Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1500 A Powerful Enemy Blocking the Way
"Don't give up the duel, Kaito!" Yuma shouted.

Kaito slowly looked at him: "Yuma."

"I've been fighting against your shadow all along!" Yuma clenched his fist and said, "Because you are so strong, so invincible."

Even if you don't realize it yourself, you've always been the goal I strive for and the role model for my duels!

Kaito remained silent.

After a moment's thought, Astral also said, "You're wrong, Kaito."

Kaito: "Starlight?"

"Yuma initially fought alongside me to collect NO., which were fragments of my lost memories. But they were just a collection of the past."

The astral body spoke slowly.

“I gained something more important from Yuma’s duel.”

Kaito: "Something more important?"

“They are partners.” Starlight smiled slightly. “Partners who deepen their bonds through duels and heart-to-heart conversations. Kaito, you are one of them. To me and to Yuma, you are an important partner.”

Memories belong to the past, but companions hold the future. Shouldn't we be creating a new future together with our own hands?

Kaito: "."

To create the future, huh?
He gently closed his eyes.

Is there a future worth looking forward to for someone like me?

"Partners. What a bunch of self-absorbed guys. I don't remember ever being your partner."

Kaito spoke softly, then smiled slightly.

"Well, but there's one thing you might be right about. It seems I'm not quite ready to retire yet."

Yes, no matter what, he is a powerful person who knows how to duel. This world may be in need of someone like him most right now.

"My turn, draw a card!" A fierce glint flashed in Kaito's eyes. "Activate the Spell Card 'Desperate Treasure Card'!"
Draw three cards from your deck, then send the rest of your deck to the graveyard!!! (Anime Card)
Yuma was shocked: "The entire deck!? Does that mean there's no next turn?"

"It means we'll decide the winner in this round," Astral said.

"Then activate this card, the Spell Card 'Dimensional Fusion'!" Kaito said. "Pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon as many monsters as possible that were banished during this duel!"

【Kaito, LP2200 → LP200】

Yuma: "My health points are down to only 200!"

"So, this means a desperate last-ditch effort, with both your deck and life points depleted?" Starlight said.

Yu Xuan: "I banished 'Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman', but this card cannot be Special Summoned without Fusion Summoning, so it cannot be Summoned back to the field."

“Then, I summon ‘Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon’ back to the field!” Kaito said.

[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, Defense 2500]

“But Galaxy Eye is a dragon,” Yu Xuan said. “Even if it is called back, it still has to be on defense and cannot activate its monster effect. Furthermore, the attack power of the Dragon Destroyer Sword will increase by 1000 again.”

【Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman, Attack Power 3800】

“I know!” Kaito said. “Then activate the Spell Card ‘Galactic Expedition’!”
If you control a Level 5 or higher monster with "Photon" or "Galaxy" in its name, Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher Galaxy or Photon monster from your Deck in Defense Position!

Kaito raised his hand.

Special Summon 'Photon Emperor'!

[Photon Emperor, Defense 2800]

"When the Photon Emperor is used as Xyz Material, one can be used as two monsters!" (Animation effect)

Kaito shouted loudly.

"Using two Photon Emperors as the main characters, plus Galaxy Eyes Photon Dragon, three Level 8 monsters are stacked! The three monsters form a stacking network, Xyz Summon!"
O raging Milky Way, now transform into a torrent of light, reveal your form! Descend! My soul—

—Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon!!!

[Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon, Attack Power 4500]

"Oh, it's here! Yuto gave Kaito the power—the strongest Galaxy Eye!" Yuma exclaimed excitedly, but then added, "Wait a minute, but the Super Galaxy Eye is also a dragon. Even if it's summoned, what will it do against the Dragon Destruction Sword?"

“No way,” Starlight said. “Watch closely, Kaito’s backcourt.”

Yuma looked closely and saw that Kaito had activated a trap card in the back row at some point.

Perpetual Trap - DNA Modification Surgery. Declare a race, and all monsters on the field will become the declared race.

"That's right! As long as the declaration transforms the Super Galaxy Eyes into a race other than the Dragon Race, the Dragon Destruction Sword's restrictions will be nullified!" Yuma exclaimed with admiration. "As expected of Kaito!"

You Xuan smiled: "Oh? You've regained your fighting spirit and are no longer lost?"

“Of course.” Kaito smiled. “Although I don’t know what your purpose is, thank you anyway. My battle isn’t over yet, and neither are my nor Galaxy Eyes’ evolutions!”

The effect of Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon! When this card is Xyz Summoned, the effects of all face-up cards on the field other than this card are negated!
Your Dragon Destroyer Sword's effect has been nullified; its attack power has returned to normal!

【Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman, Attack Power 2800】

"Go, Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon! Attack 'Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman'!"

Several streams of light seemed to flow throughout the Supergalactic Eye, converging towards its mouth and transforming into several high-heat spheres of light, resembling condensed supernovae.

"Activate the face-down card." Yu Xuan snapped his fingers. "Trap card 'A formidable enemy blocking the way'."

This effect can only be activated when your opponent declares an attack. Target 1 face-up monster you control. During the turn this effect is activated, your opponent can only target the targeted monster, and must attack the targeted monster with all face-up Attack Position monsters.

Kaito frowned: "You only have the Dragon Destroyer Sword on your field."

“Yes, but this card can be activated whenever the opponent declares an attack, while the ‘select monsters on your field’ step is only done during the effect resolution,” Yu Xuan said.

Kaito's expression changed slightly: "What?"

"That means I can chain-activate a second card," Yu Xuan said. "I activate the Trap Card 'Memories of the Destruction Sword' from my Graveyard!"

Kaito: "Activate from the graveyard!?"

"Good. Banish 'Memories of the Destruction Sword' from the graveyard, then select Fusion Materials from the graveyard. By banishing the Fusion Material Monster from the graveyard, you can perform a Fusion Summon on the Fusion Monster!"

This explanation left Kaito feeling as if he couldn't understand it at first.

During your opponent's turn, activate this ability from the Graveyard to fuse monsters from the Graveyard.
Both concepts seem somewhat abstract.

Can fusion really be used to create so many different things?
"Therefore, I fused 'Destroyer's Companion Dragon' and 'Destroyer' once again from the graveyard!"

You Xuan raised his arm.

"One more fusion summon—"

—Dragon Destroyer Swordsman—Destroyer Swordsman!

【Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman, Attack Power 2800】

Kaito's expression changed slightly: "A third Dragon Destruction Sword!?"

“That’s right, and this swordsman appeared later, so naturally it wasn’t neutralized by the Super Galaxy Eye,” Yu Xuan said. “Furthermore, based on the effect of ‘A Powerful Enemy Blocking the Way,’ the Super Galaxy Eye is forced to attack this third Dragon Destroyer Swordsman.”

Furthermore, your 'DNA Modification Surgery' on the field has been neutralized by the effect of your own 'Super Galaxy Photon Dragon' upon its entry into the battlefield, so the Super Galaxy Photon Dragon has reverted to a dragon.

"Even so, I only have one Dragon-type monster on my field!" Kaito said. "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is currently on Mega Galaxy-Eyes as Xyz Material. As Xyz Material, it doesn't count as a monster; it's neither on the field nor in the Graveyard, so your Dragon Destroyer Sword can't gain ATK!"

【Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman, Attack Power 3800】

"I see, so he even factored in the fact that Xyz Material doesn't count as attack power," Astral said. "As expected of Kaito. Indeed, the Galaxy Eyes are converted into the opponent's attack power whether they're on the field or in the graveyard. But what if they become Xyz Material?"

"It seems you've really thought it through," You Xuan said, narrowing his eyes slightly. "But what if I add this card?"

Kaito: "What?"

"Activate the face-down card, the Continuous Trap 'Reincarnation Domination'!" You Xuan said, "This card can declare a race, and all cards in both players' graveyards become the declared race!"

"Nani!?"

Kaito's pupils contracted, and his heart skipped a beat.

All the cards in both players' graveyards are ruined!

"Yes, it seems that your 'Desperate Treasure Card' sent all the monsters in your deck to the graveyard, didn't it?" Yu Xuan smiled.

Kaito: "."

"Then I must declare that it belongs to the Dragon Clan!" You Xuan said. "Alright, let's see how much attack power the Dragon Destruction Swordsman will have. It's really something to look forward to."

【Dragon Destroyer Swordsman - Destroyer Swordsman, Attack Power 3800 → Attack Power 22800】

Attack power: 22,800!
The Dragon-Slaying Sword slashed down, its domineering sword energy tearing through space and cleaving the fiery torrent formed from several supernovae in two. The sword energy was as powerful as a rainbow, its momentum undiminished, and with a single strike, it cleaved the incomparably domineering Supergalactic Eye in two.

【Kaito, LP200 → LP0】

(End of this chapter)