The duel ended, and Jonouchi rubbed the back of his head, sheepishly walking towards Lyuzakii.
Ever since becoming a "Legendary Duelist" in the true sense, he hadn't felt this awkward in a long time.
Perhaps only proposing would be more embarrassing than this.
He reached out his hand towards Lyuzakii, who shook his head, raised it up, and grasped Jonouchi's hand, getting pulled up with his help.
Finally, after many years, the two did not part ways, but tightly held each other's hands.
"Next time, I'll definitely win against you!"
"Hahaha— too naive, Lyuzakii, there's a whole 10-year gap between you and me now!"
"Hmph...." Lyuzakii refused to back down, "Dimension travel makes Duelists grow faster than before; I will catch up, just wait!"
Jonouchi and Lyuzakii gazed at each other for a long time, finally saying, "Ah, I'll be waiting—"
He knows that Kaiba will host a future cross-dimensional tournament, the KC Cup, where the strongest from all humanity and spirits can participate. Although he and Kaiba don't get along well, he knows that Kaiba will surely invite him.
He looks forward to it, anticipating Lyuzakii on the real stage, dueling him with beloved cards once again.
After a sentimental reunion of one or two minutes, Jonouchi loudly called out to Lyuzakii, pulling him along to call Grandpa Sugoroku "Master" and then heading into the card shop. Although the duelists nearby wanted to approach Jonouchi for introductions, seeing them enter the card shop made it impossible for them to do so.
A few duelists stayed behind, hoping to wait until Jonouchi came out. Meanwhile, the majority, who had their own jobs and dimensions to explore, quickly left after reminiscing about the "legendary" duel.
Grandpa Muto Sugoroku's card shop looked much like Tenjo Hikari remembered, with display cabinets, card packs, and many peculiar collectibles.
When he was young, Grandpa Muto Sugoroku was a super gambler, dubbed by later generations as the "Legendary Gambler," with even cards made in his likeness. After that, he transitioned to an adventurer and collector, becoming a world-class top collector.
As a duelist, Grandpa Muto Sugoroku was not one who pursued power in dueling but rather loved collecting all sorts of strange cards, feeling satisfied with himself in doing so—he was the only one in the original work who, relying on his luck, managed to collect all five pieces of [Dark Great Mage Exodia].
Aside from that, he also collected many quirky cards, such as gathering two Rock Tokens and then collecting the three cards of the "Ancient" series, allowing only then to special summon the "Ancient Dragon."
Although this Ancient Dragon's ATK and effect were humorous, he didn't mind, as long as he could flaunt his card collection in front of old friends.
Simply put, he was the kind of person who, in Tenjo Hikari's previous life experience with various duel software ladders, assembled those decks that could achieve very cool effects but succeeded only once out of a hundred times.
Although the win rate was poor, the victory was spectacular.
Perhaps under Grandpa Muto Sugoroku's influence, the current Jonouchi seemed to have a collecting habit too. After reconnecting with Lyuzakii, he found nothing much left to talk about, then took out the card he had planned to use but found Lyuzakii had "advanced" and therefore did not use it.
"Ding ding—The Legendary Fisherman, Second Gen, Third Gen! Look at this; this third-generation card can directly banish all the opponent's Monster Cards, and it won't be destroyed by battle or effects, unaffected by Magic and Trap Cards! If I use this, how will you counter?"
"And this Metamorphosed Insect Queen—"
"Forget that one; I've seen it before."
"Ugh, how about this then! Don't be surprised—"
"Heh, what's surprising about it..."
As they talked, Lyuzakii suddenly froze.
Because Jonouchi pulled out a card he hadn't expected!
Serpent Night Dragon!
Jonouchi chuckled twice, pushing the card to Lyuzakii.
Lyuzakii picked up the card, somewhat stunned.
This card...
"The card you lost to Esper Roba." Jonouchi rested his elbows on the back of the chair and leaned back, saying, "Dimension travel is too dangerous, take this."
An evolved version of Serpent Night Dragon?
Lyuzakii hadn't thought Jonouchi would have even prepared this before their meeting.
"Heh, if you lose because of this, don't regret it!" Although he had already connected with the spirits of Jurrac and even received an invitation, seemingly able to go to something called [DT Spirit World], he was determined to delve into Synchro Summoning in the future, yet he still loved the Serpent Night Dragon card dearly.
Jonouchi casually waved his hand.
Then he rummaged from his pocket and took out another card, placing it in front of Tenjo Hikari.
Tenjo Hikari was stunned.
I have a share too?
He looked at the card and was taken aback.
Salamandra, the Flying Flame Dragon!
The Support Card for the Flame Swordsman! It can be activated if sent to the Graveyard. You can directly add 1 [Salamandra] Spell·Trap Card from the Deck to your hand!
The former can directly fetch [Salamandra Fusion], while the latter can obtain [Salamandra with Chain]!
Both are cards that Tenjo Hikari owned but found difficult to search!