Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

Just as Pegasus raised the card, preparing to continue his flamboyant explanation...

Asuka, who had been sitting quietly at the dining table, suddenly focused her gaze.

"Wait a moment."

The seahorse frowned, looking displeased at the stranger who had suddenly spoken: "Who are you? I didn't allow anyone to interrupt..."

"Hey you big guy over there, rewind the footage."

Asuka ignored Kaiba's question and directly ordered Kaiba's subordinates: "It's the image from that card just now."

Chapter 864 When in Rome, do as the Romans do

Just as the hippopotamus was about to erupt, the game sensed something was wrong first.

A subtle tremor suddenly emanated from the millennium-old brick on his chest. Though fleeting, the chilling sensation sent a shiver down his spine.

"Seahorse, do as he says first." The game's voice deepened, and his eyes became very serious.

Kaiba snorted coldly. Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Asuka's attitude, he still gave Isono a look out of trust in his game intuition.

Isono immediately manipulated the briefcase, freezing the holographic image at the moment Pegasus displayed the card.

Asuka slowly stood up, walked to the holographic screen, and stared intently at the card wrapped in the crystal box.

Shinobu Kocho also put down her chopsticks and bowl, her smile completely vanishing.

Nie Yinmeng then took out a miniature detector from her pocket and began scanning it in the direction of the screen, watching the stream of green data flash across it.

"Mr. Asuka... what's wrong?" Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Jonouchi swallowed and asked cautiously.

“This card…” Asuka narrowed her eyes, looking at the strange dark purple halo: “Although I don’t know where you got it from, I can tell you clearly… this is not something that should exist in your world.”

"This match must be stopped."

Upon hearing Asuka's words, Yugi's expression changed, and he was somewhat surprised.

“Kaiba,” Yugi said seriously, “If Mr. Asuka says so, then there’s definitely a big problem with this card! You absolutely cannot use it as a prize for this tournament; the risk is too great!”

Seahorse frowned, giving the fishy-haired, bird-like man a disapproving look: "That's absurd... Do you really think you can make me change my decision about the competition just because of a few alarmist words from an outsider?"

"Furthermore... if this card is truly as this man claims, not some ordinary item, and even contains some unimaginable power..."

Kaiba's eyes lit up with excitement: "Then this unique and rare card will further highlight the unparalleled value of this world-class tournament! It should definitely be on my duel board!"

"If we announce it as the final championship prize, it will definitely attract more self-proclaimed duelists from all over the world to participate!"

"I will crush them all with overwhelming power, and then rightfully claim this card, proving that I am the true emperor reigning supreme at the pinnacle of Duel Monsters!"

Asuka had no interest in paying attention to Kaiba's childish remarks.

He has never been very patient, especially on serious issues, and when dealing with this arrogant and stubborn fellow.

“I’m not discussing this with you, boy,” Asuka’s voice was deep. “Tell me, where is this man in the picture? Give me that card.”

Asuka could clearly sense that the card was imbued with a strong otherworldly aura.

It's very likely that the previous death and return of Ye Wang caused an anomaly that fell into this place from some other time and space, and it cannot be left unattended.

The seahorse met the bird's gaze without flinching, confident and proud: "I refuse."

"If you really want this card, if you still have the backbone of a warrior, you should speak according to the rules of duelists."

"Step into the arena and win the cards fair and square, instead of barking like a robber here."

".....What?" Asuka's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

It's been a long time since anyone has dared to speak to him so arrogantly.

What? You're a transcendent too?

A tremendous surge of spiritual energy erupted, causing a sudden increase in pressure throughout the room.

He planned to pin the seahorse against the wall, use force to extract the card's whereabouts, and then steal the dangerous card directly.

Just a second before Asuka was about to make a move, a soft hand gently pressed down on the back of his hand.

Shinobu Kocho silently approached Asuka, tiptoed closer to her ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Calm down, Asuka... don't forget what happened with the Arcobaleno..."

Asuka shuddered, only to hear Shinobu Kocho continue, "Every world has its own underlying logic, and in this world... dueling seems to be the highest law."

"If you don't follow the rules of this world and forcibly break cause and effect with external forces, you might cause a lot of trouble."

Asuka's turbulent spiritual pressure calmed down, suppressing her anger and the urge to attack.

Yes... that humiliating sight still haunts him; it's practically the darkest chapter of his life...

Ren is right; in order to prevent the same situation from happening again, he must be patient.

Seeing that Asuka's terrifying aura subsided, Kaiba snorted coldly, assuming that Asuka had lost her composure.

He turned to look at Yugi, his tone full of condescending provocation: "Yugi, bring your Duel Disk to Domino Airport in two days."

"If you want, you can bring along any of your miscellaneous friends you want, the result will be the same anyway."

Seahorse suddenly turned around, his trench coat tracing a sharp arc: "I will utterly defeat you on the stage of Madison Square Garden and take the championship! Enjoy your time!"

After saying that, Haima left the room without looking back, surrounded by a group of bodyguards in black.

He left, in an incredibly carefree and arrogant manner, but he left the bird with an extremely difficult problem.

If Asuka wants to obtain that card containing abnormal fluctuations...

Besides hoping to win the game on the roof of that imperial building, shouldn't I also put in some effort myself?

What if he loses the game? What if he gets backfired by the power of that card during the match?

The safest way is for him to win the card himself.

Placing all one's hopes on others has never been Asuka's style of doing things.

But then a problem arises...

He doesn't have a deck and doesn't know how to play cards!

In a world where even the hot dog vendor on the street can chat with you about monster effects, Asuka's understanding of game decks is limited to slamming cards on the table and shouting "Attack!"

A brief silence fell over the room.

Jōnouchi, Kyoko, and Honda exchanged glances, while Yugi, seeing Asuka's unusually troubled expression, roughly guessed what he was thinking.

“Um… Mr. Asuka,” Yugi scratched his cheek, breaking the silence somewhat embarrassedly, “If you really want to participate in this tournament hosted by Kaiba, first you need to have your own deck.”

"Duel Monsters is not a simple game; it requires an understanding of the cards, strategic deployment, and a bond with the deck."

Listen to what this is saying!

Understanding, tactics, deployment...

Why make a card game so complicated?

Asuka rubbed her temples: "...Is there anything simple, easy to understand, and quick to learn...?"

"It's not that hard!" Jonouchi chimed in nonchalantly. "Dueling monsters is super fun! Once you learn the rules, you'll discover how enjoyable it is!"

"The Turtle House has tons of good cards; it can definitely help you put together a viable deck!"

Just as the fishy smell seemed to be coming out, the bird emerged and splashed.

At the dining table, Neonmu stood up slowly and took out a card box from her pocket, which resembled Doraemon's.

"Lord Asuka, you may take a look at this."

As she spoke, she opened the card box, and a rich aura of spiritual energy instantly gushed out.

She poured the cards one by one onto the table, attracting the attention of the crowd.

[Quick Attack Magic - Azure Firefall]

【Eight-Star Monster - Dark: Vastode】

【Continuous Trap Card: Unending】

Chapter 865 Duelist Shinobu Kocho

"This is the result of Captain Nebula's reverse analysis and imitation of Yugi Muto's deck data."

Nie Yinmeng pointed to the cards on the table: "If Asuka-sama still remembers, you should recall that this is called [Scientific Ghost Path]."

Scientific Ghost Path....

Asuka did have an impression of this thing. When she was forced to undergo special training by the old man, she even thought of using this thing to catch him off guard.

It was just a prototype back then, who would have thought it would have an official version now?

He could sense compressed, highly condensed spiritual particles flowing through those cards.

If its power is released, it can indeed bring unexpected destructive effects to the enemy.

only.....

Asuka reached out and picked up the top card.

[Quick Attack Magic - Azure Firefall]

[Activate directly from your hand to destroy all monsters on your opponent's field.]

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Yugi Muto, who had been standing by curiously observing, couldn't help but ask after seeing the effect text: "What's the deal with this card's effect?"

"Destroying any monster with its face up or face down without paying any price, or is it a quick-attack spell?"

"Isn't this just a super-powered version of 'Lightning Strike'? This is absolutely not allowed under the rules of Duel Monsters!"

Asuka sighed and tossed the blue flame onto the table.

Although he didn't understand the rules of the dueling game, he probably realized that something was wrong with the description.

Asuka continued flipping the remaining cards, and the effects of each of the next few cards caused a stir among the crowd.

"【Level 1 Monster - Dark: Vastod】, ATK 4500 DEF, this card cannot be destroyed in battle... Draw 2 cards for each monster your opponent destroys?"

"【Continuous Trap Card: Unending】While this card is active, your opponent cannot use Spell & Trap cards?"

"Aren't these fake cards?!"

Nie Yinmeng added from the side, "These are all cards carefully designed and manufactured by Captain Nie. The original intention of the design was to enable the Shinigami members to maintain a high level of annihilation ability even when they are injured and their strength is insufficient. They are definitely not fakes."

“I was talking about Otomu, you might have misunderstood.” Asuka pinched the corner of her eye: “They didn’t mean that this thing can’t be used, but rather that it ‘cannot be used’.”

As he spoke, he picked up the Vastod card and handed it to Yugi: "Yugi, try putting this card on your Duel Disk, can you read it?"

He still harbored a sliver of hope.

If this set of effects is exaggerated, and the fake cards, which are like cheating, can actually be used to deceive people in the game, then it will undoubtedly save him a lot of time and energy.

After all, his strength lies in drawing his sword and slashing people, not sitting at a table calculating health points and card effects.

After a moment's hesitation, Yugi took out his Duel Disk from the room, put it on his arm, and then spread out his flanks.

"I'll give it a try..." Yugi placed the monster card on the duel disk and waited uncertainly for feedback.

A second passed.

Five seconds passed.

Ten seconds passed.

The indicator light on the duel disk flashed, followed by a series of beeping error messages.

【Mistake--】

[Unable to identify, please insert an official card from International Fantasy Society]

Not only that, sparks even began to appear on the slot of the duel disk, followed by plumes of black smoke.

It seems that the spiritual pressure on the card was too strong, causing a short circuit in the delicate components inside the duel disk.

The game quickly pulled out the fake card, and the alarm stopped.

He carefully wiped the duel disk, then shook his head at Asuka: "It seems it won't work, Mr. Asuka."

"Kaiba Corporation's Duel Disk determines the outcome by reading the microchip in the official cards issued by Kokusai Gensei, as well as the special data codes engraved by Mr. Pegasus inside the cards."

Yugi returned the card to Asuka, explaining, "Although this card looks exactly the same, the Duel Disk doesn't recognize it, so you can't use it in a duel."

Asuka was not surprised by this result and could only helplessly return the card to Nemuru.