Charlotte pressed a button.
The beginner tutorial level began!
The screens behind both Luya and Charlotte displayed the console's gameplay in real time.
After a short cutscene, the character Charlotte was controlling arrived at a Duel Academy.
The game began…
On the screen appeared a teacherly figure—
His name: [Crowler].
Crowler's voice came from the console, guiding Charlotte through the game's basic rules.
"Whoa!"
"Isn't that Professor Crowler?!"
"So this console really can play Yu-Gi-Oh!"
"Who's Professor Crowler…? How do you all know him?!"
"You don't know Professor Crowler?"
"Guess you've never watched Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in Theater 2."
"Go catch up already…"
Under Professor Crowler's guidance, Charlotte quickly learned the basic rules of Yu-Gi-Oh! She even learned how to perform Special Summons and how to use Spell and Trap Cards.
…
"Let me show you my favorite card—come forth, Flame Wingman!"
Then, under Jaden Yuki's guidance, Charlotte learned how to perform a Fusion Summon!
After that, she advanced to the next tutorial stages…
"The gathered wishes will become a new shining star, a path illuminated by light!!"
"Synchro Summon! Soar, Stardust Dragon!"
[Stardust Dragon] Level 8│WIND│Dragon│2500 ATK / 2000 DEF
A massive dragon clad in silver scales appeared in the shop.
This was Luya's doing—he used [Divine Hand Lv11] to materialize it for showmanship.
The Stardust Dragon seemed to be formed of pure starlight, regal and majestic as if it ruled over the cosmos itself. Its body radiated a mysterious celestial glow, every scale glittering like a fragment of the night sky.
Each silver scale shone dazzlingly, as though made of stardust, evoking awe in everyone who looked upon it.
The sudden appearance of the Stardust Dragon instantly sent the entire shop into an uproar!
"Whoa!!!"
"So cool!"
"It's Stardust Dragon!!!"
"But… I like Red Dragon Archfiend better…"
"Ahhh!!! So awesome!!"
Even Zhongli, who had always admired the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, now found his dream beginning to shift…
Especially Charlotte—
When the Stardust Dragon appeared right behind her, she was startled! Yet thanks to her professional instincts, fear didn't stop her; she immediately pulled out her partner, Mr. Whitting, and started snapping photos of the dragon!
She wanted to record the most authentic story possible about Yu-Gi-Oh.—so photos were essential.
But… Charlotte was already completely drawn into YT.
Just through cards, one could summon such powerful creatures!
It was far too fascinating!!!
If this console were available for purchase, she'd absolutely buy one—to study Yu-Gi-Oh! thoroughly and write the most professional, in-depth report possible!
And so…
Under Yusei Fudo's guidance, Charlotte successfully learned how to perform Synchro Summons.
After that, fighting side by side with Yuma Tsukumo,
She learned how to perform an Xyz Summon.
"Pegasus of freedom, spread your wings and soar—"
"Toward the endless future, charge forth!"
"This is the world I carve out—my future takes flight! Go, my monster!"
"Number 39: Utopia!"
[Number 39: Utopia] Rank 4│LIGHT│Warrior│2500 ATK / 2000 DEF
Just like before, Luya materialized [Number 39: Utopia] as well.
A warrior clad in gold and white armor appeared, a massive sword in his right hand. His armor gleamed with radiant brilliance, as though touched by sunlight. The blade he held glimmered with a cold, steely light that sent chills down one's spine.
Utopia's appearance sparked another round of cheers.
However, judging by the crowd's reaction, they seemed to prefer dragons!
If he'd known, Luya mused, he would've made that stage feature [Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon] instead…
After mastering Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summons, next came Pendulum Summoning.
Through Yuya Sakaki's story, Charlotte successfully learned Pendulum Summoning.
"Dragon dwelling in the rift between dimensions, with eyes of two colors—appear!"
"Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"
[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] Level 8│DARK│Dragon / Pendulum│2500 ATK / 2000 DEF
The red-scaled dragon's eyes gleamed with dual-colored light.
Yet another dragon appeared—sending the audience into excitement once more!
"Whoa!!!"
"What dragon is that?!"
"Never seen that one before in the game…"
"Hahaha, just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist!"
"Go check Theater 5!"
"They're showing it right now—Pendulum Summons and [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]!"
As for the tutorial stage on Link Summoning, due to time constraints, Charlotte didn't continue.
"My goodness!!!"
"I had no idea there were so many types of Summoning in Yu-Gi-Oh!"
"I can't wait for YT to be released already…!"
"Ahhh—please, hurry up and release it, shopkeeper!!!"
"I'll die if I can't play YT!"
"This console is so amazing…"
"How much does it cost?!"
"Feels like… at least a million Mora!"
"Ah! That cheap?!"
"A machine this incredible for just a million?!"
"That's only a little over a month's wages—piece of cake~"
Hearing the customers' chatter, Luya began to realize… he might've priced it too low.
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