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“An effect that places it on the back row as a Continuous Spell Card? Turning a monster into a Continuous Spell Card? That’s quite rare,” Bakura commented, then added with some confusion, “So, is the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] on the field now considered a Spell Card or a Monster Card?”

“Of course, it’s a Spell Card, because it’s currently placed in the Spell \u0026 Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card. Not only can it be destroyed by cards like [Mystical Space Typhoon], but it can also benefit from Spell Card support,” “Yugi” explained quite skillfully, as if he had decades of experience in the service industry, in response to Bakura’s confusion. “However, I still need the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] as a Monster Card more, so now—”

“I’ll pay 2000 Life Points to activate the effect of [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures]!”

【“Yugi”: 4000 → 2000 LP, Hand 4】

Accompanied by a loud “boom,” the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures], which had transformed into a stone brick temple, transformed back into a giant stone man. However, this time, after the transformation, it left a stone wall on “Yugi’s” back row.

【Guardian of the Thousand Treasures】【6☆/EARTH】

【Rock/Effect】

【2000/2200】

“When the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] is being treated as a Continuous Spell Card, I can activate this effect by paying 2000 Life Points or revealing a [Millennium Cross] from my hand to my opponent. Special Summon the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] to my field, and after that, I can add one [Tablet Temple] from my Deck to my hand.”

“And I’ll directly activate the Field Spell Card [Tablet Temple]!”

Dust peeled away from the stone wall made of bricks, revealing a wall with many tablet-shaped monsters drawn on it. The style was exactly the same as the tablet monsters that Hayato had seen in the memory world of three thousand years ago accessed through the “Memory World,” If someone hadn't personally gone there to see the ancient tablets, even Pegasus wouldn't necessarily be able to draw such tablets.

There were many monsters drawn on the tablets on the wall, including classic monsters like [Kuriboh], but the most conspicuous was the five tablets in the very center of the wall, watched over by two “Eyes of Horus” and surrounded by “Ankh” runes, seemingly dismembered. Those limbs and torso bound by chains, as if “dismembered” and then sealed “body parts,” weren't they the famous [Exodia]!?

“During my Main Phase, I activate the first effect of the Field Spell Card [Tablet Temple] to place a Monster Card from my hand face-up in the Spell \u0026 Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, and then place a [Millennium] monster from my Deck in my Spell \u0026 Trap Zone to be treated as a Continuous Spell Card!”

As “Yugi” spoke, he placed a card from his hand and drew a card from the Duel Disk, which had automatically completed the search. His movements were both clumsy and somewhat skilled, indicating that he had probably often seen others use Duel Disks but hadn't used one himself much. At the moment, he was using the Duel Disk according to how he remembered others using it.

Placing the searched card in the Spell \u0026 Trap Zone as well, “Yugi” shouted, “Show your power, [Millennium Shield] and [Millennium Golem]! No, right now it should be—[Millennium Dynasty Shield]! And [Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber]!”

Like the previous [Millennium Stone], both [Millennium Shield] and [Millennium Golem] were quite old cards, and without exception, they were all Vanilla Monsters that weren't very popular. The only thing the cards had in common was that their names all contained [Millennium].

However, at “Yugi’s” call, the two rays of light that flew out from the stone tablet wall behind him displayed a powerful aura that was completely different from the original!

However, compared to the [Millennium Dynasty Shield], which had become much more gorgeous than the original [Millennium Shield], Malik's attention as a spectator was more focused on the Effect Monster version of [Millennium Golem]—[Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber].

Looking at the [Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber], who appeared in the back row in tablet form, holding a [Millennium Shield] as a weapon, Malik couldn't help but say, “Wow, ‘Origin’ God!”

“Heh heh, amazing, right? This is the [Millennium] Deck that chicken ‘Yugi’ used to be invincible with in the past!” “Car King,” with his buzz cut, said proudly when he heard Malik’s words. “After some modernization, the strength of some cards is already comparable to first-class Decks!”

“By placing cards in the back row as Continuous Spell Cards and then paying Life Points to quickly Summon powerful monsters, what strength, what power, what dominance!” The person next to him, who called himself “Dice King,” also said proudly.

“I feel like I’ve heard your voices somewhere before…” Bakura looked at the masked two, feeling a little strange in his heart. He put aside his doubts for the time being and looked at the field, then said, “But having to pay 2000 Life Points at once is too expensive, isn’t it? Wouldn’t that mean you’d only have one chance per Duel to Special Summon yourself using the effect of a [Millennium] monster?”

“Yeah, yeah, I also think it would be great if the Life Points in Duel Monsters rules were increased to 8000. As for now…” Hearing Bakura’s words, “Yugi” nodded in agreement, then looked at the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] on his field and revealed a regretful expression. “Sorry, [Millennium Stone], I have to send you to the Graveyard to gain power next.”

“Let me think about how that saying goes… um, ‘This is a necessary sacrifice’!” As he said that, “Yugi” played a card that everyone present was very familiar with. “Quick-Play Spell Card [Mystical Wok] is activated! I’ll Tribute the [Guardian of the Thousand Treasures] on my field, and my Life Points recover its DEF, which is 2200!”

【“Yugi”: 2000 → 4200 LP, Hand 2】

“To actually sacrifice the monster that just helped you without hesitation, how heartless, ‘Yugi’!”

Hearing those words, “Yugi” was stunned for a moment, and then he and everyone else present said to Hayato in unison, “How can you say something like that with such a straight face!?”

“Clearly, brother-in-law, you’re the one who likes to release monsters using this card the most!” Malik, who was outside the field, continued, “Is the word ‘self-awareness’ not in your dictionary?”

Hayato had a serious expression on his face. “Don’t say such inexplicable things. Everyone knows that I value my cards the most, okay?”

【Millennium Dynasty Shield】【5☆/EARTH】

【Warrior/Effect】

【0/3000】

Back Row: 【Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber】

Field: 【Tablet Temple】

After successfully obtaining [Millennium Cross], “Yugi” was finally able to use the effects of his [Millennium] monsters without paying Life Points. The first thing he did was take out the remaining [Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber] from his back row and say, “Then, by revealing [Millennium Cross] in my hand, I activate the effect of [Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber] in the back row to Special Summon it.”

“And I add one [Millennium] monster from my Deck to my hand. I choose the second [Millennium Dynasty Shield] in my Deck.”

【“Yugi”: 2200 LP, Hand 3 → 4】

【Millennium Dynasty Shield】【DEF3000】

【Golem Awakened from Millennium Slumber】【8☆/EARTH】

【Beast-Warrior/Effect】

【2750/2750】

Field: 【Tablet Temple】

After searching, “Yugi” took a deep breath, then looked at Hayato and said, “Preparations are complete. Next, the real main event is about to begin. Are you ready to face this ultimate Summon God, Hayato?”

“I activate the Spell Card—[Millennium Cross]!”

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As “Yugi” activated [Millennium Cross], the five [Forbidden One] tablets displayed in the most conspicuous place on the [Tablet Temple] behind him lit up one after another, and the “Ankh” rune in the center also emitted a golden light!

“The effect of [Millennium Cross] is to select five [Forbidden One] Monster Cards from my hand, Deck, and face-up cards on the field for both players to confirm, and then Special Summon one [The Creator God of Light, Horakhty] from my Extra Deck!”

As “Yugi” took out five cards from his Deck, in the stone tablets behind him, the left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg slowly extended. Even though they were bound by chains, in front of this [Millennium Cross] that was emitting golden light, the chains were instantly broken, and finally, even the head appeared together.

“Transcending three thousand years, break free from your restraints, and release the power of this ultimate demon god!”

“Special Summon, Level 10☆!”

“Yugi” shouted and slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, “All bonds broken! [The Creator God of Light, Horakhty]!”

【The Creator God of Light, Horakhty】【10☆/DARK】

【Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect】

【?/?】

“Actually, it’s [Exodia]!?” Malik looked at the giant god that appeared in front of him in surprise. “But instead of a form that directly wins by gathering in the hand, it’s become a Fusion Monster?”

“It’s a bit like a certain form I’ve seen before.”

As one of the people who personally experienced the “Memory World” tablet world, Bakura was completely controlled by Dark Bakura at that time, like a machine, but he still had some impression of the [Exodia] that Priest Seto summoned in that world to briefly fight against the “Great Evil God Zorc Necrophades.” “This is [The Creator God of Light]…”

“Heh heh, what do you think? Amazing, right? My ace monster?” “Yugi” said proudly, putting his hands on his hips and showing off the monster he had Summoned. “As the ultimate [Summon God], [Exodia] cannot be destroyed by opponent's card effects, and once per turn, when it battles, its ATK permanently increases by the amount of my Life Points!”

“So that’s why you said you wanted to change the Duel Monsters rules to 8000 Life Points? You’re just full of yourself.” Malik said in response.

For the [Millennium] Deck that “Yugi” was using, increasing the initial Life Points would allow him to pay Life Points to activate monster effects more easily and calmly, and the ATK increase of [The Creator God of Light, Horakhty] would become even more exaggerated—increasing its ATK by 8000 with just one attack, that’s too much to handle, right?

On the other hand, for Malik, who was good at using Life Point reduction tactics, increasing the base Life Points was a huge weakening for him. He didn’t want the 8000 Life Point rule, he wanted to play with the 4000 Life Point rule, forever!

“Although [The Creator God of Light, Horakhty] is strong, the cost of Summoning such a strong monster with just one card is that after it appears, if there are any face-up monsters on my field other than [Millennium] monsters and [Exodia] that are originally Level 10☆ or higher, they are all returned to my Deck.”

“Yugi” raised the Duel Disk to show the other two monsters on his field, both of which had the [Millennium] slot, so they didn’t have to be returned to the Deck, “And after [Millennium Cross] is activated, I can’t Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon any more monsters this turn, and [Millennium Cross] doesn’t go to my Graveyard, but instead returns to the Deck.”

“Not death, but reincarnation?” Hayato raised an eyebrow and glanced at the [Millennium Cross] that “Yugi” had returned to the Deck.

“It has that kind of feel.” Hearing Hayato’s words, “Yugi” also nodded and played another card, “Although I can’t quickly recycle it from the Graveyard and use it again, next turn, as long as I use the effect of this [Millennium Dynasty Shield] in my hand, I can still quickly search [Millennium Cross] from the Deck and add it to my hand.”

“As for this turn, I’ll Set two cards and end my turn.”

However, at the moment when “Yugi” declared the end of his turn, Hayato, who had been silent for one turn, suddenly opened his mouth and said, “Then, at this moment, I will also activate the effect of this card in my hand.”

“Targeting the LIGHT [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] in the opponent's Graveyard, I banish it, and then Special Summon ‘Guitar Hero’ from my hand!”

From Hayato’s hand, a monster releasing a pink aura made a dazzling debut!

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