This World is Too Chaotic

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Also known as: King of Card Games, King of Card Disadvantage, King of Improvised Rules, King of Yaoi.

Due to the plot of the animated series and later issues with the differing rules and card effects in the physical card game, it has acquired various nicknames. But its essence is clear: playing cards.

No matter what you do, it always comes back to playing cards. This has virtually replaced all sword fighting and fisticuffs, becoming the world's main form of entertainment and combat.

It might be a little hard to believe, but in this world, police officers carry Duel Disks and cards instead of firearms.

When street thugs threaten to brawl, they don't grab bricks or wooden sticks for a group fight; they pull out their Duel Disks and start playing cards.

So, if you transmigrated into a world like this, you'd probably feel pretty safe, right?

But things aren't that simple.

As everyone knows, Yu-Gi-Oh! is a classic "high-magic world." All sorts of demons and monsters can pop up and cause trouble under the guise of Shadow Games.

Things like 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, sources of darkness, and great evil gods from the underworld. Later animated spin-offs even included the Emerald Tablet, overused in fantasy novels, and things like dimensional crises and cosmic conflicts between light and darkness.

Leaving aside the stories hinted at by the fierce-looking card art, just what's shown in the anime alone could destroy the world in minutes.

—Of course, if that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.

As everyone knows, there are 'protagonists' in anime, and the protagonists of Yu-Gi-Oh! are far from normal.

For example:

The first Pharaoh was inherently tied to ancient Egyptian dark magic and mystical powers, and Shadow Games came naturally to him.

Jaden Yuki from GX might seem ordinary, but putting aside his reincarnation as the Supreme King, he was also a genius alchemist who could create the Philosopher's Stone and inherit the Emerald Book at 15. In a fantasy setting, he would be a prodigy seen once in a millennium.

It's like they say, "When the sky falls, the tall ones bear the brunt." As an anime mostly aimed at teenagers, almost all crises in this world are resolved by powerful protagonists.

If you don't have the urge to forcefully intervene and do something big, finding a place to hide until everything is over isn't a bad way to ensure your survival.

However, there's a prerequisite for doing this—you must genuinely be an insignificant passerby.

Yu Ming didn't know if he was, nor did he know if his original body was, but at least now, he wasn't anymore.

"Millennium Items..."

Staring at the seemingly shimmering, profound artifact, Yu Ming's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"I should have realized it earlier. I should have recognized that guy's identity immediately."

Shadi—full name Shadi Shin. His apparent identity is that of another Tomb Keeper, responsible for guarding three Millennium Items. Yet, the movie later revealed some ridiculous identity as a dimensional traveler.

But those things aren't important. What's important is that, setting aside the original anime's filler, he was the one who drove the main plot.

Maximillion Pegasus, the Father of Duel Monsters, was forcibly given the Millennium Eye by him, making card games popular worldwide. Marik, the King of Facial Expressions, began to hate the Pharaoh after hearing Shadi's riddles.

And even after Shadi completely disappeared, the children he adopted, who called themselves 'Plana,' nearly caused a massive problem.

One could say that, from a certain perspective, he is the quintessential source of all evil.

And now, this very person has handed him the Millennium Scale, which should have been his to possess.

So, what does this mean?

Scene One:

"I sacrifice two divine beings to unleash the wrath of Obelisk!"

Scene Two:

"This is the only combo in my deck that can defeat you, Dimension Triangle Pyramid!"

Recalling the heroic figures of those two in the anime, Yu Ming couldn't help but shiver.

Don't ask why he must be an enemy of the protagonist; it's just how things are when you're involved with Shadi.

Haven't you seen what Aigami, who claimed to enter a higher dimension, turned into? And the Tomb Keepers, who bore the 'mission' he spoke of, had their minds twisted.

So, the question is, what exactly is this 'saving the world' he's talking about?

"It probably has nothing to do with me anyway."

After some thought, he came to this conclusion.

After all, the timeline is pretty much clear now. There are only so many world-level crises in the original series.

Doma is one; if we consider the anime's progression, then the Ultimate RPG unleashed by Dark Bakura is another. And even if both are included, they can still be resolved by the protagonist, Little Yugi.

So, what he needs to do next is very simple.

"Just send this thing to Pharaoh Yami and Little Yugi."

But before that...

Bang

"Ahhh! Save me! Quick, save me!"

Crunch

Wailing, sobbing, chewing.

All sorts of sounds echoed from just beyond the wall, sending shivers down Yu Ming's spine.

To be honest, he still didn't know where he was.

Was it a primitive cave? An underground labyrinth?

Or was it the hidden base of some mysterious cult?

Whatever it was, one conclusion was certain.

"I need to find a way to get out of this godforsaken place."

However, that didn't mean he had to act immediately.

To deal with any potential crises, he needed to be fully prepared.

And the first thing was related to his personal safety!

"Weapons..."

Sorting through his current limited thoughts, Yu Ming looked at the deck of cards and Duel Disk in his hands.

In the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, weapons weren't knives, guns, axes, or swords, much less firearms or cannons. They were the seemingly ordinary little cards in his hand.

"First, let's test the most basic things."

He casually slapped a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Axe of Despair."

Light and shadow flashed, and a battle-axe that seemed to cackle appeared in his hand.

Its heavy weight proved it wasn't merely a projection; it felt like something truly real.

Then...

"Zera."

Though not summoned through a proper procedure, a monstrous creature, massive and almost bursting through the roof, also appeared.

"Good... I don't know if it's a function of the Duel Disk or my own ability, but at least I can materialize cards."

With that, things became much simpler.

"Next, I need to consider deck construction."

As everyone knew, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, dueling decided everything, so he needed to build his own deck.

"Alright, let's see what Shadi left me."

He casually flipped through the other cards.

"Amulet of Usurpation, Advanced Ritual Art, Hyper Magic Sword of Raptinus..."

However, after looking through them one by one, he felt like he was losing his composure.

"Shadi, what kind of stuff did you leave me? How can 60 cards not even have a single monster card... Oh, wait, there is one."

Staring at the Zera still on the Duel Disk, Yu Ming fell into a strange contemplation.

He suddenly realized something—excluding the Ritual Spell, these cards looked like the armor and weapons he had seen before. The card art was exactly the same.

"So Shadi, you're really that stingy, huh? Can't you leave me some monsters I can Normal Summon? If you don't even leave me Tributes, how am I supposed to summon Ritual Monsters?"

Oh, right, he didn't duel in the story, did he?

Well, never mind then!

"Someday, I'm going to launch your mom into outer space..."

"Please, please let me go... Ahhh!!"

Crack

Squish

"..."

Although Yu Ming wanted to curse a bit more, the sound of something chewing bones and flesh from outside the door made him shut up early.

He tiptoed to the edge of the rubble pile and peered through the blocked gaps. He could only see a robust figure.

Along with a foul smell, a rotting, flesh-like monster was crawling on the ground, tearing at fragmented limbs.

Gulp

A broken skull rolled towards him, and Yu Ming found himself staring into its ghastly, unblinking face.

"..."

He quietly left, then returned to his seat.

"Building a deck is more important."

However, even though he said that, with only the items he had, trying to build a decent deck was like wishful thinking.

Unless he could find other sources of cards... but could he find them?

The answer was obvious:

Absolutely!

"Easily!"

As a transmigrator, he still had a trump card up his sleeve.

No matter what predicament he faced, he could always turn the situation around.

It was called…

"System."

Ding-dong

He put down the pile of Equip Spell Cards in his hand. The moment that world-shaking word left his lips, a wonderful prompt officially appeared before his eyes.

Dear Host, welcome back.

Right, that's more like it.

Since transmigration had already happened, there was no reason to ignore that strange dream.

It doesn't matter that Shadi, that son of a bitch, screwed me over; I have a System too!

But before he could be happy for long, the words appearing before him made the corners of his mouth gradually stiffen.

This year marks the tenth year you've journeyed with this System.

"Huh?"

How many years did you say?

For ten years, through wind and rain, your annual report has been generated. Please check it.

"?"

Do you even know what you're saying?