Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Huh, are they completely ignoring us?" "And they even called the newbie ***bo!" "We were here first!"

"Curry~ Curry Curry~" [Rainbow Kuriboh] squinted at Hayato, trying to be cute, and even rubbed against Hayato's fingers, glancing disdainfully at the [Disruption] trio below, as if to say:

"This is the expression I've always wanted to see, that jealous look on your face, hahaha~"

"I'm so angry! That guy!" *3

Chapter 50 Pegasus: I anticipated your prediction.

Meanwhile, Yugi, or rather, the Dark Yugi-sama who replaced Yugi, is undergoing a test from Pegasus.

Looking at his empty field and the few cards in his hand, Yugi hesitated for a long time before deciding which monster to summon.

In the previous rounds of combat, no matter what monsters he summoned, Pegasus in the videotape seemed to anticipate what cards he would play while watching the tape, always able to preemptively set up suitable traps to counter him. The [Dragon Sealing Jar] targeting Dragon-type monsters and the [Jar Demon] that can release monsters from the jar were all interconnected, making the player feel like they had stepped into a trap.

'That guy Pegasus, could he possibly—'

"See what's in your heart."

Even the fleeting guesses that arise in the player's mind during a moment of inner turmoil can be accurately predicted by Pegasus in the video.

Thinking this, Yugi's gaze involuntarily drifted to Pegasus's left eye, a spot he had been very interested in from the very beginning. What was there was not a human eyeball, but a golden metal "prosthetic eye," the style of which inevitably reminded Yugi of the Millennium Puzzle hanging around his neck.

Almost the moment Yugi made eye contact with Pegasus's "artificial eye," an extremely subtle and imperceptible force passed through Pegasus's "artificial eye" and into Yugi's eyes. Involuntarily, Yugi looked down at his hand, and when he saw an Undead monster in his hand, his hand involuntarily reached for that card to play.

Just then, a loud "thud" came from behind the game, snapping it out of its daze. Confused about its strange state, the game turned to look behind it.

His limbs seemed to be controlled by several illusory Duel Monsters, like a marionette. Hayato, like a zombie, pushed open the living room door and stumbled into the dueling arena. Noticing Yugi's gaze, sweat dripped from Hayato's forehead. He forced a smile and said, "Yo, Yugi boy, no, 'Dark Yugi,' you wouldn't refuse a visitor's invitation, would you?"

"Hayato boy? What an unexpected encounter. I never imagined you could move so freely within the realm of this Dark Game." Pegasus in the videotape was also surprised by Hayato's appearance, elegantly spreading his palms. "At least I have no objection to your joining us. Duel Monsters is the best game that deserves to be known by more people!"

Yugi looked at the card spirits attached to Hayato's limbs with concern: "Hayato, your condition..."

"It's just using the power of the card spirits to fight against the power of the Millennium Item. If I don't move, the consumption isn't much." Hayato sat down on the sofa and watched the game, a smile appearing on his face. "The principle is simply to use the card spirits to 'control' my body."

"Hahaha, that starfish-headed guy over there, our brothers are the strongest!"

"That bastard Chestnut only has a short time to be smug; most of the time, he still needs the help of us."

"The title of strongest subordinate bestowed upon us by Annie must definitely be ours!"

Hayato, without any hesitation, used his left hand, which was imbued with Gaia, to strike his right hand, or rather, the Disruption Yellow on his right hand: "Shut up, you servants! Watch the match quietly!"

"Hi!" *3

Hayato's appearance was just an unexpected interlude, but when Yugi turned his attention back to his hand, he couldn't help but be stunned: why did he want to summon that undead monster just now?

'The card spirits controlled Hayato's body, allowing him to move, control...' Thinking this, Yugi's eyes widened. He vaguely guessed Pegasus's true ability in the videotape. It definitely wasn't precognition, otherwise he would have known about Hayato's appearance. His true ability was—

Drawing a card from the top of his deck, glancing at it sideways, Yugi summoned the monster to the field: "The monster I'm summoning is—"

"An Undead monster, right? Hehe~ Game boy, I already predicted what kind of monster you would summon." Pegasus interrupted Yugi, flipping over a face-down card in his back row: "I'm going to activate the Trap Card [Sunbathing]. The holy sun will destroy all Undead monsters on the field."

"So-reiwadoka na?"

Yugi's face showed no surprise: "Pegasus, the essence of your ability is actually seeing my hand, right? I predicted you would prepare cards to counter the monsters in my hand, but unfortunately! My card is not a Zombie-type, but a Sorcerer-type [Dark Magician]!"

A stern-faced man appeared, dressed in a handsome mage's robe. He twirled his emerald green wand around like a long stick, which was quite impressive.

"NO! It's not an undead monster after all~" Pegasus looked at the [Dark Magician] summoned by the game, feigning a sad expression.

With a wave of his hand, the game player shouted, "[Dark Magician], go and destroy the [Fierce Demon Dragon] that I'm being controlled!"

Pegasus's affected expression suddenly returned to normal. Even though the game allowed attacks on more than just the [Demon Dragon]: "Why use [Dark Magician] to attack the [Demon Dragon] instead of the weaker [Pot Demon]? That would have ended the game, you game boy?"

“Because the [Demon Dragon] is my own monster, and I should bury my own monster. It would be a shame to end the battle under your control.” Yugi’s face showed a confident expression, because in his opinion, Pegasus’s pretentious magic had been completely seen through. “Besides, your ‘boy’ verbal tic is really annoying.”

"Because I'm American, it's perfectly normal for me to talk like that. Besides, Hayato-boy often calls you that too. What a double standard, game boy~"

"Further words are useless, [Dark Magician], launch an attack!"

First, like a Shaolin monk, he swung his long wand around in his palm repeatedly, showing off for a while. Then, the Dark Mage remembered the order his master had given him. With a light wave of his wand, a surge of dark magic energy erupted, effortlessly turning the Ferocious Dragon that Pegasus had taken from Yugi using the Dragon Seal Jar into dust.

As the Dark Magician successfully destroyed the Demon Dragon, Pegasus looked at his base score, which had plummeted to 1200 points, and burst into laughter: "Game boy, your pointless obsession will cost you your life."

"You've seen through part of the truth about my abilities, Game Boy, you've passed the test. It's time for me to get serious!"

Chapter 51 Hesitation leads to defeat, decisiveness leads to surrender.

"You've seen through part of the truth about my abilities, Game Boy, you've passed the test. It's time for me to get serious!"

After saying that, Pegasus drew a card under the tense gaze of the game, then revealed a surprised expression: "Oh~ unbelievable! Game boy, I've drawn an amazing card~"

What appeared in the game was a [Faceless Illusionist], whose 1200 attack power and 2200 defense were no match for the game's [Dark Magician]. Pegasus, after displaying it, immediately summoned it onto the field.

"【Faceless Illusionist】is summoned to my field, and then my magic card 【Illusion Eye】is added to my hand." Pegasus played a card from his hand and pointed a finger at the silent 【Dark Magician】, "Now, I'm going to use it to attack the 【Dark Magician】 on your field, Game Boy."

Yugi looked at the strange monster that had appeared on Pegasus's field; its hollow face was chilling to behold. "A rare card I've never seen before, but if it's a Spellcaster, then [Dark Magician] won't lose to any monster!"

The dark magic energy surging from the emerald wand collided with the eye-shaped attack released by the [Faceless Illusionist], but unexpectedly, neither monster was destroyed, and Pegasus's and his own life points remained unchanged.

"What's going on? If their attack power is the same, shouldn't both monsters be destroyed at the same time?" The game was quite puzzled by this situation.

"Oh dear, what a blunder! I almost forgot the game was almost over." Pegasus's affected voice drew attention away from the game and to the countdown timer in the upper right corner of the videotape. There were less than five minutes left until the end. According to the rules agreed upon at the beginning, the player with the higher life points when the timer reaches zero wins.

[Game: 1500LP]

[Becas: 1200LP]

If the game were to stubbornly drag out the time, Pegasus would automatically lose the moment the time runs out, and the game would be the victor. But as you can imagine, the game isn't the kind of person who would accept such a victory.

“Only cowards stop in their tracks. I will fight on! Summon [Elf Swordsman] and attack [Faceless Dreamer].” Playing a card, Yugi’s lips curled into a smile, as if he could see the future of [Faceless Dreamer] being defeated. “Although I don’t know exactly what just happened, there is no doubt that [Faceless Dreamer]’s attack power is still 1200, and it will be defeated by [Elf Swordsman] with 1400 attack power.”

"Wow, you've taken the bait, game boy~" Pegasus still had that annoying smile on his face.

Just as the Elf Swordsman was summoned and before he could even attack, a powerful surge of dark magic suddenly emanated from his side, shattering him and causing his health to drop by a whopping 1100 points.

"1100 points of damage! Why, why did the [Dark Magician] do that?" Yugi stared incredulously at the [Dark Magician] who had attacked the [Elf Swordsman].

Pegasus spread his hands and explained, "The effect of [Eye of Illusion] isn't just about increasing attack power. Your [Dark Magician] has been bewitched by the [Faceless Illusionist] and become my puppet~ Game boy~"

[Game: 1500LP → 400LP]

"Yo-ho, so by then, my turn will be almost over, right?" After drawing a card and making no other move, Pegasus glanced at the ten-second countdown and ended his turn. "Just like I said before, pointless obsessions will only lead you to defeat, game boy~"

The difference in life points between the two has reversed again, with Pegasus now having more life points than before, and only 10 seconds left on the clock. Once those 10 seconds are up, Pegasus will naturally win the duel.

But Yugi rejected him with a stubborn look in his eyes: "No, the duel isn't over yet, Pegasus! My last monster is this one, [Summoning of the Devil]!"

The skeletal demon, [Dark Knight Gaia], who once defeated Hayato, has reappeared. As soon as it emerged from the card, it eagerly began to gather lightning in its palm and attacked [Faceless Illusionist].

However, despite rushing as fast as they could, just before the lightning attack was about to hit the Faceless Dreamer, the countdown on the videotape reached zero, and the game ended in Pegasus' victory.

"Oh dear, that was close! You almost turned the tables on me, Game Boy~" Pegasus's image didn't disappear when the videotape ended. Instead, he gestured a "tiny" distance to the game on the TV screen. "I have a feeling that I will face you again in the 'Duel Kingdom' tournament."

The game player, feeling down after losing, said irritably, "What if I say no?"

“No, no, no, Game Boy, you will definitely come.” With that, Pegasus once again tossed his long hair on the left side, revealing the golden “prosthetic eye” that Game had noticed before. “This eye is called the Millennium Eye. Like the Millennium Puzzle on your chest, it’s a super rare Millennium item.”

"Millennium Item?" For some reason, hearing Pegasus utter this word sent a shiver down Yami Yugi's spine, as if this word had a great connection to him.

"The dark power of the Millennium Eye can see through people's hearts. That's why I said before, Game Boy, you only saw a part of the truth about my abilities." A powerful energy emanated from the hollow Millennium Eye, as if it wanted to suck everything around it into its void. "Let's meet again in Duel Kingdom, Game Boy~"

"If you still want to reclaim your cherished treasure—"

"bite--!!!"

Pegasus's figure was completely engulfed by the golden light released by the Millennium Eye. The light even penetrated the television and flew beyond the screen, passing directly through the game whose view was obscured by the light, and was about to fly towards the direction they had just left outside the living room and into the city.

Just then, Hayato, who had been sitting on the sofa, suddenly raised his right hand, and a semi-transparent spear flew out from his palm, crashing into the golden light: "Don't think you can get away with this, Pegasus!"

"Gaia!!!"

The reason Hayato had taken the old man and the others away from the living room as far as possible, and then had the spirits support him as he returned to the living room, was all because of the preparations he had made beforehand, all for this one shot. This shot contained the full power of the five card spirits he carried—[Rainbow Kuriboh], the [Disruptor] brothers, and [Dark Knight Gaia]—to stop Pegasus from stealing other people's souls.

Hayato envisioned that although the dark power of the Millennium Item was quite strong, Pegasus was not actually present. He had to maintain the Dark Game, see through people's minds, and then seize their souls. He might be able to contend with the power of these multiple dispersed forces. Moreover, his success in regaining his mobility in the Dark Game with the help of several Spirits proved that he still had some ability to resist.

However, Hayato underestimated Pegasus's determination to "invite" the game, and underestimated the dark power he expended in "stealing souls."

Before his astonished eyes, the combined power of the five card spirits—the phantom of the knight's lance in the hand of [Dark Knight Gaia]—collided with the light released by [Millennium Eye]. After a mere second of stalemate, the two forces shattered with a deafening roar. He felt a powerful impact in his mind and, before he could even cry out in pain, he lost consciousness.

Chapter 52 American Da Bei Group

When Hayato woke up again, he found himself lying in a hospital bed. Jonouchi sat wearily on the edge of the bed, his eyes constantly trying to squint, but he kept trying to stay awake, even slapping himself every now and then to keep himself alert.

"Within the city..."

Hayato spoke weakly, but Jonouchi, who had almost fallen asleep, immediately snapped back to attention and excitedly stood up: "Hayato, you're awake!"

Hayato propped himself up in bed, a sharp pain shooting through his head. He instinctively clutched his forehead and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"The doctor said your brain seems to have been stimulated by something, it was super active, and then you got tired and your strength couldn't keep up, so you fell into a coma." Jonouchi handed Hayato a glass of water with honey. "However, Yugi said that it seems that you were like this because you were trying to block the attack launched by Pegasus."

"Curry~" Rainbow Kuriboh popped out from Hayato's collar at just the right moment, looking at Hayato with its big, watery eyes full of worry.

"Although it was a bit of a headache at first, it's okay now. Thank you for your concern." Hayato said this to both Jonouchi and Rainbow Kuriboh, and then the Disruption brothers popped out from his collar.

"He actually said thank you!" "Ah~ni~gee~" "I'm so touched!"

"Ugh! You lot, get out here right now!"

Hayato can accept the adorable rainbow kuriyu hiding in his clothes, but the [Disruptive] brothers simply can't stand it, especially when they wipe their snot and tears on themselves when they're feeling touched.

Jonouchi hasn't yet witnessed the card spirit's abilities, so he can only hear Hayato talking to himself. "Is this really alright?" He couldn't help but worry that Hayato might be experiencing a nervous breakdown due to overactive thinking.

Hayato suddenly remembered something, tossed the [Disruption] brother he'd pulled from his clothes aside, and looked at Jonouchi: "By the way, where are Yugi and Sugoroku-sama?"

"So, Hayato, you know about Chicken-san..." Upon hearing Hayato mention Mutou Sugoroku, Jonouchi's mood couldn't help but drop. He sat down in a chair and said to Hayato, "That day, after the duel ended, Pegasus seemed to have used some kind of eye power to steal Chicken-san's soul and seal it inside that television set."

"As expected, I failed again." Although he had suspected something before falling unconscious, Hayato couldn't help but feel disappointed. Even though he was a transmigrator, had he ultimately failed to rewrite the original plot? However, he noticed something: "That day? How long was I unconscious?"

"Don't worry too much, it happened yesterday. You were only unconscious for the morning." Seeing that Hayato's spirits had recovered slightly, Jonouchi stood up. "You should rest a little longer, Hayato. I'll go call Yugi Kyoko and the others to let them know you're safe and that they can rest assured."

————Disrupting my brother's bandaging————

Standing on the rooftop, gazing at the sunset sinking below the horizon through the barbed wire fence, Yugi's mind was filled with countless thoughts. Thoughts of the injured Hayato, of the unconscious Chicken Sauce, and of Pegasus.

'A card combination I've never seen before, and the ability to read minds—can I really defeat such an opponent?'

'Another Me...'

'Aibo, I'm fine. I'm just wondering if I can actually avenge Hayato and Chicken Sauce.'