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Chapter 1618: If you can see it, I can see it too. Please guide me, Saiou!

Without even looking at the card he had drawn, Saiou looked at Ed and said, "Destiny is approaching its end, Ed. Whether it is the civilization on this planet or your destiny, the future has been completely covered in white!"

"Set a card, and I activate the Continuous Magic Card [Wave Cannon]. During the Main Phase, I can send this card on the field to the Graveyard, and inflict effect damage to the opponent's Duelist equal to the number of my Standby Phases that have passed since the activation of this card x 1000 points."

"Now, the countdown to the arrival of a shattered future has begun! My turn ends here!"

[Zaiwang Takuma: 4800LP, hand 3 → 1]

[Magic Force EX - Chaos Ruler] [ATK 6500 → 3600]

[Mystery Force EX - Ruler of Light] [ATK 5900 → 4300]

Backcourt: [Light Wave] [Wave Cannon] [Cover]

Venue: [Boundary of Light]

At the same time, as Saiou declared the end of his turn, the power of [D·hero] on Ed's field also disappeared, restoring its attack power to the original 2000 points.

[D·hero] [ATK3800→2000]

Although the attack power of [D·hero Zetsu] is lower than that of [D·hero Blood Demon-D], it seems that Saiou can cause more damage if he attacks it, but because the effect of [D·hero Murutopia] is always in effect, [D·hero Zetsu] cannot be destroyed by combat effects even though its attack power is lower, and it cannot cause even the slightest combat damage to Ed through it, which allows the weaker [D·hero Zetsu] to survive.

And Ed couldn't help but think that although the effect of the monster on his field was restricted and invalidated by [Light Barrier], the activation would not be affected. No matter what card he drew next, he only needed to use the effect of [D·hero] to send it to the graveyard -

"Ed, you must be thinking, 'No matter what card I draw next, I can use the effect of [D-hero] to send it to the graveyard as a cost and it won't get stuck, right?'

Sai Ou suddenly spoke, and actually expressed all that was in Ed's mind, causing Ed to raise his head sharply and stare at Sai Ou.

"What a scary look, but does that surprise you? I've told you before, my ability is growing stronger with the arrival of the asteroid 'Sartor' that carries the power of 'Light of Destruction'. At first, I could only foresee the future in real time during a duel, but then it evolved into foreseeing the future long in advance, and even like now, I can foresee the future from a very deep level, even your inner thoughts!"

After a pause, Saiou pointed at Judai and John outside the field and said, "And—I'm afraid you won't have a chance to eat fried shrimp, Yujo Judai!"

“Huh!? You can even predict what I’m thinking about eating for dinner!?” Judai’s eyes widened in surprise.

John also widened his eyes in surprise: "Why would you think of eating fried shrimp at this time!?"

"Because I ran outside all day today for this duel competition and didn't even have lunch. I just ate two bananas." If the monkeys in the forest hadn't supported Judai with some bananas and fruits, he would have been too hungry to have any strength. It was natural for him to think about what to eat now, but that was completely something he thought subconsciously because of his physical hunger.

"Let me tell you, John, the fried shrimp at the Duel Academy is a must-try. I would call Daitokuji's master in this area the best!" Proudly introducing the specialty of the Duel Academy to John, Judai suddenly realized, "No, is Saiou's ability to predict the future so strong now?"

"You even know what other people will draw, what they are going to say, and even what they are thinking. This can be considered cheating!"

Hearing Judai's words, Saiou showed a disgusted expression: "Really? You seem to be envious of my ability, Yuki Judai? But do you think there are such good things in the world? Any ability has weight. The price of this ability is heavy and beyond your imagination. Not everyone can enjoy the Duel Monsters game as easily as you do."

After a pause, Saiou looked at Ed again and said, "You have done a good job in stopping me from advancing my fate of destruction, Ed. However, as a punishment for being my enemy, I will completely destroy your hopes before you even draw a card!"

"The ability of [Arcane Force EX - Chaos Ruler] is not just to summon the messenger of destruction and the end - [Arcane Force EX - Light Ruler] and [Arcane Force EX - Dark Ruler] in my deck. Its real terrifying power lies in its secondary effect!"

"That is, as long as there is a [Light Barrier] on my field, not only will the opponent's monster effects on the field be negated, but they won't even be able to activate the monster's effects!"

The proud Saiou elaborated: "Although in most cases, negating the effects of monsters is an effective way to deal with the enemy's troublesome monsters, there are exceptions. For example, the existence of Kobayashi Hayato's [Inferno] that uses the release effect as a cost can not only avoid effects such as [Skill Drain] by releasing itself, but can even release the opponent's monsters with the help of certain cards."

"However, under the power of [Mystery Force EX - Chaos Ruler], even Hayato Kobayashi's annoying [Inferno] that can release the opponent's monster will become unable to activate, and will completely become a mortal monster. The only one that can use the effect of [Mystery Force] monster is my [Mystery Force] monster!"

"Well, now that [D-hero Blood Demon-D] is gone, your [D-Power] will no longer affect your card drawing, Ed."

Extending his hand to Ed, indicating that he could draw a card, Saiou had a chilling smile on his face, "Draw a card, Ed, this is your destiny~"

"Destiny"

Looking at the card on top of his deck, Ed reached out to pull it out, but a chill surged into his heart.

"A true duelist can even create the future of card drawing by himself." This sentence originally means that a duelist can turn the almost impossible into possible, amplify the extremely weak possibility of less than 1% to the extreme of 1000%, and even create miracles.

But what if even the future you create is already predetermined?
You devote your passion and enthusiasm, and work hard to create a beautiful miracle, only to find that all your efforts have already been recorded somewhere and are predestined. Even the emotions and sweat you shed in the process are insignificant, because the result is predetermined, and any changes during the process cannot affect the outcome.

Previously, Judai had introduced a special effects film to Ed, called "Masked Rider Seba", in which the final villain was originally a poet, but one day he read all his past and future works that he had always been intoxicated and proud of in an omniscient book, and he fell into despair. At this moment, Ed had a similar feeling.

Saiou foresaw all of his possibilities. All of his efforts and attempts were clearly visible to him, like words written in a book. No matter what possibilities he created next, wouldn't they just be dancing on his fingertips?
Suddenly, Ed really felt like he was standing naked in front of Saiwang as he said. All his little movements were meaningless, his thoughts were seen through, and even his entanglement and struggle were seen through. Can he win?

"Ed, you've lost." Ed vaguely heard Sai Wang saying this in his future.

“Defeated?” Looking up at the opposite side, Sai Wang did not open his mouth, as if what happened just now was really just Ed’s illusion, but he still said, “But Sai Wang, if I have already lost, why am I still standing in front of you now? The voice just now, is it your judgment on me in the future? But so what! As long as I am standing here and not falling down, the duel is not over yet!”

"I can't help but admire your fighting spirit, Ed. You have already felt the cruel truth that there is no possibility of winning against me, but you still refuse to give up and still go all out in the duel. This kind of fighting spirit is simply 'enlightenment'!"

"Yes, the 'enlightenment' of being able to face the difficulties of the future calmly, this kind of 'enlightenment' is the true meaning of 'happiness', as the saying goes, 'the enlightened are always happy'! But unfortunately, not everyone in the world can have this 'enlightenment' like me who can foresee the future and you, Ed, who are not afraid of suffering. That's why humans need to be changed and the world needs to be rewritten!"

"Keep this 'awareness' to the end, Ed, but before that, I want to tell you about your future!"

Saiou said, and he actually pulled out the face card on his backfield and showed it to Ed, "Your future is cut off, because the card I face is this Trap Card [Knock Down]!"

"This card can only be activated during the opponent's Draw Phase. The effect is to discard a card drawn by the opponent during the Draw Phase and send it to the Graveyard!" Although Saiou was just explaining the effect, to Ed, it sounded like the final hammer of judgment falling in the court, deafening.

I don't have any cards left in my hand now, and the monsters on the field are no match for Saioh's powerful [Mysterious Power] monsters. The only possibility I can create is the card drawing this turn, but under the effect of [Knock Down], will I lose even the chance to draw a card this time?

"Your future has long been reflected in my eyes. The card you will draw in the next round is the magic card [Heaven-fallen Treasure Card]. It is really a powerful and terrifying card. I have to say that if you draw that card, then you, Ed, have really created a miracle - but such a miracle is still within my expectations!"

Saiou grinned, "I won't allow you to exist as something so dangerous, so just [knock it down]! All right, draw the card, Ed, right now, right here!"

"My turn." The oppressive feeling that King Sai constantly exuded, the grief and anger that his friend had trampled their friendship underfoot, and all kinds of emotions intertwined, brought great mental pressure to Ed. The remnants of the "Light Wave" power that had been lodged in his deck in the past were originally intended by King Sai to control two students in the Duel Academy as puppets in order to contain Hayato Kobayashi and the others, but now the power that had not been completely eradicated in the past was constantly eroding Ed's heart.

Just as he was about to pull out the card on top of the deck, a white mist appeared before his eyes, preventing him from seeing clearly where the deck was on his raised arm.

In his heart, the voice of "himself" kept echoing, constantly tempting him, and he was absolutely unable to resist Saiou.

Yes, Saiou not only has cards that are powerful enough to be considered cheating, but also has an omniscient perspective that transcends physical limitations, can foresee the future and even read minds. How could I possibly defeat such a powerful Saiou?
How could he resist this? How could he have the strength to resist?
Saiou is too strong. No matter how I fight back, it is useless. Fighting back is useless. I have already been defeated.
Just when Ed's mind was wandering and he was about to put his hands over the deck to surrender, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Really Ed, what are you thinking about? Where did your fighting spirit go?"

"Who?!" A voice suddenly appeared in his head while he was deep in thought. Ed turned around in surprise and looked in the direction where the voice came from. "Who is there!?"

"it's me."

"And I."

Before Ed's eyes, two people who would never appear dispelled the white mist surrounding him and stood in front of him.

"Sai-oh? And a father?!"

"Ed, are you going to give up?" Ed's father looked at his child with an encouraging smile on his face.

"Giving up so easily is not like the Eddard I know." Looking at Eddard, Sai Ou smiled, but the smile on his face was not as ferocious and evil as the one on the Eddard who was currently dueling with Eddard. Instead, it was the same gentle and calm feeling as when Eddard and Sai Ou first met at the funeral of Eddard's father several years ago.

(Aid's God of War, this is also recorded in the original GX work)

Although he didn't know why his father and friend were here, Ed said unconfidently: "Father, I don't want to defeat King Sai, but I am powerless to defeat King Sai. Right now, I am completely unable to break through the countless cages that King Sai has set up in the future. I don't have any ability or confidence to defeat him."

"Why can't you break through?" However, Saiou asked Ed, "Can't you do what you can do? Why did you give up at the last moment?"

"Think back, Ed." Ed's father also looked at Ed with expectation, "What is the reason why you fight and why you persist until now?"

"The reason I fight." Ed's eyes fell into a brief confusion, and memories of the past flooded into his mind.

The night when I lost my father, the dark night with heavy rain, everything around me was drifting away with my father's stabbing. Only the [D·hero] card left by my father did not leave me. It was also in that storm that I found the anchor point to tether myself, a balloon that was about to float away from the ground, to the earth, under that warm umbrella.

The face of the past King Sai vaguely appeared in front of him. At that time, King Sai said, "The more he uses the power of divination to see the future, the further his heart will be from human beings. One day, he will only regard the human heart as a divination card, and will have to face the evil beast in his heart."

At that time, I held Saiou's hand under the umbrella and said—

"Sai-oh believed in me and said that I was the only one who could change his fate." Thinking back, Ed saw that the mist on his hand was slightly dispelled, and the empty Duel Disk reappeared on his wrist, "So, it is up to me to save Sai-oh's ruined fate."

"But I have predicted the fate. Destruction is inevitable." Sai Wang, who was standing in front of Ed, also looked at Ed and repeated the conversation between the two at that time.

"Don't worry about fate." Ed's eyes became brighter and brighter. His spirit was recovering. Looking at Saiou in front of him, he said firmly, "What I believe in is not fate, but you, Saiou."

On Ed's deck, cards are reappearing one by one, which means that the "wave of light" that is secretly corroding Ed is being dispelled! ?

"Hmm?" Sai, who was dueling with Ed, naturally knew what was wrong with him. Looking at Ed's dull eyes, he frowned, "The 'seed' in the deck disappeared? No, was it destroyed?"

"Huh!? That monster, what's going on?!" Pointing at the empty air behind Ed, even elf users like Judai and John couldn't see what was behind Ed.

But in Saiou's eyes, he clearly saw that "another self" was standing behind Ed, holding his trembling hand!

"Were you expecting me to surrender, Saiou? I'm sorry to disappoint you, because this is Lesson 1 that Mr. Hayato taught us - don't have any strange expectations of me."

With his head lowered, Ed's hand was supported by the hand of another Saiou who did not exist, and stopped shaking. In Ed's sight, not only the duel disk and cards, but also the fog that enveloped his body had been completely dispelled. The "wave of light" that tried to take advantage of the cracks in Ed's heart had been completely eliminated!
In his ears, Ed heard his father's words: "If you can't do it, then try to rely on us, rely on our strength."

Under Ed's gaze, the cards in his deck were becoming transparent one by one, as if he had opened his eyes of perspective and could clearly see the composition of the deck - no, this power was!

"Before the storm of fate subsides, I will hold an umbrella for you. If you want to move forward in this storm where you can't tell the way forward, then I will accompany you." Standing behind Ed, hugging his body, Saiou held Ed's right hand, "Try to believe me again, Ed, I will reveal your fate!"

The cards became transparent one by one, representing that Saiou's power of destiny was bestowed upon Ed. He saw the trajectory of destiny that Saiou had always been able to see!

And the next card at the top of his deck!
"I can see it, I can see it too!" Placing his fingers on top of the deck, Ed watched the card gradually become transparent, but he closed his eyes and let Saiou, who was holding his hand, draw the card for him.

(Aid and Saiou draw cards together)
——If you cannot control your destiny, then let the "incarnation of destiny" - Saiou control you!

"Guide me, Saiou!" He didn't feel like he was exerting any strength, but when Ed opened his eyes, he had already drawn the card. He also saw Saiou standing in front of him with a look of surprise on his face, "My turn, draw a card!"

"【Break Fate】, come out!"

The reason why Saiou was surprised was very simple. During the stage when Ed was drawing cards, he had already activated the cover card [Knockdown]. However, the card that appeared in Ed's hand was not the [Treasure from the Sky] that he had foreseen in the future, but another trap card, [Break Fate]!
Actually, the title was meant to be "Endless God of War, come out"
Also, although it seems ridiculous, in the animation of Ed, he really chatted with another Saiou in his mind for a long time while playing cards without any other props such as [Millennium Bricks] or special cards. This bond (baby?) is so outrageous that it is not worth acting.