Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh

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[Beetle Armored Knight, LP 0]

Dueling in the Spirit World is different from Dark Duels in the outside world. Here, only the monsters, spirits, and card effects are materialized. The damage dealt during a duel is real damage, but if both sides are merely sparring, they can intentionally hold back and stop at a certain point.

It's not like Dark Duels where only one person has to survive a game.

However, of course, You Xuan had no reason to hold back against this beetle. Abyss Soldier unleashed a full-power strike, directly cleaving the beetle's head.

The latter lay on its back, blood splattered. After dying, its body immediately decomposed and dissolved into specks of light.

And it dropped a deck of cards.

You Xuan walked over, picked up the deck, and looked around, frowning.

Damn it, it didn't even drop a Duel Disk.

This was the downside of the Spirit World. Many spirits' Duel Disks weren't products of technology or tools; they were more like something that grew from their bodies, a part of them. So when a person died, their Duel Disk was gone too.

What a pity. Otherwise, You Xuan thought, if he took a Duel Disk from another world back, even if he didn't need it himself, selling it to President Kaiba for research would surely be a considerable income.

Forget it, getting a deck of cards was still decent.

Although he currently had no intention of playing an Insect deck, and this deck wasn't particularly strong or versatile compared to the decks he already owned, many of the cards within it should fetch a good price.

For example, he immediately thought of his senior from the Dueling Club, Shuichi Watanabe. He would probably be very happy to offer a fair price.

Judai watched from the side for a long time, finally unable to resist asking: "Wait, where did he go just now?"

You Xuan paused, only reacting a few seconds later.

Oh, right. Judai was still an innocent, naive student right now. In a normal world line, Judai at this point would even be seriously debating with Titan about the reality of Dark Duels.

A good young man, a staunch materialist, raised under Kaiba-style education.

"He died." You Xuan told him truthfully, "This is the rule of this world. In many places, dueling is not just a game; it's a form of combat. Duels can also decide life and death for both parties."

Judai, the good young materialist, was shocked.

His expression was as if to say, I haven't read much, don't lie to me. Can people actually die from playing cards?

However, You Xuan immediately stated that there was nothing to be surprised about. What was dying from a card game? In the future, playing cards could even destroy the world and reverse time.

Judai's worldview was greatly impacted.

The education he had received since childhood told him that such things were absurd, but deep down, a voice seemed to tell him that it was true.

Moreover, they had traveled from a dilapidated dorm to this strange continent and encountered Duel Monster spirits. These were undeniable facts.

So, for the first time in his life, Judai had to face this possibility.

Dueling might really kill people.

He then suddenly thought of something, and looked up at You Xuan's back with a complicated expression.

In other words, You Xuan had just dueled at the risk of his life?

And he seemed to have known this all along.

This meant that even knowing the risks, he still stepped forward without hesitation to take on this duel.

Was it because, as a companion, he didn't want me to face such a cruel duel?

At this moment, You Xuan was already humming a tune and walking ahead. Judai quietly followed, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly asked.

"By the way, You Xuan, did you... take that spirit's deck?"

"Yeah," You Xuan said, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. It just felt a bit strange to take someone else's deck." Judai scratched his head.

"Someone else's deck? Whose?" You Xuan asked strangely.

Judai paused: "Huh? Wasn't it that beetle spirit's deck just now?"

You Xuan: "Where's that beetle spirit then?"

Judai: "Didn't you say... he died?"

"That's right, if he's gone, how can it still be his?" You Xuan said self-righteously, "This is unowned property, and I picked it up."

Judai frowned in thought.

Huh? That sounds reasonable...

"Besides, if a deck of cards is left out here in the wilderness, and I don't pick it up, won't someone else? What if an evil spirit picks it up and uses it as a weapon to harm good people? Wouldn't that be terrible?"

Judai pondered: "It sounds... reasonable."

"What do you mean 'sounds like'? Of course it's reasonable." You Xuan waved his hand and continued, "Besides, even if no one picked it up, so many cards abandoned in the wilderness, exposed to wind and sun, or torn by wild beasts, how pitiful would that be?

We, as righteous duelists, just want to give these poor, unowned cards a home. Shouldn't we?"

"Right, right, right!"

Judai was gradually being bamboozled.

"See?"

You Xuan patted his shoulder, speaking earnestly.

"Judai, dueling isn't just about fun. Sometimes there are very heavy duels. You'll encounter them sooner or later, won't you?

Cards in the hands of evil individuals become harmful weapons. And we, as righteous duelists, absolutely cannot stand by and watch our beloved Duel Monsters be abused!"

These words resonated with Judai, immediately igniting his love for dueling and his sense of justice as a hero: "Yes!"

"So, if you ever have to face such a situation in the future, remember, you absolutely must not hold back. Duel Disks and decks are tools for those evil individuals to commit wickedness. We cannot leave them with any opportunity to cause harm again!"

You Xuan spoke with righteous indignation.

However, he paused, then his tone softened.

"Of course, from a duelist's perspective, it's normal to feel guilt about taking away a deck that's like another's soul. But there's no choice. Heroes sometimes have to make sacrifices to uphold justice.

However! If you find this too heavy, then I'll bear it instead."

You Xuan said with a chuckle.

Of course, he was just joking casually. But if Judai really shared his opponent's deck with him after a death duel, he would reluctantly accept it.

The waters of Dark Duels were too deep. He worried Judai wouldn't be able to handle it, so he felt more at ease doing it himself.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen this deck of yours before, You Xuan," Judai said.

"Oh, that's because I only saw this card, 'Abyss Soldier,' at the Dueling Club two days ago, so I built a new deck around it."

"Wow, that's awesome." Judai showed an envious expression. "You and Syrus are both like this. I envy you smart people. You can easily come up with so many incredible combinations and powerful builds."

You Xuan thought to himself, No, no, no, I envy you.

If I had your talent, why would I bother making so many decks? I'd just dump everything together and let them do their thing.