Who let him play Yu-Gi-Oh!

A palace.

The magnificent palace seemed to have every inch of space covered with a layer of gold. In the center of the hall, under the towering dome stood majestic statues of various shapes, some holding scepters, and some closing their eyes in meditation. The surrounding walls and thick pillars were carved with intricate ancient murals and indecipherable mysterious texts.

A pitch-black jackal sculpture lay quietly in the middle of the hall. Its eyes seemed to come alive, as if it was looking through the void, examining every soul that approached this forbidden area.

You Xuan strode into the palace and stood in the center of this forbidden area.

After a moment, a figure appeared in front.

"Welcome." The man said, "The new king of the modern era, Fujiki Yugen."

The man was wearing black clothes and a black robe, with a hood on his head. Most of his face was hidden in the shadows and his features could not be seen clearly.

But when he walked forward and slowly took off his hood, a bald, round head was immediately revealed, but his skin was dark, and in the dim light he looked like a freshly boiled egg.

There were quite eye-catching marks on the man's face, which seemed to be tattoos. There were abstract pictures like murals, and there were also ancient words and characters. Although the meaning was unknown, just by looking at the hideous face from a distance, one could imagine what kind of inhuman pain this person must have endured when carving these tattoos, and what kind of willpower he must have to persist in completing this work.

With such striking features, You Xuan naturally recognized the man's identity at a glance.

He is Lishid.

Lishid, who comes from the grave-keeping family, is Malik Ishdar's most trusted confidant in the world.

Lishid was not originally a member of the grave-keeping family, but was adopted. He was ordered to serve Malik since he was a child. He was Malik's servant as well as his most important friend.

When Malik was a child, due to the cruel rules of the grave-keeping clan, he had to get a full set of tattoos related to the memories of the Pharaoh on his body. Because the process was accompanied by great pain, the hatred in the heart of the young Malik gave birth to a dark personality, which was the six-year-old Dark Malik who later rode the Pterosaur and ran rampant in the Duel City.

In order to share Malik's pain, Lishid took the initiative to get the same tattoo on his body and even his face, and said that although he could not reduce Malik's pain, he was at least willing to share it with him.

Malik was deeply touched by such loyalty, so he used the power of Lishid to suppress the six-year-old boy, which made it possible for the dark personality to be suppressed for many years without breaking out.

But at this time, Lishide, a servant of the tomb-keeping clan, appeared in front of You Xuan, but for some unknown reason.

"I'm very sorry to bother you so much."

Lishide said.

"I represent the tomb-keepers of ancient Egypt who have guarded the secrets of the pharaohs for generations. If it is not necessary, we, the tomb-keepers, would never want to disturb the king's life."

You Xuan said: "It sounds like something is wrong?"

"That's right. But I am just a small servant, and I have been ordered to come and invite you to the Tomb Keeper Clan for a chat. The descendants of the Tomb Keeper Clan will explain the details to you."

You Xuan understood that the descendants of the tomb-keeping family were probably referring to Malik and his sister.

"But before that, I came here with another mission. Of course, this is not mandatory, but..."

Lishid raised the duel disk in his hand.

You Xuan had already noticed the duel disk on his hand and asked, "Duel, eh?"

Lishid nodded.

"Of course, you don't have to if you don't want to. But I personally have always hoped to have the opportunity to ask you for advice, so."

"Okay."

You Xuan smiled.

There's nothing wrong with him, of course.

In fact, he had thought about visiting the grave-keeping clan sometime before, but Malik and his sister were far away in Egypt, and transportation was inconvenient, so he never had the chance.

Not only because many of the cards that You Xuan likes to use - including his Tamashi Lava Demon - are from Mr. Ma of the gravekeeping clan, but to some extent Mr. Ma is the founder of all modern underworld people.

In addition, the grave-keeping clan has a super killer weapon called "Reversal of the Real World and the Underworld" in their hands.

This card once left a mark in the real Yu-Gi-Oh history as the FTK (First Round Kill) legendary deck with a "nearly 100% winning rate when taking the first move", and it is a modern legend that is still talked about today.

Who would have thought that this card would later lead to the release of a new card series with the theme of "Reversal of the World and the Underworld". This card series had a first-class affinity with a beautiful, immortal and powerful being, so it got on the express train of that adult and formed the famous card series "Tear Crown Elegy", which is often called Pearl Tears by card masters. It is still recognized as the strongest card series in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh.

Therefore, it is worth visiting Sister Isis, the current master of Ming.

"Come on, then. Stop when you're done."

You Xuan unfolded the duel disk.

After all, they are all duelists with dark powers, including the territory they are in at the moment. You Xuan also recognized that it was the scene concretized by the magic card "The Royal Temple" under the blessing of dark power.

We're just practicing playing cards, it would be bad if we get hurt.

Lishid nodded.

"Duel!" x2

【You Xuan, LP4000】

【Lichter, LP4000】

"I attack first, draw a card."

Lishid's first move.

He drew a card, looked at the cards in his hand, and quickly picked out two.

"I put two cards facedown on the field," Lishid said loudly, "the round is over!"

There were only cards covered, no monsters summoned. If an ordinary person faced this formation on the field, they would have muttered something in their heart and felt it was strange.

But You Xuan is fine.

This is not just because You Xuan himself sometimes likes to start the game like this to put psychological pressure on the opponent - when there is only backcourt blocking and no frontcourt defense, it is as if telling the opponent clearly that there is a trap here and they are welcome to step on it.

Moreover, this trick was originally created by Lishid.

Lishid is probably the first person in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh to play a "pure trap deck". When he played against Jonouchi in the animation, his tactics were basically "backcourt five caps, please advise", which made Jonouchi very frustrated and deeply felt the dangers of the duel world.

That’s why we say that DM’s grave-keeping clan is really sunny.

There is no need to say much about the sunny boy Malik. As the master of the Lava Demon, he is the originator of the underworld. His sister Isis's current underworld is even more heavyweight. Lishid simply plays a full red pit deck, basically a red pit Jinchūriki.

Well, but it is precisely because he knows Lishid's deck style that You Xuan can choose this deck as his opponent without hesitation.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card."

You Xuan directly showed the magic card in his hand.

"Activate the magic card 'Universe Law'.

The opponent can select a Trap Card from his/her hand or deck and set it in the Magic or Trap Zone."

Lishid was stunned.

What?

No restrictions, any trap can be retrieved from the deck. It's given to me for free?

Is there such a good thing?

He couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

What kind of trick is this? Giving away such a huge benefit to the other side for free right away?

Especially for Lishid, who already has a full trap deck, this opportunity is even more precious.

Is this what is called the king’s confidence?

But before he could search, You Xuan continued with a smile.

"Of course, in exchange, if the opponent chooses to set a trap, then I can directly special summon a 'Android - Psychic Shocker' from the deck."

Lishid: “!!!”

What did you summon?