Dimensional Invasion?! The First Fun Deck!

When he left the classroom, slinging his backpack over his shoulder, he finally realized how naive he'd been to think he could just date ten Japanese actresses.

Holding an Axe Raider Deck full of weak cards, he felt a pang of sadness. How could he possibly achieve anything great with this?

Is this really my deck?

No way, am I going to have to start my career as an Axe Raider duelist?

This isn't even a deck; it's barely a pile of cards.

He returned to the general store.

That's right, he couldn't go straight home after school; he had to help out at the family's general store.

Speaking of which, in my old world, it was a snack shop. Now, maybe it's a card pack shop?

Lost in thought, he eagerly put down his backpack.

The shop wasn't big, only about thirty square meters.

As soon as he stepped inside, he noticed the difference.

There were many Yu-Gi-Oh! monster figurines: Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Stardust Dragon, Sky Striker Ace, and so on—everything imaginable.

Sure enough, they really are selling figurines and cards?

You Chen's eyes lit up. If that was the case, it seemed his first deck was within reach.

After all, he had done some research since arriving.

He had gained a preliminary understanding of this world.

Since he had transmigrated, he naturally had no memories of his past.

This was a world where dueling reigned supreme.

However, there was no history of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime world here, let alone the lore behind the Spirit Card artwork.

At first, You Chen was curious: how did Yu-Gi-Oh! become the supreme form of dueling in this world without any of that?

Later, he discovered that spirits actually existed in this world.

Simply put, it was a world where humans and spirits coexisted.

And according to current historical knowledge, the Spirit World seemed to be larger than the human world, with many vast, unexplored territories untouched by humans.

You Chen could even see stories related to the Spirit Card artwork in the known history.

Of course, only he knew these were stories from the card art.

Not only that, but spirits were generally considered evil beings. When humans and spirits first encountered each other, they found they couldn't defeat the spirits. It was the spirits who eventually proposed dueling.

Finally, everyone understood that only dueling could resolve conflicts.

They also gradually realized that there was an unknown power within the cards.

As dueling spread globally, coupled with the fact that spirits could be encountered in every country, whether for confrontation or adaptation, dueling had gradually become deeply ingrained in everyone's bones over thousands of years of cultural influence.

Until it became what it was today.

Some rare cards here could buy a seaside villa with just one card!

Someone even once paid 87 million for a single Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Alright, alright, that world was just a show.

Is this world the real deal?

But it also showed just how important dueling and cards were in this world.

[Ding! Card Spirit Chat Group activated!]

Huh?

You Chen was still thinking when the system arrived?

Why was it a chat group?

Before he could react, he had already been pulled into a group.

The group name was "How Many Cards Did You Mill Today?"

You Chen immediately realized that this spirit group was not simple.

It felt very… underworld.

Needle Worm: "A new spirit? It's been a long time since a new spirit joined this low-level group, and I really like this name! So quirky!"

Warm Worm: "New spirit, post a pic? Are you a female worm? (Wink)"

You Chen looked at his own name: "Milling Cards is Fun."

The system certainly knew how to pick names.

However, You Chen remained silent.

He still didn't really understand the situation.

Archfiend Zalzalg: "Damn it! Stop just chatting amongst yourselves. I heard some big news in other spirit groups just now."

"They've sensed that the Dimensional Rift is gradually opening."

"In about a year or so, when the Dimensional Invasion happens, powerful duelists from that world will invade this one."

"So, whether it's humans or us, our living environment will become quite difficult."

Spirit Reaper: "Damn it, duelists from this world are easy enough to deal with, but if they're from that world, they're not just strong—they're incredibly strong. Won't our lives be worse than a dog's?"

At this moment, You Chen couldn't help but reply, "You're overthinking it. Dogs have it much better than you do."

Spirit Reaper: "?????"

You Chen realized then that he'd spoken out of turn.

But unexpectedly, he gained +150 emotional value!

What was this emotional value for?

And speaking of which, what the heck was a Dimensional Invasion?

Could it be duelists from the anime world?

If that were the case, then duelists in this world really wouldn't stand a chance.

Just in terms of bonds, they were already incomparable.

Not to mention, top-decking and card-creating.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the end of the world.

But You Chen didn't care that much; after all, the end of the world wasn't just his problem.

His current priority was to improve himself over the next year and save his own skin.

You Chen didn't continue to pay attention to their chat.

But from their words, he gathered that there were many other groups like this.

And this group was just a low-level one.

There were also group functions, where cards could be redeemed with emotional value.

Whether it was happiness, anger, sadness, or anything else, emotional value could be gained.

That's why You Chen had just gained 150 emotional value.

And it had to be generated by him.

After understanding all this, You Chen couldn't wait to see what cards were available in the group.

"Needle Worm, Warm Worm, Reconnaissance Force..."

"Alright, alright, all the milling experts from Happy Planet." After looking through them, You Chen was amused. He was amused, but it also meant that a group of duelists wouldn't be.

However, it cost 100 emotional value to redeem one card. How long would it take to redeem an entire deck?

Then, the group kindly popped up a beginner's gift package, just like in games when Tencent knows your helplessness and offers a first-recharge gift package: Come on, for just six yuan, you can embark on an endless journey of microtransactions!

After all, with microtransactions, there's only zero times or countless times!

So You Chen didn't hesitate to compromise.

Because the beginner's gift package was 100 emotional value for an entire deck!

Only once.

You Chen's eyes lit up. One hundred emotional value—no need to hesitate, he bought it immediately.

As long as it was a deck, that was all that mattered!

Ding! Successfully purchased the first deck. Beginner's opportunity has been used.

You Chen checked it, expecting the deck to be quite ordinary.

But to his surprise, the milling experts he'd just seen were all there, and at full three copies!

You Chen scratched the back of his head.

"It's a very fun deck."

"It seems bringing smiles to others has become my mission?"

You Chen treasured this deck like a precious artifact. Joking aside, compared to his collection of vanilla cards, this one was indeed much better.

Next, he just needed to randomly pick a lucky recipient.

"Huh? You're back. Why are you so quiet?"

The small door beside him opened, and a graceful figure emerged.

It was his older sister, You Wushuang.

She had soft, wine-red long hair tied in a single ponytail.

Her eyes were like autumn water, and her skin like snow.

She wore a thin shirt, which stretched taut across her full chest, the middle button barely holding on.

She wore blue shorts, revealing long, shapely, clean legs.

She had flip-flops on.

She looked beautiful and had a great figure.

But unfortunately, his sister was a lunatic, and a miser to boot.

Though, everyone else was too.

Except Jack Ma, who didn't care for money.

P.S.: New author, new book, please support! The author used to write Yu-Gi-Oh! stories on another site and did reasonably well. I'm not sure what kind of stories readers here prefer, so I hope you can offer your support and any feedback you might have.

[Just a heads-up, the Card Spirit Chat Group isn't just for filler. It contains foreshadowing for the Dimensional Invasion, details about the lore behind the card spirits, the logical origins of cards, information asymmetry, and more. Its role is essentially woven throughout the entire book. Please don't assume it's just filler when you see the chat group for the first time.]