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

"If it weren't for the help of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, I really wouldn't have been able to catch you~"

Under the setting sun, the corrupted Bakura stood like a demon king at the tunnel exit, seemingly fearless in the face of more than a dozen armed men.

Pegasus immediately shouted, "You fools! What are you all standing there for?!"

"Swish swish swish swish————————"

More than a dozen pistols were pointed at Bakura at the same time, but the next second, a magic card was thrown from his hand, and all the bodyguards were bound by a strange shackle!

The cold guns fell to the ground one by one.

The bodyguards, who had never seen such a scene before, changed their expressions drastically, and Pegasus's face turned ashen.

Bakura grinned wickedly: "Didn't expect my power to materialize cards, did you? With just one Magic Shackle, all those vicious dogs you've been raising will be immobilized!"

"Now, it's time for these lackeys to die!"

"Go! Man-eating bugs!! Metamorphosis jar!!"

"Shuashua——————"

Two more cards were revealed, and the materialized semi-transparent monsters instantly caused the burly men to completely lose consciousness.

Seeing his subordinates lying unconscious on the ground one by one, Pegasus gritted his teeth and roared, "You bastard... but I am also a wielder of the Millennium Artifact! This is just another Dark Duel!"

"Is that so? You weird-accented uncle?" Bakura Ryo's expression was incredibly arrogant. He took out a sharp knife from his pocket and walked step by step towards Pegasus. "You must have been exhausted after that duel, right?"

"Hehehe~ I never expected to get the Millennium Eye so easily~"

"We really have to thank You Chasing and the game!"

As the Bakura approached step by step, Pegasus retreated in a panic.

As the sun gradually sank into the sea, and the first glimmer of night fell, a piercing scream rang out from a corner of the island, startling countless forest birds into flight.

..............................

"elder brother!!"

Inside the castle, the seahorse brothers, finally reunited, embraced each other tightly.

Seto Kaiba held Keihei close, his heart filled with guilt and remorse.

If he had returned sooner, then Guiping wouldn't have had to suffer so much.

As the sun gradually set, Seto Kaiba turned his gaze to Yuzuriha.

and so……

Was it this guy who ultimately defeated Pegasus and saved himself and Guiping?

Just then, the gentle Yugi Muto tidied up the cards scattered around the dueling ring and handed them to Seto Kaiba: "Kaiba-kun, this is the deck that was taken from you."

"Pegasus disassembled the cards inside to summon the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. Do you see if anything is missing now?"

Seto Kaiba was taken aback.

Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon?!

What is that?

And... Pegasus is incredibly audacious, daring to activate his own deck without permission?!

Seto Kaiba quickly checked his deck and found that the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons were intact, and the other monster cards were also present, but some spell and trap cards were missing.

Ah!

How could I possibly put a card like that in my deck?

This little brat, the game, has absolutely no clue how to solve the problem...

Seto Kaiba looked disdainful and even wanted to take back his words of thanks, but when he looked at Yugi Muto again, some unfamiliar memories suddenly flooded his mind.

That seemed to be his duel with Yugi Muto not long ago.

And the result...

I actually lost?!

Seto Kaiba froze instantly, his face turning ashen.

Although Pegasus controlled the duel, he was ultimately the one who lost!

hateful!!

What a humiliating defeat!

"Yusho, the title of Duel King will remain with you for now!" Seto Kaiba said coldly. "However, I will reclaim it next time we fight! As for this favor... I'll remember it!"

Jonouchi, who had been eagerly anticipating a good show, finally had a chance to vent: "Hmph~ What are you talking about? Kaiba! There's no such thing as the Duel King right now!"

"What?!" Seto Kaiba was taken aback.

Honda chimed in with a smile.

"In the final match, Youche and Youxi tied!"

There can only be one king!

"Therefore, the title of Duel King has been temporarily retained!"

Upon hearing this, Seto Kaiba was shocked once again.

The game... actually ended in a draw with Youche?!

Is this kid really that strong?

Seto Kaiba found the result hard to believe, but the people in front of him didn't seem to be deceiving him.

He was initially in a good mood after escaping death, but now, he felt like he'd been doused with a bucket of cold water.

The person to be defeated...

Another one?

The only people who can defeat him now are Youche and Yugi. Although the battle with Yugi is not strictly a duel, the fact that he can fight Youche to a draw shows that he has a certain level of strength.

Seto Kaiba clenched his fist secretly.

Whether you defeat them both at the same time or defeat them one by one!

In the next duel, we must reclaim the lost honor!

"Jonnouchi, and what about you?" Seto Kaiba had made up his mind and stopped arguing. He looked at Jonouchi with a sneer. "You were probably eliminated a long time ago, and then you stubbornly stayed here, right? For a duelist like you, who's like a stray dog, getting into the castle must be harder than climbing to heaven, right?"

Kyoko also stepped forward and said, "Hmph! No way! Jonouchi is one of the top four!"

Jonouchi laughed smugly, "Haha! Kaiba, how about it! My ranking is higher than yours!"

Seto Kaiba scoffed, "Ha! Strictly speaking, I'm not even a contestant."

"And if the duel to decide the fourth contestant is between you and me, you won't be so lucky."

"However, since you've made it to the semi-finals, let's just say you're only at the beginner level for now."

"Let's go, Guiping!"

"As for those who don't want to leave by plane, let them stay here!"

"Okay!" Guiping obediently followed.

"This thing!" Jonouchi said angrily, "What a piece of junk! It's infuriating! Ha, it's just a broken-down plane! Come on! Let's go take a boat!"

Yugi Muto looked around: "But... it seems like no one has prepared a boat for us..."

With Pegasus murdered, the people in the castle were in chaos, and no one could care about them.

"Huh?!" Jonouchi hurriedly chased after Seto Kaiba, "Wait! Kaiba!!"

After watching the farce, You Che couldn't help but chuckle.

Seto Kaiba is the epitome of someone who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside; he would never leave without waiting for someone.

Yuchi turned to look at Yugi Muto.

The understanding cousin immediately gave up her seat for Wang Yang.

"Let's go, Youche!" Wang Yang was still a little worried. "Although everyone has recovered, I'm sure you, like me, also want to see those elves, right?"

You Che nodded: "When I went there last time, it was clearly sealed off by something. It would be better to take a look."

After exchanging a few words with the others, Youche and Wang Yang returned to the secluded wooden hut located in a corner of the city wall.

The two men easily pried open the lock.

Having already seen it once, the scene inside no longer struck me as shocking.

Fortunately, You Che and Wang Yang came here again.

Although Pegasus was defeated, the elves here were unable to leave because the weaker elves were restricted by the card positions, and they simply could not leave such a place on their own.

Wang Yang first focused his gaze on the damaged cards and the spirits of the elves. The Millennium Puzzle emitted a faint light, and these poor souls were finally freed, gradually dissipating in the sunset.

There are still two or three hundred cards left, each still inhabited by a living spirit.

These spirits were weak, not much stronger than the evil spirits and demons, including the Heart Key Fairy, the Unfortunate Girl, the Thunder Boy, and so on...

“Yugi, since you have a card shop at home, why don’t you put these cards with Grandpa Sugoroku for now?” Yugi suggested. “It might be a good thing if they encounter some duelists they are destined to meet.”

After the dark duel just now, Youche has realized how important the power of the elves is.

Even spirits like Evil Spirits and Evil Bitter Stop, which can spawn decks, cannot provide duelists with mental support, so these cute little salted fish are even less useful.

There should be a purpose to raising Pokémon!

Armored Dragon Cub: Hmph (proudly)!

“Then that’s the only way,” Wang Yang nodded. “Hopefully, they can all find suitable owners.”

As they spoke, the two carefully and meticulously collected the cards that housed the spirits.

Just as You Che bent down to pick up a face-down card, he suddenly heard a strange sound.

"Ha! I was the first one to be taken! You lost!" shouted the elf who was hiding somewhere.

"Hmph! That's no use! Didn't you hear them say they won't take us?" Another elf with a lisp argued from the shadows.

"Huh? Why is it dark?" A somewhat dull-sounding voice came from below.