Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"The-World!"

An ominous white light bloomed from the card displayed in Saiou's hand, and in front of Manjome, Judai and the people watching outside the arena, multiple phantoms of the Earth gathered at the same time in this duel arena shrouded in mist.

As Saiou placed the cards on the table, multiple phantoms of the Earth suddenly collided with each other, and the same mechanized tentacle monster image, the overall nearly circular [Mystery Force XXI-World] appeared on Saiou's field!

[Power of Mystery XXI-World] [8☆/Light]

【Angel Family/Effect】

[3100/3100]

"Mystery Force XXI - World is the pinnacle of Tarot cards. Both its attack and defense are perfect, surpassing the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Saioh couldn't help but smile as he watched Mystery Force XXI - World appear on his field. "Even without using its effects, its power is above most Duel Monsters!"

"And its effect is the ultimate power that controls the 'world' and stops the gears of the wheel of fate! Now let's start judging the positive and negative positions, but the result..." Saiou said with satisfaction as he saw the card above [Mystery Power XXI-World] stop by itself, having expected this, "Of course, it's the positive position!"

"And if there is a card with a coin flip effect on the field, activate the effect of this [Arcane Force XIX - Sun] in my hand to Special Summon it from my hand to the field."

Following [Mystery Force V - The Pope] and [Mystery Force XXI - The World], the third monster jumped out on Saiou's field. A heat wave burst forth along with the arrival of this monster, which was wrapped in the flames of the scorching sun as its name suggested, and the mist was thinned a little.

[Zaiwang Takuma: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Mystical Power V-Pope] [DEF1500]

[Mystery Power XXI-World] [DEF3100]

[Mystery Power XIX-Sun] [7☆/Light]

【Angel Family/Effect】

[2900/2900]

[The City of Gods - Valhalla]

"Three monsters were summoned in one round!" Marufuji Sho exclaimed outside the field, "This doesn't look like a beginner in Duel Monsters at all!"

"And the quality of the monsters is not low, they can even be called powerful." Misawa looked at Saiou's card, "Although the prototype of [Mystery Power] is a tarot divination that is not scientific at all, is it such a powerful deck?"

"No, the only powerful one is probably the man called Saiou. Seeing his previous series of bad luck, I thought he might just be the guy who deceived big brother, but now seeing how good he is at playing cards, it's definitely him who made big brother a different person." Manjome Masaji said affirmatively, shouting to the field, "Come on, Jun, and that Yuki Judai!"

"Ohs!" Judai heard the support from behind and looked at King Sai with high morale, "That's right, King Sai. Although your monster looks very powerful, we are fighting with the expectations of others on our shoulders. We will not admit defeat in front of you just because of that."

"That level? You mean my [Mystery Force XXI-World], right, Yuki Judai? Indeed, your reliance is the combination of the three cards in your hand, [E·hero Bubble Man], [E·hero New Globe Man], and [Demon King of the Swamp], right?"

Ignoring Judai's sudden change of expression, Saiou continued, "First, use [E·hero Bubble Man] to earn two cards in your hand, [Demon King of the Swamp] searches for [Fusion], and then let [E·hero Bubble Man] and [E·hero New Woxia] fuse together to form your beloved [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike], search for the [Beloved Hero] in the deck, and then use the effect of [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] to transform into [E·hero Flame Wingman] and equip it with [Beloved Hero], and finally search for the Field Spell Card [Magic Bell Hole] while entering the Battle Phase."

"In this way, you can use [E·hero Flame Wingman] to first destroy my [Mystery Force XXI-World] and then destroy [Mystery Force V-Pope], and through the effects of two consecutive activations, you can clear my basic points in one turn and eliminate me."

After hearing Saiou's long-winded words, Manjyoume said impatiently, "I know you've learned about Judai's three moves beforehand, but you're being too sure. How can you be sure that his first move isn't a card like [Hero Arrives]?"

"Although I also want to use the cool [Hero Arrival], but I don't have that card in my hand. Instead, I do have [E·hero Bubble Man], [E·hero New Globe Man], and [Demon King of the Swamp]."

"Nani?!"

After speaking to Manjome, Judai had a serious expression on his face. Then, when he looked at Saiou, there was a hint of fear on his face, "How did you know my hand? Could it be that--"

"Yes, that's the 'maybe'." Manjome Nagasaku said proudly, "Saiou-sensei, he actually——"

"——Sai-oh, you actually installed a camera here to spy on my hand!?"

“Cough, cough, cough!” Manjome Nagasaku almost fell down, and his face turned red from coughing repeatedly. He was so angry at Judai that his face turned red. He said to Judai angrily, “No! Mr. Saiou’s ability is to foresee the future!”

"Let's assume that the foresight was not some voyeuristic trick, but it's real. But can you rewrite the future and secretly replace the cards in Judai's hand?" Manjo looked at Saiou with disdain, "Judai has already drawn these cards. You said you foresaw the future, but how are you going to stop Judai from playing such a combo?"

(In episode 102 of the anime, Judai is fighting against Saiou. In the first round, Judai starts with a Bubble card and then draws two cards, equips a Bubble Gun and ends the round) (In the next round, in the main phase , all the cards in his hand are changed directly. Then he conjures up a Double Fusion out of thin air, fusing Explosion and Wings into Flame Wingman and then fusing Flash Man into Flash Wingman, and finally summons Hummingbird)

(In the third round, his hand even turned into Dolphin, R, and Hero Signal. It was confirmed that Saiou stopped the time to exchange cards for Judai.)

"Stop Yugi Judai from performing his combo? You must be curious about the answer, right? You are so accurate. After all, you are repeatedly defeated by what you call 'Yugi Judai's three tricks', right?" Saiou suddenly showed a compassionate expression, "Your brothers have such high hopes for you, and you have outstanding talents in Duel Monsters, but you are repeatedly suppressed by Yugi Judai."

"After being defeated again and again, your self-esteem must have been worn away. You gradually began to think, 'Let it be', and started playing a friend game with Yuki Judai. 'I want to surpass him, but it's okay to give up.' That's what you thought, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who said I gave up on surpassing Yuki Judai!" Manjomu's pupils shrank and he glared at Saioudou, "You don't know me, how can you make such a judgment!"

"It's fate, Manjome. I've already revealed your fate to you." Saiou took out a card from his arms, but it was not the Duel Monster Card [Mystery Force XII - The Hanged Man] that he had shown Manjome before, but a Tarot Card "The Hanged Man". "This card represents 'stagnation'!"

"Use a friendly attitude to flatter the other party, in order to delay the battle that even you think will end in failure."

Narrowing his eyes, Saiou looked at Manjomu and said, "This is how you view Yujo Judai, right?"

Subconsciously, Manjome took a step back. When he realized his actions, he was furious at himself and shouted to Saiou excitedly, "It's not like that! I'm not afraid of Judai!"

Although Manjōmu's tone was quite firm, he himself did not realize that he could no longer trust Judai without reservation as he did at the beginning of the duel, and instead began to feel a vague hostility towards him.

"Is that guy using words to interfere with the thoughts of Manjome and big brother?" Although he had not yet taken Hayato's class and had not had time to learn "how to deal with the opponent's trash talk in a duel", Kenzan keenly perceived Saiou's purpose, "Is he trying to alienate big brother and Manjome-senpai?"

"And Manjyoume was so easily influenced by him? Was it because of his mysterious attitude, or was he worried about his eldest brother's matter?" Asuka frowned and was about to shout something, but was stopped by Fubuki.

Shaking her head, Fubuki said to Asuka, "No, it's fine. It's okay to cheer them up, but there is an unspoken rule in Duel Monsters that one should 'watch the game without saying anything'. This is a battle between Judai and Manjome-chan, and they have to rely on themselves. Also, Asuka, do you think that if you remind him, he can return to his original state?"

Asuka thought about it and shook her head, "It's really not possible. I'm afraid it will arouse the rebellious psychology of that guy Manjome. Tsk, is that guy a fortune teller or a psychologist? He actually uses such dark psychological tactics." As she said that, she glared at Saiou with disgust.

"Excellent fortune tellers are usually excellent psychologists. I don't know if this statement can also be applied to real fortune tellers who can really foresee the future, but Saiou is indeed a guy who should not be underestimated." Misawa looked at Saiou and comforted Marufuji Sho beside him, "But judging from the fact that he avoided the question of Manjo's purpose, he probably can't stop Judai, so you can relax."

"Hmm? You feel the same way too, Misawa Daichi? I thought you, with your brilliant mind, would have completely different opinions from others, but have you also become like everyone else because of the game with Yuki Judai's friend?"

To Misawa's surprise, Saiou actually paid attention to him because of what he said outside the field, and even replied to him. Looking at the cards on the field, Saiou had a sad expression: "But, fate is absolute. When I see through fate, even I can't stop the sadness welling up from the bottom of my heart."

"Do you remember what I said at the beginning, Yugi Judai?" After asking Judai, seeing his bewildered face, Saiou warned him seriously like a dedicated fortune teller, "You must remember every word the fortune teller told you, because no one knows whether this word will cause your destiny to deviate and lead to destruction."

"When [Mysterious Card Reading] was activated, I said, 'Fate tells me to stop here.' At that time, fate chose the reverse position, allowing Manjome Nagasaku to retrieve the card he wanted from the deck, but it was also because I took the initiative to choose this fate that made my subsequent fate all walk on the right path to victory!"

Saioh waved his hand: "The effect of [Arcane Force XIX - Sun], when this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, it gains different effects depending on the face-up and face-down positions. When it's in the reverse position, the effect is to destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on both sides, but the opposite effect when it's in the face-up position is to create, which is the opposite of 'destruction', that is - put a Magic Card with a Coin Flip effect from my deck onto the field!"

"And the result. Of course it's in the right position!"

Once again, before Saiou called a halt, the determination of the cards' positive and negative positions ended on their own, and the result was exactly the same as Saiou's declaration. This ability to "predict" and "measure" the future was frightening, because Saiou, sitting on the throne of [Valhalla, the City of God], had an oppressive feeling close to that of a god, giving people the illusion that all the cards in the arena were shrouded in his shadow, dancing with him like puppets on a string.

"As you can see! Mystery Force XIX - Sun in the positive position retrieves a magic card from my deck, and that card is this Holy Grail Ace. Then I activate the Normal Magic Card that I set aside, Holy Grail Ace."

Saioh retrieved the card from his deck without even looking at it, and activated it directly: "The effect of the upright [Holy Grail Ace] is the same as [Pot of Greed], allowing me to draw two cards from my deck, but the effect of the reversed [Holy Grail Ace] will change the person who can draw a card from me to the opponent."

At this point in the duel, not to mention Asuka and the others, even Marufuji Sho has seen through Saiou's method of using the cards related to the [Power of the Mysteries]: "Anyway, no matter it's upright or reversed, the person who draws the card is on your side, right?"

"No, it's enough for Manjome Nagasaku to get a card from me. I will be the next one to draw a card. After all, I only have one card left in my hand." Clicking the remaining card on his desk, Saiou drew two cards from the top of the deck, covered them and placed them on the backcourt without even looking at them, and then said, "My turn will end here - and then, the wheel of fate will also stop here!"

"Look carefully, look closely, what a terrifying despair lies ahead of your stagnant fate. It makes people so sad, as if even time has stopped here and they feel suffocated!"

Saiou said, raising his arms high and shouting, "No, not as if! Because I will send two monsters on my field to the Graveyard during the End Phase of my turn to activate the effect of [Mystery Force XXI - World] in the positive position!"

"Smash Waludo! Tokio, Tomare!"

(The World! Time, stop!) (End of this chapter)