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

"As long as you destroy the guide from another dimension using the Armed Dragon Lv7's abilities, your remaining LP will be wiped out!"

"Activate the effect of Armed Dragon Lv7! Discard the monster Executioner Demon Shura from your hand! Destroy all monsters on your opponent's field with ATK 1600 or less!!"

Under Yuzuru's command, Armed Dragon Lv7 took a deep breath and swept its dragon breath towards Seto Kaiba's battlefield!

The current situation is extremely dangerous for Seto Kaiba, but instead of panicking, he bursts into laughter: "Hahahahahahaha!"

"You want to shove this weakling into my hands as a way to defeat me?!"

"You're so naive! Youche!"

"The instant you activate Armed Dragon Lv7's effect, I use the Spell Card - Angel's Blood!"

"This card will give me 800 LP back immediately!"

"Youcha, if it comes down to strength, your Armored Dragon will never be a match for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon! So, if you want to defeat me, you can only rely on Effect Disruption!"

"I foresaw this before we dueled. This magic card is the card of death that will crush all your hopes!!"

The battle is nearing its end, with both sides exhausted.

Seto Kaiba's card undoubtedly puts him in an invincible position!

"boom!!!!!!"

The Armored Dragon's breath exploded on Seto Kaiba, but he didn't care at all. That little bit of special damage was nothing to Seto Kaiba, who had already recovered his health.

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Seto Kaiba, LP: 400→1200→780

Seeing this, Jonouchi sighed, "What a pity! They were just a hair's breadth away from winning!"

“No, within the castle,” King Yoshi said firmly, “Yūchō did not lose.”

"What?" Jonouchi was stunned. In his opinion, Yuzuri had no way to deal with the situation at this point.

Wang Yang looked at You Che and said, "Look at You Che's expression. That's the smile only a victor has. Although we don't know what methods he will use to turn the tide, it's clear that he has already won."

Looking up, he saw Yu Che smiling confidently. Despite his LP being at a disadvantage, despite his opponent having three Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field, and despite having only one card left in his hand, he showed no panic or discouragement, as if everything was unfolding as he had predicted.

“I see,” You Che laughed. “Your last card was this one, so I have nothing to worry about.”

Seto Kaiba scoffed, "Utter arrogance! I'd like to see what tricks you can pull now that you've already failed!"

Yu Che revealed the card in his hand, which turned out to be a trap card: "This card is a universal mine unexploded bomb. When this card is activated, you can select two face-up monsters on the field. When the selected monsters leave the field, this card is destroyed. When this card is destroyed, the selected card is destroyed."

"When you used Angel's Blood with the effect of Chain Armed Dragon, I also used this card to target Dimensional Guide and a Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"Since the guide from another dimension is destroyed, this card will also be destroyed, and it will also bring along the Blue-Eyes White Dragon I chose. The death of the mere guide from another dimension is not enough to empty your LP, but adding a Blue-Eyes White Dragon is more than enough!"

Upon hearing Yuzuru's words, Seto Kaiba burst into laughter again: "Hahahaha! Yuzuru, just keep trying to please me! That card was clearly the one you just drew from the Pot of Greed!"

"According to the duel rules, trap cards can only be used one turn after being set!"

"Is your unwillingness to accept failure causing you to lose your mind?!"

"How dare you utter such a ridiculous statement... Wait! What?!?!"

"boom!!!!!!!!"

Before Seto Kaiba could finish speaking, a terrifying explosion erupted on his field!

The intense simulated impact caused him to involuntarily take a half step back. When he looked at the battlefield again, he saw that one of the three blue-eyed white dragons had already fallen, and his LP had been completely depleted!

"This... how is this possible!!" Seto Kaiba couldn't accept it; he was convinced that the dueling ring was malfunctioning.

Yu Che slowly explained, "This is because the so-called 'minor' monster you mentioned discarded one Executioner Demon Shura when I activated the effect of Armed Dragon Lv7. And the effect of this monster is that during the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard, the controller can directly activate a Trap Card from the hand. Executioner Demon Shura is not only ammunition for Armed Dragon Lv7, but also the fuse to detonate the Trap Card - the Unexploded Universal Mine!"

"No! That's not right!" Seto Kaiba's eyes were filled with anger. "You should still have about ten cards left in your deck! Judging from your performance just now, you were absolutely certain that you would win!"

"However, the cards used in your final combo were all drawn temporarily using the Pot of Greed! Whether you used the Pot of Greed after the battle phase ended or you accurately drew the cards you wanted, it's extremely illogical!"

"You dare cheat on my turf!!"

Faced with Seto Kaiba's questioning, Yusuke remained completely calm: "What if I knew exactly what cards were left in the deck?"

"What...?" Seto Kaiba was taken aback.

"You can judge for yourself now whether I'm lying or not. The remaining ten cards are: Pot of Greed, Angel's Charity, Offering to the Dead, Hand Elimination, Heavenly Treasure Card, Curse of Aging, Electronic Technology Wyvern, Pineapple Bomb..."

After Yu Che finished speaking, he unfolded the remaining cards in his deck one by one, and sure enough, he had all the cards. He continued to Kaiba, "Just now, the two cards I had left in my hand were Pot of Greed and Executioner Demon Shura."

"With 'multipliers' still present on my field, I have only a very small chance of drawing a card combination that is completely irreversible."

"As for why I only activated Pot of Greed after the battle phase, it's because if you have three Blue-Eyes White Dragons on your field at the same time, there's a high probability that you'll have Fusion and Fusion Removal set in your back row."

"In this situation, using Pot of Greed first or later has the same effect, because my hand at that time is enough to force out your two face-down cards."

"Hippocampus, if you still don't believe it, you can slowly review the recordings."

"But now, the fact is, you lost the duel, and you also lost your fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Chapter 25 The Battle Between KC Corporation and the International Illusion Society

a few days later.

Duel Kingdom Island, Fairy Tale Castle.

To make the upcoming Duel Kingdom tournament even more exciting, Pegasus, the father of Duel Monsters, has been working overtime these past few days.

However, for a designer and artist like him who loves rules and games, putting all his energy into this kind of thing is actually a kind of enjoyment.

"Come in~" After giving the final check of the complete plan, Pegasus removed the hard drive from the computer, waved to his assistant outside the studio, and called out, "This is the latest plan for the Duel Kingdom Tournament. You should implement the contents of this as soon as possible. Also, how is the development of the new 'Lv' series cards progressing?"

The assistant carefully took the hard drive and respectfully replied, "The card designs and effects for the first batch of cards have been completed, and now we are just waiting for your confirmation and approval."

Pegasus picked up the last bit of red wine in his glass and drank it down: "Then bring it here~"

The assistant handed over the tablet and thoughtfully filled Pegasus's wine glass.

About half an hour later, Pegasus nodded and said, "It's generally acceptable. I've marked a few problematic parts. Although the dueling system is still in its infancy, the card descriptions should be as standardized as possible, ideally with a professional and unique system."

“Also,” Pegasus scribbled on the tablet screen with his stylus, “it’s not enough to just think about how to make monsters evolve stronger. We also need to consider how to deal with ‘Lv’ monsters and more flexible strategies. I’m fairly satisfied with the abilities and appearances of these monsters, but the lack of cards that can make them regress is very disappointing. If these designers’ thinking is always so rigid, then I’m afraid I’ll have to consider replacing them.”

"Yes, yes... Lord Pegasus..." The assistant broke out in a cold sweat.

In his opinion, almost every single one of these new "Lv" cards was a stunning design. He had expected Lord Pegasus to be pleasantly surprised by such outstanding results achieved in just a few days.

However, an adult is still an adult, and the vision of the father of Duel Monsters is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

After completing the handover of some work-related matters, the assistant reported to Pegasus: "My lord, just a few days ago, the duelist named Yuzuru defeated Seto Kaiba."

"What?!" The new card set failed to surprise Pegasus, but the news certainly did. "Do you have any recordings of the duels? Show them to me right now!"

Sitting in his office, Pegasus watched the duel that had taken place a few days earlier as if he were savoring a dessert.

After reading it, he smiled excitedly: "Wonderful! KC Company's current position in the dueling industry is closely related to Seto Kaiba himself! A large part of the reason why many investors are optimistic about KC Company is because they recognize Seto Kaiba's dueling strength. Only those with strong dueling skills can have a more thorough understanding of the dueling industry!"

"But Seto Kaiba lost to a newcomer duelist who just debuted. If this video gets widely publicized, KC's stock price will probably plummet, and our acquisition plan will proceed much more smoothly."

The assistant understood immediately: "Yes, sir, I will immediately send people to publicize the duel video as widely as possible."

"Hmm~" Pegasus nodded in satisfaction. "Did Wandering Boy receive our invitation?"

"I have received it."

"And what about Game Boy?"

"Um... as you requested, we need an extra videotape, but you haven't recorded the content yet..."

"Oops~" Pegasus chuckled. "Sorry, I've been too busy these past few days and forgot. I was planning to rest after finishing the project proposal, but the news from Youche Boy is really exciting. In that case, I'll take care of the videotape thing while I'm at it~"

Upon hearing this, the assistant quickly brought out the video recorder.

In the dimly lit room, Pegasus revealed a mysterious smile and gently lifted the long, silver-white hair that covered half of his face, revealing a glimmer of light in his eerie golden Millennium Eye.

As for Yuche, all Pegasus wanted was the Armed Dragon card with the spirit parasite in it.

As for games, he wants more.

Besides those cards containing spirits, the mysterious Millennium Puzzle is also his target!

"Click——————"

The recorder was turned on, and Pegasus took out his deck from his pocket.

He intends to engage in a dark duel with Yugi Muto via video recording!

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KC Company.

Since losing to Yuzuru, Seto Kaiba has locked himself in his room, constantly pondering the words Yuzuru uttered at the end of the duel.

Even Seto Kaiba, the first national champion, could determine what cards were in the remaining deck.

But can you calculate the possible combinations of those cards while the duel is going on?

It's a bit outrageous just thinking about it...

Despite the fact that some of the remaining cards in his deck at the time had card-drawing effects, his confidence was still astonishing.

After all, he was at a huge disadvantage at the time, with his opponent having three Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field and his LP was behind.

Thinking of this, Seto Kaiba's expression became even more serious.

Why is he so confident?

Could it be... really... because of the belief in the power of the cards?

These words were spoken by Yugi Muto, who was watching the game at the time.

When he first heard this claim, Seto Kaiba was quite dismissive.

But after calming down these past few days, he realized that other explanations didn't quite make sense, so he had to start thinking about the so-called "card's soul."

Seto Kaiba's gaze was somewhat complicated as he looked at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the table.

Just as he was about to fall into another round of thinking, his younger brother, Kaiba Keihei, barged in without even knocking.

"Didn't I say that I should remember to knock?" Seto Kaiba's tone was relatively gentle. If anyone else had dared to be so impudent, he would have already been furious.

Kaiba Guiping said anxiously, "Brother! Pegasus posted the video of your defeat online! Now KC's stock price is plummeting!"

Seto Kaiba frowned slightly.