Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"The radiance of the Fang of Critia—Blue-Eyes Tyrannosaurus!"

[Blue-Eyes Tyrannosaurus Rex] [ATK3400]

Previously, the power of the [Fang of Critia] had to be directly applied to the [Tyrant Wing] to give birth to the [Tyrant Storm Dragon] before the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] could evolve into the [Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon] form. Now, Kaiba has accomplished this with just the card [Blue-Eyes Prayer].

With its resistance to trap card effects and the ability to attack each of the opponent's monsters once, this card can be considered a powerful breakthrough monster commonly used by Kaiba—it's just a bit strange to summon such a monster now that you're going first.

However, Hayato quickly realized Kaiba's plan: "I see. The appearance of Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon was probably just a side effect. Your main goal was actually to send Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard, right?"

"Heh, after all, you were the first to use this card, so it's only natural that you would know its summoning conditions." Kaiba didn't keep them in suspense and played a card from his hand. "Quick-Play Spell Card [Ultimate Fusion] activated! This card can only be activated during both players' Main Phases. Return monsters from my hand, field, and Graveyard to the Deck as Fusion Material, and Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that requires [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] or [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] as Fusion Material!"

"The Fusion materials I returned to my deck are—the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon that I just equipped on Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon that I discarded as cost to activate Blue-Eyes Prayer!"

"The fusion material requirements are: three Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragons or Blue-Eyes monsters, plus a Chaos Ritual Monster!"

"This is the complete Blue Eyes, the complete—me!"

Holding up a Fusion Monster card, Kaiba shouted, "Ultimate Fusion Summon, Level 12!"

"The strongest evolved [Blue-Eyes] – [Ultimate Dragon Mage]!"

“Tough!”

"Invincible!!"

"The strongest!!!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

[Ultimate Dragon Mage] [12☆/Light]

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[5000/4000]

Although there are no Spellcaster-Type monsters in the Fusion Material, there is a Chaos Dark Magician standing on the back of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in the card art of Ultimate Dragon Magician. However, the Chaos Dark Magician does not appear in the actual image of Ultimate Dragon Magician. Kaiba is quite reserved and does not stand directly on its back and personally command it in battle as he did when he was wearing the "Kaiba Man" disguise.

"Normal Summon of [Blue-Eyes Sage], Special Summon of [Blue-Eyes Dragon Rumble], Chain Appearance of [White Maiden], Descent of [Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]." After summoning [Ultimate Dragon Mage], Kaiba began to recount his previous actions, holding up five fingers to Hayato.

"Although you didn't use cards like Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Yashiki-warashi, or Ghost Rabbit at the beginning, I can't guarantee that you don't have cards like Primal Lifeform - Nibiru in your hand. So before I go any further, it's necessary to summon Ultimate Dragon Magister to protect my subsequent actions."

“That’s true, after all, it’s ‘White Daddy,’ a true three-color combo, one color combo per turn.” Hayato shrugged. “But this is still the power of fusion, right? Why haven’t we reached the Synchro Summoning part that I’m most looking forward to?”

"Don't rush me! When did you become so impatient?" Kaiba raised an eyebrow and played a card from his hand. "After all, you're only the second person in the world besides me to complete a Synchro Summon. The necessary foreplay can't be omitted."

"I can activate the second effect of [Blue-Eyed Sage] in my hand by discarding this card from my hand and targeting an Effect Monster on my field. My target is [White Maiden] on my field."

"Then the effect of [White Maiden] is added to the chain. When this card on the field becomes the target of an attack or effect, it can be activated: C1 [Blue-Eyed Sage] C2 [White Maiden]!"

Watching Kaiba's actions, Hayato casually remarked, "The second person outside of this world? That's not true. Many years ago, two people from the future used the power of Synchro Summoning. Even if Paradox is a modified robot carrying the memories and personality of the dead, at least Yusei Fudo was the first person to use Synchro Summoning."

"And limited to this era, you, Seth, are not the second one, because before Yubel carried out the Great Transfer, Professor Cobra, who also used Yubel's power, performed a Synchro Summon."

"After arriving in the other world, Amon Garlem and Yubel himself have also used Yubel's power to complete Synchro Summoning. I've even seen many Card Spirits in the Spirit World who have begun to explore and use the power of Synchro Summoning. In other words, forget about being second or even in the top three, Seth, you're already outside the top five in the 'Synchro Summoning' speedrun rankings, maybe not even in the top ten~"

“Enough!” Kaiba said with a dark face. “First of all, Card Spirits are not human. Secondly, Synchro Summoning accomplished using external force does not count. Therefore, I am still the second human in this world and this era to accomplish Synchro Summoning!”

"What? 'As long as there are enough modifiers before it, everyone can be a champion'?" Hayato retorted.

Kaiba ignored Hayato's sarcastic remarks and continued: "First, I'll deal with the effect of 'White Maiden'. I'll Special Summon a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' or a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner monster from my Graveyard, and then I'll Special Summon 'Blue-Eyes' back to my field!"

"Then comes the effect of [Blue-Eyes Sage], which sends [White Maiden] to the Graveyard and Special Summons one [Blue-Eyes] monster from my Deck—this [Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon]!"

【海马濑人：4000LP，手牌5→6→6→5→6→6→5→4→3】

[The Sage with Blue Eyes] [DEF1500]

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK3000]

Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon】【ATK3000

[Blue-Eyes Tyrannosaurus Rex] [ATK3400]

[Ultimate Dragon Mage] [ATK5000]

Backcourt: [True Light]

In the blink of an eye, two more superior Blue-Eyes were summoned on the field. Kaiba waved his hand and said, "The Synchro Summon you've been waiting for is coming soon, so don't blink, Hayato Kobayashi. This will be the first time that the Synchro Summoning form of Blue-Eyes has appeared in the eyes of anyone other than me!"

"Send my Level 1 Tuner monster [Blue-Eyes Sage] and Level 8 Non-Tuner monster [Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon] to the Graveyard as Synchro Materials. This will satisfy the material requirement to add one or more non-Tuner [Blue-Eyes] monsters to my field!"

"O hazy illusion that no longer exists in this world, reveal your sacred, pure white form through spiritual resonance, let my spirit construct your skeleton, my will fill your body, and my soul replace your soul!"

On Kaiba's field, the Blue-Eyes Sage transformed into a Star Ring and hovered in the air. The Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon took flight at Kaiba's command, passing through the green ring and transforming into eight shining rank stars.

The ring adjusted its direction to become horizontal, and eight stars were evenly arranged on the ring and connected to form a thick halo. The next moment, the halo was opened by a pair of translucent white wings, and a holy white dragon was born from this harmonious power!
"Summoning Synchro, Level 1☆ + 8☆ = 9☆!"

"The strongest dragon race after its super evolution—the Blue-Eyes Elf Dragon—descend!"

[Blue-Eyes Elf Dragon] [9☆/Light] [Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[2500/3000]

Looking at the uniquely shaped [Blue Eyes] that appeared on the seahorse, Hayato repeatedly compared it with the [White Maiden] who had just entered the seahorse graveyard, and suddenly realized: "I see, so that's how it is, now I completely understand."

Hayato has always had a slight misconception—just as Atem's "Dark Magician" card harbors Mahad's will, he's always felt that Kaiba's "Blue Eyes" card also embodies the will of Kisara from three thousand years ago. But in reality, at least up to "Blue-Eyes Girl," it's still a remnant of Kisara's will. However, from the many derivative cards of "Blue Eyes" to "White Girl" and even the current "Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon," it's no longer simply a matter of "Kisara's will."

Just like the summoning incantation of the seahorse, the Blue-Eyes Dragon is a "vague illusion that does not exist in this world." Unlike the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which was created by Kisara sacrificing herself in the ancient past of this world, the Blue-Eyes Dragon is actually a new existence born from the soul of the dead. The White Maiden is its incarnation.

Although the Blue-Eyed Girl and the White Girl are highly similar, they are no longer the same existence. It is not a matter of "evolution" or "devolution" but more like a relationship of "parallel worlds"—the former is the fusion power of the Blue-Eyed lineage, while the latter is the synchronization power that created the Blue-Eyed.

Neither is inherently stronger or weaker; if one had to categorize them, it would be—

"I, Seto Kaiba, never look back; all I see is the future. Words like 'nostalgia' and 'reminiscence' are irrelevant to me, and my steps forward will never be hindered by the past!"

The seahorse's lips curled up. "Priest Set is just a name recorded in ancient history to me. The existence of Seti I also cannot evoke any emotion in me. What is important to me from beginning to end is only the [Blue Eyes] itself, which belongs to me now, and has always been by my side!"

Hayato smiled upon hearing Kaiba's words: "Truly, the will of freedom, Set. I roughly understand what you mean. Whether you are Set's reincarnation or not, the feelings between Kisara and Set, these are not important things. Your karmic bond with the Blue Eyes is not something bound by fate like 'because it was so in the past, so it is so now'."

"The Blue Eyes is your Blue Eyes itself. The bond between you and her is not an inheritance of someone else's past emotions, but a completely new existence unique to you two. I see. This is how you complete the Synchro Summoning—not by adjusting between cards, but by immersing yourself in the Synchro relationship and achieving a direct, uninterrupted spiritual resonance between 'yourself' and 'the card'!"

The principle of Synchro Summoning is roughly that monsters resonate with each other, with "Apex Particles" acting as the transmission medium and the Duelist acting as the command tower. However, Kaiba's method takes a different approach, allowing him to achieve resonance directly with the card without the need for external intervention.

If we consider the duelist as A, the Tuner monster as B, and the non-Tuner monster as C, then the traditional Synchro Summon would be "A→(B+C)". However, Kaiba's method completely disrupts the composition, with the card being B and himself being A, and the Synchro Summon is completed directly in the form of "A+B".

"Hmph, not only in research, but also in dueling, I'm number one!" Kaiba said confidently. "And there are many more things that will surprise you, so don't be too scared yet!"

"While the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon is in the Monster Zone, neither player can Special Summon more than two monsters at the same time. This means that cards like Fusion Deactivation, which Special Summon multiple monsters simultaneously, will be countered. Furthermore, the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon also has the ability to negate the activation of a card's effect once per turn when it is in the Graveyard, making it specifically designed to counter your reliance on Graveyard cards!"

"In other words—you can't use an operation like [Transaction Rollback] to trigger [Infernal Feast] as long as [Blue-Eyes Dragon] exists!"

Because he often played second in his duels with Hayato, Kaiba had seen Hayato use a single "Angel's Charity" to fill the graveyard and then casually throw "Transaction Reversal" and "Infernal Feast" into the graveyard with just two cards from his hand. Then, with only half of his Life Points as the cost, he could easily pull out two "Infernal Machine Decimal" cards on the field to provide counters to monster effects and spell/trap cards, and even give away a "Infernal Machine Belphegor".

But now, Kaiba, who has always played the strategy of strong attack and breakthrough from the back, has finally experienced the joy of setting up the field first. Synchro Summoning was the right thing to do. This time, he was no longer being countered so badly that even Keihei couldn't recognize him. Instead, he set up the field and made Kobayashi Hayato experience the feeling of being unable to move after being continuously countered!
As for the third effect of the Blue-Eyes Dragon, Kaiba doesn't plan to reveal it now. That effect will be saved for last to give Hayato a surprise!
One thing is obvious—although he has a bunch of monsters on the field, Kaiba's expansion is not over yet. He still has three cards in his hand. The cards he keeps in his hand are only resources if they can be played and converted into actual field value; otherwise, they are just a few pieces of paper.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Monster Reborn' in my hand to Special Summon 'White Maiden' from my Graveyard to the field." After Special Summoning 'White Maiden' back, Kaiba continued, "Then I'll send my Level 1 Tuner monster 'White Maiden' and Level 8 Non-Tuner monster 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' as Synchro Material to the Graveyard, fulfilling the Synchro Material requirement of one or more Tuner and non-Tuner Normal Monsters!"

The familiar Synchro Summoning scene reappeared, and the aura once again unfolded on Kaiba's field. However, this time, the monster that appeared from the aura had a more realistic feel than the ethereal and hazy appearance of the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon. It was even less like Blue-Eyes and more like Sin Blue-Eyes White Dragon—its name didn't even contain the words "Blue-Eyes" or "Blue Eyes"!

"A brutal dragon that tears everything apart with extraordinary bravery and stops destruction with destruction!"

"Summoning Synchro, Level 1☆ + 8☆ = 9☆!"

"Roar, [Azure-Eyed Silver Dragon]!"

【Blue-Eyed Silver Dragon】【9☆/Light】

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[2500/3000]

With identical attributes, level, and even attack and defense, except for the different Synchro Materials used, the [Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon] displays a completely opposite aura to the [Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon].

"The Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon is a possibility I explored when I was stuck in my progress toward the power of the Blue-Eyes Elf Dragon. Compared to the fully synchronized Blue-Eyes Elf Dragon, the Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon, although it has achieved synchronization, still retains the original power of the Blue-Eyes. However, even so, it still has some of the power I need."

Kaiba waved his hand, "If [Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon] is Special Summoned, this effect activates: All Dragon-Type monsters on my field cannot be destroyed by card effects until the end of the next turn, and neither duelist can target them with card effects before then!"

"In this way, even if the [True Light] is destroyed, my monster will not perish, completely eliminating the weakness of the [True Light]—and at the same time, completing the preparations for the arrival of the higher-level [Blue Eyes]!"

Picking up the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon card from the Duel Disk, Kaiba said, "At the very moment that Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon enters the field and activates its effect, I will chain-activate the third effect of the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon on my field!"

"You can activate this effect by Tributing this Synchro Summoned card during both players' turns: Special Summon a Dragon-Type LIGHT Synchro Monster from my Extra Deck in Defense Position, except for one Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon!" He paused, then took out a card and continued explaining the effect of the Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon he had just Tributed to the Graveyard before playing it: "The monster Special Summoned by this effect would normally be destroyed during the End Phase of this turn, but the effect of Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon negates this drawback!"

"If it's you, you should understand—[Blue-Eyes] is only complete when it evolves to its 'ultimate' form! The appearance of [Blue-Eyes Sprite Dragon] means that I have broken through the shackles of Synchro Summoning, and for me, the moment I complete Synchro Summoning, a higher realm is already unobstructed before me!"

"If your Speed ​​2 Synchro Summon can be called 'Accelerated Synchro Summoning,' then this is mine—'Accelerated Rank-Up Synchro Summoning'!"

"The true light that paves the way for the future, an absolutely invincible powerhouse! Accelerated advancement and synchronization, level 12☆!"

"【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon】!"

"Shattered to pieces!" "Exquisitely destroyed!!" "A roar of applause!!!"

"Hmph, hehe, hahahahahahahaha!"

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon [12☆/Light]

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[3500/4000]

With its transparent wings spread open, and its white body now features not only the gold accents that were present during the Blue-Eyes Dragon era, but also many additional purple patterns, and its body is much more solid than before—but the most obvious change is that it has become a three-headed dragon, making one sigh that the most classic monster design in Duel Monsters is indeed this three-headed dragon.

The chain effect of [Azure-Eyed Silver Dragon] appears, [Blue-Eyed Ultimate Spirit Dragon] soars through the sky! (End of Chapter)