Chapter 1: The Transported Duelist
“Release Obelisk the Tormentor and Slifer the Sky Dragon on your field!
I gift this powerful monster to you, heh heh heh heh heh heh!”
“ki sa ma!!!”
Watching the three Egyptian God Cards that he had just Gold Sarcophagus summoned not even warm up before being swapped for a Lava Golem baby.
If not for the screen in between, You Ling would have already summoned his fist to express attack.
“Hahaha! ki mo ji~ You Ling! How does it feel to have the three Egyptian God Cards you brought at the cost of bricking used as sacrifices?”
Even through the screen, You Ling could feel that his childhood friend must have the same Malik facial acting all over his face right now.
“You bastard, actually bringing this kind of card. Where’s the promised yangjian duel between real men!”
“Yangjian duel? Sorry, this is the ‘Dark Game’ where the loser must fulfill one condition for the winner!
For victory, of course I have to give up those useless things!
I only respect victory!”
“And what era is this, still bringing ‘three Egyptian God Cards’ like that old era stuff.
You old fogeys, the new era has no ship to carry you anymore, time to exit the stage!”
Cold words came through the microphone. Although You Ling was tough-talking, his heart was already ice-cold.
『It’s over. Originally wanted to play some acrobatics, now it’s turned into a circus.』
Looking at that bluff set card in the backrow that’s been set for 800 years, then at the “last secret card” in hand that matches the opponent’s style well, and the ‘meaningless’ card that’s been in hand since the start…
Eh~ Maybe just buy a ticket back to Gotham.
『No! It’s not the last moment yet, I still have life points. As long as I survive the next turn, I can definitely…』
You Ling shook his head, regaining firm confidence.
“Oh ho~ But don’t forget, compared to your life points like a candle in the wind, your deck might run out first~”
This perfectly timed remark made You Ling suspect if the opponent could hear his inner voice.
『This kid must have gone to Egypt and secretly swapped in a golden eyeball!』
But since the opponent mentioned the deck, You Ling glanced sideways at it.
“Hm, isn’t that still… one left?!”
It’s over, now not even time to buy a ticket.
Next time, the death of You Ling!
Duel standby!
“Turn end. Enjoy your last turn well! You↑Ling↓”
“Hehe~~ What condition to ask for then~”
As everyone knows, Yu-Gi-Oh! players have lower saltiness the closer they are to victory.
The opponent’s voice was already gradually turning pervert-like, as if starting to fantasize about the wonderful settlement screen after victory.
……
Time passed second by second, You Ling seemed to have accepted his fate.
However, just as the opponent was getting impatient waiting, an intense BGM suddenly started, followed by a full-voiced famous line transmitted through the microphone to the other side.
“It’s time to duel!”
“Holy crap! Scared me! You dragging on this long, don’t tell me you went to set up this nonsensical BGM!”
You Ling directly ignored the opponent’s words and continued on his own.
“You just said the words ‘candle in the wind,’ right!”
“Hm? So what~ This isn’t anime, no such thing as miracle draws.”
Seeing You Ling like this, the opponent re-entered duel mode.
“And with my life points and backrow, no way you can OTK me no matter what!
And when the turn ends, it’s your defeat. That’s right, just wait for the turn to end!”
“Thanks for the reminder. But don’t forget, my deck only has one card left!
In other words, I already know exactly what my next draw is!”
“So what? With just one card you can’t—”
“Nothing is impossible for a duelist! I’ll win right now for you to see!”
“My turn! Draw!”
Like a fated draw, golden light flashed, and You Ling looked at the drawn card.
“YA☆ DA☆ ZE!
I activate set card【Monster Reborn】! Revive,【Obelisk the Tormentor】!
“Huh?! You set a single【Monster Reborn】 for so long without flipping?”
The opponent clearly didn’t expect to be bluffed so long by a normal spell.
“You new to playing cards with me?”
“Fair point~ That’s indeed your style. But so what, even if you revive all monsters from grave in one turn, you can’t kill me.”
You Ling ignored the opponent and continued narrating.
“Next, I banish【Revived Sky God】 from grave to recover【Monster Reborn】 from grave.
Then similarly, revive,【Slifer the Sky Dragon】!
And the one just drawn—【The Seal of Orichalcos】 activate! Send Winged Dragon of Ra from hand to grave, recover【Monster Reborn】 again.”
“Ma, Masa ka!”
“That’s right!
【The Seal of Orichalcos】 activate again! Send it to grave, I will ignore conditions to use【Monster Reborn】 to revive the Sun God from grave!
Ra! Burn the enemies!【The Winged Dragon of Ra】 special summon!!!”
“？!”
“Y-you’re not going to summon that, are you?”
The person opposite seemed to already know what You Ling was going to do, a hint of panic in his tone.
“That’s right!
When【Obelisk the Tormentor】,【Slifer the Sky Dragon】, and【The Winged Dragon of Ra】 are on the field together, the puzzle of victory is already complete!”
The ‘meaningless’ card in hand that had been there since the duel started now finally glowed faintly, as if responding to this duelist who bricked to summon it.
And You Ling also unhesitatingly responded to Its expectation.
Straightening the feminized version three Egyptian God Cards figurines he made on the table, grasping the Millennium Puzzle model he just assembled from his chest, after all it’s rare to have a chance to play fancy moves, You Ling was full of sense of ritual.
“In the name of the Pharaoh, unite the three Egyptian God Cards!
Descend,【Creator God of Light—Horakhty】!”
Without any shame, shouting the summon chant loudly, You Ling immersed in excitement completely didn’t notice the Eye of Uto in the center of the Millennium Puzzle on his chest synchronously flashing with light.
“Take this, toilet cleaner—yah!”
The excited voice abruptly stopped. You Ling himself along with the three figurines on the table vanished in the light, only leaving the chair tipped over to one side recording the fact that someone was just sitting here.
The microphone icon on the screen was still flashing nonstop, but no one could reply anymore.
“Hey! Holy crap, this light is too bright! Bro, why is your animation different?”
“Why no movement? You didn’t mess with MODs and crash the game, did you?”
“Hey, you there? If screwing is to be done, it’s me doing it!”
“Bro, I’m a proper duelist. Even if the game glitched, this one still counts as your win.”
“By the way, the Millennium Puzzle I sent you, assembled yet? That’s not Kaiba Corp plastic junk, it’s what I traded from a fellow enthusiast during my Egypt trip.
Feels like some special material when touched. If not for no manual and I couldn’t assemble it no matter what, and it being your birthday, I wouldn’t have given it cheap to you.”
“By the way, that feminized version three Egyptian God Cards figurine you made, finished? How’s the effect? Calculating days, your godfather’s birthday is coming soon.
Cough!
You know I single-push Dark Magician, hehe~”
“Bro?”
“Still there? Lava Demon God isn’t bad either.”
“You Ling?”
“Old You?”
“…”
“…”
……
In the depths of unknown space, a place no instrument can detect.
In a light mass emitting light all over, the engulfed You Ling felt his soul as if smashed apart, personal consciousness starting to blur.
Alright, not as if, You Ling’s soul was indeed smashed into three roughly equal fragments, only the slightly larger one barely retaining the last bit of consciousness.
“Don’t tell me that ‘toilet spirit’ move was aimed at me?
Tsk, sure enough these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs can’t be joked with, ‘disrespect’ still gets you punished…
All that guy’s fault always calling ‘You Ling You Ling’, now good, really turning into a ghost.”
Feeling the remaining consciousness also gradually fading, You Ling’s soul slowly sank into darkness.
Pure white light gradually contracted, then split into two paths turning into red and blue light masses, wrapping the two soul portions.
The remaining light turned into sacred gold surging toward this largest soul fragment, then leading the other two masses rushing toward unknown deeper depths.
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PS: Newbie author, just for fun.
