Toma shook his head and threw those memories out of his mind.
'Now isn't the time to think about the past.'
'Let's open that card pack.'
'I can't keep depending on Tohka to protect me forever.'
'At the very least, I need enough strength to protect myself.'
Even though Toma had no idea about Tohka's current condition, he had already decided that he needed to gain some ability to protect himself as quickly as possible.
At the very least, that would stop Tohka from becoming too exhausted.
Tohka was the kind of girl who never complained about hard work. In her current relationship with Toma, as long as he asked her to do something, she would obediently do it without hesitation.
But Toma still had his pride as a man.
So he steadied himself and prepared to open the free card pack that had come with the Duel Disk.
Hopefully, he could pull something useful.
After all, the cards in 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' were divided into several different types.
The System had already explained something important to him.
As long as Toma wasn't fighting another Duel Disk user, summoning Monster Cards normally wouldn't require any tributes.
After all, if he wasn't participating in an actual duel between Duelists, there was no reason for everything to strictly follow the rules of the card game.
Even so, the cards themselves were still categorized according to their original classifications.
There were Monster Cards that could summon monsters.
Spell Cards that could activate various effects.
There were also special Equip Cards, along with other special cards such as Trap Cards.
There were many different categories.
But right now, the most useful ones for Toma were undoubtedly Monster Cards.
If he obtained a Monster Card, he could control the summoned monster and have it share some of Tohka's workload.
Otherwise, Tohka not only had to fight every magical beast they encountered, but also constantly divide her attention to protect Toma.
That was simply too exhausting...
Thinking about that, Toma stared determinedly at the 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Card Pack inside his inventory.
Toma firmly believed that today...
Today, he would finally become a lucky bastard!
Well...
He could only gamble on it.
What?
Why did Toma insist on exchanging for the Duel Disk and gambling on the free card pack instead of exchanging for some mystical cultivation technique and training himself?
Please!
Toma didn't know the first damn thing about meridians or mystical energy channels.
And he certainly didn't have the spare time to spend years slowly cultivating.
Most importantly...
Those cultivation techniques didn't even exist in Toma's System!
Even if he wanted to exchange for one, he couldn't!
But those little details could wait until later.
Right now...
The important thing was the result of Toma's card pack!
[Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Pack used.
Obtained:
Swords of Revealing Light.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Monster Reborn.]
He won!
He actually got a Monster Card!
And not just any Monster Card.
It was the President's beloved White Bride!
There was absolutely no doubt about the White Bride's strength.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon was powerful!
And since Toma didn't need tributes to summon it, things became even better.
If he could somehow collect three copies in the future, he could even fuse them directly into Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!
This was...
'Hahaha!'
'I hit the freaking jackpot!'
Toma couldn't possibly hide the excitement surging through him.
So he didn't even bother trying.
"YES! I finally got lucky for once!"
Seeing Toma practically overflowing with happiness, Tohka smiled along with him.
However, while Toma was still completely intoxicated by the fact that he had pulled Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Tohka was much more interested in finally seeing what these so-called Monster Cards could actually do.
So...
"Toma-kun, hurry up and summon the monster! I want to see it!"
Tohka's excited voice finally snapped Toma out of his celebration.
He immediately nodded several times.
"Mm! All right! I'll summon it right now!"
Toma took the card bearing the image of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and placed it onto the Duel Disk.
Then, with as much dramatic force as he could possibly muster, he shouted,
"Come forth! My strongest servant—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The instant Toma's words fell, brilliant white light erupted across the clearing in front of them.
From within that light emerged an enormous white western dragon.
"ROAAAAAR!"
The moment Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared, it released a tremendous dragon roar.
The sound immediately threw the magical beasts throughout the surrounding forest into chaos.
Apparently, the roar of a dragon possessed a natural intimidating effect against them.
And that wasn't all.
As Blue-Eyes White Dragon materialized, a powerful wave of wind swept outward.
The nearby trees violently shook, sending countless leaves flying through the air.
In short...
Blue-Eyes White Dragon's entrance was ridiculously imposing.
…
'As expected of Blue-Eyes White Dragon!'
'As expected of the President's beloved White Bride!'
'Now THIS is freaking awesome!'
Toma stared at the majestic dragon while praising it repeatedly inside his heart.
Compared to Toma's internal fanboying, however, Tohka was much more straightforward.
"Wow! What a beautiful dragon! Toma-kun, can I touch it?"
Tohka happily hugged Toma's right arm and looked up at him expectantly.
How could Toma possibly refuse her?
"Of course. Let's go over together. We can also have Blue-Eyes White Dragon carry us out of this forest."
Feeling Tohka pressed against his right arm, Toma silently praised his newly summoned dragon.
'Blue-Eyes White Dragon...'
'You've already accomplished something incredible!'
Although Toma had been sleeping while holding Tohka for the past two nights, he had genuinely behaved himself.
He hadn't tried anything inappropriate.
He had simply hugged her peacefully while they slept.
So now that Tohka herself had taken the initiative to cling to his arm...
Toma was secretly delighted.
Naturally, he agreed to Tohka's request without even thinking about it.
Of course...
Even if Tohka hadn't given him this unexpected little reward, Toma still wouldn't have refused her.
...…
[Name: Blue-Eyes White Dragon
HP: 800
Attack Power: 3,000
Defense Power: 2,500
Skill: Burst Stream of Destruction
Effect: Ignores 50% of the target's Defense.
Note: If this card is destroyed, it can be immediately restored by spending 800 Exchange Points. If it is not destroyed, it can rapidly recover HP on its own.
After being destroyed, its HP recovery period is doubled. Furthermore, the card cannot be used until its HP has fully recovered.]
Toma casually glanced over Blue-Eyes White Dragon's status before putting it aside.
For now, getting onto Blue-Eyes White Dragon's back with Tohka was more important.
Toma ordered Blue-Eyes White Dragon not to resist, and Tohka carried him into the air before landing on the dragon's back.
Only then did Toma finally have the opportunity to examine its stats properly.