Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1362 NO. Hunter
"Your mission is indeed simple and straightforward." You Xuan smiled.

Indeed, Kaito was initially portrayed as a villain burdened with sin. He hunts down anyone who possesses a "NO." card, and upon capturing them, he also extracts their soul along with their "NO." card. While most of these victims are evildoers, there are likely also some whose inner darkness has been amplified by the influence of the "NO." card.

Kaito himself knew he had committed considerable sins during the hunt, stealing too many souls. But for the sake of his younger brother Yuto's salvation, he had long been prepared to become a demon himself.

So he didn't care who his target was or who his opponent was. He only needed to know his mission and that completing it would help Yang Dou be saved; that was enough for him.

"Duel!" x2
[Yu Xuan, LP4000]

Kaito, LP4000

"I'll take it by attacking first!" Kaito, the challenger, went first. "My turn, draw a card!"

He waved his hand and threw out a card.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Accelerated Light' from your hand!"
This card can only be activated if you control no monsters; you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 LIGHT Warrior monster from your Deck! (Original effect)

The physical cards have been changed to only allow summoning "Photon" or "Galaxy" monsters, adding a field restriction. While the anime doesn't have field restrictions, it does restrict the monster's race and attribute.

Furthermore, since this card is Kaito's exclusive card in the anime, and Kaito's deck mainly consists of cards with the Galaxy and Photon series, its actual use is not much different from the physical card.

Kaito: "Based on its effect, I Special Summon 'Dawnbreaker' from my Deck!"

The crimson light swirled in the center of the arena like liquid flames, instantly forming an energy vortex three meters in diameter. Golden sparks flew from the vortex's edge, and as the rotation speed reached its critical point, a beam of light suddenly pierced through the center of the vortex. The "Dawnbreaker's" silver-white longsword shattered the light barrier, and the moment it burst forth, the vortex of accelerating light exploded into a shower of crystals.

[Dawnbreaker, Attack Power 1700]

"Dawnbreaker's monster effect: When this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon any number of cards with the same name from your hand."

Kaito raised the card in his hand high.

"I Special Summon two more 'Dawnbreakers' from my hand!"

Two more beams of light flew out from his hands, landing on either side and transforming into the form of a "Dawnbreaker".

[Dawnbreaker, Attack Power 1700] x2
"He summoned three monsters at once, and without even using a normal summon!" Jonouchi exclaimed in surprise. "Doesn't that mean he can summon even a phantom god?"

Back then, people went to great lengths to collect the three offerings for the gods. Now, with the game updated, this young man seems to collect three offerings as easily as eating and drinking.
“No, that won’t work.” You Xuan smiled and said, “During the turn when the magic card ‘Accelerated Light’ is activated, the controller cannot perform a normal summon, so this combination of summoning gods and such is not possible.”

Jonouchi: "I see."

Kaito: "I don't know what you guys are babbling about, but you actually have time to look around during my duel?"

Yu Xuan yawned lazily: "Because when the other side is playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, this side usually gets really boring."

After all, Yu-Gi-Oh! is a very cruel game; only one person can play at a time. So, while the other person is playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, isn't it normal for me to go boil some water, eat something, or go to the bathroom?

Of course, that was a storytelling era much later. The Xyz era was actually quite slow; the entire competitive environment was more beat-oriented, and it was far from the super-fast era of modern Yu-Gi-Oh! where everyone tells stories for ten minutes at a time.

"I'm stacking the three Level 4 'Dawnbreakers' on the board!"

Kaito raised his arm high and shouted in a loud voice, "The summoning condition is three Level 4 monsters! Xyz Summon—"

—NO.10 Bai Huishi, the Enlightened One!!!

An immense vortex opened, and the three Dawnbreakers transformed into massive materials, merging into the swirling vortex. Chaotic energy exploded, and No. 10, Whitebringer, the Enlightener, descended with the dawn. His pure white armor shimmered with a mother-of-pearl-like luster, and the "No. 10" insignia on his shoulder armor seemed to burn. As his armored warhorse reared up, sparks flew from the horseshoes rubbing against the air, and tiny crystals of light drifted through his snow-white mane.

The knight's longsword began to hum, leaving frost marks in the air with every inch of its movement. Two beams of platinum-gold light shot out from the slits in the helmet's visor, like the first rays of sunlight piercing the night fog at dawn.

[NO.10 White Lightbringer - Enlightened One, Attack Power 2400]

"It's appeared, an Xyz Monster, and it's still 'NO.'" Jonouchi muttered. "Such a powerful aura."

"White Light Enlightener's effect activates once per turn: Remove one Xyz Material, and I may discard one card from my hand, then draw one card from my Deck."

The White Knight raised his longsword, and an Xyz Material vanished onto it as if automatically attracted. Kaito quickly discarded a card from his hand and then drew a card.

"Finally, two cards are face down, and the turn ends."

"Summoning 'NO.' in the first round, as expected of 'NO. Hunter', they come out strong right away."

You Xuan smiled.

However, in his opinion, for the No. 10 Enlightener, which requires three monsters as materials, its attack power and effects do not quite match the entry requirements.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card."

This time, Yu Xuan was using a completely new deck. Although it was still a work in progress and not 100% complete, it already possessed full combat power. He had just brought it out of the Kaiba Group's laboratory last night, and Yu Xuan was already considering putting it into actual combat today.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Take Over 5' to send the top five cards of your Deck to the Graveyard."

You Xuan drew five cards and sent them to the grave.

"Then, the first one is this Soul Card, come on—"

—Summoning Beetle Assembly · Damselfly!

A sudden burst of emerald-green energy vortex erupted in the air, and Beetle Mech·Damnives emerged from the summoning vortex. Her red armor hummed metallically in the light of the summoning circle, and her transparent insect wings vibrated at a high frequency as they unfolded, slicing the surrounding dust into golden particles of light. Her compound eye goggles flashed with a torrent of data, seemingly assisting her weapon in locking onto its target.

[Beetle-Mounted Damselfly, Attack Power 1000]

"Beetle-themed game?" Jonouchi said from the side. "Another card I've never heard of. Is this the new series you and Kaiba were developing?"

"I suppose so," You Xuan smiled.

And the damselfly is the soul of this beetle-themed deck.

If I had to explain why...
"Beetle Mechanic - Damselfly's effect activates!" Yu Xuan said. "Once per turn, you can use one monster with 'Beetle Mechanic' in its name as an Equip Card from your hand or Graveyard and equip it to this card!"

(End of this chapter)