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

As Seto Kaiba laughed, the card-making equipment was also repaired.

Hearing the president's inexplicable burst of laughter, the two maintenance workers, who were already used to it, stood carefully to the side. When Seto Kaiba came to his senses, they respectfully reported, "President Kaiba, the equipment has been repaired. Should we continue with the new test?"

"Hmph! No need!" Seto Kaiba waved his hand and laughed smugly. "Stop the research and development of Blue-Eyes White Dragon derivative forms and pour all resources into updating the field cards and new rule spells!"

"This week... no! Tonight!"

"I want to see the next-generation dueling cards fully packaged tonight, and the new card packs will be shipped and released first thing tomorrow morning!!"

The assistant behind him reminded him, "President, the text and effects of some cards haven't been updated yet..."

“I know!” Seto Kaiba’s lips curled up. “But judging from the progress, it should be finished within half a month.”

"Announced in the name of KC Group, the next month will be a trial period for the rules of the next-generation dueling city!!"

"During this period, both new and old versions of cards can be used on the Duel Equipment. After one month, cards that are no longer viable will be completely banned!!"

"And in the third month after the implementation of the next-generation dueling city rules, the KC Group will hold the unprecedented KC Grand Prix at the newly opened KC Park!!!"

The series of orders left the trembling assistant stunned. She quickly wrote down everything the president of Kaiba said and organized it.

Her gaze swept over the latest plans, and she, who had only recently joined the KC Group, couldn't help but exclaim in genuine amazement: "As expected of President Kaiba... He's already come up with such a tight plan in just a few minutes!"

The two technicians who stood by the instrument and listened to the entire process were secretly sweating.

This has nothing to do with how tight or tight it is...

It's entirely because the company president is an impatient person...

Overjoyed, Seto Kaiba took off his white lab coat. Having been awake for nearly forty hours, he decided to take a good rest. When he woke up again, he would use Blue-Eyes White Dragon to challenge someone to a duel and use that duel to create an even more magnificent and powerful White Dragon!

Just as he was about to walk out of the laboratory, a piece of equipment that had been working perfectly suddenly stopped. Seto Kaiba turned his head and saw that the equipment was responsible for the most important venue card!

"What's going on?!" Seto Kaiba frowned and went over himself.

When he saw the latest cards created by that device, he was stunned.

Wait, this is actually... a Field Trap Card?!

Considering the rules, the design of the field trap card was only a draft in Seto Kaiba's computer and had not been finalized for implementation, so it should not have been printed out.

Exhausted, Seto Kaiba shook his head vigorously: "Damn it... I must have been too tired, so I accidentally let the scrapped case slip in."

"The machine malfunctioned because the imported data was abnormal."

"Fine, since it's a scrapped case, let's just throw it away."

Eager to go back and rest, Seto Kaiba picked up the Field Trap Card, which was still slightly warm, and was about to throw it away when he suddenly noticed its effect.

"Pyramid of Light..."

"Exclude all God Cards from the game according to the rules?!"

"With this card, all God cards will be completely banned?!"

Thinking of the three Egyptian God cards in Yu Che's possession, and then of the new form Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was about to emerge, a surge of ecstatic joy instantly overwhelmed him. Without hesitation, Seto Kaiba accepted the "Pyramid of Light" and treasured it as his most precious possession.

The laboratory doors opened to both sides, and Seto Kaiba strode away with a smug and arrogant smile on his face.

"Heh~"

"Playing games~"

"This time, I will reclaim all the lost glory!!"

"The God Cards, Armed Dragon, Dark Magician... all will ultimately submit to the magnificent form of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!"

"And the title of Duel King will ultimately belong to me, Seto Kaiba!!"

Hehehe~

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

"Hahahahahahahaha!!"

Chapter 206 A High-Level One-on-Two Battle! Seto Kaiba VS Yusuke and the King!

The next morning, almost every card shop in Domino City was packed with duelists before it even opened, all because of the announcement made by the KC Group the night before regarding the rules of the next-generation Duel City and the third-generation cards.

Before he had even woken up from his sleep, Yugi Muto was awakened by the sounds of his grandfather, Sugoroku Muto, bustling about downstairs. He got dressed with sleepy eyes, while Yugi leaned against the wall, lost in thought.

"Hey, my other self, what are you thinking about?" Yugi Muto asked as he carried his toiletries toward the bathroom.

"Oh, I was thinking about that crystal pyramid." Wang Yang had heard the news last night, and his expression was still quite serious. "No matter how you look at it, that crystal pyramid is full of eeriness..."

Yugi Muto quickly finished brushing his teeth, then spat out the mouthwash and comforted him with a smile, "Relax. There are so many pyramids in ancient Egypt. Who knows which dynasty it belongs to? Maybe it's just an ordinary artifact."

Wang Yang smiled slightly, but his expression was still somewhat worried: "However, the fact that its shape is exactly the same as the Millennium Puzzle indicates that it is not something ordinary."

"Moreover, the stone slabs unearthed together with it also bear reliefs of the three Egyptian Gods."

"The right pyramid often signifies death; perhaps something big will happen today..."

After getting dressed, Yugi Muto put the Duel Disk on his arm and gently comforted him, "Don't worry, my other self. With everyone here, everything will be alright."

Wang Yang sighed slightly, the uneasy doubts in his heart still lingering, but he still smiled and nodded.

Just before 11 o'clock, Yugi Muto arrived at the entrance of the Domino City Museum.

Because most people were gathered near the card shop, today, although it was the first day of the exhibition, was unusually quiet.

"Hey! Game!!"

Jōnouchi, Honda, Kyoko, and others rushed over in a flurry of activity. Judging from their appearance, they must have suffered quite a bit on crowded buses.

Jonouchi quickly finished his remaining bread in a few bites, snorted, and said, "Now I know why Yuzuru only arrived at noon!"

"He must have heard the rumors a long time ago, so he went to the card shop to queue up early this morning!"

"This guy had such inside information and didn't tell us!"

"You're such an idiot..." Kyoko couldn't help but complain. "If Yu Che really had inside information, he would definitely have internal resources. Why did he have to fight with other duelists at the door?"

"Ahem!" Honda said, feigning seriousness. "Alright, alright, since Yuche said he'd be here at noon, he definitely will. Let's go to the museum first; I have some other things to do this afternoon..."

Yugi Muto asked curiously, "Huh? Honda, do you have any other plans?"

Honda blushed slightly, but still maintained a serious expression: "Yeah! I signed up for a dueling training course, and I'm working hard to become Shizuka's idol..."

"Damn it!!" Jonouchi shouted angrily, "I knew you were up to no good when you pretended to be serious! Shizuka has me, her top eight brother, she would never idolize an outsider like you!"

The two argued for a while, but were quickly stopped by Kyoko, who had a dark expression on her face: "You two better stop! Today is a very important day. We might be able to find some memories of another game! If you keep messing around like this, the game and I will go in by ourselves!"

Upon hearing this, Jonouchi and Honda stopped fuming like children.

"despair----------------"

At 11:00 a.m. sharp, the museum staff opened the doors to the exhibition hall on time.

With excitement and nervousness, Yugi Muto and his group went inside and headed straight for the display case of the Pyramid of Light. Just as they were about to walk past a mummy, they unexpectedly saw an acquaintance through the glass.

"Huh? That's Professor Hopkins?!" Yugi Muto stopped in his tracks.

The elegantly dressed, gray-haired old man standing on the other side of the mummy smiled: "Game, you really came."

Just after the Duel Kingdom tournament ended, Yugi Muto was challenged by a little girl who claimed to be the All-American champion. After the duel, everyone learned that she was actually the granddaughter of one of Yugi Muto's close friends.

After experiencing a legendary life, Muto Sugoroku began to study archaeology in his middle and old age. During his many trips to Egypt, he met the famous archaeology professor standing before Muto Yugi and the others.

"Professor Hopkins, what brings you here?" Yugi Muto asked politely.

Hopkins carefully examined the mummy before him and smiled gently, “I was invited here for an academic discussion. When I saw the Pyramid of Light in the news yesterday, I guessed you would come, and it turned out to be true.”

"The Pyramid of Light?!" Everyone was stunned.

Hopkins nodded and continued, "That's right, it's the Pyramid of Light, and the name comes from the stone slab beneath this mummy."

Everyone immediately crowded around, following Hopkins's finger to look at the ancient and complex characters.

“This is a prophecy, a game,” Hopkins patiently translated. “At some point in the future, the Pyramid of Light will reappear in the world. At that time, taking advantage of the opportunity while the gods are locked away, the King of Destruction will awaken from chaos and sweep away the entire world with the light that purifies everything…”

The prophecies recorded on the stone tablet were limited, so the group followed Professor Hopkins to the display case of the "Crystal Pyramid".

Behind the clear glass display window, the crystals shimmering with strange colors are particularly dazzling, while a stone slab engraved with reliefs of the Three Egyptian Gods sits to the side.

Through the Millennium Eye marker, which they had seen many times before, everyone could confirm that the correctly placed Pyramid of Light was indeed a regular pyramid shape, corresponding to Yugi Muto's Millennium Puzzle.

Yugi Muto frowned, pondering the prophecy he had just heard: "So, part of the prophecy has already come true..."

"Now that the Pyramid of Light has been rediscovered, is the next step really to seal away the gods?"

"And what about the King of Chaos and the cleansing of the world...?"

Just as everyone was listening attentively to Professor Hopkins' explanation, a bright light suddenly shone out of nowhere!

Through the glass display case, the Millennium Puzzle and the Pyramid of Light reacted with an extremely strong intensity, the dazzling white light causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes and raise their arms to shield their eyes!

The next second, a violent impact struck, knocking everyone to the ground. With the sound of shattering glass, the eerie pyramid of light turned into light and left the museum, along with the withered mummy that had just disappeared.

"Ring ring ring ring ring——————————"

A piercing alarm sounded, and several security guards rushed over, staring in astonishment at the scene before them.

"What?! What's going on?!"

"The crystal pyramid has vanished! And the mummified corpse is gone too!"

"Damn it, did these people on the ground steal it?!"

"Use your brain, will you? If it were them, how could they be lying here? They were clearly attacked!"

"Tsk! Go check the security footage!!"

As chaos erupted at the scene, Yu Che, who had just entered the museum, arrived just in time. Seeing Yugi Muto and the others unconscious, the anime scenes from his memory instantly reappeared in his mind.

Sure enough, this is the plot of the Pyramid of Light arc!

At the security guards' repeated calls, Yugi Muto and the others slowly awoke. They looked at Yuzuru and asked, somewhat bewildered, "Huh? Yuzuru? What... just happened?"

You Che replied, "I just got here. The surveillance footage shows that the crystal pyramid in the shop window suddenly disappeared in a beam of light, and you all fainted at the same time."

Jonouchi, Honda, and Kyoko carefully helped Professor Hopkins up. At the same time, the Millennium Puzzle emitted a golden light, and the solemn-faced King appeared, strode out of the museum as if sensing something amiss.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then quickly gave chase.

Upon arriving outside the museum, You Che and the others witnessed an astonishing scene from the distant sky.