Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"Rider and Saber... How is that possible?" Gilgamesh broke free from the Beast's restraints and retreated to a safe distance. He looked at several "Servants" resembling Gil de Ray and Iskandar and couldn't help but wonder. "A Beast's function shouldn't be to copy Heroic Spirits composed of magical energy!"

"You seem quite knowledgeable," Beast said in a cheerful voice. "But I'm not a true Beast after all. I simply borrowed its spiritual foundation due to similar characteristics. I was born from a certain human's concept. I was his desire to destroy humanity for the sake of playing and obtaining item rewards. Doesn't it seem somewhat similar to the concept of the 'Playful Beast'? Because there's so little to work with here, I made a slight improvement so that the tail can also store the information of the Heroic Spirit. It's a bit weaker, but it's still very useful!"

"Are you just someone's idea?!" Gilgamesh had been bombarded with information today, and he felt his mind was failing. "Who is it?!"

Beast gestured to silence him. "Don't be so loud. In a sense, I'm on your side. I'm a part of him that's unconscious, a part unconstrained by thought. I've been invited here by the earth, and only I have the possibility of 'killing' him, causing his game to enter BADEND. The moment he considers restarting, I'll confuse the restart with the concept of death, replacing him and sending him into eternal sleep. If he hears these words, we, and indeed this world, will vanish."

"So let me devour you. The crystallized souls of all humans will be incredibly beautiful! Let me follow his will and offer him the most perfect BADEND!"

The strange arm grabbed Gilgamesh again. The damage caused by the King's Treasure to Beast was really limited. Gilgamesh fought back while retreating, and then found that a familiar person had also arrived here.

"Come on, Tokitoki Tōsaka!" The moment Beast attacked Gilgamesh, he dragged Tokitoki Tōsaka in front of him with the Heaven's Chain.

Chapter 42: Time to Duel, Time to Bear

"Archer you!" Just as Tohsaka Tokito was following Gilgamesh and shouting that his life was over before he could figure out the situation, Beast's attack was blocked by the rules.

[□□You have initiated a duel invitation. Do you agree? ]

【Duel/Battle】

"Choose a duel directly. With its strength, no one here except Lancer can be its opponent. This is your only chance! Only this time, I will allow you to use my deck!"

"Archer, what's going on here? Why does this monster have such huge magic power? And the entire Enzo Mountain has become an alien world. There is basically no way to leave here." Without Gilgamesh's reminder, Tohsaka Tokichi determined the danger of the opponent just by looking at the amount of magic power, and he decisively chose to duel.

The duel space opened up.

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"Not surprisingly, it won't let us go. Then add new rules and start the Dark Game." Gilgamesh stood beside Tōsaka Tokitoki, looking his Master in the eye for the first time. If he hadn't appeared immediately, he would have been no match for the beast and would have had to rely on Caster's Noble Phantasm.

Tohsaka Tokitoki nodded. As the manager, he naturally could not sit idly by and watch the abnormality of Mount Enzo, so the dark game started.

"Are you using the rules to consider an active attack as an invitation to a duel to stall for time?" Beast chuckled, covering his mouth. "Thank you very much for the reminder. Next time I attack, I'll avoid that person. As a thank you, I'll attack first."

Beast Hand raised his hand. "First, I activate [Gather Under the Holy Banner and Roar!] to Special Summon a [Gil de Ray S] in Attack Position from my Deck to the Battle Zone."

[Gil de Ray S] Attack Power 1500→1900

Gilles de Rey, who seemed to possess memories of his previous summoning, landed in the battle area. He initially revealed a hint of surprise. "Are these the rules of the duel? Another Holy Grail War is about to begin? I get to see the Holy Maiden again! I hope the Master this time is a normal person."

Then he saw the beast that was not in human form.

Although as a third-rate Heroic Spirit, Degil de Rei had no knowledge of beasts, he could sense the ominous aura from the beast.

"Sorry, actually your deck doesn't have Jeanne d'Arc. You won't be able to see the person you want to see, huh?" beast said with a smile to the servant he had summoned.

"Why is this happening again! Is this God's punishment for my future sins? Ahhhh, holy girl, I have committed another unforgivable mistake." Gilles de Rey frantically held on to her head, her eyes wide open, almost popping out of their sockets.

"Don't worry, I won't put you in too much trouble. After all, you're pretty weak. I'll liberate you and special summon [Iskander]!" Beast just used him as a stepping stone.

Iskandar: Attack Power 2800 → 3200

"Oh? King of Heroes? How come you're in the new Holy Grail War? Yu-Gi-Oh is there too?" Familiar information flooded Iskandar's mind. He smiled and greeted Gilgamesh. "Even your arm is gone. It looks like you've encountered a formidable foe. Do you remember Romulus, the Roman King, from our last battle? He was so powerful, I even suspect he didn't use his full strength when he defeated me."

Gilgamesh almost laughed out loud at the sight of Iskandar's carefree attitude. "You barbarian who calls himself the King of Conquerors, don't you see the situation?"

Iskandar then saw the beast he had summoned, emitting a wicked aura. "She is truly a terrible rider. If possible, I would fight alongside you to defeat her. But I am helpless now. Give it your all, King of Heroes!"

Gilgamesh snorted loudly, thinking to himself, "You're not the one to say that. If I don't use all my strength, something terrible will happen."

"Once I defeat this seemingly vulnerable gentleman, you two can bond more often. Oh, sorry, I made a mistake. The Pseudo-Heroic Spirits I created are mindless." Beast shook the cards in his hand. "Mr. King of Conquerors should be familiar with this. I activate [King of Conquerors' Shadow Warrior] to Special Summon [Hephaestion] from the Deck."

[Hephaestion] Attack Power 2800 → 3200

After Hephaestion appeared, he asked Iskandar about the current situation and discussed it with him.

"Okay, it's almost over, it's your turn." Beast covered the backfield with two cards and ended his turn.

Hephaestion interrupted at this point, "Hero King, my effect prevents you from targeting the King of Conquerors while on the field. The King of Conquerors' deck is essentially built around him. We must find a way to get him out of the game!"

Gilgamesh wanted to say that he didn't need help, but the situation was urgent, so he suppressed his pride and said, "I understand."

Tosaka Tokitoki took a deep breath. The pressure from the Beast Class was making him breathless. He felt that this space was weakening him. "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate [Uphold Grace], banishing ten cards from the top of my deck and drawing two cards!" The bond between Tokitoki and Gilgamesh is not so close as to be close friends, but it can be said that they hate each other, but there is still a way to activate it.

Tousaka Tokitoki replenished his hand to seven cards.

"I activate [First Snake Shedding]. When this card is activated, you can release cards from your hand as a Tribute to Normal Summon a Servant of five or higher in your hand. Come, the oldest hero—Gilgamesh!"

【Gilgamesh】Attack Power 3000

"Well done, Shichen!" Gilgamesh snapped his fingers, and the King's Treasure appeared behind him. Just as he was about to activate the effect of [King's Treasure], the beast interrupted him.

"Don't worry, my spirit base is crying. I activate the face card [Tunguska Explosion]! Destroy all the cards on the field! Feel the pain of the land and hear the cries of the animals!"

A light that surpassed the heavens and the earth descended from the sky constructed by the duel space, shining on everyone's faces. The flames sank into the ground, and the earth collapsed.

"Each time a card is destroyed, both players will take 500 points of damage. That's 4 cards in total, for a total of 2000 points of damage. This pain will remain within the spirit base of this beast. Feel it with me!"

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Chapter 43 Beast, you are the challenger!

"Ouch!" He remained graceful and didn't cry out in pain when he suffered 2000 points of damage.

"Wow, this hurts much more than the sword of rebellion. King of Heroes, can you handle this?" Beast swung his tail, seemingly unharmed. Only the sheen (?) of his fur had noticeably dimmed.

"A beast is a beast, it doesn't know when to advance or retreat! Shichen, she has no cards on the field now. As long as my best friend appears, we can win. This supreme honor will be shared by me and my best friend!" Gilgamesh laughed at the beast's recklessness.

You can win by summoning a servant with an attack power of 2000 or more, but is it really that simple?

Beast provided the answer: "Activate the effect of the Graveyard Trap Card [Beast IV: Tail]. You can activate this effect the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard. You can summon it to the field as a Servant Card and give the stats of any Servant Card sent to the Graveyard during this turn. So Gilgamesh, come to my side."

A flaming tail emerged from the ground and twisted to form the shape of Gilgamesh.

[Beast IV Tail] Attack Power 3000

"By the way, if this card is destroyed in the Battle Zone and sent to the Graveyard, it will return to my hand. After all, it's my tail."

"How dare you use my appearance!" Gilgamesh gritted his teeth, looking at the person who had desecrated his possessions. "Shichen, find a way to get rid of that thing!"

"What a willful king!" Tōsaka Tokitoki gave a wry smile. His life was at stake now, and while Gilgamesh had been very restrained, his restrained personality was still disturbing. "I Normal Summon [Kotomine Kirei], discard two cards from my hand, and at the start of my next turn, Special Summon an Archer of level 8 or lower from my Graveyard in Attack Position."

【Kotomine Kirei】Master 4 stars, attack power 1600

"Teacher, are we going to defeat this monster?" Kotomine Kirei, wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife, arrived on the field, looking nothing like a former church agent. He knew the effects of Jiang You's Noble Phantasm, so he wasn't surprised.

"Yes." Although Tōsaka Tokitoki was unhappy that Kotomine Kirei deserved to leave due to his strangeness, he still understood the situation clearly. Now was not the time to argue about right and wrong. "Our opponent is someone that even a top-tier Servant like the King of Heroes can't directly defeat. We must prepare for the worst. If I lose, notify the Church immediately upon your return and have them treat this as a serious matter."

Seeing Kotomine Kirei nod, Tōsaka Tokitoki continued his actions. "When my own effect is sent to the Graveyard, I will add an Equip Spell Card [Azoth Sword] from my Deck/Graveyard to my hand. Then, I will equip the Jewel Sword to [Kotomine Kirei]."

[Kotomine Kirei] Attack Power 1600→1900

"The effect of [Azoth Sword] allows you to banish cards from your graveyard. Each card you banish grants you an additional 200 attack points until the start of your next turn. I'm going to banish three!"

[Kotomine Kirei] Attack Power 1900→2500

2500 attack power still cannot break through Beast's situation, but Tohsaka Tokito's goal is to hold up enough defense to hold up until Gilgamesh's appearance in the next round.

"I return the three Equipment Spell Cards from the Banished Zone to my Deck and Special Summon [Enkidu] in Defense Position!"

"This is a similar aura to 'Mother'." Enkidu sensed something amiss the moment he entered. Tiamat also possessed the power of beasts, something the Servants of the ancient Babylonian pantheon knew. "I can't believe something so serious has happened to you, Jill."

"My dear friend, this time it's all up to you. As long as it's the next round, I can come out again and deal with it."

"I will do my best, just like when I defeated the Bull of Heaven." Enkidu gave an affirmative response.

"I'm covering a card in the backfield and ending my turn." Tohsaka Tokitoki also used up all the cards in his hand.

"Can I say that everything for a duelist is inevitable? It's my turn, draw a card!" Beast raised his hand of cards.

"Normal Summon [Weber (Lord El-Melloi II)] and activate its effect!"

Before the adult Waver, looking dead from overwork, could express his opinion, Beast's actions stopped him. "I flip the top three cards, send the other two to the Graveyard, and add the Field Spell Card [Non-Primate Survival Circle] to my hand."

"Be careful she piles in..." Weber seemed to want to remind him, but Beast had already activated the card's effect.

"Hehe, this card cannot be negated. When activated, all non-Beast Servants on both sides of the field and in the Graveyard must be banished. Gilgamesh, you can't appear next turn!"

A strange world that does not welcome humans unfolds again, and the battle area is once again cleared out. The defense line built by Tohsaka Tokitoki is vulnerable to Beast.

"By the way, while this card is on the field, you can only Special Summon a non-Beast Servant once per turn, and the Attack and Defense of a Beast Servant will be increased by 1, while the Attack and Defense of a non-Beast Servant will be reduced by 1!"

Beast IV Tail: Attack Power 3000 → 4000

"Is it over? Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I'm going to end my turn now. Then struggle hard in front of me one more time!" Beast wagged his tail comfortably, looking sure of victory.

"My turn..."

"Wait, Shichen, this battle requires victory, not defeat!" Gilgamesh stopped Shichen's movements. "The beast is the enemy of all humanity. We cannot allow it to flourish here. I have a card in my deck that can turn the tide of victory. So, use the Command Spell to order me. Give me the duel price and the right to draw a card, and command me to draw the [Sword of Separation]. This is my only chance."

Shichen nodded and agreed to Gilgamesh's proposal.

"I command with the Command Seal, Gilgamesh grasps the [Sword of Separation] in his hand; I command again with the Command Seal, King, please ensure you draw the [Sword of Separation]!"

"See, the king's card drawing!" Gilgamesh roared, and the moment the card was pulled out, a golden-red flash occurred.

An uncontrollable smile spread across Gilgamesh's face.

"It's over! I activate the Spell Card [Sword of Separation]! If this card is successfully activated, my battle phase will be skipped! [Sword of Separation]'s effect destroys all cards on the opponent's field and deals 2000 points of damage!"

Gilgamesh laughed heartily, his perverse expression on his face. "Beast, remember this: you are the challenger! This is what happens when you anger me!"

Chapter 44: The Broken Game Finally Launches an Event