Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

However, there is one more thing that the seahorse is also concerned about.

Rafael said they've already collected two "God Cards," and are only missing one: [Ra's Winged Dragon]. Does that mean they've already attacked Yugi Muto's side as well?

Frowning, Seahorse wondered if he should go and inform the woman.

However, he was unaware that at this moment, in the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition Hall, although the Winged Dragon of Ra had been targeted by Baron but had not yet been attacked, Isis had already used the Millennium Jewelry to see a small part of the future that was not far away.

Chapter 555 Baron (Long) was arrested for theft. Why did I have such a strange dream?

My name is Balong, and I live in... Oh, I've already introduced myself, so I'll skip the introduction.

Baron-san, actually, has a not-so-pleasant past. So after becoming one of the Three Musketeers of Doma, compared to my colleagues Ameruda, who carries a burden, and Raferu, who seems to have great ideals, I am more "unambitious" and just want to live a peaceful life.

After all, he believed he had already gone through enough struggles to reach his current position, which was second only to the emperor. Moreover, a strong and powerful opponent could at least arouse his interest, but a rotten potato or a rotten bird was really hard to get excited about.

However, one must fulfill one's duties in one's position. Sometimes, even if one is unwilling, certain necessary tasks still need to be done. For example, right now, one is acting with the goal of obtaining the card of the Winged Dragon of Ra, which is held by Isis Ishdar, the patriarch of the Egyptian tomb-guarding clan, in the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition Hall located in Domino City.

Baron was actually quite dissatisfied with his goal. After all, although it was generally accepted that "Ra: Winged Dragon of Ra" was the most powerful card among the "Three Egyptian God Cards," and this was acknowledged by all duelists who had ever come into contact with the power of the "God Cards," this was only true if there was a user who could fully unleash the power of Ra: Winged Dragon of Ra.

When Dartz gave the Doma Three Musketeers the order to "collect the cards of the 'Three Egyptian Gods'", he also mentioned that, based on his observations, there are currently only three people in the world who can fully unleash the power of the Winged Dragon Ra: Hayato Kobayashi, Yugi Muto, and Malik Ishtar, the younger brother of Isis Ishtar and the former leader of the criminal organization Grus.

However, to be precise, Malik Ishtar himself can only unleash half the power of Ra at most, while his dark personality, which died in the fight with Hayato Kobayashi, has the ability to use 100% of Ra's power.

Yugi Muto was in the same boat. After all, the Millennium Puzzle, one of the Millennium Items he possessed, housed the soul of an amnesiac pharaoh. It would be too beneath him to even unleash the power of the God Cards.

As for Hayato Kobayashi, although Lord Dartz has always held a special affection for that guy, he is, after all, a person who has already disappeared. So what if he can unleash 1000% of the power of the Winged Dragon Ra?

Aside from these three, although Ra: Winged Dragon of Ra, like the other two "God Cards," can be used by anyone associated with the Millennium Item, no one can fully unleash its power. Strictly speaking, Ra: Winged Dragon of Ra, which cannot unleash its full power, is even inferior to the other two "God Cards."

Although Baron seemed to have heard of the seemingly impressive but actually vague concept that "the user of [Ra's Winged Dragon] must be able to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs that appear on the cards," the credibility of this information was questionable. After all, Baron had never seen Kobayashi Hayato recite any hieroglyphs even once in the duel recordings of him using [Ra's Winged Dragon].

The analysis clearly shows it's a complete fake, another fabricated rumor by some third-rate media outlet to boost their sales. They've never even received the [Ra's Winged Dragon] card, so how would they know it would contain so-called "clerical script"?

Baron, who hadn't been very careful when reviewing the information, completely forgot that while the source of that information was indeed a third-rate publication related to Duel Monsters, the contributor was someone named "I Give You This Powerful Monster." This name was actually the pen name of Malik, who had lost the income from the Gurus Organization and had to earn money after spending it all.

Meanwhile, Baron, who had already arrived near the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition Hall, was unaware that although it was late at night, his target, Isis, was not asleep at all, but was reading the future through the [Millennium Jewelry].

As we all know, in any work, characters with the ability to "predict the future" will mostly face various "limitations," such as the ability itself having a huge price to pay, the future being changed after speaking about it, or the character being a "riddler" who basically can't speak human language to reveal the future completely, or being unable to see the future themselves.

Isis's "Millennium Jewelry" has had its abilities thoroughly developed through the millennia-long inheritance of the tomb-guarding clan. From a thousand years ago to the present, its ability has remained the extremely pure "foresight of the future."

When her father was still alive, Isis was praised as "the most capable person in the history of the tomb guardians". Her use of the "Millennium Jewelry" can be said to have surpassed that of her ancestors a thousand years ago. Compared to her ancestors who needed time to slowly see a moment of the future, Isis's glimpse of the future can be said to be able to see a very long fragment in an instant, and she is less likely to be misled by the future.

Of course, this was the situation before she came to Domino City from Egypt. Since arriving in Domino City, because Hayato, who possesses the Millennium Wisdom Ring, always appears within the range of the Millennium Jewelry's foresight, the foresight ability of the Millennium Jewelry has become useless for a long time.

Not only is the ability to foresee the future reduced to a single moment, but the vision of the future also becomes unreliable at times. For example, Hayato recovered once when he left Domino City to participate in the KC Cup in America. After Isis went to America because of Malik's hospitalization, the Millennium Jewelry malfunctioned again because it was near the Millennium Wisdom Wheel.

Now, thanks to Hayato and the Millennium Wisdom Wheel's disappearance, the Millennium Jewelry has finally emerged from the fog and returned to its normal state. However, Isis prefers to remain in a state where she cannot see the future, as the price of this power is far too heavy.

Some time has passed since the "Pyramid of Light" incident, and since Hayato's "disappearance," Malik and Rishid have not seen any happy expression on Isis's face again.

Often, all we see is Isis using the Winged Dragon of Ra, Hayato's most frequently used card, as a starting point to repeatedly harness the power of the Millennium Jewelry to glimpse the future and try to find Hayato's figure.

Neither Malik nor Lysid tried to stop Isis, even though they were convinced that Hayato, who had died in the battle against Anubis, had no chance of ever reappearing in the future, and they knew that Isis's reckless use of the Millennium Jewelry would only cause harm.

But how could they stop Isis? Would denying her delusions make her give up completely?

However, what Malik and Rishid didn't know was that Isis's stubborn use of the Millennium Jewelry's power this time was not reckless, but rather because of the "future" she saw the moment she regained her ability to foresee the future.

A gigantic black serpent, existing as a single, illusory entity, opened its maw, which seemed capable of devouring even light, and swallowed the power of the three cards: [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra], [Obelisk the Tormentor], and [Osiris the Sky Dragon], as well as many other Duel Monster cards.

Then, like Leviathan in mythology or Jormungandr encircling the world, a giant serpent tore apart the world's constraints, opening the boundary between the world of the card sprites and the real world, shrouding the entire world in dark clouds.

The Duel Monster from another dimension was released into the real world, causing chaos. However, Isis saw the Millennium Wheel return to the real world from the other world. At the same time, due to the influence of the Millennium Wheel, the future that Isis could foresee came to an end.

Isis only saw the above scene once, when the Millennium Jewelry was restored. After that, no matter how she tried to foresee the future or even took the card of Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra as a guide, she was unable to see that scene again, let alone show the future she saw to Malik and others.

Although she only saw the incredibly blurry Millennium Wisdom Ring, Isis firmly believed that Hayato would definitely return from the other world, after all, Hayato was capable of creating miracles that surpassed the absolute future foreseen by the Millennium Jewelry.

Furthermore, Hayato may have made a promise during the "Pyramid of Light" incident that he would definitely return safely, and he would always keep his promise.

Time and again, as Isis gazes at the future guided by the Winged Dragon of Ra, her glimpse into the future always abruptly ceases at some point, plunging her into chaos, and she is never able to obtain the future she desires to see.

However, in the course of this continuous search, Isis impulsively changed the way she foresaw the future. Instead of looking directly into the distant future, she slowed down her pace, looked at the fleeting present, and then gradually accelerated toward the future.

And so—

"Hmph, so this is the Egyptian Antiquities Traveling Exhibition Hall?"

Baron arrived at the exhibition hall wearing his ridiculously over-the-top, over-the-top armor that no one else would wear. He simply covered his face with a cloth as a disguise, as if he was afraid that others wouldn't be able to recognize him from the surveillance footage.

In reality, he didn't really care about being recognized afterward. After all, once the mission was completed, he wouldn't even need to return to Japan; he would have already gone back abroad to enjoy his peaceful life.

He wasn't like Ameruda, who disguised himself from head to toe to "bring fear to Seto Kaiba," and even went out of his way to buy a piece of cloth to make a mask. The one on Baron's face was leftover from Ameruda, since he was used to living a poor life and felt that he couldn't waste it.

If it weren't for the fact that Ameruda had some leftovers, Baron probably wouldn't have even bothered to wrap himself in this cloth; he would have just come here so casually.

Looking at the building in front of him, which, although it was an exhibition hall for displaying cultural relics, looked incredibly modern, Balong, standing on the quiet street, couldn't help but sigh, "I heard that the construction team under the Haima Group contracted this project, and it was said that it was completed very quickly, able to ensure both speed and quality. The Haima Group is really quite impressive."

"I wonder how Ameruda is doing. Could it be that Seto Kaiba discovered him, causing his theft to fail, and then he naturally ended up fighting the target he'd been 'concerned' about for so long?"

"Hmph, if I think about it that way, I might not be the last one. Although I don't want to be number one, I also don't want to be the slowest. Being in the middle, second place is indeed the most suitable for me."

"But speaking of which, where is that Isis Ishdar?"

“Right here, Mr. Baron.”

"Um!?!"

Even though Balong was very bold and somewhat thick-skinned, he was still startled when he heard a woman's voice suddenly rang out not far from his side.

After all, if you put yourself in someone else's shoes, imagine you're standing alone on a deserted street late at night in a quiet suburb. If you suddenly hear someone talking very close to you, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say you'd have a heart attack from being so frightened without any warning.

Turning his head, Baron saw a woman dressed in traditional white Egyptian clothing with a veil covering her face, waiting near the exhibition hall as if she knew he was coming beforehand. Coincidentally, she was in a blind spot in Baron's line of sight.

Baron was actually a bit face-blind and couldn't quite distinguish between beautiful and ugly people. Plus, the woman was wearing a veil, so he didn't recognize her at first. However, as Baron's gaze moved down and he saw the gold necklace around her neck with the "Eye of Ugato" relief, he remembered the information he had seen several times.

"A necklace-shaped [Millennium Item], which is also called [Millennium Jewelry], for the holder..."

"Oh, so you're Isis Ishdar?"

"Did you see the future using the power of the [Millennium Jewelry]? Wow, it's actually true that you can foresee the future? I was a little skeptical before."

Recognizing Isis's identity and realizing that his infiltration, like the Chinese national football team's World Cup journey, had ended before it even began, Baron showed no embarrassment at being caught red-handed. Instead, he revealed a smile of interest: "In that case, does that mean I don't need to waste any more words, and you already know what my target is, Miss Isis?"

"Hand over the [Winged Dragon of Ra], and I promise I'll take it and leave without doing anything unnecessary," Baron said, confidently extending his hand. "Or perhaps you foresaw my future appearance and hid it away?"

Under Baron's gaze, Isis remained silent, instead tossing out a card.

Upon catching the card thrown by Isis, Baron looked down and was slightly surprised, for what he had received was the last and strongest "God Card," [Ra's Winged Dragon].

Chapter 556 Your ending had some problems, but I fixed it for you.

The other party just handed over the card to me so easily?

Baron was a little surprised, because he didn't really think Isis would obediently give him the card; he was just trying it out.

Also, the Winged Dragon of Ra didn't cause the same card rampage that Raferu experienced when he got the Sky Dragon of Osiris. But the card's heavy feeling is definitely that of a "God Card" and it's not fake. Could it be that the weather was too cold and the Winged Dragon of Ra migrated to the south?

Or perhaps the reason why [Sky Dragon of Osiris] reacted so strongly is because it doesn't have good compatibility with [Orichalcos Barrier], while I received the card normally?

Baron pondered various possibilities in his mind, but at the same time, his hands moved swiftly, immediately putting away the card of [Ra's Winged Dragon].

Whether or not he knew the other party's plans made no difference to Baron, whose goal from the beginning was simply to "complete the mission." All he needed to do was get the real [Ra's Winged Dragon] card, and he wouldn't care if Isis left a locator on the card.

After all, when Dartz gave them the task, he didn't say they had to clean their hands and feet.

Isis's decisive act of handing over the [Ra's Winged Dragon] card pleased Baron, who was in a bad mood because the mission was not challenging enough. After all, it's better to avoid trouble and complete the mission easily without much effort. He was happy to go back as soon as possible.

As for turning against someone after getting the card and killing Isis, that's not Baron's style at all.

Even though Baron found it strange that Isisna seemed less accepting of his deal and more indifferent to the fact that he had taken the card of [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra], he didn't delve too deeply into it and planned to leave.

Just then, a helicopter flew in from a distance and hovered in front of the exhibition hall. Rafiru leaned out of the cockpit and shouted down, "Baron!"

Well, upon hearing this shout, Baron understood why Isis had called out his name so readily, even though he had no intention of telling her his name. She must have seen this moment through the [Millennium Jewelry].

"Oh, Rafael, I've got the [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] card." Raising his head and waving, Baron, adhering to the principle of not being the only one exposed, directly called out his partner's name, "Did Amelda get [Obelisk] from Seto Kaiba's side?"

Rafiru nodded, then looked at Isis, who was standing in front of the exhibition hall, and frowned.

It seems that Baron, like Ameruda, did not use the [Orichalcos Barrier] to seal his soul. In fact, Baron, who has no interest in the weak, probably obtained the "God Card" without even having a duel.

In this way, although the task of "collecting the God Cards" was indeed completed, neither Amelda nor Baron took Dartz's additional instruction to "seal the souls of powerful duelists" to heart. No one was sealed, which was terrible.

Even more shockingly, the only one sealed away was Gulimo, one of his own subordinates and a member of the Doma organization. Just thinking about it is truly outrageous.

Baron didn't have the ability to read Rafael's mind. Seeing Rafael nod, he didn't care that Ameru might have obtained the "God Card" earlier than him, and reached out to grab the rope ladder that Rafael had thrown from the helicopter.

To the surprise of Rafiru and Baron, when Baron was about to leave, Ameruda, who was sitting in the cabin, suddenly stood up and jumped out of the cabin, leaping from a height of six or seven meters and landing on the ground!

"Hey, Ameruda, what are you doing!?"

Baron looked at Ameruda, who had a deadpan expression and seemed to be in a bad mood, and suddenly had a bad feeling.

This guy already got the Obelisk the Tormentor from Seto Kaiba, whom he'd been "longing for" for so long, so why does he still look so grumpy? It's like he didn't gain the upper hand in his duel with Seto Kaiba, but instead used some underhanded tactics to force a draw and then took the Obelisk the Tormentor.

Ameruda didn't turn back to look at Baron, but instead walked towards Isis, saying, "As you can see, I am completing that person's task of 'sealing the souls of powerful duelists,' Baron."

"You easily obtained [Ra's Winged Dragon] from this woman without even dueling her, right? Hmph, even though you have the strongest 'God Card,' you're undoubtedly just a weakling who avoids duels."

Having heard Ameruda speak so bluntly, how could Baron not see his intentions?

“Wait a minute, Ameluda! I didn’t actually duel that woman, but we made a deal. She gave us the Winged Dragon of Ra, and in return, we won’t harm her—”

"That was your agreement, don't add 'we' on your own, Baron!" Ameruda, who was in a bad mood, interrupted Baron directly. "It's your business if you don't touch her. I'm not interested in your agreement. Her soul can be used as a substitute for letting Seto Kaiba go to complete my mission."

"You don't have any objections, do you, Rafiru!"

"Hey, Rafael, say something too!"

Seeing that Ameruda and Baron had directly dragged him into the conflict, Rafiru helplessly rubbed his forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "Hurry up, Ameruda. Helicopters consume a lot of fuel, and we need to leave Domino City, the headquarters of the Kaiba Group, as soon as possible."

Clearly, Rafiru, who was considered the captain among the Doma Three Musketeers, had tacitly approved of Ameruda's actions. For him, Baron's personal promises and credibility paled in comparison to the Doma organization's grand goal of rebuilding a better world.

"Tch, even Rafiru!"

"Humph!"

Baron and Ameluda had different feelings. After receiving Rafiru's support, Ameluda stood in front of the steps of the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition Hall, looked at Isis standing above, and said confidently, "Don't worry, I will end the duel quickly against an opponent who can't even get into the top four of Duel City."

Even if I managed to draw with Seto Kaiba, do you think I couldn't beat a woman who just made it to the quarterfinals and was eliminated?

Although Ameruda didn't say it, he was thinking the same thing as he unfolded his Duel Disk.