Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

After recovering many cards from the graveyard, Kaiba played another card, saying, "Then comes this [Angel's Charity], which draws three cards from my deck, and then I choose two cards to discard from my hand."

【海马濑人：4000LP，手牌：3→2→3→3】

"Next up is the effect of the [Blue-Eyes Priest] that I just discarded to the Graveyard. You can return this card from the Graveyard to the Deck and target a monster with an effect on my field—send the targeted monster to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon all [Blue-Eyes] monsters from my Graveyard except for that monster. I send [Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon] to the Graveyard and then Special Summon [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my Graveyard!"

The most effective Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon has already been used and sent to the Graveyard by Kaiba. In its place, Blue-Eyes White Dragon returns to the field. Although it is a vanilla monster with no effect, the important point is that Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon is a Level 9 monster, while Blue-Eyes White Dragon is only Level 8. For Kaiba, performing a Level 9 Synchro Summon is much easier than performing a Level 10 Synchro Summon.

Inserting a card into the Spell Trap Zone, Kaiba looked at Hayato and said, "You like to talk about which monster corresponds to which zone, don't you? Let me add my two cents—the Blue-Eyes Spell Trap Zone also has its own sanctuary to support Synchro Summoning!"

"Field Spell Card [Hall of Light], Domain Deployment!"

Although Kaiba Corporation's technology had already been elevated to a very high level by Kaiba alone, when they dueled with Hayato, they did not use the next-generation Duel Disk that did not require physical cards or the virtual world that did not require physical movement to play cards. Instead, they each wore a Duel Disk.

However, the Duel Disk's basic elements and surrounding facilities are anything but basic. Virtual image projection devices, covering the entire area up to the ceiling, are running at full power, instantly transporting Hayato and Kaima to a sacred hall. Monsters such as the "Priest of Blue Eyes" also appear in the card art of this card, which has no mention of "Blue Eyes" or "Blue Eyes" at all, worshipping a statue of the "Blue Eyes White Dragon".

“In the [Hall of Light], I can summon a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner Monster once during my Main Phase, in addition to my Normal Summon.” Kaiba showed a card in his hand. “The monster I’m summoning is this one, [Blue-Eyed Priestess].

【The Blue-Eyed Priestess】【1☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[0/0]

"I will perform another Synchro Summon. I will send my Level 1 Tuner monster [Blue-Eyes Priestess] and Level 8 Non-Tuner monster [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my field to the Graveyard as Synchro Material. I will then Special Summon the [Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon] that I just Synchro Summoned. This will restore the ability to prevent the simultaneous Special Summoning of multiple monsters and the ability to counter Graveyard card effects!"

Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon [DEF3000]

The phantom-like white dragon reappeared on Kaiba's field, and at the same time, Kaiba finally had only one card left in his hand.

He set it face-down on the back field and looked at Hayato, saying, "I set my last card face-down on the back field and declare the end of my turn. At the very moment my turn ends, another card that was sent to the Graveyard by [Angel's Charity]—this [Ancient White Stone]—takes effect."

"You can activate this effect during the End Phase of the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard. Special Summon one Blue-Eyes monster from my Deck, and Special Summon this Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon."

[Abyssal Blue-Eyes Dragon] [DEF2500]

"The effect of [Blue-Eyes Dragon of the Abyss] cannot be activated if [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] is not on my field or in my graveyard, but obviously [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] is in my graveyard." Kaiba added a card to his hand from his deck. "It can only be activated if [Blue-Eyes Dragon of the Abyss] is Special Summoned. Add a [Fusion] or Ritual Spell Card to your hand."

"And during my End Phase, I activate another effect of [Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon] to add one Level 8 or higher Dragon monster from my Deck to my hand."

Having just emptied his hand and then instantly regaining two cards, Kaiba finally ended his turn and looked at Hayato: "How about it? Hayato Kobayashi, come and appreciate my Synchro. Let's see who is stronger in the Synchro realm. Let's try to surpass the final trial set by the strongest dragon after its super evolution!"

【海马濑人：4000LP，手牌3→2→1→0→1→2】

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon [DEF4000]

[Ultimate Dragon Mage] [ATK5000]

Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon】【ATK3000

Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon [DEF3000]

[Abyssal Blue-Eyes Dragon] [DEF2500]

Backcourt: [True Light] [Flat Card]

Venue: [Hall of Light]

At the end of the Seahorse turn, cracks appeared on the body of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon for a fleeting moment. This was the price paid for the power of the Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon that summoned it. However, the power left behind by the Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon instantly blocked this power, protecting the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon from self-destruction.

After one round of development, Kaiba's field was left with one graveyard counter, three "triple-color counters", one field-activated card-limited triple-color counter, and a seal that prevents graveyard banished cards from being Special Summoned with multiple monsters at the same time.

In terms of resistance, in addition to the Dragon-type monsters that cannot be destroyed and targeted provided by [Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon], there is also the resistance provided by [Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon] that other cards on Kaiba's field cannot be destroyed by Hayato's effects, which also protects [True Light].

Although Blue-Eyes has always given people the stereotype that it is only good at playing second and can't do anything when playing first, it is actually quite decent in terms of the lineup on Kaiba's field. It can almost make five "counters". Its resistance is not very strong, but at least it is not afraid of being killed by a single Lightning.

(Jūdai: Don't stir up trouble for the heroes)

It can only be said that the existence of [Ultimate Dragon Magister] and [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] greatly enhances Kaiba's dominance when going first. Moreover, because it is going first, even Hayato can hardly guess what Kaiba's "mysterious face-down card" in the back row is now.

But it doesn't matter. Even if Hayato can't guess what Kaiba's secret card is, he can still make Kaiba guess what secret card he's going to put on the field.

Looking at the "Black-skinned Physical Education Student" card in his hand, Hayato tried hard to keep his lips from turning up, but suppressing a laugh was so difficult that his expression became quite strained.

It's so hard to guess. All five of the opponent's monster cards on the field are Dragon-type, and I have a "Albus's Fallen" in my hand. It's really hard to predict what monster I'll play next, isn't it?

"My turn, draw a card!"

Before Hayato could say anything else, he drew a card from the top of his deck, and then saw Kaiba, with the reaction speed of Hakimi seven times that of a human, suddenly press down the card to activate a face-down card and say, "At this very moment, I will activate the face-down card in my back row during my opponent's standby phase!"

"Continuous Trap Card [Fusion Forbidden Zone] activated! Neither player can perform a Fusion Summon!"

The green network materialized and covered Hayato and Kaiba's field, while also imposing restrictions on both of them, prohibiting the fusion summoning of monsters, and creating equal conditions for the duel...

"Bullshit! You used Fusion Summon first and then banned it, huh? What a despicable tactic, Seth!"

Hayato complained, "So that's why you were so confident in Special Summoning the entire Dragon lineup instead of keeping at least two cards of other races for protection like before. It turns out you were so fearless because of this card!"

"Hmph~" Hayato detected a hint of smugness in Kaiba's voice, as if he was secretly pleased that Hayato had been outmaneuvered. "After all, the theme of our duel is Synchro Summoning. I'll just use the card [Ultimate Dragon Magister], which symbolizes our bond, to liven things up a bit."

"To gain the upper hand in a duel so easily, you even dare to utter phrases like 'our bond,' abandoning your usual tsundere persona? Hakise, you bastard..."

"After all, although my Blue-Eyes can negate your cards multiple times, it has no ability to counter the non-chainable Super Polymerization and the non-chainable Fusion Monster of Albus's Fall. Such a method is absolutely necessary."

Kaiba didn't feel ashamed at all and openly admitted that he was targeting Hayato—after all, it was always Hayato who targeted him with his Blue Eyes, so why couldn't he, who rarely got the first move, turn the tables and target Hayato in return?

As you know, I've always been a big fan of Synchro Summoning. Rather than fighting with Hayato Kobayashi in his area of ​​Fusion, which he excels at, I'd rather step out of my comfort zone and use the power of Synchro Summoning!

"Without the power of fusion, you'll have no choice but to fight my Blue-Eyes head-on now, Hayato! And in that respect, my Blue-Eyes is invincible!"

The arrogant Kaiba laughed at Hayato, but after a couple of laughs, his expression froze as he looked at the card in Hayato's hand with suspicion. "...Without fusion, you shouldn't be able to take a shortcut to deal with my Blue-Eyes, right?"

"A shortcut? That's a very apt analogy, Seth. Compared to painstakingly defeating monsters through battle or effects, sending them directly to the graveyard as fusion materials is a much more convenient method, like taking a shortcut to victory. But sometimes, taking a shortcut is just taking a detour. On the other hand, occasionally taking a detour is also a good choice, because sometimes taking a detour is the shortest shortcut!"

Hayato played a card from his hand and said, "Since you've taken the shortcut, I'll take a slightly longer route—as you wish, I'll use this card to go head-to-head with [Blue Eyes]!"

"If your opponent controls more monsters than you, Special Summon [White Saintess - Exia] directly from your hand. This Special Summon does not require the activation of an effect, so it cannot be chained and negated by [Ultimate Dragon Magister]!"

In his duel with Kaiba, Hayato unusually didn't start with "Albus Player's Mysterious Face Card," but instead revealed the Gluttonous Saintess in her vest form from his hand. The girl was holding a giant bone hammer shaped like a dragon's head, so much so that some people thought it was the [Grand Duke of the Serpent] who had been killed and made into this hammer.

"Wow, so many people... I mean, so many dragons!" Looking at the many monsters on Kaiba Stadium, Acrisia exclaimed as if she had never seen anything like it before. In reality, she rarely had the chance to see so many dragon monsters when she appeared, as they were usually "hyper-fused" by Albus's Fallen before that.

【White Saintess - Acricia】【4☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[1500/1500]

"Tuner monsters, huh... Hmph, just in time! Quickly bring out your Synchro Summon to fight my Blue-Eyes! I've been itching to do it!"

After playing [White Saintess - Exeria], Hayato played another non-Tuner monster, saying, "Next, I'll use the effect of this [Laughing Puffin]. It can be activated if there's a face-up Spell/Trap Card on the field; Special Summon this card from my hand!"

The Level 4☆ non-Tuner monster, [Laughing Puffin], holding a masquerade mask, was about to descend onto Hayato's field. But just then, Kaiba suddenly said, "While I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of Synchro Summon you'll pull out, Hayato, holding back doesn't exist in my dictionary. You, who could have easily Synchro Summoned by simply Normal Summoning the monster, will now be punished by [Blue-Eyes] for using its effect unnecessarily!"

"【Ultimate Dragon Mage】's effect: When your opponent activates an effect, you can negate that activation and destroy it. This effect of this card name can be activated once per turn against each type of Spell/Trap/Monster effect!"

The [Ultimate Dragon Magister] on Kaiba's field then took action. The leftmost head opened its mouth and spat out a brown energy wave, directly erasing the effect of [Tōbō-Laughing Puffin], preventing it from landing on Hayato's field or returning to Hayato's hand. It was thus pushed to the graveyard.

Hayato seized the opportunity and said, "Then at this very moment, during the main phase for both sides, release my [White Saintess - Exeria] on the field to activate its effect!"

Special Summon either "Swordsman" or "Albus's Fallen Child" from my hand or Deck!

Although Kaiba had never heard of the "Sword of the Awakening," he was very familiar with the "Albus's Demise." Even with the "Fusion Forbidden Zone" open, he would never allow that monster to appear on Hayato's field.

"Muda! Although [Ultimate Dragon Magister] used its power to negate and destroy the monster's effect, I have more than one card to deal with monster effects!" Kaiba waved his hand again, "Even if I release myself, the effect of [White Saintess - Exia] is still considered to be activated on the field, so I will activate the effect of [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon]!"

"That activation is nullified, and the attack power of [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] will increase by 1000 points until the end of this turn!"

C1 [Dori Bird - Laughing Puffin] C2 [Ultimate Dragon Magician] C3 [White Saintess - Exeria] C4 [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon], the chain effect ultimately gave Kaiba the upper hand, negating the effects of both of Hayato's cards, and also increasing the attack power of [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] - although it was in defense position and could not use the increased attack power for the time being.

[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] [3500/4000→4500/4000]

Chapter 1826 Flederis is a woman who could be my mother!

But seeing Kaiba unleash two consecutive effects, Hayato shook his head: "You were too hasty, Seth. You just handed over the crucial counter so easily? Or were you misled by the continuous 'triple counter' effects when I used [Ultimate Dragon Mage]?"

"The buyer's show and the seller's show are different! The triple counter of [Ultimate Dragon Mage] is not a true triple triple counter. Now that you've used the effects of [Ultimate Dragon Mage] and [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon], you have no way to stop me from using monster effects!"

Hayato, having already exhausted his two hand cards, played the card in his hand: "Now, I'm going to use this 'Albus's Fallen Heir'!"

Kaiba's pupils contracted, not expecting that Hayato didn't actually need the effect of [White Saintess - Acycia] to search for it, as he already had [Albus's Fallen Heir] prepared in his hand. It seemed that he had indeed wasted the effect of [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] because of a lack of information.

But just as he was about to say something to remind Hayato that the effect of [Fusion Forbidden Area] was still in effect, so [Albus's Fallen] couldn't use its effect to fuse even if it appeared, he was stunned when he saw the card art on the card Hayato played, which was completely different from before.

"Alternate art card?" Kaiba's first reaction was that Hayato had picked up an alternate art card of "Albus's Fallen Blood". He quickly realized that not only was the card art different, but the name of the "Albus's Fallen Blood" card that Hayato had just played was also different.

(Hey bro, you smell so good)

"Do you think I can't read? That card is clearly called 'The Fall of the White Dragon'!"

"Actually, [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] is [Albus] himself, only after he transformed into the 'Bride' form of [True Flame Dragon - White World Dragon]," Hayato explained. "Although it's not written in the card's name, the card name [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] is used as [Albus's Fallen Heir] according to the rules."

"If this card is in my hand, I can activate this effect by sending one monster with the name 'Albus' from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard as cost, Special Summon it, and enter a restriction that prevents me from Special Summoning any Fusion/Synchro Monster except Level 8 for this turn!"

"I send this [Black Dragon Exia] to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [White Dragon's Fallen Seed] from my hand!"

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌：5→6→5→4→3】

【White Dragon's Fallen Heir → Albus's Fallen Heir】【4☆/Dark】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[1800/0]

Although the name and appearance have changed, the stats of [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] are still exactly the same as those of [Albus's Fallen Heir]. It's just that the appearance looks more like the original dark-skinned sports student Albus being forced by Acyria to wear her carefully dressed "bridal" outfit.

—The young couple is having quite a lot of fun.

“Not only does it have a self-jump, but ‘White Dragon’s Fall’ also has a card-by-card search function, it’s practically a Beyblade with its own signature moves.” Hayato raised his Duel Disk and caught the card that was automatically searched. “When ‘White Dragon’s Fall’ is Normal or Special Summoned, I can activate this ability. I Special Summon one ‘Execia’ monster from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard—I Special Summon a second ‘White Saintess - Execia’!”

【White Saintess - Acricia】【ATK1500】

Although [White Saintess - Exeria] had already appeared before, and its second effect of releasing itself to search had already been used once and negated, Hayato still chose to Special Summon it. After all—he couldn't very well search for [Teaching Saintess - Exeria], could he? Although it does have an effect that can trigger upon Special Summoning, it would put Hayato in a self-restriction state, preventing him from Special Summoning from the Extra Deck.

The [Teaching] axis should only turn after other axes have reached their limits; it's too early to start self-imposed restrictions on the Extra Deck now. Furthermore, [Teaching Saintess - Exeria] is a regular monster, while [White Saintess - Exeria] is a Tuner monster, perfectly complementing [White Dragon's Fall]!

"There are two Level 4☆ monsters!" Kaiba seemed even more excited than Hayato, even though he had just been annoyed that Hayato had outmaneuvered him and prevented him from deploying the monster. "And one is a Tuner and the other is not... Is it coming?"

"Sodayo!" Hayato picked up two monster cards from his Duel Disk. "I'll send my Level 4 Tuner monster, 'White Saintess - Exeria,' and my Level 4 non-Tuner monster, 'White Dragon's Fall,' as Synchro Materials to the Graveyard. The material requirement is at least one Level 4 Tuner monster plus one non-Tuner monster!"

"Three heroes unite, united against a common enemy! They will combine their teachings with the power of the Great Spirit Peak, and spread the name of the Sword of Xiang!"

In front of Hayato's [White Saintess - Acrisia] and [White Dragon's Fallen Heir], three men and women dressed in a distinctly traditional Chinese style appeared together.

"Theo!" "Aden!" "Fredris!"

"Come on!" X3