“I wonder how much a new Duel Disk costs. It's all that jerk Kaiba's fault, saying we need a Duel Disk to participate in the tournament, adding unnecessary expenses.”
Knowing he couldn't “freeload”, Jonouchi scratched his head in frustration.
Buying a Duel Disk would put even more strain on his already strained finances.
“Right.”
Jonouchi, as if remembering something, looked up and said to Yuu with a bright smile, “Since you’re a Duelist too, why don’t we duel?”
“Jonouchi.”
Yugi, pulling his friend back, urged him not to be so impulsive.
This group’s obsession with dueling was truly something else, Yuu couldn't help but sweatdrop.
Yuu raised his left hand, which held his Duel Disk, and stepped forward. “You want to duel me, you must want this Duel Disk, right? But if I wager the Duel Disk, what will you wager against it?”
Jonouchi was surprised by these words, his body noticeably flinching.
Seeing Jonouchi hesitate, Yuu continued, “Since you know about Duel Disks, you must also know that there are card wager rules in the Duel City Tournament. Are you ready to wager your own rare cards?”
“Don’t be impulsive, he has some pretty good cards in his hands.”
Mutoh Sōjū, afraid that his grandson's friend would suffer a major loss in his shop, spoke up in an attempt to dissuade him.
Though Sōjū's understanding of “good cards” differed from Yuu's, by pure coincidence, he was right.
The prospect of wagering his own rare cards did give Jonouchi pause. The rarest card he possessed was the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
While this card was won from others, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon had been through many battles with him and had become something he treasured deeply.
“It seems we won’t be dueling today, but if you become strong enough, we’ll definitely have a battle in the finals.”
Yuu waved his hand and left through the door without hesitation.
“It seems the tournament has attracted a lot of strong guys, huh.”
Jonouchi looked at the direction Yuu left in and clenched his fist.
He was not discouraged by Yuu's words, but rather became more excited.
“Yes! Dueling these guys is so much fun. If I can defeat them, the “King of Games” title is mine! So Yugi, come on, let's go buy a new Duel Disk right now.”
“Huh?”
Jonouchi, without giving Yugi a chance to respond, dragged him away, leaving Sōjū, Honda, and the others with helpless expressions, as they watched them disappear into the distance.
On the other side, Yuu was walking back to the hotel.
He was thinking that after this encounter, Jonouchi and the others should go to a store to get their Duel Disks.
And Yugi and the others could very well be exposed to the eyes of the Go-Rulus.
This would mirror the anime storyline.
The Go-Rulus were a rare card theft syndicate founded by the “Expression King” Malik Ishtar.
The Go-Rulus’ goal was to hunt down and acquire precious Game King cards from around the world.
They used any means necessary, resorting to physical assault if not dueling, and would cheat by using numerous fake rare cards during duels.
They were a very dangerous group.
The Duel City Tournament would attract Duelists from all over the world, and rare card hunters would naturally be drawn to the scent of rare cards.
Especially the three god cards, which would also appear at the tournament!
Of course, Yugi and the others were unaware of this, so with no way of knowing what was coming, Jonouchi was bound to suffer a major setback.
However, Yuu wasn't worried about Jonouchi.
Jonouchi was known as a man with the protagonist template, having character aura.
Even following the original plot, Jonouchi would grow stronger and stronger after his defeats, becoming even more powerful, no need to worry about him.
Besides, Yuu had only met Jonouchi and the others once, so he couldn’t shamelessly follow the protagonist group to other stores to buy Duel Disks or directly reveal too much information.
Compared to Jonouchi, Yuu was more worried about himself. As a time traveler, he didn’t have any character aura.
For him, completing system tasks, obtaining more crystals, drawing more powerful cards, and strengthening his own strength was the way to go.
Selling Ushio Tetsu's deck had earned him a substantial living allowance, further convincing Yuu.
Only by being strong enough at dueling could one survive in this world.
“Ding!”
At that moment, Yuu felt his system suddenly vibrate.
He quickly stopped on the sidewalk, closing his eyes to sense the change.
He called up his system's task panel, realizing that a new task had appeared below the only one that could be completed.
【Sudden Task: Defeat a Go-Rulus member through a duel. Reward: You can acquire the skill “Draw Perception·Earth”.】
(Draw Perception·Earth: Draw a random Earth attribute card for every 1500 Life Points you lose)
“It’s a sudden task, perfect timing.”
Yuu was overjoyed to find that a new task had appeared in his system.
Although the system stated that in addition to actively issued tasks, the host could also trigger temporary tasks based on their actions, Yuu didn’t know how to trigger them.
Now it seemed as long as he was involved in the events, he could trigger system tasks.
That was good news.
There were two fears when playing games.
One was a difficult task, requiring excessive grinding and spending to clear, exhausting.
The other was having no tasks, long periods of inactivity were boring, and the player's growth progress would also slow down.
What made Yuu even more delighted was that the reward for this system’s sudden task was quite generous.
Although it wasn't crystals, the reward was even more substantial.
In the Game King Duel Links, different characters have different skills, and these skills can be paired with different decks to enhance the deck's performance.
Such as god draw, card printing, etc.
Draw Perception·Earth was a skill used for god draw, and most of the monster cards in Yuu's newly constructed Gem-Knight deck were Earth attribute.
You could practically draw whatever you wanted, your wish was his command.
Although this skill also had a condition for use, it was undeniably a powerful skill.
It gave people a chance to turn the tables in desperate situations.
You wouldn't have situations where you drew dead in the last draw and died, causing your blood pressure to skyrocket.
“Duel Go-Rulus?”
Yuu looked at the task conditions and, after a moment of contemplation, sighed. “It seems I have to get involved in Jonouchi's affairs.”
While his task didn't specify which Go-Rulus member he had to duel, the only Go-Rulus members Yuu knew were those who appeared in the anime.
Some of them appeared later, and he didn’t know if they had come to Domyoji City or not.
Therefore, to complete the task as soon as possible, he could only duel the guy who had his sights set on Jonouchi.
With his mind made up, Yuu quickened his pace toward the hotel. Before staying up all night dueling, he needed to catch up on some sleep.