Chapter 69: Bribery

Fried stared at You Tian's sunlit, smiling face and remembered the words he'd spoken last turn.

【If I attack, you'll still be able to activate 【Reinforcement Unit】's effect and Special Summon a new warrior from your hand, right?】

【Then I'll just not attack.】

How despicable! This bastard isn't afraid of 【Reinforcement Unit】—he's clearly waiting for me to gather five elves so he can activate the Niu Tounren combo of 【Hero Swap】 and 【Sin Offering】!!

Fried trembled with rage.

"General, was this part of your plan too?"

The four warriors brought over by 【Hero Swap】 stared at Fried, utterly bewildered.

The other warriors around them also looked at Fried with concern.

Fried: …

To be honest, ever since this bastard first activated 【Hand Exchange】, he's been outside my plan entirely.

"Don't worry! Soldiers, I still have four sheep and the 【Giant Rat】 I swapped from him! We haven't lost yet!"

"After this battle, next turn, I'll take back what's ours! We'll turn this defeat into victory!"

Hearing this, You Tian could only sigh and shake his head.

Fried's words were like a playboy promising a pure girl a date, then after dinner, the girl believing he'd let her go home.

So naive!

"The Game is over."

You Tian waved his hand.

"Battle Phase. Go, General Fried—attack your own 【Giant Rat】."

Fried: …

For me to attack my own 【Giant Rat】? How bizarre does that sound?

【Invincible General Fried】【Attack Power: 2300】

【Giant Rat】【Attack Power: 1400】

【Fried LP: 1600】

Fried turned his head again, glared fiercely at You Tian, then helplessly charged at the overworked rat.

It's fine—this time, being attacked by myself will only cost me 900 LP.

I can still survive!

But…

"Quick-Play Spell, 【Rush】." You Tian smiled as he drew his final hand card.

"This card increases your Attack Power by 700!"

Fried: …

Everyone: …

【Fried LP: 1600→0】

【Winner: You Tian】

"What?! The General lost!"

"Waaahhh!! Geeeennneeeerrraaalll!!"

Fried collapsed onto the ground, his eyes hollow.

"I… lost?"

The surrounding soldiers began wailing, their faces filled with sorrow.

"No!!!" "General!!"

What happened next should be just like what occurred in the Elven Realm these past few days.

The Darkness Claw would step forward and seal the defeated elf into a card.

As expected, You Tian stepped forward.

Fried raised his blank eyes, staring directly at You Tian.

He exhaled deeply, then opened his arms and closed his eyes.

"Come then, evil one!"

"If I fall, a thousand more will rise! You will never destroy our world!"

"General!" 【The Dimensional Female Warrior】 tried to rush forward to rescue him, but was blocked by 【The Enemy Captain】.

"Captain! The General is about to…"

The Captain only looked at the female warrior and shook his head.

Other soldiers, though some wanted to resist, were all held back by the surrounding elves.

Seeing this, You Tian's expression turned strange.

He slowly bent down, and amid the cold or venomous stares of everyone, skillfully removed Fried's Duel Disk and pulled out his deck…

Fried waited for a full two and a half minutes.

Huh?

What's going on? Does the Darkness Claw really need this long to seal an elf?

Fried slowly opened one eyelid—and saw the man across from him crouched on the ground, eagerly flipping through his deck with obvious delight.

"Uh… why aren't you sealing me yet?"

You Tian turned his gaze.

"I'm not Sakura Kinomoto—why would I seal you?"

The surrounding soldiers exchanged bewildered glances.

Fried didn't quite understand You Tian's words.

Who is Kinomoto Sakura? Doesn't sound like someone who'd play cards?

Gradually, Fried seemed to notice something was off.

"Uh, I'd like to ask, you're from Whitebone City, right?"

Hearing this, You Tian stopped inspecting the spoils, tucked the deck into his pocket, walked back up to him, and pointed at Fried.

"For the sake of smooth communication, I talk, you listen!"

"Huh?" Fried was baffled for a moment.

You Tian: "First, I'm not Darkness Claw, I'm Chu Yu... no, I'm You Tian. I shouldn't have a single cent to do with whatever Whitebone City you guys are talking about."

Fried:...

Surrounding soldiers: "Huh? What does that mean? Isn't this guy the enemy? Then where did his Duel Disk come from?"

"Maybe he snatched it too?"

"Then what does the half-day we've spent here count for?"

"Uh, does that mean the General doesn't need to be sealed?"

Some soldiers had spotted the key point.

"Second." You Tian spoke up again.

"Where I'm from, the custom is that whoever loses a Duel has their deck pulled out. So, your deck is mine now!"

Saying so, You Tian patted his own pocket.

Fried hadn't yet recovered from the previous piece of information, and could only blink blankly.

"Third!"

Saying this, You Tian stepped forward once more!

He once again slowly bent down and picked up a book from beneath Fried — "Elven Realm Erotic Tales Collection (II)".

"This book dropped from you, right?"

Everyone:???

Fried:???

Oh my god! How did this General's collection fall out!

In an instant, the old General felt the strange looks from the surrounding soldiers.

At this moment, Fried was as mortified as a Blue Planet youth having his browser history made public.

"Hmph!"

Fried cleared his throat.

"You Tian, is it?"

"Sir You Tian, how could you make such a joke, this book isn't mine!"

As he spoke, he pushed You Tian's hand back.

"This is clearly yours!"

You Tian:???

No, I watched with my own eyes, this clearly fell off you! Besides, I can't read a single character on this cover — how could it be mine?

To uphold the principle of "though my bones be broken to pieces, my integrity shall remain in the Elven Realm," Fried desperately winked frantically at You Tian.

Help me out! Help me with this favor, and you can kill or flay me as you like!

What's the meaning of this? Is the old man activating 【Actually, the card is Moon Book】 in his eyes?

Oh~~~ got it! Trying to bribe me? Buy back your own deck?

You Tian showed a look of understanding.

Though it's not like it can't be done.

Earlier, he had taken a look — of Fried's deck, the cards that could interest him were only a few.

But, just one book from the Elven Realm, and you want to trade back all those precious cards?

Don't you know, for a Duelist, cards are their beloved family, their brothers in arms!

"One book isn't enough, you'll have to add a few more!" You Tian said with a bright smile.

Fried's face instantly stiffened.

This guy! He actually knows how hard the "Elven Realm Erotic Tales Collection" series is to collect, and wants to blackmail this General at this moment, taking the entire collection?!

Hmph! This General spent a full five years collecting those five books! For that, this General fought those goblins plenty of times!

Five years, do you know how this General spent these five years? Do you?!

You want me to help you put on an act and take everything — do you think that's possible?

"Fine, this General will give you the complete set of five!" Fried said through gritted teeth.

Only then did You Tian nod with satisfaction.

The matter of the spoils was settled. However, You Tian had a bellyful of questions about today's encounter.

Today, the moment he transmigrated, he was besieged by the Dimensional Squad — the reason was nothing other than that Whitebone City.

What is that Whitebone City?

And, why did Fried have a Duel Disk? Wasn't this thing just released by Kaiba Corporation before Duel City? Has the Elven World opened a sales counter this fast?

"Speaking of which, I have some questions I want to ask you all too."