Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Recalling his memories from a thousand years ago, Anubis's eyes hardened, his already fierce gaze fixed on Hayato: "You forced me to do this, Kobayashi Hayato!"

As if it were a fight to the death, Anubis made a self-mutilating gesture with one claw, tearing a large chunk out of its chest, and with its other claw, it ripped out the core of its body—the Philosopher's Stone!

Under Hayato's astonished gaze, Anubis pulled out the Philosopher's Stone and threw it directly at the location of Rabiel, one of the Three Egyptian Gods, saying, "You're just using the powerful Three Egyptian Gods as spirits. Hayato, you have no idea what the Three Egyptian Gods are really like!"

"Using the power of the Eye of Ugato as a guide, open this gate, leading to the infinite dimensions! The Gate of Illusions!"

Struck by Anubis's power, [Phantom King - Rabiel]'s body instantly stiffened, transforming into a blue sphere of light. It collided with the yellow and red spheres of light that [Hamon] and [Uria] had transformed into, respectively, not far away. As if [fusion] had been applied to them, the three phantoms gradually twisted and transformed into an ancient and sinister gate!

The moment the door slowly opened, Hayato's body suddenly stiffened, rendering him completely immobile.

No, it's not a problem with his own body. Hayato noticed that not only himself, but also Yugi, Kaiba, Jonouchi and others behind him, and even Anubis in the distance, were all in a state of being unable to move, as if time and space had been frozen!

Immediately afterward, as the Phantom Gate fully opened, revealing its pitch-black interior, Hayato felt a suction force emanating from within, locking onto him—the closest person to the gate besides Anubis. The wreckage of the Seahorse Dome on the ground was pulled along, and Hayato found himself, unable to move, being dragged little by little towards the gate!

At the same time, Anubis's triumphant voice rang out: "Hahaha, this is the punishment for being my enemy, Hayato Kobayashi!"

"If the three Egyptian Gods are symbols of power, then the three Egyptian Demons are symbols of strength. They can not only bring users the power of immortality, but also open the gate to another dimension and bring users power that transcends dimensions."

“However, if you are swallowed by the Gate of Illusions, even I don’t know how to return,” Anubis said smugly. “I will watch you be swallowed by that gate, and then I will close it. That way, there will be no one in the world who can stop me!”

"Struggle all you want, Hayato Kobayashi. I look forward to seeing how pathetic and ugly your struggles will be to escape being sent to another dimension. In any case, nothing can change your fate of disappearing from this world and me destroying everything before the power of this dimension!"

Hayato fell silent for a moment. Although he could not move his body at all and could only let himself get closer and closer to the Phantom Gate, and his speed was getting faster and faster, his eyes moved and looked at the people not far away beside him.

Unlike himself and Anubis, under the influence of the Phantom Gate, Yugi, Kaiba, Jonouchi, Malik, and Isis were unable to even maintain their consciousness. Their eyes were vacant, their bodies stiff and unable to move, not to mention Honda, Kyoko, and Keihei.

As Anubis said, Hayato was unable to use any cards to change the situation and escape while locked by the Phantom Gate. However, he was only unable to escape; not all the cards were unusable. There was still one card that could be used.

“No, Anubis.” Hayato’s voice was very calm, which attracted Anubis’s attention. “You’re saying that the fate of the world is already decided? I didn’t agree to that.”

To Anubis's surprise, he clearly remembered that Hayato's hand was empty, but now there was a magic card with a green border: "What is that card?"

Before Anubis could even see what kind of card it was, he was surprised to find that Hayato, who had been unable to move at all, was now moving his arm to hold the card above his head, which made him extremely uneasy.

"Hey, what are you doing, Hayato Kobayashi!"

Hayato did not answer Anubis, but instead shifted his gaze to the group again, lingering on each person's face for a moment.

Although Jonouchi is very strict, everyone can basically tell that he trusts you with Shizuka, so good luck, Honda.

The bond between Yugi and Yugi is so strong, Kyoko, you seem like a third party if you join in. But Rebecca will be there for you, so good luck to her too!

Although Kaiba is indeed incredibly stubborn and arrogant, he's also the one who often gets the short end of the stick. Poor Gomamon. No, Keipi;

Although I still haven't stopped calling you that bastard, it doesn't matter anymore. Just take a little care of your health and don't keep Isis worrying, Malik.

It's a real shame I couldn't attend your wedding with Mai. But I've tried so hard to bring you two together, so please don't let anyone steal your partner away, Jonouchi.

Playing against bots again? Take a break, how about we go play some PvP? Just kidding. It's a shame I'm going to become someone you can never surpass, Kaiba.

It's a pity I can't remove the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel], but the cards of the three Egyptian God cards are still here. Let's try to replace them with other divine artifacts, Yugi. And Yugi, you need to have enough confidence in yourself; you're clearly so strong.

Hayato's gaze finally settled on Isis.

I wish I had spoken my mind sooner. Also, I feel a little bad for breaking my promise...

"Anubis, the fate of this world is in my hands. Even if I can never return to this world, at least I will take your existence with me." Hayato raised the card above his head, which shone brightly. "Release all ultimate power, and use Anubis and the Phantom Gate as fusion materials!"

"I activate [Hyperfusion]!!"

"Let's set off together, Anubis!!!"

Chapter 535 I've transmigrated again...wait, why did I say "again"?

Cold, shivering...

That feeling didn't occur.

Hayato blinked and found himself in an unfamiliar jungle.

Hayato clearly remembered the events of the previous second. He recalled activating [Hyperfusion] to fuse Anubis and the Phantom Gate, which was formed by the combination of the three Phantom Demons. The unstoppable [Hyperfusion] left Anubis with no chance to struggle before he was instantly crushed into a card along with the Phantom Gate.

However, the disappearance of the door did not mean that Hayato could escape the attraction from another dimension. He was swallowed into another dimension along with the card formed by the fusion of the Phantom Gate and Anubis.

Then, Hayato appeared where he was now, looking around at the lush forest and overgrown weeds, perhaps some kind of primeval forest.

Hayato glanced at the Duel Disk on his wrist. Fortunately, the cards that Anubis had knocked away earlier were retrieved in time before Hayato was sent to another dimension. Gaia and Rainbow Kuriboh were still there. The only regret was that Anubis's seal on the Egyptian God cards was not broken until Hayato left, so the Winged Dragon of Ra card and the other two Egyptian God cards were left in the original world.

However, the original card of [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] was indeed left behind, but Hayato brought over [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Form], which was originally split off by [Ra].

Although we can sense Ra's emotions from the card and know that everything is normal, Ra is still just an egg, so he can't cry out like before.

Aside from that, Hayato didn't suffer any other major losses, except that he might be separated from Yugi, Kaiba, Jonouchi, and Isis forever.

"Oh well, it's not like this is my first time time-traveling experience." Hayato forced himself to maintain a slightly optimistic attitude, picked up a card, and said, "Let's see what Anubis can create..."

Looking at the menacing fusion monster in his hand, Hayato raised an eyebrow and exclaimed in surprise, "Fierce Venom!?"

On its slender, vine-like emerald green body, round pearls radiated a mysterious and dangerous light, while at the end of the vines, a majestic and ferocious dragon, clad in purple armor, bared its fangs and brandished its claws.

[Fierce, Hungry, and Poisonous Fusion Dragon] [8☆/Dark]

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[2800/2000]

[Fusion Material: 2 DARK monsters on the field other than Tokens]

【Effect: ① This effect can only be activated if this card is successfully Fusion Summoned. Target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls, and this card gains that monster's ATK until the end of this turn.】

②: Once per turn, you can target 1 Level 5 or higher monster your opponent controls. Until the End Phase, this card is treated as a card with the same name as that monster and gains the same effect.

③: If this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed: You can activate this effect. Destroy all Special Summoned monsters on your opponent's field.

Anubis and Phantom Gate are both cards that Hayato is unsure of. If they were used as Duel Monster cards, they would likely be "Dark" and unlikely to be "Light" or other attributes.

In that case, it does indeed meet the fusion material requirements for the [Fierce, Hungry, Poisonous Fusion Dragon].

However, Hayato really didn't expect that he could use [Super Polymerization] to Fusion Summon and print this [Hungry Poison]. At the time, he just thought that since [Super Polymerization] could print cards at will, it didn't matter if Anubis, who initially looked like a sludge, was printed as a monster like [Swamp Mud Dragon King], as long as he could drag Anubis down with him.

As a result, a powerful monster card, "Fierce Hunger Poison," was printed. Although he had been transported to another world, it was still quite a lucky thing.

However, this reminded Hayato that he should perhaps confirm something. Putting away [Hungry Poison] for the moment, Hayato adjusted the Duel Disk on his wrist, casually drew a card from the top of his deck, placed it on the Duel Disk, and commanded, "Come forth, [Rainbow Kuriboh]!"

"Kuriri~"

Unlike other cards, it wasn't resurrected from the graveyard as an equipment card or used to block attacks. Instead, it was normally Normal Summoned by Hayato. The Rainbow Kuriboh jumped out of the cards Hayato had placed on his Duel Disk, twirling in the air on a seven-colored rainbow before landing back next to Hayato and acting cute.

Although the surrounding area was filled with towering trees with lush foliage, the sunlight still managed to penetrate precisely through the gaps between the leaves and fall onto the ground, creating dappled spots of light. Hayato saw the same spots of light on [Rainbow Kuriboh].

Looking down at the shadow of Rainbow Kuriboh on the ground, and then at the Duel Disk that he had turned off and which was not running at all, Hayato could make a very certain judgment: Rainbow Kuriboh had materialized on its own without him providing any assistance whatsoever.

Just like that time at the KC Cup.

Because of the schemes of Bakura, Pegasus Night Walk, Chigfrid, and the Doma organization, a rift was created between the real world and the world of spirits. This allowed most of the spirits in the Duel Monsters cards in the Kaiba Dome venue, which was affected at the time, to appear directly or even materialize without the assistance of a virtual projection system or similar system.

This made Hayato wonder what kind of world he was in.

Am I in a place connected to the world of elves, or am I currently in the world of elves?

Hayato reached out to tease and stroke the Rainbow Kuriboh while pondering, but he didn't have much time to think. Suddenly, a noisy sound approached from afar and reached Hayato's ears, forcing him to be on guard.

With Rainbow Kuriboh perched on his shoulder, Hayato casually took out three cards: Dragon Magic Knight Gaia, Half-Dragon Maid Dragon Butler, and Cyber ​​End Dragon—three powerful fusion monsters. The Millennium Wisdom Ring on his chest also radiated a golden glow.

If anything happens, Hayato will not hesitate to slap the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk to materialize it.

The sound was getting closer and closer, seemingly heading in their direction.

what exactly is it?

Hayato watched warily as the grass swayed in the distance, and then, not far from him, the sound and the swaying of the grass stopped together.

Chapter 536 Scumbag, tui!

Under Hayato's gaze, a pair of outstretched hands slowly rose from the grass.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I don't mean any harm~"

A flippant male voice came from the bushes, accompanied by a hooded head emerging from the grass, its hair strewn with broken branches and leaves.

Hayato recognized the mage-dressed man who was raising his hand to indicate he posed no threat. Even though the man said he meant no harm, Hayato remained cautious.

"Whether there is malice or not, words alone cannot prove anything."

“Hmm, that’s true.” The hooded mage kept his distance from Hayato, emerging completely from the bushes. He shook his robe with one hand while keeping the other hand above his head. “But I really didn’t mean any harm, though I don’t have any way to prove it.”

"I was traveling peacefully on my summoned beast when a strange fluctuation suddenly appeared out of nowhere, forcefully shaking my summoned beast back to its original form, causing me to fall from the sky and into this forest."

"I just wanted to find the source of that fluctuation, I have no ill intentions towards you, buddy."

As the hooded mage spoke, he managed to put on the gentlest possible smile, as if he genuinely wanted to prove to Hayato that he meant no harm.

Upon hearing this, Hayato seemed to genuinely believe what the other person said, and his shoulders relaxed as if he had let his guard down.

"I see. It seems you're not a threat." After a pause, Hayato's tone shifted. "Did you think I would say that?"

"Clang!" "Bang!"

Behind Hayato, the [Dragon Knight - Gaia] that he had secretly placed on the duel disk as he lowered his hand thrust out his spear, accurately knocking down a black shadow that was silently attacking Hayato in mid-air and slamming it to the ground. Only then did he realize that the black shadow was actually a strange staff with a javelin-like tip.

Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, the hooded mage couldn't help but show a displeased expression: "Tch, I got caught. You're really cautious."

Following Gaia, the towering three-headed mechanical dragon, the Cyber ​​Terminator, and the elegant and charming maid, the Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler, also appeared beside Hayato. The Cyber ​​Terminator fiercely blocked Hayato's path, baring its fangs and claws at the hooded mage, while the Dragon Girl Butler inquired with concern whether Hayato was injured.

Rainbow Kuriboh excitedly cried "Kuri Kuri!" at the Dragon Girl Butler's attentiveness, seemingly feeling that a "dragon" was threatening its position. Hayato nodded to indicate that he was alright and looked at the hooded mage who remained calm.

"Although I feel like I've seen you somewhere before, I don't think I've ever messed with you, you unknown guy."

The hooded mage watched as the spirits summoned by Hayato gradually surrounded him, yet he remained calm and composed, shrugging helplessly: "Does conflict and contradiction in this world need a reason?"

“I wasn’t lying to you before. There really was a strange fluctuation interfering with my spell, and in my perception, the source of that fluctuation seems to be you. Although I’m going to go to a place a little further away to see something, studying the fluctuation on you and perfecting my spell is definitely more important than that.”

Hayato's lips curled slightly: "That's a real shame. I have no interest in cooperating with others to study my body."

As he spoke, Hayato raised the Duel Disk, and golden light began to emerge from the Millennium Wisdom Ring on his chest, instantly unleashing a surge of dark magic.

"Hmm? This is... the ritual of dueling?" The hooded mage tried to escape the moment the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] on Hayato's chest glowed, but he was a step too slow, and the magical barrier had already been completed, surrounding him and Hayato.

Looking at the device that had conjured up on his wrist, identical to the dueling disk on Hayato's wrist, the hooded mage said with interest, "This is quite interesting. You clearly had a huge advantage when you were controlling the spirits before, so why are you suddenly launching a dueling ritual against me?"

“It’s simple. I just need a guide, and you’re the perfect candidate. As for why I’m not using the already-existing Gaia and the others to force you…” Hayato chuckled, “I haven’t seen the slightest bit of fear of Gaia and the others on your face, hooded man.”

"Hooded man? That sounds awful. I have a proper mage title and full name, but I don't want to tell you who I am just like that." The hooded mage's lips curled up. "Just call me 'Handsome, elegant, and powerful mage Lord Crowley'."