Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Glaring at Hayato's smirking face, the [Vampire Witch] gritted her teeth and said, "What on earth did you do!?"

"Me? I didn't really do anything." Hayato shrugged, indicating that he hadn't done anything, but his face held a righteous expression. "I have to thank [Winged Kuriboh] for sacrificing itself for me!"

"Although my body perished from your attacks, the valiant spirit of [Winged Kuriboh] has been protecting me. During the turn [Winged Kuriboh] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, my battle damage will be reduced to 0. I'm so grateful to have been saved by Kuriboh!"

Beside Hayato, the Winged Kuriboh, now a spirit separated from its body, looked resentful, seemingly still brooding over how Hayato had just tossed it out like Star Platinum had thrown Iggy.

However, despite its displeasure, it still used its power to construct a protective shield in front of Hayato that, while seemingly weak, was in fact difficult even for a god to break through.

Hearing Hayato's self-assured words, the vampire witch panicked.

"Destroyed, zero combat damage?!" The [Vampire Sorceress] stared in disbelief, her crimson eyes wide. "In that case, my [Vampire Baby] can't inflict any combat damage on you!"

"As a result, the Life Points recovery effect of [Vampire's Domain] will not take effect, and what follows is your monster attacking me endlessly, and then being destroyed by [Vampire Baby] and taking damage from the effect of [Scrap Smash]!?!"

"You bastard, didn't you say you were using a 'pure hero' deck at the beginning? What kind of hero deck is this messy tactic?!"

"What do you mean by 'messy tactics'? This is a righteous brawl!"

Hayato watched as the "vampire witch" analyzed the upcoming developments without him having to explain, and gave a cold smile.

"To put it another way, you can think of my monsters as cheat characters in an arcade game with unlimited resurrection coins. I'm also immune to damage because I'm forced to stay alive, while your base score, although you still have 3850 points, how many attacks can you withstand?"

"Let's just keep attacking and wear down your Life Points." Hayato said, waving his hand again to give the order, and his [E·hero Nendoroid] launched another attack. "Do you have enough Life Points left, Tira Muku?"

"I'm going to keep living until I beat the game."

"Go! [E·hero Nendoroid]! This is a necessary sacrifice!"

"Ugh!"

[Tira Mku: 3850→3450LP]

[E·hero Nendoroid] had just been destroyed and sent to the graveyard when [E·hero Bubble Man], with the same attack power of 800, appeared and launched another attack.

"【Foam Man】! An Aria of the Bubble!"

"Ooh!"

[Tira Mku: 3450→3050LP]

[Tira Mku: 3450→3050LP]

[Tira Mku: 3050→2650LP]

"【Clay Hero】! The Art of Detaching from the Primal World"

"Cough!"

[Tira Mku: 2650→2250LP]

"[Support Dog]!"

"Ugh!"

[Tira Mku: 2250→1850LP]

[Tira Mku: 1850→1450LP]

[Tira Mku: 1450→1050LP]

"【Hero Boy】!"

"Uwaaaaaah!"

[Tira Mku: 1050→900LP]

[Tira Mku: 900→750LP]

[Tira Mku: 750→600LP]

"【E·hero Little Flower Bud】!"

One suicidal attack after another, even though no monster's attack power exceeded the [Vampire Baby's] 1200 points, the [Scrap Slam] effect caused Tira's stronger monster's base points to be reduced time and time again. Along with this, the [Vampire Witch], who was bound to her senses, also became weak and listless due to the continuous extreme pain, panting heavily.

Seeing a bud-shaped monster appear on Hayato's field, Tira almost had a mental breakdown. The red in her eyes had dimmed to the point that her original green pupils could be vaguely seen.

"【E·Hero Little Bud】has the ability to directly attack the opponent. Now, this is the final blow, Tira Muku." Hayato's hand swept across his chest, drawing upon a trace of the power of the 【Millennium Wisdom Wheel】, intervening in the Dark Game. "【E·Hero Little Bud】, directly attack the opponent duelist!"

"Breath of Flowers - Final Form: Crimson Eyes of the Other Shore!"

As the [E·hero Little Bud], its flower fully open and blooming into a beautiful blossom, approached her, Tira Muku's will finally crumbled completely. Pointing at the [Little Bud], she shouted:

"You...you stay away from me!!!"

[Tira Mku: 600LP→0]

Chapter 440 Being the master's dog is the greatest honor

With Tira Muku's last 600 Life Points completely depleted, the Dark Game that had shrouded the dueling arena automatically began to dissipate.

However, before they retreat, they must punish the loser of the duel—as Tira Muku had said before, the soul of the loser in this duel will be stripped away.

"Damn it!" The vampire witch was filled with resentment and anger. Although she had initiated the dark game, she had no right to change the rules of the dark game. The loser must be punished.

Even in her full state, [Vampire Fairy] has no ability to resist the Dark Game. Moreover, the current [Vampire Fairy] has already taken deep control of Tira Muku and shared her senses. She also suffered the "fatal N-hit combo" that Hayato just executed, and it was her head that was hit. Rather than saying that she is weak, it is already very strong that she can still maintain her form and not be sent back into the card.

However, amidst her frustration, the [Vampire Sorceress] also felt somewhat relieved as she looked at the shrinking domain of dark magic.

"Since awakening, in order to avoid becoming a victim of Duel Monsters and to maximize my own interests, I have 'swapped' the master-servant relationship between myself and this woman."

"In this way, I, who originally existed only as a servant and tool, have gained freedom. I know that this is something I must grasp, and as long as I have this freedom, I can remain happy forever, even now!"

As she spoke, the vampire witch flew towards her own card, which was still placed on Tira Muku's Duel Disk!

Seeing Tira Muku, who was stunned by the successive attacks, the [Vampire Sorceress] laughed wildly: "Thanks to this soul-deep control, just now when the Dark Game started, I didn't step in as a precaution and let you decide the stakes instead. This caution protects my freedom!"

"You shall bear this punishment, my servant!"

Maintaining her lunging motion, the [Vampire Sorceress] approached her card like a diver—

Then it crashed into the metal plate! ?!

"Hey, you're not thinking of using someone else as a scapegoat after you lose the duel, are you?" Hayato's voice came from behind [Vampire Witch]. "There was this six-year-old with a bright smile who tried to pull the same trick on me before. Well, that guy didn't end up very badly."

The vampire witch turned around and turned her gaze to "Dan Kuroto" again. However, this time, behind "Dan Kuroto" in her eyes, there appeared one after another phantom that was terrifying enough to make people forget to breathe just by its existence, and a golden light flashed across "Dan Kuroto's" chest.

Although the [Vampire Fairy] is a rare card spirit who has awakened her own power in this world, she is not facing monsters, but rather Kamida!

Under Ra's guidance, Obelisk and Osiris extended some of their power from the card box on Hayato's body. Although it did not affect reality in the slightest, it seemed as if the world had suddenly turned dark in the Vampire Queen's perception.

"The rules of the Dark Game have changed?! No, that's not right! It's actually yielding to you!?" Feeling the power that seemed to be crushing her, the [Vampire Demoness] finally realized what it was that had been attracting her to "Dan Kuroto" all along.

They flocked to what they thought was a warm flame, but it turned out to be a huge, unmissable sun!

After awakening, the vampire witch controlled Tira Muku to launch the Dark Game more than once, but it was not a meaningless killing for amusement. Instead, she was carefully looking for targets that could provide the greatest value without posing a threat to herself. This time, however, she chose Hayato.

At this moment, she had no desire to seize Hayato's power to grow stronger; all she felt was pure fear and a will to survive, unwilling to lose her freedom: "No, no! I don't want to become a mindless tool again!"

"I am a card spirit residing within a Duel Monster. I am willing to become your power, and I will never even entertain the thought of controlling you like I control this woman!"

"I can help you start a dark game, and then steal life force from others to keep you forever young!"

"Please, please, let me go!"

Hayato remained silent, coldly watching the "vampire witch" who kept belittling her own dignity, desperately trying to sell her catch like a fisherman trying to sell it before it became stale and worthless.

However, although Hayato did not answer, the other beings besides him did.

"What a shameless declaration!"

"It's practically like willingly becoming a lackey!"

"You actually want to become Annie's dog!"

"This is so undignified!"

"They actually want to steal our location!"

Upon hearing that the [Vampire Demoness] actually wanted to become Hayato's dog, the most excited were actually the [Disruption] brothers. Led by [Disruption Yellow], the [Disruption] clan jumped out. They glared at the [Vampire Demoness] who wanted to surrender, having defined themselves as "Hayato's lackeys" at some point.

If it were any other powerful card spirits that Hayato had captured, they wouldn't be so agitated. The main reason is that the [Vampire Fairy] is actually one of their own, and among those who are in the same profession, there is only naked hatred.

"Yakamashi!"

Although she made a strong entrance and had a large number of followers, the [Vampire Witch] only shouted a few words loudly before glaring with her scarlet eyes and baring her teeth. Unsurprisingly, the cowardly [Disruption] clan chose to retreat, cling to her coattails, and hide behind Hayato, acting as a bully.

Looking at the ragtag [Disruption] clan, the [Vampire Witch] was surprised that Hayato also had a card spirit, but she didn't take the [Disruption] clan, whose attack power was 0, seriously. Instead, she agreed to the "dog" declaration: "Being the master's dog is the greatest honor!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, the card spirits that appeared after the [Disruption] clan left the [Vampire Witch] somewhat stunned.

【Rainbow Kuriboh】, 【Entertainment Partner - Sky Magician】, 【Dark Knight - Gaia】... One powerful monster after another appeared, making 【Vampire Witch】 suddenly realize something.

He thought he could use his rare card spirit to negotiate a higher price, but the person in front of him had such a large number of card spirits by his side, from weak normal monsters to powerful magicians, from small animals with many abilities to resolute warriors.

The opponent doesn't need another card spirit like me at all.

"Who exactly are you?"

Hayato raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly, watching as the [Vampire Sorceress] was completely crushed by the rules of the Dark Game: "Just a duelist passing by. Remember that."

Chapter 441 The Troubles of the Young Manjoume

Although the scene of the vampire witch being crushed is quite gruesome under the rules of the Dark Game, very few people actually witness it.

It's not that the many spectators in the Kaiba Dome venue were blind; it's actually because most people didn't see the abilities of the card Pokémon, even powerful duelists like Jonouchi and Mai.

In the minds of most viewers, the female duelist named Tira Muku was just a little strange about her Duel Monsters, and liked to call her monsters "master". At most, she was a little wild after summoning her ace monster, but otherwise she was normal.

As for Dan Kuroto, who was second only to the legendary duelist Seto Kaiba in the preliminary rounds, he won the duel as always, although the tactics he used to win the final battle were a bit disgusting, almost as if "cheating" was written on the card.

However, the victor is justice, and they still applauded and cheered for Dan Kuroto's advancement.

As for the "Vampire Queen," they saw her as just an ordinary dueling monster, which disappeared at the end of the duel.

However, it wasn't that no one saw the scene of the vampire witch begging Hayato for mercy. Besides Amelda and Yugi, Jaden Yuki, who was sitting in his seat, also saw the scene.

"He decisively rejected the temptation of evil. That's what a true hero is all about. So cool!"

It was strange that besides Hayato and himself, there were other people who also owned the [E·hero] deck that Hayato mentioned would "be released next month," but perhaps because of the mutual respect between fellow hero users, Jaden had a pretty high level of goodwill towards Hayato's disguised identity, "Dan Kuroto."

In addition, Dan Kuroto showed extraordinary chemistry with the [E·heroes] and a resolute resistance to the temptation of evil that had only appeared in the TV anime. Jaden thought Dan Kuroto was incredibly cool.

However, although Jaden acknowledged Dan Kuroto, Manjoume Jun, who happened to be sitting next to Jaden, was dismissive of the outstanding Dan Kuroto: "What kind of bluffing tactic is that? If I were in his shoes, he would never have a chance of winning."