"Didn't you just get back?"
"Hey, You Wushuang, could you stop wearing my shirt? The buttons are about to burst."
"Be a decent person, will you? Spare the buttons, okay?"
You Chen shook his head.
"Spare the buttons?"
"What the hell do you know?"
"Wearing it like this makes them look bigger."
You Wushuang wrinkled her nose without a care, took another couple of gulps of cola from the can in her hand.
"Oh, right, some new card packs came in today."
"Want to try your luck?"
"Your big sister knows you've always wanted a deck of your own."
"When I went to stock up today, I specifically bought some Rare Card packs too. They're the Pot of Greed Special Edition! Maybe you'll get lucky and pull a Pot of Greed?"
"Then neither of us will ever have to worry about food or clothes again."
As if remembering something, You Wushuang grinned and pulled You Chen over to the nearby sofa.
Then she took out the card packs she had hidden beside it and handed them to him.
"You saved these especially for me?" You Chen was a little surprised.
"Of course not. Just because you're my little brother, do you think you don't have to pay?"
"As long as you open one, I charge you. At most, I'll give you a twenty-percent discount," You Wushuang said.
You Chen smacked his lips. Hearing that, he withdrew the hand he had extended. His earlier gratitude was instantly fed to the dogs.
"Damn, so you couldn't sell them and came to me to peddle card packs?"
"You Wushuang, you're such a dog," You Chen said.
Sure enough, this was her true nature.
"Call me Sister! No respect at all. Want them or not? If not, go play with your pile of trash cards."
You Wushuang clicked her tongue.
"In your dreams. Are we even related by blood?"
"My card pile? How about we have a pleasant duel?"
You Chen suddenly realized that he happened to need a lucky victim to bring him some laughter.
His sister usually loved messing with him.
Today, it was time to bring her more smiles in return for all the care she had shown him.
She would do!
"You're serious?"
"Pfft, hahaha! With that card pile of yours?"
"Shouldn't we add a little wager to make it more exciting?"
You Wushuang immediately became interested, a sly look appearing on her pretty face.
"Fun is all that matters."
"As long as you're happy, remember to give me a little red flower."
"What are we betting?" You Chen smiled, looking utterly harmless.
"Hehe, #^_^#!"
"Nothing much. We'll bet these card packs. If you win, I'll give them to you for free. If you lose, then—"
Before You Wushuang could finish, You Chen cut in, "If I lose, I pay for them? That works."
You Wushuang immediately laughed and cursed, "Who the hell doesn't think that works? That means you're risking nothing. Nice try. If you lose, you buy them at double price!"
The corner of You Chen's mouth twitched.
"Fine, fine, fine!"
"Just as expected of you. If you went out like this, you'd be eating dust every day—eating G!"
"You're the one being heartless, so don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"You've completely lifted the burden on my conscience."
"Enough talk. Duel!"
You Wushuang took a cheap Duel Disk from beside her and tossed it over.
You Chen did not stand on ceremony. He caught the Duel Disk steadily with both hands. This was from the GX Generation, right? It was already fairly well developed.
Feeling its texture, he had never imagined that he would one day be able to play cards in real life.
Now that it had actually happened, it almost felt unreal.
For a card game fanatic, being able to duel for real in reality was undoubtedly a tremendous happiness. Back when he was a kid, after watching the anime and getting all fired up, he had even cut up cardboard boxes to make a model Duel Disk.
He had played Shadow Duels with his brothers, and whoever lost got flicked in the crotch.
That was enough to show what a Duel Disk meant to a card game fanatic.
You Chen inserted his deck into the Duel Disk.
Their Life Points appeared.
"Huh? Why are there only 4000 LP?"
You Chen blinked, momentarily stunned.
"That can be adjusted. With the decks we have now, do you want to keep dueling until next year with 8000 LP?"
You Wushuang curled her lips impatiently.
"Fine."
Naturally, You Chen did not say anything more.
The two walked out of the convenience store without another word.
The moment people saw a duel happening, more customers gathered around.
Sure enough, this was ultimately a world of card games.
A coin fell from above.
"Heads. You go first."
"For now, the first player can draw a card. But once your duelist level gets higher, you won't be able to, because at higher duelist levels, you can use more summoning methods."
Knowing that her little brother's grades were mediocre, You Wushuang still explained the details clearly during a duel.
"Huh?"
"So you need a high enough duelist level to use summoning methods?" You Chen truly could not understand that.
You Wushuang covered her forehead with a hand and sighed. "Just as I thought! There's a reason your grades are bad."
"Almost everyone knows this rule."
"Even three-year-olds know it."
"Because cards possess power, and Card Spirits exist."
"If your level isn't high enough, it proves your dueling skills are insufficient, so it's difficult to earn the cards' recognition. Forcing their use can cause accidents and may even put your life in danger."
"After all, cards come from the spirits' side."
"If cards had no power, how would we fight against those Shadow Duel armies?"
After hearing that, You Chen finally understood.
So that was how it worked.
However, according to You Chen's understanding,
most Card Spirits were adorable and kind.
Of course, there were evil ones too.
But why would those evil spirits fight against humans?
Forget it. He could not figure it out, so he would think about it later.
"I go first. Draw!"
You Chen drew a card, glanced at his hand, and immediately made his choice.
"Next, bear with it. It might be a little fun." You Chen mainly wanted to give You Wushuang advance notice, so she could prepare herself mentally.
But after he said that, You Wushuang froze. The more she listened, the more wrong that sounded.
This brat's wings had grown in? He dared to tease her?
Emotion Value +220!
You Chen had not expected that he could trigger Emotion Value too.
This was a huge profit!
"I set one monster in face-down Defense Position, then set four cards."
"Four set cards in the back row. Please advise."
You Chen ended his turn decisively.
"Hm? Four set cards right at the start?"
"A Heavy Trap Deck?"
You Wushuang was only in the same grade as You Chen, so she did not know much about decks either.
She simply assumed it was a Heavy Trap Axe King deck.
"But defense cannot win. This is the first lesson your big sister is teaching you today." You Wushuang wore a confident smile as she lectured him, as though she already had him completely under control.
"R-Really?" You Chen scratched the back of his head upon hearing that.
How long had it been since he had heard words this adorable and innocent?
There were actually duelists who believed that defense could not win.
It seemed You Wushuang had yet to receive society's harsh beating.
Then as her little brother, he had a duty to give her that first beating.
Seeing You Chen's foolish expression, You Wushuang could not help sighing.
When would this guy ever amount to anything?
She immediately pinched a card between two fingers and swiftly slapped it onto her Duel Disk.
"I activate the Continuous Spell Card, The Sanctuary in the Sky—Valhalla!"
"Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 Fairy Type monster from your hand. This effect can only be activated and resolved if you control no monsters."
"Sorry, but I'm going straight for the big move!"
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