I Was Summoned to the Duel Monster World

003. The First Duel

Among the scenes of the anime filled with madness called dueling, there was a setting that I couldn’t accept.

It was what happened when the villain who had the power of hypnosis used it on the heroine.

After successfully hypnotizing her, the only thing he did was to steal her deck.

As I watched that scene, I had only one thought in my mind.

Why?

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If you have the dream ability of hypnosis, you should go after heroines instead of card decks!

Honestly, I know that it’s pathetic to have such a complaint in a teenage animation.

But honestly, if you have the ability of hypnosis, wouldn’t nine out of ten people think the same as me?

No matter how important duels are for a duelist, it’s natural to have a desire to love a beautiful woman.

It’s just that reality was not so easy, apart from the heart.

Duels were the only thing I was good at, and women were like dreams to an assa who didn’t even have the courage to approach them.

“Anyway, you’re saying you’ll accept my offer, right?”

“Of course!!”

But this place is different.

A world where duels are everything!

A world where you can get close to women if you’re good at duels!

A world where the pretty girls who could only be seen in pictures are alive and breathing!

How beautiful is this world?

“Then shall we make a contract right away?”

“Yes!”

Even if some unfavorable conditions were attached to me, I was willing to accept them at this moment.

So I asked Anubis to bring me a contract and a pen before I changed my mind, but strangely enough, she tilted her head.

As if she didn’t know what I was talking about.

“Why are you like that? Did you lose your mind to make a contract?”

“Of course not.”

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“Then you should bring me the contract and a pen. Or are you saying that we have to sign with blood because there is no contract or pen?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

“Then why are you looking at me so strangely?”

“Because you said you want to make a contract without a duel.”

“Ah….”

I momentarily forgot.

The place I was in was also a world that was obsessed with duels like in an animation.

A world where everything is decided by duels, it was natural to settle contracts by duels too.

“I understand. By the way, how does a contract by duel work?”

“It’s simple. The winner is the superior, the loser is the inferior. The superior can freely set one condition they want in the contract.”

It was very simple but also profound.

In other words, it meant that you were screwed if you lost.

The winner could make the loser their slave and they couldn’t complain.

Was this a dark duel or something?

“So, are you going to do it?”

“Sure, let’s try it once.”

How could I resist a dark duel?

“Then let’s start the duel right away….!”

“Wait, hold on!”

“Why?”

“To duel, you need a deck first, but I don’t have a single deck right now!”

“Ah, now that you mention it, that’s true?”

Anubis, scratching the back of his head and smiling awkwardly.

He was so naive that I doubted if he was really a god.

“So can you lend me a deck first? I don’t care if it’s a trinity deck or something.”

“……You want to use a trinity deck?”

“I have no choice. I don’t have a deck to use right now.”

“Are you sure? If you win with a trinity deck, you have to use a trinity deck forever.”

“What? Why?”

“How do you think it will be if you beat me, a member of the trinity, with a trinity deck? Of course, you will take my place. If you become a trinity authority, you have to use only a trinity deck.”

“Uh, now that you say it, that makes sense……”

Leaving aside Anubis’ reason, I realized that I had made another mistake.

The idea of dueling Anubis with a trinity deck was wrong from the start.

It was like challenging a 30-year-old traditional noodle shop owner to a noodle contest.

No matter how I thought about it, it was a rude act.

It wouldn’t be strange if he cursed me for being disrespectful right now, but fortunately, Anubis didn’t seem to care much.

“Then what should I do? I don’t have a deck.”

“I can’t help it. I can’t lend you a deck, but I’ll lend you some DP.”

“DP? What’s DP?”

“Duel Points!”

So what is that? You have to explain it in detail, not just the name.

As he looked at Anubis with a dissatisfied gaze, she hurriedly opened her mouth.

“It’s the currency used in this world.”

“I see. So what is the interest rate? You said you would lend me some, but if there is an unreasonable interest, I don’t care about the contract or anything.”

“Don’t worry! How can I charge you interest when I’m asking you for a favor?”

To be honest, he had never heard of repaying the beginner support, let alone interest. Who would want to do it if there was interest?

Frankly speaking, if this world was not my ideal place, I would have quit a long time ago.

“I just sent you 100,000 DP! Check it out.”

“How do I check it?”

“Just shout ‘menu open’.”

“Menu open….”

He felt a bit embarrassed to say something like a web novel’s status window.

But he had some longing, so he whispered cautiously and a hologram screen appeared in front of him.

[Profile]

[Deck List]

[Deck Edit]

[Quest]

[Shop]

A menu divided into five categories.

He reached out his hand to the screen and pressed [Profile] first.

Then, a new pop-up window appeared with my picture and my brilliant achievements written on it.

Unfortunately, there was no RPG-like stat, but all the records of the duels I had done so far were recorded.

＜12846 matches 8193 wins 141 draws 4512 losses＞

Did I put my life into dueling?

Just like people don’t count the number of breads they have eaten so far, I didn’t count the number of duels I had done either.

But now that I know, I feel nostalgic. And at the same time, I realized how crazy I was about dueling.

“Did you check it?”

“Just a moment!”

I closed the profile window and clicked on [Shop] this time.

As soon as I entered the shop window, familiar cards came into my eyes.

And then my eyes turned to the number written on the top.

100,000DP. The amount that Anubis had told me was exactly there.

“It came in just right.”

“Then you can make your deck with that point!”

The profile page was not game-like, but the shop page was like a game.

I saw boost packs and various kinds of cards that were sold individually, and many other things.

“Cup noodles? Camcorder? What is this?”

“I forgot to tell you. You can buy not only the things from the world you lived in, but also the ticket to go back to your world at the shop!”

“No, what kind of shop sells that? What! Really?”

I pressed Etc and there was a ticket-shaped product as Anubis had said.

The price was a whopping 100 million DP. It was an outrageous price.

The only advantage was that it was not one-way, but round-trip.

But even if it was one-way and 50% cheaper, it was still a price that I couldn’t afford.

“So, what I’m saying is, if you want to go back to the original world, I’d appreciate it if you could buy that ticket and use it.”

“That’s 1000 times the DP you lent me, you know?”

“It’s, it’s okay! If you do a duel, you’ll be able to collect DP quickly! Maybe….”

Quickly? Or not at all?

I wanted to question Anubis, who was mumbling his last words, but I didn’t know anything, so I couldn’t say anything.

As soon as the duel with Anubis was over, I had to check the DP that came in.

“But for now, we have to make a deck first!”

“That’s true.”

I turned my eyes back to the store page and looked at the price ranges of the cards.

I was worried if I could make a decent deck with the expensive price of the ticket.

Fortunately, the basic structure deck was priced at 30,000 DP, so I could somehow make a deck.

‘I have to add some flesh to the structure deck.’

The structure deck was not perfect, but the contents were solid.

So when I didn’t have a deck, it was a safe choice to buy a structure deck and put in some essential cards.

‘But the prices of the high-value cards are all weird!’

The prices of the cards that were essential for every deck were absurdly high.

From the Patrap theme ‘Strange Girl’ series to ‘Breeding Bugs’, ‘Endless Bubbles’ and other essential cards, they were more expensive than the structure deck.

Not only that, but the three trap cards that were called the ‘unconscionable trio’ – ‘Skill Drain’, ‘Royal Decree’, and ‘Dimensional Fissure’ – were also very expensive.

In short, the cards that had strong impact were all unaffordable.

‘I’m screwed…!’

Could I win with just a structure deck?

I couldn’t confidently claim that I could win against the three divine beasts deck, which was commonly called a romance.

I wanted to win my first duel in this world as much as possible.

But with the deck I was planning right now, there was a high chance of failure if I got a bad hand.

‘Should I trust my luck and buy…’

There was also a way to buy packs with the money left after buying a structure deck and hope for the essential cards to appear.

But in the end, this option was not certain either, so I couldn’t easily decide.

If I bought them and opened them all and failed, the duels ahead would be harder.

As always, gacha was the path to ruin.

“Are we there yet?”

“Please wait a little longer!!”

“S-sorry……”

In the face of a critical situation, I unknowingly snapped at Anubis.

It was not long after I regretted it that I did another disrespectful thing.

But to me right now, adjusting my deck was more important than pleasing Anubis.

It was a task that required carefulness. I quickly scanned the store page.

I rolled my eyes without rest to find cards that were cheap and effective. Then.

“Huh?”

My gaze stopped at a certain card.

A monster card that I had never seen before. But the effect that the monster had was shocking.

‘Was there such a card?’

I checked the detailed information, but it was a card that I did not remember.

The card effect was good, the illustration was pretty, and the price was reasonable. It felt like a perfect card.

The only drawback was that the summoning condition was somewhat tricky, but it was not impossible to summon.

‘Good, I’ll bet everything on this card!’

I boldly gave up on buying a structure deck and instead bought all the cards that I needed to summon the monster card that I had noticed.

Except for the necessary cards, the remaining slots were filled with cards that could be called card bundles, but it was okay.

As long as I could summon it on the first turn, I could surely beat a romance deck.

“I’m sorry. Did you wait long?”

“It’s okay, but did you finish your deck?”

“It’s not perfect, but I made the best deck that I could with 100,000DP.”

“I’m already excited! Then, shall we duel right away?”

“Sure.”

You have to go through trial and error with any deck.

““Duel!!””

As soon as I declared the start of the duel, the scenery in front of me naturally changed.

A duel field zone appeared between me and Anubis, and on my right side was my deck, and on my left side was my extra deck.

And before I knew it, I had five cards in my hand.

“Since it’s your first time, I’ll give you the first turn as a special favor.”

“Are you sure you’re okay with that?”

“It doesn’t matter to me if you go second. But just remember this. The outcome of this duel will determine who has the upper hand in the contract, so do your best!”

“Then I won’t refuse and take the first turn!”

It was possible.

That was the thought that came to me after seeing the five cards I drew for the first time.

Even if the opponent had a trap card in their hand, I could still make a move with this hand.

It was a perfect hand!

“I’ll start by activating Continuous Summon from my hand!”

[Continuous Summon]

Normal Magic

This turn, you can normal summon twice.

I threw the magic card from my hand onto the field.

The card flashed and shone, but soon it was sent to the graveyard.

Did the effect activate properly?

It was my first time dueling in this world, so everything was unfamiliar.

First of all, I had to check if the card effect worked as intended, so I picked up two monster cards from my hand.

“Next, using the effect of Continuous Summon, I summon ‘Goblin Knight Squad’ and ‘Orc Giant’!”

As I threw the monster cards onto the field, they emitted the same light as the magic card.

However, unlike magic cards, monster cards did not go to the graveyard but stayed on the field.

And not long after, monsters that matched their names sprang out from the front of the cards.

Goblins in armor who walked out in sync with each other and a giant orc who was scratching his back with a bone instead of a backscratcher.

I was amazed by the lively visuals and actions.

“Wow…!!”

Although they were not very good-looking, I felt sweet that the monsters I summoned were alive and breathing.

I felt like I really came to another world.

“You have a deck composed of high-attack monsters? Is your strategy to pressure me with high damage?”

The attack of the Goblin Knight Squad was 2200. The Orc Giant also had an attack of 2200.

They had high damage for monsters that could be summoned without tribute, but they had the effect of switching to defense mode after attacking.

Of course, the effect didn’t matter. The important thing was that the two monsters I summoned were effect monsters.

“On the field, I use ‘Goblin Knight Squad’ and ‘Orc Giant’ as materials to fusion summon ‘Alien Plant Cetopsis Salamosa’ from my extra deck!”

As I declared the special summon, the bodies of the monsters on the field turned into spheres of light.

The spheres soon jumped into the air and merged into one, giving birth to a new monster.

The new monster that appeared was a carnivorous plant that moved like a snake.

It looked small and weak compared to the 2200 monsters.

That’s why Anubis, who was on the opposite side of me, looked bewildered.

He couldn’t understand why I summoned such a frail monster with 2200 monsters.

But this guy was the most expensive card in my deck.

[Alien Plant Cetopsis Salamosa]

Fusion Material: 2 / Attribute: Dark / Type: Plant

ATK / DEF: 300 / 200

Summoning Condition: 2 Effect Monsters

This card name’s effect can only be used once per turn.

(1): Pay half of your Life and send 1 “Fusion” Normal / Quick-Play Spell Card from your Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect. This effect becomes the same as the effect of that Spell Card when activated. After this effect’s activation, you cannot Special Summon monsters until the end of the turn.

A monster with a mediocre appearance and attack power, but a groundbreaking effect.

The moment I successfully summon this monster and its effect goes through without a hitch. My victory is decided.

“I activate the effect of ‘Alien Plant Ketopsis Salamosa’! I send the Spell Card ‘Designated Fusion’ from my Deck to the Graveyard to activate the effect of Designated Fusion!”

A card in my Deck flew out and appeared in front of me.

A huge Spell Card unfolded.

Its effect was as follows.

[Designated Fusion]

Normal Spell

You can only activate 1 card with this card name per turn.

From your hand / Deck, excluding the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Fusion Monster Card, Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck that lists the excluded monster as a Fusion Material. The monster Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed and banished during the next turn’s End Phase. After this card’s activation, you cannot Special Summon monsters until the end of the turn.

“I exclude the Level 6 Fire Attribute Winged Beast ‘Ascending Phoenix’ and the Dark Attribute ‘Dark Slime’ from my Deck to Fusion Summon!”

Similarly, 2 cards from my Deck came out in spherical form and stood side by side in front of me.

The spheres created this time were sucked into the vortex created by Designated Fusion.

As time passed, the vortex that swallowed the spheres began to spit out dark red flames.

The black flames that spewed out spun around the field and quickly developed into a storm of fire.

“Come out!”

The overwhelming storm that was showing off its might subsided as soon as I shouted.

Soon, a new monster revealed its majesty in the wavering sky.

“Corrupted Divine Bird Phineas!”

A woman who landed softly with crimson flames gathered under her feet.

Jet-black wings like the starry night sky. Crimson hair that reached down to her waist fluttered, and her snow-white skin sparkled like a light in the darkness.

Finally, her ruby-red eyes that seemed to have embedded crystals were captivating enough to ignite a fire in a man’s heart.

She was like a fallen angel who descended to the earth, but sadly, she was neither an angel nor a fallen angel.

The phoenix, the origin of fire and the beginning of life, also known as Phineas in the Western world, was a divine beast that had beautifully corrupted.

[Corrupted Divine Bird Phineas]

Level: 8 / Attribute: Fire, Dark (炎,暗) / Race: Flying Beast

Attack / Defense: 2800 / 2400

A level 6 or higher fire attribute flying beast monster ＋ a dark attribute monster

The effects ⑴, ⑵, and ⑶ of this card name can only be used once per turn each.

⑴: You can activate this during your / your opponent’s turn. Choose one card from your field other than this card and one card from the field and destroy them. During the next turn’s standby phase, you can choose one card destroyed by this effect and bring it to your field.

⑵: You can activate this when this card is in a situation where it will be destroyed by an attack / effect. By destroying one card on your field, it becomes immune until the end of the turn.

⑶: You can activate this by discarding your entire hand. You can special summon this card from the graveyard in attack position.

*Immune: It cannot be targeted by effects and cannot be destroyed.

“Hey!! Stop using such a cheat card!!!”

I won.