Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1648 Past Life?

"A roar of intimidation, declaring that all monsters cannot attack!" the seahorse roared.

A transparent roaring sonic wave was released, as if an invisible barrier had been placed upon it. Aknadin's entire arena was instantly silenced, and the menacing suns immediately fell silent.

The attack was blocked, but Aknadin remained unperturbed, his eyes instead revealing a hint of approval.

“I told you so, as expected of you, Set,” Aknadin said slowly. “Even with such inferior power, you can still effectively defend and counterattack, delaying my attack. Just think about what you could achieve if you gained more power!”

Aknadin shouted, then waved his hand and continued operating.

“Although I can’t declare an attack this round, it doesn’t mean my offensive is over!” Aknadin said. “I activate the effect of ‘Twin Sigma Sun’!”

Once per turn, detach 1 Xyz Material, and you can absorb 1 Attack Position monster your opponent controls as an Equip Card!

Seahorse: "What?!"

Aknadin pointed to the dragon bathed in golden light on the seahorse field.

Absorb 'Emperor Soaring Wind Dragon' as an equipment card!

One of the three surrounding Xyz Material was drawn into Sigma's body as if by some kind of pull. The shining golden dragon let out a mournful cry of resentment, but it was still helplessly transformed into a ball of golden light and absorbed into the body of Two Sigma Sun.

The seahorse slightly clenched its teeth.

Emperor Soaring Dragon, this dragon is actually another hidden trump card he has laid out. If Emperor Soaring Dragon is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can bounce one monster on the field back to its owner's hand.

This should have been a very powerful bounce effect, triggering regardless of whether it was interrupted by combat or an effect. However, the opponent didn't choose either, instead directly absorbing the Emperor Gale Dragon and equipping it.
In fact, the Seahorse's lineup in the first round was really very strong.

It has Dragon Lord granting all dragons non-targeting resistance, Blue-Eyes White Dragon with high attack power, Emperor Soaring Dragon with its hidden bounce effect as a backup, and the strongest defensive trap "Intimidating Roar".

In the DM era, this was an absolutely impenetrable formation. Only the best of the best could reveal such a formation in the first round.

Yet even with such a strong line of defense, it appeared so weak in the face of the enemy, and was easily breached to this extent.
Is it really as the other party says, that this is a huge chasm between decks and dueling styles?
Aknadin: "It's not over yet. Next, I'm going to activate the effect of 'Omega Sun'! Once per turn, you can absorb monsters with 'Sun' in their name from your Graveyard as Equip Cards."

I'm going to equip 'Omega Sun' with 'Great Sun Prism' from the Graveyard as an Equip Card!

Another great sun was dragged from the graveyard. It was a multi-faceted prism that shone brightly, its entire body gleaming with a diamond-like brilliance. The prism had no lower limbs, but arms extended from both sides, attaching themselves to the Omega Sun.

Aknadin: "When the Great Sun Prism is used as an Equip Card, whenever the equipped monster is in battle, its ATK increases by 1000 points only during damage calculation!"

At this point, Omega Sun's attack power had already reached 3700. With this additional effect, Omega Sun now has an attack power of 4700.

Even stronger than Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!
“Finally, equip the Equip Spell ‘Great Sun Fragment’ to ‘Omega Great Sun’ from your hand!” Aknadin said. “A monster equipped with Great Sun Fragment cannot be targeted by the effects of the opponent’s Trap and Effect Monsters!”

Seahorse gently clenched his fist.

With an attack power of 4,700, traps and monster effects are currently ineffective against this thing.

Even Haima felt a little pressure facing such a formation.

"That ends the round."

Aknadin said calmly.

“See this, Seth? This is what I mean by power. Give up, and accept me, son. That way you too can gain this power.” “Still talking nonsense!”

The seahorse was about to interrupt impatiently, but suddenly froze.

Because at that very moment, in that instant, he seemed to actually see something.

A similar situation had actually occurred before. That was back in the Duel City arc, when he was fighting his rival Yugi in the Heavens Arena.

At that time, the "Obelisk" he was controlling and the "Osiris" of the game were clashing with each other. The impact of the divine power sucked Yugi and Kaiba into a vortex of memories, where they saw their respective past lives three thousand years ago.

There was no clash between top-tier characters at this time, and the game character wasn't even there, yet a similar situation still occurred.

Did he see himself?

Dressed in ancient Egyptian attire, carrying a supernatural contraption called the Millennium Staff, and with darker skin, he vaguely resembled his past self.

Endless memories, fragments of them, surged into his mind just like they had in the Sky Arena.

At that time, he wasn't called Seto Kaiba, but Priest Seth.

He recalled how Akhenaten, one of the seven priests, had taken great care of him when he first became a priest.

Even as a newcomer, Akhenaten showed him great care, often talking to him about life, the future, and plans. He would guide him on the knowledge of artifacts, secret techniques, and monster spirits, personally sparring with him and instructing him on swordsmanship, and showing concern for his life.
For Seth, Aknadin was already like a father to him.

Until that day, Seth truly learned that Aknadin was actually his biological father.

Akhenaten, who had already fallen into darkness, cried out to him with heartbreaking grief, "You are my son, you are the one who should be the Pharaoh!"

"I'd do anything for you! Even if it means falling into the abyss of darkness, even if it means selling myself to the devil!"

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But Seth ultimately did not choose to side with his father.

They broke ties, and he buried with his own hands the biological father who had cared for him so much over the years and valued him a hundred times more than himself.

What complex emotions and what kind of determination led Seth to finally decide to sacrifice his own family for the greater good?

All of this—the kinship of the past, the fragments of memories, the pain and sorrow of the final choice—flowed into the seahorse's mind like a river overflowing its banks.

The seahorse swayed, its face deathly pale.

"Those things just now, could they be..."

He looked up and saw that the old man opposite him was also hunched over and breathing heavily. When they looked up, their eyes met, and both of them felt a shiver run through them.

"Did you see it too?"

Aknadin said in a trembling voice.

"Are you willing to believe me now, my son Seth?"

(End of this chapter)