows and shook her head.

"Tch."

This is tricky.

You Tian crouched on the ground, troubled once more.

"Looks like there are now two top priorities right in front of us."

"One is finding Jonouchi and 【Death Guardian Mage】."

"Two is figuring out a way to get back to Jounouchi."

Poke poke.

At that moment, 【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】 poked You Tian with her finger, cutting off his speech.

"Hm?"

You Tian looked up in confusion.

What gives—now that you've taken human form you're getting handsy with me? Let me tell you, I'm not that kind of person!

【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】 looked tense, staring fixedly ahead.

"Master, it seems we now have another 'top priority.'"

You Tian followed 【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】's gaze.

He saw that, at some unknown point, a group of fellows dressed as warriors and armed with blades had appeared around them.

The group was loosely surrounding You Tian and 【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】, their stance clearly brimming with hostility.

"Hm? There are muggers in the Elven Realm too?"

A question mark slowly popped up over You Tian's head.

But once he got a clear look at the faces of the group around him, he felt like he'd seen these people somewhere before.

Wait! Isn't that one in front 【Captain of the Infiltrators】? And isn't the one beside him 【Dimensional Warrior Woman】?

Holy crap! They're Card Spirits!

That's right—this group was precisely the "Dimensional Squad," drawn over by the commotion here just moments ago.

The crowd parted, and 【Fried the Invincible General】 strolled over slowly, one hand stroking his beard, the other resting on his sword hilt.

"Who are you people? What are you doing here?"

【Fried the Invincible General】?

You Tian immediately recognized the newcomer.

"Uh, hello, we're… from out of town, just passing through, and we got lost."

Fried narrowed his eyes.

"Out-of-towners?"

"Heh heh heh! Your lie is far too clumsy!"

"Looks like Whitebone City can't even send anyone decent as a scout?"

You Tian's brow furrowed once more.

"Whitebone City? Scout? What are you talking about?"

Seeing You Tian's reaction, Fried couldn't help but snort.

"Still playing dumb? The brilliant and valiant General me saw right through you long ago!"

"I ask you—what is that thing on your left hand?!"

You Tian scratched his head and raised his left hand, on which he wore the Duel Disk.

"You mean this Duel Disk?"

That motion startled the surrounding warriors.

One after another, they drew their weapons and leveled them straight at You Tian.

Clash! Clash! Clash!

"Don't move!" "Don't move!"

You Tian was startled by the warriors' over-the-top reaction.

Wait, is the Duel Disk some kind of contraband in the Elven Realm? Why is this like being back in America?

You Tian tilted his head toward 【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】 in confusion and asked in a low voice, "Does the Elven Realm have some custom against wearing a Duel Disk?"

【Nameless Sacrifice Demon】 shook her head.

"Master, there is more than one Elven plane, and each one is different. I'm not entirely sure either."

You Tian started fretting again.

"Heh heh heh! Just as this General predicted!" Fried laughed coldly.

"Since you've admitted it's a Duel Disk, good."

"Then if I take you out, you should have nothing to say, right?"

Then Fried began walking toward You Tian again, his left hand reaching behind his back as if to draw out some dangerous weapon, intending to put the two of them to death.

You Tian:!??

Is it really that serious? This is just a normal Duel Disk, not Uncle Paradox's "Poké Ball" version—surely it's not that bad?

You Tian: "If I say it's a barbecue grill right now, will you stop coming over?"

"Heh heh heh! What do you think?" Fried continued to close in.

"Sigh~" You Tian let out a breath.

The main stage of the card-game king's story is Jounouchi, but this is the Elven Realm. Looks like here they more highly uphold the philosophy of "fist-game king."

Sensing Fried and the surrounding warriors' attitude of "won't stop until you're dead," You Tian slowly reached behind his lower back and gripped his Millennium Scale.

Beside them, 【Evil Token】 was also on guard, ready to fight their way out at any moment.

However, when General Fried saw the two of them in that desperate, all-or-nothing stance, he merely smiled faintly.

Then, from behind his back, he also pulled out a Duel Disk and strapped it to his hand.

"Then, pawns of darkness, let us Duel!"

You Tian: …

Great, great, great. So even in the Elven Realm, my Duel Magnet Physique is still active, huh?