The players looked at each other in confusion, none of them knowing what just happened.
"I feel... did Youyu-san just fail to bluff?"
"...No way, is it possible for a bigshot with 'You' in their name to fail at bluffing?"
"Maybe it's related to hairstyle? Look at Yuki Judai's normal hairstyle, he doesn't bluff, only divine draws and scripted cards…"
"..."
Youyu coughed, pretending nothing happened.
The spirit of the Dark Magician Girl, destroyed and sent to the graveyard, flew out with an apologetic face: "S-Sorry, Master, I was too useless, my skills weren't enough to resist the Time Magic. If Master was here..."
If the Dark Magician was affected by the Time Wizard's effect, he would directly evolve into Dark Sage.
Youyu helplessly said, "It's fine, don't worry about it, it's not your fault."
Youyu felt that it probably has nothing to do with the strength of the Dark Magician. After all, the Dark Magician is just a Normal Monster. The reason he can resist the Time Wizard's magic is most likely due to the bluffing skills of his master, Muto Yugi, which can't be counted...
In the end, it seems like if you're not the true protagonist, bluffing doesn't work...
"Then I'll continue my turn," Jonouchi continued his play, "Next, I'm going to activate this card... Magic Card, Puzzle!
When this card is activated, the opponent needs to guess the name of the bottom-most Monster Card in my graveyard! If guessed correctly, that monster is banished from the game. If guessed wrong, that monster can be Special Summoned!"
This is also one of Jonouchi's trademark cards, and indeed has Jonouchi's distinct style.
However, Youyu quickly recalled that in the previous turn, before summoning 'Alligator's Sword,' Jonouchi activated the Magic Card 'Graceful Charity,' drawing three cards and discarding two.
Which means, the bottom-most Monster Card in the graveyard should have been thrown in by 'Graceful Charity' during that time.
In this case, theoretically, it should be impossible to guess, as any monster in Jonouchi's deck could be the bottom-most one. Unless you're familiar with the anime, most duelists wouldn't even know what monsters are in his deck.
However...
"Jinzo." Youyu spoke without hesitation.
Jonouchi: "........."
The bottom-most Monster Card in Jonouchi's graveyard popped out of the Duel Disc—it really was Jinzo...
The surrounding NPCs gasped in surprise, and Mazaki Anzu also looked shocked: "How did he know the bottom-most card in Jonouchi's graveyard would be Jinzo?"
Meanwhile, the players erupted in laughter.
"I can't believe it, whenever Jonouchi activates Puzzle, the graveyard locks onto this card."
"God of gambling got played 2333."
"World's law, Jonouchi's Jinzo always sinks to the bottom."
Actually, Youyu was just speaking off the cuff, not expecting to hit the mark. After all, every time Jonouchi summons with this, it's always Jinzo in the anime...
Jonouchi waved his hand: "But even so, I still have the absolute advantage in the field now. The Fiend Megacyber, direct attack!"
The gold-shelled mechanical giant strode powerfully across the empty field, rushing forward to smash a massive fist right at Youyu's face.
"From the hand, discard Kuriboh, activate effect!" Youyu tossed the card into the graveyard, "Reduce battle damage to 0!"
The fluffy Kuriboh appeared, closing its eyes and holding its head, looking like it was bracing for defense.
Kuriboh can even block the attack of the Sky Dragon, indicating that an attack with mere 2200 attack points is completely negligible and can't shake its defense.
"So it's Kuriboh." Jonouchi gritted his teeth, "Then Time Wizard, direct attack!"
Youyu: "..."
Using Time Wizard for an attack, seriously?
Could someone really get greedy over these 500 damage points? No way?
So he just watched as the little, clock-like, old man wobbled over, took a small step in front of Youyu, and with a strained "Hey," jumped up with all his might, swinging the wheel he held with old arms and legs to slam against Youyu's forehead...
...Inflicting a whopping 500 points of massive damage.
[Youyu, LP 4000 → LP 3500]
After hitting, Time Wizard turned round and trotted back. Honestly, watching his actions and his back, Youyu was really worried the old man might throw out his back when he jumped up to hit him...
"Set a card, end the turn."
"My turn, draw." Youyu glanced at the drawn card and, without hesitation, activated it: "I activate Pot of Greed, drawing two cards from my deck."
Then Youyu drew the same card as Jonouchi: "Then I'll also activate the Magic Card, Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and discarding two.
Next, I'll activate the effect of this monster... 'Magicians' Souls!'"
Youyu revealed a card from his hand, it was an Effect Monster Card, with a card image featuring the blue-colored Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl's silhouettes.
"Magicians' Souls?" Jonouchi admitted that this was entering his knowledge blind spot, "Another card I haven't heard of!"
"The effect of this card allows you to send a Level 6 or higher Spellcaster-Type monster from the deck to the graveyard to activate. Send this card itself to the graveyard, then select one 'Dark Magician' or 'Dark Magician Girl' from the graveyard for a special summon!"
Youyu drew from his deck and picked out the Dark Magician card: "Through the effect of Magicians' Souls, I send the Dark Magician from the deck to the graveyard, then send Magicians' Souls from my hand to the graveyard to revive the Dark Magician from the graveyard!"
Youyu sent Magicians' Souls to the graveyard, and the Dark Magician emerged from the graveyard.
A blood-red mist filled the air, opening a dark vortex on the ground, like an entrance to the Netherworld. A red phantom rose from the swirling vortex. The robed mage stood with arms crossed, gripping a green Magic Staff, surrounded by transparent magic power swirling like a storm.
[Dark Magician, Attack Power 2500]
Jonouchi instinctively took half a step back, gritting his teeth, "Ugh... he casually summoned the Dark Magician, Yugi's ace monster..."
"Battle!" Youyu declared, entering the Battle Phase, "Dark Magician, attack the Time Wizard!"
"Oh no!" Grandpa Sugoroku, observing from the side, began to worry for Jonouchi, "Time Wizard is in attack position with only 500 attack power. If Dark Magician's attack goes through..."
"Jonouchi will lose directly!" Anzu also started to worry, "Jonouchi!"
"Hehe, I predicted this!" Jonouchi shouted, "Open the Set Card, Quick-Play Magic - Skull Dice!" (anime effect)
A tiny imp appeared, holding a large blood-red die, giggling mischievously, and released the die, letting it fall.
"This card allows you to roll a die, and based on the result, the attack power of all monsters on your opponent's field is reduced by a multiple of the rolled number until the end of the turn!" (anime effect)
Indeed, it's a reduction based on a multiple.
The physical card Skull Dice can only decrease the opponent's monster's attack power by the rolled dice number x 100 points... here it truly shows that anime cards are monstrous.
And given the vast difference in luck between Jonouchi and Youyu, there's no need to say more...
The die stopped rolling.
"Hahaha! The result of the roll is a 6!" Jonouchi was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot, "Therefore the Dark Magician's attack power is reduced to one-sixth of the original!"
Youyu: "..."
The onlooking players all found it unbearable to watch.
"Wow, no wonder they call him the God of Gamblers. A casual throw results in a 6."
"Moreover, the effect of the anime card is too crazy. Except for rolling a 1, this die at least cuts the opponent's attack power in half..."
"Speaking of which, isn't Youyu's luck a bit too bleak? How does the opponent toss a 6 so easily?"
"Youyu's luck... must be on par with someone who hasn't reached the finish line in Ludo while everyone else has..."
[Dark Magician, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 416]
The poor Dark Magician rapidly shrank due to Skull Dice's effect, and its size instantly became comparable to the pint-sized Time Wizard.
Its attack power was even slightly lower than Time Wizard's 500 attack points.
Among everyone present, perhaps only Youyu remained the calmest about this outcome.
After all... it was expected, and within reason.
African people have the self-awareness of Africans.
But—it doesn't matter!
"Time Wizard, counterattack!" Jonouchi shouted, "Return the Dark Magician's attack!"
Time Wizard hoisted its Time Wheel with a grunt, raising it above its head, ready to swing it at the Dark Magician.
If successful, this would be the peak of his life!
However, as the Time Wheel and the shrunken Magic Staff of Dark Magician clashed in mid-air, a massive amount of blue electricity burst between them. Both figures trembled, as if repelled by some unknown force, and bounced off each other.
"What?" Jonouchi was surprised, "Why wasn't the Dark Magician destroyed?"
Youyu smiled, and a card bounced out from the graveyard.
"I activated the monster effect of the card I used in 'Graceful Charity' and sent to the graveyard," he said, "'Electromagnetic Turtle'. While this card is in the graveyard, it can attach identical electrodes to both monsters, forcibly ending the Battle Phase at any point." (anime effect)
A crowd of players started buzzing again.
"Divine Card! This True God Card!"
"Wow, the original graveyard pit! How does Youyu have everything?"
"Hand Pit Kuriboh, Grave Pit Electromagnetic Turtle... did he steal the King's deck or something?"
Though it was first used in the DM anime by Yugi, Electromagnetic Turtle took nearly twenty years to be released as a physical card, not coming out until 2014.
Jonouchi was annoyed: "Damn, I just needed a little more."
"Then I'll set three cards, end my turn," Youyu said, placing three Set Cards on the field, "and at the end phase, the effect of Skull Dice disappears, restoring the Dark Magician's attack power."
[Dark Magician, Attack Power 416 → Attack Power 2500]