Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 343 The sure way to win

"Enough talk, I'll win soon!"

"Then let's continue this tense and exciting game," Di Xing said with a smile, but there was no trace of tension on his face.

This made Du Shuqiang extremely nervous, but he had no way out; he firmly believed he could win the match.

"I initiate a synchronization disengagement."

And so, the wireless loop started again.

Du Shuqiang could only sit in front of the slot machine, inserting coins and pulling the lever again and again.

His male escorts and bodyguards kept bringing in gold coins, which he poured into the machine like flowing water.

"Du Shuqiang, you're just like those stupid women you're talking about, throwing so much money into something so unrealistic."

"Bullshit! I'm not like them. I can definitely win this game. That's called investing!"

"Really? Did you also lie to those women, saying that you would marry them if they 'invested' a certain amount of money in you?"

"So what if they are? They're stupid, they deserve to be fooled by me."

"If that's how it is," Di Xing smiled, "you deserve to have all your gold coins swallowed by this machine."

"Nonsense! I definitely have a chance of winning, and I'm about to win!"

"Really? Then let's continue."

And so, the endless loop continued. On the 94th time, Du Shuqiang nearly broke the lever of the slot machine, and the third roulette wheel spun so fast it was almost sparking.

"Damn it! Damn it! Why can't I get it yet?"

"Big brother, the shop's gold coins are almost gone!"

"What!?"

Sure enough, Di Xing smiled smugly. Before the gambling game began, he had already asked Ai Xiao to investigate the financial reserves of this male escort and gambling den.

As the largest casino on the fourth floor of the Leppard family estate, First Takamagahara boasts an astonishing gold coin reserve of over 15,000 coins. Adding the money circulating within the casino and donations from customers, Du Shuqiang is estimated to be able to contribute around 20,000 coins.

However, the stake for this gamble has already reached 1 coins, meaning Du Shuqiang is about to reach his limit.

"Damn it, where are those stupid women? Didn't they keep donating money?"

"It seems like they're out of money too."

"Damn it, they can definitely squeeze more money out of them," Du Shuqiang said irritably, turning the speakerphone back on.

"Princesses, please save Du Shuqiang! I'm truly at my wit's end. Please focus all your strength on me. I will definitely defeat this invader and protect our beloved haven—First Takamagahara. Afterward, I will repay all the money you lent me!"

However, the female customers in the audience all looked embarrassed; they had already donated almost everything they had.

"Tsk!" Du Shuqiang clicked his tongue in annoyance as he watched them secretly getting impatient, then immediately adopted a pitiful expression and continued speaking into the loudspeaker.

"If everyone helps me get through this difficult time, I can spend an exciting and unforgettable night with each of you. Also, if any princess's donation plays a decisive role in my battle, I can resign as manager and become your property in the near future!"

The crowd erupted in cheers, and many donated what little money they had left.

However, these people were not particularly wealthy to begin with, and even if they pooled all their money together, they could only barely scrape together another 100 gold coins.

"Tch, what a bunch of penniless bastards," Du Shuqiang irritably inserted his last 100 gold coins into the machine, but this time the result was the Bone Dice Ghoul Gang.

"Bastard!" Du Shuqiang roared in despair.

He couldn't hold back any longer and yelled into the loudspeaker, "You bunch of poor bastards, hurry up and find a way to raise the money for me! Sell your bodies or take out a loan, whatever! Hurry up and get the money to me!"

"Mr. Du... Mr. Du Shuqiang, what are you saying?" The female customers below the stage were terrified, staring incredulously at the deranged Du Shuqiang on stage.

“This is his true nature,” Opal said calmly. “He’s just a profit-driven person; you’ve all been deceived by him.”

"No, no, Du Shuqiang really loves me!" A woman couldn't believe it. She covered her face, knelt on the ground, and wept bitterly.

"Really love you? Look at your short, stocky build, how could I possibly love you?! All the gigolos here only love your money!"

"You bunch of idiots who can't even recognize yourselves! You're all ugly as freaks, yet you expect to meet a handsome, gentle, and interesting man? How is that possible? You deserve to be fooled!"

However, Red, a host in Akihabara, went over and helped the crying woman up. "My lady, the floor is cold now. You'll catch a cold if you kneel on it like this."

"Waaah, I knew there were kind male escorts out there! From now on, I'll only go to your place!"

“No, what Du Shuqiang said wasn’t actually wrong,” Red shook his head with a wry smile.

Opal continued, "We male escorts are in the service industry. You pay, and I provide you with emotional value, but it's all a dream, which is why we're called Autumn Night Plain. Once the night ends, all this dream will vanish into nothingness, so please don't mistake this dreamlike night for reality, but..."

Opal glared angrily at Du Shuqiang on the stage. "You're the one who broke the rules, Du Shuqiang! Being a male escort is supposed to be a service, but you've used your position to invade other people's lives, defrauding them of their money and their future! Sure, they might be a bit naive, but the one who's truly guilty is you, the one who defrauded them!"

Wow, Opal's got some eloquence! He said everything I wanted to say! With his mouthpiece ready, Di Xing nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at Shi Xun and saw him admiring Opal. Di Xing couldn't help but smile like a proud aunt.

"Bullshit! With your outdated and corrupt thinking, how could we possibly turn our lives around? We'd be stuck as gigolos, bowing and scraping our heads until we're old and lose our looks, unable to do this anymore, and then we'd just have to crawl back into that garbage dump and eke out a living. I absolutely don't want that! I want to be a superior person!"

"Aren't you also betting your entire fortune on an unrealistic dream?" Di Xing stabbed him in the heart with a fatal blow.

"I told you, I will win!" Du Shuqiang roared maniacally, then gritted his teeth and shouted, "WHITE·Inland Sea!"

WHITE·Neihai rushed over and gave him the pendant with three 7s from his neck.

"Go, take this and open my safe, take all the gold coins inside."

WHITE·Neihai nodded and hurriedly ran out. A moment later, he returned struggling to push a small cart piled high with gold coins—more than 1000 in total. It seemed these were the gold coins Du Shuqiang had secretly hoarded.

WHITE·Neihai handed the gold coins and pendant to Du Shuqiang, saying, "Shopkeeper, we can't carry all the other things inside."

"That's fine, nothing else can be exchanged for gold coins right away," Du Shuqiang said irritably, then glared at Di Xing. "Come on, let's keep gambling!"

Di Xing remained calm and composed. "Alright, then I'll continue with the Synchronization Release."

Du Shuqiang continued to put his last remaining coins into the slot machine. This time, however, his hands trembled violently, he muttered something incessantly, and his face was gaunt, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

As he mechanically repeated the coin-insertion lever action for the 104th time, he flipped over the cards in the graveyard and finally, he flipped over the last one—the jackpot 7!

"Haha! I've succeeded!"

However, Di Xing's merciless words came from the other side: "Wait a minute, I'll chain this effect to you. I'll banish the Trap Card [Things Rollback] from my graveyard, and let its effect become the effect of my Normal Trap Card [Grave Robber] in my graveyard. I'll then add one Spell Card from your graveyard to my hand."

"What? How...how is this possible? My effect should have activated successfully!"

"No, it seems you didn't read the original text of the contract carefully: 'Pay 100 gold coins, draw one card randomly from the graveyard, confirm with both players, and then activate the card, returning it to the deck.'"

"Let both sides confirm which card is the condition for activation, meaning the effect hasn't been executed yet. I can then chain it. Now you understand, right? I have a sure-win strategy for this game!"

"H-How is this possible?" Du Shuqiang suddenly realized, turned around and glared fiercely at WHITE·Utsumi, only to see WHITE·Utsumi staring intently at him with a sinister gaze.

"You! It's you!"

WHITE·Utsumi pulled out a cane from somewhere. "Du Shuqiang, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Hehehe, now that things have progressed this far, there's only one answer."

WHITE·Utsumi snapped that cane in two with a fierce blow: "I will stab you in the back!"

Holy crap, are you that Inner Sea guy? And you're using the wrong word, aren't you?

Di Xing looked completely bewildered, but still continued speaking.

"Du Shuqiang, how does it feel to be deceived? A victory built on deception, even if successful, will make you everyone's enemy, and you will inevitably die under a hail of knives. Let me end your ambition here. I'm adding that 'Jackpot 7' from your graveyard to my hand."

"Wh-what?"

Only then did Du Shuqiang realize that the jackpot 7 wasn't in the last row of roulette wheels that were spinning wildly on the slot machine. He had lost the duel from the very beginning.

He collapsed to his knees, utterly dejected, the three gold 7 pendants falling to the floor, muttering, "This can't be, this can't be..."

Di Xing walked onto the playing field and stuck the last 7 directly onto the slot machine. Instantly, the slot machine exploded! Countless coins poured out.

The winner is Di Xing!