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Chapter 420 Fan Services

This is very interesting.

After giving Pegasus a few perfunctory replies, Hayato hung up the phone and looked at the Millennium Wisdom Ring on his chest, which had suddenly lost its connection.

The call records on his own phone couldn't be faked. Before he communicated with Pegasus, a guy who called himself "Night" did call Hayato and demand that Hayato hand over his shares in the International Illusion Company.

Moreover, after I mentioned the name "Tianma Yexing", the other person's reaction was not confusion at hearing an unfamiliar name, but rather an unexpected surprise. Even if "Night" was not Tianma Yexing, at least they knew of the other person's existence.

But Pegasus told himself that although he did have an adopted son, he only had one adopted son, named Pegasus after himself, and there was no other adopted son named Pegasus Night Walk.

The original twin brothers are now reduced to one, isn't that interesting? After learning from Pegasus the direction Hayato turned back from where Pegasus was, he headed back to the passage he came from.

Although neither Pegasus nor Kaiba, as the leaders of their respective groups, were doing their jobs properly, their subordinates were still working diligently. According to Pegasus, Tenma Yuexing, Pegasus's adopted son and employee, was assisting with data processing in the backstage of the Kaiba Dome.

However, Hayato was stopped halfway by two security personnel guarding the entrance to the backstage area.

"Excuse me, sir, this is a work area," a staff member in a black uniform and sunglasses said politely. "Please leave here; tourists are not allowed to enter."

Hayato was initially a little surprised. After all, he should have become familiar with the security team at Kaiba Corporation because he often went to Kaiba Corporation with Keihei to play cards. Then he belatedly realized that he was using cognitive interference from the Millennium Scepter.

With a light snap of his fingers, Hayato temporarily released the cognitive interference, and as if by magic, swept his hand in front of him, saying, "Can I go in now?"

Hayato could say with certainty that, in the eyes of this security guard, he had now become "Kobayashi Hayato." However, the security guard in front of Hayato first looked dazed, as if he had successfully connected Hayato with "Kobayashi Hayato," but then he shook his head.

"No, even Mr. Hayato Kobayashi cannot go in."

"I can't go in either?" Hayato couldn't help but sized up the security guard in black in front of him. "Are you really a security guard from the Kaiba Group?"

"I—" The security guard in front of Hayato seemed to want to say something to persuade Hayato to leave, but before he could even open his mouth, he heard instructions coming through his earpiece. He listened and replied "Yes" twice, then gave Hayato an apologetic look.

“Excuse me, Mr. Hayato, please come in.” He stepped aside and gestured for Hayato to enter. “You’re looking for Mr. Tsukiko, right? He’s in the first room on your right.”

Hayato nodded to indicate that he understood, gave the security guard a strange look, and then walked toward the location he had indicated.

The first room on the right, although called a room, turned out to be a rather spacious monitoring room. Dozens of screens on one wall displayed the situation in various parts of the Seahorse Dome, and at least thirty people were busy working there.

Some people sit in front of computers, manipulating the data displayed on the screen and typing on the keyboard to process it; others hold the reports calculated by the former and the problems they have found, handing them over to those who can solve them; and still others sit in the center of this "monitoring room," ready to arrange the work of others at any time.

With long, bluish-green hair that reached down to his chin, and wearing a fitted, color-changing suit similar to Pegasus's, Hayato guessed that the person standing in the center was probably Tenma Gekko.

Upon hearing the door open, the person standing in the center who had been giving detailed instructions to the others turned to look at Hayato. Seeing Hayato, he gave a gentle smile: "Hello, I heard from Lord Pegasus that you were looking for me, Mr. Hayato?"

"Are you Tenma Tsukiyuki?" Hayato's first impression of Tenma Tsukiyuki was not bad, partly because of the other party's politeness, and partly because in Hayato's memory, Tenma Tsukiyuki in the manga was a good guy who helped Yugi and others in the manga stop Tenma Yakko's plan.

After a moment's thought, Hayato asked, "First, I'd like to confirm if you have a twin brother?"

“Uh, I may not be able to answer that question, Mr. Hayato,” Tenma Tsukiyuki said hesitantly. “I was adopted by Lord Pegasus when I was very young. I don’t really know who my parents are or where they are, let alone whether I have a twin brother.”

"Can't you be sure?" Hayato looked into Tenma Tsukiko's eyes, and could only see the genuine uncertainty in those eyes that matched his hair color. Although he didn't have the ability to read people's minds like the [Millennium Eye], Hayato's intuition told him that Tenma Tsukiko wasn't lying.

With this uncertainty in mind, Hayato used the power of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel once more. To Tenma Gekko's astonishment, the five golden cones on the Millennium Wisdom Wheel lit up with a golden light and floated up against gravity, but instead of pointing in unison, they each pointed in different directions.

The search for "Night" has failed once again. Even the Millennium Wisdom Wheel cannot track his whereabouts. It's as if "Night" has suddenly vanished from the world.

Reluctantly retracting the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, Hayato glanced at Tenma Tsukiyuki, whose eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked at the Millennium Wisdom Wheel: "Well, it's nothing really. Sorry to bother you, Mr. Tenma."

“No, no, no, just call me Yuexing, Mr. Hayato.” Tenma Yuexing said sincerely, “Mr. Hayato, you are a major shareholder of the International Illusion Society. In terms of position, I am just an assistant to Lord Pegasus. You don’t need to be so polite to me.”

"Speaking of which, Mr. Hayato, you've actually come to the KC Cup. I initially thought I wouldn't have a chance to meet you until after the KC Cup finals were over and the champion was decided." Tenma Tsukiyuki's face showed a little shyness. "Actually, I'm a fan of yours."

As he spoke, Tenma Yuexing took out a card box from his waist: "Because of Lord Pegasus, I have been interested in Duel Monsters since I was very young. It's just a little regrettable that Lord Pegasus said that I lack talent in Duel Monsters."

"But it was precisely because of this that Mr. Hayato, who defeated one powerful duelist after another and became the King of Duels, completely impressed me."

"It may seem a bit abrupt, but would you be willing to duel with me, Mr. Hayato?"

Hayato raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Sure, no problem. Well then, look forward to my fan service, Mr. Tsukiyuki."

Chapter 421 The Magnificent Venus

Compared to verbal communication, duels can sometimes allow one person to understand another more directly. This is something Hayato learned through countless duels.

Compared to the non-existent Pegasus Night Walker, the only surviving twin, Pegasus Moon Walker, seemed perfectly normal in every way, and Hayato couldn't find anything suspicious about him during their conversation.

Therefore, let's conduct the next part of the probing through a duel.

Just like how a person's character isn't tested by how polite they are normally, but by whether they swear when they get crushed in a game, very few people in Duel Monsters can fake their true emotions.

Even an introverted and timid gamer can display a calm and decisive personality in a fierce duel, so when Tenma Tsukiyuki proposed a duel with Hayato, it was exactly what he wanted.

In an empty room next door, Hayato and Tsukiko Tenma stood on opposite sides.

"I'm ready, Mr. Hayato." After putting on the Duel Disk, Tenma Tsukiyuki placed the deck into the slot and unfolded the Duel Disk. "I'm using the [Agent] deck, which is mainly composed of Fairy-type cards."

Although he gives the first impression of being a "calm and gentle gentleman," Tenma Tsukiyuki seems to be a true fan of Hayato, and his face clearly shows excitement when Hayato accepts the duel.

"【Agent】 deck, an Angel-type deck?" Hayato thought for a moment and then inserted the deck into his Duel Disk. "I'm using a Warrior-type deck, and my ace monster is 【Dark Knight Gaia】."

"It's Gaia! How exciting!" Tenma Tsukiyuki exclaimed expectantly. "Then, Mr. Hayato, let's begin!"

"Duel!" x2

[Hayato: 4000LP]

【Pegasus Moon Journey: 4000LP】

"I'll take the initiative and win without hesitation."

Hayato, taking advantage of the Duel Disk modified by Keihei, drew a card first and seized the initiative. He then immediately played the card he had just drawn, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Future Fusion]. The effect of this card is to select the materials needed for a Fusion Monster from my Deck and then fuse them in the future."

After explaining the effect of [Future Fusion], Hayato raised the Duel Disk on his left hand, and two cards automatically emerged from his deck and were sent to the graveyard: "The Fusion Monster I want to choose is [Dragon Knight Gaia], so I send [Dark Knight Gaia] and [Cursed Dragon] from my deck to the graveyard."

"During my second preparation phase after the activation of [Future Fusion], [Dragon Knight - Gaia] will appear on my field. However, I'm a rather impatient person and can't wait until then."

As Hayato spoke, he played another card: "So, I activate the Spell Card [Dragon's Mirror]. I can banish the Fusion Materials needed to summon a Dragon Fusion Monster from the field or the Graveyard and Fusion Summon that Dragon Fusion Monster."

"Aside from [Dark Knight Gaia] and [Cursed Dragon] in my graveyard, the monster I want to fuse and summon is [Sky Dragon Knight Gaia]!"

"Come forth, dragon knights soaring through the skies!"

After a series of maneuvers, Hayato quickly sent materials from his deck to the graveyard and selected fusion materials from the graveyard, summoning [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia] to the field in the first turn at the cost of two cards in his hand.

"Wow, that's amazing! He summoned a powerful Fusion Monster in the very first turn, and he only used two cards from his hand." Tenma Tsukiyuki praised, "As expected of Mr. Hayato, this is the power of a Duel King."

【Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia】 appeared on Hayato's field riding a dragon and harnessing the wind. Hayato reached into the wind and a card formed in his hand.

"If [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia] is successfully Special Summoned, I add one [Spiral Shot] from my Deck to my hand, and then I activate [Spiral Shot]." Hayato inserts the card he just added to his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone. "This card will grant my [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia] the ability to penetrate defense."

"Then, I'll cover both cards, and my turn ends here."

[Hayato: 4000LP, 2 cards in hand]

【Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia】【ATK2600】

[Future Fusion] [Spiral Shot] [Given Card] X2

Hayato's maneuver was smooth and fluid, not particularly amazing, but perfectly solid. He summoned [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia] for field control, prepared [Spiral Shot] for the next turn's attack, and [Future Fusion] for sustain, plus two face-down cards for counter-attack and protection.

After all, although Tenma Tsukiyuki explained to Hayato that the deck he was using was the [Agent] deck, even the same deck can be used in different styles by different duelists. Therefore, Hayato, who was unsure of Tenma Tsukiyuki's dueling style, chose this safe approach.

"【Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia】, I remember it's a card that can determine the opponent's monster's battle position when attacking, plus the defense penetration ability gained from 【Spiral Shot】, it's practically a spear symbolizing offense."

After praising him, Tenma Tsukiyuki said seriously, "Although I don't have the confidence to defeat Mr. Hayato, I don't want to lose too badly, so I'll make defeating [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia] my first goal."

"My turn, draw a card!"

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Tenma Tsukiyuki immediately activated it on the field: "I activate the Continuous Spell Card, [God's Dwelling Castle - Valhalla]!"

As Tenma Tsukiyuki placed the card into the Spell & Trap Zone, a majestic building slowly rose from the ground with a rumbling sound, surrounding three sides of Tenma Tsukiyuki's field, revealing only the front.

"The effect of 【Valhalla, the Dwelling of the Gods】 is that if I have no monsters on my field, I can Special Summon one Fairy-Type monster from my hand once per turn. I Special Summon 【Venus, the Agent of Creation】."

Behind Pegasus and Moonwalk, an image of Venus magnified countless times appeared in the sky. A blonde woman with wings on her back emerged from Venus, stood on Pegasus and Moonwalk's field, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes in prayer.

【Venus, the Agent of Creation】【3☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1600/0]

"The 【Agent】 series of cards was designed by Lord Pegasus based on Roman and Greek mythology, combined with celestial bodies of the solar system. 【Agent of Creation - Venus】 represents Venus, the goddess of beauty and the symbol of Venus."

“By activating the effect of [Agent of Creation - Venus], I can Special Summon one [Holy Sphere] from my hand or Deck to my field after paying 500 Life Points. This effect is not limited to once per turn.” As he spoke, Tenma Yuexing held up three fingers. “So, I pay a total of 1500 Life Points to activate the effect of [Agent of Creation - Venus] three times.”

"Special Summon three [Holy Spheres] to my field!"

[Pegasus Moon Flight: 4000→2500LP]

The Creator Venus, who had been praying with her hands clasped together, opened her eyes and stretched her arms out in front of her. The phantom of Venus reappeared behind her, and three spheres appeared, revolving around Venus as if they were to become satellites of Venus that did not exist.

[Sacred Sphere] [2☆/Light]

[Angel Race/Normal]

[500/500]

At the cost of 1500 base points, Pegasus Moonwalker summoned three seemingly harmless ordinary monsters. If it were the era of Xyz and Link, Hayato might have been a little afraid of these three monsters on his field, but in the current era, these three monsters pose no threat whatsoever.

However, judging from Tenma Tsukiyuki's actions, he didn't seem to intend to defeat Hayato with just three [Holy Spheres]. Tenma Tsukiyuki drew a card from his hand with an excited smile; he hadn't even performed a Normal Summon this turn.

"Now, Mr. Hayato, I'm going to summon the strongest monster in my deck, by offering my two [Holy Spheres] as tributes for this Tribute Summon!"

"O beautiful star that heralds the dawn, your time has come; bring me the cycle of life!"

"Superior summons! [The splendid VENUS]!"

The Sacred Sphere transformed into two beams of light on the field of Pegasus and Moon, intertwining and rising into the air. Venus, which had appeared when Venus, the Agent of Creation, appeared before, reappeared, but this time Venus was much more dazzling and beautiful than before.

From the phantom of Venus, a four-winged angel flew out, dressed in a magnificent golden armor, with a ruby ​​adorning his scepter that shimmered with magical light.

The moment [Gorgeous Venus] appeared on the field, an invisible magical power expanded from her body, instantly enveloping the entire arena. The first to be affected was [Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia], who was standing in front of Hayato.

【Sky Dragon Knight - Gaia】【ATK2600→2100】

"Gaia's attack power has decreased?"

Looking at the [Gorgeous Venus] slowly landing on his field, Tianma Yuexing said as if showing off: "[Gorgeous Venus] is the ace monster in my deck. Although its attack power is only 2500 points, even [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] cannot easily defeat it, because as long as [Gorgeous Venus] exists on the field, the attack power and defense power of all monsters other than Fairy-Type monsters will decrease by 500 points."

No, no, no, 2500 points is already a great number for a knight. The ace of all the protagonists in the series has been this auspicious number.

While inwardly complaining, Hayato remained calm: "So, are you going to attack?"

“No, although I don’t know what your face card is, Mr. Hayato, I have a bad feeling.” Tenma Tsukiyuki shook his head firmly. “I learned one thing from the Duel City videos: the most dangerous thing in Duel Monsters is the unknown face card. We must be careful.”