Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

Pandora, his face filled with despair, gritted his teeth. He never imagined he would be defeated twice in one day, and each time it was because of his own monster!

Is it...

Is it really true, as the nameless pharaoh said, that cards also have souls?

Yuzuru, who normally has a scarce hand of cards, would have a hard time summoning a monster that could wipe out his 1900 LP. But was it because of Dark Magician's resentment that Yuzuru somehow managed to draw Monster Reborn?!

Pandora's eyes widened, and fear quickly spread through his heart.

He was well aware of the consequences of losing this duel...

Malik will never forgive him!

"boom----------------"

Filled with resentment, the red-robed black mage unleashed his full power to launch a fatal attack on his master who was tormenting him!

The intense simulated impact knocked the disheveled Pandora to the ground in an instant!

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Pandora, LP: 1900→0

"Ta...tat..."

Pandora's mask fell off, exposing his horrifying, burned face to the light of day. But he didn't even bother to pick up the mask from the ground. In his hasty escape, the Duel Disk in his hand also fell off due to the loose strap.

"No! No!!"

Pandora screamed and fled into the distance, gripped by immense fear that he might be punished by Malik at any moment.

but……

Malik did not attempt to mentally control him until his figure disappeared at the end of the street.

As Pandora fled in a disheveled manner and got further and further away, Youche couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Given Malik's personality, he would never let Pandora go.

unless……

"Boom!"

Just then, a dark red bolt of lightning ripped through the overcast sky above Domino City!

Youche was startled and looked up to see that the sky not far away had been completely dyed blood-red!

Beneath the constantly surging lightning, there seemed to be a powerful and majestic force surging!

Looking through the gaps between the tall buildings, Yuzuru could vaguely see a giant, dark red dragon hovering in the air somewhere in Domino City!

That's the Sky Dragon of Osiris?!

You Che's eyes widened immediately.

No wonder Malik didn't punish Pandora; it seems he was too busy fighting Yugi to pay attention...

Dark red clouds shrouded the entire city of Domino.

Yu Che picked up the Duel Disk from the ground and took out the Duel City Tournament's token—the Crystal Card.

As for the spoils of war that served as the wager...

Youche summoned Armed Dragon again to examine Pandora's deck. After removing the counterfeit cards, the original deck of forty cards was reduced to less than half.

Those three Dark Magician cards were actually real cards, but Pandora trimmed the edges of them to cheat.

"Sigh...what a pity..." You Che sighed softly, preparing to throw these three cards together with the fake cards.

But at that moment, the red-robed black magician suddenly appeared and used a power that seemed no weaker than that of the Armored Dragon to fuse the three broken cards into a complete one!

Chapter 119 The Twilight of the Preliminaries

"Whoosh—"

Under the dark red light, the three Dark Mages that had been damaged by Pandora flew together and transformed into a brand new card.

Upon seeing this scene, You Che was stunned for half a second.

So, this Dark Magician... also has a spirit residing within it?

Recalling the original story, when Pandora said that monsters were merely slaves of duelists and could be sacrificed at will, his dark magicians did indeed show expressions of despair and shock...

The red light gradually faded, and a brand new card fell into Youche's hand. Just by holding this card, he could feel the resentment emanating from the card spirit.

Dark Magician

【Seven Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2500/2100]

This is a white-haired, red-robed black mage with a very sinister appearance, completely different from the righteous one in the King's robes.

Despite its somewhat sinister aura, the dark magic elf did not make any outrageous moves, but simply silently examined the game within the cards.

"What do you mean by that?" You Che asked with a smile. "Are you afraid I'll just throw you away?"

“You most likely won’t do that,” the white-haired black mage’s voice was somewhat hoarse and deep, “because you are different from Pandora.”

"You can communicate with the card spirits and are willing to believe in their power."

"As long as I'm not disabled, you won't go to that extent."

So Pandora can't see the card sprites?

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

If he could also communicate with the card spirits, there would be no need to use the card-cutting method to ensure the Dark Magician's draw rate.

With his dueling prowess, as long as he builds a good relationship with the elves, even if he can't draw the best possible hand every time, drawing Dark Magician when necessary wouldn't be too difficult.

After a moment of thought, You Che said, "But my deck is already quite complex, and it's difficult to add any more magician elements."

"I can take you with me, but I can't guarantee you'll get playing time."

“If you accept existing simply as a high-level monster, I can replace you with Demon Zoa.”

Upon hearing this, the white-haired black mage merely frowned but remained silent.

The next second, he waved his wand, and a dark red light reappeared, with three magical traps appearing out of thin air in front of Youche.

What they were were—the Coffin of the Black Demon Clan's Resurrection, a Thousand Blades, and the Black Demon Clan's Curtain!

The white-haired black mage's voice always sounded somewhat cold: "Sure, whether you can participate or not, as long as you can obtain energy from the duel, that's fine."

"These three are cards that I created using my own power."

"If you need them, I'll get these cards for you during the battle."

For a card spirit, even if it never appears in the entire duel, as long as it exists in the deck it's in, it won't be unable to absorb any energy.

As the light faded, three Dark Magician series magic traps fell into Youche's hands, making his eyes light up once again.

If these cards have synergy, then you can add the Red-Robed Black Magician to your deck without any worries!

Moreover, he also has a Red-Eyes Black Dragon in his deck.

So……

Does that mean that card might appear?

But soon, You Che dismissed this unrealistic idea.

Not to mention that the power of that Fusion Monster is too overpowered, even if it could be created, the prerequisite would be that there would also be a Pokémon residing in that Red-Eyes Black Dragon, but that one is just an ordinary reward card obtained from the Duel Kingdom Tournament.

Perhaps because he had been ravaged by Pandora for so long, this white-haired, red-robed black mage, though appearing somewhat cold, was extremely humble.

In terms of pure energy, he might not be weaker than Youche's ace, Armed Dragon, but he knew very well that Armed Dragon's position in Youche's heart was something that he, a newly joined traitor, could never compare to.

Even those few seemingly comical and ugly troublemakers are definitely more important to Youche than himself.

The Dark Mage, who was once without a master, is now disheartened and content as long as he can get some energy from a master like You Che.

As for striving to become an ace?

Oh……

He no longer has that ambition.

Yu Che made some minor modifications to the deck, adding the newly acquired Dark Magician series cards to it. He then asked curiously, "By the way, do you know there's a magic card called 'Dark Magician'? Its effect should be that as long as Dark Magician is on the field, it can destroy all of the opponent's spell and trap cards."

The magic card he was referring to was equivalent to the Feather Duster of this era.

Because cards like Storm, Lightning Strike, and Black Hole are currently extremely rare and expensive, Yuche is eager to obtain a card with a similar effect.

Upon hearing this, the white-haired black mage sighed heavily and said, "I'm sorry, sir."

"Only a top-tier dark mage like Mahad can unleash that level of power."

"My abilities are really limited..."

You Che was taken aback: "Mahad? You know Mahad too?"

The white-haired black mage respectfully replied, "The legend of Mahad has been passed down in the elven world. He is the most powerful black mage elf in three thousand years."

"I didn't know it was him at first when Pandora was dueling with the Pharaoh."

"But when I learned that the Pharaoh's soul was in the body of a boy named 'Yugi Muto,' I realized that my opponent at the time must have been Mahad."

"Because the Pharaoh's trump card could never be any other elf."

From the Dark Magician Elf's words, Youche vaguely sensed some information: "So, you know about the Nameless Pharaoh? Are you also an elf from three thousand years ago?"

Upon hearing this, the seemingly aloof white-haired black mage blushed slightly and said in a low voice, "I know very little about the nameless Pharaoh."

"And I am not as powerful as Mahad; only a hundred years have passed since my birth..."

A hundred years may be a very short time for elves.

It turns out that this elf, who looked even more mature than the Dark Magician King, was just older-looking.

The white-haired black mage continued, "My lord, with my current strength, I can only generate those three cards."

"Perhaps the Death Box and the Magic Hat still offer a chance..."